Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
NameAnnis SPEAR 
, M
, MBirth30 Jun 1775
Death17 Apr 1858
FatherEbenezer SPEAR , M (ca1748-1821)
MotherRebecca ANNIS , F (ca1746-1826)
Misc. Notes
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On May 19, 1830, Annis and Sarah Spear gave to their son
James Spear the fifty-eight acres in lot 114 on the north side
of Cobbossecontee river which Spear had bought in 1818, and
to their son Thaddeus Spear part of lot 1134 He had made
other unrecorded purchases, for in 1835 he deeded to his sons
William and Gardiner Spear parts of lots 105, 106, 112, 113,
11 7 and 118, and the two young men leased the property back
to their father and mother for the term of their lives for the sum
of ten cents a year if demanded. This lease was discharged in
1838.
Annis and Sally Spear lived to have their photographs taken,
in their very old age. He, looking thoroughly terrified by the
ordeal, has "Dundreary" whiskers and wears a stock and a coat
with a velvet collar. I I His wife, more at ease, wears what appears
to be a loose silk jacket or cape and a white cap or hood. They
spent their last years in the home of their son Gardiner Spear.
Annis Spear's ancestry is the subject of this pamphlet
Children:
i. HANNAH, b. July 4, 1796; m. (1) in Gardiner Jan. 30, 1817, Joseph
Neal; m. (2) in Gardiner March 19, 1837, Hugh Potter, the widower of her sister Dolly; d. Dec. 20, 1881.
2. DOLLY, b. July 27, 1798; m. Dec. 30, 1819, Hugh Potter; d. Nov. 1836.
3. JAMES, b. in Pittston Aug. 10, 1800; m. in Gardiner Nov. 30, 1826, Mary Ann Merrill who d. in March 1882; d. April 26, 1871.
Children, of James born in Gardiner :
1. Jason, b. May 7, 1827; d. June, 1888.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1828; she was Mrs. Wright
in 1891.
3. Charles Adrian,
b. Feb. 23, 1831.
4. Melissa, b. April 15, 1833; she was Mrs. Gilman in 1891.
5. Leander, b. Feb. 3, 1835; m. in *West Gardiner Dec. 19,
1868, Harriet E. Reed.
6. Sarah J., b. Oct. 12, 1836; d. 1876; unmarried in 1860.
7. Georgâ–¶ianna, b. June 2, 1839; d. in 1848.
8. Alonzo, b. Nov. 12, 1841; living in 1891.
9. Franklin, b. March 27, 1843; d. Feb. 4, 1863, aged 19, at
Aquay Creek, Va.
10. Louisa, b. April 14, 1845; d. in 1848.
11. James Abbott, b. Aug. 10, 1848; living in 1891.
12. Annette, b. Sept. 13, 1852; living, unmarried, in 1891.
4. Thaddeus. 24 Sept 1803, md Mary Ann Fuller and Susan F Brann
5. Sally b. 1804 md Joseph Fuller
6. Jerusha 1807, d 1809
7 William 1809 and md Emily Pope
8. Gardiner born 1812 and md Patience M Merrill
9. John 1814 and md Esther Littlefield
On May 19, 1830, Annis and Sarah Spear gave to their son
James Spear the fifty-eight acres in lot 114 on the north side
of Cobbossecontee river which Spear had bought in 1818, and
to their son Thaddeus Spear part of lot 1134 He had made
other unrecorded purchases, for in 1835 he deeded to his sons
William and Gardiner Spear parts of lots 105, 106, 112, 113,
11 7 and 118, and the two young men leased the property back
to their father and mother for the term of their lives for the sum
of ten cents a year if demanded. This lease was discharged in
1838.
Annis and Sally Spear lived to have their photographs taken,
in their very old age. He, looking thoroughly terrified by the
ordeal, has "Dundreary" whiskers and wears a stock and a coat
with a velvet collar. I I His wife, more at ease, wears what appears
to be a loose silk jacket or cape and a white cap or hood. They
spent their last years in the home of their son Gardiner Spear.
Annis Spear's ancestry is the subject of this pamphlet
Children:
i. HANNAH, b. July 4, 1796; m. (1) in Gardiner Jan. 30, 1817, Joseph
Neal; m. (2) in Gardiner March 19, 1837, Hugh Potter, the widower of her sister Dolly; d. Dec. 20, 1881.
2. DOLLY, b. July 27, 1798; m. Dec. 30, 1819, Hugh Potter; d. Nov. 1836.
3. JAMES, b. in Pittston Aug. 10, 1800; m. in Gardiner Nov. 30, 1826, Mary Ann Merrill who d. in March 1882; d. April 26, 1871.
Children, of James born in Gardiner :
1. Jason, b. May 7, 1827; d. June, 1888.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1828; she was Mrs. Wright
in 1891.
3. Charles Adrian,
b. Feb. 23, 1831.
4. Melissa, b. April 15, 1833; she was Mrs. Gilman in 1891.
5. Leander, b. Feb. 3, 1835; m. in *West Gardiner Dec. 19,
1868, Harriet E. Reed.
6. Sarah J., b. Oct. 12, 1836; d. 1876; unmarried in 1860.
7. Georgâ–¶ianna, b. June 2, 1839; d. in 1848.
8. Alonzo, b. Nov. 12, 1841; living in 1891.
9. Franklin, b. March 27, 1843; d. Feb. 4, 1863, aged 19, at
Aquay Creek, Va.
10. Louisa, b. April 14, 1845; d. in 1848.
11. James Abbott, b. Aug. 10, 1848; living in 1891.
12. Annette, b. Sept. 13, 1852; living, unmarried, in 1891.
4. Thaddeus. 24 Sept 1803, md Mary Ann Fuller and Susan F Brann
5. Sally b. 1804 md Joseph Fuller
6. Jerusha 1807, d 1809
7 William 1809 and md Emily Pope
8. Gardiner born 1812 and md Patience M Merrill
9. John 1814 and md Esther Littlefield