Upton Genealogy
Lineage of S. J. Upton
Created 09 June 2000

The Upton genealogy has been relatively well researched. In the late 1800's, William Henry Upton compiled most of the known literature on the Upton lineage, which included mass mailing queries to every known Upton within North America, for his book entitled "Genealogical Collections for an Upton Family History," 1893, Mitchell and Hughs, London, 518 pp. One remarkable feature was the discovery that even though nearly two dozen Upton's had immigrated into North America by that time, a single lineage accounted for over 85% of all Upton's recorded in North America. More recently, a CD ROM version of the monograph was complied which comprises over 2,200 pages of text and images. This updated version corrected numerous errors extant within the 1893 book and located a number of Upton's that had been overlooked. Over a 10 year period, the author actually checked all U.S. census records through the year 1900! This CD ROM may be ordered directly from the author: Patrick C. Hill, 1008 Regency Dr., Acworth, GA 30102. If you have absolutely nothing to do, you may wish to participate in the Upton genealogy forum or visit the Upton page still under construction.


  1. John Upton (1st generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1A
    2. born: 1622 (other accounts state around 1625); Newton Ferrers, Devonshire, England
    3. parents: tentatively William Upton and Amye Loves; Newton Ferrers, Devonshire England
    4. married: unknown date; one account states prior to 1643, another prior to 1649, one in 1650 (probably the most accurate date, supplied by Deacon Joseph Eaton of North Reading sometime after 1862), and another erroneously in 1655; Danvers, Essex, MA
    5. spouse: Eleanor Stuart; born 1629-1630, Salem, Essex, MA; thought to be the daughter of James Stuart who was born about 1599 in Scotland; she died in Reading, MA (one account states after 1675, another after 1699). The last name "Stuart" is tentative. Some genealogists believe that Eleanor may have been the 2nd wife of John.
    6. died: 11 July 1699; North Reading, Middlesex county, MA
    7. immigration: It has been hypothesized that he may have been the passenger, "Jo Lupton," who embarked at London on the Primrose, 27 July 1635, and written into the manifest by a clerk that he was age "25." This would mean that he would have made the voyage when he was 10-13 years old and that the age recorded in the manifest by the clerk was in error (these types of errors were very common, however). Legal records show John Upton was a very young "bound" apprentice until 1639 (or 1638) under Edward Winslow of Salisbury, MA, at which time a one time fellow apprentice and possible childhood friend, John Askew, agreed to pay for John Upton's release. Another early erroneous account states that John Upton was a scottish prisoner captured at the battle of Dunbar in 1650 by Cromwell and was one of 200 shipped to Boston. However, Upton is an English rather than Scottish name, he is clearly present in Massachusetts around 1639, and he is referred to as a "lad" in the historical documents.
    8. other: In 1645 there is a record of him being constable of an unknown town (perhaps Lynn, MA; sometimes also called Hammersmith after a factory there). His name appears on a deed dated 26 December 1658 which conveys to him 40 acres of land in Salem by Henry Bullock of Salem. An additonal 80 acres were added on 6 April 1662, and 40 more acres on 27 November 1671. The entire farm was to be called "Wood Hill" (later "Upton Hill"). Over a 29 year period, he made 19 land purchases and received a grant from a town (Reading?). In Salem, there are a number of court records bearing his name and variations of his name including John Ripton, John Ribton, John Rubton, and commonly John Repton. In one instance he is also confused with the Scotsman John Boyd, which may have also initiated an early myth that the Upton's were originally from Scotland. The general recorded view is that John Upton was active, self-reliant, self-respecting, a liberal, and having little sympathy for the dominating religeous fundamentalist persecution of the colony.
    9. children
      1. John Upton (1st son); born 1651; died during the summer of 1727
      2. William Upton; born 1653; died April, 1663
      3. Mary Upton; born 1655; died 15 April, 1663
      4. Eleanor Upton; born 1658; died 20 April 1663
      5. James Upton; born September, 1660; may have been an invalid; died after 01 May 1702
      6. William Upton; born June 10, 1663; died 1739 or 1740
      7. Samuel Upton; born October, 1664; died sometime after 26 March 1740
      8. Ann Upton; born sometime after 1660
      9. Isabel Upton; born either 03 November 1666 or 3 January 1666-1667; died 06 December 1689
      10. Ezekiel Upton; born September 1668
      11. Joseph Upton; born 09 April 1670; died sometime after 1753
      12. Francis Upton; born 01 July 1671; died 09 December 1694
      13. Mary Upton; youngest child


