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                                                            Descendants of Richard Upchurch III

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RICHARD UPCHURCH III was born about 1750 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA. He died on 31 Mar 1817 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA He married (1) UNKNOWN before 1774 (Assuming Marriage was before first child's birth in 1774). She was born after 1760 (First son is born in 1787 and assuming the youngest age of 14, Birth would have to be after 1773). She died before 1796 (1796 is the year her husband remarried and we are assuming because she passed away.). He married (2) SUSANNAH POLLY (SOOKY) PACE on 14 Sep 1796 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA (2nd marriage for Richard).

Richard Upchurch III and Unknown had the following children:
  • CLARA UPCHURCH was born on 04 Oct 1764 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. She died on 04 Nov 1869 in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America. She married JOHN PIERCE (PEARCE). He was born about 1768. He died on 03 Jan 1845 in Shelby Co, IN.
  • SION UPCHURCH was born about 1774 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Jan 1833 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married ELIZABETH LINDSEY (?). She was born about 1784. She died about 1838.
  • JAMES UPCHURCH VII was born about 1775 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died in Jan 1850 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married
  • ELIZABETH THANEY BUTLER She was born in 1770. She died on aft 1855 +/-5 years.
  • BUCKNER UPCHURCH was born in 1777 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died after 1850 in Brown County, Illinois, USA. He married (2) UNKNOWN. He married (3) MARY PACE about 1797. She was born in 1785 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died after 1845 in Brown County, Illinois, USA.
  • BRITTON UPCHURCH was born about 1787 in North Carolina, USA. He died after 1852 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA (Listed on GA Taxes for 1852-see saved facts.). He married (1) ELIZABETH MASSEY on 20 Feb 1808 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1785 in North Carolina, USA. She died in Mar 1850 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA (Died of Pneumonia). He married (2) ELIZABETH CHAFIN on 15 Jan 1850 in Henry, Georgia, USA.
  • CLABURN UPCHURCH I was born in 1789 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died in 1862 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. He married Amey Bunn on 03 Jun 1809 in Franklin Co, NC. She was born in 1790 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died after 1860 in Clayton County, Georgia, USA.
  • LARKINS UPCHURCH was born about 1791. He married ANN. She was born about 1795.
  • BURKELY A. UPCHURCH SR was born about 1795 in Dunn, Franklin Co., North Carolina, USA. He died in 1863 in Dunn, Franklin, North Carolina, United States. He married Alsey (Alice) Pace on 30 Aug 1815 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1798 in Pilot, Franklin, North Carolina, United States. She died in 1860 in Franklin Co, North Carolina, USA.

Richard Upchurch III and Susannah Polly (Sooky) Pace had the following child:  
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John Pierce (Pearce) and Clara Upchurch had the following children:
  • SARAH PEARCE was born about 1796 in Franklin Co, NC or Randolph Co, NC. She married SAMUEL FERGUSON.
  • MARTHA PEARCE was born on 27 Feb 1812 in North Carolina, USA. She died on 30 Jan 1896 in Shelby County, Indiana, USA. She married Zebedee Ray on 25 Dec 1832 in Shelby Co, IN. He was born on 24 Mar 1811 in Randolph Co, NC. He died on 01 Nov 1868 in Shelby Co, IN.
  • SION PEARCE was born on 25 Feb 1816 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.
 
Sion Upchurch and Elizabeth Lindsey (?) had the following children:
  • RICHMOND UPCHURCH was born about 1802 in North Carolina. He died after 1880. He married SUSAN BRYANT. She was born about 1805 in North Carolina. She died after 1880.
  • ALBERT UPCHURCH was born about 1805 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • CYNTHIA UPCHURCH was born about 1814 in North Carolina. She married Calvin G. Jones on 31 Mar 1838 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born on 14 Oct 1815. He died on 05 Dec 1883.
  • LINDSEY (LYNSEY) UPCHURCH was born on 30 Aug 1816 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 28 Jan 1892 in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA. He married Louisa Emily Vesimore Jones on 11 Sep 1838 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 08 Apr 1821. She died on 17 Nov 1896 in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA.
 
