Basic information... More than one Fulton genealogy claims a connection to this couple. If you're pondering Andrew and Elizabeth (Hall) Fulton of Augusta Co, Virginia, as your possible ancestors, perhaps this rare indenture will aid in your research? Lee County, Virginia 22 March 1824 Indenture was signed between Major Dowell and the heirs of Andrew Fulton, deceased. On this date, the legal heirs of Andrew Fulton were identified as: (1) John Hall Fulton (2) Edward Fulton (3) James Fulton (4) Andrew Steele Fulton (5) Elijah L. and Sarah Williams (6) Elizabeth Fulton The heirs of Andrew Fulton shared an undivided 5/12 of 30,000 acres in Lee County, Virginia. (Eleanor McCallum photocopied this document in 1992 while at the Lee County Courthouse. At the time, Lee County was NOT participating in the LDS record filming project.) Andrew Fulton, son of John and Mary (Steele) Fulton, married between 1785-1790, Elizabeth Hall, daughter of Edward and Eleanor (Stuart) Hall. (Elizabeth Hall was born 27 Dec 1756.) The Hall, Steele, and Fulton families owned land near the South River in Augusta County, Virginia. Deed records show these families resided here before 1745. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Patrice, Actually, Lucy's parents were Jonathon and Ann Heard (Hurd) Harris. Their children included Mary, Nancy, Tyree, Clary, Jonathon Jr, Timothy, Lucy and William. To give you my guess as to who we might be connected to, I'll give it a try. I descend from Neal & Lucy Harris Fulton's youngest son Albert born in 1845 in Saline County, Missouri. The family lore that I inherited was that Albert's parents actually were John and Elizabeth Hall Fulton. In searching I discovered this information to be sort of wrong and possibly (John) and Elizabeth were grandparents rather than parents of Albert. Also in this search, I found an Elizabeth Hall married to Andrew Fulton in Virginia and all within a reasonable time frame. Interestingly, Andrew's parents were John and Mary Hays Fulton. The only problem with all of this is that I cannot find that Andrew and Elizabeth had any sons named Neal. All I have is some common names, reasonable time periods and reasonable locations. I have searched through wills and deeds and such to see if anybody loved Neal enough to bequeath him anything but, alas, nothing. I have no messages on the Fulton list from Connie. I have one Saturday and 2 Thursday from Roberta, and 3 today from you and the one from me. I have my messages filtered to go directly into folders for each of my county and surname lists but none are filtered to not be received. If they do not have Fulton in the subject box they go into the inbox so I get all of them. I wondered why there was so little activity on the Fulton list recently. I suppose this was the time that all the answers were given and I missed them - wouldn't you just know it. Thanks for your help. Donna Fulton Price Patrice Fulton Stark wrote: > Hello, Donna. Sorry the GLO source was not new to you. I was hoping those > names might mean something. The name Moses Harris appears in the early > records of Saline County, I guess I suspected that he might be Lucy's > father. I've never run across that Timothy Harris before. > > The following message appeared twice this week on the Fulton list. Check > back on 11/30 and 12/1, from Joseph Balazic. > > "Please post this request of data on: Neal Fulton b abt 1800 possibly VA. > Married Lucy Harris, 1821 Saline Co. MO. Cannot be located after 1847, > after the birth of the last child. > Connie Balazic > conniebb@email.msn.com" > > Patrice (Fulton) Stark > Lone Tree, Colorado

Donna Price writes: "Actually the more I learn for sure, the more I am less certain of what I thought I knew. Surely that just made sense?" Here's a corallary: "The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know." I read that in a Ziggy cartoon once. Yes, Donna. You make a lot of sense. Especially to those of us hopelessly addicted to genealogy puzzles. You ask if I had any ideas about the parents of Neal Fulton. No, not even a theory. Perhaps you could post information about some Fulton possibilities you've considered, and the members of the list might be able to lend a hand? At least we might be able to eliminate some prospects. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Patrice, Neal is one of my brick walls as well. I have found the same information on the GLO site. Timothy Harris is Lucy's brother according to my information. I don't have information on Moses Harris, perhaps a cousin. Now, who are Neal's parents? The only information I have is that he was born about 1800 in Virginia and this if from the FHC - nothing official. Did you learn anything about that? I have talked with Connie and we both have a guess as to his parents (we both came up with the same ones) but have absolutely no proof. Actually the more I learn for sure, the more I am less certain of what I thought I knew. Surely that just made sense? Also, how did I miss Connie's message posted to the list this week that you refer to? Could you please forward it to me so I have a complete record of everything about my particular family line. Thanks for your help. Donna Fulton Price Bellevue, WA Patrice Fulton Stark wrote: > Hello to Connie Balazic! Connie and I have been exchanging information for > well over 10 years and I cannot say that we've made much progress regarding > her ancestors, Neal and Lucy (Harris) Fulton of Saline County, Missouri. I > was pleased to see Connie's note posted to