Elizabeth Perkins Bishop

Not to be confused with Elizabeth Bishop. These two Elizabeths married men named James Bishop who were first cousins.

Biography

Elizabeth Clinton, b.Est 1704, was the daughter of Lawrence Clinton (d. 1757) and Mary Brockett. Her death date is not known.

She married on 20 Jan 1725/26 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to James Bishop (1700-1788), son of James Bishop and Abigail Bennett.

Their children were:

1. Elizabeth, b 26 Dec 1129 NHV, bp 28 Dec 1729 NHC1
2. Amos, b 18 Jan 1730/1 NHV; of NoH; m Phebe __.
3. James b 7 Jun 1733, of NoH & Russell, Mass.; m 1 Mar 1758 NHC2 - Patience da. Benjamin & Lydia (Ailing) Todd, b 24 June 1734 NHV, d 1830.
4. David, b 5 Apr 1736 NHV;Lieut.; m (1) 1 Oct 1756 NHV - Eleanor da. Benjasinn & Lydia (Alling) Todd, b 30 Sep 1738 NHV, d 16 Feb 1780 ae 42NoHTI; m (2), 13 Dec 1731 NoHC ~ Ruth da, Jude & Lydia (Atwater) Tuttle, b 24 Oct 1753 NHV.
5. (perhaps) Mary; m 14 June 1757 NHV— Giles Dayton.
6. Abel, b c. 1741, d 18 Dec 1801 ae. 60 NoHTI Census (NoH) 8-3-2; m (1) 7 Sep 1761 NoHC— Chloe da. Benjamin & Lydia (Alling) Todd, b 27 July 1741 NHV, d 2 Nov 1782 NoHC; m (2) 15 Dec 1763 NoHC— Mary da. Abraham and Mary (Hotchkiss) Barnes, b 26 Oct 1741 WV, d 9 Aug 1814 ae. 73 NoHTI

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Origins

Lawrence Clinton, b c. 1679, d 1757; res. NoH; m (1) Mary da. John & Elizabeth (Doolittle) Brockett, b 18 Feb 1977 … children (By 1):

iii. Elizabeth, b c. 1704, d 22 May 1760 ae. 57 NoHTI ; m 20 Jan 1725/6 NHV— ] James Bishop.

References

1. Donald Lines Jacobus. Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol II, page 323 (Clinton Family) page 423 < Archive.Org >
2. Jacobus, Donald Lines. “Two James Bishops of New Haven, Conn.”, The American Genealogist (1949) Vol. 25, Page 206-208: Includes corrections to the author's "Families of Ancient New Haven". < AmericanAncestors >; (document attached).
3. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elizabeth_Clinton_%2812%29 Cites
   1. Clinton, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974) 2:423. "Elizabeth (Clinton), b c. 1704, d 22 May 1760 æ. 57 (gravestone, Old graveyard, North Haven); …" (crossed out)
   2. Jacobus, Donald Lines. Two James Bishops of New Haven, Conn. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Jul 1949) 25:208. "… Elizabeth Clinton, birth and death dates unknown, daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Brockett) Clinton
4. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:James_Bishop_%2842%29