Dear My 4th great grandads name was David Fulton I think born in scotland 1762 he shows up in the 1800 census for washington county New York . the 1790 census shows a William Fulton and another male between 26-45 and i think that is David as he would have been 27 or 28 in 1790 . any other info would be appreciated he then moved to st lawrence county New York where he died and was buried in Fulton Cemetery near lisbon NY. Died 1822.

Ken, of Marlborough (UK), greeted me this morning with even more Fulton spellings! Ken writes: "These are the variations I have recorded from various sources: FALTON FAULTON FELTON FOLTON FOULTON FOULTOUN FOULTOUNE FULDON FULTAN FULTEN FULTONE FULTONS FULTOUN FULTOUNE FULTOWN They are phonetic interpretations of the name by clerics and clerks doing it "their way" for people who were in the main illiterate. There is a least one FOULTON line coming down but I haven't yet researched it. Best wishes for the new year" Same to you, Ken. I certainly enjoyed watching the London fireworks (live) on New Years' Eve! Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Folks, Happy New Year ! I want to thank Pat Stark for the great intro and parts 2 thru 11 on the Fultons of Ontario, NY. I have really been enjoying them tremenously. Well here is my part 1 on mapping - better late than never. As we begin sharing research techniques to solve this mystery of Ernie and Clark's James Wesley Fulton, I feel that we will all learn a lot. By the way, please feel free at anytime to add to this discussion not only about specific information that may help them, but also about research methods or tools that you have found useful in researching. We all learn from each other. You will have to forgive me - before joining IBM as a programmer in the 1980's and continuing as a project manager in the 1990's, my previous career was a school teacher in the 1970's, so this learning/teaching focus still runs deep in my veins. If this discussion is not of interest to you, just delete it. But I think that although you may not be interested in the specific information to help Ernie and Clark, I think that the general methods of how to research that will be an integral thread of this discussion will be useful to everyone. But to benefit from it will require some time on your part. Join us and have fun ! At the Overview session at Salt Lake City, Pat reviewed some basic techniques of how to get started: 1) Start with what you know. 2) Work backward through time. 3) Weigh the evidence on how confident the information is correct. So James Wesley Fulton's pension documents indicate his birth as 3 May 1841 and his sister Cornelia stated her brother was born in Geneva, New York. Where is Geneva, NY in 1841 ? Keep in mind it may or may not be the same place in modern maps. I use the following tools to help me find locations: 1) U.S. Tiger Map Browser http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl Search for Geneva, NY and notice that in the U.S. Gazetteer one city and three county subdivisions come up. In this case, their longitude and latitude numbers are all close together. - Browse Tiger Map of Area - Move to a new center by clicking about 2" left of the lake so you will see two of the finger lakes - Notice you can zoom in and out by using the selections on the upper right - Notice on the lower right you can redraw the map and turn on labels. I suggest you experiment turning on one item at a time so you can see how the map changes. I believe the census tracts are the townships, and although I can see their outline in purple, I have not been able to determine how to turn on their names. 2) Geographic Names Information System United States and Territories http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html When dealing with locations that may no longer exist, I like to use the GNIS because sometimes even though the populated place may no longer exist, a feature near its former location such as a creek, a cemetery, a mountain may still cary its name. This helped me once to determine that the birthplace of a Fulton in Rochester, NY in the early 1800s was in Ulster Co (a church, creek, township) and NOT the large city of Rochester, NY in Monroe Co. This is also useful to find a list of certain features as cemeteries, although often the old cemeteries are not listed. To get a list do the following: - Feature Name- leave blank if you do not know its name - State: New York - Feature Type: Cemetery - County: Ontario - Select Send Query button - Select a cemetery - On next screen select Show Feature location and then submit Look up Geneva, New York. All the results listed are in Ontario, Co except for the one Geneva Lake, Pine Plains, Dutchess Co. If the research in Ontario County does not prove to be helpful, I would then look at the Dutchess County, even though it is a lake, because at one time they may have been an inhabited place by the name Geneva that at one time was by the lake but is now obsolete. And I already know there is a Fulton community in the 1800s in Pine Plains. When they list, Geneva Town of, that means a township. The township of Geneva was created from Seneca Township in 1872, but the village of Geneva was incorporated in 1806. So if the city of Geneva is the right place, in 1841 it would be listed in Seneca Township, Ontario Co, New York. 3) U.S. 1895 Atlas http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm 4) Mapquest (modern day) http://www.mapquest.com/ 5) Township Atlas of the United States compiled by Jay Androit Document Index, Inc, Box 195, McLean, VA, 1998. Many local libraries have this book that gives the modern day townships for every county in the U.S. I find it helpful to photocopy the counties I am studying. 6) Atlas & Gazetteer for every state by DeLorme Mapping Publishers http://www.delorme.com/ These Atlases are available for each state and cost about $17. Many of them show topographical features, township names and boundaries and lots of physical features. They are excellent. 7) U.S. GenWeb project at: http://www.usgenweb.net/ and select U.S. State Pages or go directly to http://www.usgenweb.net/statelinks.html and select New York, then Ontario County, then maps Look at 1880 maps of Geneva and Stanley (did you see J.P. Fulton at the bottom ?) 8) Ancestry Redbook edited by Alice Eichholz, Salt Lake City, Utah 1992 or The Handybook for Genealogists United States of America, Everton Publishers These two books show the counties for each state and describe the date they were created. 9) Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920 by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore, 1997. It shows maps of the borders of the counties in each state for each census. In 1800 Ontario Co was from the current modern Ontario but also included most of the counties west of it. In 1810, it was smaller than in 1800, but still included parts of four other modern day counties. 10) Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of new York State by J. H. French 1860, 1993 reprint by Heart of the Lakes Publishing, Interlaken, NY. p 497 Manchester Twp formed 1822 [originally called Burt in 1821] p 496 Hopewell Twp formed 1822 p 496 Gorham Twp 1807 {1789 called Easton, 1806 called Lincoln] p 497 Phelps Twp 1796 [1823 part went to Lyons, Wayne Co] p 498 Seneca Twp 1793 p 717 Yates Co formed from Ontario Coin 1823 p 720 Middlesex Twp formed 1789 as Augusta, name changed to Middlesex in 1808, Potter Twp taken off in 1832 So for our discussion, we have the following: In New York State nestled between the two finger lakes of Canandaigua Lake and Seneca Lake are Ontario Co and Yates Co. with the townships listed below. The distance between these two finger lakes is about 12-15 miles. The village of Stanley is about in the center of Seneca Twp. The village of Geneva is located in the NW corner of Seneca Lake. (Wayne CO) - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Ontario CO) | Seneca CO. Manchester Twp | | Phelps Twp | C Hopewell Twp S A E N Geneva Twp N A Gorham Twp Seneca Twp E N L C D A (Ontario CO) A A K---------------------------------------------------- I E (Yates CO) L G Middlesex Twp Potter Twp Benton Twp Torrey Twp A U K A E I tracked down the location of Lincoln, Ontario to one of two places within about 30 miles of each other. 1) Modern day Lincoln post office in Walworth Township in Wayne Co., NY near the border of Monroe Co. Wayne Co was formed from Ontario County and Seneca County in 1823. Thus Lincoln Post Office would have been in Ontario County before 1823. 2) Lincoln is also an obsolete name for a township in current Ontario County, NY. The Township of Easton became Lincoln in April 1806, and Gorham a year later. It is located on the east side of Canandaigua Lake for about a length of seven miles. (History of Ontario County NY and Its People by Charles F. Milliken, Vol 1, Lewis Historical Publ Co, NY 1911, page 50.) I believe this is the Lincoln mentioned in the PA deed. I think the John Fulton of Lincoln, Ontario Co, NY is the same John that appears in the 1800 federal census in Ontario County. That is why my yellow post-it for him was in Stanley, Ontario Co, New York and not in Wayne Co. More will follow... Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Continuing... The identification of two distinct Fulton families living in Ontario County, NY, is very important. While Clark & Ernie are primarily interested in identifying their own Fulton ancestor, the rest of us are wondering if there is any family connection between these two seemingly separate Fulton families. The Pennsylvania Fultons were founding members of the Seneca Presbyterian Church, organized in 1807. The church records identify John Fulton as a founding elder (22 Oct 1807) and James Fulton as a charter member. Two of the known Pennsylvania Fulton brothers, Hugh Fulton and James Fulton are buried in the Seneca Presbyterian Church cemetery (Seneca No. 9 Cemetery). The third brother, John Fulton, who was living in nearby Gorham Twp in 1810 and 1820 disappears. (And another research project is born!) Cemetery Records Hugh Fulton d 22 June 1846, age 82 and wife Rebecca Fulton d 10 March 1846, age 71, buried in same plot along with Rebecca Fulton d 20 June 1842, age 31. James Fulton d 9 May 1849 age 80 and wife Hannah Fulton d 20 Aug 1839, age 55, buried in same plot along with Margaret Fulton d 20 Sept 1841, age 39. Joseph Fulton d 15 April 1862 age 80 and wife Isabella d 15 June 1863 age 84. Florence Wolfe found abstracts of the Hugh Fulton estate papers. These papers name the following sons: James Sidney Fulton (James S. Fulton, father of James P. Fulton) Joseph Fulton and wife Isabella John S. Fulton Samuel A. Fulton -------------- H E R E I T I S ! ---------------- Joseph D. Fulton is the probable grandfather of Cornelia M. Fulton, b 1837, and her brother James Wesley Fulton, b 1841, children of James Fulton (p 107) of the 1840 US Census for Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, PA. (Lost? Refer back in Pt 6 where I suggested that if we assume this man married at age 20 in 1835, and grew up in the Seneca area, then he could only be a son of one of the two following Fultons found in 1830: 269 Joseph D. Fulton 2 0 0 1 1 0 // 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 Seneca 281 Hugh Fulton 4 0 0 1 0 1 // 0 1 0 1 0 // 0 2 Seneca We've eliminated Hugh Fulton. That leaves Joseph D. Fulton. <<<<<<<<<< J O S E P H D. F U L T O N >>>>>>>>>> Who is he? Joseph D. Fulton appears in the 1820 and 1830 census of Seneca Twp. Roberta writes: "At Salt Lake City, Florence was helping Ernie and Clark by photocopying a half dozen deeds on this Joseph D. Fulton and wife Margaret who we think had nine living children at the time of his death. ... The Joseph D. Fulton deeds are all in the city of Geneva, which ties in with the birthplace of James Wesley Fulton. Geneva village is in the current township of Geneva which split off from Seneca township in 1872... >From the Joseph D. Fulton deeds from 1842 through 1844, but not recorded until 1847, it appears that his children were settling the ownership of land after his death. Florence and I have pieced together the following family unit... 1. Joseph D. Fulton (owned land in village of Geneva) + Margaret 2. James M. Fulton <--------- James Fulton, p 107, 1840 2. William Fulton 2 + Hannah 2. George S. Fulton + Fanny 2. Charlotte Fulton + Andrew Quakinbush 2. Lewis D. Fulton "of Philadelphia" in 1844 2. Joseph Fulton "2nd town of Canandaigua" in 1847 + Elsa - ------------------------------- My theory? Joseph D. Fulton married a daughter of Cornelius Marrs. Joseph's eldest son, James M. Fulton is probably James "Marrs" Fulton and he, in turn, named his first daughter "Cornelia Marrs Fulton" in honor of this man. Wow, that's a wild guess. Or is it? - -------------------------------- By the way, the "Null Hypothesis" regarding the two separate Fulton families is that there is no relationship between the Fultons of Pennsylvania and the Fultons of New York. Therefore, if we find inter-marriages or deed transfers between these two families the hypothesis is FALSE and there IS a positive correlation, er connection. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

