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Portsmouth, Mary Allen, dau. of Matthew and Phoebe Allen;
m.(2) Sept. 5, 1745, Esther Shrieve, dau. of Caleb and Anna
(Trude) Shrieve.

Children (born Portsmouth):
   333 Phoebe, b.May 21, 1733; m. John Stanton, Jan 11, 1753
   334 Allen, b.May 21, 1735
   335 Ruth, b. May 23, 1737; m. John Sisson, July 8, 1756.
   336 Lillis, b.Apr. 2, 1740
   337 Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1746
   338 Sarah, b. June 19, 1748; m. Richard Sisson, May 4, 1767.
   339 Grizelle, b.Oct. 11, 1753
  +340 John, b. Jan 4, 1762; m. Elizabeth Cook, Feb. 1, 1784
   341 Caleb, b. June 6, 1768; m. Nov 22, 1787, Sarah Knapp; m. (2)
        Apr. 11, 1793, Christian Munroe.

340 JOHN7 FISH (John6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2,
John1), eldest son of (111) John and Esther (Shrieve) Fish, was
b. at Portsmouth, R.I. Jan. 4, 1762.  On Feb. 1, 1784, he m.
Elizabeth Cook.

Children (all born Portsmouth):
   342 Allen8, b. July 24, 1784.
   343 Mary, b. Mar. 28, 1786; m. Stephen Slocum, Nov. 17, 1803.
   344 Cook, b. Oct. 19, 1787.
   345 Elizabeth, b. July 18, 1789.
   346 John, b. Feb. 27, 1791.
   347 Alice Brownell, b. Sept. 7, 1793.
   348 Isaac Sanford, b. Aug. 11, 1801.

            THE BENJAMIN FISH LINE

113 BENJAMIN6 FISH (Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2,
John1), son of (104) Preserved and Ruth (Cook) Fish, was b.
Portsmouth, R.I., Apr. 14, 1716; m. Nov. 8, 1739, Priscilla
Arthur, dau. of John and Mary (Folger) Arthur, b. Nov. 2, 1718
at Nantucket, Mass.  She d. Apr. 1, 1771 (three years before the
steam engine was invented by James Watt in England), and he m.
(2) Mrs. Patience Sisson, Apr. 3, 1776.  He d. Oct. 23, 1798;
buried in Friends Burying Ground in Portsmouth.

Children (all born Portsmouth):
   349 Sarah7, b. Oct. 10, 1740; m. Peleg Coggeshall
   350 Preserved, b.Dec 13, 1741; d. Portsmouth.
   351 Rhoda, b.Dec 30, 1743; d. June 22, 1795, Nantucket; m. Richard Peckham
  +352 Stephen, b.Dec 11, 1745; d. Jan 1782; m. Ruth Coggeshall
   353 Peace, b.Oct 14, 1747; d.June 18, 1816
   354 John, b.Aug 19, 1749; d.Nov 4, 1769
  +355 Silas (some authorities give Gilbert, the orginal was difficult to
       decifer), b.Sept. 24, 1752; m. Susanna Sisson.

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  +356 Artemus, b. June 28, 1754; d.1834, age 80; m. Anne Shrieve.
   357 Elihu, b.Aug. 9, 1756.
   358 Elijah, b.Feb 25, 1759; d. Sept. 18, 1771
  +359 Elisha, b.Feb 27, 1762; d. June 25, 1833; m. Hannah Sisson.
  +360 Gardner, b.Sept. (Nov) 7, 1765; m. Dec 20, 1792, Alice Thornton,
       Farmer, Albany Co., NY (note: despite the "+" sign,
       Lester has no more information about this individual. --ed.)

352 STEPHEN7 FISH (Benjamin6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3,
Alice2, John1), Quaker, son of (113) Benjamin and Priscilla
(Arthur) Fish, was b. at Portsmouth, R.I., Dec.11, 1745; d.
Jan. 1782 at Nantucket, Mass.; m. Apr. 25 or May 10, 1769, at
Portsmouth, Ruth Coggeshall, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Freeborn)
Coggeshall.  He made his home in Nantucket, where all his
children were born.

Children:
   361 Rachel8, b. Dec 25, 1779; d. in inf.
   362 Rachel, b.Dec 28, 1771; m. Jonathan Swain, Mar. 31, 1791
   363 Alice, b.Sept. 13, 1774; m. Thomas Freeborn, Sept. 7, 1796.  Had
         son, (363 1/2) George Freeborn of New York
   364 Lydia, b.Apr 2, 1776; m. Hezekiah Swain, Oct 9, 1799
  +365 Isaac, b.June 10, 1778 birth in Nantucket VRs -- d. infancy 1779 Nantucket
   366 Stephen, b.May 1779; d.inf.
   367 Stephen, b.Dec 20, 1780; m. Lydia Worth, Dec 3, 1800

