>There were other reasons to hold a grudge against Rebecca. Her husband >Francis was involved in several legal disputes through the years I believe. >Specifically related to the property on which they lived which had >previously been owned by Townsend Bishop (relation to Edward?). This is interesting that Townsend BISHOP appears. According to Savage, Townsend was a freeman of Salem in 1635 and had only Leah (b. 1637) and John (b. 1642). Had he a son, Edward, he probably would have been too young for Bridget. In my BISHOP research, I have seen no indications of Edward/1 being related to the other BISHOPs in Salem however I have not done much work on the BISHOPs before their arrival in MA. Kathy Buffington Willett [email protected]