John Bishop
Events
Date of Baptism: 15 May 1631.
Place of Baptism: Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 30 July 1696.
Place of Burial: Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Richard Bishop.
John’s baptism record names his father.
Mother: Joan Flanell.
Richard’s baptism record gives his mother’s first name. Joan's marriage record gives her surname.
Spouse: Thomasin Browne. Married 6 May 1652 in Neen Savage, Shropshire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Elizabeth Bishop (baptized 13 November 1653 in Cleobury Mortimer) married Thomas Bishop.
Richard Bishop (born 9 September 1655, baptized 22 September 1655 in Cleobury Mortimer)
Francis Bishop married Elizabeth.
Thomas Bishop (born 5 August 1661, baptized 19 August 1661 in Cleobury Mortimer - buried 12 November 1661 in Cleobury Mortimer)
Mary Bishop (born 5 October 1662, baptized 28 October 1662 in Cleobury Mortimer) married Humphrey Edwards in April 1686 in Cleobury Mortimer.
John Bishop (born 4 March 1664/5, baptized 28 March 1665 in Cleobury Mortimer).
William Bishop (born 13 February 1666/7, baptized 10 March 1666/7 in Cleobury Mortimer)
Thomas Bishop (born 8 August 1669, baptized 5 September 1669 in Cleobury Mortimer)
James Bishop (baptized 18 June 1671 in Cleobury Mortimer)
George Bishop (born 29 September 1673, baptized 26 October 1673 in Cleobury Mortimer)
Susanna Bishop (baptized 12 March 1675/6 in Cleobury Mortimer - buried 4 February 1690/1 in Cleobury Mortimer)
Sarah Bishop (baptized 5 January 1679/80 in Cleobury Mortimer) married Allen Harper 7 May 1705 in Kinlet, Shropshire.
Evidence
from the Cleobury Mortimer parish register:
[1631] John the son of Richard Byshop of the p[ar]ishe of Cleobury Mortimer yeom. and Johan his wyffe was baptised the xvth day of Maye 1631
[1653] Elizabeth the daughter of John Byshop of the p[ar]ish of Cleobury was baptised the xiijth day of November 1653
[1655] Richard the Sonn of John Byshop of the p[ar]ish of Cleobury husbandman and Tomasin his wife, was, borne the ixth day of September 1655 baptised the xxij th day
[1661] Thomas the sonn of John Byshop of the forest and Tomasin his wife was baptised the xixth day of August 1661 borne the vth day
[1662] Mary the daughter of John Byshop of the Forrest and Tomasin his wife was baptised the xxviijth day of october 1662 borne the vth day of october
[1665] John the sonn of John Byshop of the Forrest and Tomasin his wife was baptized the xxviijth day of March 1665 borne the iiijth day
[1666] William the sonn of John Byshop of the Forrest and tomasin his wife was baptized the xth day of march 1666 borne the xiijth day of february
[1669] Thomas the Sonne of John Byshop & Thomasin his wife was baptized September 5.o 1669 borne the 8o day of August 1669.
[1671] James the sonne of John Byshop of the forrest was Baptized June 18 1671
[1673] George the sonn of John Byshop of the forrest and Thomasin his [wife] was baptized the xxvith day of october 1673 borne the xxixth of September
[1675] Susanna the daughter of John Byshop of the forrest & Thomasin baptism the xiith of March 1675
[1679] Sarah the daughter of John Byship was baptized the vth day of January
[1696] John Byshop of the forrest was buryed the xxxth day of July [1696]
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from the Neen Savage parish register:
[1652 (?)] The 6th day of May were married John Bushop of the Forest in the parish of Cleobury & Thomason Brown of this parish.
John’s will:
In the name of God Amen The Twelfth day of May Anno Dmi One Thousand six hundred ninety three and in the Fifth year of the reignes of our Sovereignes Lord and Lady William and Mary by the grace of God King and Queen of England etc I John Bishopp of the Forrest of Wyer in the p[ar]ish of Cleobury Mortimer in the County of Salop and Diocess of Hereford yeoman being of sound and p[er]fect mind and Memory blessed be Almighty God therefore doe make Constitute and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in writeing as followeth (viz) First I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of almighty God my maker firemley trusting through the Meritorious death and passion of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Savious to be Saved and my body to be buried in Christian burial according to the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and with what worldly Estate and Goods it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow on me and bless me with I give the same to my relations and friends Item I give and bequeath to my Son Francis Bishopp a Table board in the Parlor a Furnace a wring to make Cydder with all the appertenances thereunto belonging Provided, that he shall suffer Thomason my wife and George Bishopp one of my sons to make all the syder cherry[?] and Verjuice[?] that they or either of them have to make without any manner of interruption at their Convenient times I likewise give unto the said Francis Five shillings and Five shillings to his wife to be paid to them within one year after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my son John Bishopp Three pounds in money and a silver Cupp to be paid to him within one year after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my Son William Bishop Five pounds to be paid to him within one year after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Bishopp Five pounds in money and Cauters Tenement with all and singular the appertences thereunto belonging the money to be paid within one year next after my decease Butt my will is that he shall not have the said Tenement untill after the death of Tomason my said wife and that then he shall pay out thereof Ten pounds to my son George Bishopp within one year after my the decease of Tomason my said wife Item I give and bequeath to James Bishopp my son all my Free lands and the reversions thereof in the Borough of Cleobury Mortimer he paying to his brother my said son John Bishopp twenty pounds out thereof within one year next after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Twenty pounds to my said son Francis his three children John Francis and Mary Ten shillings apeece to my daughter Mary Edwards Ten shillings and to her three Children William Tomason and Margarett Twenty shillings to be equally divided and to my daughter Elizabeth Bishopp her four Children William Richard Elizabeth and Tomason Ten shilllings to be equally divided and my will is that all my last said Legacies shall be paid within one year next after my decease Item I leave Five pounds for my Funeral expences and my Will is that my daughter Mary Edwards shall have Ten shillings my said son William Five pounds my said son George Fifteen pounds and my said son James Five pounds more than what is afore bequeathed to be paid to them and either of them within one year next after my decease Item all my Implements of husbandry and Tooles I give and bequeath to my two said sons Thomas and George to be equally divided between them Item all the rest of my goodes Cattle and Chattle I give to my dear wife Tomasin She paying my debts Legacies and Funeral expences and who I make no[m]i[n]ate and appoint Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament Lastly I desire my loveing friends John Hodgetts and William Bishopp to be Overseers of this my last Will and Testament to whom I give and bequeath one shilling severally to buy either of them a pair of Gloves John Bishopp his mark. Sealed and delivered being first published in the presence of us Tho: Hart Jo Hodgetts Will Hart ./.
References
Cleobury Mortimer parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 12 March 2018.
Neen Savage parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 12 March 2018.
Will of John Bishopp of the Forrest of Wyer, Cleobury Mortimer, 1696. Hereford Consistory Court. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 13 March 2018.