Thomas Avery, II

VITAL RECORDS OF NEW LONDON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN. Thomas son Thomas & Hannah Avery b. 20 April 1679.

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THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 104 & 133.

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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 202

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Born April 20, 1679, at Groton, New London Co., Conn. and baptized June 29, 1679, at the First Church of New London. Thomas married Ann Shapley, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Picket) Shapley. She was born Aug. 31, 1685 at New London, New London Co., Conn.

Thomas-4 Avery owned land in Saybrook. A controversy between him and Thomas Lord relating to certain lands there was settled Dec. 8, 1704. September 11, 1703, he sold land in Saybrook, called Pochange, and styled himself yeoman of Saybrook. June 5, 1706, he and his brother Samuel sold land in Pochange to Samuel Chapman. October 24, 1706, he called himself of New London, gent, and deeded to Samuel Chapman land that should have been includedc in a deed given him, June 5, 1706, at Pochange, Oyster River tract (Saybrook Deeds). He died before Nov. 25, 1711, at which time his widow marrried Jonathan Roff (Ross?). In the inventory of the estate taken at New London, Dec. 11, 1711, the widow is called Ann Ruff and the children are Thomas, aged 6, and Ann, aged 4. She married 3d, James Morgan, June 24, 1729, at New London, and died June 17, 1751, at Groton.

June 17, 1751, "Ann Morgan, relic of Dea. James Morgan, deceased aged abt 68. Her first husband, was Thomas Avery, her second Jonathan Roff" (Hempstead's Diary, p. 570)

The children of Thomas and Ann (Shapley) Avery were born at New London, New London Co., Conn.