My grandmother was Addie Bishop her father was Irden/Aardin her mother was
Ellen taylor her mother was Sarah Fields Reynolds The fields and the
Reynolds are on Cherokee rolls.Regards Marie

Hi All,
  Iam interested in the melungeon stories  also .
  Our line of BISHOPS are dark complexion black hair ,dark brown eyes,
  Does anyone have documention of the melungeon  line ?
   I for one think we are of indian descent!
             LOU
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Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Bishop_Bischoffresearch] Mother of Nancy Ann Booth


> Hi!
> Nancy Anne Boothe's mother was Nancy Anna Cosby- I have some more info on
> her, will check and see what i've got and post it. In our particular line
of
> Bishop's, yes, you can tell that there is Indian in them- dark hair...etc.
> If my sister-in-law Cindy sees this, hopefully she can refresh my memory
on
> the Melungeon stories she heard on the Bishop's too-
> Nancy
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Hi!
Nancy Anne Boothe's mother was Nancy Anna Cosby- I have some more info on
her, will check and see what i've got and post it. In our particular line of
Bishop's, yes, you can tell that there is Indian in them- dark hair...etc.
If my sister-in-law Cindy sees this, hopefully she can refresh my memory on
the Melungeon stories she heard on the Bishop's too-
Nancy




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Hello cousins, I read with interest the report of Sue Moore sent out
earlier today which described Nancy Ann Booth's mother as
"Nancy(Indian)".This interested me because I always thought my
grandfather and his sister looked as if they had Native American ancestry
(high cheekbones, black hair) and I wondered where it might have come
from. Their grandmother was Parsidia Bishop Anderson. Nancy the Indian
would have been her great grandmother. That seems an awfully remote
connection for these characteristics to still be seen in my
grandfather.I'm wondering if anyone else has Bishop ancestors matching
this description, or has any other information or thoughts on the
subject. Karen Anderson Downing
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Hi Louella,
Are you looking for info on the John Bishop that married Elizabeth Mutter? I
just wanted to make sure I had that straight. If so, I have quite a bit of
info on him- which one of his kids do you descend from?


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What year was he born? I have a Crockett Bishop, born 1849- son of Henry
Bishop and Lucinda Green- that Henry was from around McDowell County West Va
I believe- he was a son of David and Elizabeth (Wolford) Bishop- I am not
too familiar with that particular line, but I know that there are other
David researchers on here-  I am fairly sure that your Crockett Frank is
from David's line- when one considers the fact that there were so many David
Crockett Bishop's from that area and that line-
I do not have a wife on him however. I will keep hunting!
Nancy


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Hi everyone,
I am writing in response to the information written by Sue Moore that you
posted John. Sue has some great info, but there are some things that are
inaccurate- the biggest one is that John (Hans Johannes Bischoff) died in
Lincoln County Tennessee in 1776. He didn't die until after 1810, and it was
in Montgomery County Virginia, not Tennessee. I've done some research into
that, Lincoln County didn't even exist in 1776, according to what I have
found. This particular subject, as anyone who has ever corresponded with me
knows, has long been a thorn in my side! My husband and I have made a few
trips out and about researching, and one of the places we went to was the
area in Montgomery County where John's land was. We found the owner of the
property at that time,  and she verified the history of it, as well as
direct descendants of John's through his son Henry's line. The woman who
owned the property then was a sweet lady by the name of Neva Wurzberger, she
has since passed away, and I have not been back to Virginia to research who
owns the property now. I do plan to try to do that this summer. Also, if one
closely examines the real estate transaction records that are available from
that era, it becomes clear that John couldn't have been dead if he and his
second wife Ruth were still buying and selling land as late as 1809. Some
researchers have said that they believe there was a second John Bishop, a
son of John (Hans Johannes) and his first wife Margaretha, however, the
dates don't add up for that to be possible. Given Ruth's first marriage to a
Scaggs, (that also becomes a huge mess!) the dates involved when you
consider John and Margaretha's youngest son Jacob's birth, Rachel (Skaggs-
Bishop- Lester)'s birth, the marriages, etc- it also becomes more clear that
it was indeed John Sr. who married Ruth Elkins after his first wife
Margaretha drowned. We also have seen evidence that Rachel (Skaggs....) was
only John's stepdaughter with Ruth, not his blood daughter, although further
on through the generations, there are uncountable tie-ins with John's blood
son with Ruth, David. David was born after the time period that John's first
wife died, (Margaretha) and he would have remarried to Ruth.
I personally plan to continue trying to prove my above points even more
clearly, hopefully someday I will find a marriage record for both of John's
wives, but at this point in time, I guess I will have to be satisfied with
what I have. I have heard it said that there is some type of a Cherokee
indian legal doc that has information on it pertaining to Ruth, through her
daughter Rachel's line, I personally however have never found it, nor seen
anything from it. That is also something else for a person to dig into.
There are obviously records somewhere in Germany of John's birth, someone
had to have gotten the information that we have all found reguarding the
reformed Lutheran church...etc from somewhere, this is another item to keep
in mind to keep looking for.
I believe that your Jacob who died in 1784 in Hagerstown, is a brother to
John- (Hans Johannes). This is the biggest lead I personally have ever found
concerning John's brothers, who we know came to America with him. Do you
have any kind of documents, or ?? that mention his birth, or any other
family members of his- such as his brothers, parents, etc?
As soon as I have time, I am going to go much further into this line, and
work on John's other brothers, as well as the (I think was an uncle or great
uncle of his) who supposedly came to America in 1740-
Thanks for letting me air my thoughts everyone!


