On the CD of RIROOTS, image of Volume 22, page 8: "1677[?/8], Jan 12: Know all men by these presents that wee Judith ffisher, William Bolston and John Brigs senior all of the Town of Portsmouth on Road Island in the colony of Road Island -------- do acknowledge our selves to owe --- unto the Town Councell in the aforesaid Towne --- the full sum of five hundred Eighty two pounds Eighteen Shillings ------ set our hands and seals the twelfe day of January in the yeare one thousand six hundred seventy seven. "The condition of the above written obligation is such that whereas Edward ffisher of the abovesaid Towne of Portsmoth Late deceased in his last will and Testament bearing the date 18th of September 1665 and also bearing date the Eleventh day of May 1677 did ordaine and appoint his wife Judith ffisher his full and sole Executrix-------". This is in an article with entries found on "Loose Papers". There is a further RIROOTS entry, Volume 9, page 57, that an inventory for Edward ffisher, who deceased 10 Sept 1677, was taken 25 Sept 1677. Ann Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <carpenterta@comcast.net> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: [RINEWPOR] Mary Fisher who married Thomas Briggs > I need help to get my Mary Fisher straight > > I have that a Mary Fisher married Thomas Briggs > > from Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 99, it states: > > Briggs, Thomas (-1720) & Mary/?Martha [Fisher] (-1717+); b 1671; Portsmouth, RI/Dartmouth > > According to John Osborne Austin's, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, Genealogical Publ. Co. Baltimore, 1968 (first ed. was 1887). > Thomas married Mary Fisher, daughter of Edward Fisher & Judith [Fisher]. > > Now in A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, > Before 1692 Volume #2 Field - Fiske By James Savage > it states > EDWARD, Portsmouth, R. I. freem. 1655. His d. Ruth m. 2 June 1664, John Potter of Warwick, and Frances, ano. d. m. John Briggs of the same. (did it just omit Mary???) > > Now supposedly he died in 1677 Did he leave a will that mentions daughter Mary Briggs?? I have seen on the internet that he might have died in Portsmouth RI. > > > > From Worldconnect > Edward Fisher wrote will on > 19 Sep 1665 Will--proved 5 Oct 1677. > > Can anyone get me a copy of this will?? Is there a source book with an abstract in it that proves the 1665 date? > > >From Worldconnect: > "A receipt for this legacy in 1682 > was signed by Mary Briggs and her husband Thomas." Is there a copy of this legacy? > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Search the archived RINEWPOR messages at > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=RINEWPOR > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >