Descendants of Samuel Annis
Of
Marblehead, Massachusetts
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Introduction
SAMUEL ANNIS was born circa 1705 and, according to Goffstown, New Hampshire records, was from Windham, New Hampshire, but he is also referred to in Massachusetts records as "Samuel Annis of Marblehead" (Massachusetts). He died February 1748 at Boston, Massachusetts; married circa 1726, Avis Hilton at Marblehead, Massachusetts, and had at least three children; married 4th, July 6, 1743, Mary Humble at Boston, Massachusetts, and had two children. He also married two other times, without children. (See below)
It is interesting to note that, although positive identification of Samuel's father is not available, there is much in the way of evidence that would indicate that he was related to both the Andrew Annis, and the Cormac Annis lineages. Samuel had two daughters named Susannah (an uncommon Annis Christian name) that is found only in Andrew's line (his granddaughter, Susannah {1756-1838}. Andrew's son, John, was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts, the same location that Samuel was first married.
It was assumed by Alonzo Lawson Annes, in his unpublished manuscripts, that Samuel was the son of Charles {1693-1741} (Abraham, Cormac) who removed to Wells, Maine circa 1718. Samuel's intention's of marriage to Mary Humble were published at Wells, Maine on March 19, 1743, and it was stated that he was residing at St. George, Maine at that time. Samuel's trade was that of a mariner, and it would not be unreasonable for him to travel to Wellstown. This would also explain his residence at Marblehead and Boston, both major seaports of the early colonial period in Massachusetts.It should be noted that there is, at time, NO firm, documented evidence of paternal lineage.
According to the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 333
"Samuel Annis of Marbleheard, fisherman, and wife, Avis, quitel. mortgage. of ¼ of all eastern land claims in York or elsewhere of 'our father John Hilton late of Boston, dyer or clothier.' This vague deed is suggestive of fraud. Marblehead and Gloucester were ablaze at that time with the money being made by forged deeds at Muscongus. If Samuel Annis of Marblehead was the son of Samuel Annis of Gloucester, and if the Snellings, Tuckers and Martins of the two towns were related, we must ignore the deed as a swindle. Samuel Annis and wife were hired by Samuel Martin of Muscongus to live there with William Hilton for 7 or 8 yrs. See Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Vols. vi and viii, esp. viii, pp. 111, 114. Fact: Samuel Annis and w. Naomi, she age 60 or 70, were living at St. George's in 1769, and Samuel Annis Jr., coaster, of St. George's, m. at Boston 6 July 1743, Mary Humble of Wells."
His Last Will and Testament was administered on February 7, 1748/1749 at Boston, and according to an account returned by his widow, there were "two small children". The Goffstown, New Hampshire records state that he had a son, Samuel, who died May 29, 1828 in his 83rd year. There may have been other children.
Wives of Samuel Annis: 1st wife, Avis Hilton, married circa 1726; 2nd wife, Mary Phillips, married October 12, 1736; 3rd wife, Mary Stevens, May 8, 1739; 4th wife, Mary Humble, married July 6, 1743. Children:1. Mary Annis, born 1727, m. December 24, 1750, William Gay at Boston, Massachussets
2. Susannah Annis, born May 1728; died as an infant.
3. Susannah Annis, born November 1734; m. December 13, 1751, Robert Lindsey at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
4. Samuel Annis Jr., born 1746; died May 29, 1828
5. Unknown child, born 1747
First Generation
SAMUEL ANNIS Jr. (Samuel) was born circa 1746 at Boston, Massachusetts; died May 26, 1828 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; married June 11, 1767, Sarah Ann Stevens at Hampstead, New Hampshire.
The early years of Samuel Annis Jr. are unknown. The death of his father when Samuel was but a infant left him in the sole care of his mother.
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Susanna Annis, b. July 11, 1769, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. 1848, Brandon, Vermont; m. 1st William Clogston (1771-1836) and had one child, m. 2nd, Eben Gould.
Sarah Annis, b. 1771, Goffstown, New Hampshire; m. John Osgood Merrill and had four children.
Samuel Annis, b. February 18, 1774, Goffstown, New Hampshire; died September 7, 1849, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Hannah Annis, b. October 25, 1775, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. January 28, 1860, Manchester, New Hampshire; m. Moses Gould (1769-1854), May 24, 1798, Dunbarton, New Hampshire and had two children. Buried at Sugar Hill Cemetery, Weare, New Hampshire.
