Dear All, As well as trying to research the earlier generations of the Lisburn Fultons, I'm trying to enlarge my biographical notes of my great grandfather William Fulton. He was born at Killultagh House near Lisburn in 1810 and died at Rose Cottage in the same area in 1889 Between late 1849 and mid 1862 he was in USA and I have a notebook which gives some clues to what he did. He sailed from Liverpool around 18 Dec 1849 (perhaps on board "Fidela" bound for New York possibly with help from Tapscott,Immigration Agents of Liverpool and New York where they traded as W& J T Tapscott). He started for California on 21 May 1855 (presumably via the Oregon Trail ) and remained in the goldfields until 1862. I have had great help from Sacramento Library, County Libraries in California and Melinda Landrith a researcher whom they recommended, which has added to my information while he was in California. I don't know where he was between his arrival and the time he left for California. The clues I have are that he carried with him the address of his Frackleton cousins in Petersburg, Minard Co.Illinois, which would have been on the way to the west, and of his aunt Elizabeth nee Frackleton married to Thomas Ferris who had emigrated to Toronto,who were probably the parents of the John Ferris he wrote to there. If anyone has come across a stray William Fulton anywhere in USA or perhaps in Canada during that time, perhaps in a census or passenger list, (or from any other source) who could be this William, I would be pleased to hear about it. Trevor Fulton

Dear Pegeen, I hope this reaches you. Th eonly clue I got to your address was PLS218 and my computer skills are not up to trnslating that into a return address. I'm sorry I can't help with your query about Robert Giving and Hannah Fulton. I reckon that there were three or four separate Fulton families who came to Ireland in the 17th century and my interest is the group in and around Lisburn. I keep anything from anywhere in Ireland but the Lisburn ones form the only fairly comprehensive listing which I have. I have checked my data base but have no Hannah Fultons from Co Londonderry (that is where Coleraine is now situated) or from north Antrim. At a time Coleraine, which is a port up the estuary of the river Bann about 3 miles from the sea, was in Antrim but the county boundary was moved. As a port it is certainly feasible that goods could have been dispatched there. is it possible that Hannah lived elsewhere and Coleraine was just the port of entry?

