West Virginia Pioneers

Catherine Bishop

Female 1806 - 1881  (75 years)


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  • Name Catherine Bishop 
    Born 1806  Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 1881  Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Fran Daniels:
      Catherine BISHOP was born in 1806.(194) Married James Harvey Lester.

      I had a daughter married a Lester.
    Person ID I750  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    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 James Harvey Lester,   b. CA 1905, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Jun 1826  Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
      Name: Harvey Lester
      Gender: Male
      Spouse Name: Catherine Bishop
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1826
      County: Tazewell
      State: Virginia

      1830 Tazewell, VA
      1m 0-5 [Thos]
      1m 20-30
      1f 0-5 [married by 1850?]
      1f 20-30

      1840 Lawrence, KY
      2m 0-5 [Lewis, Lindsey]
      3m 5-10 [Thos, David, James]
      1m 30-40
      1f 10-15 [married by 1850?]
      1f 30-40

      1850 Lawrence, KY
      Harry Luster 44 NC
      Katharine 44 VA
      Thos 20 VA
      David 17 VA
      James 15 VA
      Lindsey (m) 12 VA
      Lewis 11 KY
      Nancy 8 KY
      Wm 5 KY
      Geo 3 KY
      John 6/12 KY

      1860 Lawrence, KY #564
      Luster, Harvey 54 carpenter VA
      Catherine 55 VA
      Lewis 21 KY
      Wm 16 KY
      John J 9 KY
      Harvey 6 KY
      [Thos Luster 30 is at #563 and James W Luster is at #565 - sons?]

      1880 Hood, Lawrence, KY
      Lester, Harvy 74 VA VA VA
      Catherine 74 wife VA VA VA
      John 30 son KY VA VA
      Julina 27 dil NC NC NC
      Trinvilla 5 gd KY KY NC
      Polley 3 gd KY KY NC
      Amanda 1 gd KY KY NC
      Catherin 2/12 Mar gd KY KY NC
      Ward, Frankey 17 adopted KY KY KY
    Children 
     1. Thomas Lester,   b. CA 1829, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. David Lester,   b. CA 1832, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Lester,   b. CA 1834, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lindsey Lester,   b. CA 1837, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Lewis Lester,   b. CA 1839, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Nancy Lester,   b. CA 1841, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. William Lester,   b. CA 1844, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. George Lester,   b. CA 1846, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. John Lester
     10. Harvey Lester,   b. CA 1853, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1913, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
    Family ID F284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1101] DNA Match on Gedmatch.com.

    2. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.

    3. [S1152] Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850.