John Annis, b. May 30, 1778, Goffstown, New Hampshire; died September 5, 1798, Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
Daniel Annis, b. October 9, 1781; died September 10, 1837
Second Generation
8. SARAH ANNIS was born circa 1771 at Massachusetts; married ______ McIntyre, issue unknown; married 2nd, John Osgood Merrill. There may have been other children. Her daughter, Harriet, married JOHN GREER ANNIS, her 1st cousin. There may have been other children from both marriages.
Children:
Sarah Sophia Merrill.
Harriet Louisa Merrill, b. January 28, 1816, Goffstown, New Hampshire; died December 12, 1888, Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
John Osgood Merrill, b. November 1818, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Lorenzo G. Merrill, b. August 18, 1822, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. December 22, 1898, Reeds Ferry, New Hampshire.
SAMUEL ANNIS (Samuel, Samuel) was born February 18, 1774, Goffstown, New Hampshire; died September 7, 1849 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; married circa 1808, Mary Jane (Polly) Stark {1777-1850} at Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Samuel was a mason by trade, and in his early life resided at Salem, Massachusetts where he carried on a substantial business, according to papers that were in the possession of his descendants in the 1920's. In 1804 he purchased property at Goffstown, New Hampshire and resided there until his death. His wife, Polly Stark Annis, died March 12, 1850.
Children:
Mary Ann Annis, b. October 1808, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. September 5, 1855, Goffstown, New Hampshire; m. Amos Woodbury and had four children.
William Annis, b. 1812, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. before April 2, 1850, Goffstown, New Hampshire. He never married.
Margaret Jane Annis, born May 13, 1814, Goffstown, New Hampshire; died Nov 13, 1888, Goffstown, New Hampshire; m. John Whipple, 1834 at Gofftown and had nine children.
JOHN ANNIS (Samuel, Samuel) was born May 30, 1778 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; died September 5, 1798 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; married circa 1796, Susannah Hoyt at Goffstown, New Hampshire. John died soon after the birth of his only child, and is buried at Goffstown, New Hampshire. The probate records of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire state that Susannah Annis was appointed guardian of John Annis, under 14 years, son of John Annis, late of Goffstown, deceased. She later married 2nd, ______ Woodbury, and had a son, Adam Woodbury.
Children:
John Annis, born June 29, 1797, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
DANIEL STEVENS ANNIS (Samuel, Samuel) was born October 9, 1781 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; died September 10, 1837 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; married circa 1805, Dorothy Hadley {1771-1849} at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. It was reported in the History of Goffstown, New Hampshire that Daniel resided on the road leading from the Harriman corner to Tibbets Hill (Goffstown). From there he moved to Bradford and than Dunbarton. The will of Daniel Annis of Dunbarton is dated August 4, 1837, and was administered by his son, Amos H. Annis. Daniel is buried at Goffstown, New Hampshire.
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Amos Hadley Annis, born June 7, 1806, Bradford, New Hampshire; died June 11, 1863, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Ansel Hatch Annis, born August 20, 1809, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died January 13, 1879, Confidence, California.
Lydia Woodbury Annis, born June 15, 1812, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. May 11, 1894, Manchester, New Hampshire.
John Greer Annis, born April 15, 1815, Goffstown, New Hampshire; died April 2, 1892, Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
Third Generation
WILLIAM ANNIS (Samuel, Samuel, Samuel) was born circa 1812 at Goffstown, New Hampshire. There is no record of his marriage or children at Goffstown, and it is most likely that he died as an infant or as a young man. Alonzo Lawson Annes writes that he "died unmarried".
JOHN ANNIS (John, Samuel, Samuel) was born June 29, 1797 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. There are no further records.
AMOS HADLEY ANNIS (Daniel, Samuel, Samuel) was born June 7, 1806 at Bradford, New Hampshire; died June 11, 1863 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; married September 9, 1832, Henrietta Storey Stinson at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Henrietta was born October 2, 1808, Dunbarton, New Hampshire and died August 1, 1899, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Amos lived for a number of years just north of the Goffstown line at Dunbarton, but he sold his farm there in 1853, and removed to Goffstown, where he resided on the former Charles Holt farm on Paige Hill, until his death. Amos was always a farmer, and by all accounts a very good one. Although he did not belong to a church he did profess a faith in "Universalism". He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Children:
Lucretia Jane Annis, b. April 20, 1833, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. May 14, 1908, Colebrook, New Hampshire.
Daniel Annis, b. September 13, 1835, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. November 5, 1895, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Mary Sophia Stinson Annis, b. May 5, 1838, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. before 1880, Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
Edwin Story Annis (Twin), b. July 10, 1840, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. January 11, 1909, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Edward Woodbury Annis (Twin), b. July 10, 1840, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. April 9, 1912, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Betsey Ann Annis, b. March 28, 1843, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. March 10, 1905, Boscawen, New Hampshire.
