Timeline of events for the Joseph Bishop family (Charlottesville, Albemarle Co, Virginia):
1739 Sep: "New Jersey Archives, First Series, Volume XI, Newspaper Extracts Volume I, 1704-1739"
Township of Chester, Burlington County S.S.
WHEREAS in the American Weekly Mercury, No.1022 - In giving the
melancholy Account of one James Sherwin, late of our said Township, It is
said he was shot at twice before, by the same Person, and badly Wounded, but
through Mercy escaped with Life. These are to certify, that we whose Names
are here under written (some of us being on the Coroner's Inquest)
Neighbours, are well satisfied the Person never shot at nor wounded the said
James Sherwin as above, before the time he received his mortal Wound. AS
Witness our Hands the 6th of 7th Month 1739.
N.B. those with this Mark* were on the Coroner's Inquest.
Edward Hollinshead, Jonathan Borden, Hugh Sharp, Joseph Claypoole, William
Hollinshead, *Samuel Atkinson, Joseph Budden, Samuel Hollinshead, Joshua
Wright, Jacob Taylor, John Hollinshead, jun, Nehemiah Haines, Thomas Moore,
John King, Joseph Bray, Francis Dualey, Nathan Middleton, *Arthur
Borradaill, *Edward Clemens, Joseph Fennimore, William Hooton, *John
Hollinshead, John Seeds, *Matthew Allen, ROBERT BISHOP, *Henry Warrington,
*John Millbourn, Peter Philips, Ezekiel Harden, *Andrew Conro, Richard
Borden, William Sharp, Benjamin Allen, Hugh Hollinshead.
--- The Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept. 13-20, 1739
1757 ---: Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book 1742-1787, p1-2
The northern part of St Anne's Parish in Albemarle County was added
to the Fredericksville Parish an act passed in 1757. "That from and after
the twentieth day of July next all that part of the parish of St. Anne which
lies on the north side of the Rivanna River and above a northeast line to be
drawn from King's Ford to the line of Fredericksville Parish, and from the said
Ford up the said river to Secretary's Ford, and thence by the main road leading to
Wood's Gap, in the Great Mountain, be added to the said parish of Fredericksville
and made a part thereof." [Thus the north part of Albemarle County was Fredericksville
Parish and the south part was St Anne's Parish-wfb]
1782 ---: "An 18th Century Perspective - Culpeper County; Mary Stevens Jones; 1976" p.98ff
Chapter X: Stevensburg, an Ancient Town of Renown
There was a very early settlement of Quakers (Friends) at
Stevensburg. Their meetinghouse, called Southland, is said to have been
located near the site of present-day Stevensburg Methodist Church. JONATHAN
BISHOP, leader of this meeting, and perhaps other Friends lived near Mount
Pony as early as 1782. Today this area is commonly known as The Flats.
Southland and Culpeper Meetings were among those included in the Hopewell
yearly meeting.
Tradition says the town grew and prospered as long as the Quakers
remained there - from circa 1788 to circa 1820, it began to decline when
they pulled up staked and left because the town had grown too wicked, or so
the story goes. There is evidence that by 1820 most of the Friends disturbed
by the issue of slavery, had moved to Ohio. the Quakers strongly opposed
slavery. Among the Friends who migrated to Ohio with this group were members
of the Inskeep family who had moved to Culpeper from Camden, NJ,
and Philadelphia and settled in the Mount Pony area.
1799 ---: History of Albemarle County Virginia by Edgar Woods
Terrell - ... John Terrell who it is believed was a brother of Reuben
and Robert, and a son of Edmund Terrell and Margaret Willis, purchased
in 1799 from Robert Carter more than twelve hundred acres in the Biscuit
Run Valley. In the first years of the century, Terrell's Shop was a
familiar waymark on the road from Charlottesville to Carter's Bridge.
He and his wife Rebecca sold his property in Albemarle, and about 1806
removed to Greenup County, Kentucky. His mother died in 1812, and his
sisters were Nancy, the wife of Thomas Henderson, Jane, the wife of Joseph
Bishop, Frances, the wife of Charles C. Lacy, and Lucy.
1800 ---: Virginia Genealogist, Vol 3, St Ann's Parish, Albemarle County, 1800 Tax List
Joseph Bishop, 1 white males, 2 horses, 2 slaves 12-16, 1 slaves over 16
1803 ---: History of Albemarle County, Virginia, by Edgar Woods, p 143-144
At the end of the century Joseph Bishop purchased land in various
localities particularly Biscuit Run Valley and vicinity of D.S.
