John Bishop of Swan's Bay

Came to Virginia on the ship "Constance" from London, England on 10/24/1635.

Captain John BISHOP – Second child and son of Sir Knight William BISHOP and Lady Elizabeth RAMSEY; b. abt. 1590-1595 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; d. 23 September 1658 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia; m. 29 November 1635 in Staffordshire, England to Elizabeth BOOKER – b. 1604 in Charlwood, Surrey, England; d. 1656 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia. John and Elizabeth had 8 children.

NOTE: Captain John Bishop arrived to Virginia in 1635.

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1. Captain Captain John1 Bishop was born 1612 in England, and died 1655 in Charles County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Booker Bef. 1635 in England. She was born in Probably in England, and died 1656 in Charles County, Virginia.

Captain John Bishop: settled south side of James River.Burgess 1644, 1652, & 1653 Estate settled in April, 1656

Captain John Bishop served in the House of Burgesses for Charles City County, Virginia from 1644 - 1652.

604. A John Bishopp, November 9, 1638 purchased 150 acres at the head of Tappahanock creek. (Reported in the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol IX, October, 1900, No. 2 - "Patents issued during The Regal Government" - The book in which the patent was recorded, the page, the patentee's name, date of issue, number of acres and locality of the lands.

from: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/m/i/Kathy-B-Smiley-MS/...

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Name: John BISHOP Given Name: John Surname: Bishop Prefix: Captain Suffix: I 1 Sex: M Birth: 1590 in Linlithgowshire, Scotland 1 2 Death: 1656 in Swan's Bay, Charles City County, Virginia

Father: William BISCHOP b: 16 Jun 1570 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland c: 1582 in Church of Scotland Mother: Elizabeth RAMSAY b: 1570 in West Lothian, Scotland

Marriage 1 Elizabeth BOOKER b: 1602 in London, Middlesex, England

   Married: Bef 1635

   Change Date: 5 Dec 2006

Children

   Has Children John BISHOP b: 1635 in Surry, Virginia

Has Children Elizabeth BISHOP b: 1639
Has Children Mary BISHOP b: 1642
Has No Children William BISHOP b: 1644 in Charles City, Virginia
Has No Children Edmond BISHOP b: 1646 in Virginia
Sources:

   Media: Website

   Abbrev: BISHOP: Captain John Bishop Family Line

   Title: Family line of Captain John Bishop compiled by David N. Bishop and Joseph E. Blue.

   Author: Compiled by David N. Bishop and Joseph E. Blue.

   Media: E-Mail Message

   Abbrev: BISHOP: Email from William Bishop 5/17/2003 - Descendants of Sir Knight William Bischop, The Elder

   Title: Email from William Bishop 5/17/2003 - Descendants of Sir Knight William Bischop, The Elder

   Date: 26 May 2003

   Text: Descendants of Sir Knight William Bischop, The Elder

   1 Sir Knight William Bischop, The Elder 1570 - 1634

   .. +Elizabeth Ramsay 1570 - 1634

   ........ 2 William Bishop, The Younger 1588 -

   ........ 2 John Bishop I, Captain of Virginia 1590 - 1656

   ............ +Elizabeth Booker 1602 - 1656

   ........ 2 James Bishop 1591 -

   ............ +Issobell Young

   ........ 2 Elizabeth Bishop 1593 -

   See DOC File

   Quality: 2

   Date: 26 May 2003

   Media: E-Mail Message

   Abbrev: BISHOP: Email from William Bishop 5/17/2003 - Descendants of John Bishop I, Captain of Virginia

   Title: BISHOP: Email from William Bishop 5/17/2003 - Descendants of John Bishop I, Captain of Virginia

   Date: 26 May 2003

   Text: Descendants of John Bishop I, Captain of Virginia

   1 John BishopI, Captain of Virginia 1590 - 1656

   .. +Elizabeth Booker 1602 - 1656

   ........ 2 John BishopII, Esquire 1637 -

   ............ +Sarah Lawrence - 1722

   ........ 2 Elizabeth Bishop 1639 -

   ............ +David Peebles

   ........ 2 Mary Bishop 1642 -

   ............ +Sylvannus Stokes, Sr.

   ........ 2 William Bishop 1644 -

   ........ 2 Edmond Bishop 1646 -

   See Doc file.

   Quality: 2

   Date: 26 May 2003 

• Immigration: 1643 - South Side of James River in Virginia from Scotland
• Residence: Sutton-Valence, Kent, England
• Residence: Between Circa 1635 and Circa 1645 - Neen Savage, Shropshire, England
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Nov 27 2019, 4:49:43 UTC