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Hi group,
    I an researching  the family of John Bishop of Roane Co Wv.
   Hoping to hear from someone in the group that can help me .Who was  John
sr wife?
         Lou

Hi All,

   Most of you know me and who my line is, for those who don't:

Bill Kenneth Anderson
Parents: Grace Bertrand Anderson
Grandparents: Lee Bertrand
               Louisa Hunt
Louisa Hunt's father was:
My great grandparents: William Matison Hunt m: Martha Skeens.
My Gg-G/p William Hunt m: Pricey Bishop
Pricey was the d/o William E. Bishop, Sr. and Mary "Polly" Justice
George Bishop and Nancy Anna Boothe.
John Bishop(Hans Johannes Bischoff) and Margaret Obermeyer.

Besides Bishop, I am also researching: Anderson; Adams; Hunt;
Bentley; Amburgey; Bertrand; McGlone; Williamson; Skeens; Hackney;
Phillips; Johnson; Hall; Justice and Ashbey. And others.

  I spend 30-50 hours a week on the computer and at the archives
around the area.

  I have reams of copies of material from the DE. State Archives and
microfilms ordered through the local LDS Church, I am wading through.
Plus other material family members have sent me and family verbal
recollections, written down and awaiting verification. I am fortunate
in the respect that my Grandfather Lee Bertrand had the mail route
from Conway, VA to Pikeville, KY for many, many years and my Uncle
Ray Bertrand took over for 35 years or more afterwards. So knowing
many of the people in that part of Pike Co., was their job. While my
g/f passed away, Uncle Ray is still amoung us and although in ill
health, is a great source of info. I also remember many of the people
of their mail route from summers riding the mail truck.
  I am happy to share what I have, some of which I have verified and
some I have not.

Happy New Year to All.

Bill K. Anderson - Bka199@...

BISHOP

1. JACOB BISHOP  b. June 06,1718 in Germany
                                      d. 1784 in Hagerstown, Md.
  Marriage: Margaret Church b.abt.1729 in Germany
                                                     d. ? after 1784
  Married ????                           Children:
  1. Jim Bishop            b.abt. 1742    in Germany
  2. William Bishop     b. Feb. 20,1748/49 in Germany
  3. Catherine Bishop b. Dec. 11,1752 in Maryland
  4. Margaret Bishop  b. Apr. 02,1755 in Maryland
  5. Susanah Bishop    b. Apr. 11,1757 in Maryland
  6. JACOB BISHOP b. Oct. 06,1759 in Maryland
  7. George Bishop      b. Dec. 24,1762 in Maryland

2. JACOB BISHOP b. Oct. 06,1759 in Maryland
                                     d. Apr. 10,1813 in Fulton Co. Pa.
  Marriage: Mary Powell b. Feb. 03,1765
                                            d. ????
  Married Dec. 25,1781             Children:
  1. Jacob Bishop        b. Oct. 15,1782  in Bedford Co. Pa.
  2. Joseph Bishop      b. Sep. 01,1784  in Bedford Co. Pa.
  3. Margaret Bishop b. Nov. 28,1785 in Bedford co. Pa.
  4. GEORGE BISHOP b. Nov. 24,1787 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  5. Rachel Bishop      b. Jan. 19,1790 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  6. William Bishop     b. Jan. 24,1792 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  7. Jacob P. Bishop   b. Oct. 22,1793 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  8. Mary Bishop         b. Oct. 05,1795 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  9. Elizabeth Bishop  b. Oct. 07,1797 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  10. Margaret Bishop b. Aug. 17,1799 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  11. Rebecca Bishop  b. Mar. 25,1801 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  12. David Bishop      b. Jan. 06,1802 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  13. Juditah Bishop   b. Mar. 06,1804 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  14. John Bishop        b. Sep. 23,1805 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  15. Catherine Bishop b. Jan. 15,1809 in Bedford Co. Pa.

