I ran across the following will while searching the Ancestry On-Line Databases: Database: Full Context of New York City Wills, 1766-1771 Page 416.--In the name of God, Amen. I, DAVID FULTON, of the Precinct of New Windsor, in Ulster County, yeoman, being sick. I leave to my wife Ann ¦8 every year during her life, and her bed and a cow, and a linnen wheel and 1/2 of the pewter for life, and then to my heirs. I leave to my daughter, Jene Harris, ¦40 and a table. To my grandson Alexander ¦40. To my grandson, Thomas Fulton, son of my son David, ¦5. To my son John ¦10, and all wearing apparell. To my son Hugh ¦4, "which I give him as his wright of heireship." To my grandson, David Fulton, son of my son Hugh, ¦10. To my brother, James Fulton, ¦30. To my sister, Hannah Fulton, ¦10, "to be put in the care of Samuel Lawson and Alexander Wilson, of New York, to be sent in Hogsed staves or flaxseed, or cash, to be directed to Robert Gurig, in Coldrain, Ireland." I leave to my daughter, Ann Totten, ¦6. "If I should not myself sign a deed of sale to John Deen for my land, while I live, my executors shall give him a deed when he fulfilleth his contract with me. Otherwise to sell the same." I make Matthew McDonnell, of New Windsor, and Jonathan Brooks, of Orange County, Cornwall Precinct, executors. Dated June 13, 1770. Witnesses, John Dean, Beriah Palmer, Jacob de Vo. Proved, in New York, November 9, 1770. ======= Celia

Here's some more Wynkoop info showing (see 365) the marriage of Cornelius Wynkoop and Margaret Fulton. This is from the following web site: http://members.tripod.com/~wynkoop/index.htm Celia 360. Peter: b. Dec. 26, 1803: d. in infancy. 361. William: a twin: b. Dec. 26, 1803: d. in infancy. 362. John: b. Dec. 10, 1804: m. Elizabeth Spann. 144. John Wynkoop, (Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1,) born December 1 or 15, 1729, 160 baptized March 5, 1730 161: died July 14, 1784. 162: married, March 26, 1751, Catharine Van Meter, of New Jersey. 160 Children of John and Catharine Wynkoop: 363. Cornelius: b. May 24, 1758, bp. Aug. 5 163: d. Aug. 1758. 364. Isaac: b. Aug. 1, 1759: m. Rachel Van Cleve. 365. Cornelius; b. June 18, 1762: m. Margaret Fulton. 366. Abraham: b. Apl. 7, 1765: m. Ruth Hayr. 367. Rebecca: b. Aug. 28, 1768, bp. Oct. 16 163: m. 1st, Henry Hoogland, but had no child: m. 2d, George or Casper Fetter, and had three sons and five daughters. 153. Gerardus Wynkoop, (Gerrit 45, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1), baptized September 30, 1732 164: died about 1812 or 1813: married Elizabeth Bennet. He was an officer of the Revolutionary army. He was a member of the house of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, for nineteen-successive years; and was its Speaker for a series of years. 165 Children of Gerardus and Elizabeth Wynkoop: 368. Cornelius: bp. Dec. 9, 1762 163, the father "Garret," the mother, not mentioned. This Cornelius is assumed to have been son of Gerardus, mentioned above; but he may have been son of Gerrit [146]; yet it has not been ascertained that that Gerrit married. 369. Lucretia: bp. May 30, 1764. 163 She also is supposed to have been a child of this Gerardus; but she may have been child of Gerrit [146]. 370. John: b. Apl. 6, 1766: m. Anna Feaster. 371. Isaac: m. 1st, Rebecca Britton: m. 2d, Phoebe Jones. 372. Gerrit: m. Anne Strickland. 373. Matthew: m. Thomasine Stockholm.

Here's some info on the Wynkoop/Wyncoop family in early NY. They married into my DePuy line, but this is the same line that Roberta referred to earlier today. Hope it helps someone! Celia First Generation - ------------------------------------------- 1. Peter WYNKOOP (WYNCOOP), 9G Grandfather. Born ca 1610. From Holland in the Rensselaerwyck, 1639, settled in Manhattan 1644[1] 1642: "Pieter Wyncoop, commis."[2] [3]The name seems to signify "wine buyer" --- that is, wine-merchant. A different meaning is given by Mr. Munsell, who says that it signifies "something to drink upon the bargain." (Annals of Albany, iii.; 60) but this appears to be mistaken etymology. The motto of the family, preserved upon some old plate is "Virtutem Hilaritate Colere," - to adorn excellence with joyousness. Good principles with geniality seem to be preferred to somber correctness. The family name is borne by a bay on the southerly coast of Java, near the westerly end of the island. This seems to be a memento of a Merchant or of a navigator. In the United States of America, the name is found in 1642, when Peter Wynkoop settled at Rensselaerwyck, now Albany, New York. He was then "commissary Superintendent of Wares and merchandise" for the patroon Van Rensselaer (A. of A., i., 22; Hist. N. Neth., i., 440) In 1644, Peter Wynkoop was Supercargo of the vessel Arms of Rensselaerwyck, and arrived with her at Manhattan, she having been dispatched the previous autumn by the patroon, to his colony. Kieft, the Governor, demanded from him, shoes for the soldiers, who were then engaged in a war with the Indians of the neighborhood of Hempstead, Long Island. Wynkoop refused to supply them; Kieft siezed the shoes and ordered the vessel to be searched; and, finding powder and guns, which were not on the manifest, he declared them contraband, and confiscated the vessel and cargo. Wynkoop protested. He also sued the Fiscaal at Fort Amsterdam. The vessel and cargo, were released however, by agreement, and the case was referred for settlement to the Directors in Holland. The vessel soon after sailed. (History of New York, Brodhead, i., 390; History of New Netherlands, i, 339; Annals of Albany, i., 196-199; iv., 56.) It does not appear whether Wynkoop returned with the vessel, or remained in this country. In the same year Peter Wynkoop was commissioned by the patroon to purchase from the natives land about Catskill; and in connection with the Commissary General, Arendt Van Curler, to recover lands, etc., which had been purchased, and misappropriated by a former agent, Adrian Van der Donck. (History of New Netherlands, i., 339.) Child: 2 i. Cornelius (ca1627-ca1676) Second Generation - ------------------------------------------- 2. Cornelius WYNCOOP (WYNKOOP), 8G Grandfather. Born ca 1627 in Netherlands. Cornelius died ca 1676; he was 49. "Random Notes Concerning Settlers of Dutch Descent," by William J. Hoffman, M.Mech.Eng., Laplume, Pa." pg 111-A group of prospective farmers, twelve in number, was engaged by Jan Van Rensselaer in 1651, who were natives of villages within a five mile radius of Amersfoort. There was 14-year-old Elbert Elbertsz from Nykerk (not the ancestor of the Stoothoff family of the same name and origin who was born about 1620 and settled here in 1637), who, though the youngest, had for fellow travelers Paulus Paulusz from Amersfoort, 15 years old, Ryck Claes from Nykerk, 16 years old, and Cornelis Jansz from Bunschoten, also 16 years old. What an experience for the youngsters, to sail for the New World expecting to see the Indians who would later murder one of their fellow passengers. Another passenger was Cornelis Evertsz Wynkoop, 