Richard Updegrove

M, (1756 - 6 September 1824)
     Richard Updegrove was born in 1756.1 He was the son of Jacob Updegrove and Sarah Butler.1 Richard Updegrove married Hannah [—?—] circa 1775. Richard Updegrove died on 6 September 1824 at age 68 years.1 He was buried Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland.
     A Richard is listed in the 1790 Census for Northumberland County, Pennsylvania - 3 males over 16, 2 males under 16 and 3 females, then no more in Pennsylvania. Richard removed to Elkton, Maryland - the meetings for the first Methodist Church were held in his home at Elkton, the old brick church was on East High Street and was erected in 1814.

Reference: "Cecil County, Maryland," by Alice Miller, 1949, p. 72.

Children of Richard Updegrove and Hannah [—?—]

Last Edited=10 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-140.