Dear All, Those of you interested in the Lisburn Fultons have probably seen or heard of Theodore Hope's book "The Fultons of Lilsburn". In it he identifies the first known home of the Fultons as a farm known as Belsize in the townland of Magheralave, which is about a mile north east of Lisburn town centre. The site is now in the suburbs of Lisburn on a road known as Belsize Road which leads past Derriaghy Church. This road was the main road to Belfast, (and probably to Carrickfergus which was the port and castle before Belfast was of any significance) and remained so up to about 1820 when the present Belfast /Lisburn road was built. Hope says that he found an estate register showing the tenant of Belsize to be John Fulton in November 1678, and gives more details about the lease. I have not seen this document but I have found several items of interest from the 18th century. There is a survey of the Hertford estate to a scale of about 12 inches to one mile showing all the agricultural holdings, and John Fulton is the holder of a farm exactly as described by Hope, in Magheralave townland and bounded on the east by the boundary between that townland and Derriaghy townland. I have not got the reference details to hand but it was copied for me from the original in the Northern Ireland Public Record Office (PRONI). From memory I think it was dated around 1720/30 amd will be checking when I get an opportunity. There are also two rentals of the estate in PRONI, the first at ref.D.427/1 covering 1719/23 and the second, ref. D.427/2 for the years 1728/9. In 1721 John Fulton held 73 acres in Derryaghy, but by 1728 the holder was James Fulton with Thomas Thompson (his brother-in-law). It is again described as Derryaghy but partly in Magheralave. They are still there in 1730 but the plot has increased to 75 and a half acres. In 1736 the parish published a list of all the leases to help to collect the tithes which everyone had to pay to the Church. This list is contained in the parish register for Derriaghy and was reprinted in 1981 in a booklet "The parish of Derriaghy Register 1686 - 1772" edited by Canon W N C Barr. There are no Fultons on the list, but there are two leases, Spratt's and Skelton's which have a note "part Fultons" These two plots appear to total about 75 acres and it seems that James Fulton had moved and that the land had then been divided between two new tenants. It seems that James had widened his business interests and moved into the town of Lisburn, for in the 1728 rental he held land in Shorrockmore Moss in the Townlands of Tamna and Lilsnagarvey i.e. the townlands on which the town of Lisburn stood. He was named jointly with Richard Coulson for this plot, and I found several documents in the Registry of deeds in Dublin confirming the move. In 1741 he registered his interest in a tenement and land in Bridge St. Lisburn "formerly Richard Coulson's " which he already occupied at that time and over the years various deeds show that he progressed from being Maulster to Chandler by 1753 and Gent. by 1760. Returning to Belsize, by 1767 the resident was Mr Hudson as shown in Taylor and Skinner's guide book "The Post Roads of Ireland" Canon Barr also had a typescript report of the area in which I found "Belsize stood on the west of Belsize Road over 200yds north of the point where Harmony Hill (a local road) joins Belsize Rd. Mr Hudson was master of the latin school in Lisburn" The Ordnance Survey Memoir of the parish written in the 1830s says "Bellsize, the seat of the late ------ Hudson Esq., stands about half a mile from Lisburn on the old road to Derryaghy. Here there stood a large and commodious slated house: was consumed in the rebellion of 1798 and never rebuilt. There is nothing now (Aug/Sept 1837) to denote this mansion but some office houses and a lofty planting" Given the size of the families of the second generation of Lisburn Fultons, the references in Derriaghy dwindle very quickly in the 18th century. The parish registers and Vestry books exist, but up to about 1760 there are very few references - John son of William born 10/9/1709, Hugh and William signing the register in 1711,and 1714, and William serving as Churchwarden in 1714, and in the 1750s a couple of references to Francis Fulton is just about it. John Fulton the first holder of Belsize that we know of, had five sons, Paul b.c.1650, John (father of James) b.c.1653, Robert (believed to have gone to Jamaica) b.c.1654,Hugh b.c.1659 and Thomas b.c.1663. Of these Paul disappears fairly early, after having baptised a daughter in 1678. Robert had two sons but left no grandsons to carry the Fulton name. Hope has a tantalising note - one of the son's wills referred to a house and lands in Archibald, Savannah, but not how he came to have this property. Could this Paul have emigrated to the Savannah area and be the father of the David Fulton who died at Craven Co., South Carolina in 1745 ( ref:-Fulton Newsletter of July 1992 page 92-76)? He called his son Paul, while the eldest son of his uncle Thomas b.c.1663 ws called David suggesting that it might have been a family name. James we know moved into Lisburn and he and his descendants are fairly fully covered in Hope's book. Hugh married to Eleanor Johnston and had five sons William, Robert, James , John, and Thomas. William may be the same William who appears in the 1728 rental at the other end of the Hertford estate near Lough Neagh and where a Fulton family spread in the 18th and 19th century, and where old John's wife Margaret Camac had her home. I have seen no trace yet of Robert locally so he could well have emigrated with brother James, while James is thought to be the James who died in Augusta Co. VA in 1753 . John may be the John linked with the Johnston family in the next parish to Derriaghy in about 1720 and I am waiting for the Valpy Fulton papers which Ross Fulton has kindly sent me as Hope says that they contain a likely family for Thomas. While there is no absolute proof the disappearance of the family from Derriaghy seems to coincide both with a time of emigration in Ireland and with the appearance in America of Fultons of the same name. I hope this may be of interest to those of you researching the Lisburn Fultons and look forward to comment, correction or extra information from anyone who can add to this. Trevor Fulton

Hello. I am still looking for parents of Eliza G. FULTON. Eliza G, Fulton was b. 1825 in NC., and d. 1854-1858in TX. She m. on 4 Nov 1844 in Wake Co, NC to William H., Hester. I would love to know of any FULTONS that might have been in NC on the 1840 census. Thanks, Misti Moss mdmoss@pnx.com

Folks, Enclosed is some information from Bernard. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 ************************************************************************** Subject: Fulton Family History Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:40:04 EST From: Butcher731@aol.com To: hirth@frontiernet.net Dear Roberta I was looking through some old correspondence when I came across a letter dated 1993 from a lady in Tasmania, Australia. She included a "tree", and on it is an Ann Fulton, born Scotland 1832, a hand sewer, who married a James Greer, a tailor, in 1858. They both emigrated to the USA. They married in Ireland, so the family must have moved from Scotland to the USA via Ireland. I know that it is a long shot, but I suppose that it is just possible that one of the members of your set up is a descendant in the USA who does not realise that they have Australian relatives. If anything comes up I could put in touch. Best wishes Bernard <butcher731@aol.com> ****************************************************************************

