Rest Atherton1

F, b. before 26 June 1639
     Rest was born in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The 26th day of the 3rd month of 1639, Rest was christened in Dorchester. She was the daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Kennion. Rest married Obadiah Swift on 15 March 1661 in Dorchester.1,2 She was mentioned in her mother's will of 21 February 1671/72.

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- Rest married Obadiah Swift 15 March 1661.