BISHOP CLAN

Children of William Pinkney and Mary Elizabeth ANTHONY BISHOP

L to R: Clyde, Minnie, Linwood, Vernettie (Jack), Humphrey (Red), Susie Bell, William (Bill), Avie, Lemmie, Etta, and Lashley.



BISHOP DIRECT DESCENDENTS in AMERICA

Generation 1

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.

Generation 2

John BISHOP II – Eldest child of John and Elizabeth (BOOKER) BISHOP; b. 1635 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia; d. 12 June 1716 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia; m. 14 September 1664 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia to Sarah LAWRENCE – b. 14 September 1644 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia; d. 1722 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia.  John and Sarah had 8 children.

Generation 3

John BISHOP III – Fifth child and 3^rd son of John and Sarah (LAWRENCE )BISHOP; b. 1670 in Prince George, Virginia; d. 1714 in Prince George, Virginia; m. 1700 in Prince George, Virginia to Sarah HARMON – b. 1670 in Prince George, Virginia; d. 1722 in Prince George, Virginia.  John and Sarah had 5 children.

Generation 4

Henry BISHOP – Eldest child of John and Sarah (HARMON) BISHOP; b. 1705 in Prince George, Virginia; d. 1782 in Prince George, Virginia; m. 1720 in Virginia to Mary GLOVER – b. 1708 in Virginia; d. 1782 in Prince George, Virginia.  Henry and Mary had 5 children.

Generation 5

William Glover BISHOP, Sr. – Fifth child and son of Henry and Mary (GLOVER) BISHOP; b. 1738 in Lincolnton, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; d. 10 August 1823 at Standing Stone Creek, Spartanburg, South Carolina; m. 1769 in North Carolina to Sarah Burnett BALLENGER – b. 1752 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina; d. 21 September 1826 at Standing Stone Creek, Spartanburg, South Carolina.  William and Sarah had 8 children.

Generation 6

Robert Allen BISHOP – Second child and son of William Glover and Sarah Burnett (BALLENGER) BISHOP; b. 25 April 1773 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; d. 18 August 1869 at Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; m. 1794 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina to Margaret Peggy LEWIS – b. 10 October 1777; d. 2 October 1852 at Hamilton, Marion, Alabama.  Robert and Margaret had 17 children (2 sets of twins and a set of triplets???).

Generation 7

Pinckney BISHOP – 12^th child and 7^th son of Robert Allen and Margaret Peggy (LEWIS) BISHOP; b. 1816 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina; d. 6 May 1880 in Marion County, Alabama; m. abt. 1835 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina to Charlotte POPE – b. 1823 in Pennsylvania; d. 1918 in Marion County, Alabama.  Pinckney and Charlotte had 14 children (one set of twins).

Generation 8

William Pinkney BISHOP – 14^th child and 6^th son of Pinckney and Charlotte (POPE) BISHOP – b. 17 May 1866 in Marion County, Alabama; d. 6 March 1929 at Rising Star, Eastland, Texas; m. 18 May 1886 at Ewing, Marion, Alabama to Mary Elizabeth ANTHONY – b. 21 September 1869 at Ewing, Marion, Alabama; d. 28 September 1948 at Brownwood, Brown, Texas.  William and Mary Elizabeth had 11 children.

Generation 9

Clyde Finley BISHOP – 11^th child and 6^th son of William Pinkney and Mary Elizabeth (ANTHONY) BISHOP; b. 29 October 1915 at Golden, Wood, Texas; d. 24 November 1999 at Brownwood, Brown, Texas; m. 9 December 1939 at Rising Star, Eastland, Texas to Willie Augusta MAYES – b. 3 October 1918 at Odell, Wilbarger, Texas; d. 25 May 2004 at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.  Clyde and Willie had 4 children.

Generation 10

YaYas BISHOP are the children of Clyde Finley and Willie Augusta (MAYES) BISHOP

Generation 11

YaYas’ Children

Generation 12

YaYas’ Grandchildren