Isaac Annis (abt. 1675 - 1712)

Born about 1675 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 23 Aug 1712 at about age 37 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Isaac Annis was born in Newbury, Essex, (then) Massachusetts Bay Colony, the son of Charles/Curmac Annis and his wife Sarah Chase. His birth was not recorded but was probably about 1675.

He married Rebecca (Bailey?) by about 1699.^[1][2]

Isaac died on 23 August 1712. When his estate was probated in October of that year, the inventory stated he had died on that date. See below.^[3]

Rebecca married, as her second husband, Shimuel Griffin, on 06 November 1716 in Newbury.^[4]

Children born Newbury:

1. Mary, b. 22 Mar 1700/1; m. George Stoning Jan. 1, 1724/5 Salem.
2. Ellenor, b. 24 Jan 1701; m. Robert Long 19 May 1724 Newbury
3. Isaac, b. 03 Jan 1703; m. Experience Haraden.
4. Priscilla, b. 13 Nov 1706; m. (1) Peter Merryl 10 Mar 1730/1, (2) Daniel Mace 01 Jul 1735.
5. Kezia, b. 1 May 1711; m. Nathaniel Chaney 25 Oct 1733 Newbury

Probate

There is a probate file in Newbury dated 1712. Isaac Annis' estate was inventoried on 03 November 1712, to which widow Rebecca Annis swore. There is a division of real estate in which Rebecca Annis, alias Griffin, to receive 1/3, Isaac Annis a double portion, Mary Annis alias Stoning, Ellena Annis Long, Priscilla Annis, and Kezia Annis each to receive a single share. In the packet is a bond posted 7 Mar 1725/6 where Isaac Annis, son of Isaac Annis, "purchaser" of 2/3 of his father's real estate, he is to pay his sister Priscilla Annis £40, his sister Kezia Annis £40, (via their attorney or guardian) by the first of July next coming. Also to pay £40 to El~a Long, alias Annis, and the same to Mary Stoning, alias Annis. The probate file also names widow Rebecca Annis, who is to have her thirds during her life. (23 Feb 1725/6). ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth of first child in March 1701.
2. ↑ Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (CD version) (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2001).

   "ANNIS, Isaac (1672-1712) & Rebecca _____, m/2 Shimuel GRIFFIN; by 1701; Newbury" {(citing) Essex Ant. 3:185; Spear Anc. 123}

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Essex County Probate Records, file #759, Isaac Annis. 02 Oct 1712.
4. ↑ Essex Institute, compiler, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911),Vol. 2:19.

   "Annis, Rebecca, and Shimuel Griffin, Nov. 6, 1716."

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 April 2020), memorial page for Isaac Annis (12 Apr 1672–23 Aug 1712), Find A Grave: Memorial #52526712; Maintained by Annis Family Association (contributor 47125484) Unknown. (No gravestone recorded.)