Avery Family

Generation 1

Christopher Avery was born 1590 in England and died 12 March 1670 at New London, New London Co., CT.  He married Margery Stephens 26 August 1616 at Ippledon, Devonshire, England.  She died in England.  Christopher Avery resided at Gloucester, MA 1646 - 1658; Boston, MA 1658 - 1663; and was a resident of New London, CT 1665 - his death.  They had at least one child:
  1. James Avery

Generation 2

James Avery was born 1620 in England and died 18 April 1700.  He arrived in New England in 1630 and was a veteran of King Philip's War.  He married first to Joanna Greenslade 10 November 1643.  She was born c1622 and died after 1693.  He married second to Abigail Ingraham 4 July 1698.  She died after 1714.  Abigail Ingraham had married first 30 November 1655 to Samuel Chesebrough (c1 Apr 1627-31 July 1673) and second 5 June 1675 to Joshua Holmes.

Children of James Avery and Joanna Greenslade:

  1. Hannah Avery
  2. James Avery
  3. Mary Avery
  4. Thomas Avery
  5. John Avery
  6. Rebecca Avery
  7. Jonathan Avery
  8. Christopher Avery
  9. Samuel Avery
  10. Joanna Avery
Children of Abigail Ingraham and Samuel Chesebrough:
  1. Abigail Chesebrough
  2. Maria Chesebrough
  3. Samuel Chesebrough
  4. William Chesebrough
  5. Sarah Chesebrough
  6. Elisha Chesebrough
  7. Elizabeth Chesebrough
Children of Abigail Ingraham and Joshua Holmes:
  1. Mary Holmes
  2. Joshua Holmes

Generation 3

James Avery was born 15 December 1646 at Gloucester, Essex Co., MA and died 22 August 1748.  He married Deborah Stallion 18 February 1669.  She died 27 March 1729 and was the daughter of Margaret and Edward Stallion.  James Avery and Deborah Stallion were buried in the West Burying Ground, Pequonoc, CT.  They had the following children:
  1. Deborah Avery
  2. James Avery
  3. Margaret Avery
  4. Edwin Avery
  5. Ebenezer Avery
  6. Christopher Avery
  7. Jonathan Avery
  8. Mary Avery
  9. Hannah Avery
  10. Sarah Avery
  11. Joseph Avery
  12. Benjamin Avery
  13. Mary Avery

Generation 4

Christopher Avery was born 23 January 1678/9 and died 1753.  He married Prudence Payson.  They had the following children:
  1. Priscilla Avery
  2. Hannah Avery

Generation 5

Hannah Avery was born 1 February 1719 at Groton, New London Co., CT and died there 28 July 1799.  She married Benadam Gallup III 11 August 1740 at Groton, New London Co., CT.  He was born 26 October 1716 at Groton, New London Co., CT and died there 29 March 1800.  Both were buried in the Gallup Cemetery, Ledyard, New London Co., CT.  For further information see the Gallup Family.  They had the following children:
  1. Col. Benadam Gallup IV
  2. Isaac Gallup
  3. Hannah Gallup
  4. Esther Gallup
  5. James Gallup
  6. Jesse Gallup
  7. John Gallup
  8. Prudence Gallup
  9. Lois Gallup
  10. Susan Gallup
  11. Josiah Gallup
  12. Abigail Gallup

Sources

New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 1985

Pedigree chart prepared by Don G. Olmstead

Gallup Genealogy by Darwin C. Gallup and Josephine Middleton Peck, Gallup Family Association, 1966

History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900, with a Genealogical Register of Stonington Families by Richard Anson Wheeler, Lawrence Verry Inc., Mystic, CT 1966

Cemetery visitation to Gallup Cemetery by Susan Frost Bennett, 11 June 1996

The Bill Memorial Library by Sharon Lee Rowland, Unpublished?, 1985

John Howland of the Mayflower, Volume 1:  The First Five Generations Through his first child Desire Howland and her husband Captain John Gorham by Elizabeth Pearson White, Picton Press, Camden, ME 1990

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11 November 1997