Vashti Antoinette Annis, b. May 9, 1847, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. November 8, 1911, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Alvaro Ferson Annis, b. February 25, 1849, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. August 12, 1849, Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
Alvaro Ferson Annis, b. September 16, 1850, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. July 8, 1907, Amherst, New Hampshire.
ANSEL HATCH ANNIS (Daniel, Samuel, Samuel) was born August 20, 1809 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died January 13, 1879 at Confidence, California; married May 30, 1837, Ruth Woodbury and had three children. Ruth Woodbury Annis died June 18, 1844 at Goffstown, when her youngest child was but 3 months old. Ansel married 2nd, February 16, 1845, Mary Ann Mann, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and had one child. He resided at Dunbarton, Manchester, and Goffstown before removing to California.
Georgette, his youngest child, was residing in California in 1894. Ruth (Woodbury) Annis was born January 18, 1814, the daughter of James and Lucy (Story) Woodbury, and died June 28, 1844. Mary Annis (Mann) Annis died January 12, 1881 at Confidence, California.
Children:
Lucy Woodbury Annis, b. November 12, 1839, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. 1910, Antrim, New Hampshire.
Lorania S. Annis, b. December 11, 1841, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. November 28, 1886, Concord, New Hampshire.
James Woodbury Annis, b. February 6, 1844, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. April 1, 1865, Andersonville, Georgia.
Georgette Annis, b. November 10, 1845, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. December 30, 1909, Confidence, California.
JOHN GREER ANNIS (Daniel, Samuel, Samuel) was born April 10, 1815 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; died April 1, 1892 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; married 1834, Harriet Louisa Merrill (1816-1888)(his cousin). They resided at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, a short distance from the Montelona meeting house. John was a farmer by profession. Harriet Merrill Annis was the daughter of John and Sarah (Annis) Merrill, and died December 12, 1888. Her mother was the daughter of Samuel (2.) and Sarah Ann Stevens Annis.
Children:
Sylvester Annis, b. October 23, 1835, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. May 12, 1862, Cassopolis, Michigan.
Mary Ann Annis, b. November 14, 1839, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. December 14, 1919, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Louisa R. Annis, b. June 9, 1840, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. December 1, 1907, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Amos Hadley Annis, b. April 28, 1844, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; d. after 1910, Bow New Hampshire.
Daniel Annis, b. March 20, 1848, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died February 5, 1912, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Etta Clara Annis, b. June 3, 1856, Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died January 17, 1905, Newton, New Hampshire.
Fourth Generation
DANIEL ANNIS (Amos H., Daniel, Samuel, Samuel) was born September 13, 1835 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; married Maria Fogg, but they later were divorced. Daniel died at Goffstown, New Hampshire November 5, 1895. He was a charter member and financial secretary of the Order of United Mechanics at Goffstown. There are no records of any children.
EDWIN STORY ANNIS (Amos H., Daniel, Samuel, Samuel) was born August 7, 1840 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died January 11, 1909 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; married 1st, Maria Buswell, no issue; married 2nd, August 6, 1872, Emily A. Perley (1843-1883) at Goffstown, and had two children; married 3rd, June 2, 1883, Delia E. Greenwood (1866-1925), and had seven children. Edwin was a charter member of a short-lived (1890-1897) fraternal organization known as the Order of United Mechanics. Emily Perley Annis was the daughter of Warren and Emily (Mills) Perley. She was previously married to George Chelsey and had one daughter, Mattie.
Children:
Harry Annis, b. 1873, Goffstown, New Hampshire; died as an infant.
Annie Annis, b. 1878, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. 1883, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Annie Mabel Annis, b. August 23, 1884, Goffstown, New Hamshire; m. January 1912, Harry Thorne; d. October 13, 1923, Gofftown, New Hampshire.
Guy Frank Annis, b. October 18, 1886, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. October 2, 1909, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Clara Isabel Annis, b. January 9, 1889, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. February 12, 1889, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Susan Emma Annis, b. December 2, 1890, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Mary Belle Annis, b. November 18, 1900, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Daniel Edward Annis, b. October 12, 1903, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. Oct 31, 1903, Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Robert Johnson Annis, b. May 5, 1906, Goffstown, New Hampshire; d. February 1982, Manchester, New Hampshire.
EDWARD WOODBURY ANNIS (Amos H., Daniel, Samuel, Samuel) was born August 7, 1840 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died April 9, 1912 at Goffstown, New Hampshire. Edward never married and resided at Goffstown all of his life. He was on the Tax List for 1880 at Goffstown.
