John Upton Genealogy
Record modified: 2024-02-05
This is my ancestor 12 generations back.
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Born: about 1596-00-00 England
Died: 1652-00-00 Isle of Wight Co, Virginia USA
Marriages:
1. Margaret (unknown)
Children of John Upton and Margaret (unknown):
Notes:
arrived in VA in 1622
received 1650 acres in Warrosquoiacke [later Isle of Wight Co VA] on 1635-07-07 for importing 33 people
was a member of the House of Burgess 1629-1630, 1632-1633, and others
was Mint Master General in 1645
1637-08-25 deed for 1650 acres about three miles up Pagan Point creek
1637-09-25 deed for 850 acres New Town haven
1637-09-23 deed for 800 acres on Pagan Point creek
1638-11-10 deed for 1500 acres adjoining to the outside of Ambrose Bennett's land
1643-07-10 deed for 3289 acres on Pagan Point creek and New Town haven
1640-06-23 deed to Christopher Benn for 50 acres at the head of Pagan Creek
(no date) deed to William Underwood for 400 acres
1648-09-21 deed to Thomas Greenwood for 100 acres
1648-09-23 deed to John Oliver for 100 acres [below]
1649-06-09 deed to William Dawson for 100 acres
1650-01-09 deed to John Valentine for 100 acres
Apparently sons John and William never married.
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"Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia"
p513
Book A
Capt John Upton, gent, to John Oliver,
planter, 22 Sept 23 year Charles, King [1648], 100 acres of
land part of a dividend of 400 acres; northerly upon
James River, easterly to Thomas Greenwood lately in
occupation of John Smith. Teste, James Pyland, Peter
Knight.
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Virginia Will Records
Rappahannock Co VA Will Book A p38
I Capt John Upton, of the Isle of Wight county in Virginia, being sick of body but in perfect memory,
do ordain this as my last will and testament...
Item I give, devise, and bequethe unto my eldest son John Upton all that tract of land being part
of it in the tenure of John King, James Bagnall, and Nicholas Morris containing in the whole
eight hundred and fifty acres of land, and if the said John Upton dies before he comes to be the
age of one and twenty years then I give and bequeath the said land unto William, Elizabeth,
Sarah, & Margaret Underwood to be devided as followeth (viz) Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret
Underwood each of them a hundred acres, and the remainder to William Underwood.
Item I give and bequeath unto my said son one mare fole, and one cow with calf, being
upon the probate of my will sett apart for him with their increase, and if it shall happen that my
said son dies before the age of one and twenty then the said mare fole and cow with their
increase to be equally shared amongst my daughters in law, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret
Underwood.
Item I give and bequeath unto William Underwood, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret Underwood
that tract or parcel of land running upon this side of the Threshet near Ambrose Bennett's
containing fifteen hundred acres of land except and allways reserved out of this land three
hundred acres which Mr Robert Bracewell hath.
I give and bequeath unto William, Elizabeth, Sarah, & Margaret Underwood all my land at
Rappahannock or what shall be hereafter made good upon my rights they to be possest
with it after my wife's decease.
And for the rest of my estate, goods, chattels, servants, household stuff, lands, tenements,
hereditaments whatsoever here in Virginia or elsewhere, after my debts, legacies, and funeral
rights paid & discharged, I give, devise, and bequeath the same unto my very loveing and
wellbeloved wife Margaret Upton, whom I constitute, ordain, and make sole executrix of this
my last will and testament.
And I also hereby desire and make my loveing friends Maj George Fawdon, William Underwood,
and James Taylor Clark my overseers, desiring them to see this my will performed.
Likewise I give and ordain my executrix to give each of my overseers a ring of twenty shillings
sterling price. Likewise ordain Ann Williamson, the wife of James Williamson, to be equal shares
in my land at Rappahannock with the above named.
Item I give unto Elizabeth Underwood one pillion & pillion cloth to be delivered at her day of marriage.
In witness I the said Capt John Upton have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of January.
It is to be understood that what land I have formerly disposed of in that tract of fifteen hundred
acres upon the property Ambrose Bennett's is to rest upon condition, and the remainder divided
as is before provieded.
John Upton
witness
John Gallins
James Tayler
[proved 1652-12-15]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 2683
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