Hannah Avery

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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.

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

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

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Roger married Abigail Finch on 30 May 1736. Abigail was born on 9 Mar 1720/21 in New York; died on 25 Jul 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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David was a Revolutionary War Colonel, R.W. Sixth Reg. Charlotte Precinct DAR #111119.

In the 1790 census his surname was spelled Southerland.
From Family History of William Collins Buel V; Ancestors of Sarah Amelia Follett "Sutherland-Buell Lineage; Sara Sutherland": "...David Sutherland (Col David) moved to Great Nine Partners, which was called "Crum Elbow" and "Charlotte Precinct" at various times, shortly before 1743, aged 21, when he appears on the Tax List for the first time. His father, William, then about 53 years of age, never appears on the Tax List and must have lived with his son".

David married Judith Palmer on 15 Sep 1743. Judith was born on 9 Feb 1724/25; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Douglas Merritt did not metion second wife Martha Smith with whom Wiilliam Jr had six children according to 1000-half.

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

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

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No information available on Joseph, the fifth son of William Sr and Hannah Avery.

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John William Sutherland had extensive land holdings in Dutchess County, New York in 1766. In 1767 he removed to Sutherland Falls (present Proctor), Rutland County, Vermont and took up a claim at the falls under the New York charter of Socialborough. (In 1767 Gideon Cooley was the first settler in the area just northeast of Sutherland Falls that later became Pittsford).
From a SAR application nr 77058 by Francis Sutherland Gombar Jr, accepted 5 Dec 1953: John Sutherland served as a private and lieutenant in Simon Wright's Company; Thomas Bull's Company and Israel Hurlburt's Company. He was a member of the state committee from Vermont. In 1779 he was given 199 acres of land and in 1786, 116 acres [place not specified].
DAR member Jessie Sutherland Weirich nr 149302 states: "John Sutherland (1735-1817) served as private and lieutenant under Capt Simeon Wright and Col Gideon Warren, Vermont militia; also a delegate to the General Convention, Vermont. He was born at Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, died at Otter Creek, Rutland County, Vermont.

From the History of Rutland
Although some reports state that John William Sutherland, a carpenter by trade, had settled in Rutland prior to 1771, no records have been found to substantiate these claims. He was in Rutland by the spring of 1775 when he purchased over three hundred acres surrounding the Great Falls on Otter Creek, which afterwards bore his name. He built a gristmill and sawmill on the west side of the creek. The gristmill, likely constructed prior to the sawmill, was located northwest of where a carding machine (a machine for the mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres of wool, cotton, or other fiber consisting of cylinders having intermeshing wire teeth and revolving at different speeds or in opposite directions) later stood. The sawmill was located a little farther upstream. After the lumber was sawn it was slid over the rocks to the pond below. At this point it was made into rafts and floated down the stream to the customers.

Accusations
John William Sutherland, was suspected of being a Tory. During the summer of 1777, when most inhabitants fled the town, he remained behind, unmolested by the British. When the people left, many hurriedly turned their pigs loose to fend for themselves; some men were angered to find their branded pigs in Sutherland's pen upon their return. Perhaps if John, who has been described as selfish and grasping, had willingly given up the pigs, he would have escaped criticism but he didn't. However, he did serve in 1778, 1780, and 1781 in the Revolution, as did three of his sons, so possibly the rumors had more to do with his personality traits than his actual political affiliation.

Rebuttal
From NEHGR vol. 61 page 203: Regarding the loyalty to Congress, during the Revolutionary war, of John Sutherland then living at Sutherland's Falls, Rutland Co., Vermont, the records of the Adjutant and Inspector General of the State of Vermont show that he served several terms as a private and leutenant in the Vermont troops during the Revolution; and his name appears on the Records of the Council of Safety (and of the Governor and Council) as a member in 1788. The accusation appears in a lengthy article contained in a history of Rutland county published in 1886, which is utterly false and contradicted by official records. The writer of this reply is a great-grandson of John Sutherland, and familiar with the history of the Sutherland family from the first Immigrant from Scotland to the present time. He was personally acquainted with four of the sons of John Sutherland, and frequently visited them and their familles in Green County, Wis.
Aaron Randall
Boston, Mass.

Yorkers
In the part of Rutland County that became Pittsford, the Cooley brothers, Benjamin and Gideon were the first. John Sutherland came by 1767 and took up a claim at the falls under the New York charter of Socialborough. He was acquainted with the British officers at Whitehall. When in 1771, William Cockburn came to survey the area for New York, he was told to leave by those with New Hampshire grants, and he did. When it became known that Sutherland was friendly with Cockburn, he was forced to rebuy his land from those with New Hampshire grants. Because of his grist and saw mills that the other settlers were dependent upon, he was not driven off by the Green Mountain Boys who had as their objective to drive off "Yorkers" who had muscled in that area then known as New Hampshire Grants. Interestingly, the Cooley half brothers bought their land in present Pittsford from the Province of New York, taking over land formerly granted others by New Hamphire Governor Benning Wentworth.
In 1778 John William sold 175 acres to his sons, Peter and John Jr for 380 pounds.By 1793 he had disposed of all of his property at the Falls and had moved Wallingford.The holdings consisted of a saw and gristmill, iron works, four houses, barn, orchard and twenty tons of hay.