The Will of David Fulton of Grayson County, Virginia, was signed in March 1822 and presented at the May Court, 1822. The Will provides for: "my wife" (not named) "oldest daughter Ann Whithead" "daughter Isabella" "son Samuel Fulton" "son Arthur Fulton" "daughter Jane Johnson" "son William Fulton" "son James Fulton" "daughter Peggy Fulton" "son David Fulton" Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Continuing... Egads -- will the errors never end? I copied the incorrect census index information (Accelerated Indexing) back into the summary table. If you're taking notes, go back to Pt9 and cross out two things: (1) Draw a line through the sentence: "But the totals for Elizabeth Fulton and John Fulton don't match the original document!" Nonsense. It's absolutely a match as long as you read the correct rows. Tricky. (2) Cross out the entire section that begins "Here's the absolutely correct information: and ends with 506 John Foulton...(Note 4)." I knew I shouldn't use the word "absolutely" -- here is the corrected table of information for the "real" 1800 US Census, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY: - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1800 US Census, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (the REAL, REAL THING) Age categories are the same for males and females. und10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Page Name Males Females All Others/Slaves 492 Elizabeth Fulton 0 1 0 0 0 // 0 0 0 0 1 // 0 0 494 John Fulton 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 496 William Fulton 2 0 0 0 1 // 1 0 1 0 1 // 0 0 : 506 John Foulton 2 0 0 3 0 // 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ OK, what do we know so far? Two groups of Fultons moved to Ontario County, New York, before the year 1800. The New Yorkers: Elizabeth Fulton (b bef 1755, d bet 1800 and 1810) Male1 und 16 in 1790 b bet 1775-1790 Male2 und 16 in 1790 b bet 1775-1790, living with Elizabeth in 1800 John Fulton (b 1765-1784) and wife (b 1765-1784) Male1 10-16 in 1800 b bet 1794-1800 Male2 und10 in 1800 b bet 1800-1810 Male3 und10 in 1800 b bet 1800-1810 Male4 und10 in 1800 b bet 1800-1810 William Fulton, wife Martha Crawford, and family: Male1 und 16 in 1790 b bet 1775-1790 (1790 census) Male2 und 16 in 1790 b bet 1775-1790 (1790 census) (What happened to these two males?) Female2 16-26 in 1800 b bet 1775-1790 (1800 census) Female3 und 10 in 1800 b bet 1790-1800 (1800 census) Male3 und 10 in 1800 b bet 1790-1800 (1800 census) Male4 und 10 in 1800 b bet 1790-1800 (1800 census) >From the Ontario Co. Deed Book Index, we also know that William Fulton recorded two deeds in Ontario County: 1801 Arnold Potter to William Fulton (Liber 7, page 184) 1805 Cornelius Mars to William Fulton (Liber 10, page 670) The Pennsylvanians: John "Foulton" (b 1755-1774) and wife (1774-1784) and family: Male1 26-45 in 1800 b bet 1755-1774 (1800 census) brother? Male2 26-45 in 1800 b bet 1755-1774 (1800 census) brother? Male3 und10 in 1800 b bet 1790-1800 (1800 census) Male4 und10 in 1800 b bet 1790-1800 (1800 census) Female2 und10 in 1800 b bet 1790-1800 (1800 census) >From the Ontario Co. Deed Book Index, we know that John, Hugh, and James Fulton recorded sequential entries in Ontario County in 1806: 1806 Sanford Williams to John Fulton (Liber 11, page 251) 1806 James Wadsworth to Hugh Fulton (Liber 11, page 252) 1806 Oliver Whitmore to James Fulton (Liber 11, page 253) and here's another interesting deed: 1809 Hugh Fulton to Joseph Fulton (Liber 14, page 158) This transfer proves that Joseph Fulton is known to the Pennsylvanians. (Go back to the bottom of Part 4 and look at the transcript of the 1850 US Census supplied by Clark & Ernie. Joseph Fulton, age 67 (b 1783), reported that he was born in Pennsylvania! The transfer from Hugh Fulton to Joseph and the detail of the 1850 Census prove that this Joseph Fulton (with wife Isabella) belongs to the Pennsylvania Fultons.) I asked Roberta to help me identify the location of "Lincoln, Ontario County, NY" mentioned as the residence of John Fulton when Hugh Fulton sold the ferry to George Urie. She wrote: "I tracked down the location of Lincoln, Ontario, to one of two places within about 30 miles of each other. 1) Modern day Lincoln post office in Walworth Township in Wayne Co., NY near the border of Monroe Co. Wayne Co was formed from Ontario County and Seneca County in 1823. Thus Lincoln Post Office would have been in Ontario County before 1823. 2) Lincoln is also an obsolete name for a township in current Ontario Co, NY. The Township of Easton became Lincoln in April 1806, and Gorham a year later. It is located on the east side of Canandaigua Lake for about a length of seven miles. (History of Ontario County NY and Its People by Charles F. Milliken, Vol 1, Lewis Historical Pub Co, NY 1911, page 50.) I believe this is the Lincoln mentioned in the PA deed." I agree with Roberta. John Fulton "of Gorham" in 1810 and 1820 is John "Foulton" of 1800 and is the brother of Hugh and James Fulton of Seneca Twp. With our new information, let's divide the Fultons into the New Yorkers and the Pennsylvanians. Here's the 1810 Census again. (These numbers match the original record.) - ---------------------------------------------------------- 1810 US Census, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (The REAL THING) Age categories are the same for males and females. und10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Page Name Males Females District 187 Jno. Fulton 3 1 0 0 1 // 2 1 0 0 1 Gorham 228 John Fulton 3 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 0 1 0 Phelps 230 Jos. Fulton 0 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 0 1 0 " 231 Wm Fulton 2 1 1 0 1 // 1 0 0 1 1 " 231 Isaac Fulton 0 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 1 0 0 " 234 Hugh Fulton 0 0 0 1 0 // 0 1 0 1 0 " 235 Jas. Fulton 0 0 0 1 0 // 2 0 0 1 0 " - ---------------------------------------------------------- The Pennsylvanians: Page Name Males Females District 187 Jno. Fulton 3 1 0 0 1 // 2 1 0 0 1 Gorham 230 Jos. Fulton 0 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 0 1 0 Phelps 234 Hugh Fulton 0 0 0 1 0 // 0 1 0 1 0 " 235 Jas. Fulton 0 0 0 1 0 // 2 0 0 1 0 " The New Yorkers: Page Name Males Females District 228 John Fulton 3 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 0 1 0 Phelps 231 Wm Fulton 2 1 1 0 1 // 1 0 0 1 1 " 231 Isaac Fulton 0 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 1 0 0 " - --------------------------------------------------------- So who is the ancestor of James Wesley Fulton, b 1841? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Just saw the name of David Fulton of Grayson Co. Va. come across the wires. Does anyone have a list of his children?

