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Re: Samuel BIRD and ANNA (ATHERTON?) of Dorchester
Posted by: kar trageser (ID *****2013) Date: March 02, 2006 at 02:29:50
In Reply to: Samuel BIRD and ANNA (ATHERTON?) of Dorchester by Barbara H.Stuart of 1678

I think somebody's genealogical mistake is confusing you.
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From: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smithhouse/andergen/hardyfam/aqwg260.htm

Humphrey Atherton [Parents] was born 5 Jun 1707 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He died 23 Oct 1784 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Humphrey married Anna Field on 23 Oct 1784 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
       

Anna Field was born 5 Aug 1713 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died 6 May 1748 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Anna married Humphrey Atherton on 23 Oct 1784 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

              F        i        Anna Atherton was born 30 Jun 1731.


Samuel Bird [Parents] 1, 2 was born 27 Jul 1726 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He died 3 30 Jan 1779 in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Samuel married Anna Atherton on 13 Apr 1748 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

[Notes]

       

Anna Atherton [Parents] was born 30 Jun 1731 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She married Samuel Bird on 13 Apr 1748 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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From: http://www.cyberancestors.com/cummins/WC02_415.HTML

m. 2 Apr 1665, Dorchester, Suffolk, Ma

Thomas Bird b. 4 May 1640, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
Christened 18 Jul 1641
died 30 Jan 1716


Thankful Atherton , Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
born 28 Apr 1644, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
died 11 Apr 1719


Children
Joseph Bird
Thankful Bird
Sarah Bird
Thomas Bird
Ann Bird
Mary Bird
Submit Bird
Mercy Bird
Patience Bird
Benjamin Bird

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I knew I had seen an Atheron / Bird marriage when looking at my own genealogy. Thankfull is the daughter of General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales. She shows up in Humphrey's will in one of the entries on this page and is probably the sister of one of my ancestors.
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