Hannah (Annis) Weed (1679 - 1762)

Born 15 Nov 1679 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Wathen — married after 11 May 1700 (to 19 Jun 1702) in Amesbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Ephraim Weed — married 19 Jul 1704 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 May 1762 at age 82 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Biography

Hannah Annis was born on 15 November 1679 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of Charles and Sarah (Chase) Annis.^[1]

Hannah Annis of Newbury married first to Thomas Wathen of Amesbury after intentions were published in Amesbury on 11 May 1700.^[2] He was the son of Ezekiel Hannah (Martyn) Wathen.^[3]

Thomas died on 19 June 1702 in Amesbury.^[4] Thomas was named in his father's will (dated 5 May 1715 and proved 6 August 1716) as deceased, and his daughters Judith & Dorothy were made a bequest of 50s each to be paid when they reached age 18.^[5]

Hannah married, secondly, Ephraim Weed on 19 July 1704 at Amesbury.^[6]

Hannah Weed was named in her mother Sarah's will, dated Nov 12, 1718, and it was proved June 6, 1726. To her four daughters, Sarah Bagley, Priscilla Godfree, Hannah Weed and Ann Worthen, she left her stock, movables, clothing, money, debts due her and her Indian servant.^[7]

Children (Worthen) born Amesbury:

1. Dorithy, b. 05 Oct 1699
2. Judah, b. 14 Mar 1702

Children (Weed), all but last two recorded Amesbury:^[8]

1. Anne/Annes, b. 15 Jan 1706/6
2. Priscilla, b. 11 Oct 1707
3. Eleanor, b. 27 Jun 1709
4. Tabitha, b. 2 Apr 1711
5. Hannah, b. 26 Feb 1713
6. Elisha, b. 17 Aug 1713
7. Sarah, b. 30 Aug 1715
8. Ephraim, b. 1 Oct 1717
9. Isaac, b. 4 Mar 1720
10. Anne, b. 2 Aug 1722
11. Jonathan, b. ca. 1724^{[citation needed]}
12. Joseph, b. ca. 1726^{[citation needed]}

Research note

Hannah & her second husband's deaths need to be verified as there were two couples named Ephraim & Hannah in Amesbury at the same time, father & son, and later a grandson also named Ephraim.

Sources

1. ↑ Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:23.
2. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), p. 500.

   Wathen, Thomas, and Hannah Annis of Newbury, int. May 11 1700.

3. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, Vital records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915), p. 247.

   WATHEN, Tho[mas], s. Esekiell and Hannah, 31: 8 m: 1667.

4. ↑ Topsfield H.S., VRs of Amesbury, p. 595.

   Thomas Wathen June 19, 1702.

5. ↑ Essex County Probate Records, Vol 56:19-21.
6. ↑ [Amesbury VRs, p. 500.

   Wathen, Hannah, wid., and Ephram Weed, July 19 1704 [1705 dup]

7. ↑ Davis, Massachusetts & Maine Families Vol. 1:27-31, "Annis of Newbury & Wells," citing Essex Probate Vol. 315:378
8. ↑ Amesbury VRs pp. 250-254.

See also:

• Joyce S. Pendery, "Descendants of George & Margery Wathen of Salem, Massachusetts," NEHGR Vol. 154:325-352 (July 2000), at p. 346.