ANNAN FAMILY GENEALOGY IN PETERBOROUGH NH ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Information located at http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Peterborough/ On a web site about GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties TRANSCRIBED BY JANICE BROWN Please see the web site for my email contact. ---------------------------------- The original source of this information is in the public domain, however use of this text file, other than for personal use, is restricted without written permission from the transcriber (who has edited, compiled and added new copyrighted text to same). ======================================================== SOURCE: History of the town of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire : with the report of the proceedings at the centennial celebration in 1839, an appendix containing the records of the original proprietors, and a genealogical and historical register, by Albert Smith; Boston: Press of G.H. Ellis, 1876, 753 pgs. THE ANNAN FAMILY Page 14-15 DAVID ANNAN (Rev.) was the third son of his father, John Anna, of Ceres, near Cupar of Fifeshire, Scotland. He was the next younger brother of Robert Annan, who was for some time pastor of the Federal Street Church in Boston. He was b. April 4, 1754, and came to America when quite young. He received his education at Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J. His name does not appear among the graduates of the college, but in 1782 he recieved the honorary degree of A.M., it being the first name on the list of honorary degrees conferred by the college. He was ordained by the Presbytery, which met at Walkill, N.J. October 1778, with Peterborough as his destination. He remained the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Peterborough until 1792, when his pastoral connection was dissolved at his request by the Presbytery of Londonderry. He was by the same Presbytery deposed from the ministry in 1800. After his withdrawal from the ministry he seems to have lost all restraint, and became so openly vicious and intemperate as not any longer to be endured. His conduct toward his family became so brutal, that his wife was often compelled to pass a whole night with her children in the woods, from fear of violence. To rebuke such conduct as this, a party of young men of the town, in 1800, every one of whom is now deceased, thoroughly blackened and disguised, came to his house in the night to give him a ride upon a wooden horse. Having roused him at the door, he came out to drive away the intruders, when two of the party deputed for this service, seized him in his nude state, and placed him on the pole. The party now proceeded down the road as far as where Cyrus Frost now lives, and threw him into a morass just east of his house, and fled. Though Mr. Annan knew many of the perpetrators of this act, yet he was so unpopular that he could not bring them to justice. Though this mode of procedure was contrary to the wishes and feelings of the people, yet they very quietly acquiesced in the matter, thinking that little more than justice had been done. In 1801 he went to Scotland, and d. in Ireland in 1802, on his return home. He m. Sarah Smith, dau John Smith. She lived with him until 1800, when on account of his cruel treatment she sought and obtained a divorce. She m. 2d h., John Todd, Dec. 31, 1816 and d. April 6, 1846, ae 85. CHILDREN: 1. SARAH, b. Nov 21, 1783; m. Benjamin Chamberlain. 2. DAVID, b. July 10, 1784; d. -- 3. JOHN, b. Oct 30, 1787, d. Lowell [MA] age 64. 4. MARY, b. Sept 5, 1789; m. Samuel Holmes 5. ROBERT, b. March 15, 1792; d. Manchester [NH] 6. JAMES, b. Sept 28, 1794; unm. 7. JANE, b. May 10, 1797; d. Dec 30, 1819 ae 23 8. AMELIA, b. Aug 30, 1799; m. -- Clements; d. Concord [NH] (end)