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John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. 1590–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 7 February 1659

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Richard Byshop

Mother: Druzebella King

Spouse(s): Anne Stevens

Children(s): Mary Bishop, Stephen Bishop, John II, Sarah Bishop, Ann Bishop, Bethia Bishop, Betsy Bishop, John Bishop

In 1590, John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to Richard Byshop And Druzebella King. John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. married Anne Elizabeth Stevens, and had children including Ann Bishop, Bethia Bishop, Betsy Bishop, John Bishop, John Bishop Ii, Mary Bishop, Sarah Bishop, Stephen Edmund Bishop. John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. passed away in 1659 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1590, John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to Richard Byshop And Druzebella King.
  • John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. married Anne Elizabeth Stevens, and had children including Ann Bishop, Bethia Bishop, Betsy Bishop, John Bishop, John Bishop Ii, Mary Bishop, Sarah Bishop, Stephen Edmund Bishop.
  • John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. passed away in 1659 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Byshop
1524–1625
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Druzebella King
1530–1665
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
DK

Spouses(s)

Anne Stevens
1592–1676
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
AS

Children(s)

Mary Bishop
1610–1676
Birth Location: Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
MB
Stephen Bishop
1630–1690
Birth Location: England
SB
John II
1625–1683
Birth Location: England
JI
Sarah Bishop
1628–1657
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
SB
Ann Bishop
1622–1672
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
AB
Bethia Bishop
1631–1651
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
BB
Betsy Bishop
1616–
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
BB
John Bishop
1625–1660
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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John Connecticut.'s Ancestors

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John Connecticut.
1590–1659
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Richard Byshop
1524–1625
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Druzebella King
1530–1665
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Connecticut.'s Descendants

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John (Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of) Connecticut. (1590–7 February 1659) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Stevens (14 Sep 1592–April 1676)
  1. 1. Mary Bishop 1610–1676 m. George Hubbard 1600–1683
    1. 1. Abigail Hubbard 1644–1689 m. Humphrey Spining 1636–1689
      1. 1. Abigail Spining 1662–1739 m. John (Wheeler) Ross 1660–1702
        1. 1. Sarah Ross 1689–1783 m. Peter Kingsland 1685–1755
      2. 2. Mary Spinning –1658
      3. 3. Daniel Spining 1662–1690
      4. 4. Ebenezer Spining 1667–1702
      5. 5. Edward Spining 1670–1726
      6. 6. Elizabeth Spining 1675–
      7. 7. Hannah Spining 1671–
      8. 8. Anna Spinning 1671–
      9. 9. Benjamin Spinning 1669–1731
      10. 10. David Spinning 1661–1690
      11. 11. John Spinning 1658–1712
      12. 12. Joseph Spinning 1689–
    2. 2. Mary Fowler 1624–1713
    3. 3. John Hubbard 1630–1702
    4. 4. Daniel (Hubbard) I 1644–1720
    5. 5. Mary Fowler 1635–1713
    6. 6. William Hubbard 1642–1684
    7. 7. Sarah Bishop 1622–
  2. 2. Stephen (Edmund) Bishop 1630–1690
  3. 3. John (Bishop) II 1625–1683
  4. 4. Sarah Bishop 1628–1657
  5. 5. Ann Bishop 1622–1672
  6. 6. Bethia Bishop 1631–1651
  7. 7. Betsy Bishop 1616–
  8. 8. John Bishop 1625–1660

John Connecticut.'s Timeline

6 Records

1570
8 May 1570
Birth of John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. in Stopham, Sussex, , England
Stopham, Sussex, , England
1580
16 June 1580
Birth of John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. in Neen Savage, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Neen Savage, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1590
1590
Birth of John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1610
1610
Age 20
John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. was married in Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1659
7 February 1659
Age 69
Death of John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1661
7 Feb 1661
Age 71
Death of John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1570
    Event Place: Stopham, Sussex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1580
    Event Place: Neen Savage, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1661
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1659
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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