P.S. Origin of Upshur
According to Reaney & Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames, Upshur indicates that one's ancestor came from a place called Upshire in Essex. Unfortunately this place is not listed in my English place name dictionary.
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Given Name "Upshear, Upsher, Upsherd"  ·  Ralph Spicer@aol  ·  12/25/2007, 12:27 PM
Re: Given Name "Upshear, Upsher, Upsherd"  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  12/28/2007, 4:47 PM
P.S. Origin of Upshur  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  12/31/2007, 1:05 PM
Re: P.S. Origin of Upshur  ·  Ralph Spicer  ·  1/2/2008, 1:58 PM