Daniel Avery (1740 - 1781)

Born 14 Nov 1740 in Groton, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah Avery — married 14 Nov 1765 in Groton, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1781 at age 40 in Fort Griswold, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Ensign Daniel Avery served with Col William Ledyard's Co at Fort Griswold, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Daniel Avery is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A003936.

Daniel Avery is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 105722
Rank: Ensign

Daniel Avery, born 14 Nov 1740 at Groton, Connecticut, was the fourth child of Thankful Avery (1718-1814) and Benjamin Avery (1693-1772).

He married 14 Nov 1765 at Groton, Connecticut, Deborah Avery [b. 1 Feb 1742, daughter of Ebenezer and Lucy (Latham) Avery; they were first cousins once removed]. Eight children came from this union:

1. Daniel Avery (1766-1842), b. 18 Sep 1766; married 1) Lydia Avery; 2) Abigail Smith; 3) Freelove Mitchell
2. Elias Avery (1768-1837), b. 6 Apr 1768; married Sarah Barber
3. Dudley Avery (1770-1816), b. 19 Mar 1770; married 1) Hannah Morgan; 2) Mary Ann Brown
4. Isaac Avery (1772-1858), b. 30 Mar 1772; married Sarah Brooks
5. Deborah Avery (1774-), b. 12 Jan 1774; married Ebenezer Avery
6. Latham Avery (1775-1845), b. 19 Dec 1775; married Betsey Wood Lester
7. Rachel (Avery) Foote (1777-), b. 10 Aug 1777; married Daniel Foote
8. Abel Avery (1779-), b. 17 Jul 1779; unmarried; died in Demarara, West Indies

"Daniel Avery was Ensign under Lieut. Col. William Ledyard when he was killed, gallantly defending Fort Griswold.^[1][2] His name is inscribed on the monument at Groton erected to the memory of the brave soldiers who fell September 6, 1781." ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ft. Griswold casualties: https://www.newrivernotes.com/the-battle-of-fort-griswold/
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 March 2024), "Record of Daniel Avery", Ancestor # A003936.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, 1898): https://archive.org/stream/lineagebook6500daug#page/4/mode/1up Vol. 6, Page 4

• DAR Lineage Book (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1898): https://archive.org/stream/lineagebook6500daug#page/4/mode/1up Vol. 6, Page 4

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 133, 188, no. 99: https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/133/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/188/mode/1up; p. 162, no. 276: https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/161/mode/1up

• http://www.geni.com/people/Daniel-Avery/6000000006963986003

• Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. The Stone Records of Groton (Free Academy Press, Norwich, Conn., 1903) Page 78