24 years old, from the "Buuarschap Wyckerom by Eeden." This establishes the origin, age, and the father's name, all heretofore unknown, of this well known family in American. In my article [N.Y. Record, 1934:331; 1935:68] devoted to the arms of this family, I enumerated several bearers of this surname found in the records of Gelderland (to which I have since been able to add others). I mentioned Evert Wincoop, who was living in 1585, and also one Reynier Evertsz Wijncoop whose widow Diele van Morseler was mentioned in 1609, then aged 85, hence born about 1524. It is possible that he may be identified with Rev. Reynier Wijncoop, formerly a priest who had been converted to Protestantism and had become a minister at Barnevelt. He died in 1602. There is also mention of Styne Elbertsd [Evertsdr?], wife of Gerrit van Mehen and a sister of Reynier van Wyncoop (possibly the above) who sued Evert Wyncoop in 1580. These are excellent leads for a further investigation concerning the ancestry of the American settler, Cornelis Evertsz Wynkoop, born about 1627. The above cited records prove that the American Wynkoops belong to the Gelderland family of this name and not to the family of the same name from Hoorn as the late Mr. de Young, a Dutch genealogist in the United States, propounded."[2] [3]Cornelius Wynkoop, in 1671, was Elder of a Dutch Church at Esopus over which Hermanus Blom had labored as pastor. On the 25th of April, 1663, he received a grant of twelve morgens of land at Esopus, Ulster County., (H. N. N., ii., 592.) The morgen seems to have been equivalent to a little more than two acres. This land is said to have been at New Dorp, now Hurley. He removed from Albany to Hurley in 1664. The same year he hired some land of Albert Gysbert, for the price of a pair of horses - 400 guilders. His wife was Marritje Jans. The baptismal records of some of their children have been found at Kingston. She is said to be the "Orphan Daughter," whose name is recorded in a list of immigrants from Holland, who arrived in the Gilded Beaver, March 1660 (Documentary History of New York, O'Callaghan, iii., 56) Marritje Jansen, maiden, arrived on the Love, in the same month. (Same authority.) The names Marritje, Maria, and Mary, are said to be the same. (Annals of Albany, iii., 114.) This leaves the question of identity open. She was still living in 1678, as her name appears in that year in a list of church members. In 1673, he was Schepen of Hurley, Ulster County. (Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New York, ii., 626.) On the 5th of February, 1674, he witnessed the signatures of Indian Sachems to a treaty with Col. Nicolls (Collections of the Ulster Historical Society, i., 63.) He died in 1674. Cornelius married Maria Jane LANGEDYCK, 8G Grandmother, daughter of Jan LANGEDYCK & Gertje JANSZEN. Born ca 1640. Maria Jane died in 1679; she was 39. They had the following children: 3 i. Maria (1660-<1724) ii. Evert, 8G Uncle. Evert married Gertrude ELMENDORF. Third Generation - ------------------------------------------- 3. Maria WYNCOOP (WYNKOOP), 7G Grandmother. Born on 4 Jul 1660 in Ft. Orange, Albany, NY. Maria died in Albany, Albany, NY bef 17 Oct 1724; she was 64. In 1680 when Maria was 19, she married Moses DEPUY, 7G Grandfather, son of Nicholas DEPUY (DEPUI) (1629-1691) & Catherine LE RENARD DEVOS (DEVAUX) (ca 1630-1705). Born on 15 Aug 1660 in Leiden, Holland. Moses died in Rochester, Ulster, NY in 1752; he was 91. Moses was born at sea and became a captain of a merchant ship. He happened to visit Kingston, met Maria Wynkoop, and "the ship not going, came again and married." They settled on her family land in Rochester and survived a huge flood in 1689 by spending 3 days and nights in the barn on high ground. Moses was a Justice of the Peace, and with Jochem Schoonmaker, "held the patent of the town of Rochester, given 1703 by Queen Anne." There were four intermarriages among the Moses DePuy and Jochem Schoonmaker families.[4] They had the following children: i. Moses (<1691-1769) ii. Benjamin (1695-) iii. Susanna (1695-) iv. Jacobus (1702-) v. Johannes (1705-) vi. Catherine (Catrina) (ch. 1701-) vii. Catherrina (Catharina) (ch. 1684-) viii. Catrina (ch. 1690-) ix. Cornelis (ch. 1688-) x. Magdelene (ch. 1686-) xi. Mareitje (Maria) (1717-) xii. Nicholas (ch. 1682-) Sources 1. "Family History: First Families of America" 2. New World Immigrants - A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature, Michael Tepper, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., I, 22, 1979. 3. Richard Wynkoop, Wynkoop Family: A Preliminary Genealogy, Richard Wynkoop, 1999. 4. "The Schoonmaker Family", Part I

Folks, I have been reading through letters Jane Osterberg has sent to me over the years and trying to retype the key information on her William Fulton so I can put it on our discussion list (she does not have internet access). It will be a while before I have completed that goal (as usual too much overtime at my day job). But one of the items that she mentions is the Wyncoop/Wynkoop relationship with her family, and this should be of immediate interest to many on this discussion list. As outlined below, William FULTON's son Isaac married Annetje BRITT, who is the grandaughter of Capt.Tobias Wyncoop/Wynkoop (1717-1786) and Leah Legg who resided in Saugerties, NY. Saugerties is about 12 mile north of Kingston, NY. I am just going to provide some sketchy outline of Jane Osterberg's Fulton line to provide a frame of reference for this note. 1 William FULTON b 1755-1765 or b before 1755 (based on conflicting census analysis), b 1757 based on Rev War muster roll d ca 1810/1820 in Ontario Co, NY 1774 resided New Windsor,Ulster Co, current Orange County, NY 1790 Census in New Windsor, Ulster Co, NY with Elizabeth FULTON next door. 1800 Census resided at Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY + Martha CRAWFORD,m. 25 March 1788 at New Windsor Presb Ch, NY d 1825 2 Isaac W. FULTON b ca 1788 New Windsor, NY, d 24 Sept 1858 age 69 Williamston, MI 1810 Census appears in household after William Fulton, in Ontario Co,NY. + Annetje BRITT (also listed as Hannah J.) b 14 July 1786 dau of Petrus BRITT b 1755 and Lea WYNKOOP b 1755. m 2 Feb 1810 in Reformed Dutch Church of Marbletown, Ulster Co, NY d 20 Dec 1868 Williamston, MI Her Uncle Peter WYNKOOP resided in Seneca,Ontario Co, NY Niece of Peter WYNKOOP (Peter is Leah's brother). Niece of Annetje WYNCOOP who marries Christian MYER, a 2nd Lt. in the Rev War in the Albany 11 Regmt in Capt David Abeel's Company. Granddau of Capt.Tobias WYNCOOP/ WYNKOOP(1717-1786) and Leah LEGG who resided in Saugerties, NY. Annetje WYNCOOP was a sister to Leah WYNCOOP. Jane thinks that the marriage between Annetje and Isaac W. Fulton was an arranged marriage. Wyncoops appear in the same regiment in which William Fulton of Ulster Co, NY served during the Revolutionary War. Annetje Britt's uncle, Peter Wynkoop, lives in the same area as Isaac Fulton in Seneca Township, Ontario Co, NY. Clearly the Fultons and Wyncoops in Ulster/Orange counties NY move to the same area in Ontario Co, NY. Jane brought to my attention an entry from the book, Wynkoop Genealogy in the United States of America by Richard Wynkoop, 3rd edition, The Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1904. (Copy available at the New York Genealogical Biographical Library, NYC, G W 9892.) It makes some exciting revelations. Page 30-31: 40.Tobias Wyncoop, (Evert 4, Cornelius 1,) baptized April 28, 1717: died about 1786: married November 11, 1741, Leah Legg, he described as born in Kingston, and she in Brabant (Ulster County, N.Y.). Her name is found also as Legh. Tobias and his children were owners of a saw mill, on the Katerkil. The children lived in the town of Suagerties, and were men of wealth. They were among the chief supporters of Kaatsbaan church. The last will of Tobias, as of Blue Mountains, Ulster County, dated November 10, 1785, proved September 8 1786, mentions his wife Leah, his sons, Hezekiah, Tobais, Petrus, and William, and his daughters, Leah and Anntje. It is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Albany, N.Y. (Footnote 93) Children of Tobias and Leah Wynkoop: 133. Cornelius: bp in Kingston, Apl 25, 1742: d young, and unmarried. (Footnote 94) 134. Anne: bp. Oct 31, 1743, Kaatsbaan ch. Her tombstone in a Saugerties graveyard, on the bank of the Hudson, reads "Gb. 1743 Gs. 1744" 135. Anne: bp Nov 11 1744: commonly called Hannah: m. Christian Meyer. 136. Hezekiah: bp. June 3 1750: m. Maria Meyer 137. William: bp Dec 26, 1751: d. in infancy. 138. William, Major: bp Mch 4 1753 m. Charity Schermerhorn. 139. Leah: bp. Mch 31, 1755: m. Peter Britt. 140. Catharine: bp Feb 23 1757 "Catharina" 141. Tobias bp. Aug 13 1758: m. Jane Schermerhorn 142. Petrus: b Aug 4 1760 Catskill: (Footnote 95) m. Helena Beer Continuing on page 31-32: 44. Cornelius Wynkoop, (Gerret 5, Cornelius I,) born in Kingston, N.Y., December 17, 1700, baptized, January 1, 1701: died October 26, 1754: married, November 2, 1726, Helena Van de Grift. He removed, about the year 1717, with his father's family, to Moreland, Montgomery County, Penn.: and, perhaps, thence to Bucks County, in 1727. Children of Cornelius and Helena Wyncoop: 143. Jemima: bp Jan 7, 1728, "Jackamincae": m. Apl 16, 1747, Joseph Enock. (Footnote 96) 144. John: b Dec 1 or 15, 1729: m. Catharine Van Meter. 145. Nelly: b June 7, 1732, (Footnote 97) bp. July 8, "Nelle." (Footnote 96) It is supposed that she was the person who married, August 20, 1755, Robert Fulton. (Footnote 98) 146. Gerrit: b Nov 13 1736 (Footnote 97) bp. Jan 9 1737 (Footnote 96) 147. Rebecca: b. Feb 2 1739,(Footnote 99) bp. Mch 25: m. Jan 22, 1761, Andrew Van Buskark. (Footnoe 96) 148. Cornelius: b May 3 1741. (Footnote 99) bp. June 18 (Footnote 96). See Cornelius [164]. 149. Helena: b Oct 26 1743, bp Dec 18 (Footnote 96). d Nov 15 1762, (Footnote 99). It is supposed that she was the Helena who married, Mch. 30, 1761, David Fulton, Sen, (Abington ch. records). Perhaps David Fulton, Sen, married "Nelle" [145] and his son Robert, by a former wife, married this Helena (Footnote 100). 150. Nicholas: b. Mch 27 1746: d. Oct 5 1760 (Footnote 99) 151. Jacob: b Nov 29 1750 (Footnote 99): married, under license of Mch. 10, 1772, Hannah Cleaver. (Footnote 99) (Footnote 93: Surrogate's Office,, N.Y. Book 39, p 283.) (Footnote 94: Bradley Wynkoop [635].) (Footnote 95: Ibid.) (Footnote 96: Pres. Ch.,Abbington, Penn., per Charles R. Hildeburn) (Footnote 97: Christopher L. Wynkoop [686]) (Footnote 98 Christ Church, Phil. See also note to Helena [149]) (Footnote 99 Penn. Archives, 2nd series, vol ii. (Footnote 100: A manuscript, made by a David Fulton, and dated November 29, 1855 narrates that David Fulton, the ancestor of the Fulton family, in this country, was an Ulsterman, who came to this country to escape persecution, and settled about one hundred miles northeastward from Boston. But the need of constant watchfulness against the savages worried him and he sold his place and purchased land about fifteen miles northeast of Philadelphia. He left three sons, David, Robert, James, who removed to Virginia, and settled in Frederick and Loudon counties. He also had a daughter, Hestor, who married a Mr. Middleton. Robert Fulton married, in Pennsylvania, a woman named Wyncoop, a descendant of an ancient family in Germany or Holland, wine merchants - hence the name, from wine and cup. A cane, in possession of one of the family, in 1824, is inscribed with their coat of arms, a merchant holding a cup of wine in his hand. [No-the derivation is from the Netherland wyn, wine, and kooper, a buyer.-COMPILER] See also Margaret Fulton, who married, in 1787, Cornelius Wynkoop [365]. Robert Fulton, the inventor, b 1765, d 1815, m 1806 Harriet Livingston, was son of an immigrant from Kilkenny, Ireland. Continuing on page 33: 48.Philip Wyncoop (Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) bapt 1709 in Kingston, m Margaret Conover of Monmouth, NJ, d 1771 and last will as of the manor of Moorland, County of Philadelphia, Penn dated July 13, 1771. Continuing on page 59: 144. John Wyncoop,(Cornleius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) born December 1 or 15 1729 (footnote 160) baptized March 5, 1730 (footnote 161): died July 14, 1784 (footnote 162). married March 26 1751, Catharine Van Meter, of New Jersey. (footnote 160) Children of John and Catharine Wyncoop: 363. Cornelius: b May 24 1758, bp Aug 5 (footnote 163): d Aug 1758. 364: Isaac: b. Aug 1 1759 : m. Rachel Van Cleve. 365. Cornelius; b. June 18, 1762, m. Margaret Fulton 366. Abraham: b Apl 7 1765: m. Ruth Hayr 367. Rebecca: b. Aug 28 1768, bp. Oct 16 (Footnote 163) m. 1st Henry Hoogland, but had no child: m 2nd George or Casper Fetter, and had three sons and five daughters. (Footnote 160: Christopher L. Wynkoop [686].) (Footnote 161: First Pres. ch., Phil., per Charles R. Hildeburn) (Footnote 162: Charles Wyncoop [640]) (Footnote 163: Abington ch., Penn, per Charles R. Hildeburn.) *************************************************** We have had numerous discussions in the past casting doubt on the validity of the statement above regarding Robert Fulton, inventor..son of immigrant from Kilkenny. For details search the Fulton-L archives for "steamboat" and "myth". But what I want to focus on in this note is the Wyncoop/Fulton connection. Has anyone found the David Fulton manuscript written in 1855 ? It is of great interest - this potential migration path of Fultons from 100 miles northeast of Boston to Pa (this very well may actually be the current Londonderry, NH area - in Ruth Coan's book page one she makes reference to the Robert Fulton of Boston purchasing land in Londonderry NH in 1759 from a Matthew Wright) to the Manor of Mooreland, PA. In the 9 Dec 1756 Penn Gazette, a David Fulton of Cheltenham Twp, Phil Co, PA announces he is missing a horse which had been brought to his present home from Bordontown, NJ. These Fultons sure loved their horses (most likely racing horses)! Remember the James Fulton in Va with the horse from New England ? Even my grandfather in the early 1900s loved to race his horses against other farmers in a small community in Sullivan Co, NY. If you have additional information on other Wyncoop/Fulton relationships, please share them on the list with us. Often it is necessary to study the entire forest to understand the individual trees in the forest, and I feel that the Wyncoop connection will open up some new doors for many of us. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Folks, I received the following "error" message from Rootsweb. With the Rootsweb mailing lists, the message will not be posted unless you subscribe to the list. It is one way Rootsweb helps to filter out spammers. We thank Carol for sharing this information with our list. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm *************************************************************************** Subject: {not a subscriber} Crenshaw/Fulton-Neshoba Co, MS Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 16:51:15 -0800 (PST) From: "Carol Shrader" <cshrader@exis.net> To: <Crenshaw-L@rootsweb.com> CC: <fulton-l@rootsweb.com> Following is the obituary of Emily Catherine Crenshaw Fulton, daughter of Pleasant CRENSHAW and his 2nd wife Sarah Jane. Please note that portions of the birth and death dates do no agree with earlier church records and with family records. I have indicated those differences in parenthesis. Neshoba Baptist Church Records Neshoba Community, Neshoba Co, MS February 1919 Mrs. Kate Fulton was born Dec. 21st 1862 (family & census records indicate 1859) and died Oct 18th 1919 (earlier church records indicate 1918) was married to Mr. Will Fulton and to this union was given four children, two of them and husband having preceeded her to the grave many years before. She united with the Crenshaw Baptist Church in early life and lived a faithful consistent member until death. mrs. Fulton's life was not one of Flowery beds of ease but she was a devoted wife, a loving fatherful and true mother She was greatly afflicted during her last days but like Job of old did not alter her trust in Jesus who said "Draw nigh to and he will draw nigh to thee". Therefore be it resolved that Neshoba Church has lost a true and faithful member, one who bore all her suffering with patience and Christian fortitude. Be it further resolved that a copy of this be given to the family and one read on the minutes of the church record. Signed: Mrs. M. E. Lewis, Miss Neva Harrison, Mrs. M. S. Lewis, Mrs. Mollie Houston.

To All, I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly thank Patrice Stark, Roberta Hirth, and everyone else involved for their work on this project. Without it I am sure I would still be trying to find out which way to turn next. Clark and I went to Salt Lake City with just a few bits and pieces of information on James Wesley Fulton and now in less than two months we have many new friends and a whole lot of new evidence to research and prove. At least now we have a direction to look. I plan to send a series of Emails to the list to fill in the beginning of the story so that everyone will have a better idea of the trials and tribulations we went through just to have the information ready for the Salt Lake City Fulton Family Reunion. Ernie Fulton Sarasota, Florida

Joseph Fulton b. 1782 PA is my ancestor. He is the son of Thomas and Ann, husband of Esther Cowperthwaite,father of Ambrose m Mary Cowperthwaite. Pat and Roberta have complete family info from me. Arnold ( A Quaker Fulton ) Sommer Midland, TX

"M.Reinker" <hari@hgea.org> wrote on 2 Jan 2000: > ...Looking for parents of Rachel E. Fulton, b. 16 Sep 1831, > m. Philip Franklin Craycraft 12 Oct 1847 in Bath Co. KY. Dear Melode, Have you checked out the information on Index to the Fulton Papers Manuscripts, Revolutionary War Records, Wills, Mailing List compiled by Norma Jennings at URL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jennings/manuscript/fultindx.htm Select the section on James Fulton of Augusta Co, Va. Use your browser's Edit/Find function to scan for Mason and you will find "In 1783, Hugh Fulton was a deputy surveyor in Montgomery County. He moved to Mason Co. Kentucky in 1790. Samuel Fulton and Hugh Fulton were brothers..." The migration path of the Va Fultons may overlap the migration path of your Rachel Fulton's ancestors, so learning about the VA Fultons may help. That web page may give some leads. I am assuming that you have already "dragnetted" for information in Bath Co, KY for all census, deeds, wills, church/cemetery, tax, obits/newsp, for both FULTON and CRAYCRAFT, with no leads and now need to expand to counties nearby. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Dear HC: Thank you for correcting my obvious error, Cass County (formerly Van Buren County) Missouri! It's good to have a proof reader. While in Salt Lake City, our guest speaker, John Kitzmiller, reviewed some important genealogy basics. One interesting point he made was to look for naming patterns. He suggesting drawing quick "drop-down" charts and then circling names that are the same. I tried it and was surprised to find an obvious pattern between your Creed ancestor and my Fulton family. A "drop-down" chart is simply a quick sketch of the family tree. Something like this... _________Father/Mother__________ | | | | | | | | Child1 Child2 Child3 Child4 and so forth. Here's what I found when I tried it. I can't really draw it here -- Arthur and Naomi (Jones) Fulton were the parents of 12 children. I found an interesting link between Child #1 and Child #7. Child #1, Nancy Fulton, married Thornton Jefferson Creed in 1822. Child #7, Darthulla Fulton, married her cousin Raleigh Jefferson Fulton in 1836. (Raleigh is the son of Arthur's brother, William Fulton.) Raleigh and Darthulla named their first (and only) child, Jefferson Creed Fulton. I suspect that Nancy and Darthulla were very close and that this baby boy was named in honor of Thornton Jefferson Creed. So tell me, what can you tell me about the Creed family? I'm particularly interested in any descendants who were living in Barry County, Missouri, in 1860. My gr-gr-grandfather enlisted in the Missouri State Guard at Barry County and I'm trying to figure out how he came to be in that area at that particular time. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Continuing... Another installment in the ongoing saga of ... "Who are the Fulton ancestors of Clark and Ernie Fulton?" In our previous episodes, we have learned that two groups of Fultons, one from Pennsylvania and the other from New York, came to Ontario County, New York, prior to 1800. The Pennsylvanians It does not appear that Clark and Ernie are connected to the Pennsylvanians. Of the three brothers, John, Hugh, and James, John settled over at Lincoln (now Gorham) in 1807 and is still living there at the time of the 1810 and 1820 census. John Fulton has a large family and that is clearly another research project. Hugh Fulton (1764-1846) and James Fulton (1769-1849) stayed in Seneca Township and are buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery. Hugh was a possible ancestor to Clark and Ernie but was eliminated when it was discovered that he had no son named James. James Fulton (1769-1849) was never a candidate as he did not have a son of the proper age in 1820. Joseph Fulton (1782-1862) was also eliminated because he had no males in his household in 1820. (By the way Roberta, I agree that Joseph Fulton, (1782-1862) is too old to be the son of Hugh and Rebecca (-?