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Sarah (Petts) Avery (abt. 1705 - aft. 1762)

Sarah Avery formerly Petts
Born about in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Wife of — married 5 Nov 1724 in Rockingham County, New Hampshiremap
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 57 in Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Sarah Petts was born about 1705 in Beverly, Massachusetts[1], daughter of John Patch (1686-1756) and Abigail Raymond (1687-1762). On 5 Nov 1724 in Greenland, New Hampshire[2], she married Robert Avery (1700-1756). Sarah was admitted to the Greenland church in 1728[3]. They removed to Townsend, Massachusetts shortly after their parents did, around 1730, between the births of their second and third children. They had eleven children all together.

  1. Sarah Avery, b. 5 Oct 1726[4], bp. 1727[5].
  2. Jonathan Avery, b. 14 Jan 1729[6]; bp. 1729[7].
  3. Abigail Avery, b. 14 Jul 1731[8].
  4. Robert Avery, b. 24 Aug 1733[9].
  5. Mary Avery, b. 24 Jun 1735[10].
  6. David Avery, b. 4 Aug 1737[11].
  7. Elizabeth Avery, b. 1 Nov 1739[12].
  8. Anna Avery, b. 23 Apr 1742[13].
  9. John Avery, b. 10 Feb 1743[14].
  10. Rachel Avery, b. 15 Jul 1746[15].
  11. Lucy Avery, b. 11 Jul 1749[16].

Robert Avery passed away 26 Sep 1756 in Townsend[17]. Widow Sarah Avery appears in the settlement documents for his estate, which end 28 Jun 1762[18]. No further record of Sarah has been found after that date.

Sources

  1. See the profile of father John Patch for discussion of the family's origins. Based on Sarah's marriage date, it is likely she was born before the family removed from Beverly to Squamscott, New Hampshire in 1706.
  2. Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/rd/21129/353/426732314.
  3. Greenland, New Hampshire Early Ministerial Records. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 28: 254 (#127). Accessed 15 Mar 2023 at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image?rId=241838010&volumeId=11615&pageName=254.
  4. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Accessed 15 Mar 2023 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4165008:2495.
    This birth was recorded in Townsend at a later time. It probably took place in Greenland, New Hampshire where the baptism is recorded.
  5. "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V24C-HX8 : 18 January 2020), Sarah Avery, 1727.
  6. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Accessed 15 Mar 2023 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4165013:2495.
    This birth was recorded in Townsend at a later time. It probably took place in Greenland, New Hampshire where the baptism is recorded.
  7. "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V24C-QVG : 18 January 2020), Jonathan Avery, 1729.
  8. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7N-1YB : 15 January 2020), Abigail Avery, 1731.
  9. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7N-1B4 : 15 January 2020), Robert Avery, 1733.
  10. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-M26 : 15 January 2020), Mary Avery, 1735.
  11. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-MLK : 15 January 2020), David Avery, 1737.
  12. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-S35 : 15 January 2020), Elizabeth Avery, 1739.
  13. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-33T : 15 January 2020), Anna Avery, 1742.
  14. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-37H : 15 January 2020), John Avery, 1743.
  15. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-732 : 15 January 2020), Rachel Avery, 1746.
  16. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-WS4 : 15 January 2020), Lucy Avery, 1749.
  17. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13923/224/250953166.
  18. Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes: Probate Papers, No 504-589. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. Accessed 15 Mar 2023 at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007552898_00585?pId=2511735.
  • Gary Avery, "Avery Family Files", <GAvery2912 at aol.com> Rec'd 10 Feb 2001. This information needs additional substantiation.
  • "The Avery Family of Greenland, N.H.," by William H. Manning, The Essex Institute Collection, Vol. 37-42: p.89-95
  • Vital Records of Townsend Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions. Transcribed & Edited by Henry C. Hallowell, Boston, NEHGS 1992 Page: p.226, 351.




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