Husband Nathaniel FISKE
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Father: William FISKE (Abt 1550-1620)
Mother: Anna SYSTYE (AUSTYE) ( -1600)
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He lived at Weybred, Suffolk. Named in wills of his father, his Uncle Eleazar Fiske and his cousin of the same name. A son, Nathaniel, b 1592, Webred, died probably enroute to America, married Dorothy Symonds.
Husband Nathaniel FISKE
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Father: John FISKE (Abt 1580-1633)
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Husband Nathaniel FISKE
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Wife Mary WARREN
Born: 29 Nov 1651 - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Died: 12 May 1734 - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Father: Daniel WARREN (Abt 1626-1714)
Mother: Mary BARRON ( - )
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Wife Rachel FISKE
Born: Abt 1554
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Father: Nicholas FISKE (Abt 1517-1569)
Mother: Joan CRISPE (Abt 1527- )
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Not mentioned in her sister Elizabeth's will.
Husband Richard FISKE
Born: Abt 1493 - of Broadgates, Laxfield, Suffolk, England
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1 M Nicholas FISKE
Born: Abt 1517 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
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Died: 1569 - Dennington, Suffolk, England
Buried: Bef 28 Sep 1569
Spouse: Joan CRISPE (Abt 1527- )
Marr: Abt 1548 - Laxfield area, Suffolk, England
2 M Robert FISKE
Born: Abt 1521 - Laxfield area, Suffolk, England
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Buried: 1602 - St. James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
Spouse: Sibilla GOLD (BARBOR) (1527-Bef 1570)
Marr: 1549 - St. James, South Elmsham, Suffolk, England
Spouse: Joan ( - )
Marr: 1570 - St. James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
3 M Jeffery FISKE
Born: Abt 1519 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
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Buried: 1591 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
4 M John FISKE
Born: Abt 1514 - Laxfield area, Suffolk, England
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Spouse: Margaret CRISPE (Abt 1523- )
Marr: Bef 1552
5 M George FISKE
Born: Abt 1516 - Laxfield area, Suffolk, England
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6 M Jeremy FISKE
Born: Abt 1523 - Laxfield or Westfall, Suffolk, England
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7 M William FISKE
Born: Abt 1525 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
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Died: 1575-1578 - prob St. Michaels, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
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Spouse: Mary ( -Bef 1575)
8 M Richard FISKE
Born: Abt 1527 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
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Died: 5 Nov 1572 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
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Spouse: Agnes CRISPE ( -1597)
9 M Geoffrey FISKE
Born: Abt 1519
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Buried: 29 Apr 1591 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
General Notes (Husband)
From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~debbie/stories/esuffolk.html:
RICHARD FISKE was born Abt. 1493. "We now turn to the problem of the parentage of Richard Fiske "of the Broadgates" in Laxfield, who heads the Candler pedigree. The early evidence for his existence is the Candler pedigree, but as Matthias Candler, the compiler (born in 1604), was the great-grandson of Robert Fiske, the testator of 1602, and as in other respects the contributor has found his pedigree of the family accurate, he thinks we may accept Richard as his great-great-grandfather. Now this Richard must have been born as early as 1500 as his sons were mature men in the middle of the 16th century and he was undoubtedly born somewhat earlier, about 1480 - 1485. This Richard does not appear in the great Subsidy of 1524 and it is reasonable to suppose that at this date he was dead, leaving a family of 11 children, according to Candler, who must have all been born prior to that date. Now we find no Fiskes in Laxfield in the 16th century who were not descendants of Simon Fiske who died in 1463/4. It is, therefore, reasonable to suppose that Richard was also a descendant of Simon, in which case he must have been a great-grandson in order to square with the known chronology of the family. On examination, the families of the grandsons of Simon show that all their children are known with the exception of the family of Geoffrey Fiske (son of Geoffrey, the testator of 1504, son of the first Simon). Of the latter's family we know only of his son John (named as such in the will of "Sir" John Fiske, the testator of 1535). It is reasonable to suppose that this Geoffrey had other children and that Richard was one of them. This idea is greatly strengthened by the fact that Richard named his fourth son, according to Candler, Geoffrey -- a name which again appears in the family of Richard's son Robert. It would seem, accordingly, both by elimination and the repetition of the name Geoffrey in the family of Richard, that the latter must have been a son of Geoffrey (son of Geoffrey the 1504 testator) and the great-grandson of the first Simon."
According to Moriarty, the name of his wife, the details of his life, and the date of his death are unknown. Candler does not indicate his parents. Moriarty thinks he was most likely the son of Simon Fiske. There have been other guesses.
According to Moriarty, the pedigree by Candler states that Richard Fiske of Laxfield (No. 7) had eleven sons in all, and gives the names of seven of them, omitting the son Richard, whose will, however, proves his parentage. The dates given in this artiicle for the births of thsee children are merely approximations. The names of the children are given in the order in which teh seven occur in the pedigree by Candler, and the son Richard is added as the eighth child, although it is by no means certain that he should not be placed earlier in the list of children.
The first known Fisk(e)s
Until recently I have been content to accept that Daniel Fisc of Laxfield was the earliest known holder of the surname (see extract from Fiske Family Papers below). However in the Phillimore edition of the Domesday Book for Norfolk I found (in section 34,20 under the lands of Peter of Valognes) the following entry for Wood Dalling, in the Hundred of Eynsford:
In (Wood) DALLING 1 free man, Fish, held 1 c.* of land before 1066.
Always 9 villagers; 16 smallholders; 2 slaves.
Always 1 plough in lordship; 3 men's ploughs; meadow, 2 acres; woodland, 6 pigs. When he [Peter of Valognes] acquired it 1 cob, now 2. Then 6 head of cattle, now 20. Then 6 pigs, now 30. Then 16 sheep, now 80. 30 goats. Also 5 Freemen, 20 acres of land. Always 1 plough.
