Individual Details
David Fiske
(18 Dec 1623 - 14 Feb 1710)
David Fiske came over from England on board the Arabella with his parents in the year 1637 at the age of 13. He married Miss Lydia Cooper in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the year 1646.
David Fisk, son of David, b. England 1624; m. (1) 1646 Lydia Cooper who d. Nov. 29, 1654; (2) Sept. 6, 1655 Seaborn Wilson of Ipswich. "David Fiske," says Hudson in his History of Lexington, "was not only one of the first settlers, but became one of the most prominent and useful men in the precinct. He headed the subscription for a meeting house in 1692, and on the organization of the parish the year after, he was chosen clerk, and one of the selectmen or assessors. He was also chosen chairman of a committee to purchase of the town of Cambridge a lot of land for the support of the ministry. These and other similar office he frequently held under the Parish. He was also a member of the church organized in 1696, and his wife immediately after removed her relation fronm the church in Cambridge to the church gathered in the precinct. He not only served his fellow-citizens in a civil and religious, but also in a miltary capacity, as appears by the prefix Lieut., which is often in the records connected with his name. He was often employed by the colony as a surveyor. He resided on Hancock St."
Per Fiske Genealogy, page 58. Lieut. David Fiske, Esq. was married Lydia Cooper in 1646, she died in 1654, they had 3 children, with a son David Fiske being born 1650. He then married Seaborn Wilson in 1655.
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There were three men named David Fisk:
David, immigrant 1636, Watertown 1637.
David 1624 - 1710. [This one]
David 1648 - 1729.
David Fisk, son of David, b. England 1624; m. (1) 1646 Lydia Cooper who d. Nov. 29, 1654; (2) Sept. 6, 1655 Seaborn Wilson of Ipswich. "David Fiske," says Hudson in his History of Lexington, "was not only one of the first settlers, but became one of the most prominent and useful men in the precinct. He headed the subscription for a meeting house in 1692, and on the organization of the parish the year after, he was chosen clerk, and one of the selectmen or assessors. He was also chosen chairman of a committee to purchase of the town of Cambridge a lot of land for the support of the ministry. These and other similar office he frequently held under the Parish. He was also a member of the church organized in 1696, and his wife immediately after removed her relation fronm the church in Cambridge to the church gathered in the precinct. He not only served his fellow-citizens in a civil and religious, but also in a miltary capacity, as appears by the prefix Lieut., which is often in the records connected with his name. He was often employed by the colony as a surveyor. He resided on Hancock St."
Per Fiske Genealogy, page 58. Lieut. David Fiske, Esq. was married Lydia Cooper in 1646, she died in 1654, they had 3 children, with a son David Fiske being born 1650. He then married Seaborn Wilson in 1655.
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There were three men named David Fisk:
David, immigrant 1636, Watertown 1637.
David 1624 - 1710. [This one]
David 1648 - 1729.
Events
| Birth | 18 Dec 1623 | Westerly, Suffolk, England | |||
| Marriage | 1646 | Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - Lydia Cooper | |||
| Marriage | 6 Sep 1655 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts - Seaborn Wilson |  |  | |
| Death | 14 Feb 1710 | Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | | ||
| Will | 20 Dec 1711 | Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | | ||
| Burial | Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | | |
Families
| Spouse | Seaborn Wilson (1636 - 1721) |
| Child | Elizabeth Reed Fiske ( - 1730) |
| Spouse | Lydia Cooper (1627 - 1654) |
| Father | David Fiske (1597 - 1662) |
| Mother | Sarah Smith (1604 - 1660) |
Notes
Marriage
Lexington, Massachusetts: Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898. Marriages, p. 114. Wright & Potter Printing Company: Boston, Massachusetts, 1898.Source text: "David Fiske m. Seaborne Wilson (2d wf), Sept. 6, 1655." Taken from Cambridge records.
David Fiske and Seaborn Wilson Married 6 Sep 1655, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Pages 114 and 160.
Death
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-FDRL : 5 June 2019), Fiske, ; Burial, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Burying Ground; citing record ID 11123103, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com."BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPK-1ZST : 30 January 2018), David Fisk, died 14 Feb 1710; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Ye Olde Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
Will
Court of ProbateBurial
Inscription: "HERE LYES YE BODY OF LIEUT. DAVID FISK. AGED 87 YEARS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY 1710.PLOT Fiske family plot
Gravesite Details Carver: Lamson, Joseph, Nathaniel or Caleb (Farber Gravestone Coll.)
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCH-927 : 9 February 2018), David Fiske and Seaborne Wilson, 06 Sep 1655; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0962818 IT 2..
2. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-9YGM : 28 November 2018), David Fiske and Seaborn Wilson, 06 Sep 1655; citing Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 927,923..
3. Find A Grave Memorial 11123103.