THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and CatherineHitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library,Washington DC, page 347.
He was a Methodist minister.

1. William Nathaniel AVERY b. 24 Jul 1831, Columbia,Columbia Co.,New York.
2. 1. Abigail Maria AVERY b. 10 May 1834, Columbia,Columbia Co.,New York; d. Sep 1862, Freeport,Illinois.
3. Leroy Scott AVERY b. 12 Apr 1837, Wilmington,Vermont; d. 12 Mar 1839, Wilmington,Vermont.
4. Francis Moffit AVERY b. 26 Jun 1839, Wilmington,Vermont.
5. Harriet Newell AVERY b. 28 Dec 1841, Wilmington,Vermont; d. 18 Nov 1864, Freeport,Illinois.

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and CatherineHitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library,Washington DC. Page 213.
Nathaniel Avery was corporal in the third company from Stonington,Samuel H. Parson's reg't in 1775; was a pensioner living in Leyden,Mass., 1818 (Conn. Men in the Rev'n, pp. 74, 640).

1. James AVERY b. 6 Jul 1784, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts; d. 26 Feb 1863, Spafford,New York.
2. Josiah AVERY b. 10 Mar 1786, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts; d. 1 May 1869, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts.
3. Desire AVERY b. 5 Mar 1788, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts; d. Jan 1831, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts.
4. 2. Daniel AVERY b. 16 Nov 1790, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts; d. 7 Oct 1852, Wilmington,Vermont.
5. Sarah AVERY b. 6 May 1794, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts.
6. Nathaniel AVERY b. 18 Jan 1797, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts; d. 3 Nov 1871, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts.
7. Nancy AVERY b. 6 Jun 1800, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts; d. 22 Jan 1808, Leyden,Franklin Co.,Massachusetts.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
Sarah Walker married at Westerly, 3 Jun 1731, Lieut. William Averythe compiler of the Avery Genealogy state that she was the second wife ofAvery by whom she had ten children and that he was the son of John andAbigail (Chesebrough) Avery.
In 1734, William and Sarah Avery, of New London, Conn., signed offto Joseph Pendleton, of Westerly, RI all their right to the estate oftheir "grandfather" Brian Pendleton late of Saco, Me. (Rockingham Co., NHDeeds, xx, 321.)

1. Amos AVERY b. 30 Jan 1732/1733, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; c. 23 Sep 1733, Second Church of Stonington,Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. Bef 2 Nov 1768, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
2. Christopher AVERY b. 1 Apr 1734, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; c. 19 May 1735, 2nd Church of Stonington,Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 8 Sep 1756, Lake George.
3. Elisa AVERY b. 5 Jul 1736, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. David AVERY b. 30 Oct 1738, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; c. 5 Nov 1738, 2nd Church of Stonington,Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 10 Nov 1762, Havana,Cuba.
5. Benoni AVERY b. 29 Jan 1744, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 7 Nov 1762, Havana,Cuba.
6. Abigail AVERY b. 25 Apr 1746, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
7. James AVERY b. 27 Dec 1748, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
8. 4. Nathaniel AVERY b. 28 Aug 1751, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 30 Aug 1839, Leyden,Massachusetts.
9. Abraham AVERY b. 20 May 1754, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. Feb 1843, Earlville,Madison Co.,New York.