Upshall, or Upsall, Nicholas, Dorchester 1630, came prob. in the Mary and John, was first heard of as mem. of the inquest on the body of Bratcher, k. by Walter Palmer, 30 Sept. req. adm. as freem. 19 Oct. of that yr. and was rec. 18 May foll. by w. Dorothy, wh was prob. d. of the first Bernard Capen, had Ann, b. Feb. 1636, d. young; Eliz. Feb. 1638; Susanna, 7 Feb. 1640, wh. m. 10 Nov. 1659, as Hist. of Dorchester, 88, says Joseph Cock; and Experience, 19 Mar. 1641, a s. wh. d. under 19 yrs.; was of ar. co. 1637, and the same yr. took license for an ordinary, and serv. as selectman, 1638. After some yrs. he rem. to Boston, and on the last Sunday of July 1644, he and his w. were adm. of our ch. on recommend. from that of D. in 1656 he had so distinct. spok. against the intoler. of the governm. towards Quakers, as to subject him to fine £20, but the Ct. had so much tenderness in their bigotry as, finding his w. innocent, they order that she should have part of the money. But he was cruelly imprison. for yrs. aft. and d. 20 Aug. 1666; and his wid. d. 18 Sept. 1675, aged 73. His will, that is very honora. to his charact. may be read in Vol. I. 490. Her will of 30 Aug. 1673, may be seen in Vol. VI. 108. Eliz. m. 4 July 1652, William Greenough, and after. capt. Timothy Prout.
