Deacon William FISK

1642 - 1728  (85 years)

• Name	William FISK
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	20 Feb 1642	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Witchcraft connection?	Y
  Historical Notes	Declaration of Regret - Salem Jurors 1697 "We whose names are under-written, being in the year 1692 called to serve as jurors in court at Salem, on trial of many who were by some suspected guilty of doing acts of witchcraft upon the bodies of sundry persons, we confess that we ourselves were not capable to understand, nor able to withstand, the mysterious delusions of the powers of darkness and Prince of the air, but were, for want of knowledge in ourselves and better information from others, prevailed with to take with such evidence against the accused, as, on further consideration and better information, we justly fear was insufficient for the touching the lives of any (Deut. xvii) whereby we fear we have been instrumental, with others though ignorantly and unwittingly, to bring upon ourselves and this people of the Lord the guilt of innocent blood; which sin the Lord saith in Scripture he would not pardon (2 Kings xxiv. 4)--that is, we suppose, in regard to his temporal judgments. We do therefore hereby signify to all in general, and to the surviving sufferers in special, our deep sense of, and sorrow for, our errors in acting on such evidence to the condemning of any person; and do hereby declare, that we justly fear that we were sadly deluded and mistaken--for which we are much disquieted and distressed in our minds, and do therefore humbly beg forgiveness, first of God, for Christ's sake, for this our error, and pray that God would impute the guilt of it to ourselves nor others, and we also pray that we may be considered candidly and aright by the living sufferers, as being then under a strong and general delusion, utterly unacquainted with, and not experienced in, matters of that nature. "We do hereby ask forgiveness of you all, whom we have justly offended, and do declare, according to our present minds, we would none of us do such things again, on such grounds, for the whole world--praying you to accept of this in way of satisfaction for our offense, and that you would bless the inheritance of the Lord, that he may be entreated for the land." Thomas Fisk, Foreman. William FISKE John Batchelder Thomas FISKE John Dane Joseph Evelith Thomas Pearly, Sr. John Peabody Thomas Perkins Samuel Sayer Andrew Eliot Henry HERRICK
  Witch Description	He was one of the jurors in the Salem Witch Trials who later signed the "Declaration of Regret" (1697) for their part in the persecutions.
  Buried	1728	Wenham Cemetery, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Died	5 Feb 1728	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Association	William FISKE
  Association	Thomas FISKE
  Association	Henry HERRICK
  Person ID	I45501	Main
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	William FISK,   b. 13 Jan 1613, S Elmham, Suffolk, England ,   d. 16 Sep 1654, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Bridget MUSKETT,   b. 1618, Pelham, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 3 Sep 1703, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F31739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah KILHAM,   b. 24 Jan 1642, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Jan 1738, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 96 years)
  Children	+ 1. Deacon Ebenezer FISK,   b. 22 Mar 1679, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Sep 1771, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2019
  Family ID	F31738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Feb 1642 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Died - 5 Feb 1728 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Deacon William Fisk Headstone Here Lyeth ye body of Decn William Fisk who died Febry ye 5th 1727 Aged 85 years.

  
  

• Notes

  Here Lyeth ye body of Decn William Fisk who died Febry ye 5th 1728 Aged 85 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 49084478.