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New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1997, Crispe Ancestry of the Fishers of Dedham:
The Fiske family of Laxfield, Suffolk, was explored in near exhaustive detail during the 1930s by the late G. Andrews Moriarty, in The Fiske Family, Register: 86; 87; 88; and 92. Among the American descendants of this family are the immigrant brothers Anthony and Joshua Fisher of Syleham, Suffolk, and Dedham, Massachusetts, whose mother was Mary, the daughter of Nicholas Fiske of Laxfield. Mary Fiske and Anthony Fisher were married in the nearby parish of Fressingfield on 16 October 1586.
Nicholas Fiske of Dennington wrote his will on 20 August 1569. He died before 28 September of the same year, when the will was proved. In this document Nicholas refers to his sons William and Amos, his daughters, Rachel, Esther, Mary, and Martha, his wife Johan, and his father in law, William Crispe of Laxfield. It was Moriarty's belief that Johan was probably the second wife of Nicholas Fiske, based apparently on this passage in

William Crispe was born about 1491, probably at Laxfield. He died between 20 November 1552, when he wrote his will, and 19 January 1552/3, when it was proved. William married Anne Godbold, who died between 23 January and 17 March 1553/4, the dates her will was written and probated. For Anne's ancestry, see "The Godbold Ancestry of the Fisher and Fiske Families of Early New England".
William purchased a meadow in Laxfield called Plummes Brook from his brother John Crispe of the Rookes. He was assessed L5 in the subsidy of 1524. William's will indicates he was a turner by profession.
From the will of William Crispe, the elder, turner, dated 20 November 1552, proved 19 January 1552/3;
...my body to be buryed in the p(ar)ishe church yarde of Laxfield....Item I wyll that Anne my wyef have and enjoye to her and to her heyres and asygnes forever all my lands and tenements medowes fedyngs and pasturs with all and singuler their appurtenances both fre and copy set lying and beyng in Laxfelde aforsayde & paying and doynge to the chefe lorde of whom the same lands and tenements and other the premisses bothe fre and copy be holden their accustomed rents and services/ Item I wyll that my sayde wyef shall have full power to give or to sell all that my close in Laxfelde aforsayde called grenelowes holden by copy of court rolle of the manor of Laxfelde aforsayde...Item I bewyll and give unto my sayde wyef...all that my tenement in Laxfelde aforsayde called Gooches withe the orchards and gardyns both fre and copye with all and synguler their appurtenances therto belongyng upon condycion that my sayde wyef her executours or assynges paye or cause to be payde unto my executours or assygnes x of good and lawfull englyshe money/Item I wyll that my sayde wyef shall have and holde...all that my medowe in Laxvelde aforsayde with all and synguler their appertenances called Plummes brooke the which I dyd lately purchase of John Cryspe of Rookes uppon condycion that she her executours or assygnes pay or cause to be payde unto my executours v  xiii iiij of lawfull englyshe money. Item I wyll that Nicholas Fyske my son in lawe have and holde...forever all those my messuages lands and tenements bothe fre and copye medowes fedyngs and pastures with all and singuler their appertenances set lying and beyng within the towne and paryshe of Denyngton within the saide county of Suff upon condycion that the saide Nycholas paye and do all rents suts and servyces herafter to be due to the chefe lorde of the fee of whom the same messuage lands and tenements be holden and also upon condycion that the sayde Nicholas hys executours or assygnes do paye or cause to be payde unto my executours or the executours of them vj xiij iiij in and uppon the fyrst daye of Maye next ensuyng after the date herof commonly called the feast of Phyllipp and Jacobbe and also upon condycion that the sayde Nicholas Fyske hys heyres executours or assygnes do paye or cause to be payde unto my executors or the executors of them after the deceasse of the forsayde Anne my wyef fyve score marks of good and lawfull Englishe money in manner and forme folowying that ys to saye in the feast of Saynte Michaell tharchanngell nexte and ymmedyatly after the deceasse of my sayde wyef v of lawfull englyshe money and so forthe yerely every yeare ymmedyatly folowyng after other in the feast of Saynte Michaell tharchanngell v untyll the sayde some of fyve score marks be unto my sayde executours fully contented and payde...Item I geve and bequethe unto Anne Noyse my daughter x . Item I give to Margerie Wade my daughter ten pounds. Item gyve to Johan Fyske my daughter fyve marks of lawfull englyshe money. Item I geve and bequethe to every of my daughters chyldren vj viij. Item I geve more to Alyce Mayhew xx to John Mayhew xx. Item I geve to John Godbalde vj viij. Item I geve Margaret Cryspe vj viij. Item I wyll that Anne my sayde daughter the executors or assygnes shall receyve the x to her geven and bewylled in maner and forme folowying that ys to saye at the feast of Saynte Michael tharchanngell nexte after the deceasse of my sayde wyef v. Item I wyll that my daughter Margery her executours or assygnes shall receyve at the feast of Saynt Mychaell tharchanngell in the yere next after that v. and my daughter Margaret her executours or assygnes to receyve and have v at the feaste of Saynte Mycaell tharchanngell aforsayde and my daughter Johan her executours or assygnes to receyve iij vj viij at the feast of Saynte Mychaell tharchanngell in the yere next after that...Item I wyll that my executours shall paye to my fower daughters chyldren the legacyes by me to every of them before geven and bequeathed next after that my foresayde fower daughters be payd the legacyes to them geven and bewylled accordyin to the dyscretyon of my sayde executours as they may receyve money for the sayde purches. Item I wyll that yf any of my sayd daughters chyldren shall deceasse before the (they) receyve of the money to them before bewylled then I wyll that the money to them bewylled be evenly devyded amongs their brothers and systers then lyving yf any of them deceasse withoute chyldren unmaryed or not of age to geve and bequethe their legacyes to themselves... Item I geve and bewylle to Anne Plumpton the wyef of Thomas Plumpton iij vj viij of lawfull englyshe money. Item I geve and bequethe to Awdrye Mayewe fyve marks of good and lawfull englyshe money and yf the sayde Awdrye shall fortune to deceasse before the receyte of the money to her geven and bewylled then I wyll that the sayde Anne Plumpton and her assygnes shall receyve and have all the money and legacyes to the sayde Awdrye geven and bewylled by thands of my executours. Iem I geve and bequethe to mother Bullocke and mother Blythe iij iiij. Item to mother Pers xij. Item to Walter Turnor xij. Item to Willyam Cryspe and hys howsholde iij iiij. Item to the poore folks in Denyngtone vj viij. Item to the poore folks in Wylbey vj viij. Item to the poore folks of Badyngham vj viij. Item to the pore folks of Cratfield vj viij. Item geve towards the amendyng of the wayes in Denington x. Item towards the amendyng of the wayes in Laxfeld x. Item I geve and bewyll all my moveable goods...to the sayde Anne my wyef to her executours and her assygnes...Item I geve to Willyam Whytman xij. Item to father paynter xij... I orden and make Nycholas Stannerde of Laxfelde and John Noyse my sone in lawe of the same towne desyeryng them to se the trewe pformance and fulfyllyng of thys my sayde last wyll and testament as I put my truste in them. Item I geve to eyther of them for their paynes xv besydes all their reasonable costs and charges to be taken abowte this my sayde last wyll and testament. these beinge witnes that this is my true last will and testament. Thomas Cryspe  John Fyske  George Cowper  Willyam Fyske  John Cowper of Balstons  Roger Godbalde  John Hersannte  Thomas Plumpton and other.