3. GEORGE BISHOP b. Nov. 24,1767 in Bedford Co. Pa.
                                         d. ????
  Marriage: Elizabeth Peck b. 1788 in Bedford Co. Pa.
                                                d. ????
  Married ????                                   Children:
  1. WILLIAM BISHOP b. 1822 in Bedford Co. Pa.
  2. Martin Bishop            b. Mar. 20,1827 in Fulton Co. Pa.
  3. Mary Bishop               b. ???? in Bedford Co. Pa.

4. WILLIAM BISHOP b. 1822 in Thompson Twp. Bedford Co.
Pa.                                   d. 1882 in Fulton Co. Pa.
  Marriage: Susanne Gordon b. 1828
                                                   d. ????
  Married ????                                    Children:
  1. Moses Bishop              b. ????
  2. Mary Ann Bishop       b. Dec. 04,1854
  3. George M. Bishop      b. Aug. 21,1857
  4. Sarah Ellen Bishop    b. Feb. 06,1860
  5. WILLIAM BISHOP  b. Mar. 05,1862 in Fulton Co. Pa.
  6. Charles Bishop           b. Dec. 09,1864 in Fulton Co. Pa.
  7. John Bishop                b. Jan. 16,1872
  8. Savannah Elizabeth Bishop b. 1870

5. WILLIAM BISHOP  b. Mar. 05,1862 in Fulton Co. Pa.
                                           d. Mar. 20,1936 in Fulton
Co. Pa.
  Marriage: Mary Harris b. Jan. 06,1866
                                           d. ????
  Married June 21,1887                     Children:
  1. LILLIAN MAY BISHOP b. Oct. 25,1887 in Pa.
  2. John Bishop                        b. ???? in Pa.
  3. Luther Bishop                     b. 1893 in Pa.
  4. Loula Bishop                       b. ???? in Pa.
  5. Lucy Bishop                        b. ???? in Pa.
  6. Virgil Bishop                       b. 1899 in Pa.
  7. Olive Bishop                       b. ???? in Pa.
  8. ? Bishop died very young
  9. ? Bishop died very young

6. LILLIAN MAY BISHOP b. Oct. 25,1887 in Pa.
                                                   d. Apr. 22,1959 in
Franklin Co. Pa.
  Marriage: Clarence William Cooper b. Oct. 22,1882 in Pa.
                                                                  d.
Apr. 08,1965 in Franklin Co. Pa             Married ????
Children:
  1. Erma May Cooper           b. Dec. 25,1907 in Pa.
  2. BEATRICE ORLEA COOPER b. Jul. 28,1909 in Webster Mills, Pa.
  3. Reba Irene Cooper          b. Mar. 11,1911 in Pa.
  4. Eldon Eugene Cooper     b. Jun. 18,1912 in Pa.
  5. Orville Gay Cooper         b. Aug. 31,1913 in Pa.
  6. Alberta Jean Cooper       b. Apr. 28,1915 in Pa.
  7. Clarence Virgil Cooper   b. Jul. 20,1916 in Pa.
  8. Maeford Lee Cooper       b. May 19,1919 in Pa.
  9. Louisa Belle Cooper        b. Feb. 2?,1921 in Pa.
  10. Milland Allen Cooper    b. Jul. 10,1922 in Pa.
  11. Orland Blaine Cooper   b. Jan. 17,1925 in Pa.
  12. Robert Richard Cooper b. July 1927 born dead
  13. Vernon Leon Cooper     b. Nov. 21,1928 in Pa.
  14. Marcella Glorine Cooper b. Mar. 08,1932 in Pa.

