Jonathan Avery

Birth 1704 New London County, Connecticut, USA Death 1792 (aged 87–88) Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut, USA Burial Unknown Memorial ID 165943678 · View Source

Jonathan Avery married April 16, 1724, at New London, New London Co., Conn., Elizabeth Waterman, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lathrop) Waterman. Elizabeth was born Oct. 5, 1702, at Norwich, Conn. Jonathan Avery was an extensive landowner at Norwich and Lisbon (Cf. No. 16 ante). John Waterman, out of love, deeded to his beloved son-in-law, Jonathan Avery, "cordwayner," twenty rods of land, Jan. 14, 1725/6. At the court held at Norwich, June 2, 1724, Christopher Christophers, judge, Jonathan Avery of Norwich, "hath lysence granted him to set up and use the art of mistery of tanning leather." December 20, 1726, Jonathan Avery was granted liberty "to set his tan vatts in the hollow near his house, between ye path and Joseph Waterman's little orchard fense" (Town Meeting Book, 3). He was a fence viewer in 1735, keeper of the town poor the same year; lister in 1746. He gave to each of his sons, daughters and sons-in-law, a liberal amount of land. Elizabeth his wife died Jan. 4, 1750, at Norwich. Jonathan married 2d. Oct 18, 1752, Mrs. Dorothy Copp, widow of Deacon David Copp. Her first husband was Ebenezer Rogers. She was the daughter of Capt. Robert and Dorothy (Stanton) Denison, and was baptized Dec. 30, 1722, at Norwich. She survived her third husband. Jonathan-4 Avery made his will July 28, 1783, he called himself of Lisbon; mentioned wife, Dorothy, and daughter Ann, who lived with them, Elizabeth Hannah, Charles, Elisha, and Jonathan, living and dead, had had their shares; sons, David and Uriah, to have the lands that he died possessed of; David to pay to daughter Lucy six pounds and Uriah to pay to daughter Olive six pounds; son-in-law, Charles Guilkey is mentioned. The inventory of the estate of Jonathan Avery, late of Lisbon, was made Sept. 28, 1792, the will having been probated July 24, 1792, at Norwich (Norwich Wills, 8:441). All of the children of Jonathan Avery by both of his wives were born in Norwich, New London Co., Conn.