Christopher AVERY

Male - 1670


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  • Name Christopher AVERY  [2
    • CHRISTOPHER AVERY, the emigrant ancestor and progenitor of the Avery family, was born in England about 1590. He was a weaver by trade, and came to this country and located at Gloucester, Mass., where he was selectman in 1646, 1652 and 1654.
      His wife did not come to this country. In 1658 he sold lands at Gloucester and removed o Boston, where on the 16th of March, 1658/9 he purchased land, a small lot, about twenty-six by forty-six feet.

      Christopher Avery did not long retain this property, for March 22, 1663, he sold land to Ambrose Dew, for forty pounds. There had evidently been no increase of value in the five years that he had held possession. After being owned by two or three different person, it was bought by Mr. Stackpole about 1790. He now followed his son James to Connecticut, and August 8, 1665, purchased a house, orchard and lot of Robert Burrows in London. He was made freeman of the colony October, 1669.

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    Birth England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Mar 1670  New London, New London Co., Conn. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I03005  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2022 

    Family Margery STEPHENS,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 26 Aug 1616  Ipplepen, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Capt James AVERY,   b. Abt 1620, Devonshire Co., England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1700, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F02766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2022 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.

    2. [S5684] Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, "The Groton Avery Clan".