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Mary Avery 1667 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1667

Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America

Father: John Avery

Mother: Sarah Browne

Spouse(s): Hercules Shepheard, Edward Shepherd, Richard Hinman

Children(s): Comfort Shepherd, Sarah Sheppard, Hannah Shepherd, Hercules Shepherd

The story of Mary Avery began in 1667 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America. Mary Avery married Hercules Shepheard, Edward Hercules Shepherd, Richard Hinman, and had children including Comfort Shepherd, Sarah Sheppard, Hannah Alice Shepherd, Hercules Shepherd. Mary Avery passed away in 1720 in Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Avery began in 1667 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America.
  • Mary Avery married Hercules Shepheard, Edward Hercules Shepherd, Richard Hinman, and had children including Comfort Shepherd, Sarah Sheppard, Hannah Alice Shepherd, Hercules Shepherd.
  • Mary Avery passed away in 1720 in Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Avery
1632 – 1682
Birth Location: Saint Mary Matfelon, Stepney, Middlesex, England
JA
Sarah Browne
1641 – 1705
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
SB

Spouses(s)

Hercules Shepheard
1661 – 1706
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
HS
Edward Shepherd
1650 –
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
ES
Richard Hinman
1670 – 1721
Birth Location: Guilford, Accomack, Virginia, United States
RH

Children(s)

Comfort Shepherd
1680 – 1743
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
CS
Sarah Sheppard
1690 – 1732
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
SS
Hannah Shepherd
1695 – 1730
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
HS
Hercules Shepherd
1698 –
Birth Location: United States
HS

Mary Avery's Ancestors

Self
Mary Avery
1667 – 1720
Birth Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
Parents
John Avery
1632 – 1682
Saint Mary Matfelon, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Sarah Browne
1641 – 1705
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Mathew Avery
1604 – 1643
Bodiam, Sussex, England
Anna Smith
1604 – 1664
England
James Browne
1603 – 1644
Dorking, Surrey, England
Elsabethe Hyett
– 1655
Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
– 1648
William Browne
– 1637
William Browne
1570 –
Stephen Hyett
1595 –
Mary Sudbury
1592 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hyett
1565 –
Hyett
1570 –

Mary Avery's Descendants

1.
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Mary Avery (5 Apr 1667 – 1720) m. Hercules Shepheard (1661 – 1706) m. Edward (Hercules) Shepherd (abt 1650 – ) m. Richard Hinman (abt 1670 – abt 24 Jul 1721)
  1. 1. Comfort Shepherd (1680 – 3 May 1743) m. Simon Kollock (1680 – 3 May 1743)
  2. 2. Sarah Sheppard (1690 – May 1732) m. Jeremiah Claypoole (23 Dec 1685 – 9 May 1745)
    1. 1. Comfort Claypoole (31 May 1713 – 29 Jun 1779) m. John Conwell (14 Apr 1699 – 22 Jul 1782)
    2. 2. Mary Claypoole (abt 1715 – ) m. Fowler (abt 1711 – ) m. Fowler
    3. 3. Sarah Claypoole (1719 – 1800) m. Jacob (B.) Gum (10 Mar 1709 – 27 Oct 1783)
      1. 1. Jacob Gum (1739 – 20 Nov 1798) m. Lydia Dever (1740 – 1792) m. Margaret Kennedy (abt 1741 – Feb 1821)
        1. 1. Jacob (B) Gum (15 Dec 1764 – 15 Apr 1847) m. Rhoda Bell (24 Jul 1767 – 11 Mar 1852)
        2. 2. Ellenner Gum (abt 1769 – 19 Aug 1800) m. Henry Bell (abt 1765 – 27 Dec 1837)
        3. 3. Sarah Gumm (1774 – aft 1820) m. Meshack Skaggs (1766 – abt 1792) m. Simpson Montgomery (abt 1765 – abt 1812)
        4. 4. Charles (William "Billy") Gum (25 Dec 1777 – 1849) m. Elizabeth Rhea (17 Aug 1783 – 18 Apr 1870)
        5. 5. Lydia Gumm (28 Sep 1778 – 20 Jun 1858) m. Shadrack Skaggs (1767 – 1798) m. John Jones (Sep 1776 – 15 Apr 1845)
        6. 6. Elijah Gum (20 Jan 1782 – 20 Apr 1861) m. Susannah Bruner (abt 1789 – 1842) m. Sophia Wyrick (1820 – aft 21 Oct 1891)
        7. 7. Jesse (Conover) Gumm (Aug 1783 – 28 Aug 1863) m. Mary (Polly) Dills (1783 – 10 Dec 1839) m. Grace Flynn (1810 – 1853) m. Lucy Lewis (28 Feb 1811 – 18 Feb 1881)
        8. 8. Mary Gum (abt 1787 – )
      2. 2. Norton Gum (15 Apr 1739 – 1789) m. Eleanor McElwain (29 Jun 1757 – 1796)
      3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Gum (abt 1740 – 1800) m. John White (1733 – 7 Dec 1807)
      4. 4. Comfort Gum (1742 – 12 Feb 1828) m. John Whitehurst (1740 – 1808)
      5. 5. Abraham Gum (abt 1742 – )
      6. 6. Rachel Gumm (1747 – ) m. William (B.) Davis (30 Mar 1741 – abt 1798)
      7. 7. Mary (Magdalene) Gum (10 Aug 1748 – 6 Mar 1827) m. John Chisholm (1 Aug 1738 – 9 Oct 1828)
      8. 8. Claypool Gum (abt 1750 – 20 Oct 1780) m. Ann (abt 1750 – )
      9. 9. Shepherd Gumm (29 Jul 1761 – 8 Feb 1844) m. Elizabeth Ashcraft (1766 – 1810) m. Nancy Cessna (abt 1770 – 1855)
      10. 10. Jesse Gumm (1763 – 19 Jun 1825) m. Nancy Simpson (1774 – bef 1 Jun 1860)
      11. 11. Eleanor Gum (1766 – 19 Aug 1800)
    4. 4. Rachel Claypoole (15 Jan 1721 – 21 Jul 1767) m. Elias Conwell (10 Oct 1709 – 20 Feb 1782)
    5. 5. Joseph Claypoole (1725 – 30 Jan 1759)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Claypoole (1725 – 24 Apr 1794) m. Lewis Davidson (1712 – 16 Nov 1793) m. Thomas Conwell (13 Nov 1727 – 1752)
    7. 7. George Claypoole (12 Feb 1727 – 3 Sep 1763) m. Mary Parkhouse (Nov 1736 – 19 Aug 1765)
    8. 8. Rebecca Claypoole (1730 – 1780) m. William (Fisher) Conwell (8 Nov 1727 – 20 Feb 1782)
    9. 9. Jehu Claypoole (26 Aug 1730 – 1 Dec 1777) m. Mary Hardy (abt 1730 – )
  3. 3. Hannah (Alice) Shepherd (abt 1695 – 1730) m. Jacob Kollock (1692 – 7 Feb 1772)
  4. 4. Hercules Shepherd (abt 1698 – )

Mary Avery's Timeline

2 Records

1667
5 Apr 1667
Birth of Mary Avery in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
1720
1720
Age 53
Death of Mary Avery in Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America
Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1667
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America
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