John ELLIS ¹. John married ² Elizabeth FREEMAN on 20 Aug 1645 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

IMMIGRANT, BEF 1643

LIEUTENANT IN THE MILITIA OF PLYMOUTH COLONY

LIEUTENANT IN THE MILITARY COMPANY OF SANDWICH, MA

John Ellis was probably born in England between 1620 and 1627. He died sometime before 23 Mar 1676/77 and may have been a casualty of King Philip's War. His parentage is in dispute. There is a lot of conflicting information out there about John.

"Ellis was ordered, by the town meeting, on February 28, 1675 to make provision for a garrison at Town Neck for people during King Philips War. He may have perished, with his son, John, by a previous marriage, and Thomas Toby in February 1676/1677 in conflict with the Native Americans... His wife Elizabeth received a grant of land made to Veterans of King Philips War... At any rate Lt. John Ellis was dead before 23 March 1676-7, when his widow presented to the probate court the inventory of his estate." - Harry C. Hadaway Jr.
Source: Find A Grave memorial #42960891

Elizabeth FREEMAN [Parents] was christened ^{1, 2} on 11 Apr 1624 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. She died ³ on 24 Jun 1692 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth married ⁴ John ELLIS on 20 Aug 1645 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Moses FISKE [Parents] was born on 12 Apr 1642 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Moses married Sarah SYMMES in 1692.

Other marriages:

SHEPARD, Ann

REV. MOSES FFISKE, born in Wenham on April 12, 1642, married Sarah Symmes of Charlestown and Woburn in 1692. Married secondly Mrs Ann (Shepard) Quincy, widow of Daniel Quincy of Boston and daughter of Rev. Thomas Shepard of Charlestown. He died on Aug 10, 1708.

Sarah SYMMES. Sarah married Moses FISKE in 1692.

Major John FREEMAN [Parents] [scrapbook] was christened ¹ on 28 Jan 1626/1627 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. He died ² on 28 Oct 1719 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. John married ^{3, 4} Mercy PRENCE on 13 Feb 1649 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

The will will and codicil are found in the Barnstable County Probate Records, Vol. III, pages 527-530, and the agreement of his heirs on pages 597-599 of the same vol.
Source: The Mayflower Descendants

Plymouth Colony Vital Records
[p.9] John ffreeman Married to Mercy Prence febrewary the 14th

PLYMOUTH COLONY VITAL RECORDS
[p.31] The Register of Eastham of their beirths marriages & burialls as they Came to my hand
John ffreeman and Mercy Prence married the 13th of february 1649

THE
MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
Vol.32.   APRIL, 1934.    No. 2.

AUTOGRAPHS OF MAJOR JOHN FREEMAN, ASSISTANT AND HIS WIFE MERCY (PRENCE) FREEMAN

BY STANLEY WEBSTER SMITH

THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. Charles E. Valentine, the owner' of the original document, we have been allowed the privilege of reproducing, in the illustration facing this page, a deed of division, dated 18 January, 1681, between Captain Jonathan Sparrow and his eldest son, John Sparrow, both of Eastham, Mass.

This document is of especial interest because the two witnesses were "John Freeman Asist" and "Marsy Freeman Seni", the latter signing by a mark.",

The terms "Asist" and "Senr" prove that these two witnesses were Major John Freeman, of Eastham, who was one of the Governor's Assistants, and his wife Mercy (Prence) Freeman, the only Mercy Freeman who could be called "senior" at that date.

Mercy Freeman was the daughter of Governor Thomas Prence by his first wife, Patience2 Brewster, daughter of Elder William1 Brewster, the Mayflower Passenger.

The will of Richard Sparrow of Eastham, father of Captain : Jonathan Sparrow, and grandfather of John Sparrow, was dated 19 November, 1660, and was probated 5 March, 1660/1. An exhaustive abstract of the will was printed in our twelfth volume, pages 57 and 58.

Source: Printed from Mayflower Descendant Legacy CD-ROM - All rights reserved. Copyright © 1996 - 1998 by Search & ReSearch Publishing Corp., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Mercy PRENCE [scrapbook] was born about 1628 in of Billinghurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. She died ^{1, 2} on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Mercy married ^{3, 4} Major John FREEMAN on 13 Feb 1649 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Father was Govenor Thomas Prence by his first wife Patience Brewster the daughter of Elder William Brewster (the Mayflower passenger). Gravestone says age 80 yrs.
Source: The Mayflower Descendant

John FISKE [Parents] was born on 29 Aug 1638 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He was christened on 2 Sep 1638 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. John married ^{1, 2} Lydia FLETCHER on 27 Mar 1666 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

JOHN FFISKE, born Aug 29, baptised at Salem on Sept 2, 1638. Married Lydia Fletcher in 1666, died without issue in 1700 leaving his estate to his brother Moses of Braintree.

