John AVERY

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The date of the birth of John Avery is given as above in accordance with the record printed in Sweet's "The Averys of Groton, p. 325, but the records of the Second Church of the North Parish (Montville) show the baptism of a Jonathan, son of Samuel, Jan. 20, 1722/3. It is very possible that this Jonathan was identical with John Avery, and that he was b. Feb. 14, 1722, and bap. Jan 20, 1723. He died Aug 21, 1790. In his will, dated at Groton, June 30, 1790, he mention3ed wife, Prudence; sons, Jon, Amos, and Samuel' dau., Hannah. She d. Dec 8, 1790. In hr will, made Sept. 16, 1790, she mentioned dau., Hannah Avery; son, John and his wife, Mary; son Amos, and his wife, Mary; son, Samuel.

John married Prudence MINOR on 27 Mar 1745 in Stoninginton, Connecticut. Prudence (daughter of Thomas MINOR and Hannah AVERY) was born on 6 Dec 1719 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 8 Dec 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Amos AVERY was born on 1 Feb 1754 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 16 Apr 1831.

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Mary (Smith) Raymond, in her will before referred to, made May 8, 1705, mentioned Elizabeth Avery, dau. of "my cousin Martha Ransford deceased." Jonathan Ransford was b. July 26, 1661, at Boston, the child of Jonathan and Mary (Sunderland) Ransford. On April 2, 1698, John Sunderland deeded to Elizabeth Ransford, only child of Jonathan Ransford, late of Boston, mariner certain lands "when she shall be 21 or marry" (Suffolk Deeds, 16:182). February 16, 1702, Samuel Avery, cordwainer, and Elizabeth, his wife, only child of Jonathan Ransford, sold her right in land owned by Jonathan Ransford for L125 to John Sunderland (Suffolk Deeds, 21:171).

Samuel Avery called himself husbandman when, in conjunction with his brother Thomas, he sold land in Pochange, Oyster River quarter, to Samuel Chapman, June 5, 1706 ( Saybrook Deeds). In 170, he bought of Jonathan Rogers, twenty acres of land, house and orchard, on the north side of Saw-mill Brook, in Mohegan (Montville) (Henry Baker's History of Montville, p. 93). He probably lived and died on this place. He and Adonijah Fitch owned pew No. 8, in the original church erected in Montville.

In his will dated Feb. 22, 1749/50, New London, NOrth Parish, Samuel Avery mentioned wife Elizabeth; sons, John and Ephraim; daughters Martha, Elizabeth, Alethea, Hannah, Anna, and Mary; "Children of my son Ransford deceased, five shillings to each of them and to his son Samuel who now lives with me I give fifty pounds money old tenor" (New London Wills, F:56), He died Feb. 25, 1749/50 at Montville, His widow died Sept 9, 1761 at Montville.

Samuel married Elizabeth RANSFORD on 23 Jun 1702 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth died on 9 Sep 1761 in Montville, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Jonathan and Martha Ransford