This is information sent to Lynn Julian from
Thomas Bell.
Thomas got the information from a book which
was privately published in 1893 in London.
It is titled: Upton Family Records being
Genealogical Collections for an UPTON Family History by William Henry Upton,
M.A., LL. M., Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquarians of Ireland; Honorary
Local Secretary of the Harleian Society; Resident Member of the New England
Historic Genealogical Society; Member of the Washington Historical Society,
ETC.
“And some there be which have no memorial;
who are perished, as though they had never been: and are become as though they
had never been born; and their children after them”--Eccesiastieus xliv. 9.
(privately printed) London: Mitchell and
Hughes, 140 Wardour Street, W. 1893.
On page 357 (a continuation of the 7th
American family)
a.f. James; lives in Green Co, Ia., unm.
a.g. John; d. June 13, 1887, at Hillsdale (?)
Kansas, where his widow Louisa still lives; they had:
7a.g.a. Thomas J.; lives in Coryell, Texas,
and has seven children, all living.
7 a.g.b. Charles G.; in Kansas City, Mo. has
a daughter
7 a.g.c. John N. married and ?????(can’t make
it out)
7 a.g.d. Josiah? T. lives near???Hillsdale
7 a.g.e. Louisa? J., m. John Ward; lives near
Hillsdale and has three sons.
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Eighth American Family.*
8 Z. An Upton of unknown name, who is said to
have lived within eight miles of London, England (unless this was the location
of the school mentioned below), is said, by a reasonable tradition, to have
been father of:
a. Edward.
b. John: while his existence is recognised in
many variations of the family tradition. he is mentioned as coming to America
only in the story which makes the boys land in New Orleans; compare him with 4a
John Upton of the Fourth American Family.
8 A. Edward Upton, called John by a very few
of his decendants but apparently only by inadvertence, appears to have been
born near London, England, about 1735, though one form of the tradition says
nearly twenty-five years later. All admit that, at the age of thirteen, he ran
away from home or from school (and some say, from a widowed mother) on account
of having killed a parrot at school. He was accompanied by another boy whom
some call his brother John. The boys were pressed on board a Man-Of-War. One
tradition says they were not permitted to land for five years; but at last,
while anchored near New York City, they swam ashore, concealed themselves; and
soon after enlisted in the Continental Army. They were present at the surrender
of Lord Cornwallis, and there saw an Uncle of theirs, a wounded prisoner. But
this tradition has Edward Upton in the Army at a time when we know he was in
North Carolina, begetting children; and probably makes him twenty years younger
than he was. A more probable account says the boys landed in New Orleans, where
Edward, having been taken with the fever, was left, and saw his brother for the
last time. Recovering, he went to sea again and sailed “all over the world,”
even to Iceland. Others say his total experience at sea covered eight years.
At last he settled in North Carolina, near
the Dan River, we are told; but his first marriage is said to have taken place
in Buncombe Co., and some circumstances seem to point to the neighbourhood of
Dysortsville or Brackettown, McDowell Co., as the home of his last years. He
had two wives, but we have the name of neither. He is said to have married
first when about forty years old, and
(continued on page 358)
secondly when quite an old man. The three
children of his first marriage removed early to Kentucky, and he visited them
there in 1807, accompanied by a small son by his second wife; but he died in
North Carolina. His children were,
By first wife:
a.a.+ Edward, b. May 1, 1775; m. 1st. Rachel
Black*
a.b. + Daniel b. Aug 3, 1776; m. Mary Black*
a.c. Elizabeth, m. Benjamin Brackett and
lived in Hardin Co, Ky., but died in Dysortsville, N.C. in 1860 or 1861; had a
son, Daniel (Brackett) who married his cousin Sarah
Upton (S a b c ) q.v. for issue; and d. 1863?
By second wife:
a.d. Job; he visited Ky, and was living in
N.C. in 1828.
a.e. Thomas; remained in N.C.
a.f. Robert; remained in N.C.
a.g. Jesse; not named in some lists of the
children.
a.h. James; not mentioned in any lists of the
children, but one Virginia Upton, “widow of James Upton of the first set.,” is
said to be living (1889) in N.C., apparently at Brackettown, McDowell Co.