  2. Joseph Upton (2nd generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AK
    2. born: 9 April 1670; Wood Hill, Salem, MA
    3. parents: John Upton and Eleanor Stuart
    4. married: 12 February 1691 or 1692 in Reading, MA; Abigail Phelps born 1667 in Salem, MA; daughter of John Phelps (died 12 December 1686 in Reading, MA) and Abigail Antrim
    5. died: unknown; known to be alive in 1753 at the time his son Ebenezer's will was made
    6. other: As an infant, moved with his parents to Reading, MA. After the death of his brother James, he inherited most of the land once owned by his father.
    7. children:
      1. Joseph Upton; born 01 March 1693 (1692 has also been recorded); married Mary Wilkins.
      2. Abigail Upton; born 08 June 1697
      3. Mehitabel Upton (Elizabeth in the "History of Boxford"); born 17 January 1701
      4. Ebenezer Upton; born 21 January 1702
      5. Mirium Upton (dubious record; not confirmed)
      6. Lucy Upton; born 07 February 1708


  3. Ebenezer Upton (3rd generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKD.
    2. born: 21 January 1702; North Reading, MA
    3. parents: Joseph Upton and Abigail Phelps of Reading, MA
    4. married: 23 February 1727 in Reading, MA; Sarah Goodell of Salem, MA; she was born 08 April 1704 in Salem, MA; her father was Joseph Goodell (born 23 September 1672 in Salem, MA) and her mother Mary Hutchinson (born 06 April 1674 in Salem, MA) who married on 06 April 1694; the family lived in Salem, MA and Lynn, MA; Sarah died 06 August 1789
    5. died: exact date unknown; his will was proven 14 July 1755
    6. other: recorded documents as follows: 1732, surveyor of highways;1740, constable; 1749, selectman; 1751, member of a committee to build a meeting house; 1754, surveyor of highways
    7. children
      1. Sarah Upton; born 19 January 1729; died July 1804
      2. Ebenezer Upton; born 1730; died 1799
      3. Anna Upton; born 28 June 1732 or 1733; died "young"
      4. Josiah Upton; born 24 August 1735; died 10 December 1791
      5. Amos Upton; 03 or 06 May 1738; died 1822
      6. Anna Upton; born 20 April 1743 or 1746; unknown date of death


  4. Josiah Upton (4th generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKDD
    2. born: 24 August 1735 (from Reading, MA records; his tombstone erroneously says 1728)
    3. parents: Ebenezer Upton and Sarah Goodell
    4. married: 28 December 1756 (Susanna Emerson, 1st wife), North Reading, MA; Susanna Emerson was from the Reading; they had 7 children together in Reading and then moved to Bedford, MA in 1769 where son Joseph was born; Susanna Emerson soon died, perhaps in childbirth. 1774 (Catherine Hartwell, 2nd wife), unknown location, either Charlemont, MA or Westmoreland, MA; Catherine was from Westmoreland, MA (daughter of Joseph and Sarah Hartwell) with whom 4 additonal children were born; she died in Victor, NY in about 1801
    5. died: 10 December 1791; Charlemont, MA
    6. other: Josiah Upton and Catherine Hartwell had relocated to Charlemont, MA by 1778, a new settlement western Massachusetts. Josiah was known not only as a farmer, but also as an expert mathematician, enjoyed mechanics, and performed observations and experiments in chemistry, astronomy, minerology, and metallury. He developed an elaborate laboratory and complete work shop where he constructed "curious machines and devices." He frequently corresponded with leading scientists and scholars of the day. He was chosen constable and surveyor of highways in Reading, and in Charlemont peformed a great amount of survey work. Some of his machines are still on display in the area.
    7. children (first wife)
      1. Susanna Upton; born 28 December 1757; died September, 1760
      2. Josiah Upton; born 05 June 1759
      3. Susanna Upton; born 11 November 1760; died about 1829
      4. Lucy (or Lucia) Upton; born 1763; unknown date of death
      5. Elias Upton; born 01 January 1765; died either 1841 or 12 April 1839
      6. Abiathar Upton; born about 1767
      7. Nathaniel (or Nathan) Upton; baptized 06 November 1768; died 14 August 1829
      8. Joseph Upton; born 06 September 1770; died 16 or 17 August 1811
    8. children (second wife)
      1. Sarah Upton; born 18 June 1776; died about 1846
      2. James Upton; born 02 February 1779; died 1857
      3. Joanna Upton; born 13 June 1781; lived a long life
      4. David Upton; born 02 July 1783; still alive in 1849


