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Arthur Upshur, of Upshur's Neck
- H. Arthur Upshur, of Upshur's NeckAbt 1624 - 1708/09
- W. Mary Clarke1618 - 1703
m. Abt 1663
Facts and Events
| Name |
Arthur Upshur, of Upshur's Neck |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1624 |
Essex, England |
| Marriage |
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Accomack, Virginia, United States[1st wife - she is the widow Risden]
to Mary Hardwige |
| Marriage |
Abt 1663 |
Accomack, Virginia, United States[2nd wife - she is the widow Jacob]
to Mary Clarke |
| Will? |
1707 |
Accomack, Virginia, United States |
| Death? |
26 Jan 1708/09 |
Accomack, Virginia, United StatesWarwick plantation on Upshur's Neck |
| Probate? |
1 Feb 1708/09 |
Accomack, Virginia, United States |
Notes
- Abt 1637 - came to the Eastern Shore of Virginia; may have indentured himself to Capt. William Stone
- 28 Oct 1651 - received 1st patent for transporting 6 persons
- 10 May 1652 - patented 300 acres at head of Occohannock Creek
- 11 Mar 1656 - received 2nd patent for 300 acres on Occohannock Creek for transporting 6 more people, one of whom was his future wife Mrs. Mary Risden
- married 1st Mrs. Mary (Hardwige) Risden
- 20 Oct 1661 - received 3rd patent for 100 acres on Occohannock Creek for transporting 2 more people
- relinquished Occohannock tracts and patented 2300 acres at Matchipungo on the seaside of Accomack County which became known as Upshur's Neck
- Abt 1662 - 1st wife Mary died
- married 2nd wife Mrs. Mary (Clarke) Hammond Jacob, thereby acquiring Cedar Grove plantation on Nassawadox Creek
- 30 Jun 1673 - tried and acquitted by Northampton County Court for murdering one of his servant women after evidence was produced that she died of scurvy
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