James Upchurch VII and Elizabeth Thaney Butler had the following children:
  • JOHN W UPCHURCH was born in 1793. He married Ruthy Barham date Unknown.
  • ELIZABETH THANEY "BETSY" UPCHURCH was born about 1795 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died in 1870 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married John Winbun Francis Phillips Sr on 14 Aug 1821 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born in 1793 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 04 Dec 1876 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • WILIFORD UPCHURCH was born about 1797. He died after 1825. He married Frances Gay on 19 Dec 1820 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • GILLY ANN UPCHURCH was born about 1798 in Wake County, NC or Franklin County, NC. She died after 1860. She married James Ray about 1819. He was born in 1785 in Wake County, NC or Franklin County, NC. He died after 1860.
  • CLOE JANE UPCHURCH was born about 1802 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died after 1860 in Madison County, Tennessee, USA. She married John Cooley Jr about 1823 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • KEARNEY UPCHURCH was born on 08 Feb 1808 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 08 Jul 1882 in United States of America. He married Emily Perry on 02 Nov 1830 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 01 Jun 1813 in North Carolina, United States of America. She died on 08 Dec 1872 in North Carolina, United States of America.
  • JAMISON UPCHURCH was born about 1810 in North Carolina, USA. He died in 1870 in Benton County, Tennessee, USA. He married (1) MATHILDA WILLIAMS, daughter of ? Williams, on 09 Oct 1862 in Benton County, Tennessee, USA (Married 2nd). She was born about 1834 in North Carolina, USA. He married (2) ELIZABETH PEARCE on 13 Jun 1832 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA (Married 1st). She was born about 1811 in North Carolina.
  • THOMAS UPCHURCH was born before May 1833 (Thomas was listed as a son of James U, IV when the latter wrote his will on 1 May 1833 in Franklin Co, NC (Probated Mar court 1850). He may have footprints in Benton Co, TN or Bledsoe Co TN where his presumed sibling Jamison U moved. Phil Upchurch).
 
Buckner Upchurch had the following child:
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born in 1836.
 
Buckner Upchurch and Unknown had the following child:
  • JONAS ALEXANDER UPCHURCH was born on 22 Mar 1839 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 15 Nov 1891 in Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, USA. He married Louisa Anna Jaques on 30 Mar 1859 in Brown County, Illinois, USA. She was born on 23 Aug 1838 in Clinton, Knox, Ohio, USA. She died on 10 Apr 1893 in Brown County, Illinois, USA.
 
Buckner Upchurch and Mary Pace had the following children:
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born after 1798 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1800 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born after 1802.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born after 1804.
  • RICHARDSON UPCHURCH was born on 21 Aug 1807 in Franklin Co, NC. He died on 19 Jul 1888 in Brown County, Illinois, USA. He married ELIZABETH. She was born about 1817 in NC. She died after 1880.
  • SILAS BUCKNER UPCHURCH was born in 1810 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died after 1880 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA. He married Gilla Parrish in 1830 in Randolph Co, NC. She was born on 1808/1812 in Randolph Co, NC. She died in 1888 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1811.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1813.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1815.
  • WESLEY UPCHURCH was born on 17 Aug 1817 in NC. He died on 28 Mar 1898 in Brown County, Illinois, USA. He married Mary Padison in NC. She was born on 17 Sep 1827 in NC. She died on 17 Dec 1874.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1819.
  • SION UPCHURCH was born in 1821 in North Carolina, USA. He died in 1869 in Illinois, USA. He married Phoebe Elizabeth Briggs on 23 Mar 1843 in Brown Co, IL. She was born in 1827 in North Carolina, USA. She died in 1900.
 
Britton Upchurch and Elizabeth Massey had the following children:
  • UNKNOWN  UPCHURCH was born after 1810.
  • HARVIL H. UPCHURCH was born about 1820 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Sep 1895 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. He married (1) NANCY GARNER on 22 May 1846 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. He married (2) MARGARET DYER HARVEY on 27 Sep 1860 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. She was born about 1826 in Georgia. She died in 1882 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
  • CLABURN UPCHURCH II was born about 1823 in North Carolina, USA. He died about 1864 in Indiana, USA (Probably died as a prisoner of war but cannot document with certainty). He married Nancy L. E. Cole on 22 Apr 1847 in Gwinnett, Georgia, USA. She was born about 1823 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA.
  • HARRISON T. UPCHURCH CSA was born about 1825 in North Carolina, USA. He died about 1865 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. He married Martha Jane Dyer on 04 Mar 1851 in Gwinnett, Georgia, USA. She was born in 1828 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.
 
