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     Isaac Mason Jr. married Mary Fiske, daughter of Joseph Fiske and Elizabeth Haman, on 9 January 1723.¹

     Mehitable Wheaton married Samuel Fiske, son of Joseph Fiske and Elizabeth Haman, on 16 March 1704 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.¹ She died before 1716.¹

     Elizabeth (?) married Samuel Fiske, son of Joseph Fiske and Elizabeth Haman, before 1716.¹

     Bethusha Morse married Benjamin Fiske, son of William Fiske and Bridget Matchet, on 6 November 1704.¹

     Lydia Fiske was born on 18 September 1675.¹

     Mary Fiske was born on 22 July 1677.¹

     Bethia Fiske was born on 25 June 1683.¹

     Benjamin Fiske was born on 25 April 1684.¹

     Martha Fiske was born on 14 January 1685.¹

     John Fiske was baptized on 20 March 1607/8 at St. James parish in South Elmham, co. Suffolk, England.¹ He married first Anne Gippes in 1635.¹ He married second Elizabeth (?) on 1 August 1672 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He probably died on 14 January 1676/77 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, at age 68.¹
     He was admitted sizar (i.e., as a student receiving a stipend in return for working as a servant for other students) at Peterhouse College in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 2 July 1625.¹ He graduated with a B. A. degree in 1628/29.¹ He began practicing as a preacher, but his Puritan beliefs didn't conform to the established practices of the church. Puritans were often being persecuted, and his friends convinced him to give up his ministry and become a physician.²
     However, his desire to resume his ministry soon led him to emigrate to New England. In 1637 he and his wife Anne left England, along with his brother William and sisters Anne and Martha and their families. His widowed mother Anne was also with them, but died at sea shortly after leaving England. He is said to have gone on board in disguise to avoid his persecutors.^1,2 During the voyage he preached two sermons a day. One passenger, when being questioned about fishing on the Sabbath day, supposedly said "that he did not know when the Lord's day was; he thought every day was a Sabbath day, for they did nothing but pray and preach all the week long."²
     After arriving he and his family lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a short time¹, then moved to Salem later that same year¹, where he was made a freeman on 2 November 1637 (the Fiske genealogy says March 1637/38).^1,2 He served as minister and schoolteacher in Salem from 1637 to 1641¹, then moved to Wenham, Massachusetts.¹
     On 2 March 1642 he and a Mr. Smith granted 20 acres of land to the town of Wenham, on either side of the meeting house. To encourage growth of the area, the land was divided into two-acre lots to be granted to settlers provided they build houses there.²
     He formed a church in Wenham, and served as its minister from 1644 to 1656.¹ He, along with most of the members of his church, then moved to Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts,¹ where he served as pastor and physician until his death in 1677.¹
     His will was dated 8 June 1676 and proved on 22 February 1676/77. His estate was inventoried on 11 February 1676/77 and valued at £703 3s 10d. It included his homestead with sheep pasture and meadow, 34 acres on the "great brooke," 6 acres on the Merrimack River, uplands, 20 acres that were part of his son John's homestead, other meadow lands, a library worth £60, and a still.^1,2

More Information / Background

• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Anne Gippes married John Fiske, son of John Fiske and Anne Lawter, in 1635.¹ She died on 14 February 1671/72 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     She and her husband John came to New England in 1637, along with his brother William and sisters Anne and Martha and their families.^1,2 Her parents, it is said, didn't approve of her husband's reasons for emigrating, and disinherited her.² They lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a short time after arriving in New England¹, then moved to Salem later that same year.¹ They moved to Wenham, Massachusetts, in 1641¹, then to Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1656.¹

     Elizabeth (?) married first Edmund Hinchman.¹ She married second John Fiske, son of John Fiske and Anne Lawter, on 1 August 1672 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Anne Fiske was born on 1 April 1610 in St. James, South Elmham, co. Suffolk, England.¹ She married Francis Chickering.¹ She died on 5 December 1649 in Dedham, Suffolk Co. (now Norfolk Co.), Massachusetts, at age 39.¹
     She and her husband Francis Chickering came to New England in 1637, along with with her brothers William and John and sister Martha and their families. Her widowed mother Anne was also with them, but died at sea shortly after leaving England.^1,2 They settled in Dedham, Massachusetts.¹

More Information / Background

• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Francis Chickering married first Anne Fiske, daughter of John Fiske and Anne Lawter.¹ He married second Sarah (?) on 16 June 1650.²
     He and his wife Anne came to New England in 1637, along with her brothers William and John and sister Martha and their families.^1,3 They settled in Dedham, Massachusetts,¹ where he served as selectman and ensign, and was representative in 1644 and 1653.^1,2

More Information / Background

• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Nathaniel Fiske died as an infant.¹ He was buried on 27 March 1614 at St. James in South Elmham, co. Suffolk, England.¹

     Martha Fiske married Edmund Thompson, son of John Thompson and Anne Hastings, in England.¹
     She and her husband Edmund Thompson came to New England in 1637, along with with her brothers William and John and sister Anne and their families. Her widowed mother Anne was also with them, but died at sea shortly after leaving England.^1,2 They settled in Salem, Massachusetts.¹ They moved back to England sometime after their daughter Hannah was baptized on 4 July 1647, and lived in Yarmouth, co. Norfolk.¹

More Information / Background

• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Edmund Thompson married Martha Fiske, daughter of John Fiske and Anne Lawter, in England.¹
     He was a master mariner.¹ He and his wife Martha came to New England in 1637, along with her brothers William and John and sister Anne and their families.^1,3 They settled in Salem, Massachusetts.¹ They moved back to England sometime after their daughter Hannah was baptized on 4 July 1647, and lived in Yarmouth, co. Norfolk.¹

More Information / Background

• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Thomas Thompson was baptized on 12 February 1643.¹

     Hannah Thompson was baptized on 4 July 1647.¹

     Ann Chickering was born in England.¹

     Mary Chickering was born in England.¹

     Elizabeth Chickering was born on 26 August 1638.¹ She died young.¹

     Bertha Chickering was born on 23 December 1640.¹

     Esther Chickering was born on 4 November 1643.¹

     John Chickering was born on 19 April 1646.¹ He died young.¹