Born in Abbottskerswell, Devon, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Christopher Avery
— married
28 Aug 1616 in Abbotskerswell, Devon, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Avery and James Avery
Died about
at about age 34
in Abbottskerswell, Devon, England
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Biography
Daughter of Robert and Dorothie (------) Abraham; widow of Thomas Stephens.
Marriages
Margery Abraham married Thomas Stephens 23 Sep 1611. He died 5 years later. [1]They had one child named Rebecca born in 1612. [2]
- "Thomas Stephens of the parish of Ipplepen widower and Marjorie Abraham the daughter of this parish, were marryed the XXIII day of September 1611"
She married, second, Christopher Avery.[3]
- "Christopher Avery of Iplepen of the one partie and Marjory Stephens, widow of this parish were married ye XXVIII day of August"
Children
- Rebecca Stephens b. 1612 d. 1680
- Mary Avery bap. Jan 26, 1616/17
- James Avery, Capt bap. April 22, 1621, d. April 18, 1700.
Sources
- ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973, database, FamilySearch [1] : 13 March 2020), Margerie Abraham in entry for Thomas Stevens, 1611.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/181650862?p=56005248&returnLabel=Margery%20Abraham%20(9HNQ-JN4)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2F9HNQ-JN4
- ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973, database, FamilySearch [2] : 13 March 2020), Margery Stephens in entry for Christopher Avery, 1616.
- Avery, Elroy McKendree and Avery, Catharine Hitchcock ( Tilden ). Groton Avery Clan in Two Volumes, Vol. 1. 1912 Cleveland, Ohio. Pages 27-77.[3]
- St. Mary's Church of Abbottskerswell in Devon, England. [4]
Acknowledgements
- Picture of St. Mary’s church of Abbottskerswell. Christopher Avery and Margery Stephens we’re married here. Picture emailed to David Leighr by the photographer, Liz Mounger, who kindly consented to its being used on profile.
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It is highly unlikely she was buried in 1626 but lived until 1643. Find a Grave says she died in August 1626. Note Christopher married Alice Berdon in 1630, who did not accompany him to North America.
For the most scholarly research available on the ancestry of James and Joanna (Greenslade) Avery, please see: Maureen A. Taylor, The Avery Family: Ancestors and Descendants of Christopher Avery, (Boston, Mass: Newbury Street Press, 2004).
Maureen A. Taylor, The Avery Family: Ancestors and Descendants of Christopher Avery, (Boston, Mass: Newbury Street Press, 2004).
https://shop.americanancestors.org/collections/genealogies-notable-kin/products/the-avery-family-ancestors-and-descendants-of-christopher-avery
and "Christopher Avery of Iplepen of the one partie and Marjory Stephens, widow of this parish were married ye XXVIII day of August"
However the reference doesn't state WHICH parish.