Northup
Proper noun
Meaning
Northup (plural Northups)
A surname.
Examples
Solomon Northup is one of the most remarkable people Ive ever encountered in my life; one of the most amazing stories I have ever been in any kind of contact with. To not tell that story would have been disgraceful, in my opinion.
At one point, Tibaut whipped Northup because he did not like the nails Northup was using.
As Solomon Northup and Henry Northup made their way back to New York, they first stopped in Washington DC to file a legal complaint with the police magistrate against James H. Birch, the man who had first enslaved him.
At the time, Northup did not file a legal complaint against the men with the circus, Alexander Merrill and Joseph Russell, because they could not be found, having used false names with Northup.
As Tibaut did not have the full purchase price, Ford held a $400 chattel mortgage on Northup.
Brad was born on Sept. 10 1956 in Skowhegan, the son of Jay Northup and Virginia (Cates) Northup.