The jurisdiction (is) in the King's (manor of) Foulsham.
Value 40s.
It has 1 league in length and ½ in width, it pays 19d in the King's tax, whoever holds there.
*1 c. is 1 caracuta, which was as much land as could be tilled with 1 plough and a team of 8 oxen in a year. This is an imprecise measure which is usually taken to mean a unit of about 180 acres of which 60 are fallow, 60 spring and 60 autumn sown corn. It is also considered equivalent to 1 Hide.
Also in the book is the original Latin text, in which the name of the pre-Norman free man Fish is clearly spelled 'fifc' [the second 'f' having no cross bar and hence an 's']. The notes for the entry state that 'Fisc' represents either the Old English fisc [FISH] or the Old Norse Fiskr [FISKE], and refers the reader to the 'Dictionary of British Surnames' and to 'The pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book' by O. von Feilitzen [Nomina Germanica III, Uppsala 1937].
In the light of the above I now believe that the the family name is pre-Norman, and thus quite possibly of Danish (ie Viking) origin.
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From Chapter 1 of Fiske Family Papers by Henry ffiske, 1901:
The family of Fiske flourished for a very long period in the County of Suffolk. So early as the eighth year of the reign of King John, A.D. 1208, we find the name of Daniel Fisc, of Laxfield, appended to a document issued by the King, confirming a grant of land in Digneveton*, made by the Duke of Loraine to the men of Laxfield. The original is in the Public Record Office in London, and is dated May 1, 1208.
*Dennington, Suffolk. [The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names]
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ROTULI CHARTARUM, vol. 1, part 1, page 177
Confirmation by King John, May 1, 1208, to the men of Laxfield of land in the park of Digneveton; granted by the Duke of Loraine. The following are the names of those to whom the grant was made: Robert Garenoise, Eustace Percario, Henry de la Hose, Walter de Holoc, William son of Robert, William Daniel, Jeffrey Daniel and Daniel their brother, Daniel Cuppario, Brithmare son of Brithwalden, Stephen Proest, Stephen Archer, Eustace son of Philip, Melvine wife of Roger Gadermod, Picot son of William, Bernard son of Roger, Edmund son of Robert, Jordan son of Robert, William son of Gilbert, Robert son of Brithmar, Simon son of edric, William Odonis, Godfrey and Herbert, Robert son of Jeffrey, Osbert a clerk, Ralph a clerk, Hadebrand Haiward, Robert son of William, Simon son of Turstan, Brithmar son of Godwin, Roger Haiward, Richard Haddoc, Reignald son of Godwin, and Robert and Daniel his brothers, John Emelin, Johnson of Roger, William Wudewell, Roger Crespin, Henry son of Ade, Roger Hunne, Matilda wife of Gilbert, Ernest de Radbrooke, and Robert his brother, Gerald son of Adwin, and DANIEL FISC.
The meaning and origin of the name
The name Fiske is simply an older form of Fish. In Anglo-Saxon times the termination -sh was regularly sounded hard, like -sk. The breakfasting Engliscman of those days ate his fisc from a disc. The name is one of a large class of appellatives taken from the animal world, such as Herring, Salmon, Pike, Crabb etc. [...]
The earliest use of family names in England was about the beginning of the eleventh century. Long before that time, indeed, clan names were common, and such were always patronymics, eg, Fotherings, the descendants of Fother; Beormings, the descendants of Beorm; Icklings, the descendants of Ickel. At the time of the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain (fifth and sixth centuries), it was customary for a clan to settle in a stockaded village by itself, and all English towns whose names end in -ham or -ton, preceded by ing-, were originally the abodes of single clans; eg Birmingham, home of the children of Beorm; Icklington, town of the children of Ickel. Besides these general clan names no others were in use except individual names, such as Alfred or Edith.
The use of family names, beginning in the eleventh century, increased slowly. It was not until the fifteenth century that such names became nearly universal, and also stationary. At first they were shifting in usage. Thus the same man might be called Henry Wilson because his father was named William (Wil-son), or Henry Fotheringham, because he lived at the village of Fotheringham, or Henry Draper, because of his occupation. [...] It appears, therefore, that in tracing back the Fiske geneology into the fourteenth century, we are approaching the time at which difficulty must arise from fluctuations of surnames. [...]
The reader may be interested in the coincidence that Laxfield, the name of the parish where our Fiske forefathers dwelt for at least three centuries, means 'salmon field'. I think the name has been applied to the place for more than a thousand years, but I have no theory as to its origin. The name Stadhaugh is compounded of stead and haugh. The former means station or home, so that the word 'homestead' is a case of tautology. A haugh was a cleared field in the days when much of England was covered with virgin forest. Stadhaugh is thus equivalent to 'home in a cleared field'.
By Professor John Fiske of Harvard University.
Taken from Chapter 1 of Fiske Family Papers
General Notes for Child Nicholas FISKE
Nicholas Fiske appears on the Laxfeild muster roll in 1543, and was taxed 3d. at Laxfield in 1543-44. In the Sbusidy of 1567-68 he was taxed 2s. 8d at Dennington, on lands valued at 2 pounds, and 9s. 4d. at Laxfield, on lands valued at 4 pounds.
In his will, he named hsi wife Johane, his father in law, William Crispe of Laxfield, his four children, Rachel, Ester, mary, and Martha, his son William and his (the testator's) wife Johane, William's mother, and his (the testator's) wife Johane, William's mother, and his (the testator's) son Amos Fiske.
"Of him [Nicholas Fiske] Mr. Foxe makes mention in his story of John Noyes burnt at Laxfield." (Candler Manuscripts.) Supposedly he was John Noyes' brother in law.
