Solomon AVERY

1729 - 1798  (69 years)

• Name	Solomon AVERY  [1, 2]
  	He was one of the grantees of Chiswick, New Hampshire and one of the proprietors of the Susquehanna Land Company. 'The Boston Gazette and County Journal', July 27, 1778, contained a letter from Mr. Samuel Avery (Solomons brother) of July 15, 1778 "giving the disagreeable intelligence brought by Mr. Solomon Avery, this moment returned from Wyoming (i.e. Battle of Wyoming Valley, Penn July 3, 1778, Revolutionary War), on the Susquehanna River. It says "the information conceives that of about five thousand inhabitants, one half are taken and killed by the enemy (i.e. Iroquois Indians) and the others fleeing away naked and distressed." Solomon Avery, Richardson Avery (Solomon's cousin) and other inhabitants of Wilkes-Barre, Penn asked for help on April 25, 1780 to build a fort and for arms and ammunition "In the name and in behalf of themselves and the Ret of the People that are driven from their settlements at Westmoreland on the Susquehanna river by the savages." Solomon Avery wrote from Groton on July 11, 1788 to his brother Col. Waightstill Avery of North Carolina, telling him of the battle of Groton Heights, Sept. 6, 1781. He says:"Eleven Averys were killed in the fort at Groton and seven wounded. Many Averys have been killed in this county, but there have been no Tories among them of our name." Solomon and Hannah, who were second cousins once removed, had nine children. His second wife was Mrs. Elizabeth (?) Purdy. [1]
  Birth	17 Jun 1729	Groton, New London Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Christening	27 Jul 1729	First Church, Groton, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Dec 1798	tunkhannock, Wilkes-Barres, Luzerne, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I100686	Main Tree
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Deacon Humphrey AVERY,   b. 04 Jul 1699, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut d. 28 Mar 1778, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jerusha MORGAN,   b. 14 Jan 1703/4, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut d. 20 Sep 1763, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	01 Feb 1723/24	Groton, New London Co., Connecticut   [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F02318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah PUNDERSON,   b. 16 Jun 1733, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut d. 5 Feb 1775, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1751	Groton, New London Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Family ID	F41734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jun 1729 - Groton, New London Co., Connecticut Marriage - 18 Feb 1751 - Groton, New London Co., Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11979] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry Vol. IV Pelham-Avery-West. [S5097] Donald Lines Jacobus, "Families of Ancient New Haven" Vol. IV - VI. [S03412] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Griswold and Groton. [S5684] Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, "The Groton Avery Clan".