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John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. 1590–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1590

Birth Location: Neen Savage, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 7 February 1661

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: Richard Byshoppe

Mother: Druzebella Bishop

Spouse(s): Anne Stevens

Children(s): Mary Bonham, Bethia Bishop, John Bishop, Steven Bishop, Mary Bishop, Sarah (Chatfield), Richard Bishop, Bethia Bishop

In 1590, John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. entered the world in Neen Savage, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, born to Richard Byshoppe And Druzebella King Byshoppe Bishop. John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. married Anne Elizabeth Stevens, and had children including Bethia Bishop, John Bishop, Mary Bishop, Mary Bonham, Richard Bishop, Sarah Byshoppe Bishop Chatfield, Steven Bishop. John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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  • In 1590, John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. entered the world in Neen Savage, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, born to Richard Byshoppe And Druzebella King Byshoppe Bishop.
  • John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. married Anne Elizabeth Stevens, and had children including Bethia Bishop, John Bishop, Mary Bishop, Mary Bonham, Richard Bishop, Sarah Byshoppe Bishop Chatfield, Steven Bishop.
  • John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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John Connecticut.'s Ancestors

Self
John Connecticut.
1590–1661
Birth Place: Neen Savage, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard Byshoppe
1526–1625
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Druzebella (King Byshoppe) Bishop
–1665
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Richard (Byshoppe) (Bishop)
1474–1526
Southwold, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Stubberffyld
1477–1530
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Lady (Rebecca) CHALK
1552–1574
Great Baddow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Rowland Stubberfyld
1420–
Elienor
1422–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Connecticut.'s Descendants

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John (Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of) Connecticut. (3 Jan 1590–7 February 1661) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Stevens (1587–7 Sep 1676)
  1. 1. Mary Bonham 1606–1635 m. George (Bonham) Sr 1604–1704
    1. 1. Hekekiah (Nicholas) Bonham 1631–1684 m. Hannah Bonham 1636–1683
      1. 1. Mary Dunham 1661–1742 m. Edmund Dunham 1661–1734
        1. 1. Benajah Dunham 1684–1742 m. Dorothy Dunham 1686–1742
        2. 2. Elizabeth Dunham 1689–1713
        3. 3. Edmund (Dunham) Jr 1691–1748 m. Dinah Fitzrandolph 1700–1749
        4. 4. Jonathan Dunham 1694–1777 m. Jane Pyatt 1695–1779
        5. 5. Ephraim Dunham 1696–
        6. 6. Ruth Dunham 1698–
        7. 7. Mary Dunham 1700–
        8. 8. Hannah Dunham 1704–
      2. 2. Sarah Bonham 1664– m. John Fitzrandolph 1653–
      3. 3. Hannah Lippington 1659–1689
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Bonham Slater) Drake 1665–1741 m. Rev (John A) Drake 1655–1741
      5. 5. Hezekiah (Bonham) Sr 1667–1732 m. Mary Bonham 1683–1734
        1. 1. Uriah Bonham 1724–1809
        2. 2. Obadiah Bonham 1725–1809
        3. 3. Jeremiah Bonham 1706–1782
        4. 4. Zachariah Bonham 1705–1773
        5. 5. Nehemiah Bonham 1703–1789
        6. 6. Ephraim Bonham 1716–1785
        7. 7. Isaiah Bonham 1719–1750
        8. 8. Zedekiah Bonham 1707–1760
        9. 9. Zephaniah Bonham 1722–1750
        10. 10. Josiah Bonham 1717–1805
        11. 11. Amaziah ('Amos') Bonham 1713–1805
        12. 12. Malachiah Bonham 1713–1789
        13. 13. Temperance (Bonham) Ayers 1710–1799
        14. 14. Hezekiah (Bonham) Jr. 1701–1753
        15. 15. Josiah Bonham 1700–1701
    2. 2. Thomas (George Lorne) Bonham 1646–1748
  2. 2. Bethia Bishop 1622–1671
  3. 3. John Bishop 1625–1683
  4. 4. Steven Bishop 1627–1690
  5. 5. Mary Bishop 1578–1675 m. George Hubbard 1608–1683
    1. 1. Daniel Hubbard 1644–1720
    2. 2. Mary Hubbard 1626–1713
    3. 3. George HUBBARD 1620–1684
    4. 4. Hannah Hubbard 1638–1710
    5. 5. Abigail Hubbard 1640–1689
    6. 6. George Hubbard 1646–1683
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hubbard 1638–1710
    8. 8. William Hubbard 1642–1684
    9. 9. John Hubbard 1630–1702
    10. 10. Sarah Hubbard 1635–1675
  6. 6. Sarah (Byshoppe\Bishop) (Chatfield) 1628–1657
  7. 7. Richard Bishop 1612–1674 m. Alice Bishop –1648
  8. 8. Bethia Bishop 1631–1651 m. John Steele 1626–

John Connecticut.'s Timeline

2 Records

1590
3 Jan 1590
Birth of John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. in Neen Savage, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Neen Savage, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1661
7 February 1661
Age 71
Death of John Richard (Bisshop, Bishope, Byshop) Bishop, The 1st, Immigrant on the Anne from England to America, Co-Founder of Connecticut. in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Neen Savage, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1661
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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