  5. James Upton (5th generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKDDJ.
    2. born: 02 February 1779; Charlemont, MA
    3. parents: Josiah Upton and Catherine Hartwell
    4. married: 21 April 1808; Victor, NY; Olive Boughton, daughter of Samuel and Lucy (Tracy) Boughton, was originally born in Connecticut in about 1793 and moved to Victor, NY when she was about 4 years old. She is reputed to have met James Upton when she was 15 years old, and appears to have married shortly after their meeting; she died 24 April 1842.
    5. died:1857; Victor, NY
    6. other: He was only 12 when his father died and he was relied upon quite heavily for the family mainstay. In 1797 he began working for his brother-in-law in Victor, NY (then a wilderness) and in the winter of 1798-1799 moved his mother, brother, two sisters, and a "swarm of bees: to Victor, NY. Victor, NY (named after Claudius Victor Boughton; a relative). James bought some land and built a log house, which was accidently burnt down by his brother David as he tried to dry flax. They then built another log house, and after that a frame house. This was then moved back and formed the woodshed of the eventual mansion house built on the same spot in the winter of 1817-1818. James Upton was an active citizen of Victor, NY and held a number of public offices including being elected as overseer of the poor 06 April 1813, one year after the town was founded. James Upton was known as a man of integrity, sound judgement, and excellent business capacity. He became relatively wealthy, owned land that included some in Clinton county, Michigan which grew a settlement they also referred to as Victor township, and became strongly influential in Western New York. He also believed strongly in education, and insured that all of his sons and daughters were well educated.
    7. children
      1. Achsah Upton; born 21 March 1809; died 24 April 1832
      2. Samuel Boughton Upton; born 23 July 1810; died 06 April 1832
      3. Josiah W. Upton; born 19 September 1812; died 29 December 1888
      4. James Upton; born 19 April 1815; died 23 February 1866
      5. William W. Upton; born 11 July 1817; date of death unknown
      6. Eunice Upton; born 25 December 1818; date of death unknown
      7. Edward Upton; born 30 March 1820; died either August 1862 or 19 April 1863
      8. Olive Upton; born September or October, 1823; died 06 August 1843
      9. Caroline Hart Upton; 13 May 1826; died 09 February 1853
      10. Mary Emeline Upton; born 19 April 1829; died 01 October 1879
      11. Maria Upton; born 21 August 1831; died 29 June 1832
      12. Charles E. Upton; born 04 July 1833; died 20 March 1886
      13. Elvira Emeline Upton; born 24 May 1838; died 22 July 1863


