Lydia (Cooper) Fiske (1614 - 1654)

Born 1614 in Dedham, Essex, England

Wife of David Fiske Esq — married 1646 (to 29 Nov 1654) in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1654 at about age 40 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Lydia (Cooper) Fiske immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

172. LIEUT. DAVID FISKE, ESQ. (David, Jeffrey, Robert, Simon, Simon, William, Symond), b. in England in 1624. He was "a planter" and was admitted a freeman of the Colony May 26, 1647. He settled in Cambridge at first, or soon after in Cambridge Farms (Lexington). He m. 1646 Lydia Cooper, sister of Dea. John Cooper, with whom he came over, and step-daughter of Dea. Gregory Stone, by whom he had three ch.; she d. Nov. 29, 1654; m. 2d, Sept. 6, 1655, Seaborn Wilson, of Ipswich, dau. of Theophilus Wilson. Wilson—Theophilus, of Ipswich, made his will Oct. 3, 1690, which was proved March 31, 1691. Inv. Jan. 28, 1690. He mentioned son Thomas, grandchild Elizth. Lovel, granddau. Elizth. Russell, grandchild Thomas Pinder, "and I do make my son John Pinder and my son David Fiske my executors." Cousin Nathl. Tredwell was overseer of the will.^[1]

Birth

1614

Dedham, Essex, England^{[citation needed]}

Christening

29 NOV 1614

Dedham, Essex, Eng^{[citation needed]}

Immigration

She emigrated to New England with her mother and step-father about 1635, although their ship is not known. They initially settled at Watertown where her step-father received freemanship on 25 May 1636, and then later settled in Cambridge.^[2]

Children

Children of David and Lydia:

1. Sarah buried 8 3rdm. 1647 recorded Cambridge^[3]
2. Lydia b. 29 2ndm 1647 recorded Cambridge^[3] April recorded Lexington^[4] recorde CAmbridge "Fisk"^[5]
3. David b. 1 7thm 1648 recorded Cambridge^[3] Sept. recorded Lexington^[4] recorded Cambridge^[5]
4. David b. 15 Apr 1650 recorded Lexington^[4] recorded Cambridge^[5]
5. Ephraim b. 13 Aug 1653 recorded Lexington^[4] recorded Cambridge^[5]

David's children by 2nd wife Seaborn

1. Elizabeth bp before 1658 recorded Lexington^[4] recorded Cambridge bp 16__^[5]
2. Sarah bp before 1658 recorded Lexington^[4]; recorded Cambridge bp 16__^[5]
3. Hannah bp 27 Mar 1659 recorded Lexington^[4] Recorded Cambridge as bp. 27 Nov 1659^[5]
4. Abigail b. 1 Feb 1674/5 recorded Lexington^[4] recorded Cambridge^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ p.58, Fiske and Fisk family : being the record of the descendants of Symond Fiske, lord of the manor of Stadhaugh, Suffolk County, England, from the time of Henry IV to date, including all the American members of the family (1896) https://archive.org/details/fiskefiskfamilyb00pier
2. ↑ Brown, David H., "Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass. and some of his Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Vol 53, Page 345) Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database accessed 15 January 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Early Records of Boston - Cambridge - NEHGR 9:169
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Lexington Record of Births. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Link at AmericanAncestors
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7} Cambridge Births. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Link at AmericanAncestors

• Barrett, William. Genealogy of Some of The Descendants of Thomas Barrett, Sen., of Braintree, Mass., 1635 (D. Ramaley & Son, Saint Paul, Minn., 1888);p.27,28

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