Increase Atherton1

M, b. before 11 April 1641
     Increase was born before the 11th day of the 2nd month of 1641 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The 11th day of the 2nd month of 1641, Increase was christened in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales. Increase departed this life at sea. His brother, Jonathan, was appointed administrator of his estate in August of 1673. They were both mariners.2

Citations

  1. [S296] Charles Henry Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn From The Records Of The Colonies, Towns, & Churches, & Other Contemporaneous Documents., page 22.
  2. [S956] Eben Putnam, Atherton Genealogy, pages 6- Increase died 1673.