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William's family is profiled under Chapter VI, "Genealogies" in the book: The Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pa, 1896, by RUNK & COMPANY, page 58.

The small paragraph names William and his wife Anna, the year William died (March 1783), and (6) of their known children. It noted that Susanna, their daughter, married ________ Bretz.

William Bishop is listed in the INDEX to LANCASTER COUNTY 1770 TAX RECORDS (VOL 5), page 13 as compiled by Gary T. Hawbaker and Clyde L. Groff. He appears as living in Mount Joy and assessed for the year 1770 only.

From the church records of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elizabethtown, PA, Parochial Records 1770-1866 (FHC film #090444), it was uncovered that William Bischof was very active as a contributing founding member of this church. The first six pages of the record book notes that William Bischof deeded two acres of land to the entire congregation for purposes of building this new church. He also made arrangements for the building itself, such as securing the funds for the building of the pulpit, the altar, and pulpit seat.

William Bischof(f) was a Revolutionary War Patriot, serving as a private in the Lancaster County, PA Militia in Captain Abraham Scott's Company, of Col. Alexander Loury's 7th Battalion.

Source information from DAR application papers on William Bischoff through applicant Ardilla (Arnold) Ebersole on June 24, 1946.

However, current DAR records are only able to document Patriotic Service:

BISHOP, WILLIAM DAR Ancestor

Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Birth: ANTE 1720 GERMANY

Death: ANTE 3-25-1783 MT JOY TWP LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 7, P 706; 3RD SER, VOL 17, P 513

Service Description: 1) PAID SUPPLY TAX 1779; PROVIDED SUBSTITUTE

RESIDENCE 1) City: MT JOY TWP - County: LANCASTER CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA

SPOUSE 1) ANNA STEINMANN

William Bischoff wrote his will on Jan. 12, 1779, a copy of which is in the Lancaster County Courthouse: Book V 2, page 45. Ballzis Slotz and Leonard Negley were witnesses. In the will he names his wife Anna and all of their children, noting that his daughter Susanna Margaret has died, and that her fair share of his estate (300 pounds) be divided equally between her (7) children (with Bretz), but disallowing ANY of this inherited money going directly into the hands of his son-in-law Ludwig Bretz.

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Text by Deborah (Hoffman) Weiner, 5th G-granddaughter

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An additional son mentioned in William Bishop's will: Christopher Bishop (aka Christoff Bischoff / Stophel Bishop / variations) d. bef. June 1789 in Dauphin Co., PA. m. Elizabeth Becker who d. ca 1802.

Research courtesy FAG member #51767601 Bruce Bennett