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1702 - 1786 (83 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Nathan SCOFIELD was born on 14 Apr 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died in 1786 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Nathan married Sarah WEED on 29 Dec 1726 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Sarah (daughter of Jonas WEED and Mary SCOFIELD) was born on 10 Mar 1702/03 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 30 Nov 1758 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Israel SCOFIELD
was born on 30 May 1748 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1788 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- 3. Daniel SCOFIELD
was born on 18 Aug 1737 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1812 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- 4. Mary SCOFIELD
was born on 16 Jan 1743/4 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- 5. Nathan SCOFIELD, Jr.
was born on 04 Feb 1728/9 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in Apr 1807 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- 6. Hannah SCOFIELD
was born on 04 Apr 1741 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1810 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- 7. Sarah SCOFIELD
was born on 03 Feb 1740/1 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
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Nathan married Hannah CLASON on 29 Apr 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | Daniel SCOFIELD (1.Nathan1) was born on 18 Aug 1737 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1812 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Daniel married Mary STEVENS on 03 Oct 1759 in Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of David STEVENS and Jerusha HOYT) was born on 12 Aug 1734 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 01 May 1812 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Mary SCOFIELD (1.Nathan1) was born on 16 Jan 1743/4 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Family/Spouse: Benjamin BISHOP, Jr.. Benjamin (son of Benjamin BISHOP and Rachel BATES) was born about 1738 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Hezekiah BISHOP
was born on 10 Jun 1766 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 21 Feb 1839 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut.
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5. | Nathan SCOFIELD, Jr. (1.Nathan1) was born on 04 Feb 1728/9 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in Apr 1807 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Nathan married Mercy STEVENS on 31 Dec 1756 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mercy (daughter of David STEVENS and Jerusha HOYT) was born on 15 May 1732 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Hannah SCOFIELD (1.Nathan1) was born on 04 Apr 1741 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1810 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah married Samuel SCOFIELD on 14 Aug 1760 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Samuel (son of Samuel SCOFIELD and Hannah LOUNSBURY) was born on 15 Mar 1739/40 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1785 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
8. | Hezekiah BISHOP (4.Mary2, 1.Nathan1) was born on 10 Jun 1766 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 21 Feb 1839 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut. Notes:
Name:
Stamford's Soldiers: Genealogical Biographies of Revolutionary War Patriots from Stamford, Connecticut. Compiled by Wicks & Olson, Stamford Gen. Soc. (1976) page 23:
"Bishop, Hezekiah
"Aged eleven years, he served as a guard of public stores at the Presbyterian Meeting House, North Stamford, from March 1777 to Sept. 1777 when stores were removed to Danbury, where they were later burned
by the British. He was a ranger for six months in the state troops in January 1780, commanded by Capt. Charles Smith. Hezekiah never signed enlisting orders, but entered service as a private and substitute for Benjamin Weed, who gave Hezekiah line pay and rations for taking his place. Hezekiah Bishop was born June 10, 1766, son of Benjamin Bishop, Jr. and his wife, Mary Scofield, who were married on the 24th of Sept. 1764. He was baptised on the 22 of June, 1766 at the 1st Congregational Church, Stamford. He married 31 of Jan. 1796, to Polly Coggshall, who was born in 1778."
Hezekiah Bishop estate was probated in Stamford leaving his widow and named children his heirs. His namesake child, Hezekiah, Jr having died years earlier is not mentioned in his distribution.
Children of Polly and Hezekiah Bishop are:
Erastus C. Bishop
Eiza H. Bishop. wife of Edwin Scofield
Polly Ann, wife of John Wilmot
Inscription:
"In Memory Hezekiah Bishop--who died Feby 21 1869 Aged 75 years Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the Children of God"
Hezekiah married Polly COGGESHALL on 31 Jan 1796 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Polly (daughter of Dunlap COGGESHALL and Hannah HAIT) was born on 15 Sep 1777 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 05 May 1861 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Erastus C. BISHOP
- 10. Hezekiah BISHOP, Jr.
was born on 22 Nov 1796 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 13 Aug 1825 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut.
- 11. Eliza H. BISHOP
was born on 16 Jun 1800 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 17 Aug 1879; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
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Generation: 4
10. | Hezekiah BISHOP, Jr. (8.Hezekiah3, 4.Mary2, 1.Nathan1) was born on 22 Nov 1796 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 13 Aug 1825 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut. Notes:
Name:
Hezekiah S. Bishop, Jr. was the son of Hezekiah Bishop and Polly (Coggeshall) Bishop. As his parents, he was a member of the 1st Congregational Church in Stamford. All the Bishop children were baptized in 1804 as shown in the church records. No specific date was given, nor were the individual children of Polly and Hezekiah Bishop listed. Since Hezekiah, Jr. predeceased his father, Hezekiah is not mentioned in the estate administration, which means that he died without issue.
His brothers and sisters were as listed on page 476 of the Abstracts of Stamford Probate Records, Book II, compiled by Spencer Mead:
Erastus C. Bishop
Eiza H. Bishop. wife of Edwin Scofield
Polly Ann, wife of John Wilmot
Inscription:
In Memory of Hezekiah S. Bishop Jr. who died Aug. 13th, 1825, aged 29 years.
"Our Son? [too eroded to read]."
Note: Son of Hezekiah Bishop & Polly Coggeshall Bishop
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11. | Eliza H. BISHOP (8.Hezekiah3, 4.Mary2, 1.Nathan1) was born on 16 Jun 1800 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 17 Aug 1879; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Edwin SCOFIELD. Edwin was born on 17 Aug 1794 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 12 Apr 1873 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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