Clark & Ernie Score! The correct interpretation of the entry for William Fulton (p 496) on the 1800 US Census for Seneca Twp, Ontario County, New York is: 496 William Fulton 2 0 0 0 1 // 1 0 1 0 1 // 0 0 But the totals for Elizabeth Fulton and John Fulton don't match the original document! Because I knew I'd have a difficult time proving all of this, I made big 11" x 17" photocopies of all three pages and then, because I was in a hurry, I decided to copy the entire Seneca Township (pages 492-513). I even noticed a few extra names on page 490/1 underneath the totals for Phelps Township, so I copied that page too. When I finally sat down to look over all the information, I was astonished to find an UNINDEXED FULTON on page 506! That's right! "John Foulton". (Now you know why I bothered to send the email about spelling variations.) Imagine my excitement! Patrice Scores! MORAL OF THE STORY: Read the original document whenever possible! That $3.00 was the best money I've spent in a long time. Here's the absolutely correct information: 1800 US Census, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (the REAL THING) Age categories are the same for males and females. und10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Page Name Males Females All Others/Slaves 492 Elizabeth Fulton 0 1 0 0 ? // 0 0 0 0 1 // 0 0 (Note 1) 494 John Fulton 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 (Note 2) 496 William Fulton 1 0 1 0 1 // 1 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 (Note 3) : 506 John Foulton 2 0 0 3 0 // 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 (Note 4) Note 1: The page is misaligned and torn. Elizabeth is in row 5. Note 2: John Fulton is the last entry on the page, row 26. The page is torn and appears to be taped together. The name in row 1 is completely obliterated and only a "D.." appears. Whoever aligned the rows missed that first row because John Fulton is matched neatly to the data in row 25 on the right. That leaves one row with a very clear "1" on the bottom right without any associated information to the left. You have to see it to believe it. Note 3: I've already described how this page is mis-aligned. But it is only off half a row. Note 4: The unindexed Fulton!!! Yes, there are 3 males age 26-45 in this household. This is John Fulton of Pennsylvania who was born before 1776! (The other John Fulton (p 494) is too young!) John Fulton of Pennsylvania, along with two of his brothers, were living in Ontario County at the time of the 1800 US Census -- but which two? I revisited the Ontario County, NY, page on Rootsweb (http://www.usgenweb.com) and found the Deed Book Index (in progress, only letters A-J and XYZ) here's what I found: Year Grantee Grantor Lib Page 1801 William Fulton Arnold Potter 7 184 1805 William Fulton Cornelius Mars 10 670 1806 John Fulton Sanford Williams 11 251 1806 Hugh Fulton James Wadsworth 11 252 1806 James Fulton Oliver Whitmore 11 253 1809 Eleazer Gleason Hugh Fulton 13 644 1809 Joseph Fulton Hugh Fulton 14 158 1809 Joseph Fulton Henry Brother 14 159 1810 Hugh Fulton John Davis 14 300 1813 Joseph Fulton James Wadsworth 19 192 1814 John Fulton John Reed 21 82 1814 John Fulton John Warden 21 84 1815 Oliver Child Joseph Fulton 24 3 1828 Phillip Gregory Ellison Fulton 47 543 1829 Joseph Fulton Alexander Proudfit 48 83 1829 Joseph Fulton Joseph Fellows 48 99 1829 Joseph Fulton Samuel Colt 49 230 1834 William Fulton Joseph Goddard 55 145 1835 Joseph Fulton Joseph Fellows 58 409 1835 William Fulton Davis Gates 57 402 1835 William Fulton Robert Welts 58 162 1837 Martin Grove Joseph Fulton 61 533 1838 Joseph Fulton Ann Suydam 64 144 1838 Joseph Fulton Thomas Webb 64 270 1839 Ledroit Champlin James Fulton 65 297 1839 Joshua Bashford William Fulton 67 158 1840 John Everingham William Fulton 67 226 1841 James Fulton Hugh Fulton 70 9 1841 Joseph Fulton Joseph Condit 71 25 1842 Joseph Fulton Andrew Quakenbush 71 256 1843 Thomas Butcher Joseph Fulton 74 95 1843 Joseph Fulton Oliver Ackley 74 294 1844 Joseph Fulton Isaac Norton 75 289 1844 William Fulton 2d William Fulton 75 509 1845 Samuel Fulton Selah Hart 77 470 1845 Hugh Fulton Caleb Cowing 77 471 1845 James Fulton John Bell 78 244 1845 William Fulton Joseph Fulton 78 373 1845 William Fulton William Smith 78 420 1845 James Fulton William Smith 78 420 Did you see it? Did you see it? I have enough information to answer Clark & Ernies "burning Fulton question". Do you? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Continuing... The Fultons of New York Jane Osterberg, a descendant of William and Martha (Crawford) Fulton of Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY, through their oldest son, Isaac W. Fulton, shared her family research with Roberta Hirth. Now you know the source behind the second Post-It note in Roberta's Fulton database. Based on information supplied by Mrs. Osterberg, Roberta learned that these Fultons lived in New Windsor, Ulster County, New York, prior to 1790. Ref: Case, Howard E., "New Windsor Orange Co, NY, Presbyterian Church (Organized 1764) Marriages, 1774-1810 (Sussex, NJ: Nov 1985), p 7, obtained at the Orange County Genealogical Society in New Windsor, Ulster County, New York (Red Binder #15). Marriages performed at New Windsor Pres Church 25 Jan 1786: Phebe Fulton m Francis Hartford 13 May 1786: Jane Fulton "of New Windsor" m James Furden 25 Mar 1788: William Fulton m Martha Crawford -- Oct 1788: Sarah Fulton m Thomas Crawford 13 Nov 1792: Anna Fulton m Francis Harford Checking the 1790 US Census for New Windsor, Ulster County, New York... Age categories: Col 1: Males 16+, Col 2: Males und16, Col 3: Females Col 4: All other free Col 5: Slaves William Fulton 1 2 1 0 0 )adjacent to Elizabeth Elizabeth Fulton 0 2 3 0 0 ) : ) James Ferdon 1 1 2 0 0 )2 households after Elizabeth : ) Thomas Crawford 2 0 4 0 0 )12 households after Jas Ferdon : ) Francis Hartford 1 0 3 0 0 )4 households after Thomas Crawford What a great find! William and Elizabeth Fulton, adjacent households in Ulster Co, New York, migrated together (before 1800) to Ontario Co., NY. Recap: Looking back at the information I copied regarding the 1800 census: 1800 US Census index, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (Accel. Index, 1976) Age categories are the same for males and females. und10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Page Name Males Females All Others/Slaves 492 Elizabeth Fulton 0 1 0 0 0 // 0 0 0 0 1 // 0 0 494 John Fulton 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 496 William Fulton 1 0 1 0 1 // 1 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 It certainly looks like William and Elizabeth Fulton (from NY) are the households shown on page 492 and 496. And John Fulton on page 494 is part of the Pennsylvania group... And that's where this research project took a really interesting turn. Roberta wrote: "Pat -- according to Florence's notes, William Fulton is age 26-45 on the 1800 US Census. I asked her to recheck her information and she confirmed that there is a "1" in column 4, age 26-45." So I compared my information to the information sent to me by Clark and Ernie. Sure enough, I had copied it wrong (or had I?) Accelerated Index: 496 William Fulton 1 0 1 0 1 // 1 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 Clark & Ernie: 496 William Fulton 2 0 0 0 1 // 1 0 1 0 1 // 0 0 Sure enough, my information is drastically different from that copied by Clark & Ernie. (Not to worry, I doubled-checked all the census index entries that I've sent to you and all the other entries matched!) Despite the differences, both versions show a 1 in column 5, "age 45+". So where did Florence get her information? To settle the matter, I visited the Denver branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and pulled out Microfilm "M32", roll 28 (Ontario County, New York). I turned to page 496 and ... this is a very difficult record to read. It's dark and clear enough, but it is a photograph of two pages from a bound book that has been cut apart and laid out flat. The names and the first three columns for males appear on the left-hand side (even number pages, 492, 494, 496, etc.) while the remaining columns appear on the right-hand side (odd number pages). Unfortunately, the two pages are not properly aligned and the record is ambiguous. There are 26 rows of names on the left, and 26 rows of numbers on the right. William Fulton is in row 14. What is the correct information? Who do you think is right? Patrice? Clark & Ernie? Florence? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Continuing... Here is information that Clark & Ernie did not know (but made the trip to Salt Lake City so worthwhile!) The Fultons of Pennsylvania On 8 July 1808, Hugh Fulton, farmer, of Lower Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania, sold 4 tracts of land and a ferry right in Chanceford Township to George Urey for L700. (York Co Deed B 2T, page 358) This deed further explains that the ferry was purchased on 20 May 1789 by Samuel, Hugh, and John Fulton, in partnership. Hugh Fulton, administrator for Samuel Fulton, deceased, was acting on behalf of John Fulton, now a resident of "Lincoln, Ontario County, New York." Now you know the source behind one of the yellow Post-It notes in Roberta Hirth's Rand-McNally database. Background Back in the 1980s, after years of aimless wandering through genealogy collections, I finally submitted a query to "The Fulton Family Letter" published by the late Robert DeWard Fulton. I received answers from Blanche Tompkins and DeWayne Fulton of California. I learned that I was probably a descendant of David Fulton of Grayson Co, Virginia. Further, I learned that David Fulton was the grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stewart) Fulton of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, through their son, Samuel Fulton. (Don't bother to write that down -- it is SO UNTRUE. I'll explain more about that in another installment.) Excited to learn more about my new-found Fulton ancestors, I read everything I could about the Fultons of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which is the birthplace of you-know-who, THE Robert Fulton. (No, I'm not related to him, either.) Struggling to find the ancestor of MY Fulton (David), I focused on the Fultons of York County, Pennsylvania. Why? Because in the 1880s, Wm. Henry Egle, MD, a genealogy hobbyist, and historian Samuel Evans, wrote that the sons of Samuel Fulton of Lancaster County settled at York County, before 1790. Trust me on this, some of that last statement is true. Unfortunately, there were a lot of Fultons living in York County, Pennsylvania, in 1790. A lot! I really struggled to sort them out and identify my ancestor, Samuel Fulton [Jr], son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Stewart) Fulton. (Never found him.) In the process, I did identify several distinct Fulton families at York County, PA: James Fulton, d 1772, wife Mary. James Fulton, d 1800, wife Margaret. James Fulton, d 1808, wife Mary. Does this look familiar? Rather than discuss the lengthy proofs, here's the short version: James Fulton, d 1772, wife Mary, was born in Scotland. He is the ancestor of James H. Fulton of Arkansas and Forrest Fulton of California. Dorothy Fulton (AK) and Irene Fulton (CA) have shared a lot of information on this family and traveled with us to Scotland (Fulton Reunion 1995) where they found baptism records, three marriages of James Fulton (or was it four?) and two wives named Mary (or was it three?). This James Fulton is NOT the son of Samuel Fulton of Lancaster Co, PA, but he's certainly an interesting gent, don't you think? James Fulton, d 1808, wife Mary, is James "Fullton", merchant of Philadelphia. This man is interesting because he is a common denominator between almost every Fulton living in Colonial America. (More about him some other time.) He is NOT the son of Samuel Fulton of Lancaster Co, PA -- but he did co-sign a mortgage with James Fulton, the oldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stewart) Fulton, who is: James Fulton, d 1800, wife Margaret. James Fulton died before 4 March 1800, the date his son Samuel Fulton received Letters of Administration (York Co. Admin Bonds, DB 2A, p 278). "Bond for estate of James Fulton, Chanceford Twp, granted to Samuel Fulton, his eldest son, administrator." Unfortunately, Samuel Fulton died before 13 March 1807, the date his brother Hugh Fulton received Letters of Administration (York Co. Admin Bonds, DB 2B, p 421). "Estate of Samuel Fulton single man of Lower Chanceford Township, Hugh Fulton of Lower Chanceford, Administrator...Inventory filed 13 May 1807." So Hugh Fulton had to take care of two estates, his father James Fulton and his older brother, Samuel Fulton, which he completed on 12 August 1808 (York County Administration Accounts). But how, you ask, do I know that THIS James Fulton is the son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Stewart) Fulton of Lancaster Co, PA? Well, you need two separate documents to prove this: (1) The Will of Samuel Cooke of Lancaster County, PA (signed 4 March 1804) provides for his wife (not named) and brothers James Cooke, John Cooke, and David Cooke, and includes a special bequest to the "heirs of James Fulton of Donegal Township." (Recorded 11 April 1804). (2) The Will of Margaret Fulton of Chanceford Twp, York Co, PA (signed 2 October 1804) provides for daughter Mary Fulton, friend Hugh Fulton of Chanceford, and references "a legacy to the testatrix from Samuel Cooke of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania." (York Co. Wills, Book L, p 219, Recorded 19 Feb 1805.) And, just because it's connected, here's one more piece of information, just for good measure: The Will of Joseph Reed of Chanceford Twp, York Co, PA (signed 5 October 1804) provides for (among others) a "granddaughter Margaret Fulton." (York Co. Wills, Book L, p 188, recorded 3 December 1804.) There is no Will on record for James Fulton of Chanceford Twp, York Co, so we don't have a single document that identifies his children. Luckily, James Fulton and family were still residing in Donegal Township, Lancaster County, PA, in 1776, the year a new minister, Rev. Colin McFarquahar arrived from Scotland. As his first order of business, McFarquahar, minister of the Donegal Springs Presbyterian Church, prepared a list of all church members. "Rev. Colin McFarquhar's Catechism Roll, Donegal Springs Presbyterian Church" was transcribed and is included in the multi-volume, "Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series" collection (1926). Handwriting! Here we go again, the transcriber of the Catechism Roll was unfamiliar with early handwriting and abbreviations. Here is how the transcript appears in print: Family #99: Joseph Fulton Margaret Fulton Samuel Fulton Hugh Fulton John Fulton Joseph Fulton Elizabeth Fulton Checking all surviving tax records and land records of Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, there is NO Joseph Fulton -- but there IS a James Fulton, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stewart) Fulton. (The abbreviation for James is Jas, with the "as" above the line. The abbreviation for Joseph is Jos, with the "os" above the line. I contend that this is yet another transcription error and the correct version should be: Family #99: James Fulton Margaret Fulton Samuel Fulton, the eldest son (d bef 1807) Hugh Fulton John Fulton James Fulton Elizabeth Fulton Because widow Margaret Fulton provided for a daughter, Mary Fulton, we can add one more daughter born after 1776. Summary: In 1789, Samuel, Hugh, and John Fulton, partners, purchased a ferry business that crossed the Susquehanna River between Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania. One of the Fulton boys married a daughter of Joseph Reed and had a child, Margaret Fulton, born before 1804. Sometime before 1808, John Fulton moved to Lincoln, Ontario Co, NY. >From the information you have read so far, don't you think that brothers James and Hugh made their way to Ontario County, too? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

The News-Gazette Tuesday, December 7, 1999 EDNA FULTON Arthur - Funeral services for Edna Barbara Mundorf Fulton, 96, of Arthur will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shrader Funeral home, 431 S. Vine St., Arthur. The Rev. Ralph W. Deal will officiate. Burial will be in Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Fulton died at 10 a.m. Sunday (Dec. 5, 1999) at The Arthur Home. She was born march 10, 1903, near Marshall, a daughter of George and Katherine Huppert Mundorf. She married Edgar Fulton on March 16, 1934, in Sullivan. He died May 4, 1993. Survivors include a son, Elvon E. Fulton of Sullivan; a daughter, Verlyn K. Rosenberger of Decatur; three step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters. Mrs. Fulton graduated as valedictorian of Marshall High School in 1922. She attended Charleston Teachers College, now Eastern Illinois University. She was a retired teacher, having taught for more than 34 years in Clark, Douglas and Moultrie counties. She was a member of the Jonathon Creek Household Science Club, a charter member of the Arthur Bible Study Group and a member of First Baptist Church of Arthur. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Arthur or to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, P.O. Box 96173, Washington, DC 20077.

