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James Bishop 1699 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1699

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Death Date: 14 May 1788

Death Location: North Haven, New Haven, Connectut

Father: James Bishop

Mother: Abigail Bennett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Perkins

Children(s): Elizabeth Bishop, Amos Bishop, James Bishop, Lieut. Bishop, Mary Bishop, Abel Bishop

James Bishop was born in 1699 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, the child of James Bishop and Abigail Bennett. James Bishop married Elizabeth Perkins, and had children including Elizabeth Bishop, Amos Bishop, James Bishop, Lieut. David Bishop Bishop, Mary Bishop, Abel Bishop. James Bishop passed away in 1788 in North Haven, New Haven, Connectut.

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Biography

  • James Bishop was born in 1699 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, the child of James Bishop and Abigail Bennett.
  • James Bishop married Elizabeth Perkins, and had children including Elizabeth Bishop, Amos Bishop, James Bishop, Lieut. David Bishop Bishop, Mary Bishop, Abel Bishop.
  • James Bishop passed away in 1788 in North Haven, New Haven, Connectut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bishop's Ancestors

Self
James Bishop
1699 – 1788
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Parents
James Bishop
1671 – 1736
North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Abigail Bennett
1671 – 1761
Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Lieut (Gov James) Bishop
1625 – 1691
Kingston, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Tompkins
1645 – 1703
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Lieut (James) Bennett
1645 – 1736
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Mary Joy
1647 – 1684
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
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Micah Tompkins
1616 – 1690
Mary Freeman
1620 – 1702
James Bennett
1618 – 1659
Anna Wheeler
1617 – 1659
Walter Joy
1620 – 1652
Deborah Worthan
1624 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wheeler
1580 – 1654
Anne Halsey
1591 – 1659
George Worthan
1587 – 1672
Margerie Heyward
1593 – 1644

James Bishop's Descendants

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James Bishop (17 Feb 1699 – 14 May 1788) m. Elizabeth Perkins (19 Nov 1703 – 22 May 1760)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bishop (26 Dec 1729 – )
  2. 2. Amos Bishop (18 Jan 1730 – 14 Nov 1814) m. Phebe Tuttle (1735 – 21 Jul 1820)
    1. 1. Newman Bishop (24 Dec 1759 – 20 Mar 1857) m. Mary Tuttle (24 Jul 1758 – 30 Jan 1850)
      1. 1. Ruth Bishop (24 Oct 1786 – 25 Aug 1846) m. Samuel Williams (22 Mar 1789 – 10 Nov 1855)
        1. 1. Mary (Azubah) Williams (30 Jul 1811 – 5 Oct 1871) m. Rufus (Maynard) Gorham (8 Jun 1807 – 3 Apr 1873)
  3. 3. James Bishop (7 Jun 1733 – )
  4. 4. Lieut. (David Bishop) Bishop (5 Apr 1736 – 2 April 1799)
  5. 5. Mary Bishop (1737 – )
  6. 6. Abel Bishop (1741 – 18 Dec 1801)

James Bishop's Timeline

2 Records

1699
17 Feb 1699
Birth of James Bishop in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1788
14 May 1788
Age 89
Death of James Bishop in North Haven, New Haven, Connectut
North Haven, New Haven, Connectut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1699
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1571.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JB1
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1788
    Event Place: North Haven, New Haven, Connectut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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