Born in Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John A. Bishop Sr.
and Elizabeth (Fout) Bishop
Sister of
Mary A (Bishop) Dooley, Jacob Jonas Bishop, John A. Bishop Jr., Elizabeth Bishop, Henry Bishop, Dolly (Bishop) Harper [half] and Sarah Ann (Bishop) Harper [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 84
in Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
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Biography
Susan Bishop was born in 1823 Botetourt, Virginia, the daughter of John A. Bishop and Elizabeth Fout.
She married Warner Tapscott on 8 January 1848 in Botetourt, Virginia.[1]
- Name: Susan Bishop
- Gender: Female
- Age: 21
- Birth Date: 1827
- Marriage Date: 08 Jan 1848
- Marriage Place: Botetourt, Virginia
- Father: John Bishop
- Spouse: Warner Tapscott
- FHL Film Number: 30734
- Reference ID: pg 468
Susan and Warner have a one year old daughter, Anna Matilda in 1850 and are living in the household with Warner's mother Margaret Tapscott.[2]
- Name: Warner Tapscott
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
- Age: 35
- Birth Year: abt 1815
- Birthplace: Virginia
- Home in 1850: District 8, Botetourt, Virginia
- Occupation: Laborer
- Industry: Industry Not Reported
- Attended School: Yes
- Line Number: 20
- Dwelling Number: 1727
- Family Number: 1727
- Inferred Spouse: Susanna Tapscott
- Inferred Child: Anna M Tapscott
- Household Members (Name) Age
- Margaret Tapscott 75
- Warner Tapscott 35
- Susanna Tapscott 25
- Anna M Tapscott 1
Warner Tapscott passed away before 1860 and Susan with her five year old son George are living in the household of her father John Bishop.[3]
- Name: Susan Tabscot
- Age: 28
- Birth Year: abt 1832
- Gender: Female
- Race: White
- Birth Place: Virginia
- Home in 1860: Botetourt, Virginia
- Dwelling Number: 754
- Family Number: 754
- Inferred Child: George Tabscot
- Household Members (Name) Age
- Jno Bishop 72
- Susan Tabscot 28
- George Tabscot 5
- Jno Bishop 29
- Catherine Bishop 27
- Henry Bishop 12
- Jas Bishop 19
She married Mathias Fink on 18 August 1863 in Botetourt, Virginia.[4]
- Name: Susan Tapscott
- Age: 41
- Birth Date: abt 1822
- Marriage License Place: Botetourt
- Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1863
- Marriage Place: Virginia
- Person performing the Ceremony: L P Fellers
- Parent 1: John Bishop
- Parent 2: Elizabeth Bishop
- Spouse: Matthias Fink
The family in 1870 Greenbrier County, West Virginia.[5]
- Name: Susan Fink
- Age in 1870: 47
- Birth Date: abt 1823
- Birthplace: Virginia
- Dwelling Number: 189
- Home in 1870: Big Level, Greenbrier, West Virginia
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Post Office: Lewisburg
- Occupation: Keeping House
- Cannot Write: Yes
- Inferred Spouse: Mathias Fink
- Household Members (Name) Age
- Mathias Fink 63
- Susan Fink 47
- Mary E Fink 10
- Susan P Fink 5
- Francis Smith 15
- George Tabscott 15
Susan passed away on 3 December 1907 in Mineral County, West Virginia and is buried in Fink Cemetery, Mineral County, West Virginia.[6][7]
- Name: Elizabeth Fink
- Birth Date: abt 1819
- Death Date: 3 Dec 1907
- Death Place: Mineral Co., West Virginia
- Death Age: 88 years 19 days
- Race: White
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Gender: Female
- FHL Film Number: 811773
Sources
- ↑ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
- ↑ 1850 District 8, Botetourt, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
- ↑ 1860 Botetourt, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
- ↑ Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935
- ↑ 1870 Big Level, Greenbrier, West Virginia
- ↑ West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #99852833
- Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan:
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~2.34%
~12.50%
Lisa Saunders 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kitty (Kelly) Whitlock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A517342 [compare], Ancestry member kwhit60
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~1.56%
Sharon (Stefan) Sustar :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HZ5375693 [compare], Ancestry member Ssustar
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~1.56%
David Hedge :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H021489 [compare]
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~0.78%
Karen Carter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B534869
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