William Fisher

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1674; Shipwright

Notes:

April 20, 1674 buys land of Peter Townsend on Winter St.

5Jul1678: William Fisher land East of Peter Townsend on Winter Street

1683June16 William Fisher buys land of James Townsend (West side of Washington Street between Bromfield and Winter Street)

1695May16 William Fisher (Shipwright) buys land of Exexctor of Nathanial Thayer. (North side of Winter Street)

Land Transaction of March 08, 1722 deeds to his son Ebenezer Fisher(mariner) house and land; South fronting by Winter St, West of Mr Frost, North of Joseph Wheeler, East of Penn Townsend. North side of Winter Street

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1722; Mariner

Notes:

Jul 1716 Boston. Ebenezer Fisher ye Sloop Katherine from St.Thomas, no Passengers"

24Jan1729: Ebenezer Fisher (merchant) buys land of Zachariah Taylor (North side of Winter Street)

4May1734: Eben Fisher buys land of Samual Paine and wife Rebecca, and William Whittemore and wife Mary. (South side of Cambridge Street)

1757Nov15: Ebenezer Fisher (mariner) and his wife Elizabeth deed to Dr. Sylvester Gardiner land with building, s Winter St., West of a passageway then turns and bound on rear od said passage where it measures south 5 feet then turns west on other land of said Fisher, North of Dr.Gardiner, east of partly on land of Dr.Gardiner and heirs of John Rushton and land of Stephen Parker. (North side of Winter Street)

29Jun1759: Ebenezer Fisher (Merchant) deed to William Fisher (merchant), son of Ebenezer, house and land, so of Winter Street, west of John Henderson, north of Dr.Gardiner and east ot Stephen Parker (North side of Winter Street)

Ebenezer married Elizabeth Hicks in 1716. Elizabeth (daughter of Zachariah Hicks and Ruth Green) was born about 1692 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died about 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Reverend William Vinal on 6 Nov 1746 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. William was born on 20 May 1718 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Oct 1780 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1761 Spinster. Will dated 14Oct1761, Proved 20Nov1761. Executor "my brother William" Legatees: Mother Elizabeth Fisher, my late sister Vinal's children, some of my wearing apparel as my sister Ruth shall see fit. All my right in house and land in Winter St. to my brother, William Fisher and my sister Ruth Fisher.

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Ruth Fisher, Spinster, Will dated Jan 7, 1764, Proved 17 Feb 1764. Executor brother William Fisher. Legatees: Mrs. Mary Fisher, wife of my brother, William, to the children of William Vinal of newport, to my mother William Fisher (merchant), my share on the house and land in Winter Street, which formerly belonged to my father Ebenezer Fisher, deceased.

Notes:

29 Jun 1759, William Fisher (merchant), buys house and land of his father, Ebenezer Fisher (North side of Winter Street)

William Fisher (shopkeeper), Will probated 23Aug1770, proved 28Sep1770. Executors John Amory and Oliver Wendell. Legatees: the income of 1/3 of my real estate, and 1/3 of my personal estate. The rest of my estate to my two sons, William Fisher Jr., and John Fisher. If they died without issue to my sister, Elizabeth Vinal. (House and land in Cornhill and Winter Street)

William married Mary Sprague on 2 Dec 1760 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]