  6. William W. Upton (6th generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKDDJE.
    2. born: 11 July 1817; Victor, NY
    3. parents: James Upton and Olive Boughton
    4. married: first marriage 8 February 1840 in Victor, NY; Maria Amanda Hollister, eldest child of Joseph and Amanda (Adams) Hollister, was born 13 August 1818 in Danby, NY and died of pneumonia four days after childbirth 24 December 1858 in Sacramento, CA. Second marriage 29 March 1860 in East Avon, NY; Marietta Bryan, daughter of Amasa Bryan and Alida Ann Ketcham, was born at Schaghticoke, NY.
    5. died: unknown; known to be alive in Washington DC in 1888.
    6. other: His father and mother insured William a sound education, although he did not attend College. During the Fall of 1837, when he was teaching school in Bloomfield, NY, he developed a severe case of pneumonia and nearly died. He then left Victor, NY on 24 January 1838 and went first to La Grange, County, Indiana to work for one Nathan Jenks as a surveyor of a canal necessary to build a new city. However, his employer was an avid fundamentalist and abolishionist and attempted to convert young William much to his annoy. In addition, his employer failed to fulfill promises or contracts, or pay William adequately, so the youth moved to Clinton County, Michigan where his father owned some wilderness land in the Victor township (named after Victor, NY). After surveying and clearing his fathers land, as well as additional lands he and his brother James secured, he planted crops and built a log cabin. In August, 1838 he developed "Michigan ague" (Plasmodium vivax malaria) and returned the following month to Victor, NY to recover. By October he was sufficiently recovered and took charge of the school district in west Victor village, NY. In September, 1839 he is known to have been employed as a surveyor in the construction of a canal near Buffalo, NY. However, he was still of poor health for about a year and one-half and during this time studied law. He also met and married Maria Amanda Hollister during this time, and moved back to the township of Victor, Clinton county, Michigan where he began to practice law while improving his lands. Between 1840 and 1845, he was supervisor of Victor township; 1841-1845 surveyor of Clinton county; 1845-1847 county treasurer; and a member of the state legislature that made Lansing the capitol. He was appointed District Attorney for Ingham county in 1848, and was elected to the same office for two year terms in 1849 and 1851. He moved to De Witt, Michigan in 1845, and to Lansing in 1847. He decided to move west, resigned his office and, on 01 April 1852, moved his family to Weaverville, California. In 1855 he moved to Sacramento, CA and in 1856 became a member of the state legislature. Among others, he played a significant role in 1861 keeping southern elements from carrying the state out of the Union. He was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Sacramento County in 1861 and held the office until 1864. Although he was urged to run for the U.S. Congress, his family developed ill health in California (pneumonia) and it was that climate that was attributed to the death of his first wife and three of his children. Thus, in the Spring of 1865 he moved his family to Portland, OR. He immediately took a position at the bar, and very shortly was elected to the state legislature. He was well known to have a contempt for corruption and deceit, and during this time in the legislature he is attributed with elevating and purifying politics in Oregon. In 1867 he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon, and in 1868 was elected to that position for six years. He became Chief Justice in 1872, and he is credited with simplifying and systematizing the practice in the courts of the state. Due to financial reversals because of the depression of 1873, he declined to run for a second term and resumed his legal practice. In 1877, he was appointed by President Hayes to the position as Second Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States and moved his family to Washington, DC. He began his new duties on 01 October 1877. After President Cleveland was inaugurated, he resigned his position and on 01 June 1885 resumed his legal profession. William W. Upton is remembered as a student of learning, versed in law, mathematics, and he had a good knowledge of Latin, French, and Spanish. He was never defeated in an election.
    7. children (first wife)
      1. unnamed son (1AKDDJEA); born and died 19 March 1843; Victor township, Michigan
      2. James Boughton Upton (1AKDDJEB); born 19 March 1844 in Victor township, Clinton county, Michigan; married Anne Amanda Shaw of Platt County, MO on 07 November 1869 near Oregon City, OR. She was the daughter of Jefferson R. and Martha J. (Fields) Shaw, natives of Kentucky who eventually settled in Oregon in 1852.
      3. Charles Backus Upton (1AKDDJEC); born 18 December 1845 in De Witt, Michigan; moved with his father to California and Oregon; graduated from Sacramento High in 1865; admitted to the Oregon bar in 1867; served for 1 year as deputy sheriff; became deputy prosecuting attorney and deputy U.S. attorney; moved to Walla Walla, Washington territory in 1878 and cultivated the largest law practice in the territory; he also developed a large estate, the land of which he acquired in the northern part of the territory; known to have lived in Walla Walla in 1898; apparently remained unmarried.
      4. Marietta Upton (1AKDDJED); born 04 March 1848 in Lansing, Michigan; died 01 Oct 1880 of pneumonia in Washington, DC; buried in Oak Hill cemetery; adored by her family and is credited with shaping the moral character of the entire family; never married
      5. Charlotte Upton (1AKDDJEE); born January 1850 in Lansing, Michigan; died 18 March 1850
      6. William Henry Upton (1AKDDJEF); born 19 June 1854 in Weaverville, CA; he lived with his fathers family in California and Oregon until 1873, graduating from the Portland academy in 1871 and then spending 2 years in the Bishop Scott Grammar school; he entered Yale College in 1873 and graduated with a B.A. in 1877; he immediately entered the Office of the Secretary of the Navy and remained there for 3 years; during this time, he concurrently pursued law degrees at Columbian University and received degrees in 1879 and 1880; after being admitted to the bar, he moved to Walla Walla, Washington territory in July of 1880 and entered professional practice with his brother Charles Backus Upton; he married Georgia Louise Bradley, daughter of Samuel William Bradley and Aditha Diana Barr of Olean, NY, in Washington, DC on 23 June 1881; he was elected a member of city council in July 1888, and November 1888 representative in the last territorial legislature; at the election in which the constitution of the State of Washington was adopted, 01 October 1889, he was elected Superior Judge; he received honorary M.A. from Yale University in 1891; he is known to have been alive in 1892; author of "Genealogical Collections for an Upton Family History," 1893, Mitchell and Hughs, London, 518 pp. Known children: William Hollister Upton, born 21 September 1882, and George Bradley Upton, born 20 June 1885 (NOTE: the 1900 Multnomath county (Portland, OR) census lists a 14 year old "Bradley Upton" as residing with the James Boughton Upton family (see below). It is likely that this is really nephew George Bradley Upton).
      7. George Whitman Upton (1AKDDJEG); also known as George Washington Whitman Upton; born 01 June 1857 in Sacramento, CA; lived with his father in CA and OR until 1876 when he was appointed by President Grant as a cadet at large to West Point military academy; remained at West Point for 4 years, but upon the death of his sister Marietta in 1880 resigned his commission and went to live with his father in Washington; declined a Lieutenancy in the Army, but received an appointment to the War Department; concurrently studied at Columbian University Law school and then resigned appointment when admitted to the bar; married Harriet Amanda Taylor (born 17 December 1854 in Ohio and died 02 Nevember 1945 in Los Angeles, CA; only daughter of Hon. Ezra B. Taylor, M.C. from Ohio) in Warren, CA on 09 July 1884; formed professional partnership with his father-in-law and remained in Warren, Ohio; in 1890 he was known to be employed as a clerk of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives; unknown date of death.
      8. unnamed daughter (1AKDDJEH); born and died 20 December 1858 in Sacramento, CA
    8. children (second wife)
      1. Alida Bryan Upton (1AKDDJEI); born 21 May 1861, Sacramento, CA; died 12 July 1862
      2. Victor Bryan Upton (1AKDDJEJ); born 12 Oct 1864 in Sacramento, CA; died 27 Feb 1865
      3. Ralph Richard Upton (1AKDDJEK); born 12 June 1869 in Portland, OR; accompanied parents to Washington, DC in 1877; entered Yale College in 1892; unknown date of death.


