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     Leurany Parker was born about 1776.¹ She married Zadoc Tharp, son of William Tharp and Mary (?), on 18 August 1800 in Rowan Co., North Carolina.¹
     She and Zadoc had the following known children: Zanus (b abt 1796), Edith (b abt 1803), Hetty E. (b abt 1805).¹

     Thomas Tharp was born about 1640.¹ He probably married twice, first about 1659, but the name of this first wife is unknown.¹ He married second Elizabeth (?) about 1681.¹ He died in 1686 in Kent Co., Maryland.¹
     On 2 April 1674 Thomas Tharp acquired 200 acres of land on Langford Cay (now Langford Creek) in Kent Co., Maryland, from Jacob Johnson and his wife Hannah, in exchange for 4300 pounds of tobacco. Part of Langford Creek is bounded by Quaker Neck, and the author of the Tharp genealogy believes this land was on Quaker Neck.¹
     His will was dated 10 November 1685 and proved on 21 November 1686. He left all of his land to his son William, unless he were to die before becoming of age, in which case it was to go to his daughter Elizabeth. William also received two cows and two calves. If both William and Elizabeth were to die without heirs, the land was to go to his friend Robert Erick, who was named executor, and guardian of William and Elizabeth. He left one shilling each to his children Thomas and Mary. He dispossessed his "rebellious wife Elizabeth ... because she is gone away in another Country with James Carle and have carried a great parte of my goods along with her and lives in adultery with him."¹

     Elizabeth (?) was born about 1661.¹ She married Thomas Tharp about 1681.¹

     Elizabeth Tharp was born about 1684.¹

     Elizabeth Eastwick married Phineas Fiske, son of Thomas Fiske and Margery (?), on 4 April 1660 (the Fiske genealogy says 4 June 1660), probably in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,1 She probably died before March 1673, as she is not mentioned in her husband's will.^1,2

     James Fiske was born about 1620 in co. Suffolk, England.^1,3 He married Hannah Pike say 1648 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,4 He died on 4 July 1689 in Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He came to New England with his parents by 1641.¹ He was admitted to the church in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, on 2 July 1641¹ and became a freeman on 18 May 1642.¹ He soon moved to Newbury, Essex Co., then to Wenham, Essex Co.¹, where he was received into the church in 1644.¹ Shortly afterwards he moved to Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts, where he was a proprietor (i.e., original purchaser or grantee of land) in 1646, and later received several other grants of land.^1,3 In Haverhill he served as a selectman several times.³ On 13 February 1647 he was fined for being absent from the town meeting.³
     On 22 November 1659 he and his wife Anne (Hannah) sold a house with a nine-acre lot in Haverhill, plus five acres of planting land and four acres of meadow, to Rev. John Ward for £100.³
     After several years in Haverhill, and probably before 1661 as his name does not appear in a general division of land in Haverhill that year, he moved to Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He received various land grants in Groton³, and also served as selectman.³
     His will was dated 14 June 1689 and proved on 26 July 1689 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He left legacies to his children James, John, Samuel, Thomas, and Hannah (probably Ann).^1,3

     John Fiske was baptized on 13 May 1627 in Wingfield, co. Suffolk, England.¹ He married Remember (?) on 10 December 1651.³ He died about 27 October 1683.⁴
     He came to New England with his parents by 1641.¹ He became a carpenter in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts.³ He was made a freeman in 1649, served as constable in 1654, and was representative in 1669 and 1681.³
     On 7 April 1676 he was listed as a member of the militia company commanded by Capt. William Turner during King Philip's War. However, his name is listed as "John ffiske, left wounded by Capt. Lathroppe." The meaning of that is unclear. If he was with Turner's Co. a little over a month later, on 19 May, he would have taken part in the Battle of Turner's Falls, also known as the Peskeompscut massacre. His name does not appear in a 1736 list of those who participated in the battle, and as compensation were awarded land in the area where the fight took place, but that list may be incomplete.⁵
     In any case, on 19 May 1676 Turner led a group of about 150-180 volunteers in a surprise early-morning attack against an undefended Indian fishing camp at Peskeompscut on the Connecticut River, in retaliation for raids against colonial settlers. An estimated 100-200 Indians died, many shot while asleep in their wigwams, and others when they were swept over the falls trying to escape. Only one of the militia men was killed in the attack itself.
     However, after the attack it is said that the militia retreated in a panic after a captive English boy found in one of the wigwams told them that King Philip himself would soon arrive with a thousand Indians. In any case, other Indians pursued the militia during their retreat, killing about 40, including Capt. Turner.^3,6
     On 18 March 1684 (sic; this date is after his death), the General Court issued the following order: "In answer to the petition of John Fisk, of Wenham, a sore wounded soldier in the late Indian War, and thereby incapacitated to get his living, humbly desiring the favor of this honored General Court ... to grant him a license to keep a public house of entertainment, therewith freedom from county rates, and also to sell drink free from imposts and excises." The Court granted his petition.³
     On 10 November 1682 he and his wife Remember deeded about twenty acres of land in Wenham to their son Samuel on the occasion of his marriage to Elizabeth Whipple.³
     He died intestate, and his estate, valued at £372, was divided among his wife Remember and children John, Samuel, Noah, Waite, Elizabeth, and Remember.³

More Information / Background

• King Philip's War
  
• Gill — The Turner's Falls Fight
  
• Battle of Turner's Falls.
  

