Lieut. Theophilus Avery

Theophilus' Avery was ensign of the second Groton company, 1746; lieutenant, 1749 {Conn. Col. Rec, 9:242, 419). He was tythingman, 1740; surveyor, 1760; a member of the town committee to supply the soldiers with clothing, 1777, 1778 {Groton Toivn Minutes). He was a farmer and lived and died in the part of Groton now called Ledyard; his wife died there, Aug. 25, 1791; he d. Sept. 30, 1799. His will, made June 2, 1798, was proved Oct. , 1799, at Stonington. He mentioned sons, Theophilus and James; daus., Deborah Parke, Abigail Leonard, and Elizabeth Williams; grandchildren, Benjamin Brewster, Samuel Avery, Ichabod Avery, Erastus Avery {Stonington Wills, 6:283).

The Groton Avery Clan, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden), Vol. I, p. 164-5

• Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A004021
• Service: CONNECTICUT Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
• Birth: 6 Sep 1708 GROTON CONNECTICUT
• Death: 30 Sep 1799 LEDYARD CONNECTICUT
• Service Description: 1) MEM OF COMM TO SUPPLY SOLDIERS WITH CLOTHING, GROTON

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