8AA. Edward Upton of Hardin Co., Ky, born in
North Carolina 4 May 1775; married 1st, when hardly more than twenty years of
age, Mary Black; (thought it was Rachel?); 2nd, Virginia (or Jane or Genie)
Trainer.
When a very young man he removed to Kentucky,
and entered land in Green Co. In 1814 he removed to Hardin Co, and bought land
at Elk Spring, half a mile from the present site of Uptonville. He resided
there till his death, 21 October 1852. His children were,
By first wife:
aaa. Sarah, b. June 27, 1796, m. Benjamin
Utterbach, and d. in Clay Co, Ill.,May 30, 1885; their son Thomas D.
(Utterbach), now of Uptonville, Ky m. his second-cousin Emily J. Brackett (8 a
b c a ), by whom he had a daughter, Eufracia C. (Utterbach), now wife of Jo
Brown of Uptonville.
a a b. + Daniel, b. Feb 7, 1798; m. Sarah
Burks.
a.a.c. + Edward, m. Anna Murlin.
By second wife:
a.a.d. + William, m. Amelia Vertruse.
a.a.e. Thomas, m. Mehitabel Rider; lived at
Neptune, Mercer Co., Ohio, but is deceased; had several children, including:
8 a.a.e.a. Thomas, b. in Ohio, now of Nolin,
Ky.
8 a.a.e.b.Ruth
a.a.f. John. He d. having had:
8 a.a.f.a.Maria
8 a.a.f.b. William
8 a.a.f.c. Edward
8 a.a.f.d. Andrew, of Uptonville.
8 a.a.f..e. Lucinda
8 a.a.f.f. Lucretia
8 a.a.f.g. Artimesia
8 a.a.f.h. Margaret
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a.a.g. Green , living at Uptonville in 1888:
the father of:
8a.a.g.a. D??????
8a.a.g.b. B????
8a.a.g.c. P????
8a.a.g.d. George
8a.a.g.e.C????
8a.a.g.f. Nancy
a.a.h. Mary, m. Samuel Shepherd.
a.a.i. George W., b 1820. He has been a
gentleman of high ability and standing. Uptonville, Ky was named after him. He
kept a store there thirty-four years and was the
first Postmaster. Is still living there
(18??) though quite feeble and mentions his children as:
8a.a.i.a. Asbury.
(George W.’s children continued)
8a.a.i.b. Brite (this is Paralee, her middle
name is Brite)
8a.a.i.e. Dickey (this is Esler, she may have
been named her middle name for a family friend as there are people by the last
name of Dickey in the area).
9 A.B. Daniel Upton of Hardin Co., Ky born in
North Carolina 3 August 1776; married Mary Black in Green Co., Ky 13 March
1793(?). She was wholly known among his kindred as “Aunt Polly”, a woman of ??
character and greatly beloved. She spent her latter years with her son-in-law
Henry Lampton and died in September 1855.
He (Daniel) removed with his brother Edward
in boyhood to Green Co. Ky amd thence, after his marriage, to Hardin Co. There
he bought land near the bend of the Sandy, about a mile from Elk Spring. Some
years later he sold this farm and bought land lower down the Sandy, which was
his home till his death, 29, January 1831. His children were:
a.b.a. +John, b. December 21, 1799; m. Rachel
Spurrier
a.b.b. Elizabeth, m. Edmund C. Tabb; they
died leaving issue ---all now in Sonora, Ky--
Richard (Tabb), Edmund (Tabb), John (Tabb),
James (Tabb), Mariah (Tabb) and Albert (Tabb).
a.b.c. Sarah,m. Daniel Brackett.
a.b.d. Emily m. Rolly Manion and d. leaving a
daughter . . . (Manion) who m. William
Patterson and removed to Mo.
a.b.e. Maria, m. Henry Lampton and is
deceased; he lives at Sonora Ky aged almost 89.
a.b.f. Jessie; perhaps mentioned only by
error.
a.b.g. +Hiram N., b December 12, 1820; m. 1st
Julia S. Jeffries.
