John Bishop	Immigrant Ancestor	see FAMILY TREE
Born: Abt 1590 England
Married: Abt 1609 Guilford, New Haven, CT
Died: 07 Feb 1661 Guilford, New Haven, CT		Plantation Covenant for the founding of Guilford in 1639  John Bishop is the second name on the list

FATHER

Richard Bishop

Mother

Dolabelle

WIFE

Ann Stevens

CHILDREN

1. Mary Bishop

2. Bethia Bishop

3. John Bishop

4. Stephen Bishop

5. Sarah Bishop

6. Ann Bishop

From "One Thousand Years of Hubbard History" by Harlan Page Hubbard, 1895
" Mary was the daughter of John and Anne Bishop, who first stopped in Wethersfield and then in 1639 removed to Guilford, Ct., where John Bishop was one of the seven pillars or proprietors of the town, and where he died in February, 1661."
 

[Savage 1:185] Guilford 1639, had wife Ann. Inventory taken 7 Jan 1661.
[Bishop ix-x] In April 1639, one of 25 familes in the St. John, under Capt Russell, left England 20 May 1639, landed 16th of September. On 29 September 1639, people of Guilford agreed that the power of administration of the preservation of peace should be in the hands of Robert Kitchell, William Chittenden, John Bishop, and William Leete. JB was a freeman in 1647. He just have been 50 years old when he came to America (hence born c1589). He died January 1660 and his will was probated 7 February 1660. His wife Anne died at the home of her son-in-law, James Steele, in Hartford. Her will was dated 12 June 1673, proven 7 September 1676.


 

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