Atherton Hough married: (1) Boston, Lincolnshire, 9 January 1617/8 Elizabeth (Bulkeley) Whittingham, daughter of Rev. Edward and Olive (Irby) Bulkeley and widow of Richard Whittingham; she died at Boston on 14 October 1643.
They had one child: Peter.
With his first marriage Atherton Hough became brother-in-law of Rev. Peter Bulkeley, and thus a part of the extensive network centered on him and his siblings. Hough was thus uncle by marriage of Oliver Mellowes (son of ABRAHAM MELLOWES), and on 1 September 1640 "Mr. Atherton Hoffe" was joined with the deacons of Boston church to "have authority & order to sell the house & ground which was Mr. Mellows, to be disposed of by them for the good of the six children till they come to age, or marry, & the eldest son to have a double portion."
They had one child: Peter.
With his first marriage Atherton Hough became brother-in-law of Rev. Peter Bulkeley, and thus a part of the extensive network centered on him and his siblings. Hough was thus uncle by marriage of Oliver Mellowes (son of ABRAHAM MELLOWES), and on 1 September 1640 "Mr. Atherton Hoffe" was joined with the deacons of Boston church to "have authority & order to sell the house & ground which was Mr. Mellows, to be disposed of by them for the good of the six children till they come to age, or marry, & the eldest son to have a double portion."
Atherton Hough married: (1) Boston, Lincolnshire, 9 January 1617/8 Elizabeth (Bulkeley) Whittingham, daughter of Rev. Edward and Olive (Irby) Bulkeley and widow of Richard Whittingham; she died at Boston on 14 October 1643.
They had one child: Peter.
With his first marriage Atherton Hough became brother-in-law of Rev. Peter Bulkeley, and thus a part of the extensive network centered on him and his siblings. Hough was thus uncle by marriage of Oliver Mellowes (son of ABRAHAM MELLOWES), and on 1 September 1640 "Mr. Atherton Hoffe" was joined with the deacons of Boston church to "have authority & order to sell the house & ground which was Mr. Mellows, to be disposed of by them for the good of the six children till they come to age, or marry, & the eldest son to have a double portion."
They had one child: Peter.
With his first marriage Atherton Hough became brother-in-law of Rev. Peter Bulkeley, and thus a part of the extensive network centered on him and his siblings. Hough was thus uncle by marriage of Oliver Mellowes (son of ABRAHAM MELLOWES), and on 1 September 1640 "Mr. Atherton Hoffe" was joined with the deacons of Boston church to "have authority & order to sell the house & ground which was Mr. Mellows, to be disposed of by them for the good of the six children till they come to age, or marry, & the eldest son to have a double portion."
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