  7. James Boughton Upton (7th generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKDDJEB.
    2. born: 19 March 1844; Victor township, Clinton county, Michigan (SE one-quarter and E one-half of the NE 1/4 of section 10 and W one-half of the W one-half of section 11, all in township 6 N, range 1 W).
    3. parents: William W. Upton and Maria Amanda Hollister
    4. married: 07 November 1869; near Oregon City, OR; Anne Amanda Shaw, born in Platt Co., MO; daughter of Jefferson R. and Martha J. (Fields) Shaw, natives of Kentucky who eventually settled in Oregon in 1852.
    5. died: 02 August 1918 in Portland, OR; Multnomath county death certificate no. 1776
    6. other: He accompanied his father to California and graduated from Sacramento High school. He was admitted to the bar, and began to practice medicine in Sacramento, CA. In 1866 he moved to Portland, OR with his family and practiced real estate law. He had the largest practice of its type on the West Coast of Oregon, and promoted emigration from the eastern states and Europe into Oregon. As with many, the depression of 1873 ended his business and he spent a year upon a farm in Washington county. In 1874 he resumed his law practice in Oregon City. However, he disliked his practice as he felt that he supplied the brains for dishonest individuals to utilize the legal profession to prey upon the unfortunate. Thus, in 1876 when a tract of native american reservation came open to settlement, he purchased a large tract of land on the Nestucca Bay and retired from his practice. He immediately moved there and founded Oretown, OR. The 1880 census of Tillamook county lists his occupation as "fisherman." The 1900 census lists he and his family as residing in Multnomath county (Portland), and in 1898 he lived at 67 North 13 St., Portland, OR
    7. children
      1. Charles Samuel Upton (1AKDDJEBA); born 09 August 1870 in Portland, OR; died 27 April 1928; last known mailing address Prineville, OR; Deschutes county death certificate no. 46
      2. William Wesley Upton (1AKDDJEBB); born 31 May 1872 in East Portland, OR; date of death unknown
      3. Anna Maud Upton (1AKDDJEBC); born 03 February 1874 in Washington Co., OR; date of death unknown but she is in an old photograph taken about 1930.
      4. Jay Hollister Upton (1AKDDJEBD); born 28 April 1879 in Colfax, Washington territory; may have married a woman known as "Maud;" died 30 December 1938 in Portland, OR; Multnomath county death certificate no. 3994. He was president of "The Upton Gold Mining Company" and is known to have issued a stock certificate to his father on 03 August 1905. Served in the Spanish-American war in the Philippines with the 2nd Oregon volunteers infantry regiment, company H, as a musician.
      5. Mary Etta Upton (1AKDDJEBE); born 07 January 1882 in Oretown, OR; married Garwood H. Ostrander (born: 29 September 1876 in Iowa; died 26 November 1963 in Portland, OR); died 07 September 1958 in Portland, OR; no children
      6. Bradley Upton (1AKDDJEBF); born June, 1885; date of death unknown. Listed in 1900 Multnomath county (Portland) census as age 14. This is probably the nephew of James Boughton Upton who might have been living with them at the time; George Bradley Upton born 20 June 1885 and son of William Henry Upton (1AKDDJEF).
      7. George Edward Upton (1AKDDJEBG); born 13 May 1888 in Oretown, OR; married Mary Inez Curtis on 28 October 1922 in Hillsboro, OR; the two moved to Forest Grove, OR in 1923; died 31 January 1973 in Forest Grove, OR; a single child, Edward Jay Upton


  8. George Edward Upton (8th generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKDDJEBG.
    2. born: 13 May 1888; Oretown, OR
    3. parents: James Boughton Upton and Anne Amanda Shaw of Oretown, OR and Portland, OR
    4. married: Mary Inez Curtis (daughter of Francis and Ada Curtis; born 22 September 1902 in Caldwell, KS; she was the second oldest of eight children; as a young girl, she moved with her family to a small farm near Crow, OR west of Eugene; died 04 March 1992 in Hillsboro, OR) on 28 October 1922 in Hillsboro, OR
    5. died: 31 January 1973; Forest Grove, OR; Washington county death certificate no. 73-03530
    6. other: George Upton grew up on the Oregon Coast and spent a considerable amount of time hunting and fishing. He was an outdoors person, learned to be an expert fisherman and Master shooter, and was known for his honesty. His main profession prior to his marriage was as a timber cruiser. George Upton never attended College or any sort of professional school. During the war years (WWI), he was a member of the 3rd infantry, K company, of the Oregon National Guard. Following his marriage to Mary Curtis, they moved to Forest Grove, OR in 1923 and for a time also had a summer cottage near the family homestead on the Nestucca on the Oregon Coast. He had a building constructed at 214 A Street South and started a raw fur dealer business; he also cruised timber on the side. In 1940, he purchased Olallie Lake Resort in the Mount Hood National Forest in the Cascade mountains. He and his wife operated the seasonal business in summer months for 23 years until selling the business to their son Edward in 1963 and retiring. Sometime during the late 1940's or early 1950's, he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed one side of his body and forced him to utilize a cane. He and his wife were republicans and always voted a straight line party ticket. George Edward Upton is remembered by his grandchildren as a gentle, quiet man with simple needs.
    7. children: Edward Jay Upton; born 30 January 1924 in Portland, OR; died 06 April 2000 in Forest Grove, OR


