Rachel BISHOP

1801 - 1883  (82 years)

• Name	Rachel BISHOP
  Born	23 Jun 1801	Pike County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 Oct 1883	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Roane Co, WV Death Records: Rachel Harper, 81, 10/27/1883 b VA, parents names not known, informant A Harper, grandchild Rachel Bishop Harper BIRTH 23 Jun 1801 USA DEATH 27 Oct 1883 (aged 82) Roane County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Ryan Cemetery Roane County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 19748882 Daughter of George Bishop and Nancy Ann BOOTH. Grandaughter of Stephen Booth.
  Person ID	I66	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	George BISHOP,   b. 17 Jan 1764, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD ,   d. 27 May 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann BOOTHE,   b. 11 Oct 1772, Westchester County, New York, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1790	Montgomery Co, VA on the head waters of the Roanoke River   [1]
  Notes	Virginia Historic Marriage Register Implied Marriages of Russell County, Virginia compiled by Mary D Fugate, CGRS; 975.5755 V2f (1) Bishop, ____, 26 Aug 1815; Anny, daughter of Stephen Boothe (R:WB3; 145 - Russell Co Will Book 3, page 145) (2) Bishop, George; 28 March 1822; Anny, daughter of Stephen Boothe (R:DB6:542 - Russell Co Deed Book 6, page 541) Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 Name: George Bishop Spouse: Nancy Booth Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1790 Marriage Location: Montgomery County, Virginia Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Name: Nancy Booth Gender: Female Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1790 Marriage Place: Montgomery County, Virginia Father: Stephen Booth Mother: Nancy Booth Spouse: George Bishop FHL Film Number: 32633 Reference ID: P 34 [does not give parents for George] 1810 Russell Co PP Tax list Bishop, David Bishop, George - 2 tithables 1830 Pike Co, KY George Bishop 1m 15-20 1m 30-40 1m 60-70 1f 10-15 1f 50-60 1850 Jackson County #91-95 Bishop George 85 M Farmer Md Bishop Anna 76 F N York Bishop David 60 M Va X Idiotic Bishop James 37 M Va X Idiotic [Caution: Ancestry transcription shows several more people living in the household, but this is all, and he is not at the bottom of the page so the household is not continued on the next page.] Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 Grantee: George Bishop Number of Acres: 50 Survey Date: 23 Mar 1831 County: Pike Watercourse: Louisa Fk Book Number: Z 1830 Pike, KY George Bishop 1m 15-20 1m 30-40 1m 60-70 1f 10-15 1f 50-60 Birth year based on probable age of 21 on 9-24-1782 when he purchased land in Montgomery Co., Va 1789-1801 on Personal property tax roll of Montgomery Co., Va 10-5-1801 George and Ann sold 200 acres from a grant in 1798 for $66.67. D.B. C page 457. Henry Bishop was a witness. 1819 George and Nancy were living in Russell Co., Va. Her parents had moved there also. George sold a parcel of land in Montgomery Co. Recorded in Russell co D.B. N page 206 and 207 Family Data Collection - Individual Records Name: George Bishop Spouse: A Bischoff Nancy Parents: J Margaretha Hans Birth Place: Frederick County, MD Birth Date: 17 Jan 1764 Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1790 Death Date: 27 May 1857 Millennium File Name: George Bishop Gender: Male Birth Date: 1764 Birth Place: Maryland, USA Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1790 Father: John Bishop Spouse: Ann Boothe Children: Rachel Bishop Spouse Father: Stephen Boothe Roane county WV deaths: David Bishop, son of George, age 84; 5/6/1873; b KY, informant Isaac Drake, B-in-law 1820 Russell Co, VA George Bishop ?? 1m 16-26 1f 0-10 1 f 16-26 1 in agriculture Stephen Bishop 2m 0-10 1m 26-45 1f 16-26 George Bishop 1m 16-26 2f 10-16 1f 26-45
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Armstead HARPER,   b. 19 Aug 1800, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1817	Russell County, Virginia, USA
