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.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

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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.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

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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.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

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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.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

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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.

There Is A Lot to Like About Lowell -- Historic Worthen House, 1834

"There is A Lot to Like About Lowell" is the city slogan.

(See tab on right side called "Lowell Series" for many more articles about Lowell.)

Historic Worthen House, 1834

The Historic Worthen House, at 141 Worthen Street,  is Lowell's oldest tavern and restaurant, built in 1834. Why is it something I like, even though I've never ate there? First, it has seen a lot of history, being pretty close to the center of the city. The City Hall is just down the street, and it was around during the boom and bust of Lowell. The house is darling, and has a triangular floor plan. Inside is quaint with a lot of old artifacts found during the 1989 restoration. I love the original tin ceiling too. 

It was a beautiful day, when I visited, so I took way too may photos. I regret not eating there, but I will some day. This is just up the street from where James MacNeil Whistler was born.

Side and front views.

Former name was The Old Worthen, now known as Worthen House.

Can't miss the city City Hall behind the Worthen.

The above is the back of the Worthern House!

Three photos of the bar and eating area. Lots to look at.

Tin ceiling and the fan. "The fan system is one of only four in the United States and is the only one existing in the original site. It is pulley driven and is beautifully restored. It is now electrified." (Information from flyer printed by the Worthen House.)

The above mentioned flyer, states: "Patrons have included famous people including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jimmy Bresslin and Ed McMahon. The interior decor contains memorabilia reflecting some of Lowell's famous and infamous."

The Best Well-Known Genealogist Reversed the Wives

The Bishop surname was the first name I researched when I began on my genealogy road to finding my ancestry. My grandfather, Earle Bishop had done the groundwork, and because Bishop is my middle name, I thought I would have an easy time. Especially, since the family lived in Connecticut for over three hundred years, and the records in Connecticut are excellent.

Many years ago, I used the book, Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. 4, compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus in 1927. He is known as the Dean of American Genealogy, and most genealogists have heard of him. There were plenty of sources and I quickly entered them as I trusted his work. Fast forward 19 years. 

In looking at my file recently, mostly to find out if there were any grave entries on Find-A-Grave, I realized there were major differences in what I had for dates and spouses. A dash to my Bishop binder and upon checking the contents, I found several, long forgotten pages copied from an article by Donald L. Jacobus, almost 20 years after his original Bishop genealogy. Below is the major discovery I found.

From The American Genealogist, Vol. 25 : 208-209. Vol. 3. (July 1948) Two James Bishops of New Haven, Conn. by Donald Lines Jacobus, M. A., of New Haven, Conn. I'm sharing three paragraphs written by Mr. Jacobus. Serious genealogists might enjoy reading what he wrote, and personally, I would never have my Bishop lineage if it wasn't for his help.

"Deputy-Governor James Bishop had two grandsons named James Bishop. They were born within the same year; each married (though three years apart) a woman named Elizabeth; both lived in the north parish (now North Haven) of New Haven, Conn.; and the mother of both was named Abigail, making that name among their children worthless as evidence. The recorder inconsiderately failed to distinguish them as "sr." and "jr." in their records of marriage, hence either James could have married either Elizabeth. Neither James had probate; one conveyed late in life to all his surviving children, son and daughters, in a single deed in lieu of a will, while the other conveyed in separate deeds to his sons. Presumably the latter James portioned his daughters at marriage, and their identity cannot be established by either probate or land records.

When working on a specific Bishop problem for Mrs. A. O. Lunt of Salt Lake City, Utah, the writer became convinced that in his early work on Families of Ancient New Haven (1 :201-3, 206-7) he had reversed the wives of the two cousins named James Bishop and had also made a couple of mistakes regarding their older children, and the following correction is made with Mrs. Lunt's permission.

While absolute proof cannot be claimed, the Writer has no doubt that the following is a correct account. The circumstantial evidence, however, is so involved and difficult to make clear to anyone who has not searched the records, that it would require a monograph to set forth the evidence and the chain of reasoning based on it. Here we shall have to limit ourselves to presenting the revised genealogical statement."

While I appreciate his taking responsibility for the mistakes, I am glad I was able to correct his errors in my tree. I'm very fortunate in knowing I had the best work on my genealogy.

I decided to see how many others have errors based on the James Bishop who died in 1780 and who he married. Using RootsWeb, I found 28 entries.  There were 11 who had him marry Elizabeth Clinton, which is wrong, 14 who had Elizabeth Perkins which is right, and 3 who had both wives listed which of course is wrong.

