I am trying to find information on Charles Avery - according to a family document he was born in Thetford, VT in 1763. He married Mary Maltby in Vershire (?) in 1785. The had 10 children - Charles, Benjamin, Ira (Ira fought and was severely wounded in the Battle of Lundy's Lane in the War of 1812), Jeremiah, John, Electra, Mary and Catherine. I am not sure of the names of the other 2 sons. I have not been able to find a connection to any of the Avery records that I have found, so I do not know who Charles' father or mother were. I have found Charles (I believe) in the 1790 Vershire census and the 1800 Thetford census. I don't know if the Benjamin and Ira Avery's that I have found in later census records are the correct ones. If any of these people are in your research, I need all the help I can get. Charles has proven to be a total brick wall. The copy of the letter I have (written by his grandson, William) just says that the first Avery in our family came to America in 1630 - to Barnstable, MA. He just goes on to say that "eventually they made their way to Vermont" where his grandfather, Charles was born. Thanks, Carolee Avery McKay