An American Family History

Joseph Fiske and Susannah Warner married about 1694 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Their first child named Joseph Fiske was born on January 4, 1695. Hannah Fiske Platts was born on December 21, 1697. 

On May 12, 1698 Susannah’s father, John Warner, conveyed his farm to Joseph.

The first Joseph, Jr. died on December 5, 1698. Susanna Fiske Kilburn was born on March 18, 1700. Sarah Fiske was born June 19, 1702. Elizabeth Fiske Dwinnell was born on September 15, 1704. Ruth Fiske Kilburn Estey was born on August 20, 1707. Abigail Fiske was born on August 8, 1711. The second child named Joseph Fiske was born on October 20, 1713. Mark Fiske was born on November 20, 1716. 

John Fiske was born on October 13, 1719. Their daughter, Sarah died on August 7, 1720.

On February 1, 1723/24 Joseph and Susannah Fiske sold to shopkeeper, Ammi R. Wise of Ipswich, one quarter of a right in the eighth division consisting of five acres and they sold some of the great meadow in the West End of Wenham consisting of five acres acres bounded southwesterly on land of Theophilus Fiske and Northwestly by Ebenezer Fiske.

On February 7, 1723/24 they sold to Mr. Perley of Boxford 1 1/2 acres upland in Rowley 1/4 lot on the Range known by the letter C bound westerly and southerly by Perley’s meadow and easterly and northerly by their land.

John died on December 21, 1725.  Abigail died on June 29, 1729 when she was 18 years old. The second Joseph, Jr. died on May 24, 1731.

Susannah died in July, 1742 and Joseph married Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller soon after.

Joseph died on May 2, 1745. His will left his wife Elizabeth

"all ye household goods she brought to me at marriage,” and among other things the executor “shall carry her to meeting on a good horse on Sabbath day & Lecture days when she shall desire it."

His daughter Susanna Kilburn (Kilborne), daughter Ruth Easty, and Grandson Mark Platts were to have four pounds old tenor “his mother having had considerable of me before.” Son Mark Fiske to be the executor and to have the residue.

Elizabeth Fiske died on October 30, 1755.

The Fiske Family: A History of the Family (Ancestral and Descendant) of William Fiske, Sen., of Amherst, N. H. by Albert Augustus Fiske

Joseph Fiske, third son of Dea. William, of Wenham, married Susan Warner, of Ipswich, to which place he removed about 1700. He had sons Joseph (died young) and Mark, and daughters Susanna, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ruth, and Abigail.

By second wife, Elizabeth, married 1742, he had son John, who also died young. Joseph Fiske died in May, 1745.