Samuel AVERY

1680 - 1750  (69 years)

• Name	Samuel AVERY  [1]
  	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. [1]
  Birth	15 Nov 1680	Groton, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Christening	2 Jan 1681	First Church of New London, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Feb 1749/50	Montville, New London Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I73742	Main Tree
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas AVERY,   b. 06 May 1651, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 05 Jan 1735/36, Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah MINER,   b. 15 Sep 1655, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	22 Oct 1677	Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F03426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth RANSFORD   d. 9 Sep 1761, Montville, New London Co., Connecticut
  Marriage	23 Jun 1702	New London, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Ransford AVERY,   b. 26 Jun 1703, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Aug 1745, Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 42 years)  [Foster]  [Birth] + 2. John AVERY,   b. 14 Feb 1723, Montville, Connecticut d. 21 Aug 1790 (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F29913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Nov 1680 - Groton, New London County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5684] Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, "The Groton Avery Clan". [S03420] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: New London.