Mary (Bishop) Forsyth (abt. 1722 - 1796)

Born about 1722 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Gilbert Forsyth — married 4 Jun 1740 in New London, New London, Connecticut,

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1796 at about age 74 in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Mary (Bishop) Forsyth was born about 1722 in New London, New London, daughter of Eleazar Bishop (~1683 - 1755) and Sarah (Dart) Bishop (1681 - 1755).

Her siblings were:

1. Eleazer Bishop (1705 - 1720)
2. Timothy Bishop (1705 - 1720)
3. Peter Bishop (1706 - 1722)
4. John Bishop Sr (~1709 - 1785)
5. George Bishop (1711 - )
6. Samuel Bishop (1712 - 1804)
7. Clement Bishop (~1714 - ~1747)
8. Sarah (Bishop) Coldwell (1718 - )
9. Nicholas Bishop (1723 - 1780)
10. Eleazar Bishop (1726 - 1776)
11. Joshua Bishop (1727 - )

Mary married Gilbert Forsyth (1716 - 1802) on 4 Jun 1740 in New London. Their children were:

1. James Forsyth
2. Mary (Forsyth) Reed
3. Hannah (Forsyth) Harris
4. Jason Forsyth
5. Gilbert Forsyth
6. Caleb Forsyth.

Mary died on 7 Sep 1796 in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada aged ~74.

Christening Date: 8 Jul 1722 Place: New London, New London, Ct

Note

From Tangled Roots, v.1:

Anthony Bishop immigrated from England to Jersey in the Channel Islands with his two boys, Antoine and Eleaser. All three are reported to have been born in England.

"She and her brothers Peter, John, Samuel, and Clement were all baptized the same day, 8 Jul, 1722."

Sources

• Source: S35 Tangled Roots: Descendants of John Bishop (1709-1785) of Horton, Nova Scotia, a New England Planter Family. Genealogical Committee of the Bishop Family Association, comp. Wolfville, Nova Scotia : Bishop Family Association, c1990, 4 v.
• Source: S-2114111676 Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Extracted from: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
• Source: S-2146742085 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Publication: Yates Publishing. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
• Source S-2128072779 Ancestry Family Trees. User submitted. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA : Ancestry.com.
• Source: S28 Ancestral File (FamilySearch.org). User submitted. Data as of 5 January 1998
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133667014/mary-forsyth