Arthur Upton (1614-1662) of Lupton in the parish of Brixham in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for DevonYerby & Hunneyball in 1654 and 1656 during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.Yerby, George & Hunneyball, Paul, biography of "Upton, John (1590-1641), of Lupton, Brixham, Devon", published in: History of Parliament: House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010
Origins He was the eldest son and heir of John Upton (1590-1641) of Lupton, four times a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth in Devon (2 1/2 miles south-west of Lupton) at various times between 1625 and 1641, by his wife Dorothy Rous (d.1644) (alias Rowse), a daughter of Sir Anthony Rous of Halton in Cornwall,Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.744, pedigree of Upton and sister of Francis Rous (1579-1659), MP.
Marriage and children In 1638 he married 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 CadhayVivian, p. 459, pedigree of Haydon; p.744, Upton in the parish of Ottery St Mary, Devon, by whom he had children including: John Upton (d.1687) of Lupton, a Member of Parliament for DartmouthJohn Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 4 from February 1679 to August 1679.
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