Amos Avery (bef. 1743 - abt. 1816)

Born before 6 Mar 1743 in Groton, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Died about 9 Jan 1816 after about age 72 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

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

Amos Avery, son of John Avery (1700-1759) and Elizabeth (Morgan) Avery (1710-1749), was baptized 6 Mar 1743 ^[1] or 8 March 1742/3^[2]at the First Church of Groton.

He married Prudence (Williams) Avery (1749-1806) [b. 25 Jul 1749 @ Stonington, daughter of George and Eunice (Avery) Williams.^[1]

American Revolutionary War service: Per The Groton Avery Clan, p. 245:

"Amos Avery marched on the "Lexington alarm" from New London, under Capt. Coit; was in Capt. Stoddard's company, 1776; wounded at Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781, made a prisoner and paroled; placed on the invalid list soon after the war (Conn. Men in the Rev'n, 18, 578, 648). David Avery (No. 511) called him "Coldwater Amos"."^[1]

Potential Confusion of Identity

Observe care not to confuse this Amos Avery with others of the same name, living contemporaneously in proximate geography, including but not limited to the following:

• Amos Avery (1757-1837), born 22 May 1757, son of Amos Avery (bef.1736-1823) and Irene Kingsbury (1737-1757) ^[3]. He may also have served in the Revolution under Capt. William Coit and Col. Samuel H. Parsons ^[4][5].
• Amos Avery (1754-1831), born 1 Feb 1754, son of John Avery (1723-1790) and Prudence (Miner) Avery (1719-1790). He served for two years in the Revolution as matross under Capt. William Latham, and was wounded in the battle of Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. He d. April 16, 1831. His widow applied for a pension, Oct. 22, 1836 (Widows' File 25374, Pension Office); it was granted. In context, notably, there is only one Amos Avery listed among the casualties of the Ft. Griswold battle ^[6], thus leaving open the question of which Amos Avery is accurately described in this profile.
• Amos Avery (bef.1736-1823), born before 18 Apr 1736, son of John Avery III (1706-bef.1766) and Lydia (Smith) Avery (1713-1766); married Irene Kingsbury and Anna Edgerton

The Amos Avery of this profile married Prudence (Williams) Avery, the date not yet evident. Their children were all born at Groton:

1. Amos Avery (1769-1838), b. 14 Sep 1769 recorded at Groton^[7]
2. Aaron Avery (1771-), b. 27 Sep 1771 recorded at New London^[8]
3. Eunice Williams Avery (1774-1817), b. 20 June 1774 recorded at New London^[8]
4. Prudence Avery (1777-1817), b. 18 Sep 1777 m. Caleb Avery recorded at New London^[8]
5. Elijah Avery (1783-), b. 2 Sep 1783 recorded at New London^[8]
6. Harriet Avery (1792-), b. 21 Sep 1792, recorded at Groton.^[7]

In the 1810 US Census, remnants of this family were enumerated at Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut ^[9]

Amos Avery ----1---11 (1 male over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female over 45)

Amos Avery jun 11-1-2--1- (males: 1<10, 1 10-15, 1 26-44. females 2 under 10, 1 26-44

Amos Avery of Barkhampsted wrote his will 10 June 1812. It was probated 22 Jan 1816 He bequeathed one half (farming implements and tools and wearing apparel) his estate to his son Amos Avery Jr. The other half to grandchildren Nancy Avery, Elsworth Avery, Amos Avery 3, Prudence Avery, Lucy Avery and Ann Avery all children of Aaron Avery. To Lucy Ann Avery of Groton daughter of son Elijah Avery deceased ... Remainder to three daughters Eunice W Avery, prudence Avery and Harriet Avery^[10]

Amos Avery died in 1816 "At Barkhamsted [Connecticut], on the 9th inst. Mr. Amos Avery, aged 75, formerly of Groton." Reported in the Connecticut Courant of 23 Jan 1816.^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Avery, Elroy McKendree & Avery, Catherine Hitchcock Tilden. The Groton Avery Clan Volume 1. Cleveland: 1912 p. 159-161 and p 245/6
2. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Vol 44 Groton. Groton First Congregational Church (1934)
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed accessed 9 Jun 2019), "Record of Amos Avery", Ancestor # A003930.
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution. Revolutionary Pension Card Index. CT Archives Rev War Accounts Series 2, Roll: 36.45.41. Doc #: 1327406.
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed accessed 9 Jun 2019), "Record of Amos Avery", Ancestor # A003928.
6. ↑ Ft. Griswold casualties: https://www.newrivernotes.com/the-battle-of-fort-griswold/
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Groton. Connecticut Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) (From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} New London. Connecticut Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) (From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.)
9. ↑ Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Roll: 2; Page: 186; Image: 00190; Family History Library Film: 0281230 Accessed at Ancestry ($)
10. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Adams, John-Bacon, Amasa, 1769-1880. Amos Avery Barkhampsted 1816 #152, Simsbury Probate. Accessed at Ancestry ($)
11. ↑ Connecticut Courant. Tuesday, Jan 23, 1816, Hartford, CT. Vol: LII, Issue: 2661, Page: 3 clip Genealogy Bank
12. ↑ Amos Avery's death was also reported in the Connecticut Mirror on Jan 29. and The Connecticut Herald Feb 6. Src: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 205, no. 123: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n227/mode/2up

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 161, 245, no. 267: https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/161/mode/1up; https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/245/mode/1up