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General Notes for Child Robert FISKE
Born about 1521, a wheelwright of Fressingfield, and St. James;, South Elmham. Married Mrs. Siblla Barbor (nee Gold), a widow. Sibilla was in great danger in the time of Queen Mary's religious persecution of 1553-58, as was her sister Isabella Phillips, who was confined in Norwhich Castle for her relgion and escaped death only by the power of her brothers Paul and Peter Godl, who were men of some influence in the country. (It would appear tha the residents of the area around Laxfield were particularly vociferous in their support for the Protestant reformation: In an account by Robert's great-grandson Rev. John Ffiske, his grandparents and great grandparents are described as "eminently zealous in the true religion".) Robert fled to Geneva for religion's sake in the days of Queen Mary, but was once more residing atSt. James in 1567-8 (mentioned in the lay subsidy) and at the time of his death. His first wife having died, he remarried to Joan in 1570 at St. James, she was buried there in August, 1587. His will is dated April 10, 1590, it was proved at Metfield in July, 1602. He was buried at St. James in 1602.
The will of Robert Fiske of the parish of St. James in Southelmam (South Elmham, Suffolk), "whelewright", "trusting and stedfastlie beleiving to be saved by he death and precious bloudsheddnig of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ" dated 10 april 1590. to my eldest son William Fiske my tenement called Hooves in the parish of St. James, according to the custom of the manor, he paying to my daughter Elizabeth, now the wife of Robert Barnard, or to the said Robert, in the dwelling house of my said tenement called Hoves, 18 pounds (in instalments). To my son Eliezar and to Elizabeth, his wife, all my freehold lands in St. James, elmham, [they] paying yearly to my son William 2 1/d2 d., for their lives, and paying to my son Thomas Fiske at teh dwelling house of the said tenement called Hoves, 8 pounds, as follows: 4 pounds within one month of my decease adn 4 opunds at the end of a year following that payment. The free lands are to pass to my son thomas, if Eliezar and Elizabeth fail to be bound for the above payment. On the death of Eliezar and Elizabeth (and of Thomas if tenant of the free lands) the free lands are to pass to my son William, he paying to my son thomas 3 opunds, in consideration therof, one month after my decease. To the poor of St. James 10s., out of my moveables, after my decease, adn 10s. more to such other godly poor people as shlal be thought most needful and charitable by my executors, at such times as to them shall seem most convenient. To my "bedchildren" (granchildren) 40s., to be equally divided among them and paid into the hands of their parents. To Nicholas Barbor of Chepenell greene 30 s., for him to divide equally among his children. My executors aer to have those houses, parcel of the said tenement, which are now in my own hands an doccupying, for one month after my decesase. To my executors 6s. 8d each. The residue of my estate is to be equally divided among my children then livng by agreement, or by appointment of John Laurance the Elder, gent., and he is to have 6s 8d. Executors: my sons Jefferie Fiske and Eliezar Fiske. Witnesses: Robert Lawter, Thomas Starke. Proved at Metfield (co suffolk), 28 Jul 1602, by the executors. (Archdeaconry of Suffolk (Ipswich Probate Registry), book for 1602-1603, fo. 144).
Robert Fiske and Sibilla Gold (Gould) became ancestors to seven emigrants to New England, including Rev. John Fiske. He was also grandfather to the author of the Candler Manuscript, and allegedly he was great grandfather to John Locke; grandfather to John Locke's mother, via the Bernard marriage.
ID: IND00493
Name: JOHN FISKE
Birth: 1601 Death: 14 JAN 1677
Note: BORN Cratfield , SUFFOLK, ENGLAND.DIED CHELMSFORD, MA.
IN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DICTIONARY- WILLIAM ALLEN 1809:-
"FIRST MINISTER OF WENHAM AND CHELMSFORD, MASS, WAS BORN IN ENGLAND 1601, AND WAS EDUCATED AT CAMBRIDGE. HE CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN (1637?) , AND BEING IN THE SAME SHIP WITH THE REVEREND JOHN ALLEN, THEY PREACHED TWO SERMONS ALMOST EVERY DAY DURING THE VOYAGE.HE WAS FOR SOME TIME A TEACHER AT A SCHOOL IN CAMBRIDGE. AS HIS PROPERTY WAS LARGE, HE MADE CONSIDERABLE LOANS TO THE PROVENCE. HE LIVED ALMOST THREE YEARS AT SALEM, PREACHING TO THE CHURCH, AND INSTRUCTING A NUMBER OF YOUNG PERSONS.WHEN A CHURCH WAS GATHERED AT WENHAM, OCT. 8 1644, HE WAS SETTLED THE MINISTER, AND HERE HE CONTINUED TILL ABOUT THE YEAR 1656, WHEN HE REMOVED TO CHELMSFORD, THEN A NEW TOWN, WITH THE MAJORITY OF HIS CHURCH." "ONE OF HIS SONS WAS MINISTER AT BRAINTREE." "HE PUBLISHED A CATECHISM, ENTITLED "THE OLIVE BRANCH WATERED"."
Marriage 1 ELIZABETH ALDOUS b: 1615
Married: 17 JUL 1639
Note: July .., 1639. -- John FISKE of Cratfield and Elizabeth ALDUS of Holton, late of Mendham, single, at Holton
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Tehre are Barber's and Barbour's elsewhere in this pedigree. Don't know if they could have been related.
I have three Barber/ Barbour families, clearly related, clearly part of a fascinating tale.
Richard Barber, b 1565 Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
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E. Barber b 1597 m Henry Brock
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Mary m 1639, Stradbroke, Henry Phillips
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Elizabeth m Robert Gowing
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Priscilla m William Robbins, descendant married into the Morse line down the line.
Nicholas Barbor b bef 1566, Laxfield area, Suffolk, England
m Sibilla Gold, persecuted for Protestantism, remarried
Robert Fiske, persecuted for Protestantism.
