John Bishop was born on 2. Feb. 1857 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He was the son of
David Bishop and
probable daughter of Nicholas Cowenhoven GarrettaTiebout Cowenhoven. John Bishop was graduated in 1878 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He was a lawyer on 8. Jun. 1880.
John Bishop appeared on the census of 8. Jun. 1880 at with mother, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
There are two John Bishop's practicing law in Kansas City, MO.
5 Humboldt Building and 47 Water Works Building bt 1889 - 1891.
John Bishop left a will on 17. Dec. 1930
I, JOHN BISHOP, of the City of New Brunswick, in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish, pronounce and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following, to wit:
FIRST: I direct the payment to all my just debts and funeral and administration expenses as soon after my decease as can conveniently be done.
SECOND: I give and bequeath unto Willow Grove Cemetery of the City of New Brunswick, by what ever may be its correct corporation title, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to be by it invested and the income arising therefrom used for the perpetual care of the Bishop Plot in said cemetery, including the re-settling of stones when necessary, and any excess of said income not needed for the above purposes shall be used in the care of the walks and paths at and near said plot. An agreement by said Cemetery Association in writing to comply with the terms of this item of my will shall be sufficiently warrant for the payment of said sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) ie said Association and a receipt and discharge of my executers for said amount.
THIRD: I give, devise and bequeath unto my brother, ARTHUR BISHOP, his heirs and assigns my house and lot on Bishop Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey, at presently occupied by me, by his full and complete description as the title thereto is held, by me, and such place of pieces of any furniture belonging to me at the time of my death that he may select for his own use.
FOURTH: I give and bequeath to the following named institutions, each by its own proper name or corporate title and to each for their general uses and purposes respectively, the following respective amounts:
THE SECOND REFORMED CHURCH OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00),
THE TRUSTEES OF RUTGERS COLLEGE IN NEW JERSEY, Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00),
MIDDLESEX GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00),
ST. PETER'S GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00),
PARKER MEMORIAL HOME OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
THE VISITING NURSES' ASSOCIATION OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
CHILDREN'S INDUSTRIAL HOME OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
MIDDLESEX COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
NEW BRUNSWICK BRANCH OF AMERICAN RED CROSS, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
KIDDIE-KEEPWELL KAMP of Middlesex County, New Jersey, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
The bequest of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to the New Brunswick Branch of American Red Cross is given for the use of said branch in its general and charitable work in New Brunswick and its vicinity.
FIFTH: I give and bequeath to each of the following named persons in the amounts respectively set forth:
GEORGE HILL (Husband of my deceased cousin) of Belmar, New Jersey, Then Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and in case the said GEORGE HILL shall die before I do, then and in such case I give said sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to his daughter, NINA HILL REINS,
KITTY WESTBROOK, now or formerly of 451 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, New York, Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00), and in case she shall die before I do, then and in such case I give and bequeath said sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) to her sister, LOUISE SALISBURY (in addition to the sum of $4,000.00 herein given to said Louise Salisbury),
LOUISE SALISBURY, now or formerly of Nyack, New York, Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00), andin case she shall die before I do, then and in such case I give and bequeath said sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) to her sister, JENNIE S. SALISBURY (in addition to the sum of $4,000.00) herein given said Jennie S. Salisbury),
ISABELLE CHAMBERS, wife of Irving Chambers now or formerly of Washington, D. C., Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00),
LEONE WILLIAMS, now or formerly of Lutherville, Maryland, four thousand dollars ($4,000.00),
GRAHAM TAYLOR, JR. my second cousin, now or formerly of 397 Bleecker street, New York City, four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) and if he shall die before I do, then said sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) is hereby given to his child or children, if more than one, in equal shares.
MRS. CORNELIUS GARRETSON, now or formerly of 23 New street, New Brunswick, New Jersey, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and if she shall die before I do, then said sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) is hereby given and bequeathed to her daughter, GRACE GARRETSON.
My friend, CHARLES THOMPSON, now or formerly of 291 Sanford street, New Brunswick, New Jersey, five hundred dollars ($500.00) and in case he shall die before I do, then said sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) is hereby given and bequeathed to his widow, if he shall leave one him surviving,
SIXTH: Any and all taxes legally levied or assessed against any beneficiary named in item Fifth of this will, because of the bequest contained in said item or on the amount of such bequest in the way of inheritance, transfer or succession taxes shall be paid out of my estate so that the amount in said item Fifth given such person shall, if payable, be paid without deduction for any such taxes.