Lydia FLETCHER. Lydia married ^{1, 2} John FISKE on 27 Mar 1666 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Jeffrey FISKE [Parents] [scrapbook] was born in BET 1420 AND 1425 in Laxfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died on 3 May 1504. Jeffrey married Margaret.

The Will of Jaffrey Fyske of Laxfeld, May 3, 1504
To be buried in Laxfeld parish. To the high alter there, for tithes forgotten, 3s. 4d. To the repair of the parish church 6s. 8d. To the repair of the bell 3s 4d. To the repair of the Chapel of Our Lady in said parish and for arrears of some rent pertaining to said chapel 6s. 8d. To Our Lady's Gild in Laxfeld 3s. 4d. Bequests to the Friars of Dunwich and Orford (Suffolk). To my son, Master John Fyske, to sing for me a year after my decease, a sufficient stipend. To the poor in Laxfeld 10s. To the mending of foul ways 20s. To each godchild 12d. To each "Bell chyld of mine" 12d. To my daughter Johane 5 marks. To my daughter Maryon 6s. 8d. To Margaret Kempe a heifer. My house and land are to be sold, except a pightle bought of Nicholas Baas, to be sold to him at a "meone" price. My son Jeffrey is to have the first purchase and within 40s of any other. "Nevertheless I am otherwyse counselled by my other children wherefore finally I put it to the discrescion of my executors & specially my son Master John Fyske to say how my son Jeffrey shall pay." He who purchases my place is to have the stock of "beys" (bees) there lying and to pay 2 lbs. way to the light before the crucifix in Laxfeld church as long as the stock shall endure, if so much increase of wax come yearly off the said stock. Executors and residuary legatees: my sons Master John Fyske and Symond Fyske, to dispose to the health of my soul; and to each of them 6s. 8d.
Proved 13 May 1504 by Master John Fyske, with power reserved to Simon Fyske.
(Archdeaconry of Suffolk [Ipswich Probate Registry], book 4, fo. 134)
Published in the October 1932 issue of the Journal of the New England Historical Genealogical Society.

Margaret. Margaret married Jeffrey FISKE.

WILL OF MARGARET FFYSKE, OF LAXFIELD, 1504.
In dei no'ie, Amen. In the yere of our Lord God m. ccccciiij, the iiijth day of Maye; I Margaret ffyske of Laxfield, wiff of Jaffrey Ffyske of the same town, beynge of good mynde and hoole rememberaunce, Mak my Testament and last will in this manner of wise folowyng, ffirst, I bequeath my soule to Almyghty God, to our Lady Saynte Marye, and to all the hooly company of hevyn, and my body to be buryed in the cherchyerd of Laxfield, aforesaid. Item, I bequeth to the heye auter in Dennington, xijd. [12 pence]: and to the heye auter in Laxfeld xijd. Item, to the gilde of our Lady in the same town iijs iiijd [3 shillings and fourpence]. Item, I bequeth to the blakke Fryers of Donwich iijs iiijd.; and to the Grey Fryers in the same town, iijs iiijd. Item, for a prests' s'vyce by an hoole yere a resonabil stypende. Item, I bequeth to Mr. John Fyske x s [10 shillings]. Item, to Jaffrey his brother, vis viijd [6 shillings and eightpence]. Item to the same Jaffrey a brass pan unbounde. Item to Eche Godchild, iiijd. Item, I bequeth to Margarett Cryspe, the wiff of Jaffrey Cryspe, whelewryght, a brass potte. Item to John Base, of Dennington, the yonger o potte wt a broke yde. Item, to Ele Warner of Denyngton my best cappe. Item, to Edeny Basse an harnesse gyrdill wt a blew corse. Item, to Johan Lefechild, of Norwich, xijd. Item to Isabell West, a cote, a peyer hosys and a peyer of shoys. Item I bequeth to Drap's wyff my cloke. All myn other gooddys not geven nor bequethed I geve and bequeth to Mr. John Fyske, whom I ordeyn and make myn feythfull Executor to fulfille this testament and to dispose for me the most pleasure and honor to Godde and profyght to my soule.
Proved at Horeham, May 13, 1504.

John FISKE [Parents] [scrapbook] was born in 1572 in St James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died in May 1633 in South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 14 May 1633 in St James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. John married Anne LAWTER about 1601 in Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

JOHN FFISKE - Born at St. James', South Elmham around 1580, he married Anne, daughter of Robert Lawter (his second cousin), she died during a voyage to New England. An account of his son Rev. John ffiske describes his parents as "pious", he was a churchwarden at St. James, South Elmham in 1628. He died in May 1633 and was buried as "Goodman" Fyske [ ie. a Yeoman] at St. James, South Elmham on 14 May.