Sibilla's sister Isabel Gold, also persecuted for Protestantism, married someone named Phillips.
Sibilla Gold and Robert Fiske had Anthony Fisher., of Laxfield, Suffolk, who went to Dedham, Massachusetts; a daughther married Daniel Morse, from Dedham, Suffolk, England, to Dedham, Massachusetts.
George Barbour, born to Thomas Barbour on 28 Dec 1613 in Fressingham, Suffolk, went to Dedham Massachusetts, married first Elizabeth Clark, a daughter married Jonathan Morse, son of Daniel Morse above from Suffolk to Dedham Massachusetts. George Barbour married second JOanna Faxon, who was previously married to Anthony Fisher, son of Anthony Fisher above.
All of these people were founders of Dedham Massachusetts, even though only some of them are known to have travelled to Massachusetts and clearly they arrived there on separate UFO's (that on occasion actually disembarked in WAtertown); and noone has noticed that they knew each other well in England, nor has anyone noticed that history of religious persecution ties some of them together.
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General Notes for Child Jeffery FISKE
A "Cowper" (cooper). Marreid, left two daughters, mentioned in the Laxfield muster roll of 1543 & lay subsidies of 1542 & 1567/8
General Notes for Child John FISKE
Lived at Tivetshall. Married Mary Crispe's sister, according to Debbie, who has taken down her site. Moriarty article says no such thing.
Stott (1997 NEHGR) says that Margaret Crispe m bef 1552, ___ Fiske, perhaps John Fiske, the brother of Nciholas Fiske, who married Margert's sister Johan. This John Fiske settled in Tivetshall Norfolk, where he died in 1603/4, leaving among others his eldest son John, who was about the right age to ahve been teh grandson mentioned in teh will of Anne Crispe in 1553/4.
Moriarty has as his son William of Laxfield, wheelwright, who wrote a will dated 29 Dec 1590.
The Will of William Fiske of Laxfild "whelewright" being "visited with sickness", dated 29 Dec, 33 Elizabeth. To be buried in Laxfild churchyard. To my wife Jane my messuage ni Stradbroke [co Suffolk], for life, with remainder to John Punchyard, my brother-in-law, till John Punchyard, his son, my nephew and godson, be twenty-one. To Anne Borret, my wife's daughter, a joined "cheset of Abell. To Susanna Borret, my wife's daughter, a joined chest. Residue, including a bond of 40 pounds from my brother-in-law Jn. Punhcyard, to my wife Jane. to my brother'in'law Jn. Punchyard 10 pounsd and three hundred oaken boards and the best trees of oak in my yard. To my wife Jane three handsaws, a "haggsawe" and other tools [named], oaken boards in the long shed, and other timber [described]. to my brother John Fiske oak and "poople" boards, etc. to my brother Jeremie Fiske my sorrel colt, the residue of my tools belonging to my science, and the ersidue of timber. To my brother-in-law Thomas Borret, my black mare, three hundred oaken boards, and five cmobs of wheat, with the straw. To the poor of Laxfield 20s. Executrix: my wife Jane. Proved 26 January 1590/1. (Archdaeconry of Suffolk [Ipswich Probate Registry], book 33 fo.256)
Inventory, taken 7 January 1590 [1590/1], 200 pounds.
An Inventory indented of all the Goodes Cattells & Cattyll & Howsehold Stuff Implementes And utenssells of Howsehold. And allso of all Sutche Tymber bords and other Thynges w of Late sld appertayne and belonge unto Wyllum Ffyske Lae of Laxfeld in the countye of Stuff, whellwryght decessed Seane and p'sed the Seventhe daye of Januarii. Anno 1590 By Robert Borret John Smithe of P'kefelde Roger Godbakle Edmonde Jesoppe and Crispen Dawinge and others as ffolowethe.
In the hawle.
In p'rais One table wythe a frame Two Joyned fformes 13--4 (S--d)
It. one Square Table w'a Cubberd in it
Item One Joyned Cheste & one Coffer
It. on Calyver one ffowlying piece fflaske & Tochebox
Item 2 greate Bake Chayers and 2 Lesse Chayers
It. one ffyre panne and Tonges
It. one payer of Bellowes & a gredyiron
It. ffyve ffykkes of Bacons
It. ffyve Coffeyrs
It. one pyke and one morion
Syxe Bookes greate and Small
2 Kandyll Styckes
2 paynted Clothes
one Woodknyfe one brushe & one Syckle
one keepe or Glasse Casse
one Brush-hooke
6 panes of glasse in the wyndowe
In the Buttreye
one greate Brasse panne
12 peaces of pewter
one greate Kettell and 4 Skylletts
4 Small Kettells
9 Alle ffyrkyns
one Brasse poot & one Chaffyndyshe
2 Spyttes and one Droppying panne
2 payer of poothoks
one payer of Musterd Quecons
ffyve pewter prrengers
4 Steme pootts & one dosen Trenchers
4 pales w' Iron Bayles
one Allestoole
one Lether Bottell an done Skonse
one Hatchet and one Hooke
In the Lyttell Howsse by the Butterye
one wollen whelle 3 Mandes a Bookyenge Tubbe 2 Temses a Bonchyng Blooke and the Byetells (that's what it says)
2 pay'e of Bootes and two paeyr of Shooss
2 Bordynge Skeppes
one Passhyll and one Hagge Sawe
In the Chamber over the sayd Lyttell Howse
Item one olde ffetherbed and Bollster
In the Cmaber over the Butterye
in Wheate by Estimacion 10 busshell
In the Chamber behynde the Chymnys on the Northsyd
