Geoffrey
"Jeffery"
Upton
aka Uppton
Born in Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Upton
and Elizabeth (Leversedge) Upton
Brother of
Elizabeth (Upton) Williams [half]
Husband of
Mary (Hone) Upton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Upton Esq., Thomasine (Upton) Heys, Elizabeth (Upton) Bliss, Mary (Upton) Pike, Susan (Upton) Mervyn, Edmund Upton and Edward Upton
Died
at about age 72
in Worminster, Somerset, England
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2010
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Biography
Geoffrey Upton was born in Cornwall, England.
Research Notes
The Will Of Jefferye Upton[1]
The Will helps to confirm the following relationships of Jefferye Upton, of Warminster [near Wells], Somerset, Esq. who wrote a Will on 14 January 1582 which was proved on 4 May 1583 by his son Geo Upton.
- Wife Mary – how he left his land in Ottery St Mary, Devon & Gillingham, Dorest.
- Son Geo Upton [of Wells, esq., & Frances his wife, daughter of John Newton] [note Frances his wife is not yet on WikiTree as at 3 June 2022]
- Brother Richard Upton.[not yet on WikiTree as at 3 June 2022]
- (1 of 4 daughters) Thomasine Heyes
- (1 of 4 daughters) Elizabeth Strowde
- (1 of 4 daughters) Mary Pike
- (1 of 4 daughters) Suzann Uppton so not yet married
- Son-in-law Isaac Upton – his house in the Close at Wells, in tenure of Barth Haggatt [not sure who this is]
[note the other children namely Edmund Upton (1564-1582) and Edward Upton (1569-1664) had already died by the time the Will was written]
Sources
- ↑ Crisp, Frederick. Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills (Priv. print. for F. A. Crisp, 1887) Will of Jefferye Upton of Warminster [near Wells], Somerset Vol. 1, Page 7 accessed 10 May 2022
- Source: Notes & Queries For Somerset and Dorset (J.C. and A.T. Sawtell, Sherborne, 1890)
- Source: Vol. 1, Page 237: Will dated Jan. 14, 1582. Jefferye Uppton, of Worminster, Geo. Upton, the son. Wife Mary. Brother Richard Uppton. Daughters:Thomazine Heys, Elizabeth Strowde, Mary Pike, Suzann Uppton.
- Source: Crisp, Frederick. Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills (Priv. print. for F. A. Crisp, 1887) Vol. 1, Page 7
- Source: McMurtry, David C., In Search of the Strode Orphans (Mil-Mac Publishers, Lexington, KY, 1998) Page 27, 39, 73, 189, 190.
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David Hughey Ph.D.
Upton-1196 and Upton-45 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife; dates should be the same, but Upton-1196 lacks dates.
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by David Hughey Ph.D.
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