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| Sarah Upshaw m. 1732? b. 1710 Gloucester VA d. 1760 Essex Co. VA |
Thomas b. 1730? Essex Co. VA d. Apr 8, 1799 Newington VA |
Mary b. 1735 Essex Co. VA d. 1757 |
John b. Aug 12, 1736 Rumford VA |
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| William b. 1736? d. Dec, 1785 Essex Co. VA |
Lucy b. 1741 |
Sarah b. 1750 d. 1810 |
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William was living in Petsworth Parish in Gloucester in 1726 when he bought land
in Essex County. He died in 1757 leaving land in Essex, King and Queen, and
Culpepper counties. |
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Known as Col. William Roane, he represented Essex County in the Assembly. |
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William's will was dated Nov 17, 1757, proved Dec 20, 1757. Sarah's will was
dated Aug 11, 1760, proved Dec 15, 1760. |
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Son Thomas was one of the executors of the will of grandmother
Hannah Forrest, dated Dec 1, 1762, and proven
Jun 30, 1763. In 1765, Thomas married one of her granddaughters, Mary Ann Hipkins
(1745-1808), daughter of Margaret (Hannah's daughter) and Samuel Hipkins, Sr. |
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Sources: Dorman, John Frederick, comp., Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717–1721, pages 143–144. "Roane Family," Wm. & Mary Coll. Quarterly Hist. Mag., ser. 1, 18:194-200, 1910 Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham, "The Upshaw Family of Essex," Genealogies of Virginia Families from Wm. & Mary Coll. Quarterly, 5:249, Baltimore, 1982. Upshaw, Sophie W., comp., Captain William Upshaw, Gent., Planter of Virginia, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1975, part I, p. 13 ,15. |
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