Elizabeth (Avery) Baldwin (abt. 1692 - 1728)

Born about 1692 in New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Sylvester Baldwin — married 19 May 1724 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1728 at about age 36 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

This Elizabeth Avery is listed by both Wheeler ^[1] and the Avery genealogy ^[2] as a daughter of Thomas Avery, however the identity of her mother is uncertain. Determining her authentic birth date is key to pinpointing her true mother. If she was born after 1692, then her biological mother would have been Hannah (Raymond) Avery (1668-1742). In contrast, if the 1691/92 birth date is authentic, then her mother would have been Hannah (Miner) Avery, and Hannah (Raymond) Avery would have been her stepmother. In the absence of a birth record, her mother is checked uncertain.

Elizabeth married 19 May 1724 at Stonington, Connecticut, Sylvester Baldwin (abt.1677-1732) (Barbour transcript ^[3]). Elizabeth was his second wife.

Children of Elizabeth (Avery) and Sylvester Baldwin included the following:

1. Elizabeth Comfort (Baldwin) Prentice (1725-1777); married Thomas Prentice
2. Mary (Baldwin) Avery (1726-1759); married Humphrey Avery

Elizabeth (Avery) Baldwin died 17 Jul 1728 at Stonington, Connecticut. Her grave is in Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA ^[4] (No grave marker is depicted).

Sources

1. ↑ History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900), p. 202, no. 37 https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n223/mode/2up
2. ↑ The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 109, no. 29 https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/108/mode/1up
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3M-MHH4 : 15 April 2022), Elizabeth Avery, ; citing Marriage, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272212.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #209624763

• Baldwin, John D. (1880). “A Record of the DESCENDANTS of JOHN BALDWIN, OF STONINGTON, CONN., with notice of other BALDWINS who settled in America in Early Colony Times. Printed by Tyler & Seagrave, Worcester, Mass. (pg 14)