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     Margaret was born at CT, USA, circa 1750.

     Leah Hotchkin was born on 31 August 1775 at CT, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Margaret Field.

     The birth of Leah Hotchkin to Margaret Field is recorded in the Barbour Collection and no father is given.

     Vivian May Keator was born on 28 November 1905 at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, USA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Harvey Webster Keator and Frances (Frankie) Cleveland Marble. She married Harry Gold Hotchkin at NY, USA, on 20 February 1923. She married Joseph Rushin circa 1960. She resided at Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL, USA, in 1993.² Vivian May Keator died on 10 September 1995 at Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL, at age 89.^4,5 She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North, at Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL, USA.

     Her obituary in the Ft Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel gives her son Herbert H. Hotchkin and daugher-in-law Lois of Pompano; son, Russell H. Hotchkin and daughter -in-law Jill of New Egypt, NJ; daughter Augusta "Gussie" Mitchell of Cream Ridge, NJ; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren 2 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister Frances Gilliland of New Egypt, NJ.

     Leonard Harvey Hotchkin was born on 3 February 1924 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ, USA.² He was the son of Harry Gold Hotchkin and Vivian May Keator. He married Anne Gail Thomas at NJ, USA, in 1945.³ Leonard Harvey Hotchkin died on 31 July 1964 at Mt Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin County, OH, USA, at age 40.^4,2

     Richard Frank Hotchkin Sr. was born on 6 May 1926 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ, USA.^2,3,4 He was the son of Harry Gold Hotchkin and Vivian May Keator. He married Lois Anne Gahn at NJ, USA, in 1952.² Richard died on 4 July 1983 at Miami, Miami Dade County, FL, USA, at age 57. Death Cert #61578.^2,5,4

     Herbert Hoover Hotchkin was born on 12 November 1928 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ, USA.^2,3 He was the son of Harry Gold Hotchkin and Vivian May Keator. He married Mary Marylin Tanum at NJ, USA, in 1956.² Herbert Hoover Hotchkin married Doris Jean Lockwood in February 1965 at Palm Beach County, FL, USA.⁴ He married Lois Anne Gahn at Broward County, FL, USA, on 19 December 1982.⁵ He resided at Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL, USA, in 1993. Herbert Hoover Hotchkin died on 21 November 2012 at Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL, at age 84. Hotchkin, Herbert H., 84, of Pompano Beach, Florida passed away on November 21, 2012. Predeceased by his wife, Lois. He is survived by Brother, Russ Hotchkin; Sister, Augusta Mitchell; Son, Herbert R. Hotchkin; Step-Son, Richard F. Hotchkin Jr; Step-Daughter,Carol F. Hotchkin; Granddaughters , Faith, Rena, and Star; five Great Grandchildren; and several Nieces, Nephews, and Friends. Family will welcome friends for visitation, Friday, November 30th from 6 to 9pm at Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center located on 200 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, FL 33062. 954-941-4111. In lieu of Flowers, Donations may be made to Lords Gift House, First Baptist Church of Pompano Beach, 138 NE 1st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060, 954-745-6100. Visit www.kraeerpompanobeach.com to express sympathies, condolences, and memories.

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     John Bishop I was born in 1580 at England. Internet Postings. Several say Lenham, Kent, England but there is no evidence of this location or date. He married Anne Elizabeth Stevens at England in 1610. Source Information:

Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. This source

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This database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources. This source only gives the name Annie; no surname.

Families of Early Guilford Connecticut compiled by Alvan Talcott. Edited and Prepared for Publication by Jacquelyn L. Ricker. Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. 198 4. p. 76

John Bishop married Anne ( ) [Stevens written in] who died April 1676. Lived in Guildford, Conn. 1639. John died Feb 1661.. John Bishop I died on 7 February 1661/62 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA. He was buried at Village Green Cemetery, at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.

     In the latter part of April 1639, twenty-five men with their families took passage in the vessel St. John, Captain Russel commanding, which sailed from London in search of a home in the new world. these families were members of Rev. Henry Whitfield's company, nearly all of whom came from counties Surrey, Sussex and Kent, England. At sea, on June 1, 1639, twenty-five members of the company signed a covenant, the original copy of which is in the Harvard College Library.

Whitfiel's ministry had become "obnoxious to Archbishop Laud and other church men". He gave up his position in the national church of his native land and with kindred spirits found freedom of religion in the new world.

The destination for these men and their families was Quinnipiac, now known as New Haven, Connecticut, where they arrived about the tenth of September. Away upon the wide and stormy sea, out of sight of England, from which most of them had parted forever, they began to feel more thoroughly their mutual dependence upon each other and the necessity of keeping their little company unbroken, and accordingly, after having been about ten days on their voyage, they drew up and signed their plantation covenant, pledging to stand by and not desert each other in the new land in which they were about to enter. The following is a copy of the covenant.

