Humphrey Avery, Jr.

Humphrey Avery, by the purchase of four lottery tickets, came into possession of Pine Neck, Swan Creek Neck, Short Neck, and a lot called No. 15, all in Winthrop's Patent, Long Island. These lots were some of the prizes in his father's lottery, an account of which appears on page 156. The drawing was conducted by sworn officials appointed by the commissioners of New York. Later, Humphrey Avery purchased more of the land in Winthrop's Patent, the last deed bearing date of Aug. 15, 1789 (Siilfolk Deeds, B:352, 385). Many of the original deeds are in the possession of Charles W. Avery (No. 6549) , Patchogue, L. L, a descendant.

Humphrey' Avery, in his will made Sept. 9, 1789, called himself of Brookhaven, Long Island. He bequeathed to his eldest son, Thomas Avery, one half of his lands, meadows and buildings at Pine Neck; to his fourth son, Roger, the other half; to his second son, Humphrey, he bequeathed his lands, meadows, and buildings, at Blue Point; to these three sons, he also gave his dwelling house, grist-mill, saw-mill, and all his lands in Winthrop's Patent not otherwise disposed of and all his lands elsewhere, to be equally divided among them ; his son, Nathan, "being in a state of lunacy," was to be cared for by his brothers ; he gave to his eldest daughter, Mary Avery, a silver tankard and a hundred and twenty pounds in lawful money ; his second daughter, Susanna Avery, was to have a hundred and twenty pounds on her marriage. The will was proved Jan. 29, 1790. It is recorded at Smithtown, Suffolk County, Long Island.

Thomas (1746), Mary (1748), Humphrey (1750), and Nathan (1751).

Sources

• THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p 222-223

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• MORGAN GENEALOGY: A History of James Morgan, of New London, Conn., and His Descendants; from 1607 to 1869, By Nathaniel H. Morgan, Hartford, Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1869, p. 30

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• The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881 (1881), Author: Baldwin, C. C. (Charles Candee), 1834-1895, Cleveland, O, Pg. 241

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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. 224

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. i Humphrey Avery born MAR 10, 1725, Groton, New London, CT, ref: Rootsweb, died JAN 29, 1790, Smithtown, Suffolk, LI, NY.

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