http://www.houseofbishop.org/historyhb.html One of Sir James Bischop, the Elder's sons named Sir William Bischop, the Elder, was a Sheriff and Burgess of Edinburgh. Sir William Bischop, the Elder, married Elizabeth Ramsay, and they are the progenitors of the Bishops of Currie.

In 1643, one of the sons of Sir William Bischop, the Elder, John Bishop, came to Virginia to raise tobacco. John Bishop founded the Swan's Bay Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia and became a Captain in Virginia House of Burgesses. Captain John Bishop sent the tobacco he raised back to Greenock, the port for Glasgow, Scotland to his Uncle James Bischop, and brother James Bischop. Captain John Bishop was the part owner in the ship the Golden Lyon. Captain John Bishop is the progenitor of our line of the Bishop family. Members of the House of Bishop can view an extensive biography page on Captain John Bishop.

On October 29, 2003, after many years of research, our family successfully proved our Bishop family line back to Sir James Bischop, father of Sir William Bischop, the Elder, and Grandfather of Captain John Bishop. The House of Bishop was established, and our family name was recorded in the Hall of Names in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The House of Bishop successfully petitioned the Lord Lyon's court to remartriculate the armorial bearings of Sir William Bischop, the Elder, father of Captain John Bishop, and our last ancestor to live in Scotland. The House of Bishop also had the Bishop tartan registered and weaved, based on a four hundred year old sett.

Today, there are thousands of Bishops descended from Captain John Bishop.