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Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop 1762–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Fairfield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 May 1851

Death Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Father: Joseph Biship

Mother: Bethany Hutchison

Spouse(s): Abraham Mayfield

Children(s): Sophia Mayfield

In 1762, Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop entered the world in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Biship And Bethany Thany Hutchison. Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop married Abraham Lewis Mayfield, and had children including Sophia Suffy Mayfield. Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop passed away in 1851 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop entered the world in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Biship And Bethany Thany Hutchison.
  • Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop married Abraham Lewis Mayfield, and had children including Sophia Suffy Mayfield.
  • Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop passed away in 1851 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Biship
1725–1803
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia
JB
Bethany Hutchison
1720–1803
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
BH

Spouses(s)

Abraham Mayfield
1755–1827
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
AM

Children(s)

Sophia Mayfield
1785–1852
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
SM

Margaret Bishop's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Bishop
1762–1851
Birth Place: Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Biship
1725–1803
Prince George County, Virginia
Bethany ("Thany") Hutchison
1720–1803
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Francis Cyrus Hobart) Hutchinson
1692–1748
Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Lisle (Ireland\) VA)
1690–1770
County Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Bishop's Descendants

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Margaret (Dorcas "Peggy") Bishop (1762–4 May 1851) m. Abraham (Lewis) Mayfield (1 Jan 1755–23 Oct 1827)
  1. 1. Sophia ("Suffy") Mayfield 1785–1852 m. James (M) McCoy 1774–1844
    1. 1. Dorcas McCoy 1826–1900 m. Nimrod Kay 1822–1905
      1. 1. Samuel (Pleasant) Kay 1860–1939 m. Emma (Printha McCoy) Kay 1862–1901
        1. 1. Leola (K) Martin 1900–1989 m. Hosea Martin 1897–1975
    2. 2. Kelsey (C) McCOY 1822–1901 m. Lucinda (Jane) Hanks 1832–1897
      1. 1. Emma (Printha McCoy) Kay 1862–1901 m. Samuel (Pleasant) Kay 1860–1939
    3. 3. Dorcas McCoy 1807–1850
    4. 4. Ephriam (Vincent) McCoy 1819–1865
    5. 5. Sally MCCOY 1824–1900
    6. 6. Samuel MCCOY 1815–
    7. 7. Margaret (Peggy) McCoy 1805–1885
    8. 8. Catherine McCoy 1813–1844
    9. 9. James (M. MCCOY) Jr. 1815–1880

Margaret Bishop's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
1851
4 May 1851
Age 89
Death of Margaret Dorcas "Peggy" Bishop in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Fairfield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1851
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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