William Avery (abt. 1643 - 1692)

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Died 22 Apr 1692 at about age 49 in Enfield, Middlesex, England

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Biography

William Avery of Enfield, co. Middlesex,^[1] is the second son of Samuel Avery, who was a London merchant in 1623.^[2] Based on the age of his sister Catherine, he was probably born after 1630.^[2]

By 1663, Samuel Avery was of Enfield, co. Middlesex.^[1]

Origins

William descends from Avery of Somerset. His father Samuel Avery, was a younger son of Jacob Avery of Hewish, co. Somerset.

Samuel had two brothers who were both merchants of London in 1623:^[2]

1. Joseph, esq. of Hewish, co. Somerset;^[1]
2. Benjamin of Froome, co. Somerset.^[1]

Vis. of Somerset & Vis. of Middlesex, both state that Samuel's wife was Mariabela, but they differ on the identity of her father.

Vis. of Middlesex, asserts that she was the daughter of Miles,^[1] while Vis. of Somerset, calls her the daughter of Bennet.^[2]

Samuel and Mariabela had 6 children, including 4 daughters and 2 sons.^[1] Catherine is the only child listed in Vis. of Somerset, 1623.^[2] William Avery was their youngest child.

Siblings

• Dudley.^[1]

m. ..., dau. of John Allen of Stretley, co. Berks.^[1][3]

• Catherine (b. c. 1620, age 3 in 1623).^[1][2]

m. William Lane, esq. of Cowley, co. Middlesex.^[4]

• Mariabella.^[1]

m. John Locke, gent. of Bristol

• Christian.^[1]

m. Josiah Warren, gent. of Colchester

• Barsheba.^[1]

m. William Knipe, esq. of Kendal, co. Westmorland

Marriage

m. (bef. 1662) Susan Eyre, dau. of Giles Eyre of Whiteparish, co. Wilts.^[1]

children:

• 1. Susanna (b. bef. 1662).^[1]
• 2. Katherine (b. bef. 1663).^[1]
• Norton (bp. 08 Nov 1668 St. Andrew, Enfield, London - d. 1732, age 63).^[5][6][7]

m. Rebecca (b. c. 1680 - d. 03 Sep 1732, age 52).^[5]

• John (bp. 28 Dec 1671 St. Andrew, Enfield, London).^[8]

Property

Honylands & Pentriches

Manors of Honylands and Pentriches, alias Capels.

"The joint manors of Honylands and Pentriches, (called also the manor of Capels,) partly in this parish, and partly in that of Cheshunt, were parcel of the possessions of Sir Giles Capel, who granted them to the crown ... anno 1547.

They were sold by Queen Elizabeth, anno 1562, for thirty years purchase, to William Horne, merchant ... Horne sold them the same year to John Tamworth, Esq. one of her Majesty's privy-council, who died in 1569.^[9]

In ... 1575 they were aliened by Thomas Sydney to Sir Thomas Knolles. In 1627 they belonged to William Pennyfather, Esq. who aliened them to William Avery, anno 1638. They continued in that family till ... 1724, when they were sold to Charles Eyre, Esq. from whom they were inherited by Robert Jacomb, Esq. The latter sold them, anno 1783, to William Hart, Esq.; and they were again sold, anno 1793, to ... Rawson Hart Boddam, Esq. late governor of Bombay."^[10]

• Charles Eyre was the maternal uncle (his mother's brother) of: Robert Jacomb, esq (b. c. 1716 - d. 1800 Enfield, age 84), formerly of Capels in Enfield par. & son of Robert Jacombe (d. 13 Dec 1732?).^[11][12]

Robert Jacomb, esq. m. _____ (b. c. 1718 - d. 1777, age 59), dau. of Becher & sister of the widow of Robert Nettleton (Netleton), esq. (d. 1799).^[11][13]

Robert Jacomb, esq. & Ms. ... Becher had 2 sons & 1 dau:^[11]

1. Charles Jacombe m. ...Smart of Enfield^[11]
2. John Jacombe (d. 1793)^[11]
3. Mary Jacombe.^[11]

Arms

Vis. of Middlesex 1663.^[1]

• arms: Gules, a chevron or between three bezants, a crescent for difference.
• crest: Two lions gambs issuant and embowed supporting a bezant.

