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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Bishop from Connecticut -- Surname Saturday


The Bishop surname is not new to me. It's my mother's maiden name and my middle name. My immigrant ancestor, James Bishop was a lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1681-83 and deputy governor 1683-1691. My line has always remained in Connecticut. During the past five years, I've written quite a few posts about my Bishop family and took a to New Haven, Connecticut to take photos of his tombstone. But, I've never done a register report such as the one below. It's probably a good thing, because rather recently, I discovered that some of my information was wrong, due to an error by a genealogist (see post). All data has been corrected, and is shown for those working on the Bishops from Connecticut. My direct lines are in All Caps.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 1
1.JAMES BISHOP was born ABT 1625 in Kent, England, and died 24 JUN 1691 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was buried in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married MARY (__) w\o JAMES BISHOP BET 1 DEC 1648 AND 29 MAY 1651 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was born 2 FEB 1625 in England, and died 26 NOV 1664 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth TOMPKINS 12 DEC 1665 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of Micah TOMPKINS and Mary TOMPKINS. She was born 5 FEB 1644 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 25 OCT 1703 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
Children of JAMES BISHOP and MARY (__) w\o JAMES BISHOP are:
2  i.Hannah BISHOP was born 29 MAY 1651 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 12 JUN 1710 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married John MORRIS 12 AUG 1669 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
3  ii.Grace BISHOP was born 17 JAN 1652 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
4  iii.Sarah BISHOP was born 28 JUL 1655 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 21 MAR 1733 in Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Henry Segar \ SEAGER 21 JAN 1673 in Cambridge / Newton, Massachusetts.
5  iv.Elizabeth BISHOP was born 3 JUL 1657 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1732 in Pembroke, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She married Eleazer GILES 12 SEP 1677 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
6  v.Abigail BISHOP was born 30 OCT 1659 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 24 OCT 1710 in Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married John TALMADGE 18 NOV 1686 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married William MALTBIE BEF 1693 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+7  vi.JOHN BISHOP was born 17 MAY 1662 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1710 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
8  vii.Ruth BISHOP was born 22 NOV 1664 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1 JUN 1739 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Nathaniel YALE 11 OCT 1692 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
Children of JAMES BISHOP and Elizabeth TOMPKINS are:
+9  i.Samuel BISHOP was born 21 NOV 1666 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 12 MAR 1747 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
10  ii.Mary BISHOP was born 14 MAR 1668 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1668.
+11  iii.James BISHOP was born 27 JUL 1671 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1 JUL 1736 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
12  iv.Rebecca BISHOP was born 10 DEC 1673 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 5 APR 1734 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel THOMPSON 14 NOV 1695 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of Anthony THOMPSON.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 2
7.JOHN BISHOP (JAMES BISHOP1) was born 17 MAY 1662 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1710 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married ABIGAIL WILLETT BEF 1691 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of NATHANIEL WILLETT and SARAH ADAMS. She was born ABT 1670 in Prob. Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died ABT 1725 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
Children of JOHN BISHOP and ABIGAIL WILLETT are:
13  i.Nathaniel BISHOP was born 15 MAR 1691 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
14  ii.Abigail BISHOP was born 5 JUN 1692 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
15  iii.John BISHOP was born 1 NOV 1693 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
16  iv.Nathaniel BISHOP was born 5 OCT 1695 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1743.
+17  v.Willet BISHOP was born 17 OCT 1697 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1749.
+18  vi.JAMES BISHOP was born 17 FEB 1699/1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 15 JUL 1780 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
19  vii.Thomas BISHOP was born 10 DEC 1701 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
20  viii.Jeremiah BISHOP was born 7 NOV 1703 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Martha (__) w\o Jeremiah BISHOP1729 in Bolton, Connecticut.
21  ix.Sarah BISHOP was born 19 NOV 1705 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 24 APR 1761 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Wait HOTCHKISS 2 NOV 1731 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
22  x.Dinah BISHOP was born MAR 1707 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 4 OCT 1751 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Israel DAYTON 27 JAN 1737 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Moses CLARK 20 FEB 1725 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was born 7 MAR 1705 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 17 AUG 1736 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+23  xi.Ebenezer BISHOP was born 29 JUL 1710 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 1778.
