Brief Life History of Asa
When Asa Lupton was born on 16 March 1757, in Frederick, Virginia, United States, his father, William Lupton, was 43 and his mother, Grace Pickering, was 34. He married Hannah Hank on 17 May 1787, in Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 25 April 1807, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, at the age of 50.
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- Asa Lupton, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Asahel Lupton, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Asa Lupton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria(Westmorland). The placename is recorded in Domesday Book asLupetun, and probably derives from an Old English personal nameHluppa (of uncertain origin) + Old English tūn‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: The name was brought to America by John Lupton, who sailed fromGravesend, England, on the Primrose in 1635, and is recorded in VA threeyears later. On 24 October 1635 Davie Lupton set off on theConstance bound for VA, but there is no record of his arrivalin the New World. A Christopher Lupton is recorded in Suffolk Co.,Long Island, NY, c. 1635, and a large number of Luptons in NCdescend from him. An American family of the name settled in the areaof Winchester, VA, in the mid18th century; they can be traced back toMartin Lupton, who was married in 1630 in the parish of Rothwell,Yorkshire, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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