SEVENTH: In case my brother, the said ARTHUR BISHOP shall die before I do, then the real estate herein devised to him in item Third is hereby given and devised unto my cousin, MARIE COWENHOVEN, her heirs and assigns.
EIGHTH: I give, devise and bequeath an equal one-half part of all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, of whatsoever nature or kind and wheresoever situate unto my brother, ARTHUR BISHOP, but if he shall die before I do, then said one-half part of said rest, residue and remainder is given, devised and bequeathed unto the several institutions named in item Fourth of this will in proportions corresponding with the amounts respectively bequeathed in said item, that is to say, each of said institutions shall receive, in case of the death of said Arthur Bishop prior to my decease, such proportion of said one-half of said rest, residue and remainder as the amount so specifically bequeathed to such institution bears to the total of the bequests contained in said item Fourth.
NINTH: The remaining one-half of said rest, residue and remainder is hereby given, devised and bequeathed in equal shares to the following named persons to wit:
My cousin, DR. LOUIS F. BISHOP, son of my uncle James Bishop,
My cousin, BENNETT BISHOP, son of my uncle James Bishop,
My cousin, ELLIS BISHOP, son of my uncle James Bishop,
My cousin, GRAHAM TAYLOR, now or formerly of 55 Grant Avenue, Chicago Commons, Chicago, Illinois. My cousin, WILLIAM J. R. TAYLOR, now or formerly of 516 Albany Street, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
My cousin, LIVINGSTON L. TAYLOR, now or formerly of Keene Valley, New York,
My cousin, CHARLES T. COWENHOVEN, son of my uncle, Judge Charles T. Cowenhoven,
My cousin, MARIE COWENHOVEN, daughter of my uncle, Judge Charles T. Cowenhoven,
My cousin, REMSEN COWENHOVEN, son of my uncle Judge Charles T. Cowenhoven,
My second cousin, NINA HILL REINS, wife of W. Edmund Reins and at present of Belmar, New Jersey.
If any of the persons heretofore named in this item Ninth should die before I do, leaving a descendant or descendants me surviving, then I give, devise and bequeath the share or portion of any said residuary estate which such person so dying would have received if he or she had survived me to those of his or her descendants who survive me, such descendants to take such share per stirpes and not per capita
If however, any of the said Eleven (11) persons heretofore named in this item should die before I do without leaving any descendant or descendants who survive me then and in such case I give, devise and bequeath the share or portion of my said residuary estate, which such person so dying as last aforesaid would have received if he or she had survived me, in equal portions to the survivors of said Eleven (11) persons and to descendant or descendants who survive me, such last mentioned descendant or descendants to represent in such division his, her or their deceased ancestor, to take the share or portion such ancestor would have taken had he or she survived me and to take per stirpes and not per capita.
TENTH: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint EDWARD W. HICKS of the Borough of Highland Park, New Jersey; DOUGLAS M. HICKS, of the Borough of Metuchen, New Jersey; KEARNEY Y. KUHLTHAU, of the Borough of Highland Park, New Jersey, and CHARLES A. WHITE of the Borough of Highland Park, New Jersey, executors of this, my last will and testament and authorize them and the survivors or survivor of them to sell, convey and dispose of any real estate of which I may die seized, other than my residence property above mentioned on Bishop Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and also of said residence property, if because of the death of both said Arthur Bishop and Marie Cowenhoven prior to my death, said residence property has become a part of the residue of my estate, at either public or private sale, at such time or times and in such manner as to said executors, the survivors or survivor thereof shall seem best for my estate, and to give good and sufficient conveyances in the law for any real estate so sold, conveyed or disposed of.
No bonds or other security shall be required to be given by said executors, or any of them.
Pending the settlement of my estate said executors, and the survivors and survivor thereof may retain any investments forming a part of my estate at the time of my decease, and said executors shall from time to time cause an appraisement to be made of securities and property forming a part of my estate, and on settlement with any beneficiary under this will and payment of any bequests or shares as called for by this will, said executors, the survivors and survivor thereof may in his or their discretion make payment to such beneficiary in stock, bonds or other security or property at the latest appraised value thereof, instead of in cash.
ELEVENTH: I hereby revoke, cancel and make void any and all former wills by me made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of December, nineteen hundred and thirty.
JOHN BISHOP (L.B.).
He died on 2. Mar. 1936 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at age 79.