Roberta, thank you for sending the latest info on Derriaghy (Derryaghy). This atlas is a much better resource than the map I was using here at home. This really makes sense as I am checking out associated names that settled around James Fulton at the time he went to Augusta County and am getting several different county names but all seem to center around Derriaghy so we are in the right area. Yes, Hugh and Elinor Johnston's marriage and the baptismal records of the children are documented but beyond that we have only the previously printed resources to rely on. These early settlers appear to have passed through Lancaster and Chester County, Pennsylvania on their way to Virginia. Some births and data, however, are recorded as occurring in Connecticut (the George Henderson family) and Massachusetts (John Lewis Family, the first settler's family). This branch of the Fulton family is one of the earlier Fulton families as they were in Virginia by 1739-40 whereas many did not come over until some years later. This does narrow the field down somewhat on our branch. Here are some tidbits recently sent to me that I haven't fully taken advantage of due to the deaths of two sisters-in-law last week on the same day, but they may be helpful to others helping document this trail. Norma Jennings ------------------ FIRST GENERATION 1. Robert FULTON was born in 1713 in Denaghy (sic), , Ireland.1 He died on 1 Dec 1776 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.2 He was married to Hannah.3 He was married to Margaret MC GEE.4 Robert FULTON and Margaret MC GEE had the following children: +2 i. James FULTON. +3 ii. Moses FULTON. +4 iii. William FULTON. SECOND GENERATION 2. James FULTON was born on 24 May 1749.5 He died on 20 Mar 1834.6 He was married to Hannah ELLIS.7 3. Moses FULTON was born about 1750.8 He was married to Martha.9 Moses FULTON and Martha had the following children: 5 i. Daniel FULTON was born on 5 Mar 1784 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.10 6 ii. William FULTON was born about 1786.11 He died on 20 Mar 1787.12 He was married to Lydia CLARK.13 Moses FULTON and Lydia CLARK had the following children: 7 i. Sarah FULTON was born on 19 Aug 1778 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.14,15 8 ii. Margaret FULTON was born on 11 Aug 1780 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.16,17 9 iii. Lydia FULTON was born on 15 May 1782 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.18 4. William FULTON was born about 1752. He was married to Elizabeth.19 William FULTON and Elizabeth had the following children: 10 i. Andrew FULTON was born on 5 May 1782 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.20 11 ii. William FULTON was born on 3 Sep 1783 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.21 Prepared by: Paul & Mary Allred 8660 Nash Way Sacramento, CA 95828 (916) 689 - 1984 pwallred@aol.com SOURCES 1. Norma Jennings - njennings@lisco.net - Homepage. Year & location. 2. Ibid. Date & location. 3. Ibid. Given name of 1st wife. 4. The Early Setlers of Colrain, Massachusetts, by Charles H. McClellan, W. S. Carson, Printer, Greenfield, Mass. 1885. p. 25 - Name of 2nd wife. 5. Norma Jennings - njennings@lisco.net - Homepage. Date. 6. Ibid. Date. 7. Ibid. Name of wife. 8. Ibid. Year. 9. Ibid. Given name of 1st wife. 10. Early Vital Records of Colrain, Mass. - listed in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Volume 73 - 1919 (pgs 246 - 260; Edward Adams to Rominer Smith) & Volume 74 - 1920 (pgs 7 - 13; Oren Smith to Daniel Workman). p. 251 - Date & location. 11. Norma Jennings - njennings@lisco.net - Homepage. Year. 12. Ibid. Date. 13. Ibid. Name of 2nd wife. 14. Ibid. Date & location. 15. Early Vital Records of Colrain, Mass. - listed in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Volume 73 - 1919 (pgs 246 - 260; Edward Adams to Rominer Smith) & Volume 74 - 1920 (pgs 7 - 13; Oren Smith to Daniel Workman). p. 251 - Date & location. 16. Norma Jennings - njennings@lisco.net - Homepage. Date. 17. Early Vital Records of Colrain, Mass. - listed in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Volume 73 - 1919 (pgs 246 - 260; Edward Adams to Rominer Smith) & Volume 74 - 1920 (pgs 7 - 13; Oren Smith to Daniel Workman). p. 251 - Date & location. 18. Ibid. p. 251 - Date & location. 19. Norma Jennings - njennings@lisco.net - Homepage. Given name of wife. 20. Early Vital Records of Colrain, Mass. - listed in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Volume 73 - 1919 (pgs 246 - 260; Edward Adams to Rominer Smith) & Volume 74 - 1920 (pgs 7 - 13; Oren Smith to Daniel Workman). p. 251 - Date & location. 21. Ibid. p. 251 - Date & location.

