Ransford AVERY

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Ransford Avery sailed April 14, 1745, on one of the seven ships of the fleet sent by Connecticut against Cape Breton. He died in the harbor of Louisburg, Aug. 18, 1745. His widow, Annis, administered his estate, Nov. 14, 1745.

Ransford married Elizabeth ROGERS on 23 Sep 1723 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of James ROGERS and Elizabeth ?) was born on 14 Jun 1706 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died before Dec 1742 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Esther AVERY was born about 1723.

Ransford married Annis STRICKLAND on 22 Dec 1742 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

Samuel married Elizabeth RANSFORD on 23 Jun 1702 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth died on 9 Sep 1761 in Montville, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Jonathan and Martha Ransford