Happy New Year to our extended Fulton family! It looks like we have all successfully "rolled over" to the new millenium. I am happy to report that my DOS-based genealogy software displays "1 Jan 2000" and Roberta's Post-It note database still sticks. I've been given the "OK" to share the rest of our Ontario County genealogy saga. Our beloved Webstress Hirth writes, "No need for me to preread your new installments -- go ahead and post them. Folks are home for the holidays and will have time to study and enjoy them." Besides, Roberta says she is "slightly 'groggy' from getting to bed after 3am last night after a New Year's Eve party." I thought I saw her on TV celebrating in Times Square! Or was it Rio...? * * * * * Continuing... Who was the father of James Fulton who appears on Page 107 of the 1840 US Census of Seneca Twp, Ontario County, New York? What do we know about James Fulton (p 107) in the 1840 US Census? You need to go back to the bottom of Part 3 where you'll find the exact household information extracted by Clark & Ernie. (In Part 4 we eliminated the James S. Fulton household.) James Fulton (p 107) was reportedly 20-30 years old (b 1810-1820) and there was a 20-30 year old female living in the house, probably his wife. There were two children under 5 years old, a boy and a girl. Estimating 2 years per child, I'd guess that James Fulton married in 1835. If we further assume that he was 20 years old when he married, we're looking for a male born in 1815. Which Fulton household has a male age 15 in 1830? Because of the odd age categories, we have to look for any household with a male in either column 3 or 4. 1830 US Census index, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (Accel. Index, 1977) The 13 age categories for males and females are: und5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 100+ Page Males Females 055 James Fulton 0000000100000 // 1000100100000 061 Hugh Fulton 0021000010000 // 0001000200000 061 Joseph Fulton 0010101000000 // 0001101010000 068 Joseph D Fulton 2211001000000 // 1010010000000 Well, at least we can eliminate one household, James Fulton, p 055 (no young males). That still leaves three possibilities: Hugh Fulton, age 60-70 (b bet 1760-1770), 3 males in cols 3 & 4 Joseph Fulton, age 40-50 (b bet 1780-1790), 1 male in col 3 Joseph D. Fulton, age 40-50 (b bet 1780-1790), 3 males in cols 3 & 4 Because Joseph Fulton and Hugh Fulton appear on the same page, it is possible that they are related (father and son?). Joseph Fulton and Joseph D. Fulton are the same age which is probably why one uses his middle intial. Let's see if the 1820 US Census index adds any information. Now we're looking for a family with a male age 5, that would be column 1. 1820 US Census index, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (Accel. Index, 1977) Six age columns for males: und 10 10-16 16-18 16-26 26-45 45+ Five age columns for females: und 10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Last two cols rep "Foreigners not Naturalized" and "# in Agriculture" Page Name Males Females Ag District 062 Isaac W. Fulton 3 0 0 0 1 0 // 3 0 0 1 0 // 0 1 Livonia 122 William Fulton 3 0 0 0 1 0 // 2 1 0 1 0 // 0 1 Sodus 188 Daniel Fulton 2 1 0 1 1 0 // 1 1 1 1 0 // 0 0 Avon 237 John Fulton 2 1 0 2 0 1 // 1 0 2 1 0 // 0 3 Gorham 237 David Fulton 3 2 0 0 1 0 // 1 1 1 1 0 // 0 3 Gorham 269 Joseph D. Fulton 2 0 0 1 1 0 // 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 Seneca 271 James Fulton 0 0 0 0 1 0 // 1 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 Seneca 272 Martha Fulton 0 1 0 2 1 0 // 0 0 1 0 1 // 0 3 Seneca 274 Joseph Fulton 0 0 0 0 1 0 // 0 0 1 1 0 // 0 1 Seneca 281 Hugh Fulton 4 0 0 1 0 1 // 0 1 0 1 0 // 0 2 Seneca Ok, now we have 6 possibilities rather than 3. (Sigh) I think this is where Clark and Ernie checked out. Now it is true that I have no evidence at this point suggesting that James Fulton (p 107) on the 1840 Census was even living in NY prior to 1840. However, if I "assume" he was born and raised in Seneca Twp, I can narrow our focus to 2 Fulton households in Seneca Township: 269 Joseph D. Fulton 2 0 0 1 1 0 // 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 Seneca 281 Hugh Fulton 4 0 0 1 0 1 // 0 1 0 1 0 // 0 2 Seneca That's about as far as I can go without more information. (Which I have). In the meantime, you can look over the 1810 and 1800 census index entries that I copied. (You never know, it might come in handy someday -- gulp, that's the kind of thinking that started my Fulton database 20 years ago!) 1810 US Census index, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (Accel. Index, 1976) Age categories are the same for males and females. und10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Page Name Males Females District 187 Jno. Fulton 3 1 0 0 1 // 2 1 0 0 1 Gorham 228 John Fulton 3 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 0 1 0 Phelps 230 Jos. Fulton 0 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 0 1 0 " 231 Wm Fulton 2 1 1 0 1 // 1 0 0 1 1 " 231 Isaac Fulton 0 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 1 0 0 " 234 Hugh Fulton 0 0 0 1 0 // 0 1 0 1 0 " 235 Jas. Fulton 0 0 0 1 0 // 2 0 0 1 0 " 1800 US Census index, Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY (Accel. Index, 1976) Age categories are the same for males and females. und10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Page Name Males Females 492 Elizabeth Fulton 0 1 0 0 0 // 0 0 0 0 1 // 0 0 494 John Fulton 1 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 1 0 0 // 0 0 496 William Fulton 1 0 1 0 1 // 1 1 0 1 0 // 0 0 Now is a good time to share information supplied by other Fulton researchers. It's a great example of how this has evolved into a group research project! Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Edith Fulton Stone writes: "One of my very favorite spellings of our name is Fougheltone, found on a tax record for one Thomas Fougheltone in the 1500s in Glasgow. At some point before I started doing research I also found reference to a La Foultaine. I haven't been able to find that reference again and wondered if anyone else had found it." Ah, Fougheltone, music to our ears! Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Intermission. Have you ever seen the Roberta Hirth laptop database? It's a Rand McNally map of the United States with about a zillion Post-It notes. I assure you, it is Y2K compliant. Now the Stark Reality database, on the other hand, is an old DOS-based genealogy program containing over 10,000 documented Fulton entries. I'll tell you tomorrow if it is Y2K compliant. When we started the "Clark & Ernie" ancestor search, the first step was to narrow down the geographic search area. Roberta carefully opened her map to New York and lo and behold, there were two yellow notes in the same general area. (Actually, there were many yellow notes on the New York page, but there were just two in Ontario County, New York.) The first note identified some Fultons from New Windsor, Ulster County, New York (Hirth/Wolfe research). The second note identified some Fultons from Chanceford, York County, Pennsylvania (Stark/JLFultonJr research). Perhaps now you understand why Roberta and I jumped on this particular genealogy question. By pooling information from our collective databases, we quickly realized that two separate Fulton families settled in the same remote area of New York on the eve of 1800. The New Yorkers: William Fulton and family and widow Elizabeth Fulton and family, who appear in sequential entries on the 1790 US Census, appear in the 1800 US Census of Ontario County. The Pennsylvanians: John Fulton appears on the 1800 US Census of Ontario County and his brother Hugh joins him around 1806/7. OK, I admit it. Roberta and I have written a new "burning question": are these two families related? But Clark and Ernie are waiting for the answer to their question: Who is the daddy of James Fulton (page 107) of Seneca Twp, Ontario County, NY? Perhaps the US Census information will provide us with the answer? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Continuing... We're looking for the 1840 James Fulton household in Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY, with a female under 5 (Cornelia M. Fulton, b 1837). Based on the actual 1840 US Census (not the index), we have identified two possible James Fulton households. Which household is it? James S. Fulton (p105) or James Fulton (p107)? I suspect the 1850 census index prepared by Accelerated Indexing is in error. There is a good chance that "James L Fulton" identified in the 1850 index is actually "James S Fulton" and is the same man we found in the 1840 Census. Why? In 1850, the script letter "S" looked a lot like today's script letter "L". Many typed transcripts of records from this period mistake a capital "S" with a capital "L". (For example, my ancestor, Sena Fulton, has been identified as "Lena", "Tena", even "Lence" Fulton on typed transcripts of early records.) If James S. and James L. Fulton are the same person, then we can eliminate this man as the father of Cornelia M. and James Wesley Fulton. (And, conversely, speculate that James Fulton on page 107 is the father of James Wesley Fulton, b 1841.) How do I determine whether James "S" Fulton and James "L" Fulton are the same person? Here's where our very own ROOTSWEB really shines for genealogy research. Go to the US Genealogy Web (http://www.usgenweb.com) and look at web page for Ontario County, NY. Click on "Census" and you will find links to the 1860 and 1870 US Census index (sorry -- just for Ontario County, NY). You will also finds links to the 1855 and 1865 New York State Census index -- a really great find for our particular question. Here's what I downloaded from the Ontario County web page: 1855 NY State Census Index, Ontario Co, NY Fulton Anna Seneca 156 1855 Fulton Caroline Seneca 156 1855 Fulton James S. Seneca 156 1855 Fulton John Seneca 156 1855 Fulton Margaret Seneca 156 1855 Fulton Presley Seneca 156 1855 Fulton Isabela Phelps 005 1855 Fulton Joseph Phelps 005 1855 1860 US Census Index, Ontario Co, NY Fulton Anna M. Seneca 162 1860 Fulton Carrie C. Seneca 162 1860 Fulton James P. Seneca 162 1860 Fulton James S. Seneca 162 1860 Fulton Margaret A Seneca 162 1860 Fulton Isabella Phelps M103 Fulton Joseph Phelps M103 1865 NY State Census Index, Seneca, Ontario Co, NY Fam # First Name MI Last Name Page D 473 Alda Fulton 62 2 172 Anna M. Fulton 23 3 664 Clarissa Fulton 87 1 473 Emma Fulton 62 2 473 Hannah M. Fulton 62 2 473 Hugh Fulton 62 2 172 James S. Fulton 23 3 172 James P. Fulton 23 3 473 Jennie C. Fulton 62 2 664 Joseph H. Fulton 87 1 473 Lelia A. Fulton 62 2 172 Margaret A. Fulton 23 3 473 Samuel A. Fulton 62 2 (Again, I always rearrange these index lists according to Family #, if possible.) Fam # First Name MI Last Name Page D 172 Anna M. Fulton 23 3 172 Margaret A. Fulton 23 3 172 James S. Fulton 23 3 172 James P. Fulton 23 3 473 Alda Fulton 62 2 473 Emma Fulton 62 2 473 Hannah M. Fulton 62 2 473 Hugh Fulton 62 2 473 Jennie C. Fulton 62 2 473 Lelia A. Fulton 62 2 473 Samuel A. Fulton 62 2 664 Clarissa Fulton 87 1 664 Joseph H. Fulton 87 1 1870 U.S. Census index, Seneca, Ontario Co, NY Fam# Last Name First & MI Page 368 Fulton Anna M. 45 368 Fulton James S. 45 368 Fulton James P. 45 368 Fulton Margaret A. 45 Conclusions? It certainly does appear that the 1850 US Census index prepared by Accelerated Indexing, is in error. The entry should read "James S. Fulton." Of course, if you have access to microfilms of the 1850 US Census, you could simply look at the entry and read it for yourself. (Which is exactly what Clark and Ernie did!) Here's what they found: 1850 US Census, Seneca, Ontario Co, NY (the REAL thing, not an index) The first three columns are the page number, dwelling number, and family number. The name is followed by the age, sex, occupation, value of real estate, and place of birth. There are additional columns for "married within year", "cannot read or write", and "attended school within year". Here's what Clark & Ernie found: Page/Dwllg/Fam Name Age Sex Occup R/E Remarks 270 "Poor House" Sally Fulton 10 F "blind pauper" 434 27 27 Joseph H. Fulton 38 M Merchant $4800 bNY Clausa? 32 F Mary A? 12 F b NY "school" Hugh 10 M b NY "school" 514 1204 1306 James S Fulton 37 M Farmer $4000 bNY Margaret A. 34 F b NY John M. 15 M b NY "school" Carolyn? Carol M? 10 F b NY "school" James P. 7 M b NY "school" Anna M. 9/12 F 522 1337 1439 Joseph Fulton 67 M Farmer $13,800 b PA Isabella 68 F b PA George Bona 22 M Farmer b England William Kinney 13 M b NY Charles Kinney 13 M b NY Yesiree, Bob, er Robert (as we Fultons would say), nothing beats the real thing! Not only did we find that James L Fulton was actually James S Fulton, we have also identified an unindexed Fulton -- little Sally Fulton, b 1840, a "blind pauper." (Who does she belong to?) So what do we know? The James Fulton on page 107 of the 1840 US Census for Seneca Township, Ontario Co, NY, is probably the father of Cornelia M. and James Wesley Fulton. But who was his daddy? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Just a note that might be of interest to someone. I've been tracing the Wickenberg family and my Johan Alfred (Albert) Wickenberg married a Helma C Olhin. They had a son George E Wickenberg, b. 1892. That year the father ran away. In 1897, Helma filed for divorce saying no-one knew where the father was. She is found on the 1900 Census married to Leander Fulton. I assume he is the Leander Fulton in the Fulton Genealogy book. Though it does not have anything more on Leander's life. 1900, Lead, Lawrence Co. SD Census: Fulton, Leander, b. July 1865 Canada, age 34, in U.S. 18 years, parents born in Canada; Helma C, wife, b. Oct 1866 Sweden, age 33, in U.S. 9 years, parents born in Sweden; Wickenburg, George E, son, b. Nov 1892 in SD, age 7. Greg