I don't have much info other than that she married John MILLER and I believe she was from NJ. Anyone help with that little bit of info? Linda

Folks, Mac McCutchan asked about the location in Ireland of the marriage records of Hugh Fulton and Elinor Johnson. I decided to do a little exploring and encountered a great deal of frustration with the names of these locations in Ireland. As you recall, Trevor Fulton brought to our attention that the American sources of this information have introduced errors in the spelling of the parish (see referenced notes from the archives listed below). In the "MEMOIRS OF THE FULTONS OF LISBURN", compiled by Sir Theodore C. Hope, printed for private circulation, 1903, Chapter VI p 20-22 is entitled "John Fulton of Lisburn and Derriaghy or Belsize". Derriaghy from Sir Hope's book seems to be the most reliable - he even mentions that the Lisburn Catherdral Register lists the marriage of Hugh Fulton and Ellinor Johnston and the birth of some of their children. Has anyone on the list checked this primary source ? We really need to go back to the Lisburn Cathedral Records to confirm this information and perhaps collect more clues. The American book, "The Fulton-Hayden-Warner Ancestry in America" compiled by Clarence Ettienne Leonard; Tobias A. Wright Printer and Publisher, New York, 1923. references Sir Hope's book but lists Elinor Johnson of Denaghy, Ireland, whereas Sir Hope lists Ellinor Johnston of Derriaghy/Deriaghy. Mr Leonard lists John bapt 1709 at Diviaghy and Sir Hope lists it as Derriaghy. There is an Online Irish Atlas located at: http://www.thecore.com/cgi-bin/ire-srch I wanted to see what I could find out about the townlands associated with the parish. I searched for the parish of Derriaghy and found nothing. Luckily Trevor had mentioned the name was derived from Derry for oak, so I searched for the parish of Derryaghy and got the following, all in the County of Antrim, Northern Ireland: TOWNLAND ACRES BARONY CIVIL PARISH POOR LAW UNION ******** ***** **************** ************ ************* Aghalislone 238 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn Aghalislone 426 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Aghnahough 737 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Bovolcan 582 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Clogher 231 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Islandkelly 351 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Mullaghglass 920 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn Poleglass 188 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn Tornaroy 291 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn White Mountain 484 Upper Masscreene Derryaghy Lisburn I then checked some books. "Irish Records Sources for Family and Local History" by Dr. James G. Ryan, Ancestry Publishing Co,Salt Lake City, UT, 1988. p. 4 Church of Ireland Parish Derryaghey (sic) (Lisburn), Co Antrim p. 5 Church of Ireland Parish Dunaghy, Co Antrim p. 10 Roman Catholic parish Dunaghy map grid #25, Co Antrim p. 10 Roman Catholic Parish Derryaghy map grid #78, Co Antrim "A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland" by Brian Mitchell, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, 1994. p. 16 Civil Parish Derryaghy, Co Antrim (southern section of county) p. 16 Civil Parish Dunaghy, Co Antrim (upper-middle of county) I checked the book "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, originally published 1837 London, reprint Genealogical Publ. Co 1995. I could not find a Diviaghy or a Denaghy. It lists the following: p 451: DERRYAGHY, or DERRIAGHY, a parish, partly in the barony of Upper Belfast, but chiefly in that of Upper Massereene, county of Antrim and province of Ulster, 2 miles (N.) from Lisburn;...The parish is bounded on the southeat by the Lagan Canal, and situated on the road from Belfast to Dublin and Armagh,... p 452: The parish is rich in mineral productions, but none of the mines are worked to any extent, though the Lagan Canal affords every facility of water conveyance. The surrounding scenery is boldly varied and enlivened with several gentlemen's seats, among which are Ballymacash, the elegant mansion of E. Johnson, Esq., ...There are three extensive bleach greens, the property of Messrs. Charley, Richardson, and Roberts, in which, upon the average, more than 50,000 pieces of linen, lawn, and damask of the finest quality are annually bleached and finished for the English markets... A school was built at Ballymacash, in 1790, by Rev. Philip Johnson and handsomely rebuilt in 1833, by E. Johnson, Esq., by whom it is supported: ...the Rev Philip Johnson, for 61 years vicar, was also a native of this parish. He distinguished himself during the disturbances of 1798; wrote a reply to Plowden, who made mention of him in his History of Ireland, and died in 1833. p 566: DUNAGHY, a parish, in the barony of Kilconway, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, 6 miles (N. W. by N) from Broughshane. .. Along the banks of the Ravel and Altakeerag are considerable tracts of low meadow land, subject to floods from the former river which pours down with grest rapidity. The females are employed in spinning and the males, in addition to their agricultural pursuits, in weaving coarse linens and calicos. I wonder if the Johnsons mentioned in the book are related to the Elinor Johnson ? Reference Notes from Fulton-L Archives related to this topic: 1) Subject:Lisburn Fulton and Ties to America - How do we prove it ? Resent-Date:Mon, 8 Mar 1999 05:25:58 -0800 (PST) 2) Subject: James Fulton d.1753 Resent-Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 13:45:14 -0800 (PST 3) Subject: Lisburn area Date:Thu, 3 Apr 1997 01:39:39 -0500 Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Dear All, I have just seen Roberta's e-mail on the above subject, and can add to it. Irish townland names are of gaelic origin, and over the years they sometimes became corrupted and when they were phoenetically transcribed into English they tended to move further away from their origins. