Mary Dolbeare Avery

• BIRTH 19 Aug 1740 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
• DEATH 4 Oct 1774 (aged 34) Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL Starr Burying Ground Cemetery, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA, PLOT Section Anct, Plot R6-05, MEMORIAL ID 9284505

Mary was the eldest daughter of George Dolbeare b. abt. 1715 and Mary Sherwood. She had two sisters and three brothers and later married Captain William Avery of Groton. Her sister Hannah married Guy Richards of New London and other sister Abigail married Elihu Hinman [2]

They had a daughter Hannah b 20 Feb 1772 married 11 Dec 1791 Benjamin Butler eldest son of Dr Benjamin Butler of Norwich They settled at New London where he was a shipping merchant They afterwards removed to New York where he was a broker for many years They afterwards removed to his farm at Oxford NY where she died 5 Aug 1829 He died 1 June 1839. They had children 1st Benjamin b 4 March 1800 died unmarried 2d Julian Hyde born 1794 3d Mary Dolbeare b 8 Jan 1797 married 28 Nov 1817 Nicholas Deveraux [3]

William Avery 1726-87 served in the General Assembly and as Justice of the Peace He was born and died in Groton Also No 17188 [4]

Parents George Dolbeare 1715–1772
Mary Sherwood Dolbeare 1710–1790

Spouse
William Avery 1724–1787 (m. 1761)

Siblings
Abigail Dolbeare Hinman 1743–1816
John Dolbeare 1746–1806
George Benjamin Dolbeare 1753–1805

Children
George Dolbeare Avery 1763–1860
Mary Avery Smith 1764–1799
Abigail Avery 1766–1788 m. Elihu Hinman
Hannah Avery Butler 1772–1829 m. Dr Benjamin Butler, Guy Richards

Reference

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9284505/mary-avery

Sources

[2] History of New London county, Connecticut: with biographical sketches of ... edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd page 572

[3] History of Montville, Connecticut: Formerly the North Parish of New London from 1640 to 1896 COMPILED AND ARRANGED HY HENRY A BAKER page 335-336

[4] Lineage Book, Volume 35. By Daughters of the American Revolution page 230

Notes

MRS MARY DEVEREUX HUNTER 34661

    Born in Ellicottville New York Wife of James Welsh Hunter 

    Descendant of William Avery of Connecticut 

    Daughter of John C Devereux and Ellen M Jenkins his wife 

     Granddaughter of Nicholas Devereux and Mary Dolbear Butler his wife 

    Gr granddaughter of Dr Benjamin Butler and Hannah Avery his wife  

    Gr gr granddaughter of William Avery and Mary Dolbeare his wife 

[5] THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p 219