Upshur, Lucy Parker, -1818

Lucy Parker Upshur was born in Accomack County, the daughter of Col. Thomas Parker and Elizabeth Andrews Parker. She married Dr. John Custis Upshur of Vaucluse on April 8, 1818, but she died three weeks later, and her husband committed suicide 18 days afterwards. They are both buried at the Parker Plot in Pungoteague, Accomack County.

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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, c. 1819]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written during a journey from Scotland to Jamaica. In this letter, Campbell writes about his wife's family and recent financial troubles. He also confesses a long-held secret - he has four illegitimate sons, Thomas Hamilton, John Hamilton, James Hamilton Campbell, and Andrew Donaldson Campbell, all born in the Eden region of Cumbria.