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the spelling of names was not precise anyway - for example in working with original sources I have found the executors of one Alexander McCalla or McAuley used one version in April 1774 and the other in August of the same year. I have also worked with Grand Jury records for Co Down and found that the spelling of townland names varied frequently, and suspect that I could tell when the writer was suffering from a cold and wrote the name as he pronounced it. The first Ordnance Survey of Ireland was done around 1834 (the OS provides the official maps of the United Kingdom, and was originally done by the Royal Engineers) As part of the exercise gaelic scholars were sent round the country to identify the correct spelling of names including townland names, and these now appear on the OS maps and are accepted as the authentic spelling. The scholar in the Antrim and Down area was John O'Donovan, and his reports on his work have been published in a book of "O'Donovans Letters" The survey was originally intended to be accompanied by an official discription of each parish but funds ran out and this part of the work was not completed. Reports which had been written, mostly of northern parishes remained for many years in manuscript form in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. Recently they have been transcribed and published by the Institute of Irish Studies, Queens University, Belfast in a series of books each covering several adjacent parishes. As a parish Derryaghy (or Derriaghy as some sources, including the rector of the parish in 1981, still call it despite the OS pronouncement. It may be in fact that the parish has chosen to be known as Derriaghy ) extends back to at least 1204, but the church buildings appear to have been in a ruinous state for most of the 1600s, and it was amalgated with Lisburn/Lisnagarvey/Blaris (all the same place) parish at that time. Records of the inhabitants births etc, if they exist at all are to be found in the Lisburn parish records. Records for Derryaghy as a separate parish recommence in 1696. At that time the parish consisted of 22 townlands, namely Aghalislone, Aghnahough, Ballycollin, Ballymacoss, Ballymacward Upper, Ballymacward Lower, Bovolcan, Clogher, Derriaghy, (it is often found that there is a townland of the same name as the parish), Drumankelly, Island Kelly, Killeaton, Kilmakee, Lagmore, Magheralave (the Fulton home, Belsize House was in this townland), Mullaghglass, Poleglass, Slievenacloy, Slievenagravery, Tornagrough, Tornaroy, and Whitemountain also known as Carestoy. In the last century many of these have been detatched to form new parishes of Stoneyford, Ballymacash, Kilmakee and Derryvolgie, but from a genealogical point of view this is irrelevant because by then most of the records should be available on the general register. Roberta asks if anyone has seen the Lisburn cathedral records. They are on microfilm in the Public record office in Belfast. I have used some of them but they are difficult to read, at least the early ones, as the paper on which they were written was thin and the microfilm has reproduced in some case not only the page they intended but a lot of the reverse side of the sheet as well. The micro film covers births 1637,1639 -41, 1643 -46 and 1655-1933, marriages1639 -41, 1643 -46 and 1664 - 1967, and burials in the Cathedral churchyard 1670 - 1961. As iInow live in the South of England I only occasionally have the opportunity to work with them. The Dunaghy parish found by Roberta should not be confused with the various spellings of Derryaghy, or the misunderstandings will be compounded. Dunaghy is an entirely separate parish some 30 miles to the north of the area we are looking at. Roberta also speculated on the possibility that Eleanor Johnston could be related to the Rev Philip Johnson who was the rector of Derryaghy for many years. It could be so but Johnson/Johnston is one of the commonest names in the north of Ireland. The earliest extant records of Lisburn parish have been reprinted. They cover the years between 1639 and 1646, with some gaps because the church was destroyed in the rebellion of 1641. During that time there are 9 entries for Johnson/Johnston (though none for Fulton). I am interested because my maternal grandfather was Johnston, and came from Tullyrusk townland in the next parish to the north. Tullyrusk itself is on the boundary of Derryaghy parish. The records for that parish have also survived, and I have been going through them. I still have much to do but I noticed that in several years around 1720 John Fulton and then William Johnston served as surveyor of roads for that part of the parish. Tullyrusk is only about 5 or 6 miles from Belsize the home of the Fultons when Hugh Fulton and Eleanor Johnston were married in 1681. They had a son John born in 1692 (according to Theodore Hope), who would have been the right age to be the John in Tullyrusk in 1720. It seems more that just coincidence but I have not yet got any confirmation. On a minor point of presentation, Roberta refers to "Sir Hope". In our normal usage here he might be referred to as Sir Theodore Hope, just Sir Theodore (without the Hope) or even just as Hope without any title, but never as "Sir Hope". The parish of Derryaghy lies between Belfast and Lisburn and when it had all 22 townlands it stretched to the north and west of Lisburn as well. It runs from the River Lagan which is also the boundary of Cs. Antrim and Down to the crest of the hills which form the southern edge of the Antrim plateau. The land near the river including the Fulton's land in Magheralave would have been fertile and later was the scene of much of the linen industry, but the higher ground is more rugged and probably less profitable. Now the low lying area is largely built on as the suburbs of Belfast reach out to meet Lisburn. I hope this is helpful. I am interested in anyone with information about the Fultons in this area in the 1600 and 1700s. Trevor Fulton

Folks, I am going to start a Round Robin Exchange of a CD that contains graphic images (not OCR) of the 900 pages of the Fulton Family Newsletter. The first CD is already on its trip to Australia. The second copy will be circulated in the US and Great Britain. If you are interested in joining this round robin, please e-mail me your snail address with the same subject as listed above. The guidelines are the same as with the current round robin of the hardcopy of the newsletters. When you receive the CD, please notify me via e-mail. Then I will send you the address of the next recipient. Within two weeks, mail the CD to the next recipient, not to me. We all owe a huge THANK YOU to Jeff Miller for scanning in the newsletters and providing the CDs for the round robin exchange. Thanks, Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Susan, I have some information on the Fultons of Sullivan, Illinois. What I have does not mention Thomas but it may give you some names to research further. This came from an acquaitance who was a Fulton from Sullivan, She stated the family came from Ky. but she didn't know where or when. What I have is a copy of a Complaint 69-C-19 in Chancery court. This is regarding the will and property of Barnabus W. Fulton who died testate, Moultrie County, Illinois Jan 10, 1895. He left the property for life to his son Isaac W. Fulton. It further states the paternal grandparents of Isaac were John B. Fulton and Amy H. Fulton and the children of said John B. and Amy were. Barnabus W. Fulton had 2 children Isaac Fulton had 5 children Elizabeth Ann Humble had 6 children Sarah Fulton never married - no children Angeline Fulton never married - no children Permelia Fulton Waller had 8 children John Bennington Fulton had 2 children Margaret Jane Fulton who married John Whitford had 3 children John B. Fulton second marriage was to Martha Welch - who had the following children Dave Fulton - had 3 children Tom Fulton had 6 children Wesley Fulton had 5 children James Fulton no children Arabell Fulton never married Since Barnabus W. Fulton died in 1895, it is quite possible his parents John & Amy were of the same generation as your Thomas. And they had moved from Ky. Ann Irwin Decatur, Illinois