A lot of time has passed since I last did a Surname Saturday entry. I have been doing other things, some related to genealogy and some pertaining to the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, that I now find to be an extremely interesting city and lots of fun to photograph. Why not check out my label, Lowell Series to see my photos and learn the history (see right side tab).  In addition, I've made connections with other researchers and people who contacted me.

My interests are no longer with the oldest of my ancestors to make cousin connections, after all how fun can it be to share a 10th generation ancestor. I think that stems from when Gary Boyd Roberts once told me there are over a million people who share my John Alden ancestor. I am now more interested in finding a 3rd, 4th or 5th cousin. That being said, I do have a lot of research already done on my oldies, and I plan on using my data from my Roots Web site for future entries here. I update it at least twice a month, by making corrections and adding more sources.  With almost 44,000 names, I am not interested in adding more names, unless brick walls are solved. My direct lines are in All Caps. If you have questions, by all means, please write me.

The above is my plan for the following five winter months.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

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1.	ROBERT LANE was born 19 DEC 1634 in Derby, England, and died 12 APR 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married SARAH PICKETT 19 DEC 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of JOHN PICKETT and MARGARET w\o JOHN PICKETT. She was born ABT 19 NOV 1648 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 MAR 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of ROBERT LANE and SARAH PICKETT are: + 2   i. SARAH LANE was born 24 FEB 1666 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 3   ii. Hannah LANE was born 24 DEC 1668 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 21 DEC 1727 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Nathaniel WILCOXSON 21 NOV 1695 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of JOSEPH WILCOXSON and HANNAH MITCHELL?. He was born 29 AUG 1668 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 13 JUN 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 4   iii. Daniel LANE was born 27 JUL 1671 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 17 MAR 1673/4 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. + 5   iv. John LANE was born 12 JUL 1674 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 2 OCT 1759 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 6   v. Elizabeth LANE was born 31 JAN 1676/7 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Thomas FITCH ABT 1695 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut. + 7   vi. Margaret LANE was born 18 AUG 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 8   vii. Rebecca LANE was born 7 MAR 1682 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married George NETTLETON ABT 1705, son of John NETTLETON and Martha HULL. He was born ABT 1682, and died BET 31 DEC 1745 AND 11 SEP 1750. + 9   viii. Jonathan LANE was born 16 OCT 1685 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 10   ix. Mary LANE was born 23 SEP 1688 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

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2.	SARAH LANE (ROBERT LANE1) was born 24 FEB 1666 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married EBENEZER HURDABT 1694 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, son of JOHN HURD and ANNA TUTTLE. He was born 9 NOV 1668 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
	Children of SARAH LANE and EBENEZER HURD are: 11   i. Robert HURD was born 16 OCT 1695 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 28 JUL 1796 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth CHITTENDEN 2 JUN 1719 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. + 12   ii. Daniel HURD was born 1 MAY 1696 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 1 JAN 1766 in (Prob.) Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 13   iii. Ruth HURD was born 17 JAN 1697 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel KELSEY in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of Daniel KELSEY and Jane CHALKER. He was born 14 JAN 1702 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 12 AUG 1787. She married William WELLMAN 1722. 14   iv. Elnathan HURD was born 12 OCT 1699 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 27 JAN 1750 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Thankful NETTLETON 4 DEC 1724 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 15   v. Josiah HURD was born 1 NOV 1701 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He married Phebe BUELL 1 SEP 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. + 16   vi. Rebecca HURD was born 24 OCT 1703 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 31 MAY 1758 in N. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. + 17   vii. ABIGAIL HURD was born 5 OCT 1705 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. 18   viii. Hannah HURD was born 20 SEP 1707 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 31 OCT 1709. + 19   ix. Hannah HURD was born 31 OCT 1709 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

5.	John LANE (ROBERT LANE1) was born 12 JUL 1674 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 2 OCT 1759 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Clinton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Lydia \ Lidia KELSEY 31 DEC 1700 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of JOHN KELSEY and HANNAH DISBOROUGH. She was born 26 MAY 1680 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 22 APR 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah PARKS 16 JAN 1711 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was born 1679, and died 31 MAY 1744. She was buried in Clinton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of John LANE and Lydia \ Lidia KELSEY are: 20   i. Sarah LANE was born 17 SEP 1701 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 21   ii. Joseph LANE was born ABT 1702 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 25 MAR 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 22   iii. Robert LANE was born 1 JUL 1704 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 7 SEP 1709 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 23   iv. Lydia \ Lidia LANE was born 9 JUN 1706 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 24   v. John LANE was born 20 APR 1708 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 5 MAY 1755. + 25   vi. Daniel LANE was born 11 APR 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1794 in Wolcott, Waterbury Co., Connecticut. Child of John LANE and Hannah PARKS is: 26   i. Robert LANE was born 1713, and died 1794.

