Thomas FISKE

1632 - 1707  (75 years)

• Name	Thomas FISKE
  Born	1632	Wingfield, Suffolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Freeman	1661	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Will Written	24 Apr 1705	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  	Proved 1 sep 1707
  Military Event	Captain of the Colony forces
  Immigrant?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	15 Aug 1707	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Buried	Wenham Cemetery, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I45499	Main
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Capt Phineas FISKE,   b. Abt 1600, Wingfield, Suffolk, England ,   d. 7 Apr 1673, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah FRANCIS,   b. Abt 1610, England ,   d. Abt 1659, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Family ID	F19189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joanna WHITE,   b. 24 Feb 1632, S Petherton, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 14 May 1695, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years)
  Married	Abt 1650	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Martha FISKE,   b. 27 Feb 1667, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Dec 1697, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2019
  Family ID	F31737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - Abt 1650 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Freeman - 1661 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Will Written - 24 Apr 1705 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Died - 15 Aug 1707 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Thomas Fiske Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  s/o Capt Phineas FISKE (1593—1673) & Sarah FRANCIS (1596—1659) m1 Peggy _____ m2 1650 Joanna WHITE m3 1695 Martha FITCH Thomas came with his father from England in his early youth. He was a freeman in 1661. He was one of the prominent men of the town of Wenham. Was representative to the Great and General Court 1671-72-78-79-80-86-94-97. He was captain of the Colony forces. For many years Thomas was in charge of the one public school of Wenham. He was moderator of the town meetings, 1700-04 and 1705. He served as town clerk from 1661 to 1694, over 33 years. In 1686 the town instructed him to keep a record of births, marriages and deaths.

  
  

• Sources

  [S108] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 55433882.