Please contact me if this is your line and I possibly have more information available to share that could help you! And also let me know if you find mistakes, there are possibly a few in here although I try to avoid sharing them!! :-) Sue Copeland in Warner Robins, GA jmcope@cox.net Descendants of Robert Bishop Generation No. 1 1. ROBERT5 BISHOP (HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Bet. 1724 - 1740 in Granville County, North Carolina, and died Bet. 1776 - 1781 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married ELIZABETH LEWIS Bef. 1763, daughter of WILLIAM LEWIS and SARAH MARTIN. She was born Abt. 1740, and died 27 May 1819 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Children of ROBERT BISHOP and ELIZABETH LEWIS are: 2. i. MARY POLLY6 BISHOP, b. Abt. 1770, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Bef. 1821, Spartanburg District, South Carolina. Generation No. 2 2. MARY POLLY6 BISHOP (ROBERT5, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1770 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died Bef. 1821 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. She married MANLY FORD Abt. 1792 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, son of WILLIAM FORD and FIRST WIFE. He was born 20 November 1770 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, and died 24 March 1843 in Cherokee County, Georgia. Children of MARY BISHOP and MANLY FORD are: 4. i. POLLY MARY7 FORD, b. 24 December 1807, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. 28 February 1879, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. ii. NANCY FORD, b. Abt. 1794, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. iii. ELIZABETH FORD, b. Abt. 1796, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. iv. WILLIAM Z FORD, b. Abt. 1798, Spartanburg District, South Carolina; d. Bet. 1835 - 1840, Cherokee County, Alabama; m. ELIZABETH DEAVOURS; b. Bet. 1789 - 1797, Spartanburg District, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1860, Calhoun County, Alabama. v. MYRICK H FORD, b. Abt. 1801, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. vi. SARAH FORD, b. Abt. 1804, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. vii. MANLY WASHINGTON FORD, b. Abt. 1815, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. viii. JOHN J FORD, b. Abt. 1817, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. Generation No. 3 4. POLLY MARY7 FORD (MARY POLLY6 BISHOP, ROBERT5, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 24 December 1807 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died 28 February 1879 in Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She married ROBISON SMITH 23 January 1826 in Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, son of JOHN SMITH and ELLEN MCELRATH. He was born 11 November 1807 in Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died 26 January 1903 in Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Children of POLLY FORD and ROBISON SMITH are: 5. i. MARY JANE8 SMITH, b. 23 October 1826, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. 07 July 1885, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. ii. JOHN M SMITH, b. 02 October 1828, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Bet. 1861 - 1865, South Carolina. 6. iii. ELINOR SMITH, b. 12 November 1830, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. 7. iv. ROSANNAH SMITH, b. 24 April 1834, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. 8. v. MANLEY F SMITH, b. 17 October 1836, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. 17 September 1900. vi. NATHANIEL SMITH, b. 24 January 1839, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. 9. vii. ELIZABETH A SMITH, b. 20 June 1841, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. 10 September 1923. viii. R W CANNON SMITH, b. 03 August 1844, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. 21 September 1863. 10. ix. MARIA ANNA SMITH, b. 18 March 1847, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown, South Carolina. 11. x. SARAH F SMITH, b. 21 September 1850, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. Unknown. Generation No. 4 5. MARY JANE8 SMITH (POLLY MARY7 FORD, MARY POLLY6 BISHOP, ROBERT5, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 23 October 1826 in Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died 07 July 1885 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She married JOHN PRESSLEY MCCLIMON 24 November 1846 in South Carolina, son of HUGH MCCLIMON and JANE BAILEY. He was born 05 November 1822 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died 08 May 1865 in Point Lookout, St. Mary's County, Maryland. Children of MARY SMITH and JOHN MCCLIMON are: 12. i. LAURA9 MCCLIMON, b. 06 May 1855, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; d. 15 February 1935, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina. Generation No. 5 12. LAURA9 MCCLIMON (MARY JANE8 SMITH, POLLY MARY7 FORD, MARY POLLY6 BISHOP, ROBERT5, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 06 May 1855 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died 15 February 1935 in Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina. She married JOHN MANNING COPELAND 25 January 1872 in South Carolina, son of JOHN COPELAND and MARTHA DILLARD. He was born 18 October 1853 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died 15 February 1928 in Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina. Children of LAURA MCCLIMON and JOHN COPELAND are: i. WYATT OSCAR10 COPELAND, b. 01 March 1877, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina; d. 12 February 1957, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina; m. (1) VIDA V SMITH, 08 January 1899; b. 04 April 1874; d. 14 December 1912, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina; m. (2) NELLE GENTRY, 26 October 1919, Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina; b. 02 January 1890, Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina; d. 20 September 1984, Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina.