John Avery

Husband of Nancy Ann (Tyus) Walke — married 31 May 1766 (to 1767) in Sussex County, Virginia

Died 1767 in Virginia

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Biography

John born about 1740. John married Nancy Ann (Tyus) Hill on May 31, 1766 in Sussex County, Virginia. He passed away suddenly on March 13, 1767 in Sussex County, Virginia and location of burial is unknown.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 147405708

Marriage

1766 --- VIRGINIA SELECT MARRIAGES 1785-1940 --- Name: Mrs. Ann Hill -- Gender: Female -- Marriage Date: May 31, 1766 -- Marriage County: Sussex -- Marriage State: Virginia -- Spouse's Name: John Avery -- Gender: Male -- FHL film Number: 34154.

SECOND SOURCE: 1766 --- Ann Hill married John Avery on May 39, 1766 -- Surety: Banester Shackleford -- page: 10 ----- MARRIAGES BONDS AND MINISTERS RETURNS 1754-1810, compiled and published by Catherine Lindsay Kinder, 1952, page: 3.

Godparent

1765 --- John Avery, Robert Owen and Hannah Parham were godparents to Josiah Berryman, son of John and Priscilla who was baptized on June 30, 1765 in Sussex County, Virginia. --- 1766 --- VIRGINIA SELECT MARRIAGES 1785-1940 --- Name: Mrs. Ann Hill -- Gender: Female -- Marriage Date: May 31, 1766 -- Marriage County: Sussex -- Marriage State: Virginia -- Spouse's Name: John Avery -- Gender: Male -- FHL film Number: 34154. --- John Avery -- Died suddenly March 13, 1767 -- Informant Of Death: James Roy ----- Source: REGISTER OF ALBEMARLE PARISH SURRY AND SUSSEX COUNTIES 1739- 1778, compiled by Gertrude Richards, 1958, page: 98.

Bell's Estate

1809 --- JAMES BELL ESTATE PAPERS

By: David B. Gammon

The following depositions were abstracted from the file of James Bell in the loose estate papers of Edgecombe County, North Carolina. This file contains three depositions relative to a suit brought by Joseph John Sumner against George Bell, executor of James Bell, deceased. Bell evidently processed a certain negro in dispute.

Deposition #1: July 25, 1809. Thomas Walk of Surry County, Virginia. Said Walk married Ann Holt, widow and relict of John Holt, deceased, in 1787 or 1788. She owned a negro, Charles, whom Walk believed was part of her dower from her former deceased husband, Michael Hill.

Deposition #2: July 25, 1809. James Simpson of Surry County, Virginia. Does not reveal anything additional to above.

Deposition #3: July 25, 1809. Isaac Hill of Sussex County, Virginia, basically agrees with the other depositions, but adds that Ann Holt was the widow of Michael Hill (father of said Isaac Hill) and she then married John Avery. At the death of said Avery, she married John Holt. ----- SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIAN VOL. 7, April 7, 1989, editors Lyndon Hart and L. Christian Hobbe, page: 70.

Added Information:

Michael and Ann (Tyrus) Hill had a son named Michael. Michael was kill in the Revolution War at the age of seventeen or eighteen. In his will he left a negro slave to his cousin Bell, Bell's first name wasn't given. It is believe that the above law suit is about this slave. This is a document that names all of Ann Tyrus' husbands.

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: THE SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIAN VOL: 7, 1969, page: 70, editors: Lydon Hart and J. Christian Kolbe

Death

1767 --- John Avery -- Died suddenly March 13, 1767 -- Informant Of Death: James Roy ----- Source: REGISTER OF ALBEMARLE PARISH SURRY AND SUSSEX COUNTIES 1739- 1778, compiled by Gertrude Richards, 1958, page: 220.

Inventory

1769 --- Inventory of Estate of John Avery, deceased, for Lewis Tyus. Administrators: Richard Hill, Jones Freeman and William Wilburn - Will Book: B, page: 196 - March 16, 1769 ----- SUSSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOKS A-F 17545-1806, by William Hopkins, 1990.