one Joyned Bedsteade one olde fetehr bedde one Boullster one Blanket & one paynted Clothe
2 Old Coffers
one payer of Towe Combes a Rollyng pynne and a Battyldore
Sartayne Towe Redys dressed
In the upper Chamber behynde the Chemnye
Item one posted Bedsteade w a Joyned Testor Twoe feeatherbedds one boulster 2 blanketts
2 joyned Chestes
2 Downe pyllowes
one paynted Clothe
one Bowe of Ewe and sartayne arrowes and one Armyne Swoorde
a sartayne old Iren and a Payer of Wolle Cardys
2 old Coffers adn Shellves to laye in Apparell
all yhs Apparell
In the othe rChamber behynde the Chimnye
one joyned Bedsteade w a fetherbedd Boulster and a Coverynge
one Trundell bedstead Joyned one ffetherbedde and one Boulster
one Joyned Cheste one Coffer
two Deskes
one Cappecase one Boxe
The Lynnen and Naperye
2 Sohelales Table clothes table Napkins Towells pyllowe Keepes and other Lynnen
in Lynnen Yearnes
On the Hawle Chamber
in Wheate by estimacion 6 bussehlls
in Malte 3 Barrells
in sartayne Apples and Peares
olde Bordes and Shellves to Laye apples upon and other Sawen Tymber
one Bownett one Batfoullyng nett and sartayne olde Iron
One Stylle & sartayne halfe Inche borde
In the Bakehouse
One Salltyng Troughe w a Cote
one peele of Iron and one Spytte
one Longe Stoole and a Shelffe
one paryngs Iron and one Hall
In the Chesse Howsse
One Chssepresse and a Salltyng traye
one Cauldryon of Red Brasse
2 Chayers 2 olde Tubbes
9 Mylk Bolles and one Traye
4 Chesse ffatts & 2 Breades
2 fykyns of Whyght Heryngs
3 ffykyn of Swette Butter
Chesse Brodes Shellves & one dressyng stoole
one ffleshe Tubbe olde Erthen Poottes and 2 Bread graates
one Copper panne
one Hallfe Barrell of Vergesse
On the Chesse Chamber
in Chesse by Estimacion 2 wayes
one Beame and Skooles & Leade wayghtes
sartayne Bee skeppes and Wheate Drosse
4 Chesse Bordes and 3 Tressells
1 Hallfe Barrell of Vergesse one Olde Tubbe and sartayne Hoppes
In the Shoppe behynde the Bakehowsse
one payer of malte Quearnes & one Boltynghutche
one olde Trewde and 8 postes for bedds
one Joyners Benche one planke a Lytell Troughe and other Small Tryssells
3 Seaves and one olde Sakke
In the Chamber over the Bakehowsse
poople bordes and other Tymber for Cartes Tumbrells and other Thynges
In the Bearne
Wheate in the Shoffe by estimacion Twenty Combes
4 Chessepresse plankes
Carte Styrnges and sartayne tymber to make Ladders
a Saltyng Traye and Sartayn other Tumber of dyvers soorts
fyve pyckefforcks
In the Workehowsse or SHoppe
2 longe Sawes Sartayn Wymbells and other Tooles belongyng to the Seyence
in sartayne Naves. ffellawes & other tymber
In the Stable
2 Saddells 2 Brydells 2 Collers. @ Dudffyns the Thyllers geare and 2 payer of traysse
2 Shellves 1 matthooke 2 Struppetts 2 Drafthhookes & 2 mode skoppetts
In the Pasture
one Graye geldynge
one Baye Coulte
one Blacke Mare
2 Wenlyng Callves
8 mylche Keyne and 3 heiffers
in Haye upon 2 shoddes
in Haye Satkes at Stradbrrok in y Lanne
In the Yeardes
in Naves ffellowes Spookes and other Tymber Redy Sawen
in Oken Boordes and poople Bordes to the Valew of
in Planks, Rayle, Beddsydes, bedds Whartes and Tymber for gates & other thynges
in Rowghe Tymber and Same Redy hewen to the valew of
sartayn plankes to goe upon and plankes and bordes at the Hogges Trowghs and the Hogges Troughes
sartayne ffyrewood Stendyng upp and other old
Bllokes for ffirewoode
10 Shooddes Covryd with Chyppes & 2 Shoddes
one Carte at the Wedow Hellwys & Carte Roops
One Grystone as y hangeth
Redy money & One littleCarte 39 shillings 4 pence
Dothe owynge to Testate (blank)
Obligacions to the ffull Sume of (blank)
Sum total is 200 pounds.
General Notes for Child George FISKE
He lived at Laxfield and Westhall. Nothing is known of his wife or death, but he apparently had a child - from Candler? Geoffrey. of Metfield, Co Suffolk, yeoman, the testatr of `0 Oxr `628 b perhaps abt 1540; died in fall of 1628. married Sarah, had son EEliazer, to whom he left his messuage in Metfield and Withersdale, with lands and freehold there. Eliazer was to pay to his mother 15 pounds a year for life at the south pourch of Metfield churxch, quarterly. Seh was to have the parlour at the west end of the house for life, six loads of firewood from Elizaer's lands, all the testator's moveables, for life, and after her dath one half to go to the testator's son in law John Sawer. Eliazer was to ahve a table in the parlour. 20 shillings to a grandchild, John Sawer, 10 s to his other grandchild, Thomas Sawer, adn 20s to the poor of Metfield.
General Notes for Child Jeremy FISKE
Biven by Candler/ Henry Ffiske as a son of Richard of the Broadgates in Laxfield, no other information.
General Notes for Child William FISKE
A wheelwhwright of St. Michael's, South Elmham. Married Mary. His wll dated Oct 10 1575, proved Jan 1578, witnessed by Robert Ffyske and William Rycord, minister. He fled for religion's sake during the reign of Queen Mary according to Candler, lived at St. Michael's, South Elmham. He left a will; specific bequests include a feather bed and a milch cow. His wife must have been dead as she wasn't mentioned.
