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William Avery 1765–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAR 1765

Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 6 Dec 1798

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Avery

Mother: Mary Park

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s): Mary Avery, William Avery, Zipporah Avery

The story of William Avery began in 1765 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA. William Avery married Margaret, and had children including Mary Avery, William Avery, Zipporah Avery. William Avery passed away in 1798 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Avery began in 1765 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • William Avery married Margaret, and had children including Mary Avery, William Avery, Zipporah Avery.
  • William Avery passed away in 1798 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Avery
1732–1794
Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
JA
Mary Park
1733–1769
Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Margaret None
1775–1805
Birth Location: Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
M

Children(s)

Mary Avery
1798–1859
Birth Location: North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
MA
William Avery
1796–1816
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Zipporah Avery
1793–1848
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
ZA

William Avery's Ancestors

Self
William Avery
1765–1798
Birth Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Avery
1732–1794
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Mary Park
1733–1769
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Avery
1705–1789
Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
Anna Stanton
1708–1750
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Robert Parke
1697–1779
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Benjamin
1703–1798
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Stanton
1668–1751
Margaret Chesebrough
1677–1751
Robert Parke
1651–1707
Mary Rose
1691–1726
Joseph Benjamin
1673–1738
Elizabeth Cooke
1678–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Stanton
1641–1713
Hannah Thompson
1645–1713
Nathaniel Chesebrough
1630–1678
Hannah Denison
1643–1677
Thomas Rose
1653–1744
Hannah Allyn
1650–1745
Joseph Benjamin
1633–1704
Sarah Clark
1639–1716
Richard Cooke
1640–1695
Elizabeth Larabee
1652–1700