Claburn Upchurch I and Amey Bunn had the following children:
  • LUNSFORD UPCHURCH was born in 1810 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 10 Dec 1888 in Waldo, Columbia, Arkansas, USA. He married Mary Ann Ballard on 30 Jan 1834 in Newton County, Georgia, USA. She was born in 1814 in Georgia, USA. She died in 1854 in Mississippi, USA.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born in 1812.
  • ROWENA "ROENA" UPCHURCH was born on 1814 or 1811 in North Carolina, USA. She died about 1877 in Putnam County, Georgia, USA. She married Kinon (Kinion) (Kenyon) Branam on 10 Feb 1831 in Hancock Co, GA. He was born in 1812 in Putnam County, Georgia, USA. He died on 13 Feb 1875 in Putnam County, GA.
  • LUCINDA UPCHURCH was born in 1816 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died after 1870 in Alabama, USA. She married Abner Franklin Upchurch on 27 Jan 1832 in Hancock County, Georgia, USA. He was born about 1806. He died after 1855.
  • RICHARD UPCHURCH IV was born on 29 Nov 1817 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 22 Aug 1907. He married Henrietta Eleanor Beasley on 09 Aug 1838 in Henry Co, GA. She was born in 1818 in NC.
  • WILLIAM CLABURN UPCHURCH was born in Aug 1822 in Hancock County, Georgia, USA. He died before 1900. He married Mary J. Whitaker on 17 Mar 1842 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. She was born in 1822 in Georgia, USA.
  • JAMES BRITTON UPCHURCH was born on 03 May 1825 in Hancock County, Georgia, USA. He died on 26 Jul 1897. He married Susan Elizabeth Chaffin in Jan 1850 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. She was born on 22 Sep 1829 in near Atlanta, Georgia. She died on 07 Sep 1914 in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.
  • JOHN UPCHURCH was born in 1827 in Hancock County, Georgia, USA. He married Harriet Fareason on 28 Dec 1873.
  • JAMES MONROE UPCHURCH was born on 21 Dec 1828 in Hancock County, Georgia, USA. He died on 26 Nov 1882. He married Sarah Elizabeth McGarity on 02 Dec 1852 in Henry Co, GA. She was born on 08 Nov 1832. She died on 06 Dec 1905.
  • JASPER UPCHURCH was born on 16 Oct 1830 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. He died on 12 Oct 1911 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. He married Lucinda Abigail Chaffin on 30 Dec 1867 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. She was born on 28 Sep 1838 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. She died on 11 Jul 1924 in McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA.
  • CHARITY LAVONIA ANN UPCHURCH was born after 1833 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. She married Phillip Ballard in 1886.
  • SARAH ELIZABETH UPCHURCH was born on 11 Oct 1838 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. She died on 18 Dec 1925 in Cass County, Texas, USA. She married James Monroe Upchurch II CSA on 28 Sep 1852 in Henry County, Georgia, USA He was born on 16 Jan 1834 in Henry County, Georgia, USA. He died on 13 Dec 1892 in Cass County, Texas, USA.
 
Larkin Upchurch and Ann had the following children:
  • LARKIN UPCHURCH JR was born in 1815 in North Carolina, USA. He married ANN. She was born in 1815 in NC.
  • SUSAN UPCHURCH was born after 1815. She married John Privett on 06 Dec 1831 in Franklin Co, NC.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born after 1830.
  • UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born after 1835.
   
Burkely A. Upchurch Sr and Alsey (Alice) Pace had the following children:
  • ELIZABETH "LEACY" UPCHURCH was born about 1816 in North Carolina. She died about 1855 in Franklin County, North Carolina (1860 census her husband appears with a new wife ( md Jan 1856 ) and her two children ages 2 and 3 years old.). She married Benjamin Pearce CSA on 17 Nov 1836 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born on 11 Nov 1816 in Franklin, North Carolina. He died on 30 Aug 1904 in North Carolina, USA.
  • WILLIAM "AMOS" AMBROSE UPCHURCH was born in 1818 in Pilot, Franklin, North
    Carolina, United States. He died on 02 Jul 1894 in Pilot, Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. He married Harriet Pearce, daughter of John Pearce, on 01 Jan 1840 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born in 1818 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 01 May 1861 in Pilot, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • AUMA "AMY" UPCHURCH was born in Feb 1819 in Pilot, Franklin, North Carolina. She died in 1900 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married William Privette, son of Harris Privette and Millie Brown, on 25 Nov 1837 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born on 22 Feb 1816 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Aug 1873 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • MARTHA M UPCHURCH was born in Feb 1820 in North Carolina, USA. She died after 1900 in North Carolina, USA. She married Kisar Alford on 01 Jan 1841 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born about 1813. He died about 1890 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
  • BURKELY A. UPCHURCH JR CSA was born about 1830 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 08 Sep 1864 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. He married Mary Bert Mullens on 25 Jan 1854 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on Feb 1834 or 27 Sep 1836.
  • CLARA ANN UPCHURCH was born about 1832 in North Carolina. She married Little Berry Mullen on 26 Oct 1853 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born in 1830.
  • RICHARD UPCHURCH CSA was born about 1836 in North Carolina. He died in Jun 1862.
  • ERSULA ANGELINA UPCHURCH was born on 12 Jun 1836 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. She died on 16 Jul 1920 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America.
 
Nathaniel "Nathan" Pearce and Susan Elizabeth 
  • ACREL PEARCE was born on 21 Jun 1814 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. He died in Sep 1880 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • FRANCES DOYLE was born in 1816 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • PAUL PEARCE was born on 03 Feb 1824 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. He died on 28 May 1902 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • NANCY ELIZABETH "BETTIE" PEARCE was born on 20 Oct 1830 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. She died on 22 Sep 1902 in North Carolina, United States of America. She married Sidney Richard "Richard" Mitchell on 06 Oct 1862 in Franklin, North Carolina, USA. He was born on 31 May 1844. He died on 15 Mar 1915.
  • SOLOMON PEARCE was born on 16 Jun 1831 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. He died on 17 Sep 1862 in Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland.

Other notable Descendants of Richard III:
Calvin W. Upchurch - son of Kearney, grandson of James U VII and great-grandson of Richard III.
Dallas H. Upchurch - son of Kearney, grandson of James U VII and great-grandson of Richard III.
James W. Upchurch - son of Kearney, grandson of James U VII and great-grandson of Richard III.