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Joseph Fiske and Susannah Warner

 
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
The town of Ipswich was established on August 5, 1634, from common land called Agawam. On October 18, 1648, that portion called the "Village" at the New Meadows was set off as Topsfield. The boundary line between Ipswich and Topsfield was established, February 28, 1694.

Essex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643 by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when it ordered "that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four sheires."

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 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 1½ acres upland in Rowley ¼ 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 Estey, and Grandson Mark Platts were to have four pounds old tenor “his mother having had considerable of me before." Son Mark Fiske was named the executor and inherited the residue.

Elizabeth Fiske died on October 30, 1755.

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First printed in Boston 1745
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.

Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts was settled in 1636. The first settlers called it Enon or Salem Village. It was officially set off from the Town of Salem on May 10, 1643.

The use of the term ye to mean the derives from Early Modern English, in which the was written "þe," employing the Old English letter thorn: "þ."

Ye is also the plural of thou.

Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts was first settled in 1639.

 

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