Watching Atherton1
M, b. 24 August 1651
Watching was born before the 24th day of the 6th month of 1651 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The 24th day of the 6th month of 1651, Watching was christened in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales. Watching married Elizabeth Rigby on 3 January 1679.2