Susanna Bishop

1704 - 1782  (78 years)

• Name	Susanna Bishop
  Birth	1704	Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Unexpected Death	3 Jan 1782	Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Robbed and murdered
  Death	3 Jan 1782	Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I31455	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Samuel Bishop,   b. England d. Dec 1741, West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Mother	Alice (Bishop)
  Family ID	F11427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abraham Davis,   b. 1702, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1764, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)
  Children	+ 1. James Davis,   b. 1735, Goshen Terrace,, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Mar 1805, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F9379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Susanna was born about 1704, the daughter of Samuel & Alice Bishop. She married Abraham Davis, son of John & Mary Davis. Susanna was a widow, living alone in Birmingham Township, when she was robbed and murdered on the night of January 3-4, 1782. Joseph Dennis, of Vincent, offered a reward of 10 pounds for the arrest of George Holt, an Englishman who was accused of the crime, but I find no record that he was ever caught. Susanna's will, dated 29 June 1771, probated 12 January 1782, disposed of her "Temporal Estate", down to her white beaver hat, plat bonnet, two feather beds, and fourth best brass kettle. Susanna & Abraham had six children: John, James*, Joseph, Mary, Alice, and Hannah. *James wed 5, 30, 1754 to widow Patience (Miller) Bishop, whose first husband was James's late uncle Charles Bishop.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96620579/susanna-davis.