An American Family History

Joseph Lupton was born in 1686 in Yorkshire, England. He was a weaver and a Quaker.

He married Mercy Twining on July 10 1713 in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Joseph and Mercy Lupton.

Mercy died on May 25, 1726.

He married Mary Ann Scarborough in September, 1730 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Mary was Samuel Pickering's widow.

He moved to Frederick County, Virginia with his family about 1740.

William Reckitt, a British Friend, recorded in his journal that

On sixth day we had a meeting at Hopewell, which was an open time. I found my mind much engaged for the poor suffering people, but had to tell them, their greatest enemies were those of their own houses. The meeting ended well.

We lodged at Joseph Lupton’s, an ancient friend, who with his wife were very loving to us. The Indians had killed and carried away several within a few miles of their habitation; yet they did not seem much afraid; for they said, they did not so much as pull in their sneck-string of the door when they went to bed, and had neither lock nor bar. (from Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934 )

Joseph died on August 9, 1758 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.