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Benjamin Athearn

Benjamin Athearn

Male Abt 1772 - 1826  (~ 54 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Athearn was born about 1772 (son of Simon Athearn and Ann Cottle); died in Apr 1826.

    Benjamin married Sarah "Sally" Luce on 30 May 1797. Sarah was born in July 1779; died in Sep 1850 in West Tisbury, Dukes County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Benjamin Athearn was born on 1 Sep 1797; died in 1880.
    2. Robert Athearn was born on 9 Jul 1799.
    3. Alexander Athearn was born on 16 Aug 1805.
    4. James L. Athearn was born on 3 Aug 1815; died in 1880; was buried in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Simon Athearn was born about 1722 (son of Solomon Athearn and Sarah Skiffe); died on 24 Sep 1808.

    Simon married Ann Cottle about 1750. Ann (daughter of Deacon Sylvanus Cottle and Martha Hatch) was born on 6 Jun 1732 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died on 25 Nov 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ann Cottle was born on 6 Jun 1732 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA (daughter of Deacon Sylvanus Cottle and Martha Hatch); died on 25 Nov 1815.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Athearn was born on 17 Apr 1752.
    2. Ann Athearn was born about 1763.
    3. Robert Athearn was born about 1767.
    4. Jonathan Athearn was born about 1769; died on 30 May 1842.
    5. 1. Benjamin Athearn was born about 1772; died in Apr 1826.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Solomon Athearn was born on 31 Mar 1686 in Massachusetts (son of Simon Athearn and Mary Butler); died on 12 Dec 1762; was buried in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA.

    Solomon married Sarah Skiffe on 24 Jul 1717. Sarah (daughter of Nathan Skiffe and Mercy Chipman) was born on 7 Feb 1697/1698; died on 4 Sep 1749; was buried in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Skiffe was born on 7 Feb 1697/1698 (daughter of Nathan Skiffe and Mercy Chipman); died on 4 Sep 1749; was buried in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Hepsibah Athearn was born about 1719.
    2. 2. Simon Athearn was born about 1722; died on 24 Sep 1808.
    3. Sarah Athearn
    4. Hannah Athearn
    5. Rebecca Athearn died on 3 Aug 1805.
    6. Lydia Athearn was born in July 1731; died on 5 Apr 1763.

  3. 6.  Deacon Sylvanus Cottle was born on 4 May 1704 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA (son of John Cottle and Jane Look); died after 1785 in South Woodstock, Windsor County, VT.

    Sylvanus married Martha Hatch on 9 Dec 1725 in Massachusetts. Martha was born in 1708; died after 1741. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Martha Hatch was born in 1708; died after 1741.
    Children:
    1. Isaac Cottle was born on 7 Sep 1726 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died before 1769.
    2. Edward Cottle was born on 25 Jul 1728 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.
    3. Benjamin Cottle was born on 17 Mar 1729/1730 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died about 1762 in Chilmark, Dukes County, MA.
    4. 3. Ann Cottle was born on 6 Jun 1732 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died on 25 Nov 1815.
    5. Lydia Cottle was born on 22 Aug 1733 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.
    6. Jane Cottle was born on 11 Feb 1735 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.
    7. Keziah Cottle was born on 25 Oct 1737 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died on 20 Oct 1786.
    8. Mary Cottle was born on 7 Jun 1741 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Simon Athearn was born about 1642 in Boughton, Blem, Kent, England; died on 20 Feb 1714/1715 in West Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.

    Simon married Mary Butler on 4 Oct 1665. Mary (daughter of John Butler and Mary Lynde) was born in 1652 in Edgartown, Dukes County, MA; died on 8 Apr 1741 in Holmes Hole, Dukes County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Butler was born in 1652 in Edgartown, Dukes County, MA (daughter of John Butler and Mary Lynde); died on 8 Apr 1741 in Holmes Hole, Dukes County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Athearn was born on 17 Sep 1671 in Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1766.
    2. Mary Athearn was born on 3 May 1674.
    3. Sarah Athearn was born on 1 Jan 1676 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died on 1 Mar 1745 in West Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; was buried on 1 Mar 1745 in West Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.
    4. Jabez Athearn was born on 10 Oct 1678 in Holmes Hole, Dukes County, MA; died on 29 Nov 1761; was buried in 1761 in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA.
    5. Lydia Athearn was born on 22 Sep 1681; died in 1729.
    6. Joyce Athearn was born on 22 Sep 1684.
    7. 4. Solomon Athearn was born on 31 Mar 1686 in Massachusetts; died on 12 Dec 1762; was buried in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA.
    8. Zerviah Athearn was born on 25 Aug 1689.
    9. Jethro Athearn was born on 30 Jun 1692 in Holmes Hole, Dukes County, MA; died on 3 Feb 1784 in Holmes Hole, Dukes County, MA; was buried in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA.

  3. 10.  Nathan Skiffe was born on 16 May 1658 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA (son of James Skiffe and Mary Skiff); died on 9 Feb 1726 in Chilmark, Martha's Vinyard, Dukes County, MA.

    Nathan married Mercy Chipman on 13 Dec 1699 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA. Mercy (daughter of Elder John Chipman and Hope Howland) was born on 6 Feb 1668 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA; died on 12 Jun 1724 in Chilmark, Dukes County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mercy Chipman was born on 6 Feb 1668 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA (daughter of Elder John Chipman and Hope Howland); died on 12 Jun 1724 in Chilmark, Dukes County, MA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Skiffe was born on 7 Feb 1697/1698; died on 4 Sep 1749; was buried in West Tisbury cemetery, Dukes County, MA.
    2. Mercy Skiffe was born on 5 Jul 1701.
    3. Samuel Skiffe was born on 24 Dec 1703.
    4. John Skiffe was born on 22 Aug 1705; died on 6 Mar 1728.
    5. Joseph Skiffe was born on 18 Nov 1707; died on 7 Nov 1778.

  5. 12.  John Cottle was born on 7 Sep 1675 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA (son of Edward Cottle and Judith Osgood); died on 30 Oct 1705 in West Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.

    John married Jane Look about 1700 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA. Jane (daughter of Thomas Look and Elizabeth Bunker) was born on 24 Dec 1680 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA; died in 1765 in Rochester, Plymouth County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Jane Look was born on 24 Dec 1680 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA (daughter of Thomas Look and Elizabeth Bunker); died in 1765 in Rochester, Plymouth County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Lydia Cottle was born on 14 Sep 1702 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died before 1768 in Sturbridge, Worcester County, MA.
    2. 6. Deacon Sylvanus Cottle was born on 4 May 1704 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died after 1785 in South Woodstock, Windsor County, VT.
    3. John Cottle was born on 10 Apr 1706 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA; died on 21 Aug 1793 in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA.