My GG grandmother was Harriett Rebecca Ward Upshaw, wife of James Beverly Ragland. She was born May 19, 1837 to Mason Tazewell Bonapart Upshaw and Mary Virginia Jones.
Mason,her father, was born Dec. 26, 1797 in Essex Co, VA and died Nov. 1, 1847 in Memphis, TN.
I am certain this is part of the line you are looking for as I have considerable family ties to MS, LA, TN. I will have to sort through my "Upshaw" records to find any earlier info on the Tazewells. Feel free to email me directly at
hhvsi@yahoo.com