Thomas Avery (1651 - 1736)

Born 6 May 1651 in New London, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Miner) Avery — married 22 Oct 1677 (to 1692) in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Husband of Hannah (Raymond) Avery — married 13 Mar 1693 in Wethersfield, CT

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1736 at age 84 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Avery Name Study.

Thomas Avery, son of Capt. James Avery and Joanna Greenslade Avery, was born on 6 May 1650/51 at New London, Connecticut.^[1][2]

He married first, 22 Oct 1677 at Stonington, Connecticut, Hannah Minor, daughter of Lt. Thomas Minor and Grace Palmer, on 22 Oct 1676/77 at Stonington, Connecticut. ^[2]

He married second, Mrs. Hannah (Raymond) Bulkley, widow of Dr. Charles Bulkley and daughter of Joshua Raymond and Elizabeth Smith, on 13 March 1693 at Wethersfield, Connecticut.^[2]

Thomas Avery was in King Philips war and was a successful Indian interpreter.

Thomas Avery died on 5 Jan 1736 at Montville, Connecticut, at age 84.^[2]

Children of Thomas Avery and Hannah Miner

1. Thomas, b. Apr 20 1679, m. Ann Shapley
2. Samuel, b. Nov 15 1680, m. Elizabeth Ransford in 1702
3. A daughter, b . Oct 2 1682
4. Jonathan, b. 1683, m. Elizabeth Bill
5. William, b. 1683 (twin to Jonathan), buried 1684
6. Ephraim, b. 1685, m. Abigail______
7. Hannah, b. May 4 1686, m. Thomas Miner
8. Mary, b. 1688, m. Benjamin Baker of Fairfield
9. Abraham, b. 1690, m. Jane Hill
10. Elizabeth, b. 1692, m. Sylvester Baldwin, she died July 17 1728

Children of Thomas Avery and Hannah (Raymond) Bulkley

1. Joshua, bapt. Aug 25 1695, m. Jerusha Rockwell
2. Daughter, b. 1697
3. Daughter, b. 1699
4. Isaac, b. 1702, m. Elizabeth Fox
5. Charles, b. 1704, died young

Marriage

22 OCT 1677 Stonington, Connecticut

Anderson has the marriage date as Oct. 22, 1672, but this is clearly a typographical error, as Thomas Minor's diary, to which he refers, shows the date as October 22, 1677.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. "New London VRs", Page 9.
   • "Avery: "Thomas, s. James & Joan, b. May 6, 1651" at New London.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Elroy McKendree Avery & Catharine Hitcock (Tilden) Avery: Groton Avery Clan Vol 1.. p. 78; 103-107. Cleveland, 1912. Available at Archive.org.
3. ↑ Thomas Minor. The Diary of Thomas Minor, Stonington, Connecticut, 1653-1684. New London, Conn.: The Day Publishing Co., 1899. Internet Archive Page 144
4. ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Page 1265

• Wheeler, Richard. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut (Press of The Day Publishing, Co., New London, Conn., 1900) Page 201-202, no. 6: https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofs00whee_1/page/n224/mode/1up

• Ohler, Clara May Paine. Ancestors and Descendants of Captain John James and Esther Denison of Preston, Connecticut (Lima, Ohio, 1912) Page 181