Ezekiel
Bishop
Born about in Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nancy (Street) Bishop
— married
about 1805 in South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Maston Marion Bishop, Zilpha (Bishop) Buffkin, Josiah Bishop, Anne Bishop, Elizabeth (Bishop) Sullivan, John A. Bishop and Lydia M. (Bishop) Fortenberry
Died about
at about age 69
in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2014
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Bishop Ezekiel and Nancy Street
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Biography
Ezekiel Bishop was a homesteader in Simpson County, Mississippi. Join the Homesteaders Project.
Ezekiel Bishop was a homesteader in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. Join the Homesteaders Project.
Ezekiel Bishop and his wife Nancy Street come to Simpson County, Mississippi from South Carolina in a covered wagon between between 1820 & 1828. They settled about two miles north of Magee, Mississippi. [1]
Ezekiel Bishop was born about 1781 in Virginia, USA, parents unknown. He died after 1850 census in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
When he was about 23, he married Nancy Street, daughter of John Street and Elizabeth ?, about 1805 in South Carolina, USA.
Ezekiel Bishop was buried (Non-Cemetery Burial).[2]
He was a Farmer.
Some believed he served in the military in 1812 in South Carolina, USA (Youngblood's Regiment). Migration: Bet. 1820–1828 in South Carolina, USA but this could be another Ezekiel Bishop.
He lived in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA in 1820. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1830. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1837 (No Township Listed). He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Jun 01, 1840. He lived in No Township Listed, Simpson County, MS in 1841. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1841. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1850.
Ezekiel Bishop and Nancy Street had the following children:
- Marion Maston Bishop was born about 1805 in South Carolina, USA. He died about 1880 in Mississippi, USA.
- Zilpha Bishop was born about 1808 in South Carolina, USA. She died after 1866 in Mississippi, USA. She met a Tuttle/Tuggle about1822. She married Henry Lawson Butler in 1831 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She was married to a Joel Buffkin.
- Josiah "Joe" Bishop was born in 1809 in South Carolina, USA. He died after 1880 in Mississippi, USA. He married Catharine "Kathy" Warren about 1833 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
- Ann Bishop was born about 1815 in South Carolina, USA.
- Elizabeth "Bessie" Bishop was born about 1818 in South Carolina, USA. She died after 1880. She married Thomas Harvey "Hog Tom" Sullivan Jr about 1834 in Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
- John A. Bishop was born about 1822 in South Carolina, USA.
- Lydia M "Liddy" Bishop was born on Feb 20, 1828 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 30, 1913 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She married William Henry Fortenberry about 1863 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
Bio added by 4th great-granddaughter Myrtis Bishop[3] after a GEDCOM import.[4]
Military Service
- Military Service: War of 1812
- Date: 1812
- Place: Youngblood's Regiment/South Carolina, USA[5]
- War of 1812 Muster Roll - YOUNGBLOOD'S REG'T, SOUTH CAROLINA MILRank - Induction Rank - PRIVATE, Discharge - PRIVATE, ROLL-BOX 17 ROLL-EXCT 602
- Records were taken from microfilm rolls RG94 and M602, a total of 234 rolls of film.
- Bibliography: Direct Data Capture. War of 1812 Muster Rolls. [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.
Census
- 1850 United States Federal Census (Aug 12, 1850)
- Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- Age: 69
- Birth Year: abt 1781
- Birthplace: Virginia
- Home in 1850: Simpson County, Mississippi
- Gender: Male
- Family Number: 10
- Line Number: 22
- Occupation: Farmer
- Household Members:
- Name Age
- Ezekiel Bishop 69, b. abt 1781 VA
- Nancy Bishop 64, b. abt 1786 SC
- Lydia M Bishop 21, b. abt 1829 MS[6][7]
- 1840 United States Federal Census about Ezekill Bishop
- Name: Ezekill Bishop
- Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Simpson County, Mississippi
- Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 (John – son b 1822)
- Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 (Ezekiel - head)
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 (Lydia – dau b 1828)
- Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 (Elizabeth- dau b 1818)
- Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (Ann – dau b 1815)
- Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 (Nancy - wife)
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
- No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
- Total Free White Persons: 6
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6[8][9]
- 1841 - Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
- Name: Ezekal Bishop
- Census Date: 1841
- County: Simpson
- LINE: 21
- Roll: v229_2
- 1841
- Male 15 & under 20 - 1
- Male 50 & under 60 – 1
- Female 20 & under 30 – 1
- Female 30 & under 40 – 1
- Female 60 & under 70 - 1[10]
- 1837 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890
- Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- State: MS
- County: Simpson County
- Township: No Township Listed
- Database: MS 1837 State Census Index[11]
- 1830 US Census; Census Place: Simpson, Mississippi; Page: 182; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 71; Family History Film: 0014839.
- Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Simpson County, Mississippi
- Name: Ezekil Bushop [Eekel Burhop]
- Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 7
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7[12]
- 1820 United States Federal Census
- Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
- Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
- Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
- Free White Persons - Under 16: 7
- Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 9
- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9[13][14]
Land Purchases
- Mississippi, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908
- Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- Land Office: Mt Salus
- Document Number: 16186
- Total Acres: 40
- Signature: Yes
- Canceled Document: No
- Issue Date: 10 Feb 1840
- Mineral Rights Reserved: No
- Metes and Bounds: No
- Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
- Multiple Warantee Names: No
- Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
- Multiple Patentee Names: No
- Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
- Land Description: 1 N½1 ST STEPHENS No 9N 18W 5[15]
- Mississippi Land Records
- Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- Land Office: JACKSON
- Document Number: 29239
- Total Acres: 44.88
- Signature: Yes
- Canceled Document: No
- Issue Date: 25 Jun 1841
- Mineral Rights Reserved: No
- Metes and Bounds: No
- Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
- Multiple Warantee Names: No
- Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
- Multiple Patentee Names: No
- Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
- Land Description: 1 NENE ST STEPHENS[16]
Research Notes
- Youngest daughter's (Lydia) death certificate validates both parents names.
- The written record of T. Webster Bishop accounts for all of Ezekiel's children
Sources
- ↑ Notes from L.P. Bishop Jr. June 1989
- ↑ Title: Findagrave - Ezekiel Bishop
- ↑ , Updated Saturday, August 8, 2014.
- ↑ Bishop-4984 was created by Myrtis Jane Bishop through the import of wiki-mason-bishop-creel.ged on Dec 10, 2014.
- ↑ Source: #S257 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ezekiel Bishop
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LF-Y5B : accessed 17 January 2016), Ezekiel Bishop, Simpson county, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing family 10, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ 1850; Census Place: , Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: M432_381; Page: 287B, Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRL-2YR : accessed 17 January 2016), Ezekill Bishop, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 221, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 217; FHL microfilm 14,841.
- ↑ 1840; Census Place: , Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: 217; Page: 221. Record for Ezekill Bishop
- ↑ 1841 - Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 Census Date: 1841 County: Simpson LINE: 21 Roll: v229_2 Name: Ezekal Bishop
- ↑ 1837 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 State: MS County: Simpson County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1837 Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- ↑ 1830 US Census; Census Place: Simpson, Mississippi; Page: 182; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 71; Family History Film: 0014839 Name: Ezekil Bushop
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-964 : accessed 17 January 2016), Ezekiel Bishop, 1820.
- ↑ 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1820.M33, 142 rolls. , Edgefield, South Carolina, roll M33_118, page 93A, image 163. Name: Ezekiel Bishop
- ↑ http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MS1860__.293&docClass=STA&sid=ui2ajr3e.b1t
- ↑ http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MS2110__.377&docClass=STA&sid=ui2ajr3e.b1t
- Source: S257 Author: Direct Data Capture, comp. Title: War of 1812 Service Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1 NOTE National Archives and Records Administration, Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration
- Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ezekiel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ezekiel:
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~3.12%
Carolyn (Sullivan) Fillingham
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
Betty Sullivan :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bettysnie
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~3.12%
David Sullivan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A449343 [compare], Ancestry member bigcuzdave1
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~3.12%
Jim Bishop :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A443860 [compare], Ancestry member DEAFJBBMS
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A443860 [compare], FTDNA kit #B176246
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~3.12%
Lyn (Meadows) Hazen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member purpleorchid521
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~3.12%
Clarence Sullivan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T868252 [compare], FTDNA kit #255112
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~3.12%
Ray Sullivan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #518985
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Jeff Sullivan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AG5219562 [compare], FTDNA kit #MD32960
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~2.73%
David Brewer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member davidbrewer36
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #b667077
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~1.56%
Myrtis Bishop :
23andMe, GEDmatch M082605 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member myrtisjane
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~1.56%
Debra (Richardson) Keeton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A310942 [compare]
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~1.56%
Denise (Fields) Morgan :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Cynthia (Bishop) Fleming :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member johnbb49
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Tara Jordan :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kissi Sullivan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Kissi.sullivan
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~1.56%
Eddie Puckett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T975863 [compare], FTDNA kit #726688
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~1.56%
Michael alan Rumble jr :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~1.17%
~3.12%
Dreama Whatley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Abby Myers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SE700680 [compare], Ancestry member amyers1208
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