  9. Edward Jay Upton (9th generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKDDJEBGA.
    2. born: 30 January 1924; Portland, OR
    3. parents: George Edward Upton and Mary Inez Curtis; Forest Grove, OR
    4. married: First wife Helen Clarissa Karle (born 09 February 1923 in Grand Island, NE; daughter of James H. Karle and Ida Karle, originally from Grand Island, NE; died 05 August 1987 of cancer) on 27 November 1949 in Portland, OR; second wife Betty Dawson of Hillsboro, OR on 19 February 1993 in Hillsboro, OR
    5. died: 06 April 2000; Forest Grove, OR of heart failure. The death certificate also lists lymphoma as a contributing cause, but following chemotherapy for the cancer no signs of lymphoma were present within two years of his death
    6. other: Edward Jay Upton preferred to be called "Ed," resided his entire life in Forest Grove, OR, and never attended College. As a youth, he found fishing and hunting more preferable to school and received only passing marks. He spent his summers on the Oregon Coast with his parents in their family summer cottage on the Nestucca until 1940 when his father purchased Olallie Lake Resort in the Oregon Cascades. He enjoyed the company of his father, but his relationship with his mother was never close as she demanded hard work and administered frequent discipline. In 1942 he joined the Army Air Force and served as an automobile and truck mechanic throughout the South Pacific, including the Phillippines and Japan. After WWII, he attended body and fender school and by profession repaired automobiles in the winter months and worked at Olallie Lake Resort during the summer. In 1963 he purchased the resort from his parents and became sole owner. When Garwood H. Ostrander, husband of Mary Etta (Upton) Ostrander, died in 1963 he became executor of the estate and was paid $5,000 which he later used as a down payment on "Ed Upton's Body Shop" in Forest Grove. Following a hip replacement operation, he retired from body work in 1978 and sold the resort in 1980. Edward Upton shot small bore rifle with the Forest Grove rifle club and earned the NRA rank of Master shooter, winning numerous medals and trophies over a 30 year period. Edward Jay Upton was an excellent provider for his family, normally working at least 6 days a week, but spent a minimal amount of time with his children. He believed it to be the job of the wife to raise the children and take care of the household. As typical of most Upton's in this lineage, Edward Upton was unusually honest, believing that ones word was as important as any legal contract. He had a strong dislike for anyone that lied to him. In later years, fishing became an obsession and he and his second wife Betty traveled throughout Oregon in their motor home in search of the best fishing spots. His friends and family remember him as someone who would do anything for a close friend.
    7. children
      1. Steven Jay Upton (1AKDDJEBGAA); born 14 June 1953 in Portland, OR; currently resides in Manhattan, KS with his daughter, Sierra Helen Upton (1AKDDJEBGAAA)
      2. Susan Jean Upton (1AKDDJEBGAB); born 07 February 1955 in Portland, OR; married David Alan Lovro (born 10 November 1951 in Sioux Falls, SD; son of Stanley James Lovro and Avis Rosella Rollag of Sioux Falls, SD) on 30 December 1983 in Forest Grove, OR. Children: Benjamin Upton Lovro, born 20 September 1986 in Santa Fe, NM; Luke Ryan Lovro, born 18 March 1989 in Santa Fe, NM; they currently reside in El Dorado, NM (near Santa Fe)


  10. Steven Jay Upton (10th generation in North America)

    1. Upton genealogy code: 1AKDDJEBGAA
    2. born: 14 June 1953; Portland, OR
    3. parents: Edward Jay Upton and Helen Clarissa Karle; Forest Grove, OR
    4. married: First wife Shelly Marie Ratigan (daughter of Paul and Mary Ratigan of Oregon City, OR) 30 December 1980 near Oregon City, OR; divorced 11 July 1986 in El Paso, TX; no children; second wife Brenda Sue (Roebuck) Oppert (daughter of Albert Otto Roebuck and Patricia Ruth Millard of Fort Worth, TX) 12 October 1990 in Manhattan KS; divorced 12 September 1997; one child
    5. died: Still living as far as I know
    6. other: Steve Upton lived with his parents in Forest Grove, OR throughout his childhood, except in summer months when he and his sister worked for the family business at Olallie Lake Resort. Over these years his father fully expected that his son to be versed in all aspects of the family business including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, concrete work, and even tree felling. During his junior and senior years of High School, he shot small bore rifle with his father on the Forest Grove rifle team and gained sharpshooter status. He left for College just prior to receiving NRA expert status. In the summer of his 18th birthday, he went to work for the U.S. Forest Service and spent 8 summers on a fire crew at the Clackamas Ranger District on the Mount Hood National Forest. He was a member of the Helitack (helicopter) crew during the latter 4 years and gained a rating of Helitack foreman in his final year. During the school year, he attended Oregon State University and received a BS in Zoology in 1975. He also completed training in scuba, took a private course in sky diving, and earned a red cross instructor certification. Between 1976 and 1978, he was enrolled as a non-degree student at Oregon State University where he developed an interest in infectious diseases and concurrently worked evenings as a bartender. Between 1979 and 1981 he lived in Albuquerque, NM and earned an MS in Parasitology and Electron Microscopy from the University of New Mexico under Dr. Donald W. Duszynski. Just prior to completing his MS degree, he married his first wife who he had met many years before while working in the Forest Service. The couple lived for about 6 months in Silverton, OR where his wife had a job teaching school. During this time he worked in a factory making doors for mobile homes. After being accepted into graduate school, the couple moved to Auburn, AL. After receving his PhD in Zoology-Entomology at Auburn University in 1983 and specializing in parasitology and cell biology under the direction of Dr. William L. Current, plus working an extra year as a post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Upton received a non- tenure track job at the University of Texas-El Paso. The time in graduate school had put a significant strain on the marriage and in July of 1986 the couple were divorced. In August of 1986, Dr. Upton accepted a position in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University and became a full Professor in the Division of Biology in 1995. In 1990 he married Brenda Sue (Roebuck) Oppert in Manhattan, KS. They had one child prior to their divorce in 1997and shared in custody. Unlike his father before him, Steve Upton believes strongly in the importance of a father participating in the life of his children. His professional interests include parasitic diseases of humans and animals, and by the year 2000 he had published over 200 book chapters and scientific papers in refereed journals. In 1996 he was awarded the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal by the American Society of Parasitologists as the most outstanding parasitologist in North America.
    7. children: Sierra Helen Upton (1AKDDJEBGAAA); born 24 April 1991; Manhattan, KS


    European Upton lineage

    The early dates of the first few known Upton's are often confused; probably because of the different dating systems used by the various kings of the time. Hopefully, this will be more carefully determined in the near future.

  1. Thomas Uppeton

    1. born: unknown date; one account states 1130 in Upton, Cornwall, England
    2. parents: names unknown
    3. married: wifes name unknown
    4. died: unknown date; one account states 1140
    5. known children: Andrew Uppeton


  2. Andrew Uppeton

    1. born: unknown date; one account states 1130 in Upton, Cornwall, England; (another account 1201 in Upton, Devonshire, England)
    2. parents: Thomas Uppeton; mothers name unknown
    3. married: unknown date; one account states about 1154 in Cornwall, England; wifes name unknown
    4. died: 1170
    5. known children: Hamelyn Upton, who married a daughter of Sir Andrew Trelaske of Cornwall


  3. Hamelyn Upton

    1. born: unknown date; one account states 1155 in Upton, Cornwall, England; another account 1227
    2. parents: Andrew Uppeton; mothers name unknown
    3. married: one account states 1283; a daughter of Sir Andrew Trelaske of Cornwall.
    4. died: unknown date; one account states 1218 in Cornwall, England; another account 1283
    5. known children: John Upton, who married an heir of St. Winnow


  4. John Upton

    1. born: unknown date; one account states 1284; known to be living in 1308
    2. parents: Hamelyn Upton of Upton and Agnes Carnother of Cornwall
    3. married: unknown name; an heir of St. Winnow
    4. died: unknown date
    5. known children: Richard Upton; married Agnes Carnother of Cornwall


  5. Richard Upton

    1. born: unknown date; one account states 1330 in Upton, Cornwall, England
    2. parents: John Upton; mothers name unknown
    3. married: about 1355; Agnes Carnother of Carnother of Cornwall, daughter of Walter Carnother
    4. died: unknown date
    5. known children: John Upton; married Margaret of Trelaske


  6. John Upton

    1. born: unknown date
    2. parents: Richard Upton and Agnes Carnother of Cornwall
    3. married: Margaret of Trelaske, known to be living in 1404
    4. died: unknown date
    5. known children:
      1. Thomas Upton; married Johanna Trelawny
      2. William Upton of Portlinch (Puslinch) Devon


  7. Thomas Upton

    1. born: unknown date
    2. parents: John Upton of Upton and Margaret of Trelaske
    3. married: unknown date; Johanna Trelawny, daughter of Sir John Trelawny and Agnes Tregodick (died 1464)
    4. died: 1470
    5. known children:
      1. John Upton (1st son); married a women only known as "Agnes"
      2. William Upton (2nd son) of Launceston, Trelaske and Upton; first wife Isabel Rosmadres; second wife Joane Palmer of Langsson (or Launceston)
      3. Isabel Upton
      4. John Upton (3rd son); born 1432; first wife Elizabeth Mohun of Puslinch, Devon 1460 or 1461; second wife Agnes, daughter of Nicholas of Luckton, Devon


  8. John Upton

    1. born: one account states 1432; another account 1445 in Upton, Cornwall, England
    2. parents: Thomas Upton and Johanna Trelawny
    3. married: first wife Elizabeth Mohun of Puslinch, Devon 1460 or 1461 (known to have been living 1477); second wife Agnes, daughter of Nicholas of Luckton, Devon
    4. died: unknown date; will dated 06 January 1489
    5. known children (first wife):
      1. John Upton of Puslinch (1st son); married Elizabeth Burleigh of Clannacombe, Devon
      2. Joanna Upton
      3. Agnes Upton
      4. Margery Upton
    6. known children (second wife):
      1. William Upton of Luckton (now Lupton) in Brixham parish, Devon; married the daughter of John (Paronte?) of Devonshire
      2. Jane or Joan Upton; married William Hill of Shilton in Modbury parish


