Direct descendant is highlighted in red

FATHER

Asa Upson

MOTHER

Mary Newell

WIFE

Rebecca

CHILDREN

1. Rebecca Upson
    b. 1786

2. Nancy Upson
    b. Abt. 1787
    m. 8 Jan 1811 Benjamin Miller
    d. 29 Jul 1879

3. Julia Upson
    b. Nov 1789
    m. Roswell Moore
    d. 16 May 1885

4. Saul Upson
     b. 29 Mar 1792
    m. Julia
    d. 20 Feb 1889

 5. Asa Upson
    b. 23 Jul 1794, Bristol, Hartford Co., CT
    m. Chloe Carter
    d. 8 Jan 1873

6. Atlanta Upson
    Christened: 20 May 1798  Southington Congregational Church, Hartford Co., CT   
    Married: 7 Nov 1823 to Alfred Kellogg
    Died: 09 Oct 1877 Akron, OH 

7. Nelson Upson
     b. 1803
    m. 9 Jan 1827 Hulda Hull
    d. 29 Aug 1871

Saul is mentioned in his grandfathers will.  See will on page for Asa Upson
His sister, Sarah Upson Moulthrop, also moved to Twinsburg, OH

From Centennial Celebration of Barkhamsted pg 33
"Peter Bennett lived and kept a tavern in the latter part of the last century where Bela Squire lived and died. It was afterwards owned by Saul Upson, who moved to Oho about 1827."


From Upson Family in America 1940 pg 75
"Saul Upson was born in Bristol and received his education in the local school in which his father was interested. He helped with the farm, as did his brothers, and like them listened to the tales of the soldiers who, with his father, fought in French and Indian War campaigns. Although loyal to the British crown, he sympathized wholly with the colonists in their struggle for independence. He enlisted, January 1776, as a private in Captain Hooker's Company, Colonel Wolcott's Regiment of Militia, which served with General Washington at Boston. This company remained in Boston after the evacuation of the British. At the close of the war, he returned to Bristol. In a list of members of the Bristol church from 1782-1792, we find the name of Saul Upson and his wife Rebecca. He is listed in the Bristol Census of 1790 as having a family of four females. Saul Upson served on church and school committees, and on December 6, 1790, he was appointed a member of the school committee and collector of the poll tax in his district. About 1800, he was converted to the Methodist faith, and the Bristol Congregational Church on December 5th 'withdrew its watch." About this time a number of soldiers of Southington, among them Dr. Amos Beecher and Hawkins Hart, removed to Barkhamsted, as did Saul. Here they found conditions more to their liking, but about 1818, Saul decided to take advantage of the bounty Lands in New Connecticut (Western Reserve) and, therefore, removed to the vicinity of Twinsburg, Ohio. He was called "a Methodist from Connecticut," and with his sons remained an ardent advocate and exponent of this faith."

From Centennial Celebration of Barkhamsted

"Peter Bennett lived and kept a tavern in the latter part of the last century where Bela Squire lived and died.  it was afterwards owned by Saul Upson, who moved to Ohio about 1827."

Sons Asa and Solomon Upson

From First Congregational Church United Church of Christ, Twinsburg, Ohio published 1917

pg 7 In 1821 Asa Upson became one of the organizers of the Methodist Church in Twinsburg. He let "a group which, for a time, met in the school house on the Square.  This group formed a Methodist Episcopal Class that met more regularly in Asa Upson's home, which stood near the eat corner of the Wilcox School grounds.  At times the meetings were held in his brother Solomon's house which stood behind the new Professional Center Building at 10580 Ravena Road."  Another snippet. pg 94  "It appears that in the late twenties it became increasingly difficult to make satisfactory arrangements regarding the use of the schoolhouse for Methodist services, and as a result of this difficulty, until the erection of the first church, the Methodists worshipped in private homes; most usually at the home of Solomon Upson, who lived on the farm now occupied by W. H. Chambers, on the Cleveland road."

pg. 25 "It is a matter of record that the first captain of the military company was Elisha Loomis, the second Joseph Myrick and the third Asa Upson.  While Asa Upson was captain, probably about 1823, arrangements were made for the company to march from the center to his father, Saul Upson's place, and take dinner in his new frame barn.  With the idea of having some diversion on the way a subordinate officer was given liberty to select a number of men who should go on ahead and act as Indians.  After giving the "Indians" time to get well ahead the remainder of the company proceeded on the march.  Though they kept a sharp lookout nothing was seen of the enemy.  They began to wonder what could have happened to the "redskins" when suddenly the latter sprang from ambush, seized the captain before he could use his sword, and in less than half a minute the well formed company resembled a flock of sheep scared by wolves.  By the time the barn was reached the few prisoners had obtained their liberty.  Of course, Capt. Upson and his men were the subjects of much raillery from the victorious braves, but we are told that both friend and foe did amply justice to the dinner of roast pig, turkey, chicken pies, and countless other good things."

Additional comments:

The tax records for Portage, Ohio 186-1824 seems to indicate that Saul and Asa live close to each other, but Salmon Upson does not.  "Salmon" more than likely belongs to the family of Arad Upson.