David Fish

David Fish

Born: 10 March 1710, Portsmouth, RI

Died: 1 April 1781, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Father: Robert Fish (1657 - 1730)

Mother: Mary Hall (1677 - 1735)

Spouse: Jemimah Tallman, b. 11 Sept 1708, Portsmouth, Newport County, RI; d. Feb 1780

David married 16 Feb 1730, Jemimah Tallman in Portsmouth, RI.

Children:

• Mary Fish b. 5 Jan 1732, Portsmouth, RI; d. 12 Oct 1793, Portsmouth, RI
• Hannah Fish b.12 May 1733
• David Fish b. 15 Mar 1734, Portsmouth, RI
• Christopher Fish b. 4 Dec 1736
• Charity Fish b. 11 Sep 1738, Portsmouth, RI; d. 5 May 1821
• Ann Fish b. 11 Jun 1740
• Ruth Fish b. 9 Mar 1742, Portsmouth, RI
• Robert Fish b. 27 Feb 1743, Portsmouth, RI
• Isaac Fish b. 19 Apr 1744, Portsmouth, RI; d. before 1779, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass
• Stephen Fish b. 9 Jan 1746
• Joseph Fish b. 10 Apr 1747
• Preserved Fish b. 31 Jul 1748
• Susannah Fish b. 24 Nov 1749; d. 20 October 1820; married 7 Dec 1768, Stephen Brownell, Newport ,RI
• Elizabeth Fish b. 9 Nov 1751
• son Fish b. 9 Nov 1751
• Patience Fish b. 13 Apr 1753, Portsmouth, RI

From the book, "One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families", by John Osborne Austin:

Portsmouth, R. I. He was a blacksmith. He died suddenly in his chair, just after remarking that he did not know that he could do more for his family, if he lived. After a silence of a few moments had followed this remark, he expired. December 1778.Under this date, his daughter Patience recorded in a little book as follows: "In the year 1778 the 12 mo. there is of his grandchildren 17 buried, living 73; hath had 8 great grandchildren." He was then sixty-eight years of age.

December 9, 1779.Will, proved July 9, 1781. Ex., sons Robert and Preserved. Witnesses, Thomas Shaw, Martha Fish, Robert Dennis. To grandson Christopher, son of son David, deceased, a lot of land, he paying $50 each to David and Preserved, and $40 to Ruth; these three being children of his son Isaac, deceased. To Robert part of the swamp lot, he paying $25 each to his seven sisters, viz., Mary Lawton, Hannah Chase, Charity Hall, Nancy Freeborn, Ruth Sherman, Susannah Brownell, and Elizabeth Brownell. To son Stephen, rest of swamp lot. To son Preserved, homestead, and smith's tools, he paying to sister Patience $50. To granddaughter Ruth, daughter of son Isaac, deceased, household goods. Remainder to Robert and Preserved, they to provide for their mother Jemima while she lives. Inventory, oe169, 17s. 6d.

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From the Ancestral File of Allen Donald Tallman - GEDCOM file from Ancestry.com

Batch A458459 Call Number 458459.

Descendants of Peter Tallman Worksheet, June 1993 Chart No. 1 from Nancy Walkowski (Greater Tallman Family Newsletter)

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From the Record Book of Job Sherman (a.k.a., The Sherman Vital Records Book) that is in the possession of Susan White Pieroth, (Transcript found: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwhite/job-book.html):

"David Fish was the son of Robert Fish & Mary his wife was born the 10th day of ye 3mo called March in the year of our Lord 1709 & was married to Jemimah Tallman the daughter of James Tallman & Hannah his wife. Sd Hannah was born ye 11th day of 9thmo called September 1708

David Fish & Jemimah his wife had born unto them 16 Living Children 8 Sons & 8 Daughters.