-) Fulton, well -- he's clearly too old to be the son of Rebecca, (b 1775). Where does Joseph (b 1782 in PA) fit in? Again, this is another research project.) By 1850, there were only three Fulton households left in Seneca Township, all connected to the Pennsylvanians. Joseph H. Fulton, wife Clarissa, and two children (Son of Hugh) James S. Fulton, wife Margaret A., and four children (Son of Hugh) Joseph Fulton and wife Isabella (Son of ???) By 1850, the descendants of the New Yorkers are gone. The New Yorkers After reading the REAL 1800 Census (and finding the extra John "Foulton") we learned that the New York contingent started with three Fulton households, widow Elizabeth Fulton (with 1 male age 10-16), William Fulton and family, and John Fulton, newly married with 1 male under 10. The 1825 indenture between the heirs of William Fulton and Philip Gregory, identified all of William's children proving he did not have a son named Joseph D. Fulton. None of William Fulton's sons appear in later Seneca Township census indexes (1830, 1840, 1850). However, we do know that William's oldest son, Isaac W. Fulton, settled in Michigan before 1840. Remember? Clark & Ernie's ancestor, James Wesley Fulton, died in Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan. Through the process of elimination, we know that Joseph D. Fulton is the only Fulton living in Seneca Township in 1820 that could be the ancestor of Cornelia M. and James Wesley Fulton. We have only three choices. Are Clark & Ernie descendants of: (1) The Pennsylvania Fultons (NO) (2) The New York Fultons (MAYBE) (3) A Gypsy wagon train with no connection to either group (MAYBE) Before I accept the Gypsy wagon train theory, I want to eliminate the young male living with Elizabeth Fulton in 1800. But I can't, because this male could easily be Joseph D. Fulton. What? How did you figure that? According to the 1790 US Census, Elizabeth Fulton was the head of house and there were two males "under 16" living in the household. Male1, under 16 born bet 1775 and 1790 Male2, under 16 born bet 1775 and 1790 John Fulton (p 494) in the 1800 US Census is age 20-30, born between 1770 and 1780. He could be Male1 living with Elizabeth in 1790. In 1800, this John Fulton is living with a female 20-30 and a male under 10, born 1790-1800. John Fulton looks like a newlywed to me and the young male in this household is too young to be Joseph D. Fulton. What became of this John Fulton and his family? That's another research project. In 1800, Elizabeth Fulton was still listed as the head of house and there was one male "10-16" living in the household. I think it is likely that she died between 1800-1810 and the male living in her household moved in with one of his relatives in the area. Joseph D. Fulton, first appears in the 1820 census, age 26-45 (b between 1776 and 1794). His age is consistent with Male2 living in the Elizabeth Fulton household in 1790, and Male1 living in the Elizabeth Fulton household in 1800. Using the age ranges for both census years, we know that the male in this household was born between 1785 and 1790. 1820 Joseph D. Fulton, 26-45 (b 1776-1794) 1830 Joseph D. Fulton, 40-50 (b 1780-1790) 1840 Joseph Fulton, 50-60 (b 1780-1790) All evidence suggests that Joseph D. Fulton was born between these years. Where was Joseph D. Fulton living in 1810? That's hard to say and will require more research. If he was born between 1785 and 1790, then he came "of age" (age 21) between 1806 and 1811. There may not be any Will for widow Elizabeth Fulton because there is no evidence that she owned land (Elizabeth Fulton does not appear as a grantor in the Deed Book Index.) Conclusion? Clark & Ernie Fulton appear to be part of the New Yorkers who came to Ontario County before 1800. Their ancestor James Wesley Fulton, b 1841, and his sister Cornelia M. Fulton, born 1837, are the children of a James Fulton who married around 1835. By the process of elimination, Joseph D. Fulton is the only resident of Seneca Township in 1820 that could be the ancestor of James Fulton. Joseph D. Fulton died tragically in 1842 and his family disappears from the county shortly after that time. This would explain why the young children of James Fulton (Male1 b 1836-1840, Cornelia M., and James W.) did not share the name of their grandfather in oral traditions. (I'll bet the fireworks story was handed down, though.) Is the information I've presented considered "proof?" It depends upon the lineage society you are trying to join. It's true, we have not yet located marriage, birth, death documents. However, the weight of the evidence supports our conclusions. This is what is called a "preponderance of evidence" proof. It could use some more refinement, but I'll leave that to the descendants. There are still many questions to answer. Clark & Ernie asked one question. Now there are 10 or more questions in all different directions. That's what is so maddening about genealogy, or is that why genealogy is so addictive? Whenever you finally identify one ancestor, it's hard not to say, "but who was his daddy?" Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

At Salt Lake City, when we were trying to help Ernie and Clark Fulton with their line, Pat Stark outlined the following on the index card and provided more detail in the note on this list in "Fultons of Ontario Co, NY (Pt7): 1 Samuel FULTON + Elizabeth STEWART 2 James FULTON d 1800 + Margaret COOK (Stewart Gen 1927 incorrectly lists her as a HARRIS) Based on Donegal Springs Pres Church, Lancaster Co PA catechism roll of 1776 and transcribed in the Pennsylvania Archives, 5th series 1926, you listed their children as: 3 Samuel FULTON buys ferry 1789 with Hugh and John, d by 1807 3 Hugh FULTON, adm in 1807 to Samuel's will, of Lower Chanceford twp, York Co, PA, sells ferry in 1808 with John Fulton, Lincoln, NY and deceased brother Samuel + Rebecca ??REED, Joseph REED of Chanceford Twp, York Co, PA will 5 Oct 1804 menitons grandaughter Margaret Fulton (** See Note 1) 3 John FULTON of Lincoln, Ontario Co, NY in 1808 3 James FULTON (you feel the transcription had Joseph FULTON listed, but should be James due to above the line abbreviations Jas vs Jos) 3 Elizabeth FULTON 3 Mary FULTON b after 1776 based on Margaret Fulton's will 2 John FULTON alive in 1770, a smith 2 Samuel FULTON Based on information from Ontario Co, Florence and I have pieced together from deeds, wills, cemetery transcriptions, newspaper obits, county histories, the following which would fit into the Hugh, James, John above: (everyone - please note this is a "working document" and