       The only definitive information we have on Isaac Fish, ancestor of
       the Fish family of Castleton, Vt., is that he m. Lois Benson who
       d. 1838 and he d. 1853.  His first born son, according to his grandson,
       was born about 1798;  and assuming that Isaac married at
       twenty this would being his birth to about the year 1778.  He had
       grandsons Sanford and Gardner Fish.  Inasmuch as (365) Isaac8
       Fish was born in 1778, that he had an uncle Gardner Fish and a
       cousin Isaac Sanford fish we may assume that these two Isaacs
       are one and the same. With this assumption we proceed as follows:
       NOTE: Incorrect assumption as Nantucket VRs have (365) Isaac d. infancy

365 ISAAC8 FISH  son of (352) Stephen7 (Benjamin6, Preserved5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1) and Ruth (Coggeshall) Fish,
was b. June 10, 1778, at Nantucket Mass.* Children of Isaac
and Lois (Benson) Fish: (365a) Isaac9 (b. about 1798; d.
about 1876); (365b) Elijah (b. about 1799, d. about 1882);
(365c) William (b. 1800, d.1885); (365d) Alexander, (b. 1811, d.
1901); (365e) Sarah (Sally), who m. ________ Rudolph; and (365f)
Lottie. who m. Benjamin Brownell, and went West.  One son
became a railroad surveyor.  Alexander and one brother lived in
Warren Co., NY.

365a ISAAC9 FISH, son of (365) Isaac and Lois (Benson) Fish,
was b. about 1798.  Children: Lucy10 (b.1821), Hannah, Merrill,
Sanford, Gardner, Russell (b.1831), Winslow and Laura. All
married, and all had children except Laura.

* The section in green shows information that Lester Fish included
  in this book that has since been proved incorrect.

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  LUCY10 FISH m. Horace Eastman, and had: Harriet11 Eastman,
who m. Charles Cowles, and had: Walter, Wilbur and Almeda
Cowles; and Hannah11, who m. Richard Welch, and had: Jennie,
Staley, LEslie and Scott Welch.
  HANNAH10 FISH m. Albert Southwick, and had: Rosolvo11,
Marshall (both died young, buried in same grave), Lorenzo,
Alice and Orville Southwick. Lorenzo10 Southwick m. Mary
Mead, and had: William12, Eliza, Rupert, Etta and Jessie Southwick.
William12 Southwick m. Emma Wells, and had: BElle,
May, Earl and Bessie Southwick.
  MERRILL11 FISH m. Caroline Ferriss, and had: Fostina11 and
Josephine.
  SANFORD10 FISH m. Phoebe Mead, and had Jennie.
  GARDNER10 FISH m. Lurana, and had: Elmer11, Rosolvo,
George, Mary, Laura and Jennie.


365b ELIJAH9 FISH, son of (365) Isaac and Lois (Benson) Fish,
was b. about 1799.  Children: Francis10, who d. a soldier in the Civil
War; Melvin, b.1838, d. in Vermont; Orvis A., d. in Union Army;
Lottie; Rosetta; Willis, d. in Chester, N.Y.

365c WILLIAM9 FISH of Mt. Holly, Vt., son of Isaac and Lois
(Benson) Fish, was b. in 1800; d. in 1885.  Children (born at Mt.
Holly): Albia10, Franklin (who had two daughters); Elijah (who
had sons and two daughters); Augustus; Dana; and Alvina.
Albia lived in Pittsfield, VT. Augustus lived in Benson, VT.
  REV. DANA10 FISH (William9, Isaac8*), Congl. minister, of
Benson, son of William Fish, was b. in Mt. Holly, Oct. 30, 1840.
He was a member of 92d N.Y. Regt.; was wounded in the Battle
of the Wilderness. He m. ______, by whom he had Marshall11,
farmer, of Igurney, Warren Co., NY; Augustus, horseman, of
Benson; and Walker.  He m. (2) Mary J. Strong of Crown Point,
NY and had: John W., of Castleton, VT; Daniel Sankey, of
South Castleton, farmer; Paul D., of New Hampshire; Isaac N.,
of Castleton; Mary P.; Sarah C.; Abbie G.; and Martha.  Isaac
N.11 m. Eva Phenning, and had (368) Norman12, Veteran of
World War II, who m. Esther ________, and had: (369) Norman13.
  SHERIFF JOHN W.11 FISH (Dana10, William9, Isaac8), son of
Rev. Dana Fish, of Benson, Hubbardton and Castleton, was b.
on Fish Hill, Benson, Oct. 12, 1875.  He is one of the leading
citizens of Castleton, selectman for twelve years, Deputy Sheriff
nearly twenty years, and sexton of the town cemetary.  He
married Lora may Gibbs, NOv. 17, 1899.  Children: Herman

* See notes on page 70 regarding #365 ISAAC FISH. --ed.