256. William Thomas AVERY
1The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 37, edited by Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, John Reynolds Totten, Louis Effingham De Forest, Harold Minot Pitman, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard, 1906, Published by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 226 West 58th Street, New York, Page 48.
Phebe [Throop], b. 1 March 1771 m. 30 Jan., 1791, William Thomas Avery, b. 18 Jan. 1764, son of Nathan and Deborah (Thomas) Avery. He died at New Lebanon, N. Y., 10 Nov. 1820. She died at Galesburgh, Ill., 1 Aug., 1844. Their children, born at Lebanon, N. Y., were: i. Dr. Nathan Avery, b. 8 May 1792; Surgeon U. S. N. War of 1812. Went to Tennessee about 1817; m. 18 Oct., 1818, Rebecca, daughter of General Thomas Rivers, and died at Memphis, March, 1846. Their son, Hon. William Thomas Avery, M. C., was born in Murray Co., Tenn., 11 Nov. 1819. ii. Hyde Throop Avery, b. 13 Nov. 1797. iii. William Thomas Avery, b. 17 Aug. 1800; d. 1856. iv. George, b. 2 Dec. 1802; m. Jan. 24, 1839, S. P. M. Phelps, of Knoxville, Ill. Had seven children. v. Rev. John Thomas Avery, b. 29 Dec. 1810; m. 25 April 1838, Sarah A. Whiting, daughter of Henry and Sarah Canfield Whiting, of Herkimer, N. Y. He was of Cleveland, O., and had seven children: i. William Gales Avery, b. 27 Dec. 1840. ii. Sarah Whiting Avery, b. 10 May 1843. iii. George Whitfield Avery, b. 10 May 1843. iv. Eveline Mary Avery, b. 5 Jan. 1848. v. John Thomas Avery, b. 5 Aug., 1850. vi. Rev. Frederick Burt Avery, b. 5 June, 1854, Episcopal Rector at Painesville, O., 1896, East Cleveland, Ohio, 1905. vii. Henry Whiting Avery, b. 10 Feb., 1859. (the Groton Averys, MSS., by Hon. Elroy M. Avery, Cleveland, Ohio.) vi. Clarissa Avery, b. 31 Oct., 1793; m. Oct., 1825, Deacon Silas, son of Rev. Silas Churchill, of New Lebanon, N. Y.; five children. vii. Deborah Avery, b. 31 Aug., 1806; m. John Kendall; five children. viii. Cornelia Avery, b. 7 Jan., 1816; m. 1849, William Ball, Spencerport, N. Y.2"Connecticut, Marriages, 1630-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F759-NLD), William Thomas Avery and Phebe Throop, 30 Jan 1791; citing Conn, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3727.
3"Connecticut, Marriages, 1630-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F759-QMN), William Thomas Avery and Phebe Throop, 30 Jan 1791; citing Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 3727.
4"United States Census, 1800," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRZ-M7X), William T Avery, Canaan, Columbia, New York; citing p. 1225, NARA microfilm publication M32, roll 22, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 193710.
5"United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHGF-LRY), William T Avery, Lebanon, Columbia, New York; citing p. 270, NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 70, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0193725.
6The Averys of Groton, Genealogical and Biographical, Volume 1, By Homer DeLois Sweet. 1894. Press of the Rice-Taylor Printing Co. Syracuse, N. Y. Page 340
106. William Thomas, only son of 55-18-4 and Deborah Thomas; married June 30, 1791, in Bozrah, Phebe Throop, born March 1, 1771, dau. of Wm. Throop and Prudence Hyde, granddaughter of Rev. Benj. Throop; Children: 257. Nathan, born May 8, 1792, died Mar. 5, 1846. 258. Clarissa, born Oct. 31, 1793. 259. Hyde Throop, born Nov. 13, 1797, died Aug. 3, 1864, unm'd. 260. William Thomas Jr. b'n Aug. 17, 1800, d. Oct. 8, '56, single. 261. George, born Dec. 2, 1802, died in Galesburg, Ill. 262. Deborah, born Aug. 31, 1806. 263. John Thomas, born Dec. 29, 1810, living in Cleveland, O. 264. Cornelia, born Jan. 7, 1816, md. Wm. Ball, Jan. 10, 1850.7The Averys of Groton, Genealogical and Biographical, Volume 1, By Homer DeLois Sweet. 1894. Press of the Rice-Taylor Printing Co. Syracuse, N. Y. Page 331
55. Nathan, fourth son of 18-4 and Jane Hill; married, about 1753, place unknown, Deborah Thomas, of Lebanon; Children: 106. William Thomas, born Jan. 19, 1764, died in New Lebanon, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1820. Perhaps others.
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