Descendants of Christopher Avery, extract FIRST GENERATION 1. Christopher Avery born in 1565 in Exeter, Devon, England. Johanna (Avery) was born in 1570 in England. Christopher Avery Sr and Johanna (Avery) had the following children: +2 i. Christopher Avery Jr. 1590 SECOND GENERATION 2. Christopher Avery Jr born in 1590 in Ipplepen, Devonshire, Eng. died in New London, CT in 1679. He was married to Margery Stephens (daughter of Edward Stephens and Margaret (Stephens)) on Aug 26 1616 in Ippledon, Devon, England. She died in 1643 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had the following children: +3 i. James Avery Sr. 1620 THIRD GENERATION 3. James Avery Sr born in 1620 in Cornwall, England. He died on Apr 18 1700 in New London, Connecticut. He was married to Joanna Greenslade (daughter of Edward Greenslade) on Nov 10 1643 in Boston, Massachusetts.22 Joanna Greenslade was born in 1622 in Boston, Massachusetts. She died in 1695 in Groton, Connecticut. She resided Boston, Massachusetts. James Avery Sr and Joanna Greenslade had the following children: +4 i. James Avery Jr. 1646 +5 ii. Mary Avery. 1647/8 +6 iii. Thomas Avery. 1651 +7 iv. Samuel Avery. +8 v. Hannah Avery. 1644 +9 vi. John Avery. 1653/4 +10 vii. Rebecca Avery. 1656 11 viii. Jonathan Avery was born on Jan 5 1658 in New London, Connecticut. He died on Sep 15 1681 in New London, Connecticut. He resided New London, Connecticut. Date of death uncertain, date is for burial. 12 ix. Christopher Avery was born on Apr 30 1661 in New London, Connecticut. He died on Dec 8 1683 in New London, Connecticut. 13 x. Joanna Avery was born in 1669 in New London, Connecticut. She resided New London, Connecticut. He was married to Abigail Ingraham on Jul 4 1698 in Groton or Stonington, CT. Abigail died in New London in 1715. FOURTH GENERATION 4. James Avery Jr born on Dec 15 1646 in Gloucester, Mass. He died on Aug 22 1728 in Groton, Connecticut. He was married to Deborah Stallyon (daughter of Edward Stallyon and Margaret (Stallyon)) on Feb 20 1669 in New London, Connecticut. Deborah Stallyon was born on Feb 20 1651 in New London, Connecticut. She died in 1729 in Groton, Connecticut. James Avery Jr and Deborah Stallyon had the following children: +14 i. Ebenezer Avery Sr. 1677 +15 ii. Mary Avery. 1693 +16 iii. James Avery III. 1673 +17 iv. Benjamin Avery. 1696 +18 v. Edward D Avery. 1676 +19 vi. Deborah Avery. 1671 20 vii. Margaret Avery was born on Feb 4 1674 in Groton, Connecticut. +21 viii. Christopher Avery. 1679 +22 ix. Jonathan Avery. 1681 23 x. Mercy Avery was born on Feb 4 1683 in Groton, Connecticut. +24 xi. Hannah Avery. 1685 +25 xii. Sarah Avery. 1688 +26 xiii. Joseph Avery. 1692 FIFTH GENERATION 14. Ebenezer Avery Sr was born on May 1 1678 in 'The Hive," Groton, Connecticut.36,37 He was baptized on Jun 16 1678 in First Church of New London, CT. He was married to Dorothy Parke (daughter of Captain John Parke and Mary Witter) on Jun 16 1708 in Preston, Connecticut.39 Dorothy Parke was born on Jun 27 1692 in Stonington, Connecticut. She was baptized on Nov 27 1692 in First Church of Stonington, CT. She died on Nov 6 1732 in Stonington, Connecticut. Ebenezer Avery Sr and Dorothy Parke had the following children: +28 i. Ebenezer Avery Jr. 1721 +29 ii. Parke Avery. 1710 30 iii. Mary Avery was born on Feb 17 1713 in Groton, Connecticut. 31 iv. Dorothy Avery was born on Jan 10 1716 in Groton, Connecticut. 32 v. Lucy Avery was born on Oct 14 1718 in Groton, Connecticut. She died on Jan 9 1719 in Groton, Connecticut. +33 vi. Amy Avery. 1724 +34 vii. Eunice Avery. 1725/6 +35 viii. Simeon Avery. 1730 SIXTH GENERATION 28. Ebenezer Avery Jr was born on Apr 3 1721 in Groton, Connecticut. He died in 1810. He first married Lucy Davis and they had no children. He then married Eunice Park, in 1758, when he was 37 and they had three children, the last one born in 1810, when he was 88. They lived in Stonington. He was married to Eunice Park (daughter of Eleazur Parke and Eliphel Button) on Nov 9 1758 in Stonington/Preston, CT.44 Eunice Park was born on Feb 19 1727 in Preston, Connecticut. She died in 1810. She resided Stonington, Connecticut. Ebenezer Avery Jr and Eunice Park had the following children: +38 i. Ebenezer Avery III. 1760 He was married to Lucy Davis on May 3 1744 in Groton, Connecticut. Lucy Davis was born on May 21 1709 in New London/Groton, Conn.. She died on Oct 27 1757 in Groton, Connecticut. She resided Stonington, Connecticut. Ebenezer Avery Jr and Lucy Davis had the following children: 40 i. Lucy Avery was born on May 28 1745 in Groton, Connecticut. She died in 1747 in Groton, Connecticut(?). 41 ii. Margaret Avery was born on Apr 15 1748 in Groton, Connecticut(?). 42 iii. Dorothy Avery was born on Sep 13 1750 in Groton, Connecticut(?). 43 iv. Abigail Avery was born in Mar 1752 in Groton, Connecticut(?). She died on Oct 10 1753 in Groton, Connecticut(?). 44 v. Amy Avery was born on Sep 22 1754 in Groton, Connecticut(?). SEVENTH GENERATION 38. Ebenezer Avery III was born on Oct 10 1760 in Preston, Connecticut.55,56 He was born on Oct 10 1761 in Preston, Connecticut. He died on Jun 15 1856 in Preston, Connecticut. He was married to Abigail Story (daughter of Solomon Story and Elizabeth Thomas) on Dec 11 1783 in Stonington/Preston, CT. Source White's War Pensions, lists 4 additional sons, 3 without ages. Ebenezer, Benjamin and Albert, an apprentice in Northampton. Mentions that spouse had 12 children. Two are unaccounted for. Abigail Story was born on Aug 5 1762 in Preston, Connecticut.65 She died on Apr 1 1794 in Griswold (Preston), CT. Ebenezer Avery III and Abigail Story had the following children: +47 i. Sabra Avery. 1790 +48 ii. John Stanton Avery. 1794 +49 iii. Asa Avery. 1785 50 iv. Eunice Avery was born on Aug 14 1786 in Preston, Connecticut. 51 v. Solomon Story Avery was born on Feb 28 1788 in Preston, CT 52 vi. Mary Avery was born on Feb 22 1792 in Preston, Connecticut. He was married to Mary Allen on Dec 13 1795 in Preston, Connecticut(?).66 White's War Pensions lists a son George, age 16 in 1820, probable child of Mary Allen. Mary Allen was born on Sep 4 1770. She was also known as Allyn. EIGHTH GENERATION 47. Sabra Avery was born on Mar 4 1790 in Preston, Connecticut.65 She died on Jul 27 1864 in Manchester, New York. She resided Palmyra, New York. She was married to Joseph Capron (son of Jeremiah Capron and Jerusha Hartshorn) in 1810 in Preston, Connecticut(?). Joseph Capron was born on Dec 3 1791 in Preston, Connecticut. He died on Sep 30 1874 in Manchester, New York. Sabra Avery and Joseph Capron had the following children: +55 i. Henry Capron. born about 1815 +56 ii. Collins York Capron. +57 iii. Jerusha Capron. 58 iv. Ebenezer Avery Capron was born on Apr 14 1817 in Redhook, New York. He died on Jul 4 1891 in Morenci, Michigan. 59 v. Julia Ann Capron was born on Dec 13 1818 in Phelps, New York. 60 vi. Lucy E Capron was born on Aug 28 1825 in Manchester, New York. She died in 1827 in Manchester, New York(?). 61 vii. Alexander R Capron was born on Nov 10 1823 in Perrinton, New York. He died in 1825 in Manchester, New York(?).