"8. Thomas3 Upson (Stephen2, Thomas1). Born March 1, 1692, Waterbury. Died September 29, 1761. Married (1) January 28, 1718/19, Rachel, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Freeman) Judd. She born November 13, 1694, Waterbury. Died July 13, 1750, Farmington. Buried with her husband in Oak Hill Cemetery, Southington. Married (2) April 20, 1753, Farmington, Sarah (Savage) Norton. She died March 11, 1795. aged eighty-seven. Buried in Old South Cemetery, Bristol.
Thomas Upson spent the first forty years of his life in Waterbury where his father was an influential citizen who had given home sites to his three sons. In 1715, he was made a proprietor and lived on Cole Street near East Main Street. Thomas and John married sisters, Rachel and Elizabeth Judd, whose father owned a vast tract of land on Southington Mountain, which they would eventually share. The idea of settling there proved so attractive that in February 1732, Thomas sold his property in Waterbury. which is described as three and a half acres with house and barns, to Jonathan Baldwin for one hundred and fifty pounds. During that year, Thomas and John removed with their families to Southington Mountain. Thomas and Rachel affiliated with the Church of Southington Parish and they are buried near the site of the first Meeting House, which is marked by a boulder."
