Descendants of Rev. John Bishop

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN BISHOP, REVEREND was born May 3, 1610 in Cattistook, County Dorset, England, and died November 16, 1694 in Stamford, CT. He married REBECCA GOODYEAR 1645 in Stamford, CT, daughter of STEPHEN GOODYEAR and MARY or MARGARET. She was born Abt. 1626 in St. May, Woolnoth Parish, London, England, and died 1670 in Stamford, CT. John Bishop may have had a second spouse, Joanna Boyse.

Children of JOHN BISHOP and REBECCA GOODYEAR are:
i.MARY BISHOP, b. 1658, Stamford, CT; d. July 25, 1658, Stamford, CT.
ii.REBECCA BISHOP, b. 1663, Stamford, CT; d. April 26, 1726, Southhampton, Long Island, NY; m. JOSEPH WHITING; b. April 6, 1641; d. April 7, 1682, Southhampton, Long Island, NY.
2.iii. JOSEPH BISHOP, b. October 16, 1664, Stamford, CT; d. September 14, 1733.
3.iv. STEPHEN BISHOP I, b. October 16, 1664, Stamford, CT; d. December 3, 1722, Stamford, CT.
4.v. BENJAMIN BISHOP, b. 1668, Stamford, CT; d. January 25, 1727/28, Stamford, CT.
5.vi. EBENEZER BISHOP, b. January 19, 1667/68, Stamford, CT; d. March 12, 1709/10, Stamford, CT.

Generation No. 2

2. JOSEPH BISHOP (JOHN) was born October 16, 1664 in Stamford, CT, and died September 14, 1733. He married ELIZABETH KNOWLES November 3, 1691. She died April 29, 1754.

Children of JOSEPH BISHOP and ELIZABETH KNOWLES are:
6.i.JOSEPH BISHOP, b. October 16, 1692.
ii.ALEXANDER BISHOP, b. April 15, 1694; d. October 21, 1706.
iii.CHARLES BISHOP, b. May 5, 1695.
7.iv.ANDREW BISHOP, b. October 3, 1696.
v.HANNAH BISHOP, b. July 8, 1698.
vi.NATHAN BISHOP, b. October 29, 1699.
vii.ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. June 3, 1700; d. January 12, 1705/06.
viii.SARAH BISHOP, b. December 27, 1701.
ix.REBECCA BISHOP, b. July 17, 1703.
x.ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. April 1, 1705.
xi.HELENA BISHOP, b. April 1, 1705; d. June 6, 1721.
xii.MARY BISHOP, b. July 21, 1708; d. August 19, 1766.
xiii.MARTHA BISHOP, b. October 31, 1709.
xiv.ALEXANDER BISHOP, b. January 5, 1710/11.

3. STEPHEN BISHOP I (JOHN) was born October 16, 1664 in Stamford, CT, and died December 3, 1722 in Stamford, CT. He married MERCY(OR MARY) PIERSON 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, daughter of ABRAHAM PIERSON and ABIGAIL MITCHELL. She was born Abt. 1663 in Branford, New Haven, CT.

Children of STEPHEN BISHOP and MERCY PIERSON are:
8.i. JOHN BISHOP, b. September 3, 1682, New Haven, CT; d. September 23, 1757, Stamford, CT.
ii. ABRAHAM BISHOP, b. October 28, 1684; d. October 29, 1684.
9. iii. STEPHEN BISHOP II, b. October 28, 1684, Stamford, CT; d. December 3, 1722, Stamford, CT.
iv. THEOPHILUS BISHOP, b. February 1, 1686/87; d. September 13, 1710.
10. v.ISAAC BISHOP, b. October 30, 1689, Stamford, CT; d. Bef. November 2, 1748.
vi. REBECCA BISHOP, b. April 9, 1692, Stamford, CT; d. 1723; m. ELISHA HOLLY, January 24, 1715/16.
11. vii. ABIGAIL BISHOP, b. July 15, 1696, Stamford, CT; d. September 1, 1757, Stamford, CT.

4. BENJAMIN BISHOP (JOHN) was born 1668 in Stamford, CT, and died January 25, 1727/28 in Stamford, CT. He married SUSANNA PIERSON June 24, 1696.

Children of BENJAMIN BISHOP and SUSANNA PIERSON are:
i. ABIGAIL BISHOP, b. October 3, 1697.
ii. SUSANNA BISHOP, b. July 2, 1699.
12. iii. BENJAMIN BISHOP, b. November 28, 1701.
iv. JAMES BISHOP, b. April 3, 1704.
v. RUTH BISHOP, b. June 13, 1706.
vi. DAVID BISHOP, b. June 26, 1708.
vii. NATHAN BISHOP, b. September 13, 1711.
viii. HANNAH BISHOP, b. May 6, 1714.

