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From: "David Tourison" <>
Subject: [NJ] New Jersey Wills, 1670-1750 - BISHOP
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:40:01 -0700


Extracted from DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF
NEW JERSEY, VOLUME XXIII, CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, VOLUME I, 1670-1730;
Paterson NJ, 1901
( Libers 1, 2, etc. are of West Jersey Wills. Those as Libers A, B, etc.,
are of East Jersey Wills)

BISHOP, beginning page 39:

1683-4 Mar. 10. Bishop, David, of Woodbridge. Administration on the
estate of, granted to his widow Mary. N. J. Archives, XXI., p. 56.
1695 Nov. 18. Mary, daughter of David Bishop, decd, makes
application for the appointment of her uncle, Jonathan Bishop, of
Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., as her guardian; granted by And. Hamilton.
1695 Nov. 18. Order of Govr Hamilton to the secretary of the
Province, to make out letters of guardianship to Jonathan Bishop, of
Woodbridge, whose niece Mary, daughter of David Bishop, has chosen him as
her guardian.
1695 Dec. 4. Bishop, David, of Woodbridge. Bond of Jonathan Bishop,
of Woodbridge, as guardian of Marie Bishop, daughter of. Samuel Dennis,
fellow bondsman. Middlesex Wills.

1684 Sept. 19. Bishop, John, senior, of Woodbridge; will of. [page
40] Children Jonathan, John, Noah, Rebecca, Joanna, Ann, grandchild John,
natural son of son John. Real and personal estate. Executor son John.
Witnesses Moses Collier, Robert Wright and Agnas White. Proved November
27, 1684. N. J. Archives, XXI., p. 72, and Middlesex Wills.
1684 Oct. 8. Inventory of the personal estate, 196.4., incl. a
negro woman Betty at 25, and a silver dram cup; made by Samuel Moore and
Moses Collier.

1686 July 31. Bishop, John, of Woodbridge. Bond of John, son of, as
executor of his fathers will. Jonathan Bishop, of said town, fellow
bondsman. Middlesex Wills.

1720 June 20. Bishop, John, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.; will of .
Wife Mary; children John, Moses, Anne Coburn, Rebekka; son-in-law Amos
Goodden; grandchildren David Goodden, Thomas Bishop, son of dau. Anne.
Land on Papiak Neck in Woodbridge Bounds, between the roat to town, Daniel
Brittain, John Moores and brother Noah, six acres of salt meadow near the
mouth of Rahaway R., a lot in Woodbridge near Aish Swamp, a farm at Rahaway,
West of the bridge; personal property. Son Moses sole executor with
brother-in-law John Moore and kinsman John Elstone as overseers. Witnesses
Samuel Stone, John Alston, Samuel Bonnell. Proved April 3, 1722. Lib.
A, p. 209.

1723-4 Mar. 17. Bishop, Jonathan, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
yeoman; will of. Wife Cathrin, son Jonathan, sister Mary Ston. Real and
personal estate. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses Jeremiah Stillwell,
Edward Jones, Robert Wright. Proved August 10, 1724.
Lib. A, p. 296.

1720 May 9. Bishop, Nathaniel, of Cohansey, Salem Co., yeoman; will
of. Wife Sarah; children Daniel, Joseph, Moses, Nathaniel, Samuel, John,
three daughters, names not given. Real and personal estate. Executors
the wife and son Nathaniel. Witnesses Daniel Wescote, Josiah Brooks, Hugh
Chard. Proved May 28, 1723. Lib. 2, p. 245.
1723 April 27. Inventory of the personal estate, 137.7.5, made by
Daniell Bishop and John Shaw, stating that Nathaniel Bishop died April 24,
1723.

The following names appear in the INDEX of this volume, the references being
as persons mentioned in wills, such as recipients, trustees, witnesses,
etc., but not wills of:

BISHOOP - Nathaniell
BISHOP - Ann, Ann Coburn, Capt., Cathrin, Daniel, Daniell, David, David
decd, Joanna, John, John Capt., John senior, Jonathan, Joseph, Josiah,
Marie, Mary, Moses, Nathaniel, Nicholas, Noah, Rebecca, Rebekka, Richard,
Samuel, Sarah, Thomas, widow.
BISHOPP - Robert, Thomas
BISHUP - John
BISSOPP - Capt. John

Extracted from DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF
NEW JERSEY, VOLUME XXX, CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, VOLUME II, 1730-1750;
Paterson NJ, 1918
( Libers 1, 2, etc. are of West Jersey Wills. Those as Libers A, B, etc.,
are of East Jersey Wills)

BISHOP, beginning page 46:

1749, July 4. Bishop, Abigail, widow, late of Township of Hopewell,
Cumberland Co. Int. Phebe Bishop, James Davise, administrators. Fellow
bondsmen Daniel Davise and Samuel Lomas, of the Township of Deerfield,
Cumberland Co., farmers. Witnesses Abraham Reeves, Junior, Elias Cotting.
1749, June 29. Inventory of personal estate, 102.4.11 (101.16.11,
original). Appraisers Thomas Sayre, Benjamin Lupton. Cumberland Wills,
22 F.

