Dr. John Upshur

1792 - 1818  (26 years)

• Name	John Upshur  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	1792	Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Land - they were named in a land cause	19 Jul 1814	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	In a land cause of Upshur, et al, vs. Upshur, et al, a suit for division of land, it was brought out that Caleb B. Upshur. Juliet Elliott, wife of John T. Elliott, Arther B. Upshur, Abel P. Upshur and John Upshur's father was Littleton Upshur who owned at the time of his death a tract of land containing 1200 acres, situate in the County of Northampton, and also was seized of 12 acres for the life of a certain Sally Fisher, who is now alive and in being. Littleton Upshur died on 27 August 1812 intestate leaving Nancy Upshur. his widow and relice, and Caleb B. Upshur, Arthur B. Upshur, Abel P. Upshur and John Upshur, and Juliet, who on 22 Feb 1814. intermarried with John T. Elliott, and also Leah C. Upshur, George P. Upshur and Elizabeth P. Upshur his children and coheirs, all of whom are now alive and in being, &c.
  Heir - named as	12 Jun 1815	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was shown as John Upshur and received 125 acres in the estate settlement of his father Littleton Upshur Sr.
  Death	15 May 1818  [2, 3, 4]
  Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded	14 Dec 1818	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Administrator Caleb B. Upshur. Bond $5,000. Appraisers: Thomas S. Satchell, John E. Nottingham, John Adams and Silas Jefferson. Division of Slaves. January 13, 1820 Heirs: Littleton Upshur for his mother, Littleton Upshur for his sister Leah, Littleton Upshur for his sister Elizabeth, Abel P. Upshur, George P. Upshur, Littleton Upshur, John T. Elliott, Caleb B. Upshur and Caleb B. Upshur as executor for Arthur B. Upshur. Inventory, Appraisement and Account of sales taken on December 10, 1818. Audit and Settlement. Caleb B. Upshur administrator. Recorded on March 11, 1822.
  Biography	In the War of 1812 he served as Private in the 27th Regiment of Virginia Militia in the company of Capt. Littleton Upshur II, his brother. He lived on the Eastern Shore and practiced medicine ther until his untimely death at the age of 26 years.
  Reference Identifier	Vaucluse
  Record ID	53655
  Burial	Parker Plot, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 4, 7]
  	The tombstone book shows he was buried at the Parker Plot in Pungoteague. His tombstone shows him as Dr. John Upshur, husband of Lucy & son of Littleton & Jane, died 15 May 1818 age 26.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Arthur Upshur, (I),   b. 1624, County Essex, England d. 26 Jan 1708/09, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Frances Custis, (Custis?),   b. Abt 1640, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Jun 1697, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 57 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Col. Littleton Upshur, II,   b. 14 Aug 1783, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 9 Oct 1832, Pear Plain, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 49 years) ╚═ Mary Vaughn Wilson,  m. 23 Dec 1810 > 2. Juliet Upshur,   b. 1784, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 29 Jan 1854, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 70 years) ╚═ John T. 'Jack' Elliott, Esq.,  m. 22 Feb 1814 + 3. Caleb B. Upshur,   b. Abt 1786, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 23 Feb 1821, Eastville, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 35 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1810 + 4. Arthur Brown Upshur,   b. 29 Feb 1788, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 17 Jan 1819  (Age 30 years) ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betsey' G. Carpenter,  m. 27 Apr 1811 + 5. Judge Abel Parker Upshur, I,   b. 17 Jun 1790, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 28 Feb 1844, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 53 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Anne Brown Upshur;   Elizabeth 'Betsy' Wilson Dennis,  m. 26 Feb 1817 > 6. Dr. John Upshur,   b. 1792, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 15 May 1818  (Age 26 years) ╚═ Lucy Parker,  m. 8 Apr 1818 + 7. Leah Custis Upshur,   b. Abt 1797, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Peter Poythress Mayo,  m. 7 Jul 1824 + 8. Cmdr. George Parker Upshur,   b. 8 Mar 1799, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 3 Nov 1852, Spezia, Italy  (Age 53 years) ╚═ Margaret Eyre 'Peggy' Parker,  m. 25 Jun 1836 + 9. Elizabeth Parker Upshur,   b. 11 Mar 1801, Vaucluse, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 15 Sep 1879, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 78 years) ╚═ John Evans Nottingham,  m. 30 Dec 1820
  Person ID	I53655	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Littleton Upshur, I,   b. 26 Apr 1758, Warwick, Quinby, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Aug 1811 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Ann Parker 'Nancy' (215) Parker,   b. 25 Aug 1763, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jun 1820 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1781  [8]
  Family ID	F16515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Parker,   b. 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Apr 1818 (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1818	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7, 9]
  	Thomas Parker was the security on the M.L.B. of John Upshur and Luch Parker. They were married on 15 Apr 1818. She died just two weeks after their marriage and he died 18 days after she died.
  Family ID	F22279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Land - they were named in a land cause - 19 Jul 1814 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Heir - named as - 12 Jun 1815 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 8 Apr 1818 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded - 14 Dec 1818 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Parker Plot, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S884] Stratton Nottingham, Northampton County, Virginia, Land Causes 1731-1868 & Lancaster County, Virginia, 1795-1848, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1991), p. 83 (Upshur vs. Upshur), 884. [S724] Robert Irving Upshur & Thomas Teackel Upshur IV, Upshur, Upshur Family in Virginia, 2nd Ed, (Lynchburg, VA: Warwick House Publishing, 1993), p. 85, 724. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72922126/john-upshur, 2259. [S1003] David R. Scott, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1800-1854, (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p. 242 (adm of Littleton Upshur Sr. to Littleton Upshur), 1003. [S1003] David R. Scott, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1800-1854, (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p. 256 (adm of Doctor John Upshur to Caleb B. Upshur), 1003. [S724] Robert Irving Upshur & Thomas Teackel Upshur IV, Upshur, Upshur Family in Virginia, 2nd Ed, (Lynchburg, VA: Warwick House Publishing, 1993), p. 86, 724. [S724] Robert Irving Upshur & Thomas Teackel Upshur IV, Upshur, Upshur Family in Virginia, 2nd Ed, (Lynchburg, VA: Warwick House Publishing, 1993), p. 61, 724. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.