William Avery's Descendants

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William Avery (22 MAR 1765–6 Dec 1798) m. Margaret (27 FEB 1775–22 MAY 1805)
  1. 1. Mary Avery 1798–1859 m. Stanton Hewitt 1788–1847
    1. 1. Maria (Louisa) Hewitt 1840–1840
    2. 2. Jane (Eliza) Hewitt 1836–1876 m. Andrew (Jackson) Avery 1822–1903
      1. 1. Andrew (Hewitt) Avery 1876–1876
      2. 2. Oliver (Perry) Avery 1871–1959 m. Emma (Miller) Dickinson 1880–1968
        1. 1. Ray (Stanton) Avery 1907–1997 m. Dorothy (Louise) Durfee 1911–1964
        2. 2. Perry (Dickinson) Avery 1903–
      3. 3. Amos Avery 1868–1933 m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Byrne 1868–
        1. 1. Harriet (Gray) Avery 1903–
        2. 2. Charlotte (Elderkin) Avery 1901–1922
        3. 3. Delia (Stanton) Avery 1900–1993 m. William (Forbes) Paterson 1889–1978
    3. 3. Charles (Edwin) Hewitt 1834–1910 m. Eliza (Ann) Hillard 1835–1925
      1. 1. Edna (Hewitt) Hewitt 1877–1946 m. George (Wyman) Tryon 1865–
      2. 2. Margaret (Hillard) Hewitt 1867–
      3. 3. Kate (Amelia) Hewitt 1865–1888
      4. 4. Jenny (Morella) Hewitt 1863–1938 m. Frank (Elwin) Bentley 1864–1937
        1. 1. Fernando (Waterman) Bentley 1900–1981 m. Christine (Elizabeth) Pusch 1908–1991
        2. 2. Harold (Stanton) Bentley 1899–1986 m. Grace (Imogene) Ward 1906–1996
        3. 3. Elwin (Hewitt) Bentley 1898–1979
      5. 5. Mary (Eliza) Hewitt 1862–1889
    4. 4. Margaret (Lucindo) Hewitt 1829–1831
    5. 5. Oliver (Avery) Hewitt 1827–1848
    6. 6. Mary (Augusta) Hewitt 1825–1835
    7. 7. William (Stanton) Hewitt 1823–1881
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Hewitt 1821–1821
  2. 2. William Avery 1796–1816
  3. 3. Zipporah Avery 1793–1848 m. David Herrick 1790–1867
    1. 1. Zipporah Herrick 1833–1897
    2. 2. David Herrick 1829–1895 m. Cora (Bell) Tracy 1859– m. Betsey (G) Shaw 1834–1878
      1. 1. Avery (Nelson) Herrick 1891–1937 m. Huldah (Carol) Richner 1895–
      2. 2. Tracy (Ellis) Herrick 1887–
      3. 3. Mira (B) Herrick 1875–
      4. 4. Bela (David) Herrick 1874–
      5. 5. Bessie (Zipporah) Herrick 1866–
        1. 1. William (Alvin) Chapman 1895–
        2. 2. Bya (Marie) Chapman 1895–
        3. 3. Helen (Eva) Chapman 1888–
      6. 6. Charles (Frank) Herrick 1863–
      7. 7. Helen (E) Herrick 1858–
      8. 8. Callsina (Thurston) Herrick 1856– m. Ellis Kennedy 1851–
        1. 1. Bela (George) Kennedy 1885–
        2. 2. Ruby (Myra) Kennedy 1883–
        3. 3. Bertha (B) Kennedy 1881–
      9. 9. Elbidge (Alson) Herrick 1853–
    3. 3. Esther (Brewster) Herrick 1827–1915 m. Nodiah Woodruff 1833–1896
      1. 1. Charles (David) Woodruff 1867–1942 m. Nellie (Zipporah) Pottenger 1878–1961
        1. 1. William (Lloyd) Woodruff 1912–1995
        2. 2. Maxine (Marguerite) Woodruff 1903–1958
        3. 3. Charles (Earle) Woodruff 1900–1968 m. Olivette (Minnie) Sharrai 1906–1998
      2. 2. Mary (E) Woodruff 1864–1934 m. John (Wesley) Holway 1869–1943
        1. 1. Esther (Rose) Holway 1898–1985 m. Alfred (Guy) Schofield 1894–1936
        2. 2. Evan (Woodruff) Holway 1897–
      3. 3. Anna (Zipporah) Woodruff 1862–1929 m. Arthur (Dudley) Weage 1867–1958
        1. 1. Ruth (Woodruff) Weage 1902– m. Charles (Augustus) Baylis 1902–
        2. 2. Mary (DeElla) Weage 1900– m. Cecil (A) Morgan 1905–
        3. 3. Esther (Anna) Weage 1898– m. Charles (A) Berst 1902–
        4. 4. Avery (Dudley) Weage 1897–
    4. 4. Mary (Hewett) Herrick 1823–1885 m. Isaac (F) Smith 1824–1865
      1. 1. William (A) Smith 1862–
      2. 2. Jonathan (G) Smith 1860–
      3. 3. Mary (E) Smith 1858–
      4. 4. David (O) Smith 1856–
    5. 5. James (Olive) Herrick 1820–1849 m. Mary (Jane) Conant 1822–1849
      1. 1. James (F) Herrick 1849–1849
      2. 2. Zipporah (Jane) Herrick 1846–1911 m. William (Thomas) Pottenger 1848–1927
        1. 1. Avery (Kinkade) Pottenger 1884–1919 m. Bertha (Dell) Lyon 1886–1963
        2. 2. William (Albert) Pottenger 1881–
        3. 3. Nellie (Zipporah) Pottenger 1878–1961 m. Charles (David) Woodruff 1867–1942
        4. 4. James (H) Pottenger 1876–
        5. 5. Mary (Bell) Pottenger 1873–
      3. 3. Mary (I) Herrick 1845–1901 m. Albert (G) Smith 1842–1912
        1. 1. Leslie (Carlton) Smith 1883–
        2. 2. Asthes (Garfield) Smith 1880–
        3. 3. Lucy (Bertha) Smith 1878–1922
        4. 4. Walter (Earl) Smith 1873–
        5. 5. Alfred (William) Smith 1871–
        6. 6. Ernest (Freeman) Smith 1869–
    6. 6. Margaret (P) Herrick 1819–1887 m. Nathan (Stoddard) Chatfield 1815–1885
      1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Chatfield 1859–1925 m. Noah Shepardson 1871–1901
      2. 2. Charles (Henry) Chatfield 1855–1894
      3. 3. James (Herrick) Chatfield 1851–1919 m. Anna (M) Brazier 1856–
        1. 1. Elmina Chatfield 1897–
        2. 2. Nellie Chatfield 1885–
        3. 3. Edward (L) Chatfield 1876–
      4. 4. Isaac (Newton) Chatfield 1849–1926 m. Lizzie (A) Mead 1847–1918
        1. 1. Laury (Avery) Chatfield 1884–
        2. 2. Newton (Leslie) Chatfield 1882–1971 m. Dorothy Hibbard 1881–
        3. 3. Eunice (Prudentia) Chatfield 1879–1914
      5. 5. William (Stoddard) Chatfield 1847–1925
        1. 1. Bertha (L) Chatfield 1876–
        2. 2. Frank (S) Chatfield 1873–
      6. 6. David (A) Chatfield 1845–1864 m. Angeline (Mihaela) Jansha 1887–1934
        1. 1. Thelma (Cecelia) Chatfield 1910–1985
      7. 7. Edward (L) Chatfield 1842–1885 m. Anna Bates –1916
    7. 7. William (A) Herrick 1814–1897 m. Janette Nichol 1822–
      1. 1. Eliza (J) Herrick 1852–
      2. 2. Gordon (T) Herrick 1848–1865
      3. 3. Ransom (D) Herrick 1846–1849
      4. 4. Robert (D) Herrick 1844–
      5. 5. Ellen (M) Herrick 1841–1896 m. Peter (Shaw) Hensley 1833–1918
        1. 1. Olive (May) Hensley 1883–1952
        2. 2. Earl Hensley 1879–1965 m. Lulu (Dell) Ferris 1889–1967
        3. 3. Lee (Grant) Hensley 1877–1924 m. Edna Fisher 1875–
        4. 4. Archibald Hensley 1875–1917 m. Elizabeth Minor 1880–
        5. 5. Gordon (Nichols) Hensley 1874–1934 m. Sallie (Gallaher) Peak 1879–1977
        6. 6. Flora Hensley 1869–1882
        7. 7. Loran Hensley 1869–1884

William Avery's Timeline

2 Records

1765
22 MAR 1765
Birth of William Avery in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
1798
6 Dec 1798
Age 33
Death of William Avery in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1765
    Event Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1798
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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