Hezekiah BISHOP

1766 - 1839  (72 years)

• Name	Hezekiah BISHOP  [1, 2]
  	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" [1]
  Birth	10 Jun 1766	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Feb 1839	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Simsbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I06358	Main Tree
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Benjamin BISHOP, Jr.,   b. Abt 1738, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary SCOFIELD,   b. 16 Jan 1743/4, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F13682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Polly COGGESHALL,   b. 15 Sep 1777, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 05 May 1861, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1796	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Erastus C. BISHOP  [Birth]   2. Hezekiah BISHOP, Jr.,   b. 22 Nov 1796, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 13 Aug 1825, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 28 years)  [Birth]   3. Eliza H. BISHOP,   b. 16 Jun 1800, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 17 Aug 1879 (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F13681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2014

  
  

• Headstones

  Hezekiah Bishop Headstone Hezekiah Bishop is the husband to Polly Coggeshall. He is buried in the Simsbury Cemetery in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Maintained by: Candee Originally Created by: Ann Photo Added by: Carl Myers

  
  

• Sources

  [S6104] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 2014 Vol. 145 No. 2 April. [S03262] RootsWeb: World Connect - Stamford, CT Familes (1641-1935) by Barbara Kaye. [S03428] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stamford.