the List this week. > > I've been having great luck with my own Fulton genealogy by using the online > database of the Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, General Land > Office. I took a moment today to look up Neal Fulton and found that: > > He received title to 40 acres in Section 9, Township 52 North, Range 20 > West, on 1 October 1840. (Document Nr. 11819). This tract was bounded on the > west and south by John B. Ish, on the southeast by Jonathan Ferrill, and on > the east by John Fall. All entries were made in 1840 and 1841. Directly > north of Neale's land was an entry for Timothy Harris. Henry R. Moore and > William B. Hill owned land surrounding Timothy Harris and Moses Harris owned > 40 acres north of Henry R. Moore. > > Question for Connie: Who was Timothy Harris? Who was Moses Harris? > > Lesson learned in Salt Lake: if you get stumped with the Fultons, follow the > other families. > > * * * > If you've used the GLO records before, ignore the following. If this is a > new source to you, read on. The General Land Office (GLO) handled the sale > of public land in the new territories and states. Today, the records of the > eastern states are available online. (Patience. The western states are > coming soon - February 2000!) > > http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ > > Try it out. Go to the site, type your zipcode then press Enter to log in. > Select Missouri, then in the Patent Description box type FULTON in the > Patentee Last Name box and select Saline from the drop down list of > counties. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Genealogical Search > Results. > > Wait. > > The searchable database reveals that Neale Fulton acquired 40 acres through > the GLO on 1 October 1840. There's more. > > Scroll to the bottom of the Land Patent Report page and click on View the > document and you can actually read the original record. Note that they > spelled his name "Neale." > > So, Neal Fulton obtained 40 acres in Section 9, Township 52 North, Range 20 > West. Use the Back button to return to the search page (where you found the > Patent Description boxes, etc.) Scroll to the bottom and click on RESET. > (This clears your entries.) > > Now, type the land information (Section 9, Township 52, North, Range 20, > West) in the Legal Land Description box (near the bottom of the page), then > click on Genealogical Results. You will get a list of everyone else who > acquired land in Section 9. (John B. Ish, John Fall, and Jonathan Ferrill. > Do you recognize any of these names Connie?) > > Go Back to the search page and change the Section Number to Section 4 (leave > Township 52 North, Range 20 West). Click on Title Search Results this time > and you will see a list of all entries in the Section directly north of > Neale Fulton. Look at the entry for the SESW (southeast quarter of the > southwest quarter) and you'll see that Timothy Harris acquired the tract due > north of Neale and Lucy (Harris) Fulton. Click on SWNE and see the entry for > Moses Harris. > > If you're new to Township/Range deeds, it's very simple. Everything is > square. A township is six miles by six miles. Each square mile is a section; > there are 36 sections in a township. The numbering is tricky, but once you > get the hang of it, it's simple. Section 1 is the top right square. The > first two rows look like this: > > 6 5 4 3 2 1 > 7 8 9 10 11 12 ... > > If my numbers line up correctly on your computer, you can see that Section 9 > is directly below Section 4. Neale Fulton owned 40 acres in Section 9 > bordering Section 4. Timothy Harris owned 40 acres in Section 4 directly > north and adjacent to Neale. Moses Harris owned 40 acres further north in > Section 4, he had a southwest quarter of the northeast quarter (SWNE). The > BLM site includes great descriptions of this whole Township/Range system > complete with charts & diagrams. > > What does the entry date mean? That was the date the deed was signed in > Washington D.C. Neale Fulton went to the General Land Office in Fayette, > applied for the 40 acres, and waited for his deed. My ancestor, Senee > Fulton, paid taxes on her Missouri land in 1846, but her GLO deed was not > signed until August 1848 - two years later. > > Happy hunting everyone. > > Patrice (Fulton) Stark > Lone Tree, Colorado

Hello to Connie Balazic! Connie and I have been exchanging information for well over 10 years and I cannot say that we've made much progress regarding her ancestors, Neal and Lucy (Harris) Fulton of Saline County, Missouri. I was pleased to see Connie's note posted to the List this week. I've been having great luck with my own Fulton genealogy by using the online database of the Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, General Land Office. I took a moment today to look up Neal Fulton and found that: He received title to 40 acres in Section 9, Township 52 North, Range 20 West, on 1 October 1840. (Document Nr. 11819). This tract was bounded on the west and south by John B. Ish, on the southeast by Jonathan Ferrill, and on the east by John Fall. All entries were made in 1840 and 1841. Directly north of Neale's land was an entry for Timothy Harris. Henry R. Moore and William B. Hill owned land surrounding Timothy Harris and Moses Harris owned 40 acres north of Henry R. Moore. Question for Connie: Who was Timothy Harris? Who was Moses Harris? Lesson learned in Salt Lake: if you get stumped with the Fultons, follow the other families. * * * If you've used the GLO records before, ignore the following. If this is a new source to you, read on. The General Land Office (GLO) handled the sale of public land in the new territories and states. Today, the records of the eastern states are available online. (Patience. The western states are coming soon - February 2000!) http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Try it out. Go to the site, type your zipcode then press Enter to log in. Select Missouri, then in the Patent Description box type FULTON in the Patentee Last Name box and select Saline from the drop down list of counties. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Genealogical Search Results. Wait. The searchable database reveals that Neale Fulton acquired 40 acres through the GLO on 1 October 1840. There's more. Scroll to the bottom of the Land Patent Report page and click on View the document and you can actually read the original record. Note that they spelled his name "Neale." So, Neal Fulton obtained 40 acres in Section 9, Township 52 North, Range 20 West. Use the Back button to return to the search page (where you found the Patent Description boxes, etc.) Scroll to the bottom and click on RESET. (This clears your entries.) Now, type the land information (Section 9, Township 52, North, Range 20, West) in the Legal Land Description box (near the bottom of the page), then click on Genealogical Results. You will get a list of everyone else who acquired land in Section 9. (John B. Ish, John Fall, and Jonathan Ferrill. Do you recognize any of these names Connie?) Go Back to the search page and change the Section Number to Section 4 (leave Township 52 North, Range 20 West). Click on Title Search Results this time and you will see a list of all entries in the Section directly north of Neale Fulton. Look at the entry for the SESW (southeast quarter of the southwest quarter) and you'll see that Timothy Harris acquired the tract due north of Neale and Lucy (Harris) Fulton. Click on SWNE and see the entry for Moses Harris. If you're new to Township/Range deeds, it's very simple. Everything is square. A township is six miles by six miles. Each square mile is a section; there are 36 sections in a township. The numbering is tricky, but once you get the hang of it, it's simple. Section 1 is the top right square. The first two rows look like this: 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 ... If my numbers line up correctly on your computer, you can see that Section 9 is directly below Section 4. Neale Fulton owned 40 acres in Section 9 bordering Section 4. Timothy Harris owned 40 acres in Section 4 directly north and adjacent to Neale. Moses Harris owned 40 acres further north in Section 4, he had a southwest quarter of the northeast quarter (SWNE). The BLM site includes great descriptions of this whole Township/Range system complete with charts & diagrams. What does the entry date mean? That was the date the deed was signed in Washington D.C. Neale Fulton went to the General Land Office in Fayette, applied for the 40 acres, and waited for his deed. My ancestor, Senee Fulton, paid taxes on her Missouri land in 1846, but her GLO deed was not signed until August 1848 - two years later. Happy hunting everyone. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Whew! Patrice Stark here, frantically waving my hand from the back of the classroom. While I've been able to read all of your exciting Fulton-List messages and the hundreds of private email messages, I've been unable to SEND any messages since October 12th! Thankfully, my own System Administrator (husband Paul) has tracked down the email culprit and I'm happily back on line. I have so much to share; I hardly know where to begin! The Fulton Reunion '99 was far more exciting than anyone could imagine. We were greeted by Fulton descendants now living in Utah and Idaho. Jessy Earl (descendant of Robert and Ruth (Cunningham) Fulton of Indiana County, PA, delivered the official "Welcome" while his sister, Julia Gleed, passed around informative maps and summaries. Their cousins, Doug and Lynda Fulton, worked feverishly taking everyone sight-seeing and out to dinner. (It was a rugged job, but somebody had to do it!) You've heard of the three tenors? Well, our own "three sisters from New York", Roberta Hirth, Florence Wolfe, and Lucille Thalmann-Rudiger, stole the show. Fulton List-Owner, Roberta shared her extensive collection of web-based genealogy resources and even managed to pull a Fulton Ghost story out of her pocket for Halloween! Florence brought music and beautiful storyboards illustrating the migration of the Fulton family from Scotland to America including beautiful pictures of the Fulton Settlement in Sullivan County, New York. Lucille, admittedly cool to genealogy, caught the bug bad. By week's end, Lucille had doggedly unearthed family records that amazed everyone. Popular Fulton-List contributor, Ann Irwin, shared fascinating information about the family of John Fulton of Rising Sun, Indiana. Ann's collection of original documents and research was an inspiration for all of us who are desperately searching for elusive Fulton ancestors. Was this Ann's long-lost ancestor? No, but her "Christmas Question" is one that was answered! (Read on.) As always, the Fultons enjoyed a healthy dose of serendipity. We attended a traditional Scottish "Blessing of the Clans" at the First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City. You would have been proud of your Fulton cousins dressed in their Sunday best complete with Plaid, Paisley, and Scