Hi there Jack Stewart -- At 10:15 PM -0500 11/30/97, you wrote: >I would like to know the wife's & children by each of James Avery b. abt 1620 >in Salisbury, Eng & d. 18 apr 1728 New London, Ct. > >one wife: >Joanna Greenslade b. 1620's & d. 1690's. Daughter of Edward & ____? >Greenslade. Grand dau. of John Greenslade. > >another wife: >Abigail Ingrham(1631-1715). She had several husbands and chlidren. Any >names? >Is this Abigail Ingrham the same as the one mar'd to Edward Greenslade, Sam. >Chesebrough & Joshua Holmes? Thanks much for opening this discussion. You've inquired about one of the more elusive sets of folks in my own search. Following this note are what I do have on these people. The documentation is fragmented and often internally contradicted. I would hope that the data provokes a discussion on our list to attempt to sort it out. Good luck and good hunting, Mark Merritt merroots@ix.netcom.com ********* Person: James Avery Birthday: 1620 Birthplace: England Father: Christopher Avery Gender: male [New London Gen., pg. 560; Whittemore, pg. 18 ] Arrived ca. 1631 at Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts The Great Migration Begins does not include Avery implying arrival after 1633 aft. 1633 Arrived 1634/46 at () New World Married to Joanna Greenslade, 10 November 1643 at Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Hannah Avery born 11 October 1644 James Avery (2) born 15 December 1646 Mary Avery born 19 February 1648 Settled on a farm [New London Gen., pg. 560] with Joanna Greenslade, 1650 at New London, Connecticut Thomas Avery born 6 May 1651 John Avery born 10 February 1654 Rebecca Avery born 6 October 1656 Jonathan Avery (1658) born 5 January 1658 Christopher Avery (2) born 30 April 1661 Samuel Avery born 14 August 1664 Joanna Avery born 1669 [New London Gen., pg. 560] Participated in the "Great Swamp Fight" 1675 at Narragansett wholly within what is now, South Kingston, Rhode Island Gave a deed to his four sons of the house, orchard and land which belonged to his father Christopher Avery 1685 at New London, Connecticut Joanna Greenslade died 1695 Married to Abigail Ingraham, 4 July 1698 Resided with Abigail Ingraham, aft. 4 July 1698 at New London, New London County, Connecticut Died 18 April 1700 Cited in [New London Gen] Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut Pg. 560, 569 Cited in [Abbott/Babcock] Abbott-Babcock Genealogical Record Pg. 254 ff Cited in [Caulkins] History of New London, Connecticut Pg. 265, 331-332 Cited in The Averys of Groton Pg. 26 Cited in [Wheeler] 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 Pg. 199-200 (Avery #2) Cited in [Holmes - NEHGR] Joshua Holmes of Stonington, Connecticut (1678-1729) Pg. 166 ********* Person: Joanna Greenslade Birthday: ca. 1622 Mother: Ann ( ) (13) Father: Thomas Greenslade Gender: female Married to James Avery, 10 November 1643 at Gloucester, Massachusetts Hannah Avery born 11 October 1644 James Avery (2) born 15 December 1646 Mary Avery born 19 February 1648 Settled on a farm [New London Gen., pg. 560] with James Avery, 1650 at New London, Connecticut Thomas Avery born 6 May 1651 John Avery born 10 February 1654 Rebecca Avery born 6 October 1656 Jonathan Avery (1658) born 5 January 1658 Christopher Avery (2) born 30 April 1661 Samuel Avery born 14 August 1664 Joanna Avery born 1669 Died 1695 Cited in [New London Gen] Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut Pg. 560, 569 Cited in [Abbott/Babcock] Abbott-Babcock Genealogical Record Pg. 254 ff Cited in [Caulkins] History of New London, Connecticut Pg. 331 Cited in [Wheeler] 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 Pg. 200 ********** Person: Abigail Ingraham Gender: female [GMB, pg. 342] "Many secondary sources give the bride's surname as Ingraham, but the evidence for this is not seen. the only Ingraham family to which she could belong is that of Richard Ingraham of Rehoboth. He is of the right age and in the right place to be father of Samuel's wife, but this Ingraham family is very poorly defined, and only sons are known for certain [TAG 19:78, 21:190-191, 22:60-61]." 30 November 1655 Married to Samuel Chesebrough, 30 November 1655 Abigail Chesebrough born 30 September 1656 Samuel Chesebrough died bef. 31 July 1673 Married to Joshua Holmes, 5 June 1675 Resided with Joshua Holmes, aft. 5 June 1675 at Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island Mary Holmes (2) born bef. 1678 Joshua Holmes (2) born 29 August 1678 Joshua Holmes died bef. 4 July 1698 at Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island Married to James Avery, 4 July 1698 Resided with James Avery, aft. 4 July 1698 at New London, New London County, Connecticut James Avery died 18 April 1700 Died aft. 1714 Cited in [GMB] The Great Migration Begins Pg. 342 Cited in [New London Gen] Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut Pg. 357 Cited in [Abbott/Babcock] Abbott-Babcock Genealogical Record Pg. 254 ff Cited in [Wheeler] 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 Pg. 200, 292, 435 Cited in The Averys of Groton Pg. 26 Cited in [Holmes - NEHGR] Joshua Holmes of Stonington, Connecticut (1678-1729) Pg. 165-166 Cited in [Howland Gen I] John Howland of the Mayflower Vol. I Pg. 59 ==== AVERY Mailing List ==== Archives? http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/members/archives.html