Bathsheba Lupton

• Birth: 4-10-1760 Smith Creek, Virginia, the fourth child of Jackson Allen and Betty Davis.
• Marriage: 11-4-1779 to William Lupton II at Smith Creek, Virginia:
• Circa 1798: Relocated with family to Fairfield, Ohio
• Died 1-22-1847 Fairfield, Ohio

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Following entry recorded as written: Marriage Record of William and Bathsheba

William Lupton, Son of William and Grace Lupton of the county of Frederick and Colony of Virginia, and Bathsheba Allen, Daughter of Jackson and Betty Allen of Smith's Creek county of Shannandore and Colony afforesaid; 4th day 11th month, 1779; at Smith's Creek.

Source: [Hopewell Friend's History]: Pg. 269

Link:http://books.google.com/books/about/Hopewell_Friends_History_1734_1...

Biography

The family left Virginia and relocated to Fairfeld County, Ohio sometime between 1798 and 1800. Their son Isaac is recorded as being born in Warren Co., Ohio,1798. Bathsheba witnessed a Friend's wedding held 1804 Fairfield, Co. so assuming date of move is in this time frame. Warren Co., Ohio was home for many Quakers that had left their southern homes due to their opposition of slavery.

The first Quakers or Friends, as we call them now, held meetings late in 1802. Bathsheba Lupton is accredited with being the founder of the meetings here. Jacob Jackson was their first minister.

Sources:

 [A Short History of Leesburg, Ohio; compiled by J. Lester Seel]

[ A History of Wilmington Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends; Graduate Thesis Collection; written by Elmer H. Brown; 1-1-1940]; Pg.7

Links:

http://www.leesburgohio.org/HistoryofLeesburg.pdf

http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&c...

Near Leesburg you see the 1804 Cemetery and the 1823-24 Friends Meeting House. The story goes that old and young alike spent their Sundays playing sports with the Shawnee. Bathsheba Lupton, a Quaker preacher would mount her horse and go cabin to cabin and admonish the people for not keeping Sunday holy. This is how the congregation was started. The Meeting House was a popular spot for statewide meetings and people of many denominations attended.

Source: Goba Digest 2012

Link: http://www.goba.com/pdfs/2012/gobadigest.pdf

Bathsheba died January 22,1847, Highland County, Ohio. She is buried in the Fairfield's Friend's Burying Ground. No stone marks her or husband William's grave.

Link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=131121815

In my searches through countless documents, records and stories, a clear impression of Bathsheba was developed. Bathsheba was a pious woman who dedicated her life to save souls and preach the doctrine of the faith she so fervently believed in. I can see her in my minds eye riding to gather the faithful to worship, back rigid and straight as she rode with bridle reins in one hand, bible in the other.

Added by D.Glenn, Oct.2014