History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . -Eyw •ivAHK-itcT-iie <z/ ^^ ^^/^ MEDFIELD. 453 ISAAC FISKE. The Fiskes of Massachusetts descended from anancient family of that name which for centuries anduntil recently had its seat and manorial lands in Lax-field, in the county of Suffolk, England. Investigations by Somerby have traced its exist-ence as earJy as the reign of Henry VI., when SimonFiske was lord of a manor and entitled to coatarmor. Several of his descendants appear to have gainedrepute for piety and liberal edu
History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . -Eyw •ivAHK-itcT-iie <z/ ^^ ^^/^ MEDFIELD. 453 ISAAC FISKE. The Fiskes of Massachusetts descended from anancient family of that name which for centuries anduntil recently had its seat and manorial lands in Lax-field, in the county of Suffolk, England. Investigations by Somerby have traced its exist-ence as earJy as the reign of Henry VI., when SimonFiske was lord of a manor and entitled to coatarmor. Several of his descendants appear to have gainedrepute for piety and liberal education, and in thedays of Queen Anne to have suffered persecution onaccount of stanch adherence to evangelical is recorded of one in particular that to escape beingburned at the stake he was concealed in a cellar,where he wrought diligently such handicraft by can-dle-light as sufficed for his support. Such was thestock from which sprang at a later period the PuritanFiskes, of Sufiolk and New England. Over one hun-dred bearing the family name have variously attaineddistinction as divines, aut
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