Mary Fisher

Biography

Mary, the daughter of William Avery and Mary Lane of Dedham, Mass., m. there 13 Oct 1698 Eleazer Fisher, b. Dedham 18 Sep 1669, d. there 6 Feb 1721/2, the son of Anthony Fisher Jr. and Joanna Faxon. Her children, all b. Dedham, surname Fisher:

• Eleazer, b. 29 Sep 1699, d. Boston 4 Nov 1745, m. Braintree, Mass. 19 Nov 1724 Mary PENNIMAN, b. Braintree 20 June 1699, d. Dedham 13 March 1758, the daughter of Moses Penniman and Mary Veazie. Eleazer was a captain in the tenth company, Col. John Choate's 8th Mass. Regiment, in the expedition against Louisbourg. He was there for 16 months, and died in Boston shortly after his return. His will, dated 12 Aug 1740, was presented for probate on 15 Nov 1745. He and Mary had ten children, born 1725 to 1739.
• William, b. 28 June 1701, m. Medway 21 May 1729 Elizabeth DANIELL, b. Medway 19 Jan 1703, daughter of Ebenezer Daniell and Elizabeth Partridge. They had 12 children born in Walpole 1730 to 1744.
• Jemima, b. 28 Sep 1703, d. Stoughton 28 Oct 1780, m. Boston 16 April 1724 Hezekiah GAY, b. Dedham 30 Oct 1700, d. Stoughton 5 Sep 1774, the son of Timothy Gay and Patience Lewis. Jemima and Hezekiah both have extant grave markers in the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton.
• David, b. 21 June 1705, d. 30 July 1779, m. (1) Walpole 16 Feb 1732 Deborah BOYDEN, b. Wrentham 23 June 1711, d. Dedham 18 July 1770, aged 59, the daughter of Thomas Boyden and Deborah Wight. He m. (2) Stoughton 27 Dec 1770 Elizabeth TALBOT, b. 1726 (an online source gives 1 Oct 1725), d. 2 July 1802, aged 76, perhaps the daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Talbot, per the Fisher genealogy. I find the death dates for David and Elizabeth only in secondary sources, and no location is given. I believe they lived in the part of Stoughton, however, that later became the town of Sharon. Several different dates for David's second marriage appear in the vital records, and my assumption is that any dates earlier than the one given here are likely for intentions. David had ten children with his first wife, born 1733 to 1755.
• Ezra, b. 8 Feb 1707, d. Stoughton 12 March 1786, m. Braintree 2 Jan 1738 Mary FENTON, b. 1714, d. Stoughton 27 March 1807, aged 92. The provenance of Mary is uncertain. A Mary Fenton, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Fenton, was born in Bristol, RI 23 June 1715. Another Mary Fenton, daughter of William and Mary Fenton, was b. Charlestown, Mass. 13 June 1715. Neither of these may be the correct person. Ezra joined the Dedham church in 1732 and was dismissed to the church in Stoughton in 1744. However, he was taxed in Stoughtonham (later Sharon) in 1742. Ezra and Mary had eight children born in Stoughton from 1739 to 1758. They both have extant grave markers in the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton.
• Nathaniel, b. c. 1708, d. in Dedham either 4, 9, or 19 January 1734/5, per the Dedham records, which are very difficult to read. in 1734 (1734/5?), Nathaniel's brother, Ezekiel, was appointed as the administrator of his estate.
• Mary, b. 27 Oct 1710, m. Dedham 26 Jan 1732/3 William ALEXANDER of Stoughton. I find no records for this couple other than the marriage. An online account says William was born in Scotland in 1705, and died in York Co., South Carolina 3 March 1769, and had one known daughter.
• Ezekiel, b. 12 Oct 1712, m. (1) Susanna WADSWORTH; m. (2) Experience (FULLER) Blackman.
• Timothy, b. 28 Aug 1714, was married in Medway on 11 Dec 1739 to Thankful DANIEL, b. Medway 3 July 1715, the daughter of Ebenezer Daniel and Mary Partridge or Harding. Timothy was taxed in Stoughton in 1742. In May 1756 he joined Capt. Nathaniel Blake's company in Jonathan Bayley's regiment during the French and Indian War. He "died in His Majts Service in ye Intend Expedition against Crown Point Nov'br ye 29th 1[756]." Coincidently, his son Reuben died in Stoughton on the very same date two years earlier, 29 Nov 1754. Following his death, his widow m. (2) Stoughton 30 Oct 1758 David Stone, cordwainer, b. Dorchester 11 Nov 1709, d. Stoughton 25 Sep 1794 in 86th year, who had married first Mindwell Priest. David Stone has an extant grave marker in the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton. Timothy and Thankful had seven children born 1740 to 1754.
• Stephen, b. 11 July 1716, apparently died young. In the original hand-written Dedham vital record, Stephen's birth year is written 1715, but every other birth on that page has the date of 1716 or (towards the end) 1717. The 1716 year is much more plausible, because the 1715 year would put his birth at only 10 1/2 months after his previous sibling--not impossible, but improbable.
• Benjamin, b. May, likely 1720, d. 18 Jan 1777, and m. Dedham 11 Aug 1742 Sarah EVERETT, b. Dedham 7 June 1718, d. 2 Aug 1795, the daughter of William Everett and Rachel Newcomb. Benjamin's birth record is at the bottom edge of a page of old Dedham records, and has been partially destroyed. The author of the Fisher genealogy interpreted his birth year as 1721, but all the other birth years immediately preceding Benjamin's give the year 1720. Claims have been made that Benjamin served during the American Revolutionary War, but the service records pertaining to a Benjamin Fisher of Dedham almost certainly all pertain to his son, Benjamin Jr., who died of Camp Fever in 1776 while at Ticonderoga. The death dates for Benjamin and Sarah come from the Fisher genealogy; they were not found in any public records. Benjamin's will, dated 23 Dec 1776, was proved 7 Feb 1777. They had nine children, born 1743 to 1760.

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References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236436603/mary-fisher
2. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Apr 19 2024, 0:42:14 UTC
3. WikiTree contributors, "Mary (Avery) Fisher (1674-1749)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Avery-636 : accessed 28 April 2024). cites
   1. New England families, genealogical and memorial by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 Vol I - Page 225 [1]
   2. History of Stonington, etc. (Wheeler, 1900), p. 201, no. 6; also p. 467, no. 21
   3. See Also: Source: S3663 Title: New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1. William Richard Cutter. 1913 Google E-Book New England Families - Cutter or at Hathi Trust [2]
   4. The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage, in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800: And in the Town of Canton from 1797-1845, Preceded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727