Dick: Regarding the reply from "N & K Chestnut" <nkopportunity@gorge.net> about FISH in Onondaga county, here are some. I hope these gives a lead: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/FISH/2003-01/1042570016 Uriah Fish and his will: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enyononda/COURT/UriahFishWill.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/OTISCO/1830CENS.HTM http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/OTISCO/1840CENS.HTM John Fish: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/SPAFFORD/1830CENS.HTM ~Valerie --- N & K Chestnut <nkopportunity@gorge.net> wrote: > Hi, > I used to know my husband's FISH line quite > well. It was said that there were three FISH > brothers who came from England. Somewhere, but not > handy, I have one of the FISH lines back into the > 1500's in England with middle-English spelling. > They came early to the colonies, MA. or CT. By the > 1800's they were in Onondaga Co., N.Y.; their next > move took them into Michigan, I don't recall the > exact county. By then for my husband, it was no > longer a FISH line, but a HUNT line. > > I marvel that your FISH married a SMITH. I have a > SMITH line, too. But I haven't been able to do much > with it. Jesse WHITE b. 9 Aug 1782 in Peterborough, > Hillsborough C., N.H. Jesse's parents were: John > WHITE and Elizabeth SMITH. So, Elizabeth SMITH had > to be in Hillsborough Co., N.H. in 1782. > Peterborough has an interesting history. If you do > an Internet search for Peterborough, you might be > able to find some of that history, It named people > and said from where they came. I think some came > straight from Ireland; but some much have come up > from the MA., CT., or Long Island area. > > Kay C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dick Dodge > To: NYDELAWA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:41 AM > Subject: [NYDELAWA] Daniel FISH > > > I have spent the last several years attempting to > determine the lineage of Daniel FISH, father of > Daniel FISH (Jr.), born c1790 in Connecticut and > died in 1853 in Delaware County, NY. Daniel FISH > (Jr.) married Margaret GROAT in 1808. I descend from > this line through their son Charles FISH and > Charles' daughter Laura Minerva FISH who married > Robert PIERCE. > > > > My research leads me to believe that the father > Daniel FISH was born c1761/64, location unknown. He > married Sybil SMITH born 28 Sep 1786 in Suffield, > Hartford County, CT. They next appear in Norfolk, > Litchfield County, CT. in the 1800 census. By 1810 > the family is in Meredith, Delaware County. I > believe that Daniel & Sybil had three children, > Daniel b. c1790, an unknown son, b. c1791-1794, and > a daughter Betsy, b. 25 December 1799. > > > > Sybil SMITH was born in Suffield, CT 3 Jul 1766, > daughter of Eldad SMITH and Sybil HALL. She died in > Meredith in 18 February 1842. Betsy FISH was > unmarried and died in Meredith in 21 December 1873 > (age 74), leaving a will. I have the lineage of > Eldad SMITH and Sybil HALL. > > > > It is my belief that Daniel & Sybil lived around > the Suffield prior to moving to Norfolk, Litchfield, > CT.; however a search of surrounding town & church > records in Hartford County, CT. has yielded nothing. > I have also searched all available town & church > records in Litchfield County, CT. with no results. > > > > While researching I found of interest that two > other FISH males were married at the same church in > Suffield, one in 1794 and one in 1810. Both of these > FISH men were born and lived in nearby Windsor, > Hartford, CT. This FISH line supposedly came from > Wales to Connecticut. However, Daniel is not found > in Windsor. > > > > If you also descend from Daniel FISH, I would like > to hear from you. > > Dick Dodge > rbdodge@sbcglobal.net > To contact list administrator send email to > nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > To contact list administrator send email to > nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs