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Benjamin Fiske (abt. 1683 - 1765)

Benjamin Fiske
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Husband of — married 24 Jul 1701 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusettsmap
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Died at about age 82 in Scituate, Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

Pierce in "Fiske and Fisk Family" states that Benjamin Fiske, son of John & Hannah Baldwin, was born in 1683, but was not baptized until March 1696 in Milford, Connecticut.[1]

The 1995 article "The Parentage of Benjamin Fiske of Rehoboth and Swansea, Mass., and Scituate, RI. points out the problems with this solution. ie. (1) the oddity of birth in 1683 and baptism in 1696; (2) Why was a boy of 17, son of Milford, Connecticut, residents in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; and (3) Abigail was about 23 at her marriage. Pierce contradicting himself, states that Benjamin was brother of Samuel, who was son of Joseph and Elizabeth, not a son of John. " the belief that Benjamin was instead the son of Joseph Fiske and Elizabeth (Bartram) (Hammond) Fiske. To support this the article points to: (1) J.O. Austins, suggestion that Benjamin, was probably son of this couple; (2) Land and probate records suggest a close relationship between Benjamin and members of the Fiske and Hammond families; (3) Similarities of given names used within the family of Joseph and Elizabeth; (4) There is a good chance that Abigail and Benjamin, knew each other in Swansea, and then later in Rehoboth; (4)[2]

He married July 24, 1701, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, Abigail Bowen[3] of Rehoboth, daughter of Obadiah and Abigail (Bullock) Bowen of Rehoboth.[1] [4]

Benjamin and his brother Samuel Fiske, resided first in Rehoboth, but moved to Swanzey in 1711. Benjamin was justice of the peace in Scituate for years.[1]

He d. Feb. 14, 1765: res. Rehoboth and Swanzey, Mass., and Scituate, R I. [1]

Children[1]

  1. MARY Fisk, b. Apr. 28. 1702: m. Pierce.
  2. HEZEKIAH Fisk, b. June 11, 1704: m. and res. in Scituate, R I. He died Aug. 20, 1776.
  3. Benjamin Fiske, b. Mar. 8. 1706: m. Susannah Briggs.
  4. Elizabeth Fiske, b. May 9, 1708; d. May 1, 1731, in Scituate.
  5. DANIEL. b. Dec 16, 1709; m. Freelove Williams.
  6. John Fisk. b. Jan. 11. 1713; m. Elizabeth Williams
  7. Freelove Fiske, dtr of Benjamin and Abigail his wife, was b. Mar. 29. 1716[5][1]; m. Joseph Fiske.[1]
  8. JOB, b. 1711: m. Mary Whitman
  9. Noah Fiske, b. 1722: m. ______
  10. Abigail Fiske, m. Kimball

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Pierce, Frederick Clifton. 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. Chicago, 1896. Benjamin #311
  2. "The Parentage of Benjamin Fiske of Rehoboth and Swansea, Mass., and Scituate, RI." New England Hist. and Gen. Register. 149:239. Boston: NEHGS, 1995.
  3. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Volume: Rehoboth - V1, Page(s): 42,
  4. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-T6TD : 29 November 2018), Benjamin Fiske and Abigail Bowen, 24 Jul 1701; citing Marriage, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
  5. Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850. H.L. Peter Rounds (transcriber). Boston: NEHGS, 1992.




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Not sure why the biography shows his daughter Mary married to "Pierce". I have Mary married to Isaac Mason Jr. Am I wrong?
posted by Kenneth Kinman
edited by Kenneth Kinman
I don't know whether or not to trust that Fisk genealogy. Seems somewhat unlikely Mary Fiske (b. 1684) would have married a much younger Isaac Mason (b. 1698). Seems more likely Mary Fiske (b. 1684) was the one who married Thomas Bragg (b. 1685). They were about the same age, and married in 1710.
posted by Kenneth Kinman
Well you're right about not necessarily trusting the Fiske Genealogy. I did look to see if Benjamin left a will. It's not at Ancestry, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I didn't find a will for Joseph either.
posted by Anne B
I have connected Joseph and Elizabeth as his parents as biography with mentioned source indicates.
posted by Carolyn Adams

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