Abraham Annis (1668 - 1736)

Born 18 Aug 1668 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Badger) Annis — married 1693 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1736 at about age 67 in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire [uncertain]

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Biography

Abraham Annis has Irish ancestors.

Abraham Annis was born at Newbury, Massachusetts on August 18, 1668, son of Charles/Curmac and Sarah (Chase) Annis. ^{[1] [2]}

Abraham is named second, after his brother Joseph, in the will of Charles Annis of Newbury, written in May, 1706 and proved in February, 1718.^[3]

He was a husbandman and weaver at Newbury until 1736, when he sold his home and land. He purchased land in Haverhill at this time. When the state boundaries were drawn, his farm became located in part of Salem, New Hampshire. ^[1]

Abraham married Hannah (unk). ^{[4] [1]}

Children

All born in Newbury, Essex:

1. Charles born on February 10, 1693/4 ^[4]; married Mary Morrison on October 18, 1716; d. 30 May 1741 at age 48. Had a son Nehemiah. ^{[1] [2]}
2. Elizabeth born in Sep 1695.^[5][1][2]
3. Hannah born on 20 Mar 1697^[6][4]; m. Benjamin Rawlings, son of Nicholas Rawlins and Rebecca Long, 20 Nov 1716 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 15 Feb 1739 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, at age 41.^[1][2] #John born on May 1, 1700^[7][4]; married Abigail Rolfe, daughter of Ezra Rolfe and Sarah Jackson of Bradford, on December 16, 1724 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 1771 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.^{[1] [2]}
4. Stephen born on February 1, 1702.^{[8][4] [1] [2]}
5. Sara born in September 9, 1703 vs 5^[9]; d. 25 Jun 1724 at age 18. ^{[4] [1][2]}
6. Abraham born on March 4, 1708; d. 1787; married first Abigail Sawyer on December 11, 1735 ^[2]; married second on December 28, 1742, Mary Hilton. ^[1]
7. Daniel born on December 1, 1711;^[10]; d. 1790; married Catherine Thomas on August 1, 1732: of Methuen. ^{[1] [2]}
8. Tabitha born on March 5, 1713;^[11] married Daniel Woodman on March 9, 1737/8. ^{[1] [2]}
9. Anne born on June 21, 1715.^{[12][1] [2]}

Research notes

Newbury Births

Ans, –––––, s. Curmac [Charles. S. dup], Aug. 18, 1668. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Charles, s. Abraham and Hanah, Feb. 10, 1693-4. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Elisabeth, d. Abraham and Hannah, ––– ––, 1695. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Hanah, d. Abraham and Hanah, Mar. 20, 1697-8. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, John, s. Abraham and Hanah, May 1, 1700. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Stephen, s. Abraham and Hannah, Feb. 1, 1701-2. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Sarah, d. Abraham and Hanah, Sept. 9, 1703. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Sarah, d. Abram and Hanah, Sept. 9, 17[05?]. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Abraham, s. Abraham and Hannah, Mar. 4, 1708. (V. 1 p. 22)

Annis, Daniel, s. Abraham and Hannah, Dec. 1, 1711. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Tabitha, d. Abraham and Hannah, Mar. 5, 1713. (V. 1 p. 23)

Annis, Anne, d. Abraham and Hannah, June 21, 1715. (p. v, 1 p. 23)

Newbury Marriages

Annis Charls, and Mary Morrison, Oct. 18, 1716. (V. 2 p. 19)

Annis, Hannah, and Benjamin Rawlins, Nov. 20, 1716. (V. 2 p. 19)

Annis, [John. int.], and Abigail Rolfe of Bradford, Dec. 16, 1724. (V. 2 p. 19)

Annis, Daniel, and Catherine Thomas, Aug. 1, 1732. (V. 2 p. 19)

Annis, Abraham, jr., and Abigail Sawyer, Dec. 11, 1735. (V. 2 p. 19)

Annis, Tabitha, and Daniel Woodman, Mar. 9, 1737-8. (V. 2 p. 19) ^[2]

His death or burial is not recorded in the Newbury VRs. Findagrave.com does have a profile for him, but has no information about his burial place or date. No probate file found for him on Ancestry's New Hampshire Wills & Probate index 1643-1982, however there may be a file for him (found an index entry elsewhere: Annes, Abraham IX:679 but unable to locate the record online). No probate file found for him in Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991.

