Upshur Family in Virginia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3314915 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John A Upshur (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1942 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 418 |
| Publication date | 1942-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The William and Mary Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-5597 • E-ISSN: 1933-7698 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1923340 |
| OpenAlex | W2317224258 |
| Language | EN |
About 1637 two young brothers, John and Arthur Upcher, came to Virginia from Essex County, England.' Their home was probably the English town of Colchester where several families of Upcher were living at that time.2 Colchester is located only a few miles from the mouth of the Colne river which empties into the outer reaches of the Thames. Sailing ships putting to sea from Colchester and other nearby ports offered a ready avenue of escape to John and Arthur who, according to tradition, fled from their home to escape the persecutions of their stepmother.3 Upon arrival off the Capes of Virginia, Arthur went to the Plantation of Accomack on the Eastern Shore,4 and it is thought that John the elder brother, or Abel as he has sometimes been designated, went to Gloucester on the Western Shore.5
American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Literature: history, themes, analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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