General Notes for Child Richard FISKE
A sevemaker (sieve maker?). Will, dated Setp 7 1572. Proved November of that year.
Richard Fiske was taxed 2s 8d. at laxfield, on lands valued at 1 pound, in the subsdiy of 1567-8.
The Will of Richard Fyske of Laxfelde, "sevemake", daetd 7 September 1572. "I do protest my self to die an humble and penitent synner." To be buried in Laxfelde churchyard, or wehrever I die. To my wife Agnes the tenement wherein I dwell, with the lands, meadow and apsture for life, she to educate and bring up my children, with remainder to my daughters Marie and Margaret, or, in case they die, s.p., to my daughters Anne and Elizabeth, who are to pay to my son Elye 10 pounds. To my daugther Anne my great meadow in Laxfield. To my son Elie my tenement lately purchased of my father-in-law, Edmunde Crispe, he paying to said Edmund 50 pounds, in accordance with agreement, and to my daughter Elizabeth 40 pounds, in installments. To my son Elie my timber, tools, and all things belonging to my occupation. My wife is to have teh residue and imlements if husbandry, while sole, twoards bringing u my children. If she mary, [she is to have] one-half only,and the other one-half to my children. Executor: my wife Agnes, with my son Elie, "in whom I repose a special trust & confidence" Spervisor: my brother Robert Fiske. Wtinesses: John Fiske, Jefferie Fiske, Nicholas Fiske, John Elwis, Nicholas Lane, John Petyver. Proved 5 November 1572 by the executors. (Archdeaconry o fsfufolk (Ipswich Probate Registry), book 24, fo. 188)
General Notes for Child Geoffrey FISKE
His name appears on the Laxfield muster roll in 1543; as "Jeffray Fyske the Yonger" he was taxed 20d. at Laxfield in 1542-1544, and in the subsidy of 1567-68 he was taxed 5s 4d. at Laxfield, on lands valued at one pound.
Husband Richard FISKE
Born:
Christened: 16 Jul 1554 - Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, Gb
Died: 16 Jul 1554 - Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
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Father: Robert FISKE (Abt 1521-1602)
Mother: Sibilla GOLD (BARBOR) (1527-Bef 1570)
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Husband Robert FISKE
Born: Abt 1521 - Laxfield area, Suffolk, England
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Buried: 1602 - St. James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
Father: Richard FISKE (Abt 1493-1565)
Mother:
Marriage: 1549 - St. James, South Elmsham, Suffolk, England
Other Spouse: Joan ( - ) - 1570 - St. James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
Wife Sibilla GOLD (BARBOR)
AKA: Widow Barbor
Born: 1527 - South Elmham, Norfolk, England
Christened: Abt 1527 - South Elmham, Norfolk, England
Died: Bef 1570 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Buried: - England
Children
1 M Richard FISKE
Born:
Christened: 16 Jul 1554 - Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, Gb
Died: 16 Jul 1554 - Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
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2 M Eleazer FISKE
Born: 31 May 1556 - Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
Christened: 31 May 1556 - Fressingfield, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
Died: 4 Jul 1615 - (Will Probate) Metfield, England
Buried: 4 Jul 1615 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Spouse: Elizabeth ( - )
Marr: Prob. Laxfield, Suffolk, England
3 M Thomas FISKE
Born: 1560 - ?St.James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
Christened: Abt 1560 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Died: 28 Feb 1610 - Fressingfield, England, Gb
Buried: 28 Feb 1610 - Fressingfield, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
Spouse: Margery ( - )
Marr: 1587 - Prob. Laxfield, Suffolk, England
4 M Jeffrey FISKE (FFISKE)
Born: 1568 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Christened: Abt 1568 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Died: 23 Jul 1629 - , Colchester, Essex, England
Buried: 23 Jul 1629 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Spouse: Mary (Sarah) COOKE ( - )
Marr: Abt 1589 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
5 F Elizabeth FISKE
Born: 1572 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Christened: Abt 1572 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Died: - Prob. Laxfield, Suffolk, England
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Spouse: Robert BERNARD ( - )
Marr: Abt 1594 - Laxfield, Suffolk, England
6 M William FISKE
Born: Abt 1550
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Died: 1620 - Ditchingham, Norfolk, England
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Spouse: Anna SYSTYE (AUSTYE) ( -1600)
Spouse: Alice ( - )
Marr: After Feb 1600-Feb 1601
General Notes (Husband)
Born about 1521, a wheelwright of Fressingfield, and St. James;, South Elmham. Married Mrs. Siblla Barbor (nee Gold), a widow. Sibilla was in great danger in the time of Queen Mary's religious persecution of 1553-58, as was her sister Isabella Phillips, who was confined in Norwhich Castle for her relgion and escaped death only by the power of her brothers Paul and Peter Godl, who were men of some influence in the country. (It would appear tha the residents of the area around Laxfield were particularly vociferous in their support for the Protestant reformation: In an account by Robert's great-grandson Rev. John Ffiske, his grandparents and great grandparents are described as "eminently zealous in the true religion".) Robert fled to Geneva for religion's sake in the days of Queen Mary, but was once more residing atSt. James in 1567-8 (mentioned in the lay subsidy) and at the time of his death. His first wife having died, he remarried to Joan in 1570 at St. James, she was buried there in August, 1587. His will is dated April 10, 1590, it was proved at Metfield in July, 1602. He was buried at St. James in 1602.
