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.
Jonathan Lupton, of Opeckon in the county of Frederick and Colony of Virginia, and Sarah Fawcett, daughter of John Fawcett of the county aforsaid; 23d day of 5th month, 1764; in a meeting at the house of John Fawcett.
Their children included:
Mary Lupton (1765),
John Lupton (1767, married Rachel Shinn),
Rebecca Lupton (1769),
Sarah Lupton (1771, died age 6),
Phoebe Lupton (1774, married David Fawcett, son of Thomas & Martha Fawcett),
Lydia Lupton (1777, married William Baylis Randolph),
Jonathan Lupton (1779),
Joseph Lupton (1782), and
Ruth Lupton (1786).
From Frederick County Road Orders
2 November 1763, Frederick County Order Book 11, p. 350
Jonathan Lupton is appointed overseer of the road Called the Southbranch road from the Town of Winchester to Hoge Creek in the room of Robert Pearis and It is ordered that the usual Tithables work thereon under him.
6 May 1766, Frederick County Order Book 13, p. 53
Richard Pearis is Appointed Overseer of the Road from Winchester to Hoge Creek in the Room of Jonathan Lupton It is Ordered that the usual Tithables work Thereon under him
4 August 1768, Frederick County Order Book 14 Part 1, p. 310
Jonathan Lupton is appointed overseer of the Road from the furnace to the Gap of the little mountain Ordered that the Tithables Three miles on each side & at the upper end Work thereon & under him
6 March 1770, Frederick County Order Book 14 Part 2, p. 585
Heronimus Baker Samuel Beam & Woolrick Sobinger having been appointed to Veiw the Ground from John Wisecarvers to Coopers Mill made their Report ordered that a Road be opened as Laid off by them and that the Tithables one mile on each side work thereon under Jonathon Lupton who is appointed overseer thereof
8 August 1770, Frederick County Order Book 14 Part 2, p. 670
Richard Fawcett sen.r is appointed overseer of the road from the Top of the Little Mountain to Marlbro furnace in the room of Jonathon Lupton. Ordered that the usual tithables work thereon under him.
It 1778 Jonathan pledged 3£ 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....
Jonathan Lupton appeared in the 1782 census of Frederick County, Virginia in the list of Joseph Longacre. There were 8 members of the household. They were next to Richard, John and Joseph Fawcett.
Jonathan and Sarah Lupton moved to Ohio about 1806.
Jonathan died on April 23, 1819 in Warren, Jefferson County, Ohio.
Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (Shaysites) in rising up against perceived economic injustices.
Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck
from Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack
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.
