Bishop

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Bishop Lineage
John Bishop I 1590-1661 was the father of John Bishop II 1625-1683, father of Daniel Bishop 1663-1751, father of Anne Esther Bishop 1696-1752.

Anne Esther Bishop > Joseph Benton Jr > Nathan Benton > Eugenius N Benton > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr

Bishop Migration
 Suffolk, England > Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Anne Esther Bishop, Bill's 6th Great-Grandmother

14 August 1696 - 29 September 1752
b. Montgomery, Maryland

d. Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Old North Cemetery
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Parents:
Daniel Bishop 1663-1751
Mary Hall 1671-1755

Maternal Lineage:

Spouse:  Joseph Benton Sr 1703-1752

Married:   1724

Children:  4

1. Joseph Benton Jr 1725-1807
2. Ester Benton 1730-1773
3. Eliakim Benton 1732-1755
4. Elihu Benton 1734-1798

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Daniel Bishop, Bill's 7th Great-Grandfather
8 December 1663 - 17 April 1751
b. Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
d. Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

Old North Cemetery
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Parents: 
John Bishop II 1625-1683
Susannah Goldham 1623-1703

Maternal Lineage:
Susannah Goldham 1623-1703

Spouse 1: Hannah Bradley 1664-1692
Married: 1688
Children: 

1. Dorothy Bishop 1692-1768

Spouse 2: Mary Hall 1672-1755
Married: 1693
Children: 4

1.  Mary Bishop 1694-1752
2. Anne Ester Bishop 1696-1752
3. Daniel Bishop II 1700-1788
4. Rachel Bishop 1704-TBD

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John Bishop II, Bill's 8th Great-Grandfather
1625 - 1 October 1683
b. England
d. Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

Village Green Cemetery
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Parents: 
John Bishop I 1590-1661
Anne Elizabeth Stevens 1592-1676

Maternal Lineage:
Elizabeth Stone 1562-1616, mother of Anne Elizabeth Stevens 1592-1676, mother of John Bishop II

Spouse: Susahnnah Goldham 1623-1703
Married: 13 December 1650
Children: 9

1. Mary Bishop 1652-1703
2. John Bishop 1655-1731
3. Susanna 1656-1729
4. Elizabeth 1660-1727
5. Daniel 1663-1751
6. Nathaniel 1666-1714
7. Samuel 1670-1753
8. Sarah 1673-1712
9. Abigail 1681-1751

Tags: Immigrated to USA

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John Bishop I, Bill's 9th Great-Grandmother
1590 - 7 February 1661
b. Suffolk, England
d. Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

Village Green Cemetery
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Anne Elizabeth Stevens 1592-1676
Married: 1623
Children: 6

1.  Mary Bishop 1610-1676
2. Ann 1622-1672
3. John II 1625-1683
4. Sarah 1628-1657
5. Stephen Edmund 1630-1690
6. Anna Bethia 1631-1676
7. Others TBD

Tags: Immigrated to USA

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 11 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31782128/esther-benton: accessed November 11, 2025), memorial page for Esther Bishop Benton (14 Aug 1696–29 Sep 1752), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31782128, citing Old North Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160193270/daniel-bishop: accessed November 11, 2025), memorial page for Daniel Bishop (8 Dec 1663–17 Apr 1751), Find a Grave Memorial ID 160193270, citing Old North Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160193270/daniel-bishop: accessed November 11, 2025), memorial page for Daniel Bishop (8 Dec 1663–17 Apr 1751), Find a Grave Memorial ID 160193270, citing Old North Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160605971/john-bishop: accessed November 11, 2025), memorial page for John Bishop I (1590–7 Feb 1661), Find a Grave Memorial ID 160605971, citing Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 11 November 2025.

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