Generation One
1. Three Fisks from Maine, apparent brothers, who settled early in Fiskburg, were:
Listed in the in 1820 Census in Fiskburg, Campbell (now Kenton), KY. Listed in the in 1830 Census in Fiskburg, Campbell (now Kenton), KY. He was Witness to the will of Taylor Barton, brother and father (and maybe son of) James Bartons. Also witness to the subsequent probate Sep 1831. (The Fiskburg Bartons came from VA, not VT) on 8 Feb 1831 Campbell, KY. He and Benjamin Franklin [?] Fisk were grantees from Thos. Lloyd of Phila. to Benjamin Frankin [?], William and David Fisk, all "of Campbell Co." (Campbell Deeds G:196-8-9) Deed grantee also Samuel Rick or Rich on 19 Dec 1834 Campbell, KY. He was the grantor in a deed of 164 acres to John Cox in 1845 Cruises Creek, Kenton, KY.
2. David2
Fisk (Mr.1); b. before 1776; m.
Susannah Beckett, daughter of William Beckett and Mary Ulmer, Thomaston,
Cumberland, ME; d. before 26 Mar 1830 Campbell, KY; Inventory was taken
26 Mar 1830 (Kenton), Campbell, KY, This inventory was taken on 26 Mar
1830 in Campbell Co. before Kenton Co. was formed in 1840. The date would
suggest that the decedent was David Fisk (father of John Flavel Fisk) who
allegedly died unexpectedly in Mt. Vernon, OH in 1829. The inventory, valued
at $340, contains numerous items, but few to suggest the profession of
a doctor or even cobbler:
Bulk of estate was three bedrooms of furniture, barnyard implements and livestock.
This David was a husbandman, but perhaps overextended, because the estate was sold off the following day. The bidders are named, suggesting a much larger pool of Fisks in the area than had previously been supposed.
The clearest link to the known family is David L. Fisk, but there appears to be a seperate David [no L] Fisk as well.
Other Fisks: George, Susanna, William, Justan. Susan [same as Susannah?] and William Fisk were administrators.
Other names of interest: Barton,Mann, Hightower, Stephenson [namesake of the district?]
He and Susannah Beckett lived in 1794 Thomaston, ME. He and Susannah
Beckett was the grantor The proof that David's wife was Susannah Becket
is their deed to George Ulmer of her interest in her father's land in Salem.
That deed dated 13 Oct. 1794, states that David and Susannah were, husband
and wife, and that they were conveying her interest in the estate of William
Beckett of Salem, ship carpenter. See Essex co. MA Registry of Deeds Book
160, Page 281. The deeds states
that the three parties to the 1794 deed were all residing at Thomaston
in the District of Maine on 13 Oct 1794. Listed in the in 1800 Census in
Thomaston, Lincoln, ME. Listed in the in 1810 Census in Camden, Lincoln,
ME. Listed in the in 1820 Census in Fiskburg, Campbell (now Kenton), KY.
He and David Fisk were possibly the same person Cannot be the same, because
of seperate Census entries in 1820 in 1820.
Known children of David2 Fisk and Susannah Beckett were as follows:
3. John D.3 Fisk (David2, Mr.1); b. 1794 ME; m. Margaret Simonton 11 Feb 1816; d. 3 Jun 1823 Campbell, KY.
Listed in the in 1820 Census in Fiskburg, Campbell (now Kenton), KY.
Known children of John D.3 Fisk and Margaret Simonton were as follows:
Listed in the in 1850 Census in Hope, Waldo, ME. Listed in the in 1880 Census in Hope, Knox, ME.
He lived in 1895 Decatur, IL.
He and Charles Fisk lived Aurora, IN.
Known children of Susan3 Fisk and Daniel Cloud Lewis were:
5. William Becket3 Fisk (David2, Mr.1); b. 25 Mar 1803 Camden, ME; m. Ann Stubbs 6 Oct 1829 Campbell, KY; m. Cynthia Stephens 8 Apr 1832 Campbell, KY; m. Rebecca (--?--) after 1844; d. 1876 Cowley, KS.He moved to Campbell, KY, 1916 was the "year with no summer" in 1817.
Listed in the in 1820 Census in Fiskburg, Campbell (now Kenton), KY. On
19 Dec 1834, Thomas Loyd sold four parcels of land on Crews (Cruises) Creek
to Benjamin F. Fisk, William Fisk, David (nmn) Fisk and Samuel Rick, all
of Campbell Co. Benjamin signed his middle name illegibly as F??athlin,
possibly Franklin. (Campbell L-196) . Pierce states that William Becket
Fisk was given 203 acres out of his father's estate which "he lost though
the manipulations aof his father-in-law" in 1834.
Listed in the in 1840 Census in Fiskburg, Campbell (now Kenton), KY.
Listed in the in 1850 Census in 6th Ward, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH.
Listed in the in 1860 Census. Listed in the in 1870 Census in Douglass,
Rock Creek Twp., Cowley, KS.
There were no known children of William Becket3 Fisk and Ann Stubbs.
Known children of William Becket3 Fisk and Cynthia Stephens were as follows:
He lived Indianapolis, IN. He moved to Rock Creek Twp., Cowley, KS,
circa 1869.
Listed in the in 1880 Census in Rock Creek Twp., Cowley, KS.
6. Margaret3 Fisk (David2, Mr.1); b. 1807 ME; m. Augustus Raigner= Regnier 6 Nov 1831 Campbell Co., KY.
She and Peggy Fisk were possibly the same person. Listed in the in 1870 Census.
Known children of Margaret3 Fisk and Augustus Raigner= Regnier all b. KY were as follows:
Known children of Hannah3 Fisk and William Payne both b. OH were as follows:
8. Louisa4 Fisk (John3, David2, Mr.1); b. 10 Mar 1824; m. Sylvester Manning; d. Feb 1885 at age 60.
Listed in the in 1880 Census in Rockland, Knox, ME.
Known children of Louisa4 Fisk include:
There were no known children of Louisa4 Fisk and Sylvester Manning.9. Charles4 Fisk (William3, David2, Mr.1); b. 25 May 1834 Fiskburg, Kenton, KY; He married second Charles Fisk, son of William Becket Fisk and Cynthia Stephens; m. Semy Elliott circa 1860 Aurora, IN.
He and Henry Clay Fisk lived Aurora, IN. Listed in the in 1880 Census in Aurora, Dearborn, IN.
Known children of Charles4 Fisk and Jennie Elliott all b. IN were as follows:
He lived in 1895 Cincinnati, OH.
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