1742-3, March 19. Bishop, Daniel, of Cohansey, Salem Co., yeoman;
will of. Wife, Abigail, use of plantation, etc. Son, Nathan Bishop (when
21), house and barn, and all that land and marsh that my father gave to me;
also of marsh I bought of Anne Grant, known as Jewels Marsh; alsoe of
land bought of Elias Cotting, joining the river and situate between his line
and Joshua Barksteds, containing 227 acres; also of salt marsh, 25 acres
near Tindals Island, bought of Elias Cotting. Son, Daniel Bishop, when
21, to have other half of the above and woodland bought of Anne Grant.
Daughter, Elizabeth Bishop, when 18, 150 acres (bought of Elias Cotting)
which John Terry lives on. Daughter Phebe, when 18, 150 acres, bought of
Elias Cotting. Daughter Abigail Bishop (not 18). Executors wife and
Moses Bishop. Whereas some persons claim under Joshua Barksteds right a
part of the land I bought of Elias Cotting, therefore my executors are
authorized to defend any action by such. Witnesses Nathaniel Bishop,
Benjamin Lupton, Thomas Sayer. Proved 30 April, 1743. Lib. 4, p. 374.
1743, March 29. Inventory (130.10.6) includes cattle, sheep, swine,
etc. Appraisers James Robinson, Jonathan Holmes.

1749, June 12. Bishop, Moses, of Township of Hopewell, Cumberland
Co., yeoman; will of. Wife sole executrix. Sons, Moses and Levi, land and
marsh. Daughters Esther, Mary, Rachel and Eunice (all under 18).
Witnesses Andw Hunter, Mary Perry, Robt Nichols, Joseph Bishop. Proved
8 July, 1749. Lib. 6, p. 296.

[page 47]
1748-9, March 6. Bishop, Nathaniel, of Cohansey, Cumberland Co.,
yeoman; will of. Wife Mary. Sons Isaac and Preston (to have houses,
lands, marshes equally), Jeremiah, Zephaniah, and Nathaniel. Daughters
Mary Lupton, Abigail, Elizabeth and Hannah. Land bought of Daniel Bishop.
Executors Wife, Mary, and Annanias Sayre. Witnesses John Preston, Moses
Bishop. Proved 1 April, 1749. Lib. 6, p. 108.
1748-9, March 11. Inventory of personal estate, 122.8.4.
Appraisers Jonathan Holmes, Samuel Miller.

1745-6, Feb. 15. Bishop, Noah, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
blacksmith; will of. Wife -----------. Daughters Mary, Sarah, Lydia,
Hannah and Ruth. Son Noah, and his two sons, Noah and Japhet. Real and
personal estate. Executors Son, Noah, and friend, David Alston.
Witnesses Jonathan Connet, David Stile, Thomas Alston. Proved June 20,
1750.
Lib. E, p. 423.

1749, July 4. Bishop, Phebe, ward of 14 years and upwards, daughter
of Daniel Bishop, late of Township of Hopewell, Cumberland Co. Guardian
James Davise. Bondsmen Daniel Davise, Sam. Lummus, all of Township of
Deerfield. Witnesses Abraham Reeves, Jr., Elias Cotting. Cumberland
Wills, 25F.

1741, Aug. 14. Bishop, Thomas, of Northampton, Burlington Co.,
yeoman; will of. Children Thomas, John, Joshua, William, Ann Smith,
Mercy, Elizabeth Warrington, Hannah Prickett and Mary Atkinson.
Granddaughter, Sarah Gaering, under age. Lands adjoining Thomas Hains,
Joseph Wils, Philo Leeds and Brook Stop the Jades. Executors
son-in-law, Henry Warrington and Jacob Prickett. Proved Aug. 2, 1746.
Lib. 5, p. 257.
1746, Aug. 1. Inventory of personal estate, 318.16.8; made by Samuel
Woolston and Thomas Haines.

1747, Feb. 10. Bishop, Thomas, of Bordentown, Burlington Co.,
skinner. Administration to Joseph Borden, of same, merchant. Joseph
Thorne, of Chesterfield, yeoman, fellow bondsman. Lib. 5, p. 437.

The following names appear in the INDEX of this volume, the references being
as persons mentioned in wills, such as recipients, trustees, witnesses,
etc., but not wills of:

BISHOP - Abigail, Ann, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Esther, Eunice, Hannah,
Isaac, James, Japhet, Jeremiah, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Joshua, Levi, Lyda,
Lydia, Mary, Mercy, Moses, Nathan, Nathaniel, Noah, Peter, Phebe, Preston,
Rachel, Richard, Robert, Ruth, Samuel, Sarah, Thomas, William, Zephaniah.

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