1. A John Fish was reported in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts as early as 1637 in the Caulkins History of New London but nothing more was recorded for him until 1655 in New London, New London County, Connecticut with his wife and children John, Jonathan, and Samuel (note though that Samuel was not born until 1656!). According to his descendant, John D. Fish, John had been in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1654 and several years prior where he sold his home lot of about 6 acres to John Willcockson Sepember 29, 1655. John removed from New London to Stonington, New London County, Connecticut prior to 1666 where in 1668 he had met the 2 year residence requirement to be acknowledged as an "inhabitant" and was 1 of 43 heads of families enumerated in the colonial census taken that year. For being enumerated, John received 12 acres of land, allotment #5, upon which he was to build within 6 months. John lived there until his death. His son Samuel sold this land to James Dean December 26, 1710 who later sold it to Ebenezer Searies November 8, 1711.

2. John was an acting town clerk August 6, 1674.

3. John and his son Samuel volunteered in 1675 for the Narragansett War or expedition against the Indians under King Philip (King Philip's War). For this effort both received land grants in what became Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut - so named for the three hundred or so volunteers. John's land passed to Samuel and Samuel then passed his land to his son Samuel and the original land of his father he divided between his sons Moses and Aaron who settled there.

4. August 22, 1679 John was unanimously voted schoolmaster for the town of Stonington "to instruct children in reading, writing, arithmetic and grammar as shall be inclined".

5. John was admitted to the First Congregational?Church of Stonington December 5, 1680.

6. John was a land surveyor, laying out public land grants in Stonington. He was associated with his brother-in-law, Gershom Palmer for much of this work in 1680 and 1681. By grant and purchase he became proprietor of considerable tracts of land in Stonington and Groton, New London County, Connecticut and other nearby towns.

1. John FISH, Jr. b. Abt 1652, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; c. 16 Mar 1679/1680, First Congregational Church; d. 1705, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. Alice FISH
3. Jonathan FISH b. Abt 1654, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
4. 1. Mary FISH b. New London, New London, Connecticut.
5. Samuel FISH, Sr. b. Abt 1656, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 27 Feb 1732/1733, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

Same surname as spouse.

!SEALING_SPOUSE: IGI 1993 - Version 3.02, Name: FISH, Robert Event Date: 24 Feb 1617 Spouse: Alice FISH Place: Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Leicester, England Batch: 8603102-99-1396155 SS: 24 Jun 1986 OGDEN

Probably the son of Thomas Fyshe, and grandson of Augustine Fyshe.

From John Dean Fish' research (see http://www.dallas.net/~mcmanus/fishdea2.htm:
In the more populous section of the parish of Great Bowden, and contemporary with the first named John Fyshe, there lived a Thomas Fishe of Market Harborough. He was also probably a descendant of Edward Fysh of Harborow, of whose will an abstract has been given. He may have been a brother of John of great Bowden, or perhaps a cousin. These relationships are suggested by the fact that the name Austin was given to one of Thomas' sons, a name so often used in the family in its other form, Augustine. Another son of Thomas, Robert sometimes styled "mercer", married Alice Fish, a daughter of John and Margaret of Great Bowden.

!BAP 6 NOV 1597

!IGI JUL 1984, BATCH 8119430, SER SH 5

1. Thomas FISH b. 1 Jan 1618/1619, Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Leicester, England; d. 1 Dec 1687, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
2. 2. John FISH, Sr. b. 21 Jan 1619/1620, Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England; d. 1689, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
3. Ruth FISH b. 1 Feb 1621/1622.
4. Mary FISH b. 24 Jan 1622/1623; d. 14 May 1624.
5. Mary FISH b. 24 Apr 1625.
6. Joseph FISH b. 17 Sep 1626.
7. Nathan FISH, [infant] b. 7 Mar 1628/1629; d. 4 Oct 1631.
8. Tabitha FISH b. 8 May 1630; d. 23 Mar 1656/1657.
9. Hanna FISH b. 24 Nov 1633.
10. Christian FISH b. 10 Dec 1637.
11. Benjamin FISH b. 11 Aug 1639.

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1. 3. Margaret (Mary) IRELAND b. 1633/1635.
2. Martha IRELAND

!BIOGRAPHY: "The Fish Family in England and America Genealogical and Biographical Records and Sketches"; By Lester Warren Fish, A.B., M.D., Colonel, Medical Corps. Resl, U.S. Army; The Tutle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont; pg 5, 6; "The Ancestral Line of the early immigrants to New England, as now certainly known, begins with John Fyshe of Market Harborow, Great Bowden Parish, who was probably born not far from the year 1555."

!HE WAS OF THE YEOMAN CLASS BEING OF MARKET HARBOROW,GREAT BOWDEN PARISH--WAS CATHOLIC

!IGI JUL 1984, BATCH A184740, SER SH 0914

1. Augustine FYSHE c. 11 Jun 1578, Great Bowden; d. 29 Apr 1646.
2. William FYSHE c. 9 Mar 1580/1581, Great Bowden, Leicester, , Eng; d. 13 Sep 1658.
3. Kathryn FYSHE c. 15 Apr 1582, Great Bowden.
4. Thomas FYSHE b. 8 May 1584, Warwick, , , England; c. Great Bowden, Leicester, , England; d. 12 Jan 1673/1674.
5. Sara FYSHE c. 11 Apr 1586, Great Bowden.
6. Ambrose FYSHE c. 8 Jul 1588, Great Bowden; d. 1628.
7. May FYSHE c. 20 Dec 1589, Great Bowden; d. 1591.
8. Elizabeth FYSHE c. 15 Nov 1591, Great Bowden.
9. Francis FYSHE c. 29 Oct 1593, Great Bowden.
10. Anne FYSHE c. 2 Jun 1596, Great Bowden.
11. 5. Alice FYSHE b. Bef 6 Nov 1597, Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England; c. 6 Nov 1597, Great Bowden.
12. Mary FYSHE c. 8 Dec 1599, Great Bowden.
13. John FYSHE c. 26 Jan 1601/1602, Great Bowden; d. 1623.