Caleb, the son of Samuel Bishop and Sarah Fobes was born 16 March 1714 at Norwich Town, Connecticut Colony.[1]
French and Indian Wars
Caleb served in the French and Indian Wars with the Second Regiment commanded by Col. David Wooster; Second Company under the command of Captain William Whiting. [2]
Marriage and Children
Caleb was married twice. He married 1) Kezia Hibbard, the daughter of Ebenezer and Margaret (Morgan) Hibbard on 19 April 1739 at Newent, Lisbon, Connecticut Colony at the Newent Congregational Church.[3]They had four children:
Sgt. Reuben Bishop (b. 2 Nov 1740; d. 24 Sep 1775, Norwich, CT),[4]m. 18 Feb 1761 at Newent, CT, Hannah Page (1744-1835)
Elijah Bishop (b. 16 Jun 1742; 26 Dec 1776, Hanover, CT),[5]
Mary Bishop (b. 18 Jul 1744; d. 4 May 1828, Shelburne, VT),[6] m. 27 Oct 1763, Capt. Daniel Comstock (1752-1816)
Lucy Bishop (b. 21 Dec 1747; d. 27 Nov 1783, Coventry, CT),[7] m. 9 Mar 1769 at Tolland, CT, Benajah Strong (1740-1809)
Death and Buriel
Caleb Bishop died on 28 January 1786 in his 72nd year at Sprague, Connecticut.[8][9]
He is buried in the Old Hanover Cemetery at Hanover, New London, Connecticut.[10]
Research Note
Caleb and Kezia (Hibbard) Bishop are ancestors to Lady Diana Frances (Spencer) Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess of Wales (Spencer-40) through their daughter Lucy Bishop, who married Benajah Strong.[11][12]
↑ Guertin, Iris, Rose, comp. Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762. Vol. I-II. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903-1905. Given Name: Caleb; Surname: Bishop; Page #: 111; Regiment: Second; Regt. Command: Wooster, David Col.; Company: SecondCo. Command: Whiting, William Capt.; Comments: Muster Roll.
↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Name: Caleb Bishop; Death Date: 28 Jan 1786; Death Place: Sprague, Connecticut, USA
↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Name: Caleb Bishop; Birth Date: abt 1716; Age at Death: 70; Death Date: 28 Jan 1786; Death Place: Connecticut; Burial Place: Sprague, Connecticut; Gender: Male; FHL Film Number: 3363
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/28124856/caleb-bishop : accessed 12 June 2021), memorial page for Caleb Bishop (16 Mar 1715–28 Jan 1786), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28124856, citing Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by John Beckstein (contributor 46939506)[1]
↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd and Reitweisner William Addams. American Ancestors and Cousins of the Princess of Wales. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. Pages 27-28, 144.
↑ Evans, Richard K. The Ancestry of Diana Princess of Wales for Twelve Generations. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2007. Page 60.
Acknowledgements
Biography written with inline sourcing and photo added by Carol Baldwin PhD RN on 12 June 2021.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caleb:
Abigail Parmalee could not have married Caleb Bishop in 1744 because he had two children with Keziah Hubbard after that. The data for Abigail seems to be taken from that for the wife of Caleb Bishop who was born in Guilford.