Born in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Bishop Sr
and Mehitabel (Spencer) Bishop
Wife of
Gad Farnum
— married
14 Nov 1760 in Morris, Litchfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
John Farnum, Unknown Farnum, Ruth (Farnham) Waugh, Azubah (Farnum) Bartholomew, Peter Farnum, Hannah Farnum, Lucy (Farnum) Chase, Olive Farnum, James Farnum, Rhoda (Farnam) Morris and Amos Farnum
Died
at about age 88
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Dec 2017
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Biography
Jane is person 290 in DJB. Her profile in DJB is:
Jane Bishop, dau. of Samuel Bishop and Mahitable Spencer, b. Guilford, 1739; m. Gad Farnham, son of John Farnham, Killingworth, and Hannah Cruttenden, N. Guilford, in Morris, Litchfield Co., Conn., Nov. 14, 1760. She d. June 24, 1827, aged 88 yrs.
Children:
- John, b. May 30, 1761, m. Mary Everett, d. May 30, 1834.
- Peter, b. Dec. 25, 1762; d. Jan. 1, 1763.
- Lucy, b. Dec. 20, 1763; d. 1772.
- Ruth, b. Dec. 12, 1765; d. Sep. 12, 1827.
- Azubah, b. Nov. 3, 1767.
- Peter, b. July 6, 1769; m. Chloe ; d. Dec. 12, 1848.
- Hannah, b. July 3, 1771 ; d. Mar. 3, 1824.
- Lucy, b. Sep. 18, 1773.
- Olive, b. June 3, 1776.
- James, b. June 15, 1778.
Sources
- Descendants of John Bishop of Guilford, CT, by William Cone and George Root, published 1951 by John Guy Bishop, Nyack, NY, 277 pp. Referred to as DJB.
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Litchfield, Page 69. Marriage record.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Jane:
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~0.78%
~12.50%
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