     Hannah Pike married James Fiske, son of Phineas Fiske and Sara Francis, say 1648 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,3
     On 22 November 1659 she and her husband James Fiske sold a house with a nine-acre lot in Haverhill, plus five acres of planting land and four acres of meadow, to Rev. John Ward for £100.²

     James Fiske was born on 8 August 1649 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,3 He married Tabitha Butterick on 2 February 1686.³
     He and Tabitha had the following known children: Mary (b 11 September 1690), James (b 11 February 1694, d 1767), Samuel (b 10 July 1696, d 1769), John (b 10 December 1699), Ann (b 16 April 1702), Jonathan (b 10 September 1705, d 22 February 1783).⁴

     John Fiske was born on 10 December 1651 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,2

     Ann Fiske was born on 31 May 1654 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,2 She died on 31 May 1654 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,2

     Thomas Fiske was born on 23 June 1655 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,2

     Ann Fiske was born on 11 February 1656/57 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,2

     Samuel Fiske was born on 1 November 1658 in Haverhill, Norfolk Co. (now Essex Co.), Massachusetts.^1,3 He married Susanna (?).³ He died about 1723. In one place the Fiske genealogy says he died in 1728, but it also cites Middlesex Records, Vol. 17, p. 294, saying that his widow Susanna was granted administration of his estate on 24 June 1725, and that he had been deceased "about 2 yr. since."³
     His estate was settled on 29 January 1728/29, with his widow Susanna receiving 1/3, and the rest going to his sons Samuel and Thomas.³ He and Susanna had the following known children: Samuel (b 5 March 1704), Susanna (b 8 February 1706, d abt 1760), Experience (b 29 April 1708), Thomas (b 21 February 1712, d 23 April 1754), Meriam (b 18 April 1716, d 26 March 1718), Meriam (b 3 July 1720, d young).⁴

     Elizabeth Fiske was baptized on 22 April 1622 in Wingfield, co. Suffolk, England.¹

     Tabitha Butterick married James Fiske, son of James Fiske and Hannah Pike, on 2 February 1686.¹
     She and James had the following known children: Mary (b 11 September 1690), James (b 11 February 1694, d 1767), Samuel (b 10 July 1696, d 1769), John (b 10 December 1699), Ann (b 16 April 1702), Jonathan (b 10 September 1705, d 22 February 1783).²

     Susanna (?) married Samuel Fiske, son of James Fiske and Hannah Pike.¹ She died in 1759.¹
     She and Samuel had the following known children: Samuel (b 5 March 1704), Susanna (b 8 February 1706, d abt 1760), Experience (b 29 April 1708), Thomas (b 21 February 1712, d 23 April 1754), Meriam (b 18 April 1716, d 26 March 1718), Meriam (b 3 July 1720, d young).²

     Remember (?) married first John Fiske, son of Phineas Fiske and Sara Francis, on 10 December 1651.¹ She married second William Goodhue in 1689.¹ She died on 16 February 1702.¹
     On 10 November 1682 she and her husband John deeded about twenty acres of land in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts, to their son Samuel on the occasion of his marriage to Elizabeth Whipple.¹

     John Fiske was born on 12 December 1654 in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He married Hannah Baldwin, daughter of John Baldwin and Mary Bowen, on 17 January 1682.² He probably died sometime between 1715 and 1718.²
     He was a physician and surgeon.² He became a freeman in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts, in 1685.² He sold various properties in Wenham between 1686 and 1693², including about 18 acres and a house to Tobias Trow on 15 November 1693.² He moved from Wenham to Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, in 1694.²
     He was apparently wounded while fighting in King Philip's War in 1675 and 1676, for, in October 1702, the general assembly approved his petition to be released from "payment of the country rates" due to his having "received a considerable wound in the former Indian Wars."²
     He and Hannah had the following known children: Phinehas (b 3 Dec 1682, d 14 October 1738), Benjamin (b 1683, d 14 February 1765), Ebenezer (b 1689, d 4 October 1747), John (b 1693, d 1761), Hannah.³

     Samuel Fiske was born in 1660 in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He married Elizabeth Whipple.² He died about 1699.²
     He was made a freeman in 1680, and again in March 1694 while living elsewhere.² On 10 November 1682 his father John deeded about twenty acres of land in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts, to him on the occasion of his marriage to Elizabeth Whipple.¹
     The Fiske genealogy says that he was dismissed from the church in Wenham to the one in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, on 6 February 1703. Obviously, either this date or his death date is wrong, or this was a different Samuel Fiske.²
     He and Elizabeth had one known child, Increase (b 18 January 1700).²

     Noah Fiske was born on 14 November 1662.¹ He married Marcy Goold on 16 June 1686.¹ He probably died childless soon after his marriage.¹

     Marcy Goold married Noah Fiske, son of John Fiske and Remember (?), on 16 June 1686.¹

     Elizabeth Fiske was born on 8 March 1673.¹

     Jonathan Fiske was born on 12 December 1688 (sic; obviously, either this date or his father's death date of 1683 must be wrong).¹

     Hannah Baldwin was born on 20 November 1663.¹ She married John Fiske, son of John Fiske and Remember (?), on 17 January 1682.¹
     She and John had the following known children: Phinehas (b 3 Dec 1682, d 14 October 1738), Benjamin (b 1683, d 14 February 1765), Ebenezer (b 1689, d 4 October 1747), John (b 1693, d 1761), Hannah.²