West Virginia Pioneers

Lydia Bishop

Female 1792 - 1880  (88 years)


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  • Name Lydia Bishop 
    Nickname Liddee 
    Born 1792  Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died Feb 1880  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I6278  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2010 

    Father George BISHOP,   b. 17 Jan 1764, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Nancy Ann BOOTHE,   b. 11 Oct 1772, Westchester County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1790  Montgomery Co, VA on the head waters of the Roanoke River Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Virginia Historic Marriage Register
      Implied Marriages of Russell County, Virginia compiled by Mary D Fugate, CGRS; 975.5755 V2f

      (1) Bishop, ____, 26 Aug 1815; Anny, daughter of Stephen Boothe (R:WB3; 145 - Russell Co Will Book 3, page 145)

      (2) Bishop, George; 28 March 1822; Anny, daughter of Stephen Boothe
      (R:DB6:542 - Russell Co Deed Book 6, page 541)

      Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800
      Name: George Bishop
      Spouse: Nancy Booth
      Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1790
      Marriage Location: Montgomery County, Virginia

      Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
      Name: Nancy Booth
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1790
      Marriage Place: Montgomery County, Virginia
      Father: Stephen Booth
      Mother: Nancy Booth
      Spouse: George Bishop
      FHL Film Number: 32633
      Reference ID: P 34 [does not give parents for George]

      1810 Russell Co PP Tax list
      Bishop, David
      Bishop, George - 2 tithables

      1830 Pike Co, KY
      George Bishop
      1m 15-20
      1m 30-40
      1m 60-70
      1f 10-15
      1f 50-60

      1850 Jackson County #91-95
      Bishop George 85 M Farmer Md
      Bishop Anna 76 F N York
      Bishop David 60 M Va X Idiotic
      Bishop James 37 M Va X Idiotic
      [Caution: Ancestry transcription shows several more people living in the household, but this is all, and he is not at the bottom of the page so the household is not continued on the next page.]

      Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924
      Grantee: George Bishop
      Number of Acres: 50
      Survey Date: 23 Mar 1831
      County: Pike
      Watercourse: Louisa Fk
      Book Number: Z

      1830 Pike, KY
      George Bishop
      1m 15-20
      1m 30-40
      1m 60-70
      1f 10-15
      1f 50-60

      Birth year based on probable age of 21 on 9-24-1782 when he purchased land in Montgomery Co., Va

      1789-1801 on Personal property tax roll of Montgomery Co., Va

      10-5-1801 George and Ann sold 200 acres from a grant in 1798 for $66.67. D.B. C page 457. Henry Bishop was a witness.

      1819 George and Nancy were living in Russell Co., Va. Her parents had moved there also. George sold a parcel of land in Montgomery Co. Recorded in Russell co D.B. N page 206 and 207

      Family Data Collection - Individual Records
      Name: George Bishop
      Spouse: A Bischoff Nancy
      Parents: J Margaretha Hans
      Birth Place: Frederick County, MD
      Birth Date: 17 Jan 1764
      Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1790
      Death Date: 27 May 1857

      Millennium File
      Name: George Bishop
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 1764
      Birth Place: Maryland, USA
      Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1790
      Father: John Bishop
      Spouse: Ann Boothe
      Children: Rachel Bishop
      Spouse Father: Stephen Boothe

      Roane county WV deaths:
      David Bishop, son of George, age 84; 5/6/1873; b KY, informant Isaac Drake, B-in-law

      1820 Russell Co, VA
      George Bishop ??
      1m 16-26
      1f 0-10
      1 f 16-26
      1 in agriculture

      Stephen Bishop
      2m 0-10
      1m 26-45
      1f 16-26

      George Bishop
      1m 16-26
      2f 10-16
      1f 26-45
    Family ID F282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elijah Taylor,   b. 21 Jun 1789, Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1866, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1808  Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 20 # 1282
      Elijah Taylor 61 VA
      Lydia 68
      George W 38
      Nancy 30
      Archibald 3
      Cornelius 30
      Nancy 25
      George 5
      Polly A 4
      Anderson 2
    Children 
     1. Rachel Taylor,   b. 1801, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1868, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. George Washington Taylor,   b. 1815, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Oscar Taylor,   b. 1 Jun 1814, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1899, Cicerone, Roane Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Sarah Jane Taylor,   b. 1817, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1911  (Age 94 years)
     5. Cornelius Madison Taylor,   b. 1819, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1864, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. Anna Priscilla Taylor,   b. 2 Feb 1822, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1902, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     7. Isaac Taylor,   b. Apr 1822, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1864, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)
     8. Mary "Polly" Taylor,   b. Jun 1827, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F10037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S383] Thelma Taylor Cantrell.

    2. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.

    3. [S379] Sue Hapney of Belpre OH.