NY FISH from NYG&BR

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from NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD

• Vol 1 p. 47: Hamilton Fish had a share of the Tontine coffee house which was on the NW cor. of Wall and Warren (NYC?) in 1794.
• Vol 1 p.50: Preserved Fish member of the "House of Lords" group that met at Baker's City Tavern on the corner of Wall St and New St. ~1840s.
• Vol 2 p. 16: Susan Latting b. June 1, 1756 m. Lawrence Fish of Hempstead. he may be the son of Ambrose Fish p.336 of Lester Fish's book
• Vol 2 p.34: Lt. Fish mentioned in a letter of June 13th 1776 NY from Peter Elting to Richard Varick
• Vol 3 p.20: Caleb Smith Woodhull m, Jan 15, 1861 to Fanny (dau. of Judge) Fish of Mystic, CT b.Sept 5, 1859. Children:

  1. Ethelbert Mills b.Nov 27, 1861 d.feb 15, 1865
  2. Agnes b.Feb 14, 1865
  3. Gaylord b.Oct 2, 1866
  4. Edith b.Dec 30, 1867 d.Aug 21, 1868

• Vol 5 p.136; ~1788 in selection abt. Col. Curtlandt & The NY Continentals, "The light infantry, under Colonel Hamilton, Major N. Fish, and other officers, took the [French Battery] near the river in a few minutes"
• Vol 5 p.184: Sarah Fish (Lester #2357) dau. of Nathan Fish (#2352) and of Cathrine his wife was b.Oct 16 and bapt. Nov 20, 1763
• Vol 5 p.196: Preserved Fish mentioned as shipping merchant associated with Joseph Grinnel ~1809
• Vol 6 p.28: Elizabeth Hallett b.Apr 12, 1689 (dau. of Captain William Hallett, Jr. & Sarah Woolsey) m. John Fish (#2172)
• Vol 6 p.50: John Fish (#2358) son of Nathan Fish & of Cathrian his wife, was b.Oct 22 & Bapt. Dec 5, 1765
• Vol 7 p.136: Cornelius (#2359) son of Nathan Fish (#2352) & Catherine Berrien his wife b. May 12, 1768
Vol 8 p.24: Peter (#2360) son of Jonathan Fish & Catherine Berrien his wife b.May 13, 1770
• Vol 8 p.126: Abraham Kip b.July 22 bapt Aug 29, 1703 m. Sarah (#2177) dau. of Nathan Fish (#2167) of Newtown. She was born Mar 28, 1699
• (ref. to Riker's ANNALS of NEWTOWN p.345) Jonathan Fish (#2168) b. Oct 11, 1680 son of Nathan (#2167): 13 children given on Riker p.366
• Vol 9 p.84: Nathan (#2361) son of Nathan Fish & Catherine Berrien b.May 20th, 1772
• Vol. 10 p.131: Oct 16, Rachel, dau. of Nathan Fish & Catherine Berrien, his wife, born Sep 23, 1774
• Vol. 12 p.23 Kean Genealogy: Julia kean m. to Hamilton Fish
• Vol. 12 p.63: mentions Lewis Morris Rutherford practiced law for 3 years with Peter August Jay and afterward with Hamilton Fish (who was afterward Sec. of State under Grant)
• Vol. 12 p.136; m. feb 24, 1787 john Fish & Sarah Moon of Long Island (records for First & second Presbyterian Church)
• Vol. 12 p.162: John Watts Russell practiced law in NY with Robert Ray Hamilton & Hamilton Fish
• Vol. 12 p.172; John Jay Pierrepoint b.1849 m.1876 Eliza dau. of Laura Schmidt & Charles de Rham [son of Henry C. De Rham & Marie T. Moore, dau. of Jane Fish (dau. of Nathaniel Fish & Jane Jansen, dau. of Elizabeth Edsall & Peter Jansen, son of Cornelius Jansen & Janet Stryker, dau. of Lambertge Sanbering & Jan Stryker, m. 1652) and William Moore, MD (brother of Bishop Moore, son of Samuel Moore & Sarah Fish, dau. of John fish & Elizabeth Hallett, dau. of Sarah Woolsey) had 1 child, d.y.
• Vol. 12 p.182: Julia Kean as descendent of James Alexander
• Vol. 12 p.183: Jas. Gore King...mentions Sackett connection from whom are descendended Hamilton Fish & Eliza [de Rham] Pierrepoint
• Vol. 13 p.61: one Pall-bearer of William Beach Lawrence was Hon. Hamilton Fish in NY paper Mar 29, 1881
