Capt William AVERY

1724 - 1787  (62 years)

• Name	William AVERY  [1, 2, 3]
  	William Avery was town clerk and treasurer of Groton from Jan. 27, 1768, until his death in 1787. During the Revolution he served on many war committees..... September 21, 1779, William Avery was chosen to represent the town at a general convention to be held at hartford. he was also on a committee that year to obtain soldiers for the town's quota. In 1780, he was one of the committee to raise a bounty for the soldiers. He was also on a committee to see if Groton possessed any public lands that could be sold for that purpose. In 1781, he and four others were appointed to assess the estates of the town and to raise 198 pounds, "solid money," for bounties for the soldiers. On a stone in the Starr cemetery is the following: "This monument, sacred to the memory of William Avery, Esq., who departed this life, May 4, A Dom., 1787, in the 63rd year of his age. The wise, the just, the pious and the brave, Live in their death and flourish in their grave, Grain laid in earth repays the pleasant care, And evening suns but set to rise more fair." [1]
  Prefix	Capt
  Birth	25 Nov 1724	Groton, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 May 1787	Groton, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I73709	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Colonel Christopher AVERY,   b. 10 Feb 1696/7, Groton, New London County, Connecticut d. 17 Jan 1768, Groton, New London County, Connecticut (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary LATHAM,   b. 18 Feb 1698/9, Groton, New London County, Connecticut d. 14 Aug 1754, Groton, New London County, Connecticut (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	25 Jun 1719	Groton, New London, Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F29892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary DOLBEARE,   b. 19 Aug 1740, New London, New London Co., Connecticut d. 4 Oct 1774, Groton, New London County, Connecticut (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1761	Groton, Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Hannah AVERY,   b. 20 Jul 1772, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut d. 5 Aug 1829, Oxford, Chenango Co., New York (Age 57 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F29888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah WOODBRIDGE,   b. 19 Jan 1742/3, Upper Mystic, Connecticut d. 8 Apr 1831, Ledyard, Connecticut (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1775	Groton, Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F29887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Nov 1724 - Groton, New London County, Connecticut Marriage - 16 Sep 1761 - Groton, Connecticut Marriage - 16 Mar 1775 - Groton, Connecticut Death - 4 May 1787 - Groton, New London County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5684] Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, "The Groton Avery Clan". [S9806] George K. Ward, A.M., Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 . [S11979] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry Vol. IV Pelham-Avery-West.