Born in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Upshaw
and Amy (Gatewood) Upshaw
Sister of
Leroy Upshaw and James Upshaw
Wife of
Benjamin T. Thornton Sr
— married
2 Jun 1796 in South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Reuben Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Benjamin T Thornton Jr, Elizabeth (Thornton) Dickerson, John C Thornton, Polly Thornton, Priscilla Thornton, Daniel C. Thornton, Mary Thornton, Sarah Ann (Thornton) Higginbotham and Dozier Thornton
Died
at about age 53
in Elbert, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2010
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Biography
- Sarah Elizabeth Upshaw was born on January 31, 1779,[1] in Amherst, Virginia, to Amy Gatewood and John Upshaw.
- Sarah Elizabeth Upshaw married Benjamin T Thornton Sr in South Carolina, on June 2, 1796,[2] when she was 17 years old. They had 12 children.
Children
- Reuben Thornton
- Thomas Thornton
- Benjamin Thornton,Jr.
- Elizabeth Thornton
- John Thornton
- Priscilla Kendrick Thornton
- S. Mary Thornton
- Dozier Thornton
- Sarah Thornton
- Daniel Thornton
- Sarah Elizabeth Upshaw died in 1833 in Elbert, Georgia, when she was 54 years old.[1]
Family Search profile: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC28-WB2
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Find a Grave Index,"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113514070
- ↑ South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965; Source: Marriage and Death Notices, Southern Christian Advocate. “Data=name: Benjamin Thornton; Spouse: Sarah; Marriage Date: 1773-1865.”
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Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
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Upshaw-154 and Upshaw-6 appear to represent the same person because: Exact dates, same spouse and child
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