John Upton

John Upton (1639-1687) of Lupton in the parish of Brixham in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth in Devon (2 1/2 miles south-west of Lupton) from February 1679 to August 1679. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Arthur Upton (1614-1662) of Lupton, a Member of Parliament for Devon in 1654 and 1656 during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, by his wife Elizabeth Gould (d. 1685), daughter of William Gould of Floyer Hayes in the parish of St Thomas, Exeter, and widow of Robert Haydon (1604-1634) of Cadhay in the parish of Ottery St Mary, Devon. Marriage and children He married Ursula Lytcott (d.1709), a daughter of Sir John Lytcott (died c.1645), of East Molesey in Surrey and widow of George Clerk of the City of London, merchant. Sir John Lytcott was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and in 1633 had purchased the manor of East Molesey from Ralph Freeman. He was buried in St Mary's Church, East Molesey, where survives his monument and several to members of the Clerk family, his daughter's children, who became his heirs. The arms of Lytcott (Or, two bars vairy argent and sable) are shown impaled by Upton on John Upton's monument in Brixham Church. Ursula's sister Anne Lytcott was the wife of John Thurloe (1616-1668) a Secretary to the Council of State in The Protectorate and spymaster for Oliver Cromwell. By his wife he had three sons and one daughter, who all predeceased him as follows: Arthur I Upton (1666-1666), eldest son and heir apparent, born in Dublin, Ireland, died an infant aged one month. Arthur II Upton (1667-1680), second son born at Lupton and died an infant aged three at Kingsbridge, buried Brixham. John Upton (1668-1686), third son, born at Lupton and died aged 18 in December 1686, nine months before his father, at Wadham College, Oxford, where he was buried. Ursula Upton (1671-1687), only daughter, born at Lupton and died in London on 21 August 1687, aged 16, 17 days before her father and was buried in his grave in Brixham Church.