The will of Robert Fiske of the parish of St. James in Southelmam (South Elmham, Suffolk), "whelewright", "trusting and stedfastlie beleiving to be saved by he death and precious bloudsheddnig of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ" dated 10 april 1590. to my eldest son William Fiske my tenement called Hooves in the parish of St. James, according to the custom of the manor, he paying to my daughter Elizabeth, now the wife of Robert Barnard, or to the said Robert, in the dwelling house of my said tenement called Hoves, 18 pounds (in instalments). To my son Eliezar and to Elizabeth, his wife, all my freehold lands in St. James, elmham, [they] paying yearly to my son William 2 1/d2 d., for their lives, and paying to my son Thomas Fiske at teh dwelling house of the said tenement called Hoves, 8 pounds, as follows: 4 pounds within one month of my decease adn 4 opunds at the end of a year following that payment. The free lands are to pass to my son thomas, if Eliezar and Elizabeth fail to be bound for the above payment. On the death of Eliezar and Elizabeth (and of Thomas if tenant of the free lands) the free lands are to pass to my son William, he paying to my son thomas 3 opunds, in consideration therof, one month after my decease. To the poor of St. James 10s., out of my moveables, after my decease, adn 10s. more to such other godly poor people as shlal be thought most needful and charitable by my executors, at such times as to them shall seem most convenient. To my "bedchildren" (granchildren) 40s., to be equally divided among them and paid into the hands of their parents. To Nicholas Barbor of Chepenell greene 30 s., for him to divide equally among his children. My executors aer to have those houses, parcel of the said tenement, which are now in my own hands an doccupying, for one month after my decesase. To my executors 6s. 8d each. The residue of my estate is to be equally divided among my children then livng by agreement, or by appointment of John Laurance the Elder, gent., and he is to have 6s 8d. Executors: my sons Jefferie Fiske and Eliezar Fiske. Witnesses: Robert Lawter, Thomas Starke. Proved at Metfield (co suffolk), 28 Jul 1602, by the executors. (Archdeaconry of Suffolk (Ipswich Probate Registry), book for 1602-1603, fo. 144).
Robert Fiske and Sibilla Gold (Gould) became ancestors to seven emigrants to New England, including Rev. John Fiske. He was also grandfather to the author of the Candler Manuscript, and allegedly he was great grandfather to John Locke; grandfather to John Locke's mother, via the Bernard marriage.
ID: IND00493
Name: JOHN FISKE
Birth: 1601 Death: 14 JAN 1677
Note: BORN Cratfield , SUFFOLK, ENGLAND.DIED CHELMSFORD, MA.
IN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DICTIONARY- WILLIAM ALLEN 1809:-
"FIRST MINISTER OF WENHAM AND CHELMSFORD, MASS, WAS BORN IN ENGLAND 1601, AND WAS EDUCATED AT CAMBRIDGE. HE CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN (1637?) , AND BEING IN THE SAME SHIP WITH THE REVEREND JOHN ALLEN, THEY PREACHED TWO SERMONS ALMOST EVERY DAY DURING THE VOYAGE.HE WAS FOR SOME TIME A TEACHER AT A SCHOOL IN CAMBRIDGE. AS HIS PROPERTY WAS LARGE, HE MADE CONSIDERABLE LOANS TO THE PROVENCE. HE LIVED ALMOST THREE YEARS AT SALEM, PREACHING TO THE CHURCH, AND INSTRUCTING A NUMBER OF YOUNG PERSONS.WHEN A CHURCH WAS GATHERED AT WENHAM, OCT. 8 1644, HE WAS SETTLED THE MINISTER, AND HERE HE CONTINUED TILL ABOUT THE YEAR 1656, WHEN HE REMOVED TO CHELMSFORD, THEN A NEW TOWN, WITH THE MAJORITY OF HIS CHURCH." "ONE OF HIS SONS WAS MINISTER AT BRAINTREE." "HE PUBLISHED A CATECHISM, ENTITLED "THE OLIVE BRANCH WATERED"."
Marriage 1 ELIZABETH ALDOUS b: 1615
Married: 17 JUL 1639
Note: July .., 1639. -- John FISKE of Cratfield and Elizabeth ALDUS of Holton, late of Mendham, single, at Holton
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Tehre are Barber's and Barbour's elsewhere in this pedigree. Don't know if they could have been related.
I have three Barber/ Barbour families, clearly related, clearly part of a fascinating tale.
Richard Barber, b 1565 Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
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E. Barber b 1597 m Henry Brock
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Mary m 1639, Stradbroke, Henry Phillips
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Elizabeth m Robert Gowing
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Priscilla m William Robbins, descendant married into the Morse line down the line.
Nicholas Barbor b bef 1566, Laxfield area, Suffolk, England
m Sibilla Gold, persecuted for Protestantism, remarried
Robert Fiske, persecuted for Protestantism.
Sibilla's sister Isabel Gold, also persecuted for Protestantism, married someone named Phillips.
Sibilla Gold and Robert Fiske had Anthony Fisher., of Laxfield, Suffolk, who went to Dedham, Massachusetts; a daughther married Daniel Morse, from Dedham, Suffolk, England, to Dedham, Massachusetts.
George Barbour, born to Thomas Barbour on 28 Dec 1613 in Fressingham, Suffolk, went to Dedham Massachusetts, married first Elizabeth Clark, a daughter married Jonathan Morse, son of Daniel Morse above from Suffolk to Dedham Massachusetts. George Barbour married second JOanna Faxon, who was previously married to Anthony Fisher, son of Anthony Fisher above.
All of these people were founders of Dedham Massachusetts, even though only some of them are known to have travelled to Massachusetts and clearly they arrived there on separate UFO's (that on occasion actually disembarked in WAtertown); and noone has noticed that they knew each other well in England, nor has anyone noticed that history of religious persecution ties some of them together.
