Geographical ResourcesBackground: Allied Families continues to benefit from a variety of family history documents. Some of these documents are organized on a worldwide geographic basis. These records are currently maintained by Allied Families in several vertical file cabinets in their Chesterfield, MO office. It is our hope that soon these files will join other resources in our Cary, NC facility. This section of the website will host a companion set of geographical files. These files contain a wide variety of information relevant to Allied Families.
In addition to maps and other resources in this section, we are endeavoring to introduce a distinct concept known as "Family Enclaves". This concept rests on the fact that as families migrated they established a record for themselves at successive locations. For example, in the 1725 - 1800 era several branches of Upchurch and other families resided in Brunswick County, Virginia. Therefore a "Brunswick County, VA family enclave will be maintained to help define the lives of those who lived here during that time period. Allied Families plans to define dozens of Family Enclaves in both the United States, as well as throughout the world. Geographical Locations: World China - In the late 1800's Matthew Tyson Yates served as a missionary to China. Yates had grown up in western Wake County, NC in close proximity to two Upchurch families. Great Britain - Items of interest to those who wish to uncover the Upchurch heritage in England will be kept in these files. Included are reports of travel by to Upchurch sites and research carried out by Dr. David Ransome. However, one should not overlook the many articles on English heritage found in the Upchurch Bulletin and in Englandia. USA Alabama - Abel Upchurch SR was one of 22 fifth generation members identified as a head of a family clan. He moved to Alabama around 1820. Therefore records pertaining to the counties in Alabama where this Upchurch line settled would be available for researchers. Brunswick County, VA - located on the border with North Carolina, this county was the home to many of the descendants of Michael Upchurch during the period of 1725 - 1800. |