Middlesex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643. The county originally included Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, Concord, Woburn, Medford, Wayland, and Reading.
David Fiske was born on February 29, 1652 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathan and Susannah Fiske. According to History of the Reed family in Europe and America by Jacob Whittemore Reed
he was a "distinguished surveyor of lands."
He married Elizabeth Reed when he was 23 years old on December 15, 1675 in Watertown. Elizabeth was born on July 29, 1653 in Woburn. Her parents were Deacon George Reed and Elizabeth Jennison.
Their children included:
Nathan Fiske born about 1676 and
David Fiske born December 11, 1678.
In 1694, the widow, Elizabeth Fiske was made administratrix of her husband's estate.
Elizabeth died on March 21, 1717/18 in Watertown
Mary White Rowlandson,Talcot
was captured by Native Americans
during King Philip's War
(1675-1676).
Watertown was settled in 1630 by English Puritans in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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.
Elizabeth Fones (1610) was a Puritan woman in New England. She married her cousin, Henry Winthrop, son of John Winthrop. After he died, she married Robert Feake and lived in Watertown and Greenwich, Massachusetts. Robert apparently suffered from mental illness and abandoned his family. She then lived with William Hallett in Long Island.
