John Upton

Brief Life History of John

When John Upton was born on 27 April 1752, in Saint Johns Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Upton, was 21 and his mother, Martha Bax, was 23. He married Hillary Lanham on 4 April 1783, in Prince George's, Maryland, United States. He died in Piscataway, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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John Upton
1752–
Hillary Lanham
1762–
Marriage: 4 April 1783

Sources (5)

  • John Upton, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • John Upton, "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995"
  • John Upton, "Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places in England called Upton, most of which are named with Old English upp ‘upper’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some have different origins, such as one in Essex, originally named with the phrase upp in tūne ‘up in the settlement’, i.e. the higher part of the settlement, and Upton Lovell (Wiltshire), which derives from the Old English personal name Ubba + Old English tūn. This name was brought to Ireland (Antrim) in 1598 by Henry Upton, from Upton in Devon.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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