Descendants of John Upchurch VII Generation No. 1 1. JOHN2 UPCHURCH VII (JOHN1). He married HAPPY SHAW March 28, 1815 in Chatham Co., NC. Notes for JOHN UPCHURCH VII: John Upchurch VII descended from John Upchurch III who lived the majority of his life in Brunswick Co., VA. He was the fifth generation from Michael Upchurch of England who is the head of this Upchurch clan. John Upchurch III moved from Brunswick Co., VA to Chatham Co., NC in 1780 and died there in 1795. Children of JOHN UPCHURCH and HAPPY SHAW are: 2. i. WILLIAM BENTON3 UPCHURCH, b. 1820; d. Aft. 1880, North Carolina. 3. ii. JOHN WESLEY UPCHURCH, b. February 15, 1819, Wilkes County, NC; d. 1887. Generation No. 22. WILLIAM BENTON3 UPCHURCH (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1820, and died Aft. 1880 in North Carolina. He married EMILY CAROLINE CORDALL/CAUDLE November 23, 1851 in Wilkes County, N.C.. More About WILLIAM BENTON UPCHURCH: Fact 1: Buried at Payne Cemetery, Dalton, N.C. More About EMILY CAROLINE CORDALL/CAUDLE: Fact 1: Buried at Lambsburg, Va. Children of WILLIAM UPCHURCH and EMILY CORDALL/CAUDLE are:4. i. FRANK4 UPCHURCH. 5. ii. MARTHA JANE UPCHURCH, b. Abt. 1853. 6. iii. MILLIE C. UPCHURCH, b. Abt. 1854. 7. iv. SANFORD RILEY UPCHURCH, b. 1860, Wilkes County, N.C.. 8.v. GREENBRIAR (GREENE)/GREENBERRY UPCHURCH, b. 1865; d. Abt. 1962. 9. vi. NANCY CAROLINE ALMEDA UPCHURCH, b. July 18, 1867, Wilkes County, NC; d. October 25, 1937, Carroll County, Virginia. vii. MARY UPCHURCH, b. Abt. 1869. Notes for MARY UPCHURCH: Maybe same as Nevi. viii. NEVI UPCHURCH, b. Abt. 1870; m. BASCUM BREWER. 10. ix. FLOYD H. UPCHURCH, b. 1873, Alleghany Co., NC. x. CHARLES F. UPCHURCH, b. 1876. xi. JAMES F. UPCHURCH, b. 1879. Notes for JAMES F. UPCHURCH: Maybe same as Frank. 3. JOHN WESLEY3 UPCHURCH (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 15, 1819 in Wilkes County, NC, and died 1887. He married SARAH "SALLIE" ROBERTS . Children of JOHN UPCHURCH and SARAH ROBERTS are: i. JOHN FRANKLIN4 UPCHURCH. ii. MORGAN UPCHURCH. iii. JAMES WASHINGTON UPCHURCH. Generation No. 3 4. FRANK4 UPCHURCH (WILLIAM BENTON3, JOHN2, JOHN1). He married BESSIE BAKER. Children of FRANK UPCHURCH and BESSIE BAKER are: i. FRANKLIN5 UPCHURCH. ii. EMMER UPCHURCH. iii. AMY UPCHURCH. 5. MARTHA JANE4 UPCHURCH (WILLIAM BENTON3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1853. She married JOHN COX. Children of MARTHA UPCHURCH and JOHN COX are: i. GEORGE5 COX. ii. TIRIE COX. iii. JEAN COX. iv. LAURA COX. v. ETTA COX. 6. MILLIE C.4 UPCHURCH (WILLIAM BENTON3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1854. Children of MILLIE C. UPCHURCH are: i. EMMIE5 UPCHURCH. ii. OLLIE UPCHURCH. iii. MOLLIE UPCHURCH. 7. SANFORD RILEY4 UPCHURCH (WILLIAM BENTON3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1860 in Wilkes County, N.C.. He married PHEBIA UNKNOWN. Children of SANFORD UPCHURCH and PHEBIA UNKNOWN are: i. FLORA5 UPCHURCH, m. JAMES EDWARDS. ii. LINDA UPCHURCH, m. UNKNOWN GOLDING. iii. DORA UPCHURCH, m. RUFE GOLDING. iv. WILL UPCHURCH, m. CLEO UNKNOWN. v. CLAYTON UPCHURCH, b. November 10, 1882; m. LILLIE BELL CHURCH. 8. GREENBRIAR (GREENE)/GREENBERRY4 UPCHURCH (WILLIAM BENTON3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1865, and died Abt. 1962. He married SARAH SPENCER, daughter of CHAPMAN SPENCER and LINNIE HAWKS. Notes for GREENBRIAR (GREENE)/GREENBERRY UPCHURCH: Greenbriar and Sarah Spencer Upchurch were baptized in Stewart's Creek. Children of GREENBRIAR UPCHURCH and SARAH SPENCER are: i. DENNIS BERNARD5 UPCHURCH, m. MAGGIE SENTER. ii. EARLY GLEATHORN UPCHURCH, m. NELLIE KIRBY. iii. ELLA CELESTE (LESSIE) UPCHURCH, m. (1) HARVEY JACKSON (JACK) BRYANT; m. (2) ROBERT LUTHER HILL. iv. WILLIAM JASPER (JACK) UPCHURCH, b. April 16, 1908, Carroll County, Virginia; m. ELIZA REBECCA FAULKNER, February 15, 1936. v. ALBERT CLIFFORD UPCHURCH, b. April 25, 1910, Carroll County, Virginia; d. September 14, 1912, Carroll County, Virginia. vi. HARTLEY ALEXANDER UPCHURCH, b. July 04, 1916, Carroll County, Virginia; d. July 01, 1926, Carroll County, Virginia. vii. EMMA KELANNIE UPCHURCH, b. February 19, 1919, Carroll County, Virginia; d. April 06, 1951; m. HOWARD PAYTON WILLIAMS. viii. HANEY WARREN UPCHURCH, b. January 16, 1920; m. RUTH BECK. 9. NANCY CAROLINE ALMEDA4 UPCHURCH (WILLIAM BENTON3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born July 18, 1867 in Wilkes County, NC, and died October 25, 1937 in Carroll County, Virginia. She married JOHN CABOT GOLDING. More About NANCY CAROLINE ALMEDA UPCHURCH: Fact 1: Buried at Ewards-Upchurch Cemetery in Lambsburg, Va. More About JOHN CABOT GOLDING: Fact 1: Buried at Ewards-Upchurch Cemetery in Lambsburg, Va. Children of NANCY UPCHURCH and JOHN GOLDING are: i. FORDA GREENE5 GOLDING, b. September 06, 1887, Carroll County, Virginia; d. August 11, 1927, Carroll County, Virginia; m. EDA JANE GOODSON, January 20, 1915, Carroll County, Virginia. ii. LILLIE BELLE GOLDING, b. September 10, 1889, Carroll County, Virginia; d. January 03, 1919; m. (1) UNKNOWN HARRIS; m. (2) EMMETT GOLDING; m. (3) JACK SOUTHER. iii. FLOYD ROSCOE GOLDING, b. September 01, 1891, Carroll County, Virginia. iv. LELIA MAE GOLDING, b. October 01, 1894, Carroll County, Virginia; d. September 18, 1976; m. COLIE H. SPRINKLE, November 29, 1919. v. VIOLA (OLA) FAYE GOLDING, b. October 10, 1897, Carroll County, Virginia; d. March 14, 1974; m. OTIS FRIEL HAWKS, June 23, 1917. vi. EDNA CLEO GOLDING, b. March 10, 1900. vii. VEALON GOLDING, b. March 09, 1903. viii. LAURA GOLDING, b. June 01, 1905. ix. LLOYD ESTES GOLDING, b. April 07, 1911, Carroll County, Virginia; d. September 02, 1998, Mt.Airy, Surry County, North Carolina ; m. (1) RUBY MAE CARLAN, June 29, 1929, Carroll County, Virginia; m. (2) HAZEL SMITH, February 14, 1950. x. MARY GOLDING. 10. FLOYD H.4 UPCHURCH (WILLIAM BENTON3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1873 in Alleghany Co., NC. He married CLARA STEWARD. Children of FLOYD UPCHURCH and CLARA STEWARD are: i. BURRIS5 UPCHURCH, m. IMOGENE BOLT. ii. ETHEL UPCHURCH, m. ? POE. iii. GLADYS UPCHURCH. Notes for GLADYS UPCHURCH: When a young girl, Gladys fell down the steep stairs that lead to her attic bedroom breaking her hip. The hip was never properly set and she had to use crutches for the rest of her life. More About GLADYS UPCHURCH: Fact 1: Never Married iv. LESSIE UPCHURCH. More About LESSIE UPCHURCH: Fact 1: Never Married v. OPAL UPCHURCH, m. ? LEWIS. vi. MYRTLE UPCHURCH, b. 1902, Carroll County, Virginia; d. January 25, 1982, Forsyth Co., N.C.; m. ? COULTER.