5. EBENEZER BISHOP (JOHN) was born January 19, 1667/68 in Stamford, CT, and died March 12, 1709/10 in Stamford, CT. He married SARAH SLAWSON October 2, 1700 in Stamford, CT, daughter of JOHN SLAWSON and SARAH TUTTLE. She was born January 20, 1666/67 in Stamford, CT, and died January 11, 1743/44 in Stamford, CT.

Children of EBENEZER BISHOP and SARAH SLAWSON are:
i.SARAH BISHOP, b. July 14, 1701; d. November 27, 1743; m. JOHN JEFFREY, December 24, 1721.
ii.ANN BISHOP, b. September 19, 1702; m. JOHN DEAN, January 20, 1723/24.
13.iii.SAMUEL BISHOP, b. October 18, 1704.
iv.EBENEZER BISHOP, DR., b. March 19, 1705/06; d. October 4, 1743.
v.THOMAS BISHOP, b. March 6, 1709/10; d. November 12, 1743.

Generation No. 3

6. JOSEPH BISHOP (JOSEPH, JOHN) was born October 16, 1692. He married HANNAH HOLLY February 1, 1721/22.

Children of JOSEPH BISHOP and HANNAH HOLLY are:
i. HANNAH BISHOP, b. March 1723/24.
ii. SILAS BISHOP, b. February 1, 1725/26.
iii. ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. April 26, 1728.
iv. SARAH BISHOP, b. June 2, 1730.
v. HELENA BISHOP, b. March 22, 1730/31.
vi. JOSEPH BISHOP, b. April 17, 1734.
vii. JOHN BISHOP, b. March 25, 1737.

7. ANDREW BISHOP (JOSEPH, JOHN) was born October 3, 1696. He married MARY CRISSY March 7, 1733/34.

Child of ANDREW BISHOPand MARY CRISSY is:
i. LYDIA BISHOP.

8. JOHN BISHOP (STEPHEN, JOHN) was born September 3, 1682 in New Haven, CT, and died September 23, 1757 in Stamford, CT. He married MARY TALMADGE May 10, 1704, daughter of ENOS TALMADGE and HANNAH YALE. She died September 23, 1725.

Children of JOHN BISHOP and MARY TALMADGE are:
14. i. JOHN BISHOP, b. March 31, 1705.
15. ii. ENOS BISHOP, b. April 21, 1707.
iii. MERCY BISHOP, b. April 25, 1709.
16. iv. THEOPHILUS BISHOP, b. July 13, 1711.
v. ABRAHAM BISHOP, b. August 13, 1713; d. April 27, 1715.
vi. ABRAHAM BISHOP, b. November 29, 1715.
vii. HANNAH BISHOP, b. 1717.
viii. JOB BISHOP, b. September 3, 1725; d. October 17, 1725.

9. STEPHEN BISHOP II (STEPHEN, JOHN) was born October 28, 1684 in Stamford, CT, and died December 3, 1722 in Stamford, CT. He married WAITSTILL GREEN June 14, 1713 in Stamford, CT, daughter of JOSEPH GREEN and ELIZABETH. She was born November 26, 1685 in Stamford, CT, and died July 5, 1730 in Stamford, CT.

Children of STEPHEN BISHOP and WAITSTILL GREEN are:
i. ZUBAH BISHOP, b. July 30, 1714, Stamford, CT.
17. ii. JOSEPH BISHOP I, b. August 30, 1715, Stamford, CT; d. Aft. 1799, St. Claire Bottom, Smythe Co., VA.
iii. STEPHEN BISHOP III, b. October 16, 1716, Stamford, CT; d. July 23, 1731.
iv. ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. May 18, 1722, Stamford, CT.

10. ISAAC BISHOP (STEPHEN, JOHN) was born October 30, 1689 in Stamford, CT, and died Bef. November 2, 1748. He married SUSANNA FINCH May 22, 1718. She died November 2, 1748.

Children of ISAAC BISHOP and SUSANNA FINCH are:
i. SARAH BISHOP, b. January 4, 1720/21.
ii. SUSANNA BISHOP, b. December 28, 1723.
iii. ABIGAIL BISHOP, b. May 14, 1726.
iv. MARCY BISHOP, b. May 18, 1727.
v. HANNAH BISHOP b. May 17, 1729.
vi. SAMUEL BISHOP, b. May 11, 1734.

