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Captain John BISHOP 1590–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: West Lothian County, Scotland, United Kingdom,

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Bischop

Mother: Janet Stewart

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Bishop, William Bishop, John Bishop

Captain John BISHOP was born in 1590 in West Lothian County, Scotland, United Kingdom,, the child of Sir Thomas Bischop And Janet Stewart. Captain John BISHOP had children including John Bishop, Mary Bishop, William Bishop. Captain John BISHOP passed away in 1656 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain John BISHOP was born in 1590 in West Lothian County, Scotland, United Kingdom,, the child of Sir Thomas Bischop And Janet Stewart.
  • Captain John BISHOP had children including John Bishop, Mary Bishop, William Bishop.
  • Captain John BISHOP passed away in 1656 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bischop
1571–1640
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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Janet Stewart
1571–1640
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Bishop
1642–1700
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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William Bishop
1642–
Birth Location: –
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John Bishop
1635–1716
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States,
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Captain BISHOP's Ancestors

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Captain BISHOP
1590–1656
Birth Place: West Lothian County, Scotland, United Kingdom,
Parents
Sir Thomas Bischop
1571–1640
Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
Janet Stewart
1571–1640
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain BISHOP's Descendants

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Captain (John) BISHOP (1590–1656)
  1. 1. Mary Bishop 1642–1700 m. Sylvanus Stokes 1670–1749
    1. 1. John (Sylvanus) Stokes 1663–1749 m. Elizabeth Stokes 1690–1751 m. Elizabeth Stokes 1667–1744
      1. 1. David Stokes 1707–1794 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Montfort 1717–1800 m. Margaret Deupree 1737–1802 m. Elizabeth Allen 1717–1800
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stokes 1735–1802
        2. 2. William Stokes 1710–1796
        3. 3. David (Montfort Stokes) Jr 1735–1794
        4. 4. Charles Stokes 1740–1781
        5. 5. Elizabeth Stokes 1725–1797
        6. 6. Henry Stokes 1728–1781
        7. 7. Susannah Stokes 1732–1774
        8. 8. Charlotte Stokes 1735–1769
        9. 9. Mary (Ann) Stokes 1738–1828
        10. 10. Sarah Stokes 1730–1789
        11. 11. Lucy Stokes 1742–1789
        12. 12. Henry Stokes 1739–1814
        13. 13. Allen Stokes 1734–1787
        14. 14. Cecelia ("Sicily") Stokes 1735–1770
        15. 15. Sylvanus Stokes 1737–1798
        16. 16. David Stokes 1745–1797
        17. 17. Mary Stokes 1725–1796
        18. 18. Archelaus Stokes 1750–
        19. 19. Mary Stokes 1725–1796
        20. 20. Archelaus Stokes 1750–
        21. 21. John (Henry) Stokes 1756–1836
        22. 22. William (Montfort) Stokes 1755–1811
        23. 23. Anne (Stokes) Wade 1737–1772
        24. 24. Sarah (Montfort) Stokes 1790–1862
        25. 25. Mary (B) Stokes 1743–1802
        26. 26. Montfort Stokes 1762–1842
        27. 27. Jane Stokes 1751–1828
        28. 28. Susanna Stokes 1753–1786
        29. 29. Sarah Stokes 1748–1799
        30. 30. Elizabeth Stokes 1740–1802
        31. 31. William (A.) Stokes 1735–1796
        32. 32. Susanna Stokes 1750–1784
        33. 33. Montfort Stokes 1762–1842
        34. 34. John (Henry) Stokes 1761–1836
        35. 35. William (Montfort) Stokes 1755–1811
        36. 36. Mary (B. "Molly") Stokes 1743–1802
        37. 37. Peter Stokes 1758–1828
        38. 38. Jean Stokes 1751–1828
        39. 39. John (Stokes) Sr 1756–1790
        40. 40. William (Abner Christopher) Stokes 1735–1810
        41. 41. Sarah (Molly) Stokes 1748–1799
        42. 42. Anne Stokes 1737–1772
        43. 43. Peter Stokes 1758–1828
        44. 44. John (Henry) Stokes 1757–1790
        45. 45. David Stokes 1745–1797
        46. 46. William (Montfort) Stokes 1735–1794
        47. 47. Mary (Elizabeth) Stokes 1740–1813 m. Arthur Herring 1735–1811 m. Arthur Herring 1737–1796
      2. 2. Young Stokes 1715–1769
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Young) Stokes 1702–1762
      4. 4. Charles Stokes 1718–1721
      5. 5. Samuel Stokes 1695–1770
      6. 6. Richard Stokes 1704–
    2. 2. sherard (young) stokes 1683–1742
  2. 2. William Bishop 1642–
  3. 3. John Bishop 1635–1716

Captain BISHOP's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Captain John BISHOP in West Lothian County, Scotland, United Kingdom,
West Lothian County, Scotland, United Kingdom,
1656
1656
Age 66
Death of Captain John BISHOP in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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