Hi. I'm new to the list and am interested in some Fultons from Philadelphia. My grand father was William Harry married to Margaret Walker. They lived in Kensington and had four children. Ellen, John, Robert and Marie. I don't know much else, but if any of these names are familier, I'd really appreciate the contacts. VeAnn Fulton Sackett-Nichols FULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > FULTON-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 40 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Fulton [CRF8@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from FULTON-D, send a message to > > FULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Fulton > Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:14:47 EST > From: CRF8@aol.com > To: FULTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi, I hope this goes to the Fulton Mailing list. I am interested in Robert > Patton Fulton b. 1880, from Ireland with mother Isabella, and siblings > Harriet, John, William. Came to N.J. and married Lillian Mott b. 1889 from > Phila. > children- Robert Jr., 1923 and Lillian b.1922 > Thanks Craig crf8@aol.com, use FULTON in the subject line please

Hi, I'm searching for any info, but esp. the parents of Thomas FULTON b: abt 1798 in KY d: 18 Nov 1856 in Moultrie Co, IL. He was married first to Patsy ??? who was b: 1808 and d: 1845 in Moultrie Co., IL. He then married Elizabeth FLETCHER. Tommy and Patsy moved to Moultrie Co, IL abt 1839 with at least 5 children. I think that Tommy may have had a brother who moved into the county with him at about the same time. Does any one have any idea who his parents or siblings may have been? Susan

Hi, I hope this goes to the Fulton Mailing list. I am interested in Robert Patton Fulton b. 1880, from Ireland with mother Isabella, and siblings Harriet, John, William. Came to N.J. and married Lillian Mott b. 1889 from Phila. children- Robert Jr., 1923 and Lillian b.1922 Thanks Craig crf8@aol.com, use FULTON in the subject line please

Hi everyone, I am doing my research on Fulton side. The information I have is as follows. If anyone can add any information I will greatly appreciate it. Thanks Richard Fulton trav2see@aol.com 1. Francis Fulton b. Maryland married Anna Maria Palmer b. Ohio 2. Byron C. Fulton b. February 5, 1860 in Iowa. d. September 21, 1939 in Chino, CA Married Mary Jane Bailey b. January 29, 1856 in Gower Twp., Cedar Co., Iowa d. December 20, 1913 in Chino, CA 3. Hal Fulton 3. Harry L. Fulton 3. Blanche F. Fulton b. October 25, 1885 in Greenville, Iowa d. 1945 in La Verne, CA Married A. F. Landon 3. Carl Fulton b. April 6, 1889 in South Dakota d. December 11, 1950 in San Bernardino, CA Married Anna Gregory

