James AVERY

1733 - 1794  (60 years)

• Name	James AVERY  [1, 2]
  	He was one of the grantees of Chiswick, Lisbon, Landeroff, and Lincoln, all in New Hampshire. He purchased the rights of the other charter members of Chiswick and sold them for five hundred pounds, March 13, 1769, to Israel Morey and Moses Little (History of Littleton, N.H., 1:155). He was also one of the proprietors of the Susquehanna land company. He d. Feb. 22, 1794, at Poquetannock, Conn., and is buried in the ground given by his brother, Samuel, as a burial lot for the descendants of his father. [1]
  Birth	13 Aug 1733	Groton, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Feb 1794	Poquetannock, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I73723	Main Tree
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2020

  
  

  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, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F02318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha SMITH,   b. 23 Apr 1751, Sterling, Windham Co., Connecticut
  Marriage	13 Nov 1769	Plainfield, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Benjamin AVERY,   b. 16 Nov 1783   d. 28 Jan 1853, New Lebanon, Connecticut (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F29898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Aug 1733 - Groton, New London County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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