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Capt John Bishop 1590–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 APR 1656

Death Location: Bridport, Bridport, Dorset, England

Father: William Bishop

Mother: Elizabeth Ramsay

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Capt John Bishop was born in 1590 in West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Bishop And Elizabeth Ramsay. Capt John Bishop passed away in 1656 in Bridport, Bridport, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Capt John Bishop was born in 1590 in West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Bishop And Elizabeth Ramsay.
  • Capt John Bishop passed away in 1656 in Bridport, Bridport, Dorset, England.

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Capt Bishop's Ancestors

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Capt Bishop
1590–1656
Birth Place: West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Bishop
1570–1634
Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Ramsay
1570–1636
West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Bishop
1654–1745
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Hudson
1654–1740
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
James (George) Ramsay
1543–1580
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth
1552–1566
Clatto, St Andrews Kem, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bishop
1612–1674
Alice Martin
1616–1648
John Hudson
1624–1688
Ann Rogers
1634–1712
George Ramsay
1515–1580
Elizabeth Hepburn
1519–1571
David Ramsay
1520–
Catherina Carnegie
1536–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bishop
1593–1615
Avis Abbott
1590–1673
Christopher Martin
1575–1621
Prudence Deacon
1603–1624
Ralph Hudson
1588–1651
Mary Watts
1593–1651
John Rogers
1606–1660
Frances Watson
1612–1687

Capt Bishop's Timeline

3 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Capt John Bishop in West Lothian, Scotland
West Lothian, Scotland
1655
1655
Age 65
Death of Capt John Bishop in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1656
14 APR 1656
Age 66
Burial of Capt John Bishop in Bridport, Bridport, Dorset, England
Bridport, Bridport, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 APR 1656
    Event Place: Bridport, Bridport, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Parish Registers

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