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Ezekiel “Zeke” Bishop

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
1850 (aged 67–68)
Mississippi, USA
Burial
Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Plot
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I am placing him in Old Magee so that he will be able to be found when someone is searching in Mississippi and not all of findagrave.

Born in SC or VA
Died after 1850

Ezekiel Bishop and his wife Nancy Street come to Simpson County Mississippi from South Carolina in a covered wagon between 1815 and 1818. They settled about two miles north of Magee, Mississippi. (Notes from L.P. Bishop Jr. June 1989)
Land grants date found.
1850 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel MS Simpson County 1850 381 287
Index 1840 Fed Census of Simpson Co lists Bishop; David, Elijah, Ezekiel, John, Josiah, William. Abstracted by Jackie Ratcliffe, 618 Avalon Rd, Jackson, MS 39206
1850 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, MS, Simpson County, Roll 381 Page 287
1840 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, MS, Simpson County, Page 21
1837 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, MS, Simpson County, no township listed
1830 Census - Bushop, Ezekel, MS, Simpson County, - Page 182, line#1, Simpson h/w, 1s, 4d
males 5-10 (1), males 40-50 (1), females to 5 (1), females 5-10 (2), females 10-15 (1), females 40-50 (1)
1820 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, SC, Edgefield County, Page 100

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.

Mississippi Land Records
about Ezekiel Bishop
Name: Ezekiel Bishop
Land Office: MT SALUS
Document Number: 16186
Total Acres: 40
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 1 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


Mississippi Land Records
about Ezekiel Bishop
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

Ezekiel Bishop and Nancy Street had the following children:

1) Maston Bishop was born in 1805 in South Carolina, USA.
2) Zilpha Bishop was born about 1808 in South Carolina, USA. She died after 1866 in Mississippi, USA. She married Henry Lawson Butler in 1831 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She married Tuttle Tuggle before 1822.
3) 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.
4) Ann Bishop was born in 1815.
5) Elizabeth "Betsy" Bishop was born in 1818 in South Carolina, USA. She died after 1880. She married Thomas Harvey "Hog Tom" Sullivan Jr about 1834 in Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
6) John Bishop was born in 1822.
7) Lydia M "Lyddie" Bishop was born on Feb 20 1828 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 30 1913 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She married William Henry Fortenberry about 1863 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
I am placing him in Old Magee so that he will be able to be found when someone is searching in Mississippi and not all of findagrave.

Born in SC or VA
Died after 1850

Ezekiel Bishop and his wife Nancy Street come to Simpson County Mississippi from South Carolina in a covered wagon between 1815 and 1818. They settled about two miles north of Magee, Mississippi. (Notes from L.P. Bishop Jr. June 1989)
Land grants date found.
1850 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel MS Simpson County 1850 381 287
Index 1840 Fed Census of Simpson Co lists Bishop; David, Elijah, Ezekiel, John, Josiah, William. Abstracted by Jackie Ratcliffe, 618 Avalon Rd, Jackson, MS 39206
1850 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, MS, Simpson County, Roll 381 Page 287
1840 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, MS, Simpson County, Page 21
1837 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, MS, Simpson County, no township listed
1830 Census - Bushop, Ezekel, MS, Simpson County, - Page 182, line#1, Simpson h/w, 1s, 4d
males 5-10 (1), males 40-50 (1), females to 5 (1), females 5-10 (2), females 10-15 (1), females 40-50 (1)
1820 Census - Bishop, Ezekiel, SC, Edgefield County, Page 100

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.

Mississippi Land Records
about Ezekiel Bishop
Name: Ezekiel Bishop
Land Office: MT SALUS
Document Number: 16186
Total Acres: 40
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 1 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


Mississippi Land Records
about Ezekiel Bishop
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

Ezekiel Bishop and Nancy Street had the following children:

1) Maston Bishop was born in 1805 in South Carolina, USA.
2) Zilpha Bishop was born about 1808 in South Carolina, USA. She died after 1866 in Mississippi, USA. She married Henry Lawson Butler in 1831 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She married Tuttle Tuggle before 1822.
3) 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.
4) Ann Bishop was born in 1815.
5) Elizabeth "Betsy" Bishop was born in 1818 in South Carolina, USA. She died after 1880. She married Thomas Harvey "Hog Tom" Sullivan Jr about 1834 in Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
6) John Bishop was born in 1822.
7) Lydia M "Lyddie" Bishop was born on Feb 20 1828 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 30 1913 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She married William Henry Fortenberry about 1863 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA.


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