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8 A.A.B. Daniel Upton, born in Green Co.,
Ky,.7 February 1798; removed to Hardin Co. and there married 18 March 1819
Sarah Burks, who was born in Bullett Co, Ky 11 December 1796 and is now (May
1889) living near Uptonville with her second son. In February 1889 of their
decendants were counted 13 children, 82 grandchildren, 154 great-grand
children, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Daniel Upton died 23 August 1870
leaving issue;
a.a.b.a Lorinda b Dec 25, 1819 m. W.W. Murlin
Dec 29, 18?2, and removed to Mendon, Mercer, Co. Ohio; they have six children.
a.a.b.b. +Miles Hiter, b. January 16, 1821;
m. 1st Elenor M. McMahon.
a.a.b.c. Nancy Jane, b. Dec11, 1822; m.
Samuel B. Sullivan March ?, 1841 d. March 6,
1863, leaving six children.
a.a.b.d. Samuel E. b. May 20, 1821; m. Sarah
Ann Brashear March 1, 1849; lives at Uptonville and has four children.
a.a.b.e. Sarah C. b. Feb 9, 1826; m. Samuel
H. Sullivan Aug 4, 185?; had two children
a.a.b.f. Mary Margaret, b Sept 7, 1827; m.
Oct 2, 1845, William Kincaid; 2nd. James Brashear; she has nine children.
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a.a.b.g.Isham C. or Isom C. b. Jan 16, 1829;
m. Mary Morrison Nov. 2, 1859; lives at Roanoak, Woodford Co., Ill. and has
seven children.
a.a.b.h. +John L., b. Dec 1?, 1859; m. Mary
Margaret Brashear
a.a.b.i. Thomas I. (or L.?) b. August 9,
1832; m. Molly Wheeler, May 22, 1862; lives at
Uptonville, and has had four or five children
of whom we know the name of only: 8a.a.b.i.a. Ida May d. March 25, 1889.
a.a.b.j. Daniel William, b. April 23, 1834;
m. Elizabeth Middleton; is a widower at Uptonville with three children.
a.a.b.k. +James A., b. Oct 20, 1835; m. Fanny
C. Flanders.
a.a.b.l. Silas D. ,b. Oct 13, 1839; m. Aug 9,
1865, Magdalene Watkins, who is deceased; he died July 23, 1870, having had
three children now all deceased.
a.a.b.m.????? m. John? Y. Brackett (8 abcb)
they live in Uptonville and have four children.
8 A.A.C. Edward Upton, born in Green Co. Ky.,
about 1800; married : Anna Murlinm and had a family, of whom the following are
mentioned:
a.a.c.a. John; lived in Mercer Co., Ohio; d.
leaving a family
a.a.c.b. Thomas, of Olney, Ill.; d. leaving
at least one son.; 8 aacba Richard.
a.a.c.c. Isaac of Dundas, Ill.
8 A.A.D. William Upton, born in Green Co. Ky
about 1805; married 16 October 1830 Amelia Vertruse, who was born 1 Feb 1808
and died 7 Aug 1878. He was a farmer, probably lived near Uptonville and had:
a.a.d.a. + Andrew Jackson, b. Nov 2?, 18?1;
m. Mary T. Tinker
a.a.d.b. Edward Vertruse. b. 1835; lived in
Holt Co., Mo. about 1861; was at Hollister Cal., when last heard from. but
apparently is not there now.
a.a.d.e. Nancy Jane; b. 1837; m. D.S. Handley
1853; d. March 26, 1880;
a.a.d..d. Solon Finley, b. 18?0; served in
the Confederate Army under John Morgan and d. in Tenn. March 21, 1862.
a.a.d.e. Thomas Benton, b. 1842; now of
Buffalo, Larue Co., Ky.
8 A.B.A. John Upton, said to have been named
after his great-uncle John Upton (8B), was born in Green Co. Ky, 21 Dec 1799;
married 3 May 1821 Rachel Spurrier, who died 26 March 1862. While a small boy
he went with his parents to Hardin Co., and
there--probably near Uptonville--he spent his life and died 8 August 1851. His
children were:
a.b.a.a. Joseph. b. Nov 20, 1822; m. Oct 20,
1845, Evaline Brashears: d. March 10, 1881; he lived in Holt ? Co., Mo., about
1861 and later in Nebraska--probably on Maple Grove Farm, Union, Cass, Co.,
where now resides his widow and their son; 8 a.b.a.a.a. G....S
a.b.a.b. Daniel, b. Feb 14, 1824; d. 1847
a.b.a.c. Mary, b. Oct 14, 1828; d. 1862
a.b.a.d. Samuel B., b. July 1830; left Ky
about 1865; lives at Visalia, Tulare Co. Cal.
