Mary (Fish) Dickinson (1736 - 1818)

Born 19 May 1736 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Noyes — married 16 Nov 1758 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Wife of Gold Selleck Silliman — married 24 May 1775 in Stonington, Connecticut

Wife of John Dickinson — married 18 Apr 1804 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1818 at age 82 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

• Mary Fish is the daughter of Reverend Joseph Fish and Rebecca (Pabodie) Fish.
• Baptism 30 May 1736 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• Mary married Reverend John Noyes. Children of Mary and John are:
  • John Noyes, Jr. (1763 - 1846) married Eunice Sherwood
  • James Noyes (1764 - 1844) married Anna Holbrook
• Reverend Noyes, who was born in 1735, died in 1767. In 1775, the widow Noyes (Mary Fish) married Gold Selleck Sillman, whose first wife, Martha Davenport, had died the year before, leaving him with five children.
• Mary and Gold added to their family of seven children two more sons:
  • Gold Selleck Silliman, Jr. (1777 - 1868)
  • Benjamin Silliman (1779 - 1864)
• Her second husband, Gold, Sr. died July 21, 1790, in Fairfield, Connecticut. In 1804, Mary married for a third time, to Dr. J. Dickinson.
• Mary died July 2, 1818, in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut and is buried in the Great Plain Cemetery, in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. There is a photograph of her portrait and of her headstone on her Find A Grave memorial, which may be seen here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20784559/mary-dickinson/photo#view-photo=29558951
• The inscription for Mary is carved on a side panel on the monument for Joseph Fish of North Stonington (her father) and it reads:
  • "Mary, daughter of Joseph & Rebecca Fish, wife of Rev. John Noyes 1758. Gen. Gold S. Silliman 1775. Dr. J. Dickinson 1804, died in Wallingford, July 2, 1818 aged 83. Cheerful piety graced her life and sustained her in death."

Slaves

• Wikipedia says Mary sold two of her slaves after her husband died. In addition, Fairfield Town Records list the following:
  1. Lewis, negro, b. 10 Sep 1781
  2. Eli, b. 15 Feb 1783
  3. Amos, b. 8 Jun 1784
  4. Cloe, b. 10 Dec 1785
  5. Annes, b. 4 May 1786
  6. Job, b. 4 Nov 1787
  7. Clary, b. 11 Jul 1789
  8. Rhoda, b. 1 Jun 1792
  9. Levi, b. 28 Jan 1794
• 7 slaves were enumerated in the widow Silliman's household for the 1790 US Census.
• Near Mary Silliman's listing in the 1790 US Census is a household of 6 free persons of color, headed by Job Silliman.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Mary_Silliman
• Find A Grave: Memorial #20784559.
• Farnham, Thomas. Weston, The Forging of a Connecticut Town (Phoenix Pub., Canaan, New Hampshire, 1979) Page 81
• North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977, Cemetery: Coleytown Yard, Volume: CT, Fairfield: Weston (CT WES 40) Page 47.
• Joy Day Buel; Richard Buel, Jr (1984). The way of duty : a woman and her family in revolutionary America. W. W. Norton. 309pp. ISBN 0393302253.
• Connecticut Town Records (Barbour Collection)
• US Census, 1790 (Fairfield, CT)
• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, Published 2011, Page 137.
• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 1896) Vol. 2, Page 313.
• TodayInHistory.com - May 2, 1779: Mary Silliman's War [1]
• FamilySearch.org - Mary Fish [2]
• Wikipedia - Joseph Fish [3]
• Wikipedia - Gold Selleck Silliman [4]
• Wikipedia - Benjamin Silliman [5]
• Familypedia.fandom.com - Mary Fish (1736-1818) [6]
• Geni.com - Mary Silliman [7]
• YouTube.com - Mary Silliman's War [8]
• 1790 United States Federal Census

Name Mary Silliman Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Free White Persons - ales - Under 16 2 Free White Persons - Females 2 Number of Slaves 7 Number of Household Members 11

• Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

Name Mary Fish Birth Year 1736 Death Year 1818 Has Photo No Source Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 13: September, 1982-August, 1984. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1984. (BioIn 13) Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 18: September, 1992-August, 1993. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1993. (BioIn 18)

• Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

Name Reverend Mary Fish Father Joseph Fish Mother Rebecca Fish Baptism Date 23 May 1736 Baptism Place North Stonington, Connecticut, USA

• Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

Name Mary Fish Noyes Birth Date 1735 Age at Death 83 Death Date 2 Jul 1818 Death Place Wallingford, Connecticut Gender Female Marital Status Married Spouse John Noyes Father Joseph Fish Mother Rebecca FHL Film Number 3355

• Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934

Name Mary Fish Age 83 Birth Date 1735 Death Date 2 Jul 1818 Burial Place Connecticut, USA Father Joseph Fish Mother Rebecca Fish Spouse Jonh Noyes Cemetery Great Plain Cemetery

• Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name Mary Fish Gender Female Birth Date 19 May 1736 Birth Place Stonington, Connecticut, USA Parent Rev Joseph Parent Rebecca

• Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name Mrs Mary Noyes Marriage Date 24 May 1775 Marriage Place Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Residence Year Abt 1775 Residence Place New Haven Spouse Gold Selleck Silliman

• Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999

Name Mary Silliman [Mary Fish] Gender Female Relationship Daughter Item Description Probate Packets, Fanning-Fitzgerald, A, 1766-1875 Others Listed (Name) Relationship Joseph Fish Rebecca Fish Wife Mary Silliman Daughter Levi Servant

• Early Connecticut Marriages

Name Mary Noyes Gender Female Spouse's Name Col Gold Sellick Silliman Spouse Gender Male Marriage Date 24 May 1775 Marriage Place North Stonington, New London

• Geneanet Community Trees Index

Name Mary Fish Gender F (Female) Birth Date 19 mai 1736 (19 May 1736) Birth Place Stonington, New London, British Colonial America (Stonington), Connecticut, USA Death Date 2 juil. 1818 (2 Jul 1818) Death Place New Haven, New Haven (New Haven), Connecticut, USA Father Joseph Fish Mother Rebecca Peabody Spouse John Noyes; John Dickinson; Gold Selleck Silliman Child Abigail Dickinson; Eunice Dickinson; John D Dickinson; Patty Dickinson; James Noyes; John Noyes; Joseph F Noyes; Mary Noyes; Rebecca Noyes; Benjamin Silliman; Gold Selleck Silliman

• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

Name Mary Fish Birth Date 19 May 1736 Relationship Child Father Joseph Fish Mother Rebecca Household Members (Name) Relationship Joseph Fish Self (Head) Rebecca Wife Mary Fish Child Rebecca Fish Child Joseph Fish Child

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

Name Mary Fish Noyes Gender Female First Marriage Date 1775 Spouse Gold Selleck Silliman Child Gold Selleck Silliman

• U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

Name Mary Dickinson Maiden Name Fish Gender Female Birth Date 19 May 1736 Birth Place Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America Death Date 2 Jul 1818 Death Place Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America Cemetery Great Plain Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America Has Bio? Y Father Joseph Fish Mother Rebecca Fish Spouse John Noyes; John Dickinson Children Gold Selleck Silliman; John Noyes; Mary Noyes; James Noyes; Benjamin Silliman

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Name Mary Fish Birth Date 1736 Death Date 1818 SAR Membership 94105 Role Ancestor Application Date 29 Mar 1966 Spouse Gold Selleck Silliman Children Benjamin Silliman

• tombstone of Mary (Fish) Noyes Silliman Dickinson

Insciption (sic) on a side panel on the monument for Joseph Fish of North Stonington (her father): "Mary, daughter of Joseph & Rebecca Fish, wife of Rev. John Noyes 1758. Gen. Gold S. Silliman 1775. Dr. J. Dickinson 1804, died in Wallingford, July 2, 1818 AEt 83. Cheerful piety graced her life and sustained her in death."