George Upchurch

 
A Brief Review of the Life of George Upchurch
 
            George Upchurch (ca. 1757- ca. 1830) was the son of Michael Upchurch III (d. 1795) of Brunswick Co., VA.  George’s grandfather was James Upchurch, who was born in Virginia and died there in 1765.  His great grandfather Richard Upchurch was born ca. 1658 and died before 1700.  His great-great grandfather, Michael Upchurch (1624-1681), was the original American Upchurch immigrant who came to America about 1638. 
 
George Upchurch married Rachel Bethshares (1763- ca.1830) and eventually they migrated to Kentucky via Iredell, NC.   In 1814, the family acquired land near the Little South Fork River in Wayne Co., KY and lived there until his death in ca. 1830.  George and Rachel had seven children and at least 56 grandchildren.
           
 
A Presentation of George Upchurch, his Children, and Grandchildren
 
George Upchurch married Rachel Bethshares, daughter of Thomas Bethshares, and had seven children:
 
1. Lydia Upchurch (1782, VA-1848, KY) married Jefferson Dishman (ca. 1772, VA-ca. 1847, KY).  They had eleven children:

1. Mary Jane “Polly” Dishman (1805-1883) married Charles Campbell Ramsey (1803-1898)
2. Archibald Dishman (1806-1879) married Jane Cooper (1804-1874)
3. Thomas Jefferson Dishman (1809-1849) married Elizabeth Hancock
4. Marcus “Mark” Dishman (c. 1810 -1894) married Serilda Martha Smith (1813-1869)
5. Milas “Milus” Dishman (c1811-after 1880) married (1) Susannah Raines (1816-1858)
6. Joseph Dishman (1812-1903)
7. Elender Nellie Dishman (1814-1876) married Benjamin Ramsey (c.1810-?)
8. Sinah Dishman (ca. 1815-1870) married Riley Brown (1824 – 1857)
9. Moses Dishman (1817-ca. 1865) married Millie Upchurch
10. Burrell Tremont Dishman (1820-1901) married Nancy Upchurch
11. Catherine Jane Dishman (1822- ?) married David Craig                           

           
2. Shadrack Upchurch (1784, Brunswick Co., VA –1863, Wayne Co., KY) married Ruth Breshears (1784-1860).  They had ten children:

1. Silas Upchurch (1806-ca. 1874) married (1) Nancy Crouch (1810-?) and (2) Nancy Mason Upchurch
2. George Upchurch (1810-after 1860) married Mary Ann Crabtree
3. Moses Upchurch (1815-1881) married Temperance Williams (1825 - 1888)
4. Preston Upchurch (1817- ?) married Nancy Privett (1815-?)
5. Louisa Upchurch (1818- ?) married Alexander Slaven (1818-?)
6. Rebecca Upchurch (ca. 1820- ?) married Hiram Watson I 
7. John J. “Jonathan” “Jack” Upchurch (1823-ca. 1861/65) married Winifred Sloan (?)
8. Hiram Upchurch (1824-1906) married Selah Jane Morris (1827-1914)
9. Rachel Upchurch (ca. 1826-ca. 1856)
10. Joseph Upchurch (1829-1893) married Sarah Jane Mathis Bunch (1830-1915)

 
3. Thomas Upchurch (1788-1855). Never married.
 
4. Moses Upchurch (1790, NC-ca. 1859) married Catherine Barker (1795, VA – 1872, KY). They had ten children:   

1. Thomas Upchurch (1815-ca. 1889) married Sophia Privett (1817-1852)
2. Nancy Mason Upchurch (1816-ca. 1883) married Silas Upchurch
3. Millie Upchurch (1817-1863) married Moses Dishman
4. Margaret Upchurch (1819- ?)  married Silas Upchurch
5. Levina Jane”Babe” Upchurch (1821-1880) married Roswell Marsh (1810-1880)
6. Mary S ”Polly” Upchurch (1825-1900) married Elias Privett (1822-1895)
7. Lucinda Upchurch (1827-1876) married Miles Privett (1826-1864)
8. George Washington Upchurch (1829- ?) married Sarah Jane McGee (?-?)
9. Shadrack Thomas Upchurch (1831–1900) married Louisa Jane Craig 1828-1902)
10. John Henderson Upchurch (1834-1899) married (1) Mary “Polly” Williams and (2) Louisa Woods

 
5. Rachel Upchurch (ca. 1792-1844) married Keeling Williams (b. 1792).  They had seven children:

1. Female Williams (c. 1814)
2. Millie Ann Williams (c1816)
3. Mary “Polly” Williams (1818-1894) married Braxton Keaton
4. Celia Williams (c 1819-1901) married Joseph Slagle (1818-1888)
5. Female Williams (1820-1825)
6. Rachel Williams (1824-1924) married Benjamin Adkins Jr. (1825 – 1867)
7. Rebecca Williams (1828 -1869) married Wyatt Adkins (1825 – 1915)
8. Female Williams (1828 – 1869)

 
6. John Upchurch (ca. 1799, NC – before 1873, KY) married Sarah Bertram (ca. 1800-before 1868, KY). They had seven children:

1. Nancy Upchurch (1825-1884) married Burrell Tremont Dishman.
2. Eleanor “Nellie”Upchurch (1829-1870) married James Carter (1826-1900)
3. Lucinda Upchurch (1832-1893) married Morgan Hughes (1818-1891) had a child by Russell Upchurch
4. Rowena Upchurch (1834- ?) married Robert Carter
5. Daniel Granville Upchurch (1835-1901) married Levina Hurt (1833-1906)
6. Henry Alvin Upchurch (1840-1918) married Susannah Hurt (1841-1887)
7. Elizabeth Upchurch (1846-1932) married Reuben Burrill Dishman (1843-1919)

 
7. Joseph A. Upchurch (1800, NC-ca. 1865, TN) married Jane Crouch (1806-after 1880).  They had ten children: 

1. James Calvin “Jim” Upchurch (1824-1893) married (1) Elizabeth Rich (1828-?) and (2) Jane Una Frogge (1844-?)
2. Lucinda Ann (Jane) Upchurch (1826- ?) married John Rich
3. William Hamilton “Bill” Upchurch (1828-after 1880) married Caroline Harmon (c.1830 -?)
4. Thomas Washington Upchurch (1832-1914) married Sarah Ann Evans (c.1836 -1912)
5. Sarah Jane “Sally” Upchurch (1834-1881) married Elias Henderson Crouch (1824-1891)
6. Louisa Upchurch (1836- ?) married Jefferson Rule (1833-?)
7. John Jackson Upchurch (1838-1864) married Sarah Hill (1845-1873)
8. Elizabeth Upchurch (ca. 1840- ?) married Willam Hardin Williams (?)
9. Drury Granville “Drew” Upchurch (1843-before 1900) married (1) Martanna Elizabeth Williams and (2) Jane Dishman (1854-1926)
10. Elias Henderson Upchurch (1848-1907) married Louisa Jane Storey (1842-1921)