7.	Margaret LANE (ROBERT LANE1) was born 18 AUG 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Theophilus CRANE 5 DEC 1699 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of HENRY CRANE and CONCURRENCE MEIGS. He was born 5 JAN 1674 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 OCT 1732 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Margaret LANE and Theophilus CRANE are: + 27   i. Nathaniel CRANE was born 18 JAN 1701 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 28   ii. Theophilus CRANE was born 25 JUN 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 29   iii. Elizabeth CRANE was born 20 DEC 1705 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 30   iv. Mary CRANE was born 4 MAR 1708 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1 MAY 1714 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 31   v. Margaret CRANE was born 26 SEP 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. + 32   vi. Jemima CRANE was born 23 APR 1713 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 33   vii. John CRANE was born 21 MAR 1720 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 15 FEB 1722 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

9.	Jonathan LANE (ROBERT LANE1) was born 16 OCT 1685 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Marcy WELLMAN1 FEB 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She died 13 NOV 1727 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Patience STRONG 17 SEP 1730 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Jonathan LANE and Marcy WELLMAN are: + 34   i. Elizabeth LANE was born 17 MAR 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 35   ii. Nathan LANE was born 22 JUL 1717 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Child of Jonathan LANE and Patience STRONG is: 36   i. Jonathan LANE was born 22 DEC 1731 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 26 NOV 1754 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

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12.	Daniel HURD (SARAH LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 1 MAY 1696 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 1 JAN 1766 in (Prob.) Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Rachel SMITH 10 FEB 1719 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She died in (Prob.) Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried 31 MAY 1744 in Indian River Cemetery, Clinton.
	Children of Daniel HURD and Rachel SMITH are: 37   i. Dorothy HURD. 38   ii. Ebenezer HURD was born 4 OCT 1719 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AUG 1729 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. + 39   iii. Daniel HURD was born 16 SEP 1722 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 40   iv. Abraham HURD was born 23 FEB 1724 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 41   v. Ruth HURD was born 25 AUG 1727 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 42   vi. Rachael HURD was born 10 FEB 1730 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 16 FEB 1739. 43   vii. Ebenezer HURD was born 26 OCT 1732 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 44   viii. Rachel HURD was born 16 FEB 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 45   ix. Mary HURD was born 17 FEB 1741 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

16.	Rebecca HURD (SARAH LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 24 OCT 1703 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 31 MAY 1758 in N. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Union District Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Joseph WILCOXSON 13 AUG 1724 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of JOSEPH WILCOXSON and HANNAH KELSEY. He was born 17 JAN 1695 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 3 MAY 1774 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Union District Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Child of Rebecca HURD and Joseph WILCOXSON is: + 46   i. Sarah WILCOX \ WILCOXSON was born 7 DEC 1738 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

17.	ABIGAIL HURD (SARAH LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 5 OCT 1705 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She marriedDANIEL KELSEY 21 MAR 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of JOHN KELSEY and PHEBE CRANE. He was born 22 MAR 1698 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 22 MAY 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of ABIGAIL HURD and DANIEL KELSEY are: + 47   i. DANIEL KELSEY was born 30 DEC 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 OCT 1810. 48   ii. Ira KELSEY was born 18 FEB 1729 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 49   iii. Amos KELSEY was born 16 APR 1733 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 13 NOV 1804 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mabel PARMELEE 6 OCT 1757 in N. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Nathaniel PARMELEE and Bethia KELSEY. She was born 26 MAR 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. + 50   iv. Abigail KELSEY was born 25 NOV 1734 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 30 JUL 1759. 51   v. Sarah KELSEY was born 5 JUN 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Josiah CARTER 10 MAR 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 52   vi. Zadock KELSEY was born 30 APR 1738 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 5 FEB 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 53   vii. John KELSEY was born 28 AUG 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 15 FEB 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 54   viii. Jerusha KELSEY was born 19 DEC 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 14 APR 1786 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Roswell PARMELEE 19 DEC 1765 in N. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of Nehemiah PARMELEE and Hannah HULL. He was born 23 AUG 1739 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. + 55   ix. Lydia \ Lidya KELSEY was born 27 MAR 1745 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 56   x. Zadock KELSEY was born 2 SEP 1748 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 23 SEP 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

