John Bishop II ¹

   Find a Grave ID: 160606644.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Miscellaneous.
Son of John Bishop one of the founders of Guilford CT. Came to America with his parents in 1639 on the ship St John from London England.
Married Susannah Goldham daughter of Henry Goldham in Guilford CT. Dec 13,1650 Susannah died Nov 1 1703. Their Children were Mary b. Sept 20, 1652 married John Hodgins
John b. 1655 d. 1731.
Susannah b. 1657 married Moses Blatchley D.Oct 1729. Elizabeth b. 1660 married John Scranton d. Aug 1727. Daniel b. 1663 married Hannah Bradley and Mary Hall d. Apr 17 1751.
Nathaniel b. 1666 married Nancy Hughes d. May 1 1714. Samuel b. Oct 23, 1670 married Abigail Wetmore d. Feb 17, 1753.
Sarah b. Jan 22, 1674 d. May 12, 1712.
Abigail b. Jan 25, 1681 married Samuel Lee d. June 15, 1751.
Inscription

Although this person was likely interred in Guilford's original village cemetery (now the commons and public park in downtown Guilford), no surviving gravestone was known in 1818 when all gravestones at the Village Green, but not the people's remains, were dispersed to other town cemeteries.

Gravesite Details

Time and weather had erased the location of this grave when the cemetery was moved

John married Susanna Goldham, daughter of Henry Goldham and Frances Walter Munger, on 13 Dec 1650. (Susanna Goldham died on 1 Nov 1703 and was buried in Guilford, CT, Village Green Cemetery.)

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