John married Mary Germond about Jan 1755 in Probably Rutland Co, Vermont. Mary was born on 2 Oct 1733 in New Rochester, Ulster Co, New York; died on 3 Sep 1789 in Sutherland Falls, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried in Rutland County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Jerusha Stanley on 22 Feb 1790 in Vermont. Jerusha was born on 23 Jul 1756 in Massachusetts; died on 4 Nov 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From "History of Pittsford": "Noah Cooley, son of Col. Benjamin, married Jane, daughter of Peter Sutherland, 24 Jan 1804..."

Peter married Carol BushVermont. Carol was born before 1754 in Probably Rutland Co, Vermont; died in Sutherland Falls, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From the Cooley Family Genealogy: "..res in the village of Sutherland Falls, named for John Sutherland...(Col. Andrew Sutherland died Feb 27, 1836) in Cambria, Niagara County, New York to which he removed in 1810 residing near Warrens Corners on Ridge Road. He served in the Militia in the War of 1812, afterwards becoming a Colonel of Militia."
From the History of Macomb County (Michigan): "...(Andrew Sutherland) was a soldier of the war of 1812 and was promoted to the Colonelcy of a regiment and was discharged with honor; his mother [Ed: wife Naomi, not mother] died at Romeo (Michigan) in 1871" (Naomi Cooley, died in Romeo 15 Dec 1870).
There is an error on the Andrew Sutherland gravestone (formerly a stepstone) in his age at death. It reads 52 years, 5 months, 25 days but should be 59 years, 5 months, 24 days. See research analysis.

(Research):Analysis of gravestone mistakeo Given death date of 28 Feb 1836 subtracting age on gravestone of 52y5m22d gives a birth date of 6 Sep 1783. o Given a birth date of 3 Sep 1776 adding 52y5m22d gives death date of 25 Feb 1829. o Given birth date of 3 Sep 1776 and dd 27 Feb 1836, his age at death would be 59 years, 5 months, 24 days o Since the stone carver put an age at death of 52 years, 5 months, 25 days, it appears he made a mistake; the number of years on the gravestone should be 59 years.
Note: The gravestone in Glenwood Cemetery was originally a stepstone on the original Andrew Sutherland property on Ridge Road where other family members were buried.

Andrew married Naomi Cooley on 6 Jan 1807 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. Naomi (daughter of Benjamin5 Cooley and Ruth Beach) was born on 6 Oct 1788 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Republic of Vermont; died on 15 Dec 1870 in Romeo, Macomb Co, Michigan; was buried about Dec 1870 in Procter Cemetery, Romeo, Macomb Co, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Jane's death is even more mysterious than Noah's because the last record about her I have been able to find is the 1840 U.S. Census, Michigan, Lenawee, Seneca. There is an 1845 Michigan state census but the summary on Ancestry.com lists only head of household, namely, Noah Cooley, MI, Lenawee, Seneca.
On p46 of John William Sutherland and Allied Families by Millie A. Owings we have "Jane [Sutherland](3) (Peter(2), John William(1)] was the first daughter of Peter and Amy [Sutherland] and was born 24 Aug 1787 at Nine Partners, Dutchess county, New York and died 4 July 1854. A footnote in the JW Sutherland genealogy states that "One source says that Jane died in Lockport, Niagara county, New York. Another surce says she died in Seneca township, Lenawee County, Michigan where her children lived. We were unable to find a cemetery record for her either place.
This paragraph is reproduced from Noah Cooley's research notes.: Noah Cooley, son of Col Benjamin, married Jane daughter of Peter Sutherland, January 24, 1804, and located on the west side of Otter Creek, upon land now owned by Ransom Burdett. The house he occupied, built by him, stood on the east side of the old road leading from the residence of Tilly Walker to that of Peter Rice--now R. Burdett's. The cellar of the house can still be seen in the pasture about thirty rods west of the railroad. Mr. Cooley resided there a few years, and then removed to the western country where he died, Jan 11, 1856. Mrs. Cooley died July 4, 1854. [These death dates are wrong; they come from p320 in Caverly's The History of Pittsford which was also wrong about Noah and Jane's children. Mortimer Cooley just copied these erroneous data to his Cooley Genealogy p492 and p547-8].
Amazingly, in the 1850 U.S. Census Noah (aged 68) turns up back in Pittsford VT living with his brother Azariah (70) and his wife Lydia. Alas, Jane is not with him. In 2008 I went to Michigna to investigate a conjecture that she died in Lenawee or Hillsdale counties but turned up nothing in the south-central area (see Owings' footnote above).

Jane married Noah Cooley on 24 Jan 1804 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. Noah (son of Benjamin5 Cooley and Ruth Beach) was born on 2 Jul 1782 in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont; died after 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Said to have been married to a Riedal.

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Said to have been married to a Thomas Pool.

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