John Upton (died 1687)


John Upton of Lupton in the parish of Brixham in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth in Devon from February 1679 to August 1679.

Origins

He was the eldest son and heir of Arthur Upton of Lupton, a Member of Parliament for Devon in 1654 and 1656 during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, by his wife Elizabeth Gould, daughter of William Gould of Floyer Hayes in the parish of St Thomas, Exeter, and widow of Robert Haydon of Cadhay in the parish of Ottery St Mary, Devon.

Marriage and children

He married Ursula Lytcott, a daughter of Sir John Lytcott , 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 are shown impaled by Upton on John Upton's monument in Brixham Church. Ursula's sister Anne Lytcott was the wife of John Thurloe 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:
He died on 7 September 1687 at Salisbury aged 49 and was buried in St Mary's Church, Brixham, on 20 September 1687, where his mural monument survives on the north wall of the nave inscribed as follows:
On a small table below is inscribed: