Josiah Fish (abt. 1762 - 1848)

Born about Sep 1762 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Smith) Fish — married after 20 Aug 1785 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1848 at about age 85 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Josiah Fish was born about April 1763 (age at death),^[1] probably in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, the son of Reuben and Mary (Meiggs) Fish. Josiah Fish was named in his father Reuben Fish's will dated 14 September 1807 and proved 12 December 1809.^[2]

Marriages & Children

He married Thankful Smith on 17 October 1787 in Barnstable^[3] after intentions were published there on 20 August 1785.^[4]

[Note - a child was born to them in March 1786, and another in Dec. 1787, so the marriage year may be in error in the transcription or in the original records.]

He married, secondly, to Jemima Jones about 1799^[5]

The children of Josiah and Thankful (Smith) Fish were born in Barnstable:

1. Zenas Fish, b. 25 Mar 1786; d. 1878; mar. Lydia Nye
2. Mary Fish, b. 14 Dec 1787
3. Theodore Fish, b. 11 Oct 1789; d. 1872; mar. Polly Coffin
4. Isaac Fish, b. 01 Aug 1791; d. 1888; mar. Cynthia Landers
5. Huldah Fish, b. 03 Jun 1794; d. 1860; mar. Ausmon Bursley
6. Thankful Fish, b. 26 Aug 1797; d. 1877; mar. Abraham J. Stanley

The children of Josiah and Jemima (Jones) Fish were born in Barnstable:

1. Lydia Fish, b. ca. 1800; d. 1887; mar. Thomas M. Smith
2. Josiah Fish, b. 21 Sep 1803; d. 1866; mar. Ruth Stanley
3. Cyrus Fish, b. 1807
4. Nason Fish, b. ca 1810; d. 1868; mar. Lydia S. Jones

Death, Burial & Legacy

Josiah Fish died on 22 Jun 1848 in Barnstable aged 85 years and nine months,^[6] and was buried in the West Barnstable Cemetery.^[1][7]

An inventory of the estate of Josiah Fish. late of Barnstable deceased, was presented on 16 April 1849.^[8] Isaac Fish was granted administration on the estate of Josiah Fish of Barnstable. He presented an accounting 08 January 1850 which mentioned a claim paid to Lydia Smith, wife of Thomas Smith, by compromise. A second accounting was presented on 12 February 1850 by Isaac Fish.^[9]

Isaac Fish was assigned administration on the estate of Josiah Fish, yeoman of Barnstable, on 09 January 1849,^[10] amd made a bond to administer the estate.^[11][12]

An inventory of the estate of Josiah Fish. late of Barnstable deceased, was presented on 16 April 1849.^[13] Isaac Fish was granted administration on the estate of Josiah Fish of Barnstable. He presented an accounting 08 January 1850 which mentioned a claim paid to Lydia Smith, wife of Thomas Smith, by compromise. A second accounting was presented on 12 February 1850 by Isaac Fish.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bunnell, Paul J., Cemetery Inscriptions of the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts and its Villages 1600-1900 Heritage Books, 1992, p. 162-163.
2. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records, Reuben Fish, Barnstable, Will (1809) Vol. 35:1-2
3. ↑ Records of Barnstable, MA, from the Gustavus A. Hinckley Collection, Publication: NEHGS, Boston, MA, 2001, citing VRs, 3:330.

   "Josiah Fish and Thankfull Smith October 17 1787."

4. ↑ Records of Barnstable, MA, from the Gustavus A. Hinckley Collection, Publication: NEHGS, Boston, MA, 2001, citing VRs, 3:166.

   "Josiah Fish & Thankfull Smith both of this Town Augt 20th 1785."

5. ↑ Records of Barnstable, MA, from the Gustavus A. Hinckley Collection, NEHGS, Boston, MA, 2001, citing VRs, 3:313, birth records of his children by 2nd wife begin in May 1800.
6. ↑ Records of Barnstable, MA, from the Gustavus A. Hinckley Collection, NEHGS, Boston, MA, 2001 Cemetery Records and West Parish Church death records
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5761945/josiah-fish: accessed 04 January 2024), memorial page for Josiah Fish (Sep 1762–22 Jun 1848), Find A Grave: Memorial #5761945, citing West Barnstable Cemetery, West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493). (Includes gravestone photo.)
8. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Inventories, Vol. 71:430
9. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Accounts, Vol. 77:272-3
10. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Letters of Administration, Vol. 73:105 Letter of appointment
11. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Administrators Bonds, Vol. 80:110 Bond filed & approved
12. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Affidavits, Vol. 78:107 Affidavit of appointment
13. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Inventories, Vol. 71:430
14. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Accounts, Vol. 77:272-3