  9. John Upton

    1. born: unknown date
    2. parents: John Upton of Puslinch and Elizabeth Mohun of Puslinch, Devon
    3. married: unknown date; Elizabeth Burleigh of Clannacombe, Devon, England
    4. died: unknown date; will dated 30 December 1515 and proven 30 May 1516
    5. known children:
        John Upton of Puslinch (1st son); married Elizabeth Bedlow (or Bellow), daughter of Patrick; died 1529
      1. Nicholas Upton of Puslinch; married Edborough Troyse of Southampton; died before 1564
      2. Thomas Upton; other information unknown
      3. Joan Upton; married Thomas Rowe
      4. Elizabeth Upton; married Nicholas (or Richard) Dillon
      5. Agnes Upton; married Richard Upcott
      6. Margery Upton; other information unknown
      7. William Upton of Puslinch (3rd son); married Mary Kirkham


  10. William Upton

    1. born: unknown date
    2. parents: John Upton of Puslinch and Elizabeth Burleigh of Clannacombe, Devon
    3. married: unknown date; Mary Kirkham, daughter of Thomas Kirkham of Blakedon, Devon, England
    4. died: unknown date; administration of his estate by his widow on 02 March 1570 or 1571 other: Sergent at Arms to Queen Elizabeth
    5. known children:
      1. George Upton of Puslinch, England; first wife Margaret Dillon of Chimwell; second wife Phillippa Trebigh of Cornwall; 3rd wife Susamma Spurr, apparently of Newton Ferrers; buried 27 December 1611 in Newton Ferrers
      2. John Upton; apparently married daughter of Elford of Devon
      3. Elizabeth Upton; married Edward Cromwell in 1581


  11. George Upton

    1. born: unknown date
    2. parents: William Upton of Puslinch and Mary Kirkham of Blakedon, Devon
    3. married: First wife Margaret Dillon of Chimwell, England (daughter of Henry Dillon; apparently no children); second wife Phillippa Wrey of Trebigh, Cornwall, England (daughter of John Wrey; seven known children; buried Newton Ferrers on 23 January 1600); third wife Susanna Spurr (married on 17 June 1605 in Newton Ferrers; four known children)
    4. buried: 27 December 1611 in Newton Ferrers, Devonshire, England
    5. children (first wife): none known
    6. children (second wife):
      1. William Upton of Puslinch (first son); married Amye Loves before 1613; buried Newton Ferrers 07 June 1648
      2. Barbara Upton; married John Brooke of Cornwall sometime before 1620
      3. Agnes Upton; married John Pillaton sometime before 1620
      4. Mary Upton; died as an infant
      5. Mary Upton; married John Harris of Cornwall sometime before 1620
      6. Grace Upton; married John Crabbe (or John Crappe) of Cornwall sometime before 1620
      7. George Upton (2nd son); baptized 23 January 1600 in Newton Ferrers
    7. children (third wife):
      1. John Upton (3rd son); baptized 01 July 1606 in Newton Ferrers
      2. Jane Upton; baptized 10 September 1607 in Newton Ferrers; buried 08 September 1608 in Newton Ferrers
      3. Nicholas Upton (4th son); born 1609; baptized 20 August 1609 in Newton Ferrers
      4. Warwick Upton (5th son); born 1611; baptized 19 May 1611 in Newton Ferrers


  12. William Upton

    1. born: unknown; one account states 1603 but mother is known to have died in 1600; Newton Ferrers, Devonshire, England
    2. parents: George Upton and Phillippa Wrey
    3. married: unknown date; prior to 1613; Amye Loves; unknown birth date; one account states 1605 in Beredon, Cornwall, England but first child born in 1613; daughter of Richard Loves of Beredon near Cornwall, England; died 9 August 1649 at Newton Ferrers, Devonshire, England; buried 12 August 1649
    4. died: June 1648, Newton Ferrers, Devonshire England
    5. buried: 7 June 1648
    6. children
      1. Marke Upton (1st son); baptized 2 May 1613; buried 15 April 1644
      2. Frances Upton (1st daughter); unknown date of birth or baptism
      3. Elizabeth Upton (2nd daughter); baptized 15 June 1615
      4. Richard Upton (2nd son); baptized 25 August 1616
      5. Amye Upton (3rd daughter); baptized 1 February 1617
      6. Phillippa Upton (4th daughter); baptized 4 July 1619
      7. Mary Upton; baptized 1 November 1620
      8. Honor Upton; baptized 21 October 1621
      9. Isabel Upton; baptized 9 March 1622
      10. John Upton (3rd son); baptized 6 May 1625; thought to have immigrated to America
      11. Jane Upton; baptized 23 May 1626