This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Avery, Lovett, McGeorge Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/12216 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on William Avery born about 1817 in Westfield, NY and his wife, Mary, unknown her maiden name, but she was born about 1827 in NY. They had two sons, possibly more, but one of which was William born 8-1842 and John, who is my g grandfather, born 4-2-1845. Would love to hear from anybody connected to this family. Thank you

This is not your William, but it could be an ancestor. History of Chautauqua Co & Its People by Andrew Young Hanover >From the foregoing list it appears that Charles Avery was the earliest purchaser of land in Hanover ; and it may hence be inferred that he was the first settler. But several persons are said to have lived at Cattaraugus creek before Mr. Avery came. And he was there himself a year or more before the date of his purchase. It is generally conceded that the first person who lived there was Amos Sottle, who, however, it will be seen, did not obtain an article until 1806. It is extensively believed that he was the earliest settler in this county. History of Chautauqua Co. by Downs & Hedley Hanover However, settlement once commenced in this western solitude continued rapidly. Charles Avery settled in the town of Hanover, on lot 3, near the mouth of the Cattaraugus creek, in 1803, possibly in 1802, and a little later became a small trader in Indian goods. When the Holland Land Company made their original survey of Hanover, it was an almost unbroken wilderness. Great hemlocks, black walnut, whitewood, elm, beech and other timber making up these great forests. The first purchaser of land in Hanover was Charles Avery, who bought lot 3 in Cattaraugus village in 1804. He was in the town in 1803, but it does not seem that he was the first settler, that honor being generally accorded to Amos Sottle, who in 1798 and 1799 assisted in surveying that part of the Holland Purchase, being entered on the books of the surveying company as "Amos Sawtel axeman." In 1804 Charles Avery took lot 3, Cattaraugus Village. He kept a store there and remained as late as 1816, in which year he was pathmaster. Avery, the first person who took up land in Hanover, was on the land at the time of the survey, having evidently located his land and bought as soon as it was in the market. Mrs. Kelly Miller Family Historian http://kindredroots.com -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Jeneker@aol.com Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:15 PM To: NYCHAUTA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYCHAUTA] Avery, William and Mary This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Avery, Lovett, McGeorge Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/12216 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on William Avery born about 1817 in Westfield, NY and his wife, Mary, unknown her maiden name, but she was born about 1827 in NY. They had two sons, possibly more, but one of which was William born 8-1842 and John, who is my g grandfather, born 4-2-1845. Would love to hear from anybody connected to this family. Thank you ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429