Arthur Upton (died 1662)
Arthur Upton (1614-1662) of Lupton in the parish of Brixham in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Devon[1] in 1654 and 1656 during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.[2]
Origins[edit]
He was the eldest son and heir of John Upton (1590-1641) of Lupton, four times a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth in Devon (2 1/2 miles south-west of Lupton) at various times between 1625 and 1641, by his wife Dorothy Rous (d.1644) (alias Rowse), a daughter of Sir Anthony Rous of Halton in Cornwall,[3] and sister of Francis Rous (1579-1659), MP.
Marriage and children[edit]
In 1638 he married Elizabeth Gould (d. 1685), daughter of William Gould of Floyer Hayes in the parish of St Thomas, Exeter, and widow of Robert Haydon (1604-1634) of Cadhay[4] in the parish of Ottery St Mary, Devon, by whom he had children including:
- John Upton (d.1687) of Lupton, a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth[5] from February 1679 to August 1679.
References[edit]
- ^ Yerby & Hunneyball
- ^ Yerby, George & Hunneyball, Paul, biography of "Upton, John (1590-1641), of Lupton, Brixham, Devon", published in: History of Parliament: House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010 [1]
- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.744, pedigree of Upton
- ^ Vivian, p. 459, pedigree of Haydon; p.744, Upton
- ^ John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 4