Sgt. John Bishop, III

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Sgt. John Bishop, III

Also Known As: "Johnathon John Bishop"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
Death: November 25, 1731 (76)
Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Bishop, II and Susannah Bishop
Husband of Mary Bishop; Elizabeth Bishop and Mary Bishop
Father of William Bishop; Elizabeth Scranton; John Bishop, IV; Anne Field; Lao Bishop and 10 others
Brother of Mary Hodgkin Johnson; Susannah Blatchley; Elizabeth Scranton; Daniel Bishop; Nathaniel Bishop and 3 others

Occupation: Sergeant
Managed by: Private User
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About Sgt. John Bishop, III

Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 749

A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of John Scranton of Guilford, Conn., who Died in the Year 1671 by Erastus Scranton, pg. 19

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts by William Richard Cutter, pg. 1687

"John Bishop, son of John Bishop (2), was born in Guilford, 1655. He married first, July 3, 1689, Elizabeth Hitchcock, died March 14, 1712; second, November 18, 1713, Mary Johnson, of New Haven. He died at Guilford, November 25, 1731. Children of first wife, born at Guilford: 1. Elizabeth, October 14, 1690; married Samuel Scranton. 2. John, August 12, 1692; married Abigail Spinning. 3. Ann, February 15, 1695; married David Field. 4. David, June 6, 1697; mentioned below. 5. Jonathan, November 8, 1699; married Hannah Chittenden. 6. Mary, December, 1700; married Caleb Jones. 7. Deborah, February 19, 1702. 8. Nathaniel, May 6, 1704; married Margaret Blinn. 9. Timothy, 1708; married Hannah Blinn. Children of second wife, born at Guilford, 10. William, October 18, 1714; married Patience --. 11. Enos, May 26, 1717; married Abigail Burgis. 12. Esther, February 24, 1719. 13. Mercy, May 17, 1722; married Abraham Dowd."



"Lived in Guilford, Conn."

Families of Early Guilford, I:77



J Shepard "John Hall of Wallingford" states Mary married Samuel Bishop Jr b 7/27/1671


Source: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KZQD-7M8/john-bishop-iii-1655...

  • When John Bishop III was born on 1 February 1655, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Bishop II, was 30 and his mother, Susannah Goldham, was 23. He married Elizabeth Hitchcock on 3 July 1689, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 25 November 1731, in his hometown, at the age of 76, and was buried in Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

Source: John Bishop in entry for Elizabeth Hitchcock, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Source: John Bishop in entry for Enos Bishop, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
Source: John Bishop in entry for Mary Bishop, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

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Sgt. John Bishop, III's Timeline

1655
February 1, 1655
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1655
Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut
1690
October 14, 1690
Guliford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1692
August 12, 1692
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
1695
February 15, 1695
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, British American Colonies
February 15, 1695
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1697
June 6, 1697
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1699
November 8, 1699
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
1700
December 1700
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA