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Rev. John Bishop 1610 – 1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAY 1610

Birth Location: Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 NOV 1694

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Bishop

Mother: Alice Dunning

Spouse(s): Rebecca Goodyear

Children(s): Daughter Bishop, Mary Bishop, Rebecca Bishop, Stephen Bishop, Joseph Bishop, Nathaniel Bishop, Benjamin Bishop, Richard Bishop

Rev. John Bishop was born in 1610 in Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Bishop and Alice Granville Dunning. Rev. John Bishop married Rebecca Goodyear, and had children including Daughter Bishop, Mary Bishop, Rebecca Bishop, Stephen Bishop, Joseph Bishop, Nathaniel Bishop, Benjamin Bishop, Richard Bishop. Rev. John Bishop passed away in 1694 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Rev. John Bishop was born in 1610 in Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Bishop and Alice Granville Dunning.
  • Rev. John Bishop married Rebecca Goodyear, and had children including Daughter Bishop, Mary Bishop, Rebecca Bishop, Stephen Bishop, Joseph Bishop, Nathaniel Bishop, Benjamin Bishop, Richard Bishop.
  • Rev. John Bishop passed away in 1694 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bishop
1570 – 1638
Birth Location: Ancient Manor, Holway, Dorset, England
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Alice Dunning
1570 – 1638
Birth Location: Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Goodyear
1626 – 1681
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Daughter Bishop
1653 –
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Bishop
1658 – 1658
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Rebecca Bishop
1663 – 1726
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Stephen Bishop
1664 – 1722
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Joseph Bishop
1664 –
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Nathaniel Bishop
1666 –
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Benjamin Bishop
1667 – 1728
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Richard Bishop
Birth Location: –
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Rev. Bishop's Ancestors

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Rev. Bishop
1610 – 1694
Birth Place: Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Bishop
1570 – 1638
Ancient Manor, Holway, Dorset, England
Alice (Granville) Dunning
1570 – 1638
Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Bishop
1540 – 1621
Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Breda Bucklar
1539 – 1613
Ancient Manor, Holway Co, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
William Dunning
1548 – 1638
Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Martyn
1548 – 1612
Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Bishop
1520 – 1552
Elizabeth Dawe
1519 – 1621
Alexander Buckler
1516 – 1568
Elizabeth Watkins
1520 – 1597
Anthony Martyn
1534 – 1569
Alice White
1539 – 1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bishop
1500 – 1560
F Gray
1500 –
Phillip Dawe
1493 –
Philip Dawe
1498 – 1519
John Buckler
1480 – 1540
Agnes Barber
1480 – 1540
Humphrey Watkins
1500 –
Catherine Symonds
1504 – 1571
Martyn
1508 –
Martyn
1512 –
John White
1510 – 1579
Mildred Weston
1513 – 1567

Rev. Bishop's Descendants

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Rev. (John) Bishop (3 MAY 1610 – 16 NOV 1694) m. Rebecca Goodyear (ABT 1626 – 1681)
  1. 1. Daughter Bishop (ABT 1653 – )
  2. 2. Mary Bishop (25 JUL 1658 – 25 JUL 1658)
  3. 3. Rebecca Bishop (26 FEB 1663 – 26 APR 1726) m. Joseph Whiting (6 APR 1641 – 7 APR 1723)
  4. 4. Stephen Bishop (16 OCT 1664 – 3 DEC 1722) m. Mercy Slawson (1662 – 5 APR 1735)
  5. 5. Joseph Bishop (16 OCT 1664 – ) m. Elizabeth Knowles (29 APR 1669 – 28 APR 1754) m. Hannah (St.) John (ABT 1686 – )
  6. 6. Nathaniel Bishop (1666 – )
  7. 7. Benjamin Bishop (1667 – 25 JAN 1728) m. Susanna Pierson (1667 – 2 NOV 1748)
  8. 8. Richard Bishop

Rev. Bishop's Timeline

4 Records

1610
3 MAY 1610
Birth of Rev. John Bishop in Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1610
3 MAY 1610
Rev. John Bishop was christened
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1694
16 NOV 1694
Age 84
Death of Rev. John Bishop in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1694
1694
Age 84
Burial of Rev. John Bishop in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1610
    Event Place: Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1610

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1694
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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