Charles Sutherland

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: GCPN-HQ

Notes:

From A Thousand and a Half Sutherlands: There is no primary evidence available to indicate William Sutherland was the first of his Sutherland Clan to emigrate to the Colonies. Secondary evidence, however, suggests William emigrated from Scotland before the end of the 17th century. The first mention of William Sutherland in genealogical records appeared in Spencer Mead's book Ye History of ye Town of Greenwich in 1911. Mead states that 'according to family tradition William was born in Scotland...William bought land in the Connecticut Colony town of Horse Neck [Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony], on 16 Feb 1722. According to Douglas Merritt in the book Sutherland Records (where he has two William Sutherlands b. about 1690): Of the second William Sutherland (1) said to be son of William of Scotland, was called Junior in Bangall record (2) said to be son of David and Mary of Westchester Township, NY 1698. [DBC: I will completely ignore the parents of William Sutherland]. ...married 1720 Hannah daughter of Mr Avery; bought land in Greenwich Conn about 16 Feb 1723. William Sutherland carpenter of Dutchess County [New York] mortgaged 206 acres Lot No 5 in Lot No 17, Great Nine Partners, to Mary Barclay, 15 May 1772 (Poughkeepsie, Lib 3 p149).
The genealogy of a William Sutherland is so convoluted that all data should be taken with a grain of salt. If Douglas Merritt can't decide who William Sutherland was, then no one can. Furthermore, lists of William's children are wildly inconsistent. In May 2021 there were 2289 trees online in Ancestry.com and all of them appear to be copied from one, very bad tree. Some of them have four marriage entries for William and Hannah Avery yet all of them cite no sources. In light of this abominable online situation perpetuated by Ancestry.com, I have chosen to use as a source the relatively recent book A Thousand and a Half Sutherlands; A Genealogy of Roger Sutherland, His Ancestors and Descendants by Neil Sutherland.

William married Hannah Avery about 1715-1720 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Hannah was born before 1700 in Probably Connecticut; died in Unknown in Probably New York State. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: GCPN-JW

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A possible candidate for Hannah Avery comes from Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich, Connecticut as follows from pp 491-2: The Genealogy of the Avery Family of Groton, Connecticut, by Homer DeLois Sweet, published in 1894, contains the genealogy of the Avery Family of Greenwich. It states that Christopher Avery[1], a weaver, was born in England about 1590, came to Massachusetts Bay Colony with his only son James[2], about 1630, and was selectman at Gloucester in 1646, 1652, and 1654. In 1658, he removed to Boston, and in 1663, he followed his son James to New London, Connecticut, where in 1665 he purchased a house and lot. He died March 12, 1679, leaving him surviving his only child, James, who was bom in England about 1620. James Avery[2] married, November 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade of Boston. Of nine children, the second was James Jr b. Dec. 16, 1646 and d. 22 Aug.1748. He was m. 18 Feb 1669, at New London, Deborah, dau. of Edward Stallyon, d. 27 Mar 1729. Of those children born to James Jr and Deborah was Hannah b. 4 Aug 1685. Since Hannah in my database was born before 1700 this Hannah, b. 1685, is a candidate.