Their marriage Certificate Portsmouth S" --- These may Certify all concerned that David Fish and Jemimah Tallman both of Portsmouth were joined in marriage on the 16th Day of ye 2ndmo Anno Domi (?) 1730 before me Wm Brown Js [Justice] of ye Peace a Coppy

The Births

The Births of their Children Viz

Mary Fish was born ye 5th day of ye 1stmo AD 1731.--- Who was married to Isaac Lawton & had 17 Children

Hannah Fish was born ye 12th of ye 5mo AD 1733. & was Married to Borden Chase son of Nathan & had 3 or more Children

David Fish was born ye 15th of ye 3rdmo AD 1734. & was married to Lydia Dennis & had a number of Children Sd David was Carried away by the British to New York on the pretence of his having made some signals which was without foundation he there took the small pox was sufferd thus the Intersessions of Friends to come home & died of that disorder a worthy man and much Esteemed.

Christopher Fish was born ye 4th of ye 12thmo AD 1736

Charity Fish was born ye 11th of ye 9thmo AD 1738. Who was married to George Hall & had born unto them a number of children

Ann Fish was born ye 11th of ye 6thmo AD 1740. ~~~ Who was married to Robt Freeborn & had a number of Children born unto them. ------

Ruth Fish was born ye 9th of ye 3thmo AD 1741. 2 & was married to Samson Sherman son of Job Sherman & had born unto them 12 Children as the following sheets is their births recorded

Robert Fish was born ye 27th of ye 2ndmo 1742 and was Married to Barsheba Barker & had Born unto them a number of Children

Isaac Fish was born ye 19th of ye 4thmo 1744. & married a Grinnell & had several Children -

Steven Fish was born ye 9th of ye 1mo 1745. -- & married and had a number of Children

Joseph Fish was born 10th of 4mo 1747.

Preserved Fish was born ye 31 of 7mo 1748 & was married to Sarah Lawton & had a number of Children & Sarah dying he married again to Elizabeth Austin some time in ye 1mo 1813. -----

Susanna Fish was br 24th of 11mo 1749. ---- & married Steven Brownell & had a number of children [in margin] Sd Susanna Brownell died the 27th of 9mo 1824 at her son Isaachs

Elizabeth Fish was born ye 9th of 11mo 1751 [there is a drawing of a hand pointing to the date of birth] was married to Nathan Brownell brother to the above sd Stephen & had a number of Children The sd Nathan Brownell died ye 6th of 3mo 1817

A Son was born at the same time not Named [a drawing of a hand pointing to this entry]

Patience Fish was born 13th 4mo 1753 was married to Jeremiah Austin & had Born unto them 4 sons & 1 Daughter --------

~~~~ Viz [on side margin] David Isaac Joseph Daniel & Jemina

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Sources:

The Tallman Family - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ricktallm...

"One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families", by John Osborne Austin, Publication: Massachussetts, 1893, Page: 234

Record Book of Job Sherman (a.k.a., The Sherman Vital Records Book) that is in the possession of Susan White Pieroth, (Transcript found: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwhite/job-book.html)

WorldTree Database: "The Ancestral File of Allen Donald Tallman", by Allen Donald Tallman, Publication: 3 May 2004; Ancestry.com - http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=atallmen

WorldTree Database: "Thomas, Wilbur and Courser Families", by Roger Courser, Publication: May 3, 2004; Ancestry.com - http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rogerd2527

RI, Newport, Portsmouth: Town Book of Records, Marriages, Births & Deceases [1684-1853] Author: Clerk

Portsmouth, RI Vital Records, Page: 56

Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Volume 1), by James N. Arnold, Publication: Providence, Rhode Island; Narragansett Historical Publishing Company; 1891 - http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/_glc_/5347/index.html

Book Title: Some of the Descendants of Philip Sherman, First Secretary of Rhode Island, by Roy V. Sherman, Publication: 1968

"WorldConnect Database: "Main SHERMAN"," database, \i RootsWeb.com\i0 Author: Art Cohan, Publication: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=artcohan

https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1619754

The Fish Family in England and America by Lester Fish (Rutland, VAT: Tuttle, 1948), p. 111