Continuing... We're looking for the 1840 James Fulton household in Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY, with a female under 5 (Cornelia M. Fulton, b 1837). 1840 Census Index, Seneca, Ontario Co, NY (Jackson, Accelerated Index) Head of House Co. Page Township Joseph Fulton Onta 103 Seneca George Fulton Onta 120 Seneca Hugh Fulton Onta 105 Seneca James Fulton Onta 104 Seneca ) James Fulton Onta 107 Seneca ) 3 James'! James S. Fulton Onta 105 Seneca ) Joseph Fulton Onta 112 Seneca Joseph Fulton Onta 105 Seneca I always re-arrange these entries. In this case, I'll put them in order by page number. You can see that some households appear on the same page which means they lived near to each other and may be related. Head of House Co. Page Township Joseph Fulton Onta 103 Seneca James Fulton Onta 104 Seneca Hugh Fulton Onta 105 Seneca James S. Fulton Onta 105 Seneca Joseph Fulton Onta 105 Seneca James Fulton Onta 107 Seneca Joseph Fulton Onta 112 Seneca George Fulton Onta 120 Seneca There are three James Fulton households in 1840. Which one includes a female born in 1837? You cannot answer this question using a census index. You must find a copy of the original census form. Clark & Ernie read the microfilms of the original census records and extracted the family information for the three James Fulton households. The 1840 Census identifies the "Head of Household" followed by 26 columns that were used by the census taker to group the members of the household by sex and age. (There are also additional columns used to identify Slaves, Free Colored, Foreigners not Naturalized, and Remarks.) The 13 age categories are: und5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 100+ James Fulton household, page 104 Males: 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Females: 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interpretation: James Fulton, the oldest male, was 70-80 years old (born bet 1760-1770). There are three other members of this household: Male age 20-30 born bet 1810-1820 Female age 20-30 born bet 1810-1820 Female age 10-15 born bet 1825-1830 James S. Fulton household, page 105 Males: 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Females: 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interpretation: James S. Fulton, the oldest male, was 20-30 (born bet 1810-1820). There are four other members of this household: Female age 20-30 born bet 1810-1820, probable wife of James S. Fulton. Male age 10-15 born bet 1825-1830 Male und5 born bet 1835-1840 Female und5 born bet 1835-1840 James Fulton household, page 107 Males: 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Females: 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interpretation: James Fulton, the oldest male, was 20-30 (born bet 1810-1820). There are three other members of this household: Female age 20-30 born bet 1810-1820, probable wife of James Fulton. Male und5 born bet 1835-1840 Female und5 born bet 1835-1840 Based on this information, we can eliminate James Fulton on page 104. There is no female under 5 in this household. However, that leaves us with two possible households: James S. Fulton on page 105 and James Fulton on page 107. Both men are roughly the same age (20-30) and both have females under 5 living in the household. Comparing the 1840 Census information to the 1850 Census index does not help. There is no entry for a Cornelia M. Fulton and there is no James L Fulton household in 1840. Or is there? How accurate is a census index? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Hi, I was looking for a Leaner Fulton on the Soundex, did not find him, but found his brother. Thought I'd post it. Greg In 1910 soundex, SD, Lawrence County, Deadwood City, ED 43, sheet 1A, page 99A, is an Ashmer Fulton, age 54, born in Canada, married 23 years. Wife is Teresa; children are Margaret, Etta, Laura, Mabel, and Theodore

Continuing with the question: "Who are the Fulton ancestors of James Wesley Fulton, born 1841 at Geneva, New York?" [Actually -- I'm jumping ahead. Roberta will tell you how she identified the location of Geneva, New York. But she's busy right now with some little Y2K thing so I'll share the next step.] James Wesley Fulton, son of James Fulton, was born 1841. Sister Cornelia M. Fulton was born in 1837. It should be pretty easy to find a James Fulton family with these two children in the 1850 US Census for New York. Using the Accelerated Indexing census index published by Vern R. Jackson, et al (Bountiful, Utah), I found the following Fultons in Seneca Twp, Ontario County, NY (Roberta will explain why we're looking at Seneca Twp.) Fam# Name Page 1306 Anna M Fulton 1027 1306 Caroline Fulton 1027 0027 Clarissa Fulton 0868 0027 Hugh Fulton 0868 1439 Isabella Fulton 1044 1306 James L Fulton 1027 1306 James P Fulton 1027 1306 John M Fulton 1027 0027 Joseph H Fulton 0868 1439 Joseph Fulton 1044 1306 Margaret A Fulton 1027 0027 Mary A Fulton 0868 This is a typical census index -- all Fultons are arranged alphabetically by first name. However, I usually rearrange the list to reveal the family groups. Fam# Name Page 0027 Clarissa Fulton 0868 0027 Hugh Fulton 0868 0027 Joseph H Fulton 0868 0027 Mary A Fulton 0868 1306 Anna M Fulton 1027 1306 Caroline Fulton 1027 1306 James L Fulton 1027 1306 James P Fulton 1027 1306 John M Fulton 1027 1306 Margaret A Fulton 1027 1439 Isabella Fulton 1044 1439 Joseph Fulton 1044 As you can see, there are two men named James Fulton but no one names James W or James Wesley and no one named Cornelia. Either Roberta told me the wrong Township and County (nah) or, this family wasn't living here in 1850. What to do? Look at the 1840 US Census and find a James Fulton household with a female under 5. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Patrice is right: you may be able to prove that a "Fullerton" is indeed a "Fulton," but "Fullerton" is a diff. name entirely, coming from the western Highlands, w/ trad. associations with Clan Stewart of that area. "Fullerton" prob. derives from "fuller," someone who works with woven tweed. In the thirteen-century land records I have seen for Ayrshire, the common spelling is "Foulton." But those are our people, w/o a doubt. Happy Hogmanay everyone! h.l. fulton