Richard married Alice Clark on December 5, 1644 [possibly as his second wife]. She was the widow of George Clark, and tragically ended her life by murdering her own child, and was subsequently hung therefor, in 1648. There is a mournful account of the murder by Alice Bishop of her daughter, Martha Clarke, 4 years old, July 22, 1648 (Savage, Vol. I, page 393). She also had another daughter, Abigail Clark. There is also reference to "Damaris, (wife of the first William Sutton), daughter of Alice and Richard Bishop".
she is often said to have been on the Mayflower, possibly born on it and to be daughter of Christopher and Mary Martin. But there is no evidence for any of this. It is also speculated she was daughter of Francis Martin and Prudence Deacon.
