Richard Bishop

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Burial: 4 June 1660.

Place of Burial: Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.

The burial is recorded in the parish register. (It is possible that this is the burial of Richard's son, Richard.)

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

He may have been related to the John Bishop of the wood, husbandman, who was buried in Cleobury Mortimer in 1631. Another possibility is the Richard Bishop of the Woodde, yeoman, who was buried in Neen Savage in 1622 and the Joan Bishop of the Woodd widow, buried shortly after.

Spouse: Joan Flanell. Married 19 September 1619 in Bridgnorth, St Leonard.

Joan is named in baptism records of Richard’s children, and in her burial record.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

John Bishop (baptized 11 November 1624 in Cleobury Mortimer - buried 15 November 1624 in Cleobury Mortimer)

daughter (probably Elinor Bishop) (baptized 23 April 1626 in Cleobury Mortimer)

Richard Bishop (baptized 19 October 1628 in Cleobury Mortimer - buried 25 February 1628/9 in Cleobury Mortimer)

Richard Bishop (baptized 20 December 1629 in Cleobury Mortimer - buried 29 December 1629 in Cleobury Mortimer)

John Bishop (baptized 15 May 1631 in Cleobury Mortimer - buried 30 July 1696 in Cleobury Mortimer) married Thomasin Browne 6 May 1652 in Neen Savage, Shropshire.

Richard Bishop (baptized 11 April 1633 in Cleobury Mortimer - died about 1660) married Elizabeth.

Evidence

from the Bridgnorth parish register:

[1619] Richard Bishop and Johane Flanell were married the xixth Day of September

from the Cleobury Mortimer parish register:

[1624] John, the son of Richard Byshopp of Dytton hdan: and Johan his wief was baptis[ed] the xj^th day of November. 1624

John the son of the aforesaid Richard Byshop was buryed the xvth day of Nove[m]ber

[1626] [...r] of Richard Byshop [...] and Joane his wife was [...d] the xxiijth day of Aprill 1626

[1628] Richard the son of Richard Byshop of dytton yeom and Johan his wief was baptised the xixth day of October 1628

Richard the son of Richard byshop of Dytton yeom and Johan his wief was buryed the xxv th day of Februarye 1628 /

[1629] Richard the son of Richard byshop of the p[ar]ishe of Cleobury Mortimer yeom, and Joane his wief was baptised the xxth day of December. 1629

Richard the son of the aforsaid Richard byshop was buryed the xxix^th day of December 1629

[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

[1631] John Byshop of the woodd husbandman was buryed the xix^th day of May 1631

[1633] Richard, the son of Richard byshop of the p[ar]ish of Cleobury Mortimer and Johan his wief was baptised the xj th day of Aprill 1633.

[1660] Richard Byshop of the Forrest wood Collier was buryed the iiijth day of June 1660

[1666] Joan Byshop of the Forrest widdow was buryed the xi^th day of october

The PCC will of Richard Bishop, of Rock, Worcestershire, husbandman (made 16 January 1659, proved 4 February 1660) mentions:

-his wife Elizabeth

-his son William

-his daughter in law Margery [illegible]

-his brother John Bishop, and John's children Richard, Elizabeth, and Francis

-his sister Elinor

-his mother Joane Bishop.

John Bishop was a witness (He made a mark.)

References

Bridgnorth St Leonard parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 12 March 2018.

Cleobury Mortimer parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 12 March 2018.

Will of Richard Bishop of Rock, husbandman, proved 4 February 1660 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.