"We, whose names are undersigned, intending by God's gracious permission to plant ourselves in New England and if it may be, the the southern part, about Quinnipiac, we do faithfully promise to each other for ourselves and our families and those that belong to us, set down and join ourselves together in one coon entire plantation, and to be helpful each to the other in any common work according to every man's ability, and as need shall require, and we promise not to desert or leave each other, or the plantation but with the consent of the rest of the greater part of the company who have entered into this agreement. As to our gathering together, in that way, we do refer ourselves until such time as it will please God to settle us in our destination. In witness whereof we subscribe our names this first day of June, 1639. Robert Kitchell, John Bishop, Frances Buschnell, William Chittenden, William Lette, Thomas Jones, John Gordon, William Stone, John Hoadley, John Stone, William Plane, Robert Guttridge, John Housego, William Dudly, John Mepham, Thomas Norton, Henry Witfield, Abraham Cruttenden, Frances Chatfield, William Halle, Thomas Naish, Henry Kingsnorth, Henry Doude, Thomas Cooke, John Permerly"

John Bishop was the second to sign the covenant. "We was one of the most prominent men in the colony and appears to have been a citizen of stable and trustworthy quality of character; a public servant whose faithfulness and good judgement could be dependant upon" (Benton Genealogy)

"My fathers and brethren, this is never to be forgotten, that our New England is originally a plantation for religion and not a plantation of trade".

Only four persons were trusted with Civil Power; Robert Kitchell, William Chittenden, John Bishop and William Lette. These families landed at Quinnipiac about the tenth of September and remained there until arrangement had been made for their settlement at the Indian Village of Menunkatuck, about sixteen miles east of Quinnipiac, which latter place had been settled by a colony from England the previous year.

Three different tribes of Indians laid claim to the land an Menunkatuck and the company was therefore obliged to purchase these land from each tribe; Shampishuh, the Sachem Squaw of a branch of a tribe tributary to the Mohawks on Sept 20, 1642 and from Uncus, chief of a branch of the Mohegan tribe on Dec. 17, 1641.

On the 29th of September, 1639, at a meeting held in a barn in Quinnipiac, it was agreed that the six planters in whose manes the deed for the lands should be drawn would be Henry Whitfield, Robert Kitchell, William Chittenden, John Bishop, and William Lette. "And it also agreed that the civil power of the administration of the preservation of peace shall be and remain in the hands of Robert Kitchelll, William Chittenden, John Bishop and William Lette".

It will be seen from these extract of the proceedings of this meeting that John Bishop, our ancestor, was made a trustee of this community land and also a justice of the peace, which offices he held until a church was organized four years later to take over these offices, thus uniting church and state.

A church was formed June, 163, which took over the civil duties of the for persons above mentioned. At the same time the following action was taken; "We do not, therefor, all and everyone of us. order and include that only such persons. as are members of the church here shall be 'freemen' and that such freemen shall have the power to elect magistrates, deputies, and all other offices of public trust and responsibility". this church was of the congregational denomination and it will be seen from the above action that none but members of that church could exercise political rights, as we consider them now.

A month or so after this church was formed, the colony joined the New Haven colony, at which time the name of the plantation was changed from Menunkatuck to Guilford, supposedly named for Guilford, England.

It is believed that the birthplace of John Bishop was England. He brought with him his wife and several children. He was a farmer by occupation and owned a large tract of land in Menunkatuck, besides his hoe lot of seven acres. He was not made a "freeman" until 1647. He was about fifty years old when he came to America as he had five grandchildren born to him before he came to America. He was a prominent and useful citizen, was one of the trustees for the purchase of the land fro the Indians and quite often mentioned in the town records (p449) and Guilford records (booa A, p185). His exact birth date is not known and the exact maiden name of his wife is not known, nor is the date and place of her birth. He died in 1660. Anne died at the home of her son-in-law, James Steele, in Hartford, Connecticut, April 1676. The children of this couple were Mary, who married George Hubbard, died Sept. 14 1675, Anne who married John Gordon, then Thomas Clarke, died Jan 3, 1672. John who married Susannah Goldham, died October 1683. Bethia who married James Steele, died January 1676. Stephen who married Tabatha Wilkinson, died June 1660 and Sarah who married George Chatfield, died September 30, 1657.

Taken From "Once Upon a Time, A Record of Anne and John Bishop and Their Descentants 1639 to 1995" by Mary Lavinia Ruffner-Tittle.

     Thomas Edwards was born in 1668 at Long Island City, Queens County, NY, USA. He married Mercy (Mary) Mulford Conkling at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, USA, in 1690. Thomas Edwards died on 31 October 1736 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY.

     Mercy (Mary) Mulford Conkling was born on 16 September 1670 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Benjamin Conkling and Hannah Mulford. She married Thomas Edwards at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, in 1690. Mercy (Mary) Mulford Conkling died on 8 October 1742 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, at age 72.

     Azariah Dickinson was born on 5 June 1709 at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, USA.¹ He married Hepzebah Spencer Walkley at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, on 30 November 1732.¹ Azariah Dickinson died on 12 June 1788 at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, at age 79.¹

     Hepzebah Spencer Walkley was born on 19 June 1709 at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, USA.¹ She married Azariah Dickinson at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, on 30 November 1732.¹ Hepzebah died on 18 June 1754 at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, at age 44.

     Zebulon Hale was born in 1748 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA. He married Rachel Bishop at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, on 15 September 1768.² Zebulon Hale died on 22 March 1821 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT.¹ He was buried at Rockland Cemetery, at Madison, New Haven County, CT, USA.