His
eldest son John Bishop was married to Mary Moss. The brother James,
our line, had at least three children: William, Mason and James. His wife's
name is unknown, but she may have been of the Mason family.
On October 16, 1643 John Bishop patented 891 acres in James City County upon the head of the David Jones Creek for the transportation of 18 persons among whom was his wife, probably Elizabeth Booker. In 1651 he patented an additional 300 acres for the transportation of six persons: John, Elizabeth, Mary, John Bishop, Jr. and two others. He served as a Burgess for Charles City County in 1644, and as "Capt." served again in 1652. He died before September 23, 1658. His parents were John Bishop and his wife Ann Spencer of London.
His son, John Bishop, Jr., was born about 1640. He was married to Sarah Lawrence and their children were Henry, John, William, Sarah and Elizabeth.
A John Bishop of Prince George County was born about 1670 and died in 1716. He was married to Sarah (Harmon ?). Their children were John, Harmon, James, William, Henry, Mary (Potts), and Hannah (Reeves). The son William wrote a will before he died in 1718 naming his brothers Henry and James, cousins John and William, made a bequest to Mason Bishop, and named his mother, identified by the court as Sarah Bishop, as his executor.
His
eldest son John Bishop was married to Mary Moss. The brother James,
our line, had at least three children: William, Mason and James. His wife's
name is unknown, but she may have been of the Mason family.
The second James Bishop was born about 1725.
His Surry County will was dated March 6, 1786 and was recorded July 25,
1786. Since his wife, Mary Barker, is not named, she must have
died before this date. Their children were Joshua, Mason, John, James,
Faithy (Gresham) and Lucy (Dunn). [Much of this information about our Bishop
lineage has been provided by Patrick Duffy of Englewood, Colorado. We are
very grateful to him for supplying several "missing links".]
Mason Bishop married Ann Jones.
The children of Mason and Ann were Henry, Mason, William and Rebekah.
The Henry Bishop (1768-1832) of this family may have married twice. The first wife may have been Mary Austin (married in 1787 ?) or Susannah Bishop. The second was Elizabeth Edwards(c. 1804-1869), whom he married in 1824. The marriage was only for 8 years and Elizabeth survived him by 35. His children were Thomas J. (who married Martha Sledd), William H., ( who married M.J.Chappell), Alpha Ann Elizabeth (who married William Ney Murat Taylor), George W. (who married Rebecca J.) and James Napoleon.Nathan and Hamilton Jones, and his wife Jacobina Willie, were witnesses to Mason's Sussex County will in 1781. Nathan and Mason were brothers and presumed to be relatives of Ann. Her father may have William, another brother.
Alpha Ann Elizabeth Bishop (c.1824-1902) was also born in Sussex County. She came to Brunswick County as the bride of William Ney Murat Taylor. She lived there all her married life, in what is locally called the "Taylor House", now abandoned. She and her husband are buried in the family cemetery separated from the house by a fence covered with roses in summer. The love felt for her by her children is expressed by the inscription on her memorial:
As a Wife Devoted
As a Mother Affectionate
As a Friend Kind and True