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Captain William Upshaw 1666–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1666

Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1720

Death Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Upshaw

Mother: Cordelia Warren

Spouse(s): Hannah Forrest

Children(s): Cordelia Upshaw

The story of Captain William Upshaw began in 1666 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA. Captain William Upshaw married Hannah Forrest, and had children including Cordelia Upshaw. Captain William Upshaw passed away in 1720 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Upshaw began in 1666 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA.
  • Captain William Upshaw married Hannah Forrest, and had children including Cordelia Upshaw.
  • Captain William Upshaw passed away in 1720 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Upshaw's Ancestors

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Captain Upshaw
1666–1720
Birth Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Upshaw
1645–1704
Cordelia (Martin) Warren
1646–1716
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Waring) Warren
1622–1713
England
Alice Underwood
1632–1683
England
Great-Grandparents
William Underwood
1591–1660
Bridget Mortine
1595–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM ENGLAND
1560–1621
ALICE ENGLAND
1564–1602

Captain Upshaw's Descendants

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Captain (William) Upshaw (1666–1 Jun 1720) m. Hannah Forrest (1679–20 June 1763)
  1. 1. Cordelia Upshaw 1696–1771 m. Thomas Hipkins 1696–1731
    1. 1. Sarah Hipkins 1730–1788 m. Thomas (Vaughn) Sr 1720–1786
      1. 1. Mary (Millie Jerisha) Vaughn 1774–1854 m. John (Qualls) (Quarles) 1761–1842 m. James Quarles 1761–1842 m. Isaac Farris 1754–1790 m. John Bird 1785–
        1. 1. Milley Qualls 1816–1881 m. William (Hammock) Oakley 1781–1862 m. William Oakley 1781–1862
        2. 2. William Qualls 1806–1861
        3. 3. Robert (Gatewood) Qualls 1796–1870
        4. 4. Margaret (Rebecca) Qualls 1818–1891
        5. 5. Nancy Qualls 1810–1867
        6. 6. Isaac Qualls 1815–1860
        7. 7. Daniel Qualls 1811–1893
        8. 8. George (William) Qualls 1816–1893
        9. 9. Lucinda Qualls 1820–
        10. 10. Benjamin Qualls 1822–1852
        11. 11. Mary Qualls 1813–
        12. 12. David Qualls 1824–1870
        13. 13. Andrew (J) Qualls 1838–1936
        14. 14. Margaret (Rebecca) Qualls 1797–1891
        15. 15. Archibald Quarles 1806–1861
        16. 16. Jemima Qualls 1818–1880 m. Wiley (B) Gammon 1818–1859
        17. 17. George (William) Qualls 1816–1881
        18. 18. William (Qualls) (Quarles) 1793–1860
        19. 19. Robert (Gatewood) Qualls 1794–1870
        20. 20. Daniel Qualls 1811–1837
        21. 21. George (Washington) Qualls 1816–1893
      2. 2. Ruth Vaughn 1755–1842
      3. 3. John (Hipkin) Vaughn 1760–1795
      4. 4. Jerusha Vaughn 1753–1810
      5. 5. Nathaniel Vaughn 1757–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Vaughan 1749–1791
      7. 7. Mary Vaughn 1745–1791
      8. 8. Ursula Vaughn 1751–1813
      9. 9. Sarah Vaughn 1747–1818
      10. 10. Thomas Vaughn –1804
      11. 11. Thomas (Vaughn) Jr 1743–1807
      12. 12. Ruth Vaughn 1755–1842
      13. 13. William Vaughn 1759–1815
      14. 14. Ruth Vaughn 1735–1842
    2. 2. Mary Hipkins 1731–1800
    3. 3. Andrew Hipkins 1718–1759
    4. 4. Hannah Hipkins 1726–1763
    5. 5. Susannah Hiplins 1730–1782

Captain Upshaw's Timeline

2 Records

1666
1666
Birth of Captain William Upshaw in Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1720
1 Jun 1720
Age 54
Death of Captain William Upshaw in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1720
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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