11. ABIGAIL BISHOP (STEPHEN, JOHN) was born July 15, 1696 in Stamford, CT, and died September 1, 1757 in Stamford, CT. She married JOHN SEELEY June 2, 1720 in Stamford, CT, son of OBADIAH SEELEY and SUSANNA FINCH. He was born August 25, 1693 in Stamford, CT, and died March 19, 1756 in Stamford, CT.

Children of ABIGAIL BISHOP and JOHN SEELEY are:
i. MERCY SEELEY, b. February 21, 1719/20.
ii. SUSANNA SEELEY, b. April 1, 1725.
18. iii. JOHN SEELEY, b. June 1, 1727, Stamford, CT.
iv. ABIGAIL SEELEY, b. 1728.
v. GIDEON SEELEY, b. September 7, 1729.
vi. ABIJAH SEELEY, b. October 26, 1733.
vii. JONAS SEELEY, b. July 5, 1735.
viii. STEPHEN SEELEY, b. May 18, 1737.
ix. REBECCA SEELEY, b. February 9, 1737/38.

12. BENJAMIN BISHOP (BENJAMIN, JOHN) was born November 28, 1701. He married (1) MARY GARNSY April 25, 1728. She died June 18, 1736. He married (2) RACHEL BATES November 11, 1736.

Child of BENJAMIN BISHOP and MARY GARNSY is:
i. MARY BISHOP, d. June 14, 1730.

13. SAMUEL BISHOP (EBENEZER, JOHN) was born October 18, 1704. He married (1) REBECCA SLAWSON March 25, 1736 in Stamford, CT. He married (2) REBECCA SLAWSON March 25, 1736 in Stamford, CT, daughter of JONATHAN SLAWSON and ROSE STEVENS. She was born September 7, 1716 in Stamford, CT.

Children of SAMUEL BISHOP and REBECCA SLAWSON are:
i. ANN BISHOP.
ii. EBENEZER BISHOP.
iii. JONATHAN BISHOP.
iv. REBECCA BISHOP.
v. SARAH BISHOP.
vi. SAMUEL BISHOP, JR., b. April 15, 1737; d. November 1783.

Generation No. 4

14. JOHN BISHOP (JOHN, STEPHEN, JOHN) was born March 31, 1705. He married (1) ABIGAIL???. He married (2) SARAH LEWIS (WIDOW) January 24, 1725/26. She died April 30, 1729.

Child of JOHN BISHOP and ABIGAIL??? is:
i. ABIGAIL BISHOP, b. November 2, 1730.

Children of JOHN BISHOP and SARAH (WIDOW) are:
ii. JOB BISHOP, b. October 20, 1726; m. MERCY SLAWSON.
iii. ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. November 2, 1728; d. February 21, 1728/29.

15.  ENOS BISHOP  (JOHN, STEPHEN, JOHN)  was born April 21, 1707. He married HANNAH SMITH March 1, 1730/31.

Child of ENOS  BISHOP  and HANNAH SMITH is:
i. BETHIA BISHOP , b. December 15, 1731; d. December 25, 1731.

16. THEOPHILUS BISHOP (JOHN, STEPHEN, JOHN) was born July 13, 1711. He married SARAH GREEN June 7, 1733.

Child of THEOPHILUS BISHOP and SARAH GREEN is:
i. TALMADGE BISHOP, b. May 16, 1734.

17. JOSEPH BISHOP I (STEPHEN, STEPHEN, JOHN) was born August 30, 1715 in Stamford, CT, and died Aft. 1799 in St. Claire Bottom, Smythe Co., VA. He married SARAH BOUTON July 15, 1740 in Stamford, CT, daughter of JACHIN BOUTON and MARY WHITE. She was born Abt. July 15, 1717 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT, and died Aft. 1775 in St. Claire Bottom, Smythe Co., VA.

Children of JOSEPH BISHOP and SARAH BOUTON are:
19. i. JOSEPH BISHOP II, b. January 1, 1763, Stamford, CT; d. December 28, 1845, Mulberry Gap, Tennessee.
ii. MATTHEW BISHOP, b. 1741.
iii. STEPHEN BISHOP, b. 1743.
iv. WAITSTILL BISHOP, b. May 5, 1746.
v. SARAH BISHOP, b. 1748.
vi. JONATHAN BISHOP, b. 1749. He is listed as "in company for the defense of New York, 1775," during the Revolutionary War.
vii. RACHEL BISHOP, b. 1758.
viii. LEVI BISHOP I, b. February 4, 1749/50.
ix. JAMES BISHOP.

