John Fisher, 1st

Abt 1570 - Abt 1639  (69 years)

• Name	John Fisher
  Suffix	1st
  Birth	Abt 1570	Maidstone, Kent County, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	2230
  Death	Abt 1639  [2]
  	Last Will and Testament of John Fisher In the name of God Amen I John Fisher at this time beinge sick under the hand of the Lord yet beinge in perfett memory thanks be to my god doe ordayne this to bee my last will and testament: First unto the Lord I bequeath my soule for there it is due and my boddy to the earth for out of it was formed, And as for those goodes which in this life He hath bestowed upon me I do bequeath as followeth Imprimis I doe bequeath unto my sone John Fisher one cowe called by the name of Cowepen, and two yearling heifers marked viz. Cropt on both eares and the right eare slite. Item I doe bequeath to my sonne Stephen Fisher one Browne Cowe with a whitt star in the foreheade and one brown yearelinge heighfer called Wann but the first Cowe calfe that the aforesaid browne heighfer of Stephens shall bringe, I doe desire my sonne Phillipp May have it. Item, I doe bequeath to my sonne Phillipp Fisher one calfe betwixt the agee of two or three yeeres Further I doe bequeath unto my sonne John Fisher when he comes of age the plantation which I nowe hould contayninge one hundred and Fifty acres. Lastly I doe bequrath to my wiffe Elizabeth all the mouvables one man servant and all my hoggs, and then with my prayers to the Almightye for everyone of them desiringe the Lord to blisse prosper and alwayes to keepe them and send us a joyfull Resurrection to the glorye of god and our comforte Amen. Witnes my hand the 4th day of December Anno Domini 1639. John Fisher In the presents of us Henry Armytradinge, the marke Robert Kendall, Phillipp Chapman.
  Person ID	I2230	ESVA Connections
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Alexander Fisher,   b. Abt 1540
  Mother	Katherine Maplesden,   b. Abt 1545
  Family ID	F768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benetta Dering,   b. Abt 1580
  Marriage	Abt 1595	England   [1]
  Children	1. Henry Fisher,   b. Abt 1596   2. George Fisher,   b. Abt 1598   3. John Fisher, II,   b. Abt 1600   d. Abt 1640 (Age 40 years)   4. Elizabeth Fisher,   b. Abt 1607
  Last Modified	11 May 2022
  Family ID	F767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Barry W. Miles and Moody K. Miles III, Miles Files, (M.K. Miles, 42 Meadowood Drive, Stafford, VA 22554, March 2011), http://espl-genealogy.org/MilesFiles/p257.htm#i25621. [S159] Last Will and Testament of John Fisher, (4 Dec 1639), http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3151162/person/-1425615102/story/4b7383aa-3f85-471d-9c95-d005bdcf9cbe?src=search. Last Will and Testament of John Fisher In the name of God Amen I John Fisher at this time beinge sick under the hand of the Lord yet beinge in perfett memory thanks be to my god doe ordayne this to bee my last will and testament: First unto the Lord I bequeath my soule for there it is due and my boddy to the earth for out of it was formed, And as for those goodes which in this life He hath bestowed upon me I do bequeath as followeth Imprimis I doe bequeath unto my sone John Fisher one cowe called by the name of Cowepen, and two yearling heifers marked viz. Cropt on both eares and the right eare slite. Item I doe bequeath to my sonne Stephen Fisher one Browne Cowe with a whitt star in the foreheade and one brown yearelinge heighfer called Wann but the first Cowe calfe that the aforesaid browne heighfer of Stephens shall bringe, I doe desire my sonne Phillipp May have it. Item, I doe bequeath to my sonne Phillipp Fisher one calfe betwixt the agee of two or three yeeres Further I doe bequeath unto my sonne John Fisher when he comes of age the plantation which I nowe hould contayninge one hundred and Fifty acres. Lastly I doe bequrath to my wiffe Elizabeth all the mouvables one man servant and all my hoggs, and then with my prayers to the Almightye for everyone of them desiringe the Lord to blisse prosper and alwayes to keepe them and send us a joyfull Resurrection to the glorye of god and our comforte Amen. Witnes my hand the 4th day of December Anno Domini 1639. John Fisher In the presents of us Henry Armytradinge, the marke Robert Kendall, Phillipp Chapman.