[Three Notched Road west and thru Charlottesville]. In 1803 he bought
12 acres on the west side of Charlotesville and extending from the
Staunton to the Whitehall Road. Established a tanyard at the west end
of Main Street. Joseph Bishop died in 1825. Joseph Monroe Bishop b1766 d 1825
left wife m 1793 Jane (Terrell) b 1774 and nine children:
Joseph Monroe Jr Bishop [babt1805 dabt1890 Stuart, VA]
James Monroe Bishop [babt1794 Culpeper Co, VA]
John Terrell Bishop [b1790 m1820 Mary Ann (Jeffries) to
Dearborn Co, IN, died MO]
Jackson Bishop
Mary Willis Bishop [m1826 William Young]
Ann C "Nancy" Bishop [m1818 Johnson W Pitts ]
Patience Monroe Bishop m1821 Gustavus Adolphus Parsons, moved to
Cole County, MO abt 1835]
Lucy Jane P Bishop [m1826 Ezra M Wolfe]
Sarah Bishop
Mary Bishop
Margaret Bishop
Frances Bishop
Jonathan S J Bishop [to Marion Co, MO]
1810 ---: VA Census, Albemarle, Fredericksville Parrish
Joseph Bishop M 123103 F 101004
1818 Dec: Albemarle County Marriages 1780-1853, p381-382
Bishop, Ann C & Johnson W. Pitts, 9 Dec 1818
dau- Joseph Bishop
1820 ---: Albemarle County Historical Papers, X-24
Joseph Bishop had tan yard in Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County in 1820.
1820 --: "Albemarle, Jefferson’s County, 1727-1976"; John Hammond Moore, p95-96 & 103
These sawmills produced nearly 900,000 feet of lumber each year,
although most of these operations appear to have been small, part-time
affairs with only one employee. The flour mills ground 126,000 bushels of
wheat annually. At least one local miller thought everyone should grind his
own wheat. In 1820, JOSEPH BISHOP inserted a notice in the Central Gazette
stating he had operated his mill for sixteen years and had often ground for
others "toll free." "During this time I had to rebuild the mill - I have
again rebuilt it and will not grind on any terms whatsoever - Every person
who has anything to grind, may have a mill at small expense - it wants no
bed stone, only a runner, a crank, and a small frame - will go by either
wind or water."
The annual output of Albemarle’s tanneries was valued at $15,650.
JOSEPH BISHOP’s twenty-five vats, located near Vinegar Hill, produced 18,000
pounds of leather per year.
Two less prestigious female institutions, one at the foot of Vinegar
Hill and the other at the top, also were operating in the early 1820s. A
Mrs. Spencer conducted classes for girls under twelve years of age near the
base "opposite Mr. BISHOP’s tannery."
1820 ---: VA Census, Albemarle , Fredericksville Parish
BISHOP, Joseph [b1766 Joseph Monroe m1792 b1744 Jane (Terrell)]
males - 00-10 - 3; 10-16 - 1; 16-26 - 0; 26-45 - 0; 45+ - 1
females - 00-10 - 3; 10-16 - 0; 16-26 - 1; 26-45 - 1; 45+ - 0
3 persons engaging in manufacturing,
slaves: males - 45+ - 2; females - 00-14 - 1; 14-26 - 1; 45+ - 1
1820 ---: VA Census, Albemarle , Fredericksville Parish
BISHOP, John [b1790 John Terrell m1820 b1800 Mary Ann (Jeffries)]
males - 00-10 - 0; 10-16 - 0; 16-26 - 1; 26-45 - 0; 45+ - 0
females - 00-10 - 0; 10-16 - 0; 16-26 - 1; 26-45 - 0; 45+ - 0
slaves: males - 00-14 - 2; females - 00-14 -1
1820 ---: VA Census, Albemarle , Fredericksville Parish
BISHOP, James [b1794 James Monroe m? Mary "Polly" (Shackleford)]
males - 00-10 - 1; 10-16 - 0; 16-26 - 1; 26-45 - 0; 45+ - 0
females - 00-10 - 0; 10-16 - 0; 16-26 - 1; 26-45 - 0; 45+ - 0
slaves: males - 00-14 - 1;
1821 May: Albemarle County Marriages 1780-1853, p381-382
Bishop, Patience M & Adolphus Parsons, 10 May 1821
bond- Joseph Bishop
1825 ---: History of Albemarle County, Virginia, by Edgar Woods, p 143-144
Joseph Bishop owner of tanyard of Charlottesville died in 1825.
1826 ---: Miscellaneous Papers - Albemarle County, Virginia
1826 - BISHOP - Joseph Sr. - Will - WB 8, p.222
Bishop, Jane - w/o Joseph nee Terrill
Bishop, Jno. T.; Joseph; James M. - sons of Joseph Bishop
Bishop, Frances - dau. of Joseph Bishop
Pitts, Ann C. - dau. of Joseph Bishop (wife of Johnson W. Pitts)
Parsons, Patience W. - dau. of Joseph Bishop (wife of Gustavis A. Parsons)
Young, Mary - dau. of Joseph Bishop (wife of Wm. Young)
Wolfe, Lou Jane - dau. of Joseph Bishop (wife of Ezra M. Wolfe)
1826 Jan: Albemarle County Marriages 1780-1853, p381-382
Bishop, Lucy J P & Ezra M Wolfe, 5 Jan 1826
dau- James M Bishop
1826 Aug: Albemarle County Marriages 1780-1853, p381-382
Bishop, Mary P & William Young, 31 Aug 1826
bond- Gustavus A Parsons
1830 ---: VA Census, Albemarle
Years M F Comments
00-05 0 1
05-10 1 1
10-15 1 0
15-20 0 0
20-30 0 0
30-40 1 1 [b1794 James Monroe Bishop
m? Mary "Polly" (Shackleford)]
1830 ---: VA Census, Albemarle
Years M F Comments
00-05 2 1
05-10 0 0
10-15 1 1
15-20 0 0
20-30 1 1 [b1805 Joseph Monroe Bishop
m1825 Elizabeth Morton (Terrell)]
1840 ---: VA Census, Albemarle, Fredericksville Parish
Years M F Comments
00-05 1 1
05-10 1 2
10-15 1 0
15-20 1 0
20-30 0 0
30-40 1 1 [b1805 Joseph Monroe Bishop
m1825 Elizabeth Morton (Terrell)]
slaves: males 00-05 - 1; 55-100 - 1; females - 10-15 - 1
12 persons total, 2 persons work in manufacturing
1840 ---: Missouri Census, Cole County
Years M F Comments
00-05 0 1
05-10 0 2
10-15 1 2
15-20 0 1
20-30 0 0
30-40 1 1 [b1801 Gustavus A Parsons m1821 b1802 Patience M (Bishop)]
1847 Dec: Albemarle County Marriages 1780-1853, p381-382
Bishop, Patience & William Pullen, 22 Dec 1847
bond- James M Bishop
1850 ---: Missouri Census, Cole County
Gustavus A Bishop 49 M VA [b1801 Gustavus Adolphus m1821 Patience
Monroe (Bishop)]
Patience M 48 F VA [b1802 Patience Monroe (Bishop)]
Moseby M 27 M VA [b1823 Moseby Monroe m1850 b1830 Mary (Wells)]
Virginia T 18 F VA [b1831 Virginia T m1855 Green C Berry]
Sarah M 16 F VA [b1833 Sarah Mildred m? Austin M Standish]
Julia M 13 F MO [b1837 Julia M m1857 E L Trickey]
Missouri 8 F MO [b1840 Missouri P m1868 Dr Stephen D Turner]
Gustaavus 5 M MO [b1845 Gustavus Adolphus]
John G Fackler 28 M VA
Thomas M Dearmon18 M MO
M L Jefferson 35 M VA
Ephraim L Ewing 19 M MO
1850 ---: VA Census, Albemarle county, #267
JEFFRIES, James 82 - Farmer - Personal $3000.00 - b. VA
JEFFRIES, Henrietta 74 - b. VA
BISHOP, Mary 40 F VA [b1800 Mary Ann (Jeffries)
m1820 b1790 John Terrell Bishop]
1850 Sep: VA Census, Albemarle County, Charlottesville, p208
James Bishop 56 M VA [b1794 James Monroe m Mary (Shackleford)] tanner
Mary 50 F VA [b1800 Mary (Shackleford)]
Ann 15 F VA [b1835 Ann]
Robert 13 M VA [b1837 Robert]
John 11 M VA [b1839 John]
Thomas 6 M VA [b1844 Thomas]
1852 Apr: Albemarle County Marriages 1780-1853, p381-382
Bishop, Mildred A & William Cheatham, 20 Apr 1852
bond- E M Wolfe
1855 Dec: Marriages Bonds of Albemarle County Virginia
James Bishop and Mildred P Moseley on 3 Dec 1855
1858 Aug: Marriages Bonds of Albemarle County Virginia
William O Bishop and Nancy Wood on 9 Aug 1858
1858 Sep: Marriages Bonds of Albemarle County Virginia
Joseph Bishop and Fanny M Garath on 25 Sep 1858
1860 ---: VA Census, Albemarle County, p529