a.b.a.e. Thomas B., b. Oct 7, 1833; he and
two of his sister (all unm.) and a widowed niece live together near Sonora Ky.
a.b.a.f. Ruth B, b. Sept 12, 1836
a.b.a.g. Sarah , b. Nov 17, 1835; lived at
Sonora; d. Sept. 22, 1879.
a.b.a.h. Martha. b. Jan 14, 1841.
a.b.a.i. Hiram P. b. July 31, 1843; lives at
Sonora Ky.
8 A B C Sarah Upton, born in Green or Hardin
Co., Ky very early in this century; married her cousin Daniel Brackett, son of
Elizabeth Upton (8 a c ). They are both dead. Their children were:
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a.b.c.a. Emily J.(?) (Brackett) m. her
second-cousin Thomas D. Utterbach of Uptonville.
a.b.c.b. ???? ?. (Brackett) Uptonville m.
Bernetta(?) ???? Upton
a.b.c.c. William (Brackett) of Uptonville
a.b.c.d. Benjamin (Brackett) of Gordon Co.,
Texas
8 A B G Captain ??? Upton. Hardin Co, Ky 12
Dec 1820: married four wives, viz.: 1st, 24 December 1839 Julia S. Jeffries,
who died 15 March 1817; 2nd, 15 April 1819 Permelia C. Jeffries, who died 16
February 1852; 3rd, 14 September 1852, widow Elizabeth E. (Jeffries) Potter,
who died 15 February 1861? : 4th, Sarah Moss (?) . His first two wives were
sisters? and his third wife was their first-cousin. These three wives were all
born in Hardin Co., and all seem to have died in childbed.
Sometime before the war, he removed to Holt
Co. Mo. and there lost his third wife, soon
after which he enlisted in the Confederate
Army. He had bee possessed of a comfortable fortune until his property was
destroyed by the Union Army. Then, says his daughter, he left his little ones
“and started out to kill all he could of the
thievish Lincolnites.” He served until near the close of
the war, and was then discharged on account
of dropsy, with the rank of Captain. While ill in Arkansas he married his
fourth wife. They went to Western Texas for his health, and he died there. His
two eldest daughters returned to Missouri after his death and married there. He
had:
By his first wife:
a.b.g.a. Narcissa A. b. June 21, 1841; m. 1st
in 18?7 William Watkins; he served in the
Confederate Army; she m. 2nd in Mo. Benjamin
Conover; they live in Nebraska.
a.b.g.b. Berlin Q., b. May 21 18?4; d. March
15, 1849?.
a.b.g.c. Infant, b and d. March 11, 1847.
By second wife:
a.b.g.d. Permelia J., b Jan 27, 1852; m. in
Mo. 1870, John Archer: d. at Leavenworth, Kansas, 1874, leaving two children.
By third wife:
a.b.g.e. Velorus F., b Dec 21, 1853; m. 1874
Mary L. Upton; after the death of his father he was reared by the latter’s
sister: lives at Uptonville Ky.
a.b.cg.f. Elcuma, b October 1(?), 1855, m.
Dec 18, 1873, Thomas W. Gibson of Uptonville; after her father’s death she was
reared by his sister Mrs. Tabb; though bedridden for the last three years, Mrs.
Gibson has furnished much valuable information
for these pages; her children are:
8 a b g f a Henry F. (Gibson) b. October 25,
1876.
8 a b g f b Benton H. (Gibson). Dec 2, 1882.
a b g g . Leona, b. April 24, 1859; m. in
1810 James Brashear in Hardin Co., and died there October 10, 1885.
a.b.g.h. Infant, b and d. Feb 10,1861.
8 A A B B. Miles Hiter Upton of Sonora, Ky,
born in Hardin Co, Ky, 16 January 1821; married 1st , 6 February 1844 Elanor
McMahon, who was born 18 April 1825 and died 12 September 1866; 2nd marriage 30
October 1867 Elizabeth (Wilson)Blankenship, who was born in Green, Co., Ky and
had three children to her first husband James C. Blankenship. Mr. and Mrs Upton
live in Hardin Co.,--P.O. Sonora.