• Vol. 13 p.79: from the Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of NY: 1723 Sep 13, Personen met Geboden ingeteckent Huyg Hartshoorn, j.m. V. Yerlt, met Sarah Fish, j.d.V. Nawesinks, beide woonende alhier Getrouwt Octob. 16.
• Vol. 13 p.94: m. in St George's Church, Hempstead, LI April 1760 John SImonson & Temperance Fish
• Vol. 13 p. 178: from Clinton Family History: Nicholas Fish became brigade major after April 22, 1777 (Rev. War)
• Vol. 13 p.195: Edsall Family: Mr. Samuel Edsall's 3rd wife Ruth Woodhull 1st child Ruth m(1)step-brother John Berrien m(2)Samuel Fish of Newtown (numerous descendents; including Hamilton Fish)
• Vol. 14 p.12: Hamilton Fish wasamong colleagues from NY of Hon. Henry C. Murphy LLD
• Vol. 14 p.73: from Records of St George's Church, Hempstead,LI m. April 30, 1883 of Samuel Carman & Theodosia Fish, both of Queens, Co.
• Vol. 15 p.179: (obit) bio. of Jonathan S. Lawrence : "His father, Samuel Lawrence, was the first son of Major Jonathan Lawrence, by his second wife, Ruth Riker (he having had by his first wife, Judith Fish, one son).
• Vol. 18 p.141 picture and signature of Hamilton Fish
• Vol. 19 p.8 Sarah ye dau. of Jno & Elizabeth Fish Aug 11, 1717 at Newtown
• Vol. 19 p.55 Jno Fish & Elizabeth Hallett Feb 21, 1716 [married/bapt?] at Hell gate. Register book for Parish of Jamaica
• Vol. 19 p.147 Earlies & Trinity Church Marriages 1747 Aug 23 James Devereaux & Phebe Fish
• Vol. 20 p.99 to Trinity Church for Loan Exhibition, "Three busts of Houdon's Washington have been contributed by Mr. Fish, Mr. Hewitt, and Luther Kountze"
• Vol. 22 p.13 Oct 1732 ouders: Abraham Kip, Sara Fish kinders:Jesse Getuygen: Pieter Van Ranst, Sara Kierstede syn h.v.
• Vol. 23 p.96 Hamilton Fish mentioned in Book review of Battle of Saratoga
• Vol. 23 p.208 Julia Anna Conor b.July 11, 1781 d.May 24, 1834 (dau. of Col. Elias Conover of NJ and Anna Fish of Long Island) m. May 11, 1802 to John Schermans
• Vol. 24 p.18 Aug 17,1740 ouders: Abraham Kip, Sara Fish kinders:Sara Getuygen: Pieter Van Ranst, Sara Kierstede z.h.v.
• Vol. 25 pgs. 1-5 : article on Hamilton Fish
• Vol. 26 p.51: Hamilton Fish mentioned as graduate of Columbia Law
• Vol. 27 p.36: Ruth Fish m. Nov 4, 1737 to Daniel Rapalje (b.1699) the son of Joris Rapalje and Agnes Berrien). Newtown, Long Island? note: Lester's book has #2238 Ruth marrying Rev. Simon Horton...and her sister #2239 Elizabeth marrying Daniel Rapalje (p.335 Lester)
• Vol. 28 p.246: a query from Geo. T. Fish of Rochester asking number of questions abt. Soule, Brewster families and "6.whi was the husband of Mehitable³ Fish (Thomas², Thoms¹), of Portsmith, R.I.?"
• Vol. 29 NO FISH
• Vol. 30 p.139: Nicholas Fish mentioned in original subscribers of Tontine Coffee House
• Vol. 30 p.242: from Onondaga Co. Records: reference to Revolutionary Soldiers alotted bounty lands but had sold claims years before (between 1782-'83) "Yarrington, William; private 2nd Regt., illiterate, transfers for 10 pounds to Major Nicholas Fish. Cornelius C. Elmendorph, John A. Turck, wits. Date, June 7."
• Vol. 31 p.192: from Onondaga Co. Records 1784-1786 "Godwin, William; private 1st Regt., served 6 yrs., 6 mos., transfers for 4 ounds, 16 shillings to Joseph Stringha, of NY. Peter Grassner, Whitehead Fish, wits. June 11"
• Vol. 31 p.196: in Notes of settlement of Boquet Valley in Elizabeth Town, NY by Asa Post in 1804: Peter Fish took the north 100 acres of No. 9, now owned by Oliver Abel.
• Vol. 32 p. 29: from Onondaga Co. records 1790: "Travis, Joseph, late gunner Lamb's Regt., transfers for 7 pounds to Col. Nicholas Fish of NY. John Garrison, Isaac Hurd, wits. Date, Feb.19.