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General Notes (Wife)
She was the widow Sibilla Barbor, nee Gold. She was in great danger in the time of Queen Mary's religious persecutions of 1553-8, as was her sister Isabella Phillips, who was confined in Norwich Castle for her religion and escaped death only by the power of her brotehrs Paul and Peter Gold, who were men of some influence in teh country. (It would appear that the residents of the area around Laxfield were particuarly vociferous in thier support for the Protestant reformation. In an account by Robert's great-grandon Rev. John Ffiske, his grandparents and great-grandparents are described as "extremely zealous in the true religion". ) Robert fled to Geneva for feigion's sake in teh days of Queen Mary, but was once more residing at St James in 1567-8. Sibilla having died, he remarried to Joan, in 1570.
General Notes for Child Thomas FISKE
Thomas' son Phineas emigrated to New England with his wief and children, in Salem by 1641, and Wenham by 1643, died probably in Wenham 7 Apr 1673. He was captain and in 1653 a representative to the general court. His sons included James, John, and Thomas. James moved to Newbury in 1642 and then to Groton.
Thomas, Captain, was head of the jury in the trial of Rebecca Nurse and other victims of the Salem witch trials, and subsequently was one of those who signed a document testifying to the error of that affair. His son, Capt. Thomas Fiske Jr, and their cousin, Deacon William Fiske the son of William Fiske the son of William and brother fo Rev. John Fiske, who served briefly as clergyman in Salem, also served on that jury.
General Notes for Child Jeffrey FISKE (FFISKE)
His chidlren included Nathan, who settled in Watertown, his sister Martha Underwood, who lived with Nathan at Watertown after her husband's death, David, who went to Watertown.
General Notes for Child Elizabeth FISKE
Her daughter, Elizabeth, married Mr. Locke, and was mother of philosopher John Locke.
General Notes for Child William FISKE
His will dated Nov 25, 1616 at Ditchingham, Norfolk, and proved May 17, 1620, left lands in St. James and Metfield, Suffolk, and left money for the poor of Ditchingham and Bungay, Suffolk. He was churchwarden at St. James in 1601, but stated he was of Ditchingham. Wiliam married second, after Feb 1600/1, Alice. He fled religious persecution with his father in Queen Mary's days (according to Candler manuscript)
In his will he styledhmiself of Ditchingam, co Norfolk, bequeathed to the poor of Ditchingham and of Bungay (co Sfufolk), and left to his eldest son, John, lands in St. James, South Elmham, and in Metfield, Co. Suffolk. John was to pay his brothers and sister six score pounds. He mentioned his grandchildren Mattihas, John, and Mary Candler, and daughter Anne Candler.
Husband Verney FISKE
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Wife Manilla (Marrillee) McKINSTRY
Born: 22 May 1812 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Father: John McKINSTRY (1786-1863)
Mother: Kezia BATCHELOR (BATCHELDOR) (1787-1863)
Children
1 F Jane Keziah FISKE
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Spouse: Frank PRATT ( - )
Marr: prob Southbridge, Massachusetts
2 M Frederick William FISKE
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3 M Charles Albert FISKE
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They lived for many years in Southbridge.
Birth from Sturbridge town records
General Notes for Child Frederick William FISKE
a leader in establishing the St. Paul Academy, a well known college prep school in Minnesota, helped by his brother, Charles Albert.
"It has been a tradition in the family that "he fitted himself for college, walked from New Jersey to Williamstown, Mass. graduated at the head of his class and has stood for many years among the first five who made the highest records in the entire history of Williams College."
General Notes for Child Charles Albert FISKE
helped his brother at St. Paul Academy in Minnesota.
Husband William FISKE
Born: Abt 1550
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Died: 1620 - Ditchingham, Norfolk, England
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Father: Robert FISKE (Abt 1521-1602)
Mother: Sibilla GOLD (BARBOR) (1527-Bef 1570)
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Other Spouse: Alice ( - ) - After Feb 1600-Feb 1601
Wife Anna SYSTYE (AUSTYE)
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Children
1 M John FISKE
Born: Abt 1580
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Buried: 14 May 1633 - St. James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England
Spouse: Anne LAWTER ( - )
2 F Hannah FISKE
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Spouse: Williiam Gillett alias CANDLER ( - )
Marr: 4 May 1603
3 F Esther FISKE
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Spouse: John CHALKER ( - )
4 M Eleazer FISKE
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5 F Eunice FISKE
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6 M Nathaniel FISKE
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His will dated Nov 25, 1616 at Ditchingham, Norfolk, and proved May 17, 1620, left lands in St. James and Metfield, Suffolk, and left money for the poor of Ditchingham and Bungay, Suffolk. He was churchwarden at St. James in 1601, but stated he was of Ditchingham. Wiliam married second, after Feb 1600/1, Alice. He fled religious persecution with his father in Queen Mary's days (according to Candler manuscript)
In his will he styledhmiself of Ditchingam, co Norfolk, bequeathed to the poor of Ditchingham and of Bungay (co Sfufolk), and left to his eldest son, John, lands in St. James, South Elmham, and in Metfield, Co. Suffolk. John was to pay his brothers and sister six score pounds. He mentioned his grandchildren Mattihas, John, and Mary Candler, and daughter Anne Candler.
General Notes (Wife)
Daughter of Walter Austye of Tibbenham, Long Row, Norfolk.
General Notes for Child John FISKE
Anne Lawter was John Fiske's second cousin; daughter of Robert and Mary (Fiske) Lawter and granddaughter of William Fiske.
General Notes for Child Hannah FISKE
Her husband was William Gillett alias Candler, a schoolmaster in Yoxford. Their children included Rev. Mathias Candler, genealogist, and three other children who died young.
General Notes for Child Nathaniel FISKE
He lived at Weybred, Suffolk. Named in wills of his father, his Uncle Eleazar Fiske and his cousin of the same name. A son, Nathaniel, b 1592, Webred, died probably enroute to America, married Dorothy Symonds.
Husband Hon. William FISKE
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Father: John FISKE (Abt 1580-1633)
Mother: Anne LAWTER ( - )
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Hon. William Fiske of Wynham.