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At a time when his mother had only 190
descendants, Mr. Upton had 22 children and 21 grandchildren. The former (?) --
the most numerous progeny, we believe, ever begotten by one of our name--were:
By first wife:
a.a.b.b.a. Sarah Jane, b. Dec 6, 1844; m. Jan
22, 1865, Jasper N. Ireland; d. June 23, 1870, leaving a son, William E.
(Ireland), who was in Mo. when last heard from.
a.a.b.b.b. Lucy Ann, b. Oct 8, 1846; m.
Andrew Milton Hornback; is a widow at Sonora
with seven children of whom the eldest , Lia
T. (Hornback) m. Benjamin T. Hornback.
a.a.b.b.c. Mary M., b. Oct 12, 1848; m.
Napoleon B. Ireland; is a widow at Sonora with
three sons and one daughter, viz; Eleanor
(Ireland) wife of Jacob Vance.
a.a.b.b.d. Daniel : twin. b April 16, 1852 d.
Jan ????
a.a.b.b.e. Molinda E.: twin b April 16, 1852;
m. 1st Nathan Thornsborough; 2nd Solomon
Culver; lived in Nelson Co, P.O. New Haven;
had one child by first husband, two by second.
a.a.b.b.f. William A. , b. Sept 5, d Oct 8,
1854.
a.a.b.b.g. Thomas L., b. March 23, 1856; m.
Hattie Brookman of Adair Co.; lives in
Nashville, Tenn.
a.a.b.b.h. Lobinda I (or J.) b. March 15,
1858; d. October 5, 1861
a.a.b.b.i. Samuel I. (or J.) P., b. Dec 31,
1859; d. Oct 26, 1862
a.a.b.b.j. Permelia E. C., b. Jan 25, 1861:
d. Nov 5, 18?4
a.a.b.b.k. Rosy b. Nov 28, 1862: d. April 20,
1863
a.a.b.b.l. Charles G., b. June 4 (or 1), 1861
by second wife of Miles Hiter Upton:
a.a.b.b.m. James E. , b. Sept 11, 1868
a.a.b.b.n. Martha F., b. May 31,1870
a.a.b.b.o. Pleasant I (or J.) b. June 13,
1872
a.a.b.b.p. Nancy C. , b. April 22, 1874; d
April 22, 1875.
a.a.b.b.q. Silas L., b. Feb 21, 1876.
a.a.b.b.r. Narcissa b. Jan 25, 1878.
a.a.b.b.s. Miles H., b. Jan 16, 1880
a.a.b.b.t. Ada V., b. April 21, 1882
a.a.b.b.u. Grace T. b. April 2, 1884
a.a.b.b.r. Hugh W. , b. Dec 27, 1886
8 A A B H. John L. Upton of Valley View,
Texas, born in Hardin Co., Ky, 16 Dec 1830; married Mary Margaret Brashear 14
Nov 1858. In september 1871 he removed, with five of his children who had been
born in Hardin Co, to Grayson Co., Texas, and thence, two years later to his
present being , Spring Creek, Cooke Co., three miles from his P.O.--Valley
View, Texas. In Cooke Co three more children were born. All his children live
with him and are unmarried, and all but the
two youngest are members of the M.E. Church
South. They are:
a.a.b.h.a. Nancy Elnora, b. Feb 23, 1860.
a.a.b.h.b. Thomas Beauregard, b. March 20,
1862
a.a.b.h.c. Ivonia. b. April 5, 1865.
a.a.b.h.d. John Lefonzo, b. July 8, 1867.
a.a.b.h.e. Sarah Loga, b. Feb 11, 1871.
a.a.b.h.f. Mary Ann, b. Jan 25, 1874
a.a.b.h.g. William Edward, b. Jan 2, 1878(or
1875?)
a.a.b.h.h. Lilifa (?) Patra. b. May 19, 1883.
8 A A B K. James A. Upton of Uptonville, Ky.,
born in Hardin Co., Ky.,20 October 1835; married 19 September 1871 Fanny C.
Flanders, who was born