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• Title	Capt.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Bef 22 Apr 1621	, Lincolnshire, , England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Apr 1700	, , Connecticut   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I52480	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Christopher AVERY, b. Abt 1590, England
  Mother	Margery STEPHENS
  Family ID	F22773	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Joanna "Jane" GREENSLADE, b. ABT. 1622, of Boston, Suffolk, Ma
  Married	10 Nov 1643	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Children	> 1. Hannah AVERY, b. 12 Oct 1644, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts > 2. James AVERY, Jr., b. 16 Dec 1646, Gloucester, Essex, Ma > 3. Mary AVERY, b. 19 Feb 1648, Gloucester,Essex,Massachusetts > 4. Thomas AVERY, b. 6 May 1651, Groton, New London, Connecticut > 5. John AVERY, b. 10 Feb 1654, Groton, New London, Connecticut   6. Rebecca AVERY, b. 6 Oct 1656, Groton, New London, Connecticut   7. Jonathan AVERY, b. 5 Jan 1658, Groton, New London, Connecticut   8. Christopher AVERY, b. 30 Apr 1661, New London, New London, Connecticut > 9. Samuel AVERY, b. 14 Aug 1664, Gloucester, Essex, Ma
  Family ID	F180	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Abigail HOLMES
  Married	4 Jul 1698  [2]
  Family ID	F22774	Group Sheet
  Family 3	Abigail INGRAHAM, b. Abt 1625
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet

• Notes	Capt. James Avery was a grantee of lands in Pequot (New London,Connecticut) in 1650. He and his father Christopher became Freemen 14 Oct1669. He is an ancestor of John D. Rockefeller. He served as a Lieut. in1669 and a Captain in 1675 in the army for battles with Indians.

• Sources

  [S495] Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981, John Augustus Miner, (Trevett, Maine 1981), CS 71 M6645 1981.. [S41] Some Colonial Families, Eloise M. Roberts, (Avard, Oklahoma 1926), CS 71 A95 1926., p. 3. [S125] New England Marriages before 1700, Torrey, Clarence A.. AVERY, James (1620-1700) & Joane/?Joanna GREENSLADE; 10 Nov 1643; Gloucester/New London, Connecticut {New London Hist. 331; Avery 1:43; Babcock Anc. 8; Seeley-Vail 24; Eldredge-Dutcher 23; Winthrop-Babcock 29; Webb etc. 26; Gen Mag. 2:282; Sv. 1:82; Stonington Hist. 200; Essex Ant. 6:88; Williams (#16) 197; Brown (#4) 84; Dunham-Boyd 104; Chesbrough 18, 524; Dixon-Williams 15; Granberry 156, 287; LBDF&P (1911) 31, 42; Reg. 26:197; Pope's Pioneers 24} [S138] Fish Genealogy, Menke, Phyllis M., (Manuscript - 27 Oct 2001).