Eleasar Bishop (1683-1755)

Sarah Dart (1681-)

John Bishop (1709-1785)

Rebeckah Whipple (-1751)

Capt. William Bishop (1732-1815)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Jemima Calkin William Dennison Bishop+ Lucy Bishop Samuel Henry Bishop Rachel Bishop+ Eleanor Bishop Joshua Bishop Jemima Bishop+ Elisha Bishop Hannah Bishop Sarah Bishop Capt. William Bishop 1 Born: 1732, New London, New London County, Connecticut, United States 2 3 Marriage: Jemima Calkin on 20 Apr 1761 1 2 Died: 21 Feb 1815, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada aged 83 2 3 Buried: Wolfville, King's County, Nova Scotia 2   Noted events in his life were: • Immigration: from New London, Connecticut, Jun 1760, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 4 5 He was "bringing with him provisions for a year, and enough stock to satisfy the demands of a good sized farm". • Land: original grantee one-half share of land, 29 May 1761, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 6 • Military Service: 2nd Lieutant in Militia for the Township of Horton, 28 Jul 1762, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 7 • Taxation: Assessment List, 1765, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 8 • Census, 1770, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 9 • Occupation: farmer, 1791, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 10 • Taxation, 1791, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 11 William married Jemima Calkin on 20 Apr 1761.1 2

1 Genealogical Committee of the Bishop Family Association, Tangled Roots, Descendants of John Bishop (1709-1785) of Horton, Nova Scotia A New England Planter Family, 4 volumes (Wolfville, Nova Scotia: Genealogical Committee of the Bishop Family Association, 1990), 2: 1.

2 Aurthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, The History of King's County (Salem, Massechusetts: The Salem Press Company, (Online at Our Roots, http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1416), 1910), 571.

3 Genealogical Committee of the Bishop Family Association, Tangled Roots, Descendants of John Bishop (1709-1785) of Horton, Nova Scotia A New England Planter Family, 4 volumes (Wolfville, Nova Scotia: Genealogical Committee of the Bishop Family Association, 1990), 1: 1.

4 Peter Landry, History of Nova Scotia: Book #2, The Awakening (1760-1815); Blupete's History (http://www.blupete.com/History.htm : downloaded 9 Mar 2009), Part 1, "Pre-Revolutionary Settlement", Ch. 3 - The New England Planters (1760-1763).

5 Aurthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, The History of King's County (Salem, Massechusetts: The Salem Press Company, (Online at Our Roots, http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1416), 1910), 570.

6 Aurthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, The History of King's County (Salem, Massechusetts: The Salem Press Company, (Online at Our Roots, http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1416), 1910), 72.

7 Aurthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, The History of King's County (Salem, Massechusetts: The Salem Press Company, (Online at Our Roots, http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1416), 1910), 428-429.

8 Kings County, Nova Scotia, Great Britain, "1765 Assessment List, Horton Twp., Kings County," William Bishop; digital images, Rootsweb, Submitted by: Randy Larsen (by Kings County NS GenWeb and its contributors), Kings County 1765 Assessment - Horton(http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nskings/1765horton.html : accessed 7 Mar 2009).

9 1770 census, Horton Twp., Kings County of Great Britain, Nova Scotia, Kings County, Horton Twp., John Bishop; digital images, Rootsweb, Transcribed by Susan Gowen (Kings County NS GenWeb and its contributors), Kings County (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nskings/1770horton.html : accessed 7 Mar 2009); original Nova Scotia Archives and Record Management RG1 Vol. 443 No. 15 - 1770 Horton.

10 Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, "Nova Scotia Poll Tax Rolls 1791-1793," database, That's My Family (www.thatsmyfamily.info : accessed 30 Jan 2009), Entry for William Bishop.

11 Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, "Nova Scotia Poll Tax Rolls 1791-1793," database, That's My Family (www.thatsmyfamily.info : accessed 30 Jan 2009), Entry for William Bishop .