Amanuensis Monday: John Bishop of Guilford, Connecticut 1639

Transcriptions continue for hand-written notes found in the BISHOP family file at the New York State Library in Albany.

John Bishop, one of the founders of Guilford 1639.

Probably born in England and was at least 45 years old when he came here.  He married Ann before coming.  Died in Guilford Jan 1660.  She in April 1676.  His son was

John Bishop Jr.  Died in Guilford Oct 1683.  His son was

Nathaniel Bishop.  Born in Guilford 1666.  Died in Guilford May 1, 1717.  His son was

Ebenezer Bishop.  Born in Guilford Sept 22, 1701.  Died Jan 26, 1788.  His son was

James Bishop.  Born in Guilford Jan 3, 1745.  Died Jan 16, 1832.  He was a Rev. Army Soldier.  His son was

Jonathan Bishop.  Born in Guilford Aug 28, 1783.  Died in Guilford Dec 20, 1852.  His son was

David C. Bishop.  Born in Guilford May 7, 1814.  Died in Branford Nov 18, 1884.  My grandfather.

Thanks to Jan Franco for posting headstones at Find A Grave.

Amanuensis Monday: Bishop lines 1600s

Continued transcriptions of the hand-written notes in the BISHOP family file at the New York State Library in Albany.

Branches of the Bishop Family

John Bishop, Guilford Conn  1639

Rev. John Bishop, Stamford Conn  1644

Gov. James Bishop, New Haven Conn  1647

Richard Bishop, Salem Mass  1635

Edward Bishop, Salem Mass  1639

Thomas Bishop, Ipswick Mass  1686

Nathaniel Bishop, Boston Mass  1634

Henry Bishop, St. Marys Maryland  1634

John Bishop, Jamestown Va  1642

Eleazur Bishop, New London Conn  1667

Stephen Bishop died 1752

Great Grandfather's Music Across the Ocean and a Century

Today we visited the Pianola Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Our great grandfather was Howard Lutter.  In Newark, New Jersey and New York City he created piano rolls at Welte Mignon and other companies in the 1910s through the 1930s.  The staff at the Museum were very knowledgeable and shared their time and skills with us.  The Museum's collection of piano rolls does not contain any by Howard Lutter, so we will have to send them some.  We learned that Welte rolls were created in Europe and the United States, but they cannot be played on the same player pianos.

The Director, Kasper P. J. Janse with Jody Lutter and Kim Lutter.

Mr Janse filling the air with music.

Thank you to Kasper P. J. Janse and Marijke Brekelmans for sharing their insights and time with us.