Fish Surname History

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Contents

1 Fish Surname History
2 The Great Migration
3 Suggested Readings for Fish
4 Surname Notables
5 See Also
6 References

Origins Available: English, German, Jewish

Where did the Jewish Fish family come from? When did the Fish family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Fish family history?

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fish Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

William Fish settled in Connecticut in 1630

John Fish settled in Boston in 1630

Gabriel Fish settled in New Hampshire in 1632

Christopher Fish settled in Barbados in 1635

Christopher Fish, aged 24, landed in Barbados in 1635

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Fish Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Tho Fish, who landed in Virginia in 1705

Josa Fish, aged 19, landed in Virginia in 1773

Fish Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Anthony Fish, who landed in New York in 1822

Chas Fish, aged 35, arrived in Key West, Ha in 1837

Nathan Fish, who arrived in Mississippi in 1847

L B Fish, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850

W Fish, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851

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Contemporary Notables of the name Fish

Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), American politician
Mardy Simpson Fish (b. 1981), American professional tennis player, American No. 1 in the ATP rankings as of April 2011
Matt Fish (b. 1969), retired American professional NBA basketball player
Major-General Irwing Andrews Fish (1881-1948), American Commanding General 32nd Division (1938-1942)
Bert Fish (1875-1943), American judge, real-estate operator, finance director, philanthropist, US Ambassador to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Portugal
Farnum Thayer Fish (1896-1978), early American airplane pilot known as the "Boy Aviator", at the age of 17, he was the "youngest licensed aviator in the world"
Preserved Fish (1766-1846), American shipping merchant in New York City, President of the Bank of America
Stuyvesant Fish (1851-1923), American president of the Illinois Central Railroad
Henry Smith Fish (1838-1897), New Zealand politician, Mayor of Dunedin
Jasper Fish (b. 1791), English cricketer from Sevenoaks, Kent

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References

Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
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