Note : re birth: Unnamed son of Curmac/Charles Annis and Sarah Chase born Aug. 18, 1668, at Newbury Note: his wife Hannah is speculated to be Hannah Osgood, born at Andover on Oct. 19, 1668, daughter of Christopher and Hannah. However, in Christopher Osgood's will, he left bequests to daughter Hannah Carleton (wife of John, married 1688 See: Case 20179: p. 1- 6: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881

Abraham Annis; b. 18 Aug 1668 son of Curmac or Charles Annis^[13] Newbury, Essex County in the Mass. Bay Colony; m. Hannah Osgood, daughter of Christopher Osgood and Hannah Belknap, probably by 1694 in or near Newbury;.^[14] m. Hannah Badger, daughter of Giles Badger and Hannah Swett, 1692; m. Hannah Osgood, daughter of Christopher Osgood and Hannah Belknap, 1693; d. 1738 at Salem, New Hampshire or 1736 Haverhill, Essex, Mass. Abraham spent all but the last year of his life at Newbury, and was a weaver, husbandman and farmer. He served periods of military duty during the Queen Anne's War, and is listed on the muster rolls of Captain Thomas Noyes in 1708-1709. On May 13, 1718 the town of Newbury gave him liberty to use the flats near Hall's Rock on condition one salmon a year be given to the new pastor of the town. Hall's Rock is now East Haverhill, Massachusetts on the Merrimack River. Abraham sold his property at Newbury in 1737 and purchased 100 acres at Haverhill, Massachusetts (the part now in Salem, New Hampshire). He probably had followed his son Abraham jr. there, and died in the following year.

Abraham Annis was born in Newbury, Essex County in the Mass. Bay Colony on 18 August 1668, the son of Curmac or Charles Annis.^[15]

He was named in his father's will, proved Feb 15, 1717/18, given "the land bought of Mr. Dole on which he [Abraham] now dwells" and the other half of the Salisbury marshland that his Curmack held.^[16]

Merging Note

Apparently, Torrey is sometimes wrong! In the case of Abraham Annis, Torrey speculated (note the question mark) that he married Hannah Osgood in 1694^[17]. Anyone that has reviewed this union has apparently concluded that the wife of Abraham Annis had to be Osgood-15. However, the Andover records tell a different story (see profile for Osgood-15 for references and dates) which make clear that Hannah Osgood married John Carleton and was still listed as Carleton's wife at the time of her death in 1733. The other candidate for the wife of Abraham Annis is Hannah Badger, based on several online family trees. I was not able to find any records to substantiate this union. Dane-173 17:16, 10 August 2017 (EDT)

Birth

Date: 18 AUG 1668

Place: Newbury, Essex County, Mass. Bay Colony

"Ans, ____, s. Curmac [Charles. S. dup.], Aug. 18, 1668."^[18]

Death

Date: 1736

Place: Haverhill, Mid., Mass.^{[citation needed]}

He apparently was residing in what later became Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, having moved there with his son shortly before his death.^[19]

Burial

Date: 1738

Place: Newberry, Essex, Massachusetts^{[citation needed]}

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} Perley, Sidney. The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 3, Salem, Massachusetts, 1899, p. 184-5
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911
3. ↑ Case 755: p. 1-7: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury, from 1635 to 1845, S.G. Drake, Boston, Massachusetts, 1845 p. 293
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZM2-GL7 : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for Elisabeth Annis, 1695; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMT-MFZ : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for Hanah Annis, 20 Mar 1697; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMB-247 : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for John Annis, 01 May 1700; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ99-K5P : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for Stephen Annis, 01 Feb 1701; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZM5-X2S : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for Sarah Annis, 09 Sep 1705; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZM1-2PD : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for Daniel Annis, 01 Dec 1711; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMP-SXV : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for Tabitha Annis, 05 Mar 1713; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZM5-1QB : 10 February 2018), Abraham Annis in entry for Anne Annis, 21 Jun 1715; citing NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
13. ↑ Essex Institute, compiler, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:23
14. ↑ Clarence A. Torrey, compiler, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (CD version) (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2001), Vol. 1:40, citing Essex Ant. 3:184; Savage 1:59, 499; Annis 8; Spear Anc. 121
15. ↑ Essex Institute, compiler, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:23
16. ↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts & Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis., CD-ROM (CD version published 1998 by Broderbund, Novato, CA: original version published by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, 1996), Vol. 1:27-31, Annis of Newbury & Wells, citing Essex Probate Vol. 315:378
17. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700; By Clarence Almon Torrey
18. ↑ Essex Institute, compiler, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:23
19. ↑ [http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52607807 Findagrave.com Memorial #52607807, but no source given

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