should not be accepted as valid until I have had time to show where all the sources came from, which when we weigh the evidence some sources will carry more weight than others and we may want to re-evaluate and discard some data - also I make mistakes. If you see my mistakes, please don't be shy. Bring them out on the list. We are using this list as a forum for discussion to try to sort things out. 3 Hugh FULTON b ca 1764 in PA d. 22 June 1846 age 82 years, buried in Seneca Pres Cemetery + Rebecca b ca 1775 in PA, d. 10 March 1846 age 71 buried in Seneca Pres Cemetery 4 ? Rebecca FULTON b 1811, d 20 June 1842 age 31 buried in Seneca Pres Cemetery 4 Samuel A. FULTON executor of will (probated 1846) of his father Hugh will mentions John S. Fulton's land will mentions Joseph H. Fulton 4 James S. FULTON b 24 July 1813 Seneca Twp, Ontaro Co, NY d 6 May 1887, death cert says parents Hugh/Rebecca b in PA + Margaret Ann McCauley b 8 April 1815, d 2 Jan 1892 dau of Thomas and Anna (Ripley) McCauley whose father was Capt John Rippey, served under Gen Washinton (See ** Note 2) 5 John M. FULTON, a lawyer in St Louis, MO + ? Mary A. b ca 1814, d 29 Aug 1843 age 29 5 James Press FULTON b 17 Aug 1843, postmaster Stanley, NY d 19 Feb 1919, served Civil War, owns "Urban Farm" + Sarah M. FROST b 1847 Putnam Co., NY, m 27 May 1874 received Seneca Presb Church 27 July 1874 d 20 Sept 1936 6 ?Anna Maud F. FULTON + Harry A. THOMPSON b 1874,m 1 Dec 1897, d 12 Dec 1905 7 Gordon F. THOMPSON b Oct 1898 7 Helen M. THOMPSON b 1903 Easton, PA 4 Joseph H FULTON + Clarissa Pat, in a version of this I sent to you last week, I had by accident left out Joseph H Fulton above and did not clearly show the break for Joseph Fulton/Isabella below. ********************************************************** I am using the generation levels of 4 and 3 to help me sort out potentially which generation level they may fit into the broader picture. 4 Joseph FULTON b ca 1782, d 15 Apr 1862 80 yrs d in Phelps twshp, buried Seneca Presb Cemetery an elder of Seneca Pres Church 1827-1856 a Joseph Fulton is a witness to numerous wills in Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY + Isabella "Peggy" b ca 1779 d 15 June 1863 age 84 received in Seneca Presb Church 13 Apr 1814 I do not know where the Joseph b ca 1782 above fits in, but since he is in the same cemetery as James (below) and Hugh (above) and he is an elder in the same church as James and John (below), it suggests a connection. His age would suggest he could be a child of James or John or Hugh. I do not believe he is a child of Hugh because Hugh already has a child Joseph H Fulton with wife Clarissa. And Joseph b ca 1782 has a wife Isabella. And Clarissa appears as wife to Joseph H in a deed 1847. Based on the tombstone inscription, Isabella is still alive in 1847. So that is why Joseph H Fulton cannot be the same man as Joseph b ca 1782. And being a member of the Pres Church, he would not adhere to taking multiple wives. 3 James FULTON (my conjecture brother to Hugh Fulton b ca 1764 in PA) b ca 1769, d 9 May 1849 age 80 buried in Seneca Pres Cemetery charter member of Seneca Pres Church 1807 perhaps this is the James who deeded land to John Hine in 1798 that is directly north of J.P. Fulton's land on the farm map in Stanley, NY. + Hannah b ca 1784, d. 20 Aug 1839 age 55 based on her age, James most likely had other marriages before buried in Seneca Pres Cemetery 4 Margaret FULTON b ca 1802, d 20 Sept 1841 age 39 buried in Seneca Pres Cemetery ** Note 1: Pat, you were not sure where the REED connection fits in. I believe you had conjectured that Rebecca b ca 1775 in PA who is the wife of Hugh FULTON ba ca 1764 in PA might be a REED. Is it possible that instead it might relate to the James and Hannah since there is a Margaret Fulton (do not know if she is a daughter) who is buried in their plot in the Seneca Number 9 Cemetery in Ontario Co, NY. REED is listed as a geographic feature in Ontario County. We will have to see if there are REEDS in Ontario Co, NY who might shed some light on this family. 3 John FULTON (my conjecture brother to Hugh Fulton b ca 1764 in PA) founding elder of Seneca Pres Ch 22 Oct 1807 I believe the John mentioned in the York Co PA ferry right in 1808 who resides in Lincoln, NY at that time + Hannah also joined church 22 Oct 1807 ** Note 2: Capt John Rippey MAY help us to tie together the PA and NY Fultons in terms of being an acquaintance to both groups. His grandaughter is married into the PA line as shown above. And the Ontario history books says he was always with George Washington. Since George Washington wintered his army at the New Winsdor Cantonment, which is a few miles from where William Fulton and possible his mother/aunt Elizabeth Fulton lived in the 1790 census, and since William was in the Revolutionary War, he may have known Capt Rippey. Based on Gen Sullivan's campaigns in the Revolutionary War in upstate New York, the soldiers were familiar with the land in the Ontario Co, NY area. It was incredibly rich and fertile and became available for sale very cheaply in 1789. I have read accounts where new land in Ohio was settled by Revolutionary War soldiers from different states, but it turns out they were all buddies in the Continental Army. That may be a factor in the settlement of Ontario Co, NY. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

I, too am a descendant of Arthur Fulton and Naomi Powell Jones through their daughter, Nancy Powell Jones who married Thornton Jefferson Creed in Rhea Co. TN 29 Aug 1822. Their daughter, Sarah Jane Creed and Henry Clay Snyder are my 2-G Grandparents. A small correction Van Buren became Cass County. Harrisonville is the county seat. For those tracing Arthur Fulton or his line in Cass County, please remember it was heavily affected by the Civil War. General Order #11 caused the removal of a large percentage of the population, particularly those originally from the South. Many never returned there. I am very interested in Arthur Fulton and Naomi Powell Jones and would be pleased to correspond with other descendants. HC Snyder

