Martha Fiske1

F, b. circa 1612
     Martha was born circa 1612 in the parish of St. James, South Elham, County Suffolk, England. She was the daughter of John Fiske and Anne Lawter. Martha married Captain Edmund Thompson circa 1636 in England. Edmund & Martha had children: Martha, Edmund, Thomas [chr. 2/12/1643] & Hannah [chr. 7/04/1647]. After 1647, they returned to England, settling at Yarmouth, having more children: John, Ester & John - all dying in infancy.

Citations

  1. [S1155] G. Andrews Moriarty, The Fiske Family, page 273 - Marttha Fiske m. Captain Edmund Thompson, son of John Thompson of Holkham, County Norfolk; Edmund was a master marimer; they went to New England settling at Salem in 1637 where they had four children. After 4 July 1647, when their daughter Hannah was baptized, they returned to England and lived at Yarmouth, where they had three more children who died in infancy.