An Edward Bishop was one of the founders of the First Church of Beverly (Massachusetts Bay Colony) in 1667.A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. John Farmer, Lancaster, MA: Carter Andrews & Co., 1829., p 51 Edward Bishop Jr. and his wife, Sarah (née Wildes), were accused of witchcraft and imprisoned in the spring of 1692. They were transferred to the Boston jail, and escaped in October of that same year. Edward Bishop Jr. and Sarah Bishop had a number of children, including Edward Bishop III. Edward III eventually married Susannah Putnam, a relation of the Putnam family who were the main accusers in the witchcraft hysteria.
