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« on: Monday 11 December 17 10:47 GMT (UK) »
Groton & Dedhan Clans. In archive.org, the relevant family history books written in about 1870s can be found and downloaded.
Take great care when using the written documentation. They have both used some of the same source material from somebody who wrote another book about the Averys ( named "Sweet" - need to check that name in the books ). Also there are a number of inaccuracies, which modern research can identify - Too many assumptions are made at times. Unfortunately I keep coming across these inaccuracies being perpetuated in family research commentaries from North America. Many of the inaccuracies are related to Geography and Demographics. As a Brit who only lives 20 minutes from The National archives, in London - The commentaries are like describing New York being only a short drive from Los Angeles.
Groton - branch descended from Matthew ? Avery from Ipplepen Devon.
Dedham Branch - descended from William Avery, Blacksmith of Barkham, Berkshire.
The families are not linked. My side of family are from Yatton Somerset - and possibly leads to Dedham Lineage.
I have visited Groton. Look up battle of fort Griswold ( or Groton Heights) during revolutionary war.
Museum in Dedham where there is a copy of Avery coat of Arms. This is the same coat of Arms described in the visitations of Somerset for Jacob Avery. And another later visitation o f Middlesex for his son Samuel Avery MP who owned Capel Manor Enfield.
Have fun following up on some of my notes. These have just been written off the top of my head without accessing my research notes -
Take great care when using the written documentation. They have both used some of the same source material from somebody who wrote another book about the Averys ( named "Sweet" - need to check that name in the books ). Also there are a number of inaccuracies, which modern research can identify - Too many assumptions are made at times. Unfortunately I keep coming across these inaccuracies being perpetuated in family research commentaries from North America. Many of the inaccuracies are related to Geography and Demographics. As a Brit who only lives 20 minutes from The National archives, in London - The commentaries are like describing New York being only a short drive from Los Angeles.
Groton - branch descended from Matthew ? Avery from Ipplepen Devon.
Dedham Branch - descended from William Avery, Blacksmith of Barkham, Berkshire.
The families are not linked. My side of family are from Yatton Somerset - and possibly leads to Dedham Lineage.
I have visited Groton. Look up battle of fort Griswold ( or Groton Heights) during revolutionary war.
Museum in Dedham where there is a copy of Avery coat of Arms. This is the same coat of Arms described in the visitations of Somerset for Jacob Avery. And another later visitation o f Middlesex for his son Samuel Avery MP who owned Capel Manor Enfield.
Have fun following up on some of my notes. These have just been written off the top of my head without accessing my research notes -