James Upshaw (abt. 1730 - 1806)

Born about 1730 in Virginia

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Died 22 Jul 1806 at about age 76 in Virginia

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Biography

Colonel James Upshaw served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

James Upshaw is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A201855.

James Upshaw, son of Jeremiah Upshaw, was born around 1730, which is known from the age at death given in his 1806 obituary. He was probably born in Essex County, Virginia and later moved to Caroline County. He had a distinguished career as a county official in Caroline, as Justice and Sheriff. Most notably, he was a militia officer in both counties, His was a Colonel in Caroline and was prominent during the American Revolution. He was an early advocate of independent local government and one of the signatories of the Westmoreland Resolutions in 1766.

He married his cousin Suca (Jones) Sthreshley, the widow of William Sthreshley.

UPSHAW, JAMES Ancestor Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, COLONEL Birth: CIRCA 1730 Death: 7-22-1806 CAROLINE CO-PROB VIRGINIA Service Source: MCALLISTER, VA MIL IN THE REV WAR, P 195 ; SPARACIO, CAROLINE CO VA ORDERS 1777-1778, P 1; VA MIL RECS, CAROLINE CO VA, P 105 Service Description: 1) CAROLINE CO MILITIA; JUSTICE 1777-1778

Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Feb 2021), "Record of James Upshaw", Ancestor # A201855.

• Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham. "The Upshaw Family of Essex." The William and Mary Quarterly 18, no. 1 (1938): 64-104. doi:10.2307/1919747.