Folks, I found a Richard Fulton in 1738 near Newville, current Cumberland Co, PA mentioned in an online copy of history book on Franklin Co. More importantly, he is mentioned in the context of a group of people, including the Chambers family. So I have also included some additional information on the Chambers family because it provides a basic outline of a migration path (Co Antrim, Ire > Fishing Creek, Lancaster Co, PA > Newville, now Cumberland Co, PA.) Why am I interested in this ? Because Fishing Creek, PA is about 6 miles from the birthplace of Robert Fulton of steamboat fame. By understanding the movement of the folks in that neighborhood, I hope to glean information about the residents of the neighborhood of Robert Fulton's birthplace that may shed light on his ancestors. " In the settlement commenced by James Chambers near Newville, then known as Big Spring, a group of inhabitants, so numerous as to form and support a religious society as early as 1738, was found, consisting of David Ralston, Robert Patterson, James McKehan, John Carson, John Erwin, Richard Fulton, Samuel McCullough and Samuel Boyd. Robert Chambers, brother of the preceding, as well as of Benjamin, who located at Falling Spring, formed a prosperous settlement near Middle Spring, about two miles north of Shippensburg." Visit the source listed below if you are interested in learning more about the migration in that area. Source: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/pa+index+833840301+F Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Joyce Moore HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, ILLUSTRATED, CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO., 1887, Chicago: JOHN MORRIS COMPANY, PRINTERS 118 and 120 Monroe Street. *************************************************************************** Subject: Re: Significance of Lancaster, PA? Resent-Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 17:28:44 -0800 (PST) Resent-From: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 17:51:09 -0800 From: linda Merle <merle@fea.net> To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Hi Ron , >The question: Why did they go to Lancaster, PA? Yes, Lancaster Co was a major destination for Ulster Scots. One of the original proprieters was a Benjamin Chambers (1684) and I think an Irish Quaker. From there they spread out, especially as Germans entered the area. They did not like the German settlers (though most us now have some German <grin>). Here is a typical example -- the fellow that possibly enlisted my ANDERSONs (also from Lancaster CO), from Sharon Bryant" <SharonBryant@worldnet.att.net> "One of the earliest settlements in the Cumberland Valley was that made by Benjamin Chambers, who in 1730 located at Falling Spring in the vicinity of the present town of Chamberburg, which was named after him. With three brothers he emigrated at the age of seventeen from County antrim, Ireland, and settled on Fishing Creek in Lancaster County. Four years later, Benjamin, the youngest of the four brothers, crossed the Susquehanna and settled at Falling spring, having secured four hundred acres under a Blunston license. Here he erected a sawmill and a grist mill and farmed a large plantation, becoming a very substantial citizen. In 1764 he laid out the town of Chambersburg, which was to become the county seat of Franklin County. Other Scotch-Irishmen located in the same vicinity, becoming numerous enough to organize Falling Spring Presbyterian Church in 1738." Source for paragraph: Gerrard, "Chambersburg in the Colony and the Revolution." ****************************************************************** One more piece of the puzzle.... Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Hi All, While doing research on my FULTON family, I have found some information that shows a discrepancy with Ernest Craighead's "The Fulton Family of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: 1712 - 1772 -1940" On page 45. Craighead states that James FULTON died about 1834 near Derry, Westmoreland Co., however a will dated "fifth day of March 1825", proven 22 April 1825 and recorded 22 April 1825 could belong to this James. It is corroborated by a will of Sarah FULTON "proved and approved 25 August 1835 same day recorded." JAMES FULTON WILL is recorded in: Westmoreland Co. Will Book, Vol. 2, pg. 129, item 840. SARAH FULTON WILL is recorded in : Westmoreland Co., Will Book, Vol. 2, pg. 342, item 1189 This will of James names children: James, Abraham, Robert, Esther Craig, Martha, Mary, Cochran and Benjamin, wife Sarah and granddaughter Sarah Craig. The will of Sarah names children: Cochran, Benjamin, Martha and Robert, and "my late husband James FULTON" I, therefore, believe that James FULTON died in 1825, not in 1834. I could find no record of the following children listed by Craidhead: John FULTON is not mentioned in wills of James or Sarah FULTON. Possibly died before 1825. Sarah FULTON is not mentioned in wills of James or Sarah FULTON. Possibly died before 1825. Craighead lists daughters Mary and "Polly" as two separate children. I believe that they are the same person as Mary is named in the will of James, but not in the will of Sarah suggesting that she may have died or was married after 1825 but before 1835. I seems that "Polly" was a common nickname for Mary. Eileen ________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download.html

Hi, All, Still trying to find the parents of John H. FULTON, my 4th great grandfather, b. ??, m. Esther WELLS 1816, d. 1827 in Crawford Co., IL. A couple who closely fit the time/place are Thomas FULTON whose marriage bond with Catherine LYNCH in Orange Co, NC was 2 Oct 1792. (I have recently found that my John H. FULTON had a son Thomas, who had a son John H., so I would guess that my John's father was a Thomas, as well.) If anyone can send me the children of Thomas FULTON & Catherine LYNCH, I would be most grateful. Thank you. Marcia Cooper Giordano, OH

My kindest regards and grateful thanx to Trevor Fulton for his information on the Fultons of the 18th c. who lived in Dunboe. The Abraham Fulton b. 1707 who m. Margaret Guthrie and emigrated "en famille" in the late spring of 1772 are clearly my ancestors--and those of many others on this listserv. Good work Now, if we can only get Abraham's parents pinned down! Abraham's father was probably named Abram if, following Scottish naming practice, Abraham's paternal grandfather would have been named James, and his maternal grandfather named Robert. henry l. fulton

If anyone would like a copy of the Dr Robert Valpy Fulton Sept 1894 document mentioned recently by Roberta - I could email the complete work (retyped of course from the original) it is in Word 7 format. Regards, Ross. (From the Fultons of Castledawson, Londonderry)