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James Avery's Grandchildren
Captain James Avery (Abt 1640-1700) was an American colonist and the progenitor of the "Groton Avery Clan". By now he has millions if not over a billion grandchildren. This list isn't all of them. This list is the ones you might want to brag about, do business with or, disavow.


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Elroy McKendree Avery
Elroy McKendree Avery
Elroy McKendree Avery - Fourth great grandson of James Avery. Elroy was a politician and an author. None of this would qualify him as "famous". However he was also a genealogist and the primary author of "The Groton Avery Clan" so, to those interested in the Avery genealogy he might as well wear a cape and have an "S" on his chest.  
 
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Troian Avery Bellisario
Troian Avery Bellisario
Troian Avery Bellisario - Ninth great granddaughter of James Avery. Actress 
 
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Reverend Ephraim Kingsbury Avery
Reverend Ephraim Kingsbury Avery
Reverend Ephraim Kingsbury Avery - Fourth Great Grandson of James Avery. Clergyman accused of murder. 
 
4
Baldwin Brothers
Baldwin Brothers
Baldwin Brothers (pick one) - Eighth grandsons of James. Actors. 
 
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John Davidson Rockefeller Sr.
John Davidson Rockefeller Sr.
John Davidson Rockefeller Sr. Fifth great grandson of James. Industrialist, and philanthropist. 
 
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Edmund McIlhenny
Edmund McIlhenny
Edmund McIlhenny - Married to Mary Eliza Avery Fourth great granddaughter of James. Edmund invented Tabasco Sauce and founded the McIlhenny Company. It's rare for a family owned business to last through the third generation. The McIlhenny Company is going on the fifth generation. While it is said the CEO does not have to be family, so far every one of the CEOs has been a grandson of James. 
 
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Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller - Seventh great grandson of James. 41st Vice President of the United States. 
 
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Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr
Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr
Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr - Fifth great grandson of James. Seventeenth Vice President of the United States. 
 
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Ray Stanton Avery.
Ray Stanton Avery.
Ray Stanton Avery - Sixth great grandson of James. Inventor of self-adhesive labels. He founded the Avery international Corporation which became Avery Dennison when it merged with Dennison Manufacturing Company in 1990  
 
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William Avery
William Avery
William Avery - Fifth great grandson of James Avery. Aviation pioneer. 
 
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Avery Beverages
Avery Beverages
Avery Beverages - Sherman Francis Avery founder of Avery Beverages in Connecticut is the fifth great grandson of James Avery. The business still exists but, it is no longer owned by Avery family. 
 
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Steven Allan Avery
Steven Allan Avery
Steven Allan Avery - Ninth great grandson of James Avery. Convicted murderer, subject of the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer". 
 
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Harriette Lester Avery
Harriette Lester Avery
Harriette Lester Avery - Fifth great grand daughter of James Avery. Author of the book; "Five Nights At The Five Pines". 
 
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Cardinal Avery Dulles
Cardinal Avery Dulles
Cardinal Avery Dulles - Eight great grandson of James Avery. Cardinal of the Catholic Church. 
 
15
Bela Lyon Pratt
Bela Lyon Pratt
Bela Lyon Pratt - Seventh great grandson of James Avery. Sculptor and the designer of the bust that tops the Avery Memorial Monument. 
 
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Avery on Prospect Hill Guest House.
Avery on Prospect Hill Guest House.
Avery on Prospect Hill Guest House. Now a bed and Breakfast in Galena, Illinois. While it's not Avery family owned now it was originally the home of Major George Smith Avery. He is the fourth great grandson of James Avery. 
 
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Route 66
Route 66
Route 66 - Cyrus Stevens Avery sixth great grandson of James Avery. He was a member of the federal board appointed to create the Federal Highway System. Now considered "The Father of RT 66" he pushed for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to pave and promote the highway.  
 
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Patricia Avery.
Patricia Avery.
Elizabeth Anderson Avery - Sixth great grand daughter of James Avery. She was an actress who went professionally as Patricia Avery. 
 
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James Avery
James Avery
Homer James Avery - Eight grandson of James Avery. Founder of James Avery Artisan Jewelry. The business is now owned and operated by his sons. 
 
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Phyllis Avery.
Phyllis Avery.
Phyllis Avery - Seventh great grand daughter of James Avery. Actress. 
 
21
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham - Tenth great grand daughter of James Avery. Actress. 
 
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Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch - Eight grandson of James Avery. Actor 
 
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James Taylor-James.
James Taylor-James.
James Taylor - Ninth grandson of James Avery. Musician. 
 
24
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke - Born Philip Andre Rourke, Jr he is the eight grandson of James Avery. Actor, boxer. 
 
25
Phyllis Lucille Gates
Phyllis Lucille Gates
Phyllis Lucille Gates - Seventh granddaughter of James Avery. Married to actor Rock Hudson. 
 
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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck - Tenth great grandson of James Avery. Actor 
 
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Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach - Ninth grandson of James Avery. Actor. 
 
28
Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde - Musician. Lead singer for the Pretenders. My 10th cousin. 
 
29
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
Glenn Close - Actress, my 9th cousin twice removed. 
 
30
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer - Actress, my 11th cousin. 
 
31
Fred Grandy
Fred Grandy
Fred Grandy - Actor, Best known as Gopher on "The Love Boat". My 6th cousin 3 times removed. 
 
32
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan - Actor, my 9th cousin, 
 
33
A G Spalding
A G Spalding
A G Spalding - Professional baseball player, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1930. Co-founder of the Spalding sporting goods company. 
 
34
David Hartman
David Hartman
David Hartman - Broadcaster, My 10th cousin. 
 
35
Edwin Barber Morgan
Edwin Barber Morgan
5X grandson of James. First president of Wells Fargo Company. 
 
36
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham - Singer and, songwriter, best known as the former lead guitarist and male lead singer of "Fleetwood Mac" from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. My 11th cousin. 
 
37
Ted Danson
Ted Danson
Ted Danson - Actor, my 10th cousin. 
 
38
Grace Potter
Grace Potter
Grace Potter - Singer, song writer and, musician. My 10X cousin once removed. 
 
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Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson - Singer songwriter. My 10th cousin. 
 
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Suki Kaiser
Suki Kaiser
Suki Kaiser - Actress. My 11th cousin. 
 
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Rachel Miner
Rachel Miner
Rachel Miner - Actress. My 9th cousin. 
 
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Henry Kaiser
Henry Kaiser
Henry Kaiser