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The Avery Family in Leeds County |
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William Avery, Sr. was born about 1750 in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York. William was a loyalist during the American Revolution. He joined the King's Loyal Rangers where he served with Lemuel Caswell and William and Henry Clow. His father owned 900 acres which was confiscated by the Americans. The name of William Avery's first wife is not known. William married Deliverance Mott. William 's children may have included: Nehemiah Avery (1775, married Catherine Gray), Isaac Avery (1824, married Mary Trickey) As a Loyalist, he arrived in the Yonge Township in 1785 with his ten-year old son, Nehemiah. In 1791, William signed a petition in Thurlow, Hastings County, Ontario requesting that the township be laid out in lots. James and William were founders of the Methodist church at Yonge Mills. Nehemiah and William Avery were assessed in Yonge Township in 1805. James and William Avery were with the 1st Regiment Leeds Militia during the War of 1812. James Avery, Sabrina Mott Avery, and William Avery appeared on the census lists of Yonge Township, Leeds County Ontario in the 1840s. William died on March 1, 1813 and is buried in the Yonge Mills Cemetery. Nehemiah was left the E 1/2 of Lot 7, second concession of Yonge Township at his father's death. Nehemiah died in 1823/4. |
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Joseph Avery was born about 1750. He was a fifer in the Loyal Rangers. In 1784 Joseph Avery appeared on the provisioning list for disbanded troops as a member of the Loyal Rangers. He was mustered in Augusta. Joseph Avery received a grant of concession 8, lot 15 before 1803. |
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James Avery was born 1789 in Yonge Township, Leeds County, Ontario. He married Deliverance Munsell. She was born 1799. James and Deliverance's children probably included: Rebecca Avery (1830) James died on November 13, 1866. Deliverance died September 11, 1877. They are buried in Yonge Mills Cemetery.
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William Avery (William) was born 1794. He married Sabrina Mott.
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Nehemiah Avery was was born about 1775. His parents were William Avery and Deliverance Mott. He arrived with his Loyalist father in Yonge Township in 1785 . He married Catherine Gray on December 11, 1806. He died 1823/4. |
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