19.	Hannah HURD (SARAH LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 31 OCT 1709 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She marriedJames STEEVENS 5 NOV 1729 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of James STEEVENS and Hannah HULL. He was born 27 MAR 1706 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 23 APR 1790 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Hannah HURD and James STEEVENS are: 57   i. Ame STEEVENS was born 10 DEC 1730 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 58   ii. Anne STEEVENS was born 23 DEC 1733 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1821. 59   iii. Hannah STEEVENS was born 27 APR 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 60   iv. Thankful STEEVENS was born 13 OCT 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 61   v. Peter STEEVENS was born 2 DEC 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 62   vi. James STEEVENS was born 8 JUL 1738 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He married Mercy BAILEY 20 MAR 1760, daughter of Jonathan STEEVENS and Marcy HOLMES. She was born 22 MAY 1739, and died 30 APR 1822 in Essex, Chittenden Co., Vermont.

25.	Daniel LANE (John LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 11 APR 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1794 in Wolcott, Waterbury Co., Connecticut. He married Jemima CRANE 8 JAN 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Theophilus CRANE and Margaret LANE. She was born 23 APR 1713 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Daniel LANE and Jemima CRANE are: 63   i. Daniel LANE was born 18 DEC 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mary GRISWOLD 14 JUL 1763. He married Sarah SEWARD 6 APR 1791. 64   ii. Mary LANE was born 28 DEC 1738 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 24 MAY 1775 in Wolcott, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 65   iii. Rossel LANE was born 15 APR 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1806. 66   iv. Sarah LANE was born 12 NOV 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married David WILCOX. 67   v. Jemima LANE was born 12 AUG 1744 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 68   vi. Hannah LANE was born 26 FEB 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Enoch SMITH?. 69   vii. Joel LANE was born 18 OCT 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 18 AUG 1806. He marriedElizabeth ATKINS 22 MAY 1776. 70   viii. Elijah LANE was born 11 SEP 1754 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mary SCAUETT? 19 APR 1779 in Wolcott, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

27.	Nathaniel CRANE (Margaret LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 18 JAN 1701 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Eunice KELSEY 2 MAY 1723 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Joseph KELSEY and Hannah HAYDEN. She was born 22 DEC 1699 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Nathaniel CRANE and Eunice KELSEY are: 71   i. Samuel CRANE was born 10 FEB 1724 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 72   ii. Margaret CRANE was born 26 DEC 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 73   iii. Elisha CRANE was born 28 AUG 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 74   iv. Ann CRANE was born 26 DEC 1730 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 75   v. Theophilus CRANE was born 3 MAY 1733 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 76   vi. Ezra CRANE was born 6 MAR 1735 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 77   vii. Simeon CRANE was born 12 APR 1737 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 78   viii. Eunis CRANE was born 15 APR 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 79   ix. Elizabeth CRANE was born 2 APR 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

32.	Jemima CRANE (Margaret LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 23 APR 1713 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Daniel LANE 8 JAN 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of John LANE and Lydia \ Lidia KELSEY. He was born 11 APR 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1794 in Wolcott, Waterbury Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Jemima CRANE and Daniel LANE are: 63   i. Daniel LANE was born 18 DEC 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mary GRISWOLD 14 JUL 1763. He married Sarah SEWARD 6 APR 1791. 64   ii. Mary LANE was born 28 DEC 1738 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 24 MAY 1775 in Wolcott, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 65   iii. Rossel LANE was born 15 APR 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1806. 66   iv. Sarah LANE was born 12 NOV 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married David WILCOX. 67   v. Jemima LANE was born 12 AUG 1744 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 68   vi. Hannah LANE was born 26 FEB 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Enoch SMITH?. 69   vii. Joel LANE was born 18 OCT 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 18 AUG 1806. He marriedElizabeth ATKINS 22 MAY 1776. 70   viii. Elijah LANE was born 11 SEP 1754 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mary SCAUETT? 19 APR 1779 in Wolcott, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

34.	Elizabeth LANE (Jonathan LANE2, ROBERT LANE1) was born 17 MAR 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Nathanial WILLIAMS DEC 1730 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Child of Elizabeth LANE and Nathanial WILLIAMS is: + 80   i. Nathanial WILLIAMS was born 30 NOV 1742 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.