Jonathan Avery (1681 - 1741)

Born 1 Nov 1681 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bill) Avery — married 11 Apr 1703 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1741 at about age 59 in Cuba

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Biography

This Jonathan Avery, b. Nov. 9, 1681 to James & Deborah (Stallyon) Avery, at Groton, CT. He was baptized March 29, 1682, First Church of New London.

Wheeler (1900) states that this particular Jonathan Avery (b. 1681) was the husband of Elizabeth Waterman. Wheeler was incorrect on that point. See The Groton Avery Clan (1912), p. 126-128 for verification of the spousal relationship of this person. This Jonathan Avery married, April 11, 1703, at Groton, Elizabeth Bill (daughter of Philip & Elizabeth (Lester) Bill of Groton. He was not the spouse of Elizabeth Waterman, thus Wheeler (1900) was incorrect as stated above. Elizabeth Waterman is herewith detached as a spouse from this profile.

Jonathan Avery was a farmer and trader; lived near the ferry in Groton and traded in horses to the West Indies. He was on the list of Groton freemen, 1708; and with his wife was in full communion with the First Church of Groton, Nov. 22, 1727. He had lot No. 15 in the assignment of lots on the cove. He died in Cuba, of yellow fever, about 1741.

Sources

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 126, no. 16

https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/126/mode/1up

• History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 201, no. 19

https://archive.org/stream/historytownston00wheegoog#page/n218/mode/2up

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTitle: Ancestral File (R)Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998: Ancestral File Number: 4M5J-D7

• Birth: Vital records of New London, Vol 1, p. 15, per Barbour Collection, p. 12

• Marriage to Elizabeth Bill: Vital Records of Groton, Vol.1, p. 120, per Barbour Collection