My name is also Anne - but there are so many at Rootschat, I was forced to go with something else.
Well it certainly looks like the "plot"is thickening. I am so glad to find not one but two of the Upton line.
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
Name: John Upton
Birth: abt 1793
Death: Jan- Mar 1868 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire
John Upton, age 75, Jan-Mar Market Bosworth, Vol 7a - page 50
Do you have the Death Certificate? If so does it identify his parents?
My Henry Upton was born 13 Jun 1813 in Desford to John & Rebecca Lester Upton; He married Anna Sutton about 1843 & they had a daughter Rebecca born 9 Jun 1844 Market Bosworth & a son John b cir 1846. In Jun 1847 they moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the ship, London. Anna soon died & Henry married again & had a son James Joseph Upton b 1849 in Philadelphia - my great grandfather. Henry was a Framework Knitter and at times listed as stocking Maker, employed in Philadelphia. There were other Uptons of Desford who moved to Philadelphia.
Did you have this marriage?
1821 Oct 01 -Henry Upton, Framework Knitter - Charlotte Hollis spinster Banns Desford
Witt: Thomas Upton & Ann Fradshaw. (Must be your lady, she would marry the next year to John Upton.)
I will go back in my Desford pages and see what else I can find for the Mary Dexter/John Upton family. His tombstone as listed by WGU puts a crimp in who I thought he was.
1812 Aug 31 John Upton & Rebeccah Lester, Banns Desford
Wit: Sarah Nede. Mary Billings.
1814 Mar 16 John Upton labourer Mary Dexter Banns Desford
Wit: James Hannay. Ann Upton.
I have 300+ pages of Desford Parish copied jpgs (you are welcome to any and all) In April I will be in Salt Lake and will copy more. Do you have access to the Parish records?
I would like to collect as much as possible before I go - so I would appreciate any ideas either of you have or corrections or "facts".
Any suggestions of research appreciated.
Anne