Deacon John Upham


Born:Abt. 1597-1598Bicton, Co. Devonshire, England
Died:February 25, 1681/82Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Married:Elizabeth Slade
(1608-December 02, 1670)
November 1, 1626
Bicton, Co. Devonshire, England
Married:Catherine Richards
Widow of: Angel Hollard
August 14, 1671
Malden/Charlestown, Massachusetts
Father:Richard Upham
Mother:Maria
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Children by: Elizabeth Slade

1.Mary UphamBicton, Co. Devonshire, England
Abt. 1628
2.Elizabeth UphamBicton, Co. Devonshire, England
1630
3.Nathaniel UphamBicton, Co. Devonshire, England
1632
4.Hannah UphamBicton, Co. Devonshire, England
Abt. 1633-1634
5.Phineas UphamWeymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Abt. 1635-1636
6.John Upham
bur. 5 June 1640
Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Abt. 1638
7.Pricilla UphamWeymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
1642


NEHGR Vol 3 Page 94 lists John Upham as a Freeman of the Plymouth Colony on September 2, 1635.
NEHGR Vol 23 Page 33
UPHAM GENEALOGY
"Deeds and probate records show that Deacon John Upham was brother-in-law to Joanna, Wife of Robert Martin, of Reboth, and to Richard Webb of Weymouth. Wives; I. Elizabeth.... II. Catharine Holland, m. Aug., 1671. He d. a. 81 1681-2."

NOTE: I beleive the above is supposed to read brother-in-law of Robert Martin who married his sister Johanna, and brother-in-law of Richard Webb.
A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692
Volume #4 Pages 361-362
By James Savage

UPHAM, JOHN, Weymouth, came, as is thot. with Rev. Joseph Hull, certain. was freem. on th same day with him, 2 Sept. 1635, was rep. 1636, 7, 8, and 9, had John, wh. was bur. 5 June 1640, and perhaps others, certain. Pricilla, b. 1642. But he had prob. brot. from Eng. Mary, b. perhaps 1628; Elizabeth 1630; Nathaniel, 1632; Hannah; and may have had soon aft. arr. Phineas, 1635. These were by w. Eliz. but bef. 1650 he rem. to Malden, favor. the cause of Marmaduke Matthews in 1652, and his w. d. late in 1670, or early next yr. took, in Aug. 1671, sec. w. Catharine, wid. of Angel Hollard of Boston, as we learn by his deed of relinquish. all her prop. was deac. 24 yrs. and d. 25 Feb. 1682, ageed 84, sasys the gr.st. Mary m. John Whittemore; Elizabeth m. Thomas Welsh; Hannah m. a Long. whose bapt. name is not seen; but Bond, 959, makes her first m. I think, erron. William Ballentine; and Pricilla m. Thomas Crosswell.

New England Marriages Prior to 1700
By Clarence Almon Torrey

UPHAM, John (-1681/2, ae 84) & 1/wf Elizabeth SLADE (1608-1670); Bicton, Devonshire, 1 Nov 1626; Weymouth/Malden {Reg. 1:43, 23:33, 33:44, 39:80, 106:89; Snow-Estes 2:279; Dawes-Gates 1:68; Charlestown 978; Malden Hist. 320-1; Upham 33-4; Grant Anc. 99; Watertown 611; Flagg Anc. 286; Woolson-Fenno 77; Winchester (1912) 57-8; Newhall Anc. 110, 112}

UPHAM, John (-1681/2, ae 84) & 2/wf Catherine (RICHARDS) HOLLARD, w Angel; m cont 14 Aug 1671; Malden/Charlestown {Reg. 23:83, 63:383; Dawes-Gates 1:616; Charlestown 978; Weymouth 3:287; Watertown 611, 959; Woolson-Fenno 77; Winchester (1912) 58; Newhall Anc. 111; Upham 44-5}

HOLLARD, Angel (-1670) & Catherine RICHARDS, m/2 John UPHAM 1671; Beaminster, Eng, 12 Aug 1634; Weymouth/Boston {Weymouth 3:287; Charlestown 512; Flagg Anc. 256; Newhall Anc. 111; Winchester (1912) 38; Reg. 63:381, 64:347, 68:61; Phillimore: Dorset Mar. 3:8}

WEBB, Richard (-1659) & Mary [FAIRWEATHER?]?/?Sarah UPHAM?; by 1640; Weymouth/Boston {Weymouth 4:725; Giles 497; Reg. 9:138; Newhall Anc. 102; Upham 34; Flagg Anc. 286; EIHC 40:213; Snow-Estes 2:279}

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
1671    Hollard    c.c. Catherine m. John Upham (6) 1671.    Marriage    Malden

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