Sarah Bishop was born in England, and died date unknown. She married Samuel Muncrief.
Notes for Sarah Bishop: Below are some interesting facts from England
Little Known Facts It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for A month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his Son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the "honey month" or what we know today as the "honeymoon."
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle," is the phrase inspired by this practice.
In Shakespeare's time, mattress's were secured on bed frames by ropes-when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "good night, sleep tight" came from.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Children of Sarah Bishop and Samuel Muncrief are:
+Samuel Muncrief, b. 1801, Georgia, d. Jul 1860, Lincoln County Georgia.
Sarah Bishop (d. date unknown)
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