An American Family History

Mark Fiske was born on November 20, 1716 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Joseph Fiske and Susannah Warner. He was a yeoman.

He married Lydia Smith on November 2, 1738 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Lydia was born February 14, 1717/18 in Ipswich. Her parents were Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Emmons.

Mark was the executor of his father's will. In 1740, Lydia owned the covenant of the church.

Lydia and Mark's children included:
Lydia Fiske (1739),
Joseph Fiske (1740/41, married Eleanor Abbott and Sarah Hobbs),
Mark Fiske (1742/43),
John Fiske (1746),
Susanna Fiske (1748),
Elizabeth Fiske (1750), 
Sarah Fiske (1752),
Abner Fiske (1755, married Hannah Jefferds), and
Ruth Fiske (1757, died young).

Lydia died on September 27, 1759 when she was 41 years old.

According to Fiske and Fisk Family by Frederick Clifton Pierce, after she died, Mark married Eleanor Porter Abbott on March 12, 1762. She was the widow of Nehemiah Abbot.

On May 7, 1763 Mark and Eleanor sold Benjamin Dutch a house and 30 acres in Ipswich. The land was bounded by Daniel Chapman's land, the County Road, Joseph Metcalf's land, and land they still owned.

On October 28, 1763 they sold John Calef a 70 acre farm, with a house and a barn in Ipswich. This land was bounded by Joseph Metcalf, Captain Stanford's meadow and lands owned by Daniel Rindge, William Hobson, and Daniel Chapman, as well as the County Road.

Eleanor died in April, 1766.

Children of Joseph Fiske and Susannah Warner Joseph Fiske Hannah Fiske Platts Susanna Fiske Kilburn Sarah Fiske Elizabeth Fiske Dwinnell Ruth Fiske Estey Abigail Fiske Joseph Fiske Mark Fiske John Fiske

Old Style Calendar Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.