William Bishop

b. circa 1794, d. 23 January 1864
FatherElias Bishop1
MotherTeresa McDaniel2
BirthCircacirca 1794 William Bishop was born circa 1794.3 
Marriage26 Sep 1816 He married Susannah Hutton, daughter of Edward Hutton and Frances Hayter, on 26 Sep 1816.4,5 
Land-Buy17 Dec 1824 On 17 Dec 1824 William purchased 99 acres in Washington County, Virginia from Edward and Sarah Hutton [Susannah's father and step-mother] for $400.6 
Land-Sell1835  Ten years later, on Sept. 7, 1835 William and Susannah sold the same land to Jonathan Leach for $700. 
Migration  This probably coincided with the families move west.  
Cens-185024 Sep 1850  William and Susannah were enumerated in Boone County, Indiana in 1850. The household also included 22 year old Henry T. Dotson and 19 year old Susannah Dotson.7 [Susannah Hutton married Henry T. Dodson on 18 Oct. 1849] 
Cens-186023 Jul 1860  The 1860 census noted that William owned land worth $2,000 and personal property worth $700. Besides 66 year old William and 67 year old "Susan" the household included Susan Hand (18) and Celia Hand (15).3 
  Susan and Celia Hand were William and Susannah's granddaughters. Fanny Bishop married Uriah Hand on 3 Sept. 1840 in Boone County. Uriah Hand married Mary Jane Dooley on 29 Nov. 1849, also in Boone County, suggesting Fanny was deceased. Susan and Celia were enumerated with Uriah and Mary J. Hand in 1850, along with 3 year old Harvey Hand.

William and Susannah's neighbors in 1860 included their daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Shelburne on one side and their daughter-in-law Emily Bishop [widow of son Edward Bishop] on the other.7 
Death23 Jan 1864 William died on 23 Jan 1864 in Boone County, Indiana.8 
Burial He was buried at Hutton Memorial Cemetery in Boone County, Indiana.8 

Family

Susannah Hutton b. 14 Feb 1793, d. 16 Feb 1861
Children
Last Edited8 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Sept. 2013), "McDaniel-McDonald/Sutton-Peterson Family Tree" (owner: Mary Peterson), entry for Elias Bishop.
  2. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Sept. 2013), "McDaniel-McDonald/Sutton-Peterson Family Tree" (owner: Mary Peterson), entry for Teresa "Terry" McDaniel.
  3. [S2770] William Bishop household, 1860 U.S. cens, Boone Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Eagle township, p. 787 (added script), dwelling 1186, family 1148, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2011. Household includes: William Bishop, 66, farmer, owns land worth $2,000 and pers. prop. of $700, farmer, b. VA; Susan, 67, b. VA; Susan Hand, 18, b. IN, Celia A. Hand, 15, b. IN.
  4. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Sept. 2011). Susannah (Hutton) Bishop entry, Hutton Memorial Cemetery, Northfield, Boone Co., IN (photo of broken stone included with entry but dates are not visible). Marriage date is not sourced.
  5. [S620] Edward Hutton will (1839), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 8: 122. The will names sons: Francis, Arthur, John and Edward; daughters: Polly Buchanan and Susannah Bishop; also children of daughter Jane Hubble; also granddaughter Fanny Hutton. James Porterfield was named guardian and the will was witnessed by Parker Smith, David Beattie and Robert Clark.
  6. [S1947] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 8: 407.
  7. [S2708] William Bishop household, 1850 U.S. cens, Boone Co., Indiana, pop. sched., District 7, p. after 168 stamped, dwelling 1514, family 1531, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2011. Household includes: William Bishop, 55, farmer, owns land worth $1,000, b. VA; Susannah, 56, b. VA; Henry T. Dotson, 22, farmer, owns land worth $500, b. IN; Susannah, 19, b. VA.
  8. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Sept. 2011). William Bishop entry, Hutton Memorial Cemetery, Northfield, Boone Co., IN (entry includes photo of stone which is not clearly readable but appears to read: William Bishop died Jan. 23, 18__ aged 69 yrs, 7 mos, 2 [or 21] days). The memorial, created by J. Vogel, states that William died in 1869, however "missibtty", who posted a remembrance to his site, provided M. Peterson with the information that an enlarged photo of the stone shows the year of death to be 1864.
  9. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Sept. 2013), "McDaniel-McDonald/Sutton-Peterson Family Tree" (owner: Mary Peterson), entry for William Bishop (d. 1864).