Here's a wonderful tidbit sent by Margaret Dequine. (Small world, isn't it?) "My gggrandmother, Sidney Howard Nelson Davison, was reportedly the first white child born in Geneva Ontario Co. I have a book called, Genealogical Gleanings Abstracted from the Early Newspapers of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York - Compiled by Dianne Stenzel 19991. Item 780 is as follows: Joseph D. Fulton, killed 4 Jul 1842 at Geneva, Ontario Co., during the Independence Day fireworks celebration. Mr. Fulton was standing near a box of fireworks, which was somehow ignited by a spark. When box exploded and Mr. Fulton was so badly burned, he died within a few hours. (12 Jul 1842)" Just a new element to add to the mystery!!!" Thank you, Margaret! - --------------------------------------------------------- Where does Joseph D. Fulton fit into the picture? Is he part of the New Yorkers or the Pennsylvanians? The New Yorkers are on the first 3 pages of the census and the Pennsylvanians "John Foulton" are 3 pages from the end. The two families started out geographically separated. 1800 US Census, Seneca Twp, Ontario County, New York I've written this list based on photocopies of the original 1800 US Census. These are the households as they were enumerated: Starting from the top, first page of Seneca Township (p 492): William Smith Leonard Smith Josiah Smith Solomon Gardner Elizabeth Fulton <----here's Elizabeth (with male 10-16) Jonathan Chapins William J. Jackson Judith Rice Benjamin Dixon Thomas Rose (Roser?) Moses Finch John Finch Isaac Kemme Gideon Brockway William Smith Thomas Barden Thomas Barden Jur ??lliam Web [stained] ???? ?aafsett [stained] David Squire Oliver Parker (Porter?) William Lacey Jonathan Sprin??ted Elihu White Stephen Butler Jeremiah Cramner -----------------Page 494------------- Da?????? [torn] Abraham Davis Rufus Smith Simeon Smith Abraham Taylor Richard Kegley Proell Carpenter John Hill Edward Stokey Mathias Rodson Jos??? Bellamy Elihu Carey Squire Parks John Hadly John Robs??? William Garbet John Robson David Carey William McPherson James Latta John McCulloch Francis Harford <----here's Francis Harford George Johnson Benjamin Nichols Edward Pratt John Fulton <----here's John Fulton on the index (not PA John) -----------------Page 496------------- Job Bennett Burbin Brockway Gideon Ball Frederick Minor Seth Stanley James Barden William Se?tt Isa?????? Calloch Robert Carson William Guy Zachariah Squires James Squires Jesse Squires William Fulton <----here's William Fulton Seba Squires Thomas Crawford <----here's Thomas Crawford Samuel Latta James Latta Caleb Culvan Abiel West David W. Smith John Thompson Jonathan Reed David Wendell James Mains Elisha Reynolds -----------------Page 498------------- Elisha Avery John Lewis John McMaster Joshua Dunbar Joseph Maynard Jur Benjamin Fall George W. Maynard Samuel Davis Robert Thompson William Naphas John Carpenter Abraham Carpenter Seth Mapes Stanley Chapman George Wendell Cornelius Mars <----here's Cornelius Mars George Johnson David Smith David Benton Nathan Haines William Jackson John Henry James Barns Archibald Cole William Reynolds Elijah Winters -----------------stopped here------------- Is Joseph D. Fulton related to William Fulton? Apparently not. On 13 Dec 1825, an indenture was signed between the "heirs of William Fulton" and Philip Gregory. The heirs, who sold part of Lot #50 containing 60 acres,were identified as: Isaac W. Fulton and wife Hannah Thomas C. Fulton Abraham S. Fulton Ira Lockwood and Elizabeth [Fulton] his wife Ellison Fulton Robert Fulton, deceased None of these names appear in the 1830, 1840, or 1850 Census suggesting they left Ontario County. We know that Isaac W. Fulton settled in Locke Twp, Ingham Co, Michigan. Their son, Robert Fulton, b 1819, in NY, was named for the deceased brother, Robert (suggesting he died before 1920.) By the way, I found the death record for this Robert Fulton, son of Isaac, on line through the Gratiot County, Michigan, web site! At this point, I think we can eliminate William and Martha (Crawford) Fulton as the parents of Joseph D. Fulton. Poor Joseph. I'll always think of him as Joseph who died on the 4th of July. Sort of like Thomas Jefferson Fulton who was born on the 4th of July, 1776. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Hi Looking for parents of Rachel E. Fulton, b. 16 Sep 1831, m. Philip Franklin Craycraft 12 Oct 1847 in Bath Co. KY. Although my family information agrees with what other Craycraft researchers say, Bath Co. could not find a marriage record. I am learning from Pat's series on James Fulton. Thanks. Melode Melode Reinker hari@hgea.org melode@lib.state.hi.us

Happy New Year, Irene! Irene Fulton of California helped me out regarding all the wives of James Fulton who died 1772 at Hopewell Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. She tactfully noted that I made a teensy mistake. (God bless you, Irene.) James Fulton had one wife named Mary and two wives named Jean. [If you're taking notes, go back to Part 7 and correct this line: James Fulton, d 1772, wife Mary. to James Fulton, d 1772, wife Jean/Jane. And then fix this sentence in the next paragraph: James Fulton, d 1772, wife "Jean", was born in Scotland.] Irene was part of a foursome that followed our Fulton Reunion bus all over Northern Ireland back in 1995. We referred to them as the "tail gate party" and finally ditched, er lost, them somewhere in Ayrshire, Scotland -- only to learn that they had stumbled upon the genealogy bonanza of a Fulton lifetime. The descendants of James Fulton traveled from America to Scotland to read their ancestor's birth, baptism, marriage and death records! It was a great find, and no one ever questioned their decision to leave our party. And, yes, this James Fulton married THREE times. >From Irene: One small correction in your informative report on the James Fultons of York County PA. James Fulton who died 1772 had 3 wives: m1 Mary Willson married 31 Oct 1710 m2 Jean Lermont married 21 Mar 1727 m3 Jean Smith married 26 married 1736 Irene adds this postscript: "This is the James Fulton in the IGI as being born ca 1701. Needless to say the person with that guess did not find him with two other marriages." (Agreed) How many of you have ever considered that your elusive Fulton ancestor had three different wives? And who could guess that wife 2 and wife 3 were both named Jean? If you can trace your Fulton ancestry to Hopewell Township, York County, PA, you may want to consider this James Fulton. The Will of James Fulton, 1772, identifies his wife Jean and 7 children: (1) John Fulton (2) James Fulton (3) William Fulton (4) Janet Fulton (5) Andrew Fulton (6) David Fulton (7) Hugh Fulton The Will of Jean Fulton, 1777, Jean (Smith) Fulton, identifies only the last three children: (5) Andrew Fulton (6) David Fulton (7) Hugh Fulton, deceased This Fulton family traveled from Scotland to America circa 1755. Andrew Fulton sold his interest in his inheritance and moved his family to western Pennsylvania. Brother David Fulton stayed in York County where he died in 1826. David Fulton was the father of 11 children (2 wives) and because David died intestate, you will find extensive records on his children in the Orphan's Court records. James Fulton was a founding member of the Guinston Associate Presbyterian Church, one of the first and the absolute last "Associate" Presbyterian Church in America. (Merged in 1858 with the "United Presbyterian Church.") As for the four older children? Irene and I have been discussing them for years. I think at least two of them came to America, but I defer to Irene who is truly the authority on this line. