William Fiske (abt. 1550 - bef. 1620)

Born about 1550 in Stradhaugh, Laxfield, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died before 17 May 1620 in Ditchingham, Norfolk, England

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Biography

William was born "probably about 1550;" he was the son of Robert and Sybil Gold Fiske.^[1] According to Candler, he first married Anne Anstye (Austye, Anstyle), daughter of Walter Ansty of Tibnam Long Row in Norfolk.^[2] They had six children together who were born in South Elmham before she died; she was buried on 13 Feb 1600/1 at St. James in South Elmham, Suffolk.^[1]

William's father died about 1600 and an old record reads, "William fyske has liery of the manor and advowson of Hekingham, in county Norfolk, lately belonging to Robert Fyske, his father."

In 1601 he was a churchwarden in St. James Parish.

William Fiske married secondly to Alice (birth surname unknown) who is mentioned in his will made 25 Nov 1616 in Ditchingham, Norfolk. His will was proved on 17 May 1620 and mentions:^[1]

- his "now" wife, Alice

- daughter Anne Candler

- eldest son, John, lands in St.James, South Elmham, and in Metfield, Suffolk County, England, the said John paying to his brothers Nathaniel and Eleazar and to his sister Esther, sixscore pounds.

- grand-children under 21, John, Anne, Martha, Nathaniel and Eleazar Fiske

- grandchildren Matthias, John, and Mary Candler

- to the poor of Ditchingham and of Bungay, Suffolk County, England

executor: son John.

Children

1. John b ca 1580
2. Hannah; m William Gillette, alias Candler
3. Eunice d (unmarried)
4. Nathaniel m widow Abrial Hovel Leman
5. Ester; m as 2nd wife John Chalker
6. Eleazer Fiske; m Mary Brabourne

Research Notes

One widely quoted source for Fiske family genealogists is Matthias Candler, born in 1604 and educated at Cambridge. He authored the "Candler Manuscript" now housed at the British Museum. His account of the family has not been independently verified.

Candler indicates that William fled the country with his parents who were Protestants during the time of the religious persecution (1553-1558). Under the reign of Queen Mary they fled to Geneva, Switzerland. Upon the ascension of Queen Elizabeth, they returned to England. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Genealogical Research in England. The Fiske Family. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 88, 1934. Page 267.(Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11709/267/23521867
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fisher, Philip A. The Fisher Genealogy. Everett, MA: Self-Published, 1908. Page 2. https://books.google.com/books?id=8kNMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Fisher+Genealogy+Sibil+Gold&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwistp_h37HqAhWIVc0KHSo0DwIQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=Fisher%20Genealogy%20Sibil%20Gold&f=false

• Essex Institute Historical Collections by the Essex Institute of Salem, MA; v8 p175; March 1866; for William Fiske, d: 1623 in Dutchingham, Norfolk County, England

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