Research Notes

• Found a William Avery, esq. (bur. 22 Apr 1692 Enfield, co. Middlesex) in Find My Past Greater London Burials.

• Capel Manor’s - In 1562 Queen Elizabeth 1st gave the house to William Thorne and it then passed through several hands including the Avery family. Samuel and Mariabella Avery arrived in Enfield in 1642 and then in 1653 Capels Manor passed over to their youngest son, William Avery, on his father’s death. Although nowhere clearly explained why it passed to their youngest son, it’s believed to have been as a result of the troubles experienced by many Cavalier families during that time. For more information David Avery’s book ‘Madam Susanna Avery – Her Book’ looks further into the issues families faced.

• In 1688 Madam Susanna Avery, one of William’s daughters wrote a book on how to run a small country estate. It was a 17th Century equivalent of Mrs Beaton’s Victorian treatise on cooking and gives a fascinating glimpse of life at Capel during that period. As well as pies, puddings and cakes her recipes also include those for dog bites, lotions and medicinal purposes including using moss gathered from the sunny side of an ash tree to stop bleeding and wild bugloss (a plant of the borage family) as an antidote to stomach upsets.

• In 1745 the land passed to Robert Jacomb who demolished the original manor house*

• Given that William's father Samuel & his uncle Joseph Avery were both merchants of London,^[2] it's possible that William Avery inherited Capel from Charles Eyre (living 1717), citizen and haberdasher of London.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15} Ryley, W. & Dethick, H. (1887). "Avery of Enfield," in Vis. of Middlesex, p. 48. Joseph Foster, Ed. Archive.org. eBook.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} St. George, H. & Lennard, S. (1876). "Avery of Somerset," in Vis. of Somerset, 1623, p. 3. Frederick Thomas Colby, DD., Ed. London. Google Books.
3. ↑ Dudley Avery & Allen had 3 son.^{[citation needed]}
4. ↑ poss. William Lane, late of Cowley, co. Middlesex, deceased, father of 2 sons at Gray's Inn on 14 Aug 1688:
   1. (s. & h) Richard Lane;
   2. William Lane
   see: Foster, J. (1889). The Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889, p. 340. Google Books.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Robinson, W. (1823). The History and Antiquities of Enfield, in the County of Middlesex, 2, p. 74. London. Google Books.
6. ↑ Norton Avery (bp. 08 Nov 1668 St Andrew, Enfield, London, England), son of William Avery & Susanna; FHL microfilm 585,397, 585,398.[1]
7. ↑ Norton Avery is not listed in Vis. of Middlesex, 1663, so Norton and John must have been born after 1663
8. ↑ John Avery (bp. 28 Dec 1671 St Andrew, Enfield, London, England), son of William Avery & Susanna; FHL microfilm 585,397, 585,398.[2]
9. ↑ Hasler, P.W. (1981). Tamworth, John (c.1524-69), of Sandon, Essex; Sutton, Lincs. and St. Botolph, Bishopsgate. HOP. Web.
10. ↑ Daniel Lysons, 'Enfield', in The Environs of London: Volume 2, County of Middlesex (London, 1795), pp. 278-334. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-environs/vol2/pp278-334 [accessed 24 December 2019].
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5} Gentleman's Magazine, p. 89. Google Books.
12. ↑ There's also a Charles Eyre (living 1717), citizen and haberdasher of London. Topsfield manor was aliened to him in 1717 by Mrs. Mattison.

    see: History, Topography, and Antiquities of Highgate, in the County of Middlesex, p. 80. Google Books.

13. ↑ see also: Robert (b. 23 Nov 1715; bp.24 Nov 1715 St. Michael Cornhill, London), son of Robert Jacombe & Frances

    "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J38Q-MFQ : 11 February 2018, Robert Jacomb, 23 Nov 1715); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 845,229.

    FSID LK1N-NNG - asserts that mother Frances, is Frances Pemberton Eyre.

    There's also a Becher/Eyer alliance seen in Becher of Hollybrook, co. Cork, Ireland:
    • John Becher, esq. of Aughadown, co. Cork (living 1751) m.1 Frances Eyre of Mount Hedges & Macroom Castle. ... Their son Richard Hedges Becher, esq. of Hollybrook named one of his daughters after his mother: Frances-Eyre Becher, wife of Richard Hungerford of the Island, (Burke, 1852, p. 77).[3]