Anne LAWTER [Parents] was born in 1580 in So. Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She died in 1636/1637 in Enroute To America. Anne married John FISKE about 1601 in Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Anne was also known as Lantersee.

Bridget MATCHET was born in of Pulham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Bridget married ¹ Thomas REX in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

FISKE, William

William FISKE [Parents] ¹ was born about 1613. William married ² Bridget MATCHET in 1640 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

William's will was probated ³ on 26 Sep 1654 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

HON. WILLIAM FFISKE - Born in England in about 1613.  He arrived in America in 1637 with his brother John(216) and was made freeman in May, 1642. He married Bridget Matchet of Pulham, Norfolk, in 1643 at Salem, MA. Soon afterwards he moved to Wenham, MA, and was the first town clerk there, from 1643 to 1660. In 1647 he was elected representative to the General Court of the Commonwealth and was re-elected every year thereafter until 1652. He received liberty to keep an ordinary (public house) in 1643, and was granted a license to sell wine and 'strong water' in 1646. He died suddenly in 1654, possibly of some disease as he failed to make a will. Prior to his death he had served in all the public offices in the town. When his property was appraised, by Phineas Ffiske(172) among others, one of the items was a "sign with the sign post", presumably connected with his public house. The right to keep a public house was transferred to Phineas a few years later. After his death his wife married in 1661 Thomas Rix, a surgeon of Salem; they had one son, Theophilus born in 1665.

Their offspring were:

WILLIAM FFISKE, baptised June 4, 1642, married Sarah Kilham.
SAMUEL FFISKE, born in Wenham, married Phebe Bragg and Mrs Hannah Allen.
JOSEPH FFISKE, born in Wenham, married Elizabeth Haman.
BENJAMIN FFISKE, born in Wenham, married Bethusa Morse.
MARTHA FFISKE, born in Wenham.

Bridget MATCHET was born in of Pulham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Bridget married ¹ William FISKE in 1640 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

REX, Thomas

Jeffrey FISKE [Parents] [scrapbook] was born about 1474. He died after 1536. Jeffrey married Jeffrey FISKE Mrs.

JEFFREY - Born about 1474, married ?; possibly resided at Stradbroke, died after 1536.

Jeffrey FISKE Mrs. Jeffrey married Jeffrey FISKE.

Stephen PAINE [Parents] [scrapbook] ¹ was born about 1602 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. He was christened in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. He died on 16 Aug 1679 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. He was buried on 21 Aug 1679 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Stephen married ² Neely Rose ADCOCKE ³ in BY 1629 in England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:

PARKER, Alice

A descendant of Thomas Paine b. 1480 d. abt 1555 & Margaret b. abt 1500 d. aft Oct. 1555. They lived near Great Ellingham or Himghan, Norfolk, England. Came to New England on the ship "Dilligent, of Ipswich" along with four servants in 1638. They settled first in higham, MA and then on to Rehoboth, MA.
Source: Records in the posession of Alden Rosbrook.

STEPHEN PAINE (1), of Great Ellingham, near Hingham, Norfolk County, England, was born c. 1600; emigrated to Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, with his wife, three children, and four servants, in the ship "Diligent" in 1638. He was made a freeman on June 6, 1639. He was one of the grantees of Governor Bradford in 1641 to the eight square miles, named Rehobeth, moving there with his family in 1643. In 1645, Stephen was elected Representative, or Deputy, to the Court at Plymouth and was re-elected continuously until 1660 and at various times afterwards until 1671. He was a miller by occupation, a large land owner, and a leading citizen. He married, first, Neele "Rose" Adcock (1602/3-1660), the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Eldred) Adcock of Attleborough, Norfolk County, England. He married, second, Alice (_______) Parker (d. 1682), the widow of William Parker, in 1662. He perhaps married, third, Elizabeth ( ), who was named as his wife in his will. Stephen died on August 16, 1679, and was buried on August 21, 1679. His will, dated July 18, 1679, was proven at Plymouth October 30, 1679, and his estate was valued at L6733:15s:10d. He outlived his children and we know the names of only two, Stephen and Nathaniel.
Source: http://www.mossbay.com/paine/paine/paineline.htm

Stephen ,Sr.1 Paine was born in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England 1602. Stephen died August 16, 1679 in Rehoboth, Mass, at 77 years of age.

He married twice. He married Neele Adcocke. Neele was born in Attleborough, Norfolk, England 1602. Neele died January 20, 1659/60 in Rehoboth, Ma, at 57 years of age. He married Alice (??????) Parker 1662. Alice died December 5, 1682.

Neely Rose ADCOCKE [Parents] ¹ was born on 20 Feb 1602/1603 in Attleborough, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. She died on 20 Jan 1660 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Neely married ² Stephen PAINE ³ in BY 1629 in England, United Kingdom.

Given name may be Cornelia