James M Bishop 65 M VA [b1794 James Monroe m Mary (Shackleford)] Orange Co farmer
Mary I 60 F VA [b1800 Mary I]
Jonathan 19 M VA [b1841 Jonathan]
1860 Jul: MO Census, Cole County, Jefferson City
G A Parsons 59 M VA [b1801 Gustavus Adolphus m1821 Patience Monroe
(Bishop)] Clerk County & Circuit Court
Patience 58 F VA [b1802 Patience Monroe]
Mikousi 18 F MO [b1840 Missouri m1868 Dr Stephen D Turner]
Gus. A 15 M MO [b1845 Gustavus Adolphus]
1860 Jul: VA Census, Albemarle County, Fredericksville Parrish, PO Charlottesville, p377
J M Bishop 40 M VA [b1820 J M m M S (?)] jur shoemaker
M S 30 F VA [b1830 M S]
A D 18 M VA [b1842 A D] app shoemaker
Eveline 14 F VA [b1846 Eveline]
J M 13 M VA [b1847 J M]
S A 10 F VA [b1850 S A]
Joseph M 6 M VA [b1854 Joseph M]
Susan 5 F VA [b1855 Susan]
L J 4 F VA [b1856 L J]
Emma 2 F VA [b1858 Emma]
1860 Jul: VA Census, Albemarle County, St Ann's Parrish,
Joseph Bishop 33 M VA [b1857 Joseph m1858 Fanny M (Garath)] overseer
Fanny 24 F VA [b1836 Fanny]
William 10/12 M VA [b1859 William]
1860 Jul: VA Census, Albemarle County, St Ann's Parrish, p579
James J Bishop 29 M VA [b1831 James m1855 Mildred P (Moseley)] overseer
Mildred P 27 F VA [b1833 Mildred P]
Anna M 4 F VA [b1856 Anna M]
Susan 3 F VA [b1857 Susan]
James R 10/12 M VA [b1859 James R]
David 25 M VA [b1835 David] laborer
1860 Aug: VA Census, Albemarle County, St Ann's Parrish,
William O Bishop23 M VA [b1837 William m 1858 Nancy (Wood)] cooper
Nancy D 22 F VA [b1838 Nancy D]
Charles 10/12 M VA [b1859 Charles]
1870 Jun: MO Census, Cole County, Jefferson City
Gustavus Parsons 69 M VA [b1801 Gustavus Adolphus m1821 Patience Monroe
(Bishop)] Clerk Circuit Court
Patience 67 F VA [b1802 Patience Monroe] housekeeping
1880 ---: Miscellaneous Papers - Albemarle County, Virginia
1880 BISHOP, James G. (son of Reuben)
Bishop, Mildred, wife of James G. Bishop
Bishop, James R.; Henry J.; George W.; Francis - sons of Jas. G. Bishop
Goening, Nannie - dau. of Jas. G. Bishop (w/o Chas. Goening)
Barnett, Susan Helen - dau. of Jas. G. Bishop (w/o Lewis Barnett)
1882 ---: Miscellaneous Papers - Albemarle County, Virginia
1882 BISHOP, Reuben - Will - WB 29 p.391
Bishop, Wm. H; David; Joseph & Shadrack - sons of Reuben Bishop
Bishop, James, George & Elijah (killed in war & unmarried)
Barnett, Helen - granddau. of Reuben Bishop
Bishop, James; Henry; George - grandsons of Reuben Bishop
Goering, Nannie - grandau of Reuben Bishop
1882 Jan: Woodland Cemetery, Row 1-1, Lot 59, Jefferson City, Cole County, MO
Parsons, G A - Father; Gustavus A Parsons; Born in Va June 15, 1801; Died Jan 15, 1882
1884 Jan: Woodland Cemetery, Row 1-1, Lot 59, Jefferson City, Cole County, MO
Parsons, P M - Mother; Patience Monroe Parsons; Born in Va Nov 25, 1802; Died Jan 30, 1884
1910 ---: Miscellaneous Papers - Albemarle County, Virginia
1910 BISHOP, Josephine (dau. of Joshua Lilly)
Bishop, J.H. - husband of Josephine Bishop
Bishop, Sarah; Rebecca; Joseph; Leah -children of Josephine Bishop
Robert Bishop
babt1706 d1753 NJ
m1727 Mary Hall NJ
children(6):
Mary Bishop m1756 Andrew Bosworth NJ
Hannah Bishop
Daniel Bishop (he had son John Bishop)
Thomas Bishop
Robert Bishop b1732
Jonathan Bishop b1739
Robert Bishop s/o Robert b1723 NJ d1791
b1732 d1791 Delanco twp, Burlington Co, ?NY?
m1759 Jane Haines d/o Carlisle and Sarah (Matlack) Haines
children(9):
Eber Bishop b1759 m 1782 Mary Crispin
Mary Bishop b1761 m Benjamin Samson
Joshua Bishop b1762
Timothy Bishop b1765 d1853 m Sarah Fenimore
Hannah Bishop b1769
Robert Haines Bishop b1772 m Lucy Ridgeway
William Bishop b1773
Jane Bishop b1776 m -- Bennett
John bishop b1778 m1 Mary Ridgeway
Carlisle Haines, babt1700, dabt1774, s/o Richard Haines
m1721 at Evesham meeting, Sarah Matlack, babt1704, dabt1774,
d/o William Matlack and Mary Hancock.
children(14):
Ezekiel Haines b1721, m Abigail Kemble
Rachel Haines babt1722 d1767 m1746 Vespasian Kemble
Ruth Haines m1746 Joseph Heritage Jr d1773
Rebecca Haines m1746 John Pettit
Solomon Haines b1728 m1 Rebecca Sharp m2 Marcy (Collins) Thomas
m3 Rachel Gaskill Merritt Curtis
Elizabeth Haines b1730 m1752 Allen Sharp Philadelphia d Logan County Ohio
Levi Haines dage16
Mary Haines b1734 m1753 Samuel Warner
Sarah Haines m1756 Amos Wilkins
Jane Haines b1738 d1823 m1789 Robert Bishop s/o Robert and Mary Hall Bishop
Achsah Haines m1764 Obadiah Eldridge
John Haines b1742 m Martha Eayre
Esther Haines b1745 d1811 Logan County Ohio m1764 John Garwood Burlington County NJ
Levi Haines b1746 d1811 Logan County Ohio m Elizabeth Andrews
Jonathan Bishop, s/o Robert
b1739 dbef1818 Culpeper Co, VA
m1762 Patience Monrow (Minroe, Munrow)
In 1763 Johathan Bishop was received into membership in the
Society of Friends (Evesham MM Minutes Book 1 p 72)
children(8):
Hannah Bishop b1763 m Samuel Hague (3 children)
***Josiah Bishop b1764 m Susan Inskeep (13 children; Ohio)
Joseph Bishop b1766 m1 Nancy Clark m2 Jane Terrill (8 children)
Thomas Bishop b1768 m Betsy Morris (5 children)
John Bishop b1771 m1 Nancy Stokes m2 Nancy Segar (6 children; Logan Co, Ohio)
*Mary Bishop b1774 m Daniel Garwood (6 children)
Johnathan Bishop b1780 m Nancy Cobbler (4 children; Bedford Co, VA)
Patience Bishop b1784 m Job Inskeep (7 children)
Joseph Monroe Bishop s/o Jonathan s/o Robert
b1766 NJ (Quaker) d1825 Charlottesville, VA
1m1791 Ann Clark
2m1793 Jane Terrell Albemarle Co b1774
In 1794 Joseph Bishop removed to near Maysville, KY, and returned to Charlottesville, VA in 1799.
In his will, 1825, he mentions that he owned 200 acres of land in Kentucky.
Joseph Bishop established a tanyard at the west end of Main St, Charlettesville.
He gave lots on Vinegar Hill to most of his children.
children (13):
(1)Joseph Monroe (Jr) Bishop babt1805 dabt1890 Stuart, VA
(2)James Monroe Bishop babt1794 Culpeper Co, VA
(3)John Terrell Bishop b1790 m1820 Mary Ann Jeffries (Dearborn Co, IN; died MO)
(4)Jackson Bishop
(5?)Mary Willis Bishop m1826 William Young
(6)Ann C "Nancy" Bishop m1818 Johnson Pitts
(7)Patience Monroe Bishop m1821 Gustavus Adolphus Parsons (Jefferson City, Cole Co, MO)
(8)Lucy Jane P. Bishop m1826 Ezra M Wolfe
(9)Sarah Bishop
(10?)Mary Bishop
(11)Margaret Bishop
(12)Frances Bishop
(13)Jonathan S.J. Bishop (Marion Co, Missouri)
James Monroe Bishop s/o Joseph s/o Jonathan s/o Robert
b1794 Culpeper Co VA
m Mary "Polly" Shackleford
Born at "Glade Lands" between Ely's Ford and Stevensburg, Culpeper Co, VA.
He was a tanner and served in the War of 1812.
children(10):
Mary Bishop M Young
Joseph Monroe Bishop b1827 Albemarle VA
Patience Bishop m William Fuller
James Monroe (Jr) Bishop m Rebecca (2 sons Joseph M & Judson Bishop)
Evelyn Terrell Bishop m W Briten/Balton (2 children)
Billy Bishop m Letitia Marksley
Ann Bishop b1835 m Roby H Yearman (5 children)
Robert Bishop b1837
Thomas Bishop b1844
John or Johnathan Bishop b1839
Joseph Monroe (Jr) Bishop s/o Joseph Monroe s/o Joseph s/o Jonathan s/o Robert
b1805 d1890 Stuart, Patrick Co, VA
m1825 Elizabeth Morton Terrell
He was an MD and removed to Patrick Co, VA in 1844 from Charlottesville, VA.
children (9): (three doctor sons)
(1)George W Bishop babt1827 (physician)
**(2)Mildred Anne Bishop babt1830 dabt1878 m1852 William Cheatham
(4)Frances Morton Bishop b1832 Charlottesville d1874 Stuart, Patrick Co m WFB Taylor MD
(5)John Terrell Bishop b1836 (son John D Bishop, dau Francis Will McIntosh)
(6)Susan Jane Bishop babt1839
(7)Bettie Terrell Bishop, babt1840
(8)Jonathan Terrell Bishop, babt1884?
(9)H Clay Bishop, babt1846
(3)Joseph Monroe Bishop babt1831 Albemarle Co m Martha Ann Finley
children:
Adolphus Glenroy Bishop b1842 Augusta Co m1 Annie Craven Watson 2m1878 Margaret Ann Scantling
children: (by Annie)
Mary Emmet Bishop b1872
Lilly Imogen b1873 (by 2nd wife Margaret)
Charles William Bishop b1879
Bottie Bell Bishop b1881
Margaret Lee Bishop b1884
James Bishop, History Of Albemarle by Wood, p143-144, (400 acres, 1782)
Daniel Garwood & Mary Bishop - Ancestors David Walden Burt
Janes Haines & Robert Bishop - Ancestors David Walden Burt
Timothy Bishop & Sarah Fenimore - Ancestors of Marion Fenimore Engle
Joseph & Elizabeth Bishop, Deed, Albemarle/Culpepper Co, VA, May 1828, Proved Sept 1829
James M & Mary Bishop, Deed, Albemarle/Culpepper Co, VA, May 1828, Proved Sept 1829
Albemarle County, Va - BISHOP / BROWN Indenture - 1829
*Marguerite N Lambert, 1200 Earhart Road, #419, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, Aug 1984
(descends thru Mary Bishop b 1774 m Daniel Garwood)
**Ann Boos, aboos@gamewood.net, 120 Virginia Avenue, Danville, Va 24542-3726, Nov 1997
(descends thru Dr Joseph M (Jr) Bishop b 1805 dau Mildred Anne Bishop)
***Robert A Bishop, rabishop@aol.com, Fairfax Station, VA, Nov 1997
(descends thru Josiah Bishop 1764 m Susan Inskeep, moved to Ohio)
George B "Butch" Miller, butchmil@vnet.net, Raleigh, North Carolina,
MAY be connected thru an ancestor in the Joseph Bishop group. He says:
My ggGF James M Bishop was a shoemaker in Staunton, Va, when my
GF was born. I remember him telling me, GF, along with my mother (Ruth
Mae Bishop) that his father left the family when my GF was a teenager,
and my GF had to go to work to support the family and help raise the
children which were girls. It is not known what happen to James M after
he left. In age, he would have been about 50, as it is believed he was
born in 1833?. My uncle, who is now around 80 and the only one of the children of George Hormer still living, use to tell one of his children
that his GF (James M) was raised on Meachum River there in Albemarle
County. Va., in fact my uncle still lives in Charlottesville, VA.
Descendants George W. BISHOP (Augusta Co VA 1830s-1840s)
Notes from George B Miller, Raleigh, North Carolina