7. BEATRICE ORLEA COOPER b. Jul. 28,1909 in Webster Mills,
Pa.                                             d. Jan. 25,1987 in
Franklin Co. Pa.
  Marriage: Jacob Franklin Cook b. Sep. 02,1907 in Scottland,
Pa.                                                    d. Jun.
26,1953 in Franklin Co. Pa.      Married Dec. 24,1928
Children:
  1. Blaine Franklin Cook        b. Mar. 09,1929 in Pa.
  2. WINIFRED ORLEA COOK b. Mar. 04,1931 in Scottland, Pa.
  3. Naomi May"Jane"Cook  b. Apr. 19,1933 in Pa.
  4. Thelma Joyce"Jo"Cook  b. Aug. 25,1935 in Pa.
  5. John William"Bill"Cook  b. Oct. 09,1941 in Pa.
  6. Clifford Jacob"Cliff"Cook b. Aug. 03,1946 in Pa.
  7. James Allen"Jim"Cook   b. Nov. 20,1950 in Pa.

8. WINIFRED ORLEA COOK b. Mar. 04,1931 in Scottland, Franklin Co. Pa.
  Marriage: Walter Dudley Bass b. Jul. 19,1931 in Slocomb, Geneva Co.
Ala.
  Married July 25,1950 in Hagerstown, Md.    Children:
  1. Frank Lee Bass     b. Oct. 15,1949 in Chambersburg, Pa.
  2. Mary Ellen Bass    b. Apr. 29,1951 in Chambersburg, Pa.
  3. Beatrice Ann Bass b. Aug. 04,1952 in Chambersburg, Pa.
  4. Walter David Bass b. Oct. 26,1953 in Chambersburg, Pa.
  5. John Clifford Bass b. Sep. 10,1957 in Stuttgart, W. Germany
  6. James William Bass b. Sep. 10,1957 in Stuttgart, W. Germany
  7. Joyce Mae Bass     b. Nov. 05,1959 in Aberdeen, Md.
  8. Susan Marie Bass  b. Nov. 21,1964 in Fort Rucker, Dale Co. Ala.

Hello,
I am Jack Crabtree, my great-great grandfather was George Custer
Bishop and the following is the line from which I came:
Doris J. Thompson(married Carl Jackson Crabtree)
Georgia C. Bishop (married to Dan Wilks but Charles E. Thompson was
the father of my mother.)
George C. Bishop(married Mary Crabtree)
GEORGE W. Bishop(married Nancy Bowling)
GEORGE B. Bishop(married Elizabeth Rose)
DAVID  Bishop(married Elizabeth Wolford)
HANS JOHANNES (BISCHOFF)Bishop
HANS JAKOB (BISCHOFF) Bishop(Anna Catarina Rauch)
GEORG HEINRICH (BISCHOFF) Bishop(married Anna Christina Franz)
HANS JAKOB (BISCHOFF)Bishop
Thanks for inviting me to join.
Jack

I just would like to welcome anyone who joins, and say thanks for
your interest. When I had an email group up on Listbot, it worked out
wonderfully well for quite some time. A lot of us researchers were
able to share a lot of information! That is one of the goals for this
group. To share, exchange, make some headway on some of the deadends
we all hit from time to time!
It would be really nice if, as each person joins, we could all post
what lines we are from, what we are working on, that type of thing.
It would help get this list off the ground, and get us all going in
the right directions!
My name is Nancy Bishop, I am the wife of a Bishop, and I have been
working on this family's genealogy for several years now. I've had a
lot of good luck and been fortunate to have found as much information
as what I have on this family. I know how hard it is to locate and
verify things sometimes- I know from experience on my own family line-
  which I am struggling with also.
The line my husband comes from is through Miles Bishop, son of
William E. Bishop Sr. of Pike County Kentucky- Miles having relocated
to Morgan County, Kentucky, about 1891. William E. Bishop Sr. was the
son of George Bishop and Nancy Anna (Boothe) Bishop- and George was
the son of Hans Johannes Bischoff and Margaretha Overmeyer. Hans
Johannes changed his name to John Bishop once he was here in the
States. John was also married to Ruth Elkins- they had David Bishop-
and Ruth had a daughter named Rachel Rebecca Skaggs Lester- (long
story) from a previous marriage.
Well, there's the sum of what I am, and have been doing, as basic as
I can make it.

At this point in time, of course, I am always searching for any info
on Miles Bishop and Nancy Jane Matney's kids, but I am also working
through Rhoda Ann, and Vina's lines- (children of William Sr.-
sisters of Miles)
I need info on all of the kids, of course!!
Talk to you later,
Nancy