----- Original Message ----- From: <bcarl@cardina.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:17 PM=========================== > Source: PAYORK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PAYORK] Re: Bishop/Bischoff > > > > Do you have the siblings of the Adam Bischoff you wrote about on 25 March 2001? Was there a John who had lived and served in the military in Exeter and whose will was probated in 1812 in Reading, Berks Co, PA? > > Among my husband's ancestors are an Adam Bishop born 1790 in VA according to my best information. He married and lived in Hardy County until 1843 when he and the family moved to Preston County. > > A John Bishop (birthdate unknown) from Berks Co, PA figured in many land deeds in Hardy County and is believed to have lived in the latter for a while. When John died in Reading, PA in 1812, his will mentioned his land holdings in Hardy Co. and what was to be done with them. > > John married twice but the name of his first wife is unknown to me. They had four children, John, Jacob aka Jacques, Elizabeth & Sarah. John Sr.'s 2nd wife was Susannah Keim. They had five children: Susan, George, Daniel John, Mary, and Catherine. > > Could John Sr. be a brother of your Adam? If so can you provide more information about him to help me determine whether he was the grandfather of our Adam? It could be that one of his first two sons could be our Adam's father. Do you know where they lived or went to live? And whom they married? > > Thank you. >

From: PAYORK-L@rootsweb.com, Tuesday, July 03, 2001 > > John married twice but the name of his first wife is unknown to me. They > had four children, John, Jacob aka Jacques, Elizabeth & Sarah. John Sr.'s > 2nd wife was Susannah Keim. They had five children: Susan, George, Daniel > John, Mary, and Catherine. > Here's what's been shared on John Bishop and Susannah Keim: JOHN BISHOP, of Exeter Twp, Berks Co, PA, married SUSANNAH KEIM 13 August 1777, daughter of HANS NICKEL KEIM and BARBARA SCHNEIDER. She was born 03 December 1753 in Oley, Berks Co, PA. Children of JOHN BISHOP and SUSANNAH KEIM were: i. SUSAN BISHOP, m. // KIRCHOFF. ii. GEORGE KEIM BISHOP, d. 28 February 1864. iii. DANIEL BISHOP. iv. MARY BISHOP, m. SAMUEL CLOSE. v. CATHERINE BISHOP, m. // GROFF.