Generation No. 5

19. JOSEPH BISHOP II (JOSEPH, STEPHEN, STEPHEN, JOHN) was born January 1, 1763 in Stamford, CT, and died December 28, 1845 in Mulberry Gap, Tennessee. He married (1) MARY CLARK 1785 in Washington Co., Virginia, daughter of FRANCIS SPOTTSWOOD CLARK. She was born in Glade Spring, Washington Co., VA. He married (2) MARGARET CURAN Abt. 1795 in Washington Co., Virginia. He married (3) LUCY Abt. 1800. She was born 1775, and died Aft. 1850 in Virginia.

Children of JOSEPH BISHOP and MARY CLARK are:
i. HANNAH BISHOP, b. Abt. 1787.
ii. ELISHA BISHOP, b. April 9, 1789.
iii. JOSEPH BISHOP III, b. Abt. 1791.
iv. ELIJAH BISHOP, b. September 15, 1793.
20. v. JONATHAN BISHOP, b. Abt. June 8, 1794, St. Claire Bottom, Smythe Co., VA; d. September 8, 1870, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Child of JOSEPH BISHOP and MARGARET CURAN is:
vi. REBECCA BISHOP, b. 1798.

Children of JOSEPH BISHOP and LUCY are:
vii. WILLIAM BISHOP, b. February 15, 1801.
viii. JAMES BISHOP, b. April 20, 1803.
ix. ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. Abt. 1806.
x. LEWIS BISHOP, b. Abt. 1810.

Generation No. 6

20. JONATHAN BISHOP (JOSEPH, JOSEPH, STEPHEN, STEPHEN, JOHN) was born Abt. June 8, 1794 in St. Claire Bottom, Smythe Co., VA, and died September 8, 1870 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He married (1) JULIA ELMA CLARK Abt. 1812 in Lee Co., Virginia, daughter of FRANCIS CLARK and NANCY WALKER. She was born May 2, 1792 in Charlotte Co., Virginia, and died September 8, 1838 in Lee Co., Virginia. He married (2) ELIZABETH WILLIAMS Abt. 1840. She was born June 27, 1807 in Russell Co., Virginia, and died June 25, 1892 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Children of JONATHAN BISHOP and JULIA CLARK are:
i. ALEXANDER BISHOP, b. June 8, 1813.
ii. JOSEPH CLARK BISHOP, b. April 15, 1815.
iii. FRANCIS BISHOP, b. June 1, 1817.
iv. MARTHA BISHOP, b. 1819.
v. MARY LAVINA BISHOP, b. September 20, 1820.
21. vi. NANCY BISHOP, b. Abt. 1822, Lee Co., Virginia; d. 1883, Kentucky.
vii. JONATHAN BISHOP, JR., b. Abt. 1826.
viii. WILLIAM BISHOP.
ix. ELIJAH BISHOP, b. February 14, 1831.
x. LUCINDA BISHOP, b. Abt. 1835.
xi. URSULA BISHOP, b. Abt. 1837.

Children of JONATHAN BISHOP and ELIZABETH WILLIAMS are:
xii. SAMUEL WILLIAMS BISHOP, b. September 12, 1841.
xiii. JAMES BISHOP, b. Abt. 1843.
xiv. ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. April 13, 1849.
xv. REBECCA BISHOP, b. Abt. 1849.

Generation No. 7

21. NANCY BISHOP (JONATHAN, JOSEPH, JOSEPH, STEPHEN, STEPHEN, JOHN) was born Abt. 1822 in Lee Co., Virginia, and died 1883 in Kentucky. She married JAMES FRANCIS MUNSEY Abt. 1841 in Lee Co., Virginia, son of FRANCIS MUNSEY and FREELOVE RANDOLPH. He was born May 18, 1819, and died 1892 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Children of NANCY BISHOP and JAMES MUNSEY are:
i. JONATHAN BISHOP MUNSEY, b. Abt. 1842.
ii. FRANCIS C. MUNSEY, b. June 1844.
22. iii. ALEXANDER BISHOP MUNSEY, b. July 23, 1846, Lee Co., Virginia; d. January 29, 1927, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia.
iv. MARY CATHERINE MUNSEY, b. 1848.
v. WILLIAM E. MUNSEY, b. October 1851.
vi. MATTIE L. MUNSEY, b. 1853.
vii. GEORGE W. MUNSEY, b. 1857.
viii. JENNIE MUNSEY, b. 1860.