ALVARO FERSON ANNIS (Amos H., Daniel, Samuel, Samuel) was born September 16, 1850 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died July 8, 1907 at Amhearst, New Hampshire; married February 16, 1875, Lizzie A. Breed at Amherst, New Hampshire. It was reported in the book "The Muzzle loading Cap Lock Rifle" by, Ned H. Roberts, who was Alvaro F. Annis' nephew (son of Lucretia Annis Roberts) that he gives credit for much of what he knows about rifles and muzzle loaders in particular, to his uncle Alvaro F. Annis, who served with Co. E (New Hampshire), 1st Regiment, United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War. Uncle Alvaro taught him how to shoot and take care of his gun, stressing from his experiences in the field that "the first thing to be done is to feed and water your horse if you have one, then clean, oil and, if necessary, load your rifle, then get your food, wash your dishes and get wood for the next fire. If you absolutely must neglect any of these things, go without your victuals and take care of your horse and rifle first, or you may not need further victuals." Alvaro F. Annis cannot be found on the rolls of this regiment, as he volunteered, was rejected during the physical, then substituted for a man who was drafted. Once he had passed the physical, which he did, and got into the army, his shooting skill was discovered and he got a transfer to the Sharpshooters. The name on the rolls was that of the man he substituted for, which he had to remember to answer to at roll call.
JAMES WOODBURY ANNIS (Ansel H., Daniel S., Samuel, Samuel) was born February 6, 1844 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; died April 1, 1865 at Andersonville, Georgia. James was a veteran of the Civil War and died at the infamous Confederate Prisoner of War camp at Andersonville. Sadly, the Civil War would come to an end just one month after James' death. He is buried at the Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon County, Georgia.
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SYLVESTER ANNIS (John G., Daniel S., Samuel, Samuel) was born October 23, 1835 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; died May 12, 1862 at Cassopolis, Michigan; married May 8, 1860, Belle Nixon at Edwardsburg, Michigan. Sylvester was a carpenter by trade, and a member of the Methodist Church.
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Mary Louisa Annis, b. July 8, 1861, Cassopolis, Michigan; d. November 4, 1909, Harrison, Iowa.
AMOS H. ANNIS (John G., Daniel S., Samuel, Samuel) was born April 28, 1844 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; married August 15, 1880, Laura Ann Farnham {1845-1888} of Hyde Park, and had one child; married 2nd, September 1, 1893, Mrs. Mary A. Kilston, no issue. Amos resided at Manchester, New Hampshire in 1892. His daughter was born in Marshfield, Vermont.
Children:
Etta May Annis, b. October 1, 1882, Marshfield, Vermont; d. January 22, 1919, Laconia, New Hampshire.
DANIEL ANNIS (John G., Daniel S., Samuel, Samuel) was born March 20, 1848 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; died
February 5, 1912 at Manchester, New Hampshire; married Melissa Jane Merrill (1843-1887, his second cousin, no
issue; married 2nd, May 26, 1888, Margaret McHarg at Manchester, New Hampshire, and had three children. Daniel
was a clerk by profession, a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Baptist Church. In 1894 he was residing
at Manchester, New Hampshire.
Children:
John Harold Annis, b. March 8, 1890, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Nina Melrose Annis, b. June 1, 1891, Manchester, New Hampshire; d. August 27, 1970, Wolcott, Connecticut.
Howard Carlisle Annis, b. May 25, 1894, Manchester, New Hampshire; d. June 23, 1894, Manchester, New Hampshire
Fifth Generation
GUY FRANK ANNIS (Edwin S., Amos H., Daniel S., Samuel, Samuel) was born October 18, 1886 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; died October 2, 1908 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; married December 25, 1908, Winnie Crane at Goffstown, New Hampshire. Guy died 10 months after his marriage to Winnie. There are no records of any children.
ROBERT JOHNSON ANNIS (Edwin S., Amos H., Daniel S., Samuel, Samuel) was born May 5, 1906 at Goffstown, New Hampshire; died February 1982 at Manchester, New Hampshire. There are no further records.
JOHN HAROLD ANNIS, SR. (Daniel, John G., Daniel S., Samuel, Samuel) was born March 8, 1890 at Manchester, New Hampshire; m. 1st, December 25, 1915, Hazel Mae Clark, Manchester, New Hampshire and had two child. He married 2nd, 1936, Vero O.____ and had one child.
Children:
Margaret G. Annis, b. 1917, Pennsylvania.
John Harold Annis, Jr., b. May 19, 1921, New Jersey; d. December 9, 1989, Bay County, Florida.
Eileen Vera Annis, b. 1937, Pennsylvania.
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