Fiske in Massachusetts

This page collects information about people with surname Fiske who were known or believed to have lived in Massachusetts.

The Fiske family was a prominent family of the United States from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. Based in eastern Massachusetts.

1630s New England Immigrant Families[]

It looks like at least 3 distinct but related Fiske family groups sailed from Suffolk, England to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s. All are believed to descend directly from Englishman Robert Fiske (1525-1600).

Jeffrey Fiske Family[]

Jeffrey Fiske (1558-1629) (son of Robert Fiske (1525-1600))- English patriarch with several children sailing to Massachusetts Bay Colony

WFM#1: David Fiske (1601-1662) - son of Geoffrey Fiske (c1552- Son of Robert Fiske (1521-)
WFM#3: Nathan Fiske (c1592-1676) - son of Geoffrey Fiske (c1552- ...Mislabeled in WFM as Nathaniel Fiske (1615-1676)
Lydia Fiske (1595-1674), immigrant - Dau Jeffrey Fiske (1558-1629) <<< LIVE
Martha Fiske (1602-1684), immigrant, Dau Jeffrey Fiske (1558-1629) <<< LIVE
Nathaniel Fiske (1615-1676), immigrant Son of Jeffrey Fiske (1558-1629) <<< LIVE

Family of Nathaniel Fiske II[]

Nathaniel Fiske (1592-) (Nathaniel Fiske (1574-1676), William Fiske (1550-1623), Robert Fiske (1525-1600))- who died at sea while sailing to New England with at least two sons;

WFM#2 John Fiske (c1629-1684) - Watertown Founders Monument

Rev John Fiske[]

Rev John Fiske (c1619-1684) - (distinguished Puritan preacher) - son of ???

Phineas Fiske[]

The line from Nathaniel Fiske (1732-1827) (grandfather of Sen. Stephen A Douglas goes, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Phineas (1st in America), Thomas, Robert Fiske (1525-1600), Simon, William and Symond, who was Lord of the Manor of Stadaugh, Suffolk County, England in the time of Henry IV. It has also been traced further back

Notable Individuals[]

Sarah Fiske (1789-1869) - mother of US Senator Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861).

Notable Landmarks[]

External Links[]

OneGreatFamily.com -Search Fiske Family Records
Massachusetts Military Records - compiled by Fold3.com
Tour Historic Plymouth County - Notable Families and Landmarks.