  Notes	Lived at Flat Fork PO, Roane Co WV Buried Hunt/Harper Cem, Ryan, Roane Co, WV Harper, Arenstead VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830 Harper, Asey VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830 Harper, Enoch VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830 Harper, Henson VA WOOD CO. 386 1830 1830 Russell Co, VA 2m 0-5 2m 5-10 1m 20-30 1f 0-5 1f 20-30 1840 Kanawha Co 1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 29 # 1277-1295 Armistead Harper 50 VA Rachel 48 KY Margaret 16 VA Lidia 14 VA Jarusha 11 VA Almeda 8 VA Malinda 6 VA Sarah J 3 VA 1860 Roane Co, WV 854 Flat Fork Armistead Harper, 60 farmer 1200/1300 Va Rachel, 56 KY Malinda, 15 VA Sarah J, 13 VA Druzilla, 11 VA d/o Henderson Sarah, 3 VA d/o Henderson James Bishop, 45 VA 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 37-42 Harper, Rachel 66 KY June Lowe, Sarah C, 13 WV Nov Anderson, MA 7 f WV Sept 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 40A Rachel HARPER Self F W W 78 VA Catharine HARPER GDau F S W 23 WV Roane Co Deeds: Armstead Harper to Spencer D Green, 1859, Bk 1, Pg 347, D 116a to Oliver Hunt, Bk 1, Pg 551, 1860, D 50a [Elizabeth Almeda] to Almeda Hunt, Bk 1 P 551,1860, 50a to Alex Harper, B1 P 552, 1860, 60a Poca to Joseph Raines, B1 P 553, 1860, 103a to Wm H Lowe, B1 P 560, 1860, 50a Flat Fork to Elizabeth Anderson, B2 P 373, 1866, 100a Flat Fork of Poca to S B Steers, B2 P 92, lease (no year listed but preceeding entry was 1866, lease grantors included Asa, Geo W & John Harper ~~~ 'History of the Harper District' by MAC Hopkins Armstead Harper was the son of John and Rachel (Taylor) Harper. He came here with his family, who were the first to settle in the wilderness, now Harper District, about 1835. Armstead Harper settled near of the mouth of Flat Fork where he had bought several hundred acres of land . . . . The home of Armstead Harper was a great community center for miles around. Mr Harper was an upright and honorable Christian man. It was here that the first church of Harper District was founded. This was the Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Armstead Harper and his family were its first members. Here at the home of Mr Harper the first sermon in the district was preached. Asa Harper taught the first school in the district in a cabin on Mr Harper's farm in 1839. On this Armstead Harper farm is the first cemetery of the district. Mrs John Harper being among the first to be buried there. Harper District received its name from Armstead, Asa and Thomas Harper, who made the first permanent settlement there about 1835. Kanawha Co marriages: Lowe, Levi, and Mary Harper, Mar. 18, 1856. Munday, Garrett, and Mary Ann Harper, Sep. 16, 1869.
  Children	1. Henderson Harper,   b. 3 Jun 1818, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1910, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 91 years)   2. daughter Harper,   b. 1820,   d. Abt 1820  (Age 0 years)   3. son Harper,   b. Jan 1822, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1822, Virginia, USA   4. Epperson Nelson Harper,   b. Between 12 Dec 1822 and 23 Nov 1823, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Oct 1864, Cedar Creek, WV  (Age ~ 41 years)   5. Alexander Harper,   b. 29 Dec 1824, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1902, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   6. daughter Harper,   b. 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Elizabeth Harper,   b. 28 Sep 1826, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Apr 1866, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 39 years)   8. Sara Catherine Harper,   b. 7 Jan 1828, Smythe County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1856, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 28 years)   9. John Harper,   b. 5 Sep 1829, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. daughter Harper,   b. 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Margaret C Harper,   b. 5 Apr 1834, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Nov 1921, Romney, Hampshire, IN  (Age 87 years)   12. Mary Ann Harper,   b. Abt 1834,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Lillian Lydia Harper,   b. 8 Jun 1836, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1911, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years)   14. Jerusha HARPER,   b. 15 Aug 1838, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1920  (Age < 81 years)   15. Elizabeth Almeda Harper,   b. 26 Dec 1840, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Aug 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 38 years)   16. Malinda A Harper,   b. 28 Sep 1844, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 May 1922, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   17. Sarah Jane Harper,   b. 15 Mar 1847, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Dec 1935, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 23 Jun 1801 - Pike County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV.