The Society of Friends (Quakers) began in England in the 1650s, when they broke away from the Puritans. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn, as a safe place for Friends to live and practice their faith.
Frederick County, Virginia was formed in 1743 from Orange County. Old Frederick County included all or part of four counties in present-day Virginia: Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, and Frederick, as well as five in present-day West Virginia: Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan.
John Lupton was born 1725 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Joseph Lupton and Mercy Twining. Some of John's descendants were known as the Round Hill or Presbyterian branch of the family.
John moved to Frederick County, Virginia with his family about 1740.
He married Sarah Frost at the Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Frederick County, Virginia, June 6, 1755. Sarah was the daughter of John and Mary Frost.
John Lupton, son of Joseph Lupton of Opeckan [Opequon] in the County of Frederick and Colony of Virginia, and Sarah Frost, daughter of John Frost of the County afforesaid; 26th day of 6th month, 1755; at Opeckan [Opequon, Hopewell Meeting].
Sarah and John's children included:
Grace Lupton Steer (1757, married Joseph Steer), Joshua Lupton (1759, married Lydia Reece/Rees - his stepsister),
Nathan Lupton (1761, married Margaret Reece/Rees -his stepsister),
Mary Lupton Raley (1764, married Eli Raley),
John Lupton (1769, married Elizabeth Cartmell),
Joseph Lupton (1771) and
Sarah Lupton Russell (1773).
In November, 1770 John Branson
named John Lupton as one of the executors of his will. John "refused to take upon himself the burthen of the Execution."
In 1771 the Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Frederick County, Virginia appointed John Lupton as one of those to meet the committee from the quarterly meeting.
Sarah died on May 22, 1775 when she was 40 years old.
After the death of his first wife, John married Ann Neill Reece/Rees on June 13, 1776 at the Hopewell Meeting. Ann was the daughter of Lewis Neill and Lydia Hollingsworth and the widow of Henry Reece/Rees She had at least five children already.
John and Ann's children included:
Elizabeth Lupton (1780), and
Jonah Lupton (1781).
The family remained in Frederick County during the American Revolution. It 1778 John pledged 5£ for
...the Benefit of the Indians, who were formerly the Native Owners of the Lands, on which we now live, or thire descendents if to be found, and if not for the service, & benefit of Other Indians....
John Lupton appeared in the 1782 census of Frederick County in the list of Robert White. Samuel Pickering was the next householder. There were 13 members of the household.
John died on December 25, 1804 in Frederick County. He left his large estate to his wife Ann, and his children, Joshua, Nathan, Grace Steer, John, Jr., Joseph, Mary Baley, Sarah Russell, and Elizabeth Lupton.
Ann died on October 27, 1826 in Goshen Auglaize County, Ohio.
Round Hill is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia just west of Winchester.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is one of three original Pennsylvania Counties and was formed in 1682. Originally it was a large territory that included all of what would later be Berks, Northampton, and Lehigh.
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the 13 colonies which became the newly formed United States.
Settlers often built log cabins as their first homes.
from A History of Frederick County, Virginia
Walnut Grove (so called in 1804) is now the property of Jno. S. Lupton, who purchased it from his father-in-law Mr. Patrick Smith, who was son-in-law of the founder Joshua Lupton, who died about 1845 at the age of eighty-six.
Tradition, however, gives this place an interesting antiquity: That the founder was Joshua's father, John Lupton, who settled the place in 1750, and that he was on friendly terms with the Indians who frequently visited his fine spring, and never molested him during all the Indian massacres.
Be this as it may, Joshua spent his entire life at this place, and had the credit of being the builder of the stone house which was an addition to the Colonial log house...
John the father of Joshua, lived on this tract which he acquired in 1754. His mansion-house that is mentioned in his will, was situated near a spring "on the edge of a meadow" just Northeast from the present barn. The old house has long since disappeared. . .
The will disposed of a large tract of land; Joshua falling heir to the homestead in 1805, which embraced nearly 600 acres, upon which he then resided with his family. In 1845, Joshua by his will, divided his estate between his three children, Amos taking the stone house and 259 acres, John (familiarly known as Quaker John) taking the tract of 143 acres where he resided during his long life, N. W. from the homestead; the daughter Sarah, wife of Patrick Smith, taking 176 acres to the Southeast....
Lush forests in Colonial America allowed settlers to build wooden homes.
From Frederick County Road Orders
1 August 1769, Frederick County Order Book 14 Part 2, p. 506
Upon the Petition of Sundry Inhabitants Praying for a Road from the Head of John Luptons Meadow to the South Branch Road above David Dennys
Ordered that Robert Hutchins John Lupton George Hoge & Isaac Perkins jur do veiw the same & report the Conveniences & Inconveniences of opening a Road on the same
5 September 1769, Frederick County Order Book 14 Part 2, p. 563
John Lupton Robert Hodgson & Isaac Perkins jur having been appointed to veiw the ground from John Lupton’s Meadow to the South Branch Road above David Denny’s made their Report. Ordered that a Road be opened as laid of by them & that the Tithables two miles on each side work thereon under David Denny who is appointed overseer
7 February 1770, Frederick County Order Book 14 Part 2, p. 578
Ordered that Barack Fisher Robert White David Denny & John Lupton or any Three of them being first Swore do Veiw the Ground from Isaac Perkins’s to Hoge Creek where the Road Leading from Winchester to the South Branch Crosses it
7 March 1770, Frederick County Order Book 14 Part 2, p. 593
Barack Fisher Robert White David Denny & John Lupton having been appointed to Veiw the ground from Isaac Perkins’s to Hoge Creek where the Road from Winchester Crosses it made their Report. Ordered that a Road be opened as Laid off by them & that the said Isaac Perkins do the same
8 November 1770, Frederick County Order Book 15, p. 57
Ordered that Robert Wood, John Lupton, Jeremiah Smith and John Thomas or any three of them being first sworn, do view the Road leading from Hog’s Creek to Jessee Pughs Mill, and the road petitioned for from the said Mill to Marlbro Furnace and report which will be the most proper road to Establish, or whether both of them will be Necessary for the Publick, to the next Court
4 December 1770, Frederick County Order Book 15, p. 99
Robert Wood, John Lupton and John Thomas having been appointed to View the Ground from Hogs Creek to Jesse Pugh’s Mill & from the said Mill to Marlbro Furnace, and report which of the said Road will be proper to Establish or whether both of them will be Necessary for the convenience of the Publick, make their Report that the road leading from Hog’s Creek to Jesse Pugh’s Mill is only necessary for the Convenience of Isaac Perkins, George Hoge & William Hoge, and that the Road leading from the said Mill to the Marlbro furnace is of publick Utility and may be easily Opened. It is Ordered that the said Road be opened as laid off by the viewers. and that the Tithables within three Miles on each side of the said Road Work thereon from the said Mill to John Whites, under John McCool who is appointed Overseer of that part, and that the Tithables within three Miles on each side of the said Road from John White’s Run to the said Furnace, work thereon under John Thomas, who is appointed Overseer of that part, and that the first mentioned Road be Discontinued --
4 December 1770, Frederick County Order Book 15, p. 100
Ordered that John Lupton, Robert White, David Brown & Joseph Calvin or any three of them being first sworn, do view the Ground from the Ford of Opeckon [Opequon] by David Browns near Col. [John] Hites Tanyard to the Hoop Petticoat Gap and report the Conveniences and Inconveniences that may attend the opening a Road --
6 November 1771, Frederick County Order Book 15, p. 278
John Lupton, Joseph Covill, and David Brown having been Appointed to view the Ground from Opeckon [Opequon] ford at Col. [John] Hite’s Tanyard to Hoop Petticoat Gap made their Report, Ordered that a Road be opened as laid off by them and that the Tithables within one and an half Miles on each side thereof do work thereon under Joseph Covill who is appointed Overseer of the same, And that the Road from Hite’s Mill to Beckets be stopped
Opequon Creek is tributary of the Potomac River. It joins the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg and its source is at the foot of Great North Mountain. It is part of the boundary between Frederick and Clarke counties in Virginia and between Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia.
from Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants by Thomas Kemp Cartmell
. . .John the father of Joshua and brothers, constituted the Presbyterian branch. John in his will, leaves his large estate to his wife Ann, and his minor children viz: Joshua, Nathan, Grace Steer, John, Jr. Joseph, Mary Baley, Sarah Russell, and Elizabeth Lupton.
