Family of John Avery

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1.  JOHN4 AVERY  (JAMES3, CHRISTOPHER2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born February 10, 1653/54 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died Aft. 1723 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.  He married ABIGAIL CHESEBROUGH November 29, 1675 in Stonington, New London Co., CT, daughter of SAMUEL CHESEBROUGH and ABIGAIL INGRAHAM.  She was born September 30, 1656 in Wequetequock, New London, CT.

 

Notes for JOHN AVERY:

VITAL RECORDS OF NEW LONDON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN.

John Avery ye son of James & Joanna Avery was marryed unto Abigail ye daughterr of Samuel Chesebrough ye 29th of November 1675.

 

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library, Washington DC. Pages 78, 109 through 112.

     We are not able to give the date of his death, but he deeded land to his son Nathaniel, April 17, 1724.

     John-3 Avery was an extensive land owner, holding, in addition to the place upon which he lived, land in several other towns. February 16, 1688, Capt. James-2 Avery, "out of love," gave to his son, John-3, the land that he had bought of Thomas Hungerford at the head of "poqeuannock plaine," also land that was originally Joacb Waterhouse's also a parcel of meadow on a brook commonly called Stony Brook: and "all that meadow each side that I bought of William Meader." (New London Deads.)

     John-3 became a freeman of New London, May 12, 1681. His name appears on the patent for New London, Oct. 14, 1704. In the list of the inhabitants of Groton in 1708 and 1712 are found the names of Capt. John-3 Avery and his son, John Avery.

     Capt. John-3 was townsman of Groton, 1706. He was chosen with his brother, James, member of a committee to lay out 100 acres of land to Mr. Woodbridge, July 15, 1708. He was a member of the church of Groton, Nov. 22, 1727, as his wife is not mentioned, it probable that she was then dead.

     The general court record, May 13, 1697, we learn that "John Aurey (was) appointed Captian of the train band at New London on the east side of the riuer." (Conn. Col. Rec., 4:212.)

 

GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH OF BOSTON, REHOBOTH, MASS., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey, New York, Press of T. A. Wright, 1903. Page 18 & 19.

     He was in the King Philip's War; was an owner of land in Stonington, Groton and Preston, Conn.

 

Researching this line is Margie Strang at mstrang@penn.com

 

   Sources: Averys of Groton; Groton Avery Clan; Savage; National Society,

Daughters of Colonial Wars; AF.

   AG: John Avery, probably born in what is now Groton, Ct.

   Savage: John Avery, born 10 Feb. 1654.

 

 

More About JOHN AVERY and ABIGAIL CHESEBROUGH:

Marriage: November 29, 1675, Stonington, New London Co., CT

     

Children of JOHN AVERY and ABIGAIL CHESEBROUGH are:

              i.   ABIGAIL AVERY, b. January 15, 1676/77, New London, New London Co., CT; d. July 18, 1677, New London, New London Co., CT.

              ii.   ABIGAIL AVERY, b. January 18, 1678/79, New London, New London Co., CT; d. November 10, 1722, Groton, New London Co., CT; m. JAMES PACKER, Abt. 1706, Groton, New London Co., CT; b. Bef. September 11, 1681, Stonington, New London Co., CT; d. April 24, 1765, West Mystic, New London, CT.

 

More About JAMES PACKER and ABIGAIL AVERY:

Marriage: Abt. 1706, Groton, New London Co., CT

 

             iii.   MARY AVERY, b. Bef. November 14, 1680, Stonington, New London Co., CT; d. February 05, 1763, Stonington, New London Co., CT; m. (1) CAPT. WILLIAM DENISON, March 1697/98, Stonington, New London Co., CT; b. April 07, 1677, Stonington, New London Co., CT; d. January 30, 1730/31, North Stonington, New London Co., CT; m. (2) DANIEL PALMER, January 12, 1730/31, Stonington, New London Co., CT.

 

More About MARY AVERY:

Baptism: November 14, 1780, Stonington, New London Co., CT

 

             iv.   JOHN AVERY, b. Abt. 1683.

             v.   BENJAMIN AVERY, b. 1686.

             vi.   ELIZABETH AVERY, b. October 27, 1690.

            vii.   NATHANIEL AVERY, b. Abt. 1692.

           viii.   JOSEPH AVERY, b. Abt. 1692.

             ix.   WILLIAM AVERY, b. Abt. 1692.

             x.   ANN AVERY, b. Abt. 1692.

             xi.   DESIRE AVERY, b. 1694.

            xii.   ELISHA AVERY, b. Abt. 1697.

           xiii.   DANIEL AVERY, b. November 05, 1699.

           xiv.   THOMAS AVERY, b. Abt. 1703.