Thomas Bishop and Avis Abbott married Bridgport, Dorset 27 Apr 1612; The Vicar of Bridgeport certified the baptisms of their two daughters Abigail 24 Jan 1612 and Anne 25 Oct 1616. Abigail m Henry Coggan and Anne mm/1 John Holman m/2 Henry Butler. [The author makes no mention of a son named Richard Bishop. The author does not name a father for Thomas Bishop. The author names Bridgport, Dorset and Somerset. What is the evidence of Surrey seen on this profile?]
Bishop, Richard: [Origin] Unknown; [Arrival] 1638; [Residence Plymouth] [PCR 1:103, 2:6, 79, 132-33, 134, 137, 138, 4:18, 136, 5:30; [Anderson's record does not appear to imply that Richard's origins or parents are known]
↑ The original death date of 1618 can't be correct.
He was living in Bridport, Dorset when his daughter Abigail died in 1653 and he sent a letter to Dorchester, MA requesting that they send his granddaughter Abigail Coggan back to Bridgeport, Dorset. She returned to him and married there before going back to New England. See Great Migration 2:2:134 Coggan
