Mary (Sprigge) Fish (bef. 1586 - 1673)

Born before 24 Jan 1586 in Lubenham, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas (Fyshe) Fish — married 1609 in Lubenham, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1673 after age 86 in St Olave Jewry, London, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary (Sprigge) Fish was born in Leicestershire, England.

Mary Sprigge was baptised on 24 January 1585/6 in Lubenham, Leicestershire, England, the daughter of William Sprigge. Her mother was not named in her baptismal record. ^[1][2][3]

Mary and Thomas Fish, married in 1609, in Lubenham, Leicestershire, England.^[4]

Thomas and Mary had seven known children ^[4]:

1. Cradock, bp. 09 Aug 1612, Lubbenham
2. Ambrose, bp. 18 Oct 1613, East Farndon
3. Jonathan, bp. 16 Feb 1615/16, East Farndon; d. 1663
4. John, bp. 20 June 1619, East Farndon; d. 1663
5. Nathaniel, bp. 20 June 1619, East Farndon
6. Esther, bp. 21 Dec 1622, Great Bowden
7. Hannah, bp. 05 Oct 1625, Great Bowden

Mary is believed to have died around 1680, at Great Bowden, in Leicestershire. ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Document #1 This interesting document suggests a link between William Sprigge of Banbury, his son Basil Sprigge of London, and Mary Fish's son, Jonathan Fish, of Warwickshire. It also indicates that Mary Willis was a grand daughter of a William Smith, who may have been related to Elizabeth Smyth, wife of William Sprigge of Lubenham (likely father of William Sprigge of Banbury and Mary Fish), which might then suggest that Mary Willis, of Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, was possibly also related to William Sprigge and Mary (Sprigge) Fish.

Catalogue description: Stratford-upon-Avon

This record is held by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Reference: ER 3/2425

Title: Stratford-upon-Avon

Description: Grant by George Willis of Fenny Compton, gent., and Mary his wife to William Sprigge of Banbury, co. Oxon., gent., and Basall Sprigge of London, gent., son of the said William, of a close of pasture called Ryecroft Hill within the manor of Clopton, which close was theretofore purchased by William Smith grandfather of the said Mary Willis, of William Clopton Esq.

Witnesses: George Willys Junior, Robert Coby and Jonathan Fish.

Date: 18 April 1638

Held by: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, not available at The National Archives

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/700abc64-f1a2-4d8f-8a20-0627b5d21423

A Cicelie Smythe was a contemporary of Elizabeth Smyth of Lubenham, and may have been related. Cicelie's parents were William and Elizabeth Smythe.

On 6 Dec 1585, a Cicelea Smythe married William Payne in Lubenham, LEICS. https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS/LEICS/MAR/00213467/2

On 28 Feb 1559, Cicelie Smythe was baptized in Lubenham. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Smythe. https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FLEICS%2FBAP%2F00699422

There is no baptism entry at Lubenham for an Elizabeth Smythe around the appropriate period, but the baptism records only began in 1559, and it is quite possible that Elizabeth was born before that date.

Sources

1. ↑ Leicestershire Baptisms, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, FindMyPast.com (https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS/LEICS/BAP/00699709), DE1369/1, Maria Sprigge, Lubenham, 24 Jan 1585.
2. ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP43-Q76H : 6 June 2018), Maria Sprigge, 24 Jan 1585; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Lubenham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 48, Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWZT-1LP : 11 February 2018, Maria Sprigge, 24 Jan 1585); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 585,283.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Fish, John Dean, "The Fish Family of Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 53(1922):53-68, at page 61.

• Leicestershire Baptisms, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, FindMyPast.com (https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS/LEICS/BAP/00699709), DE1369/1, Maria Sprigge, Lubenham, 24 Jan 1585. [image]

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWZT-1LP : 11 February 2018, Maria Sprigge, 24 Jan 1585); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 585,283.

• England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP43-Q76H : 6 June 2018), Maria Sprigge, 24 Jan 1585; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Lubenham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 48, Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.

• Fish, John Dean, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record:, "The Fish Family of Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England," Vol. 53:53-68, (https://archive.org/details/newyorkgenealogiv53gree/page/52/mode/2up), New York, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1922.

• Fish, Lester Warren, The Fish family in England and America : genealogical and biographical records and sketches, (https://archive.org/details/fishfamilyinengl00fish/mode/2up), Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub. Co., 1948.

• Leicestershire: - Marriage Licences, 1570-1729, Leicestershire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Ancestry.com, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Ancestry Record 5897 #57205

• Ancestry.com, Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.) Original data - Warwickshire Anglican Registers. Warwick, England: Warwickshire County Record Office. (Can we find this record and identify what it is?)

Acknowledgments

Contributors: Daniel Clark, Bobbie Hall, John Putnam, Gregory Nelson, Brad Fisher, Dick Fish.