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Reference: Note from Lloyd Hill <lehsr@sprintmail.com> on Mon, 20 Dec 1999 19:15:49 containing the following: 1 Robert FULTON + Isabella 2 Sarah FULTON b 1775, Fulton farm, Mercer Co. PA d 1847 b Fairfield Cem,Mt Vernon,Mercer Co. PA. + James MONTGOMERY b 1780, d 1860 bur Fairfield cem, Mt Vernon, Mercer Co. PA, Parents Archibald MONTGOMERY & Martha CAMPELL 3 Sarah Fulton MONTGOMERY b 14 dec 1809 Fairfield twp, Crawford Co. PA (his gr-grandmother) Dear Lloyd, According to Willis Knox's charts on the widow Agnes line, several children of Henry E. Fulton b 1811 Clarion Co, Pa were born in Mercer Co, PA in the mid 1800's, so perhaps your Sarah has connections to the Widow Agnes line. Can you tell us more about the Fulton farm ? What is your source of proof that Robert and Isabella are her parents ? The Widow Agnes line was well documented by Robert Fulton, late editor of The Fulton Family Letter, who researched the Widow Agnes line and published a book called "The Family of Agnes Fulton" in 1980 and a revision in 1988. The LDS Salt Lake City US/CAN Film area 1321152 item 5. Its catalog describes it as follows: "Agnes Fulton (1750-1826) with her four sons immigrated from Ireland to Philadelphia in 1794, and settled in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nebraska, California, Louisiana, Florida and elsewhere. Includes Fulton, Blankenbaker, Flitcraft, Hendrick, Hunsicker, Meyers and related families." The Fulton Family Newsletter has much information on this line. For those not familiar with "The Widow Agnes," she came to America in 1794 with four sons, landing in Philadelphia after a voyage of thirteen weeks and three days. From there they went to Westmoreland County, where Robert, one of the sons, died. They remained there until the spring of 1801, when they, with other families in the same vicinity, moved to what is now Clarion County, PA, settling near the town of Clarion. The other three sons were James, Henry, and Cochran. Some believe that Agnes knew Abraham and Margaret (Guthry/Guthrie) Fulton who settled at Westmoreland Co. prior to 1780. These Fultons sailed from near Coleraine, [Northern] Ireland in 1772. In a note 5 May 1997, Pat Stark wrote: "You may wish to study the history of the Presbyterian Church. The widow Agnes Fulton family was closely tied to the "Associate Presbyterian Church" also known as the "Seceders." The graves are carefully tended at Clarion Co. in the Seceder Cemetery. While visiting the original church in Articlave, Northern Ireland, we learned that many Fultons were members of the nearby Associate Presbyterian Church known as the 2nd Dunboe Church. If Agnes was from this area, this was probably her home church." A Fulton reunion was held in 1995 in Northern Ireland and Scotland. A photo of the first Dunboe Church can be seen at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/wwpg7.htm and inlcudes Willis Knox and Homer Fulton who are researching the widow Agnes line. Widow Agnes researchers: 1) Willis Knox Willis Knox from Kelso, Washington <dasklar@tdn.com> 2) Homer Fulton from Canton, Ohio <hjf76@dellnet.com> 3) Ben Fulton from Bloomington, IN <fulton@kiva.net> At one time Ben had a searchable database of the widow Agnes line, but I could not find it. His personal homepage is at http://www.kiva.net/~fulton/ 4) Lori & Percy London, Atlanta, GA <plondon@bellsouth.net> 5) Widow Agnes web page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/4321/fulton.html Although William Fulton is listed as the husband to widow Agnes on this web site, that has not been proved. Abraham Fulton/Margaret Gurthrie researchers: Georgeann Malowney <georgeann@email.msn.com> lists the other researchers who are studying the Abraham Fulton / Margaret Guthrie lines on her web page at http://www.IrishGenealogy.com/ She also has descendancy charts of this Fulton branch online. ROOTSWEB has now provided a menu-driven interface to search the archives of the discussion lists. It can be reached at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Specify fulton-l as the list and whatever search string you want to use. For example search for steamboat and you will see the old notes on THE Robert Fulton. Search for timeline and you will see information I have put there on very early Fultons. Search for widow Agnes or Guthrie or Guthry or Westmoreland for additional information. If you are interested in obtaining the copies of the old Fulton newsletters, let me know. In the IGI, there are two entries for Sarah: Sarah Fulton, spouse James Montgomery m abt 1808 of Crawford, PA film number 2034526. Sarah Fulton, spouse James Montgomery m abt 1801 Westmoreland, PA, film number 1760864. You may want to check out both of them. Also check out the USGENWEB project at http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks.html and go to Mercer county, PA. They have a nice township map and a fascinating history book online. It describes one of the early pioneer women who went to get the family cow from the hillside and was surrounded by timber rattlesnakes. Her hushand and neighbor counted about 200 of them before they were able to rescue her from the nearby dogwood tree, which she had climbed up for safety. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Arthur Fulton (1783-186?), second son of David Fulton of Grayson Co, VA, moved to Rhea Co, TN, around 1817. He remained in this area until about 1837 and then moved to Harrisonville, Cass County (now Van Buren County) MIssouri. Blanche Tompkins and Sally Mayberry are direct descendants of Arthur and his wife Naomi Ann Jones. Blanche and I spent most of our time in Salt Lake City researching Arthur, his children, his brothers and other connections in Rhea County, TN. Why do you ask? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Doe the David Fulton will of 1822 indicate where his children were residing at the time. I am particularly interested in Arthur Fulton of Rhea County TN.

Hi All: Does anyone know of a FULTON- STOTTLEMYER connection around the Mason Dixon Line of Pa-Md ca. 1850? Thanks, Rosie

I also have seen it as Fultin. My 4th great grandmother joined the Hopewell Church, here in Or Co NY in 1796. To confirm this I found, in the Liberty Presb. Church in Sullivan Co NY when Nancy & her husband James Fulton moved to Sullivan Co, Nancy Fulton from Hopewell Church. Florence -----Original Message----- From: Patrice Fulton Stark <pstark@bouldernews.infi.net> To: FULTON-L@rootsweb.com <FULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 31, 1999 11:54 AM Subject: How do you spell Fulton? >Question: How many ways can you spell Fulton? > >I think that FULTON is the loveliest name I have ever seen. I remember >learning to write it as a child and I continue to include Fulton in my >signature although I have married. (My sister and I are the end of our >Fulton line.) > >Here are all the spellings I have seen so far: > >FULTON >FULDEN >FULTONE >FULLTON >FFULTON >PFULTON >FFULTONE >FILTON >FOLTON >FOULTON >FOULTOWN > >and then there's always > >FUTTON >TUTTON >SUTTON >(where the writer forgot to cross the F, or crossed both the L and T) > >FELTON/FELDON >I've never proved a FELTON to be a FULTON, but it certainly seems possible. > >FULLERTON >I have proved two FULLERTONs to be FULTONs, but this is rare. > >Patrice (Fulton) Stark >Lone Tree, Colorado > >