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in reply to a message by Ralph Spicer@aol
This is undoubtedly from the surname Upshur. Unfortunately I am not at home right now, but at my sister's in Tennessee, so I don't have access to my regular surname dictionaries. But Upshur is a well known family name in parts of the South. There are Upshur Counties in both Texas and West Virginia, for example.
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Mr. Evans:
Thank you for your research regarding the origin of "Upsher, et. al.". I looked into place names as well. "Upshire" as you note was a hamlet in Waltham Parish, Essex County. I also found an "Upsher Green" in Suffolk. Because Upsher Dolbee (Messick) was the illegitimate son of Constance Dolby (Messick), we do not know the birth father's name.
I assume that given names which designated locations were assigned to individuals whose surnames came from other sources (occupations, physical characteristics, etc.) in order to provide specificity.
Again, thank you for your assistance.
Thank you for your research regarding the origin of "Upsher, et. al.". I looked into place names as well. "Upshire" as you note was a hamlet in Waltham Parish, Essex County. I also found an "Upsher Green" in Suffolk. Because Upsher Dolbee (Messick) was the illegitimate son of Constance Dolby (Messick), we do not know the birth father's name.
I assume that given names which designated locations were assigned to individuals whose surnames came from other sources (occupations, physical characteristics, etc.) in order to provide specificity.
Again, thank you for your assistance.
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