9.Samuel BISHOP (JAMES BISHOP1) was born 21 NOV 1666 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 12 MAR 1747 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was buried in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah YALE 14 NOV 1695 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of Thomas YALE and Mary TURNER. She was born 6 JUL 1662 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 10 FEB 1743 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was buried in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
Children of Samuel BISHOP and Hannah YALE are:
24  i.Hannah BISHOP was born 3 SEP 1696 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 19 DEC 1719 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Caleb ALLING 19 MAR 1718 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
25  ii.Samuel BISHOP was born 18 JUL 1698 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 2 OCT 1779 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Abigail ATWATER 13 DEC 1722 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of Ebenezer ATWATER and Abigail HEATON. She was born JUN 1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 25 FEB 1782 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
26  iii.Ann BISHOP was born 25 JUN 1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 JAN 1739 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Stephen BRADLEY 31 AUG 1727 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
27  iv.Job BISHOP was born 6 MAR 1702 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1787. He married Esther DORMAN 11 NOV 1731 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of Joseph DORMAN and Mary WILMOT. She was born 4 DEC 1709 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
28  v.Elizabeth BISHOP was born 16 APR 1704 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 17 NOV 1734 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Israel MUNSON 1 FEB 1726/7 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
11.James BISHOP (JAMES BISHOP1) was born 27 JUL 1671 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1 JUL 1736 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Abigail BENNETT 11 DEC 1695 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of JAMES BENNETT and MARY JOY. She was born ABT 1671, and died 8 NOV 1761 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
Children of James BISHOP and Abigail BENNETT are:
29  i.Elizabeth BISHOP was born 6 DEC 1696 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 21 MAY 1773. She married Stephen CURTIS 25 JAN 1720 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
30  ii.Mary BISHOP was born 11 JUN 1698 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 12 SEP 1783 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Thomas HUMISTON 16 JAN 1722 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+31  iii.James BISHOP was born 4 OCT 1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 14 MAY 1788 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
32  iv.Rebecca BISHOP was born 29 NOV 1703 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 31 JAN 1795 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Stephen HILL 17 JUN 1725 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
33  v.Abigail BISHOP was born 1 SEP 1707 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 25 JAN 1798 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Ebenezer DORMAN 26 AUG 1731 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Jonathan MANSFIELD 13 MAY 1766 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of Moses MANSFIELD and Mercy GLOVER. He was born 15 FEB 1686, and died 10 JAN 1775.
34  vi.Ruth BISHOP was born 19 MAY 1709 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 15 DEC 1742 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married John PERKINS 17 MAY 1739 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
35  vii.Joy BISHOP was born 28 MAY 1711 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1 DEC 1796 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Miriam PERKINS 5 FEB 1735 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of JOHN PERKINS and ELIZABETH HOWARD. She was born 2 NOV 1708 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 22 AUG 1794 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 3
17.Willet BISHOP (JOHN BISHOP2, JAMES BISHOP1) was born 17 OCT 1697 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1749. He married Elizabeth STURDEVANT 17 MAR 1728 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
Children of Willet BISHOP and Elizabeth STURDEVANT are:
36  i.John BISHOP was born 31 DEC 1730 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
37  ii.David BISHOP was born 30 DEC 1732 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
38  iii.Sarah BISHOP was born ABT 18 JUL 1736 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 5 FEB 1806.
18.JAMES BISHOP (JOHN BISHOP2, JAMES BISHOP1) was born 17 FEB 1699/1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 15 JUL 1780 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was buried in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah (__) w\o Joseph Austin PHELPS. She was born ABT 1717, and died 9 NOV 1773. She was buried in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH PERKINS 27 FEB 1728/9 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of STEPHEN PERKINS and ELIZABETH FORD. She was born 10 NOV 1703 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 22 MAY 1760 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Old Center Cemetery, North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Mary WHEATON 23 FEB 1774 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She died 13 OCT 1776. She was buried in Old Center Cemetery, North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
Children of JAMES BISHOP and ELIZABETH PERKINS are:
39  i.Elizabeth BISHOP was born 26 DEC 1729 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died in Wolcott, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel Johnson HORTON 9 OCT 1765 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was born 21 AUG 1716 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 10 JAN 1800.
40  ii.Abigail BISHOP was born 4 SEP 1731 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 12 JUN 1812 in Holyoke, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. She married James HUMISTON 11 DEC 1760. He was born 12 OCT 1727.
41  iii.Jemima BISHOP was born ABT 22 JUL 1733 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 11 FEB 1793 in Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married James BRADLEY. He was born 5 NOV 1729 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
42  iv.Sybil BISHOP was born ABT 31 AUG 1735 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 5 AUG 1744.
+43  v.Jehilah \ Hila BISHOP was born 20 JUL 1737 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 7 APR 1808 in Southampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
44  vi.Dinah BISHOP was born 7 OCT 1739 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 26 JAN 1825 in W. Springfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Amos ALLING. He was born in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
45  vii.Rebecca BISHOP was born 12 JUN 1741 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Josiah ANDRUS 6 JAN 1762 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+46  viii.JAMES BISHOP was born 12 JUL 1744 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 APR 1803 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
47  ix.Nathaniel BISHOP was born ABT 1749, and died 13 SEP 1752 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
23.Ebenezer BISHOP (JOHN BISHOP2, JAMES BISHOP1) was born 29 JUL 1710 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 1778. He married Elizabeth JOHNSON, daughter of William JOHNSON and Elizabeth SPERRY. He married Elizabeth HOTCHKISS 11 AUG 1742 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of Daniel HOTCHKISS and Susanna BRADLEY.
Children of Ebenezer BISHOP and Elizabeth HOTCHKISS are:
48  i.Esther BISHOP was born 3 JUL 1743 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
49  ii.Ebenezer BISHOP was born 23 NOV 1746 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 2 JAN 1794. He married Hannah ANDREWS. She was born 1 AUG 1756.
31.James BISHOP (James BISHOP2, JAMES BISHOP1) was born 4 OCT 1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 14 MAY 1788 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was buried 14 MAY 1788 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth CLINTON 20 JAN 1725/6, daughter of Lawrence CLINTON and Mary BROCKETT.
Children of James BISHOP and Elizabeth CLINTON are:
50  i.Abigail BISHOP was born 31 JAN 1726/7 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Aaron SPERRY 9 APR 1747. He was born 6 JAN 1727/8 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
51  ii.Sarah BISHOP was born 23 APR 1729 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
52  iii.Amos BISHOP was born 18 JAN 1730/1 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Phebe TUTTLE?.
53  iv.James BISHOP was born 7 JUN 1733 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Patience TODD 1 MAR 1758 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was born 24 JUN 1734 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
54  v.David BISHOP was born 5 APR 1736 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Eleanor TODD OCT 1756. She was born 30 SEP 1738 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 FEB 1780 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He marriedRuth TUTTLE 13 DEC 1781 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was born 24 OCT 1753 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
55  vi.Mary? BISHOP was born ABT 1738 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Giles DAYTON 14 JUN 1757 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was born 20 FEB 1731/2.
56  vii.Abel BISHOP was born ABT 1741 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 18 DEC 1801 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Chloe TODD. She was born 27 JUL 1741, and died 2 NOV 1762. He married Mary BARNES 15 DEC 1763. She was born 26 OCT 1741 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 9 AUG 1814 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 4
43.Jehilah \ Hila BISHOP (JAMES BISHOP3, JOHN BISHOP2, JAMES BISHOP1) was born 20 JUL 1737 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 7 APR 1808 in Southampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Southampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married David THORP 2 MAR 1757 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was born 22 DEC 1734 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 20 AUG 1811 in Southampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Southampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
Child of Jehilah \ Hila BISHOP and David THORP is:
57  i.Sarah THORP was born 4 NOV 1762. She married Elihu SANFORD. He was born 26 APR 1759.
46.JAMES BISHOP (JAMES BISHOP3, JOHN BISHOP2, JAMES BISHOP1) was born 12 JUL 1744 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 APR 1803 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married HANNAH DICKERMAN 15 MAR 1768 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of JOSEPH DICKERMAN and LOIS PERKINS. She was born 23 DEC 1742 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 10 MAY 1805 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
Children of JAMES BISHOP and HANNAH DICKERMAN are:
+58  i.Lois BISHOP was born 16 NOV 1769, and died 23 AUG 1834 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
+59  ii.Hannah BISHOP was born 4 SEP 1777, and died 30 JAN 1826 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+60  iii.NATHANIEL WATERMAN BISHOP was born ABT 4 JAN 1778 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 14 MAR 1832 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
+61  iv.Uriah Perkins BISHOP was born 8 OCT 1780 in (Prob.) Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 3 MAR 1817 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
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