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."
He married Marah or Mary. Their children were born in Wenham: William Fiske (1695, married Mary Kenney/Kinney and Sarah Fiske),
Joseph Fiske (1701), Ebenezer Fiske (1703, married Susannah Buck),
Jonathan Fiske,
Sarah Fiske,
Ruth Fiske (could have married Richard Estey),
Lydia Fiske, and
Mary Fiske.
The family moved to Andover, Massachusetts about 1710 where died on December 10, 1745 when he was 83 years old. Marah was still in Andover as late as 1734.
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.
