By Jane G. (Avery) Carter & Susie P. Holmes

William Avery, the earliest ancestor recorded of the name in America, crossed the Atlantic around 1650, coming from Barkham, England and settled in Dedham, Massachusetts. This book includes many historical accounts of the ancestors of the Avery family, significance of the name, and genealogical lines tracing back many years in the family.

(404p., Illus., Index, 1893)