Excerpt from The Upton Memorial: A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John Upton, of North Reading, Mass;, The Original Emigrant and the Progenitor of the Families Who Have Since Borne His Name A desire to trace one's lineage and to perpetuate this knowledge, has always existed among civilized people, and to some extent among barbarians, from the remotest ages. It is a principle of our nature, implanted by the Author of our being, for wise and benevolent purposes. He has largely appealed to it in the revelation he has given us. How often did he set before his ancient people the example of their progenitors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacoby Indeed, the Bible, from beginning to end, may b regarded as a history, in the form either of narrative or of prophecy. The motives drawn from history are thus recognized as of paramount importance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.