Josiah
Bishop
Born in Pembroke, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Bishop
and Elizabeth (Keen) Bishop
Brother of
John Bishop Sr., Keturah (Bishop) Rickards, Hannah (Bishop) Weston, Desire (Bishop) Witherell, Elizabeth (Bishop) Goodwin [half] and Dorothy (Bishop) Ramsdell
Husband of
Sarah (Crooker) Bonney
— married
16 Dec 1736 in Pembroke, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Keturah (Bishop) Bonney, Sarah (Bishop) Stetson, Joshua Bishop, Josiah Bishop, Mary Bishop and Josiah Bishop
Died about
at about age 34
in Pembroke, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2015
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Biography
Josiah was the son of John Bishop and Elizabeth (Keen) Bishop. He was born 16 May 1714 in Pembroke, Massachusetts, where he married Sarah Crooker on 16 December 1736. He passed away in Pembroke about 1749.
Probate
Josiah died intestate and on 3 April 1749, Sarah was granted the administration of his estate.[1]
His inventory was taken on 7 April 1749 in Pembroke.[2]
His widow Sarah, now Sarah Bonney presented an account of his estate.[3]
In 1757, his estate was divided between the heirs, his widow, Sarah Bonney, Joshua Bishop (eldest and only son), Caturah Bonney, wife of James Bonney, Sarah Bishop, Mary Bishop.[4] (NOTE: The town clerk records his name as Joseph in this record.)
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-NN6B : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 68 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-NFGG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 151 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-689H : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1751-1755 vol 13 > image 51 of 298; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-XHW9 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 247-248 of 498; State Archives, Boston.
- Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
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