Bishop Family Burial Plot

Bishop Family Burial Plot
Town of Caroline, Tompkins Co. New York

Located on Caroline Depot Road.
Only one headstone was readable, in the 1950's

Believe this to be on the old property of John & Rhoda Bishop
Listed below is only one headstone that was showing in the 1950's,
other headstones were there at that time lying flat covered with sod.
Unable to locate this family burial plot 2000.

LONCOY,

Ann Eliza, w/o Isaac Loncoy

d. June 26, 1843 ae 23y 1m 26d

It is believed that John and Rhoda Bishop are also buried here.
John Bishop, born 1774 in Marbletown, NY - died Dec. 5, 1862 in Caroline, Tompkins NY.
He was the son of Asa & Rebecca (Winchell) Bishop.
Asa Bishop born Aug. 23, 1752, in MA. Rebecca Winchell born 1750.
John Bishop married Rhoda Austin, who was born 1777 in Mass., and died in Caroline, NY in 1871.

Intestate papers - Tompkins Co., NY has the following:
John Bishop of Caroline, NY, died Dec. 6, 1862, Probate August 21, 1865
Widow, Rhoda Bishop
Son, Austin Bishop - Caroline, NY
Daughter, Abigail wife of Jacob Reed
Son, John James Bishop - Ithaca, NY
Daughter, Delight Schutt, Caroline, NY
Daughter, Azubah Ann wife of Alfred Gould, Caroline, NY
Son, Miles Bishop - Caroline, NY
Daughter, Rebecca Miller, deceased - left Melissa Miller
Daughter, Eliza Longcoy, deceased - left; Frank Longcoy

Intestate papers - Tompkins Co., NY also has the following:
Austin Bishop, of Caroline, NY died July 10, 1870, Probate August 31, 1871
Mother, Rhoda Bishop
Sisters, Emeline Miller; Azuba Ann Gould; Abba Reed.
Brothers, Miles & John James Bishop
Sister, Delight Schutt, Danby, NY
Neph., Francis M. Longcoy, Watkins, NY.

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