Elizabeth (Underhill) Avery (1762 - 1841)

Born 8 Aug 1762 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Thaddeus Avery — married 19 Jul 1779 in Westchester, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 22 May 1841 at age 78 in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States

Biography

Elizabeth Underhill was born 8 Apr 1762. In one reference she is identified as a daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Lespenard) Underhill ^[1], however the given name of her father probably was Israel.

She married 19 Jul 1779 in Westchester, New York, Capt. Thaddeus Avery. They had 13 children; baptisms of seven of them are recorded in the books of the Dutch Church, at Sleepy Hollow, New York:

1. Esther Avery; married ___ Laurence
2. Alpheus Avery
3. Mary Avery; married ___ Davis
4. Charles Avery (1784-1858)
5. Israel Avery (1786-1855)
6. Phebe Hammond Avery, b. 23 Oct 1789; unmarried; d. 24 Aug 1851
7. William Augustus Avery, b. 17 Oct 1792
8. Abigail Lespenard Avery, b. 15 Dec 1793; married William Van Zandt
9. Caroline Avery, b. 22 Jan 1796
10. Harriet Avery; probably married 28 Apr 1829 Daniel Sutton
11. Luella (Avery) Brown (1800-1875). b/ 15 Nov 1800
12. Eliza Ann Avery, b. 18 Mar 1803
13. Emeline Avery, b. 28 Jul 1806; married ___ Twiching

Elizabeth (Underhill) Avery passed away 22 May 1841 at Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York. Her grave is in Old Dutch Burial Ground, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA ^[2].

Her husband Thaddeus Avery is listed as 1st Lieutenant, serving with Captain Treadwell, Harrison Precinct, Cavalry in the current DAR Patriot Index. ^[3]

Elizabeth and her husband Thaddeus Avery are named in the DAR Patriot Index.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ The Groton Avery Clan- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, p. 352, no. 600: https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/352/mode/1up
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10341473/elizabeth-avery: accessed 17 December 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth “Eliza” Underhill Avery (8 Aug 1762–22 May 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #10341473, citing Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Judy Parmer Morgan (contributor 46940522).
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 Nov 2021), "Record of Thaddeus Avery", Ancestor # A004020.Meehan-411
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 17, 2020), "Record of Underhill, Israel", Ancestor # A117862.

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 352, no. 600: https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/352/mode/1up

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/61355098/person/46289630708/facts : accessed 17 September 2018), profile for Elizabeth "Eliza" Underhill.