James Avery (American colonist)
- James Avery (American colonist)
Infobox Person
caption = Bust of James Avery
name=James Avery
birthdate=birth date and age|1620
birthname= James Avery
deathdate=death date and age|1700|4|18
location=Groton, Connecticut, U.S.
occupation=
notable role=
spouse= Joanna Greenslade (1622-1697)
James Avery (b. 1620 in Cornwall, England - April 18, 1700 in Groton, Connecticut) was an American colonial landowner, legislator, and a military commander in King Philip's War.
Avery was born in England and immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony as a child with his parents.[cite book]
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cmIMAAAAYAAJ
title=A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut
author=Benjamin Tinkham Marshall
year=1922
publisher=Lewis Historical Printing Company] As an adult he received several land grants in the vicinity of New London, in Connecticut. Battles
Avery served as a captain in command of forty Englishmen from Stonington, Lyme, and New London. In 1676. He also served as captain of one of four companies which protected the frontier. In the Great Swamp Fight, a battle at Kingston, Rhode Island, Avery commanded a group of ally Pequot Indians.
General Assembly
He was Deputy to the General Court 12 times from 1656 to 1680. [cite book | last = Avery | first = Elroy McKendree | title = The Groton Averys, Christopher and James | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=PSIfAAAAMAAJ | date = 1893 | pages = 9-10]
Pioneer
Avery was among Groton, Connecticut’s early settlers, for whom Avery Point is named. A monument stands on the location of his 1656 home, called "The Hive of the Averys". The home burned down in a fire started from an ember of a passing train on July 20, 1894.
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External links
*cite book | last = Harris | first = William | title = The Battle of Groton Heights | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=OroYPSCHe5UC | date = 1882 | location = New London, CT | publisher = Charles Alyn | pages = 256-257
* [http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/moscw/Rand_j_f.htm John Frederic Randall, Member of...]
* [http://www.lfthompson.com/more_captjamesavery.htm More About Capt. James Avery]
* [http://www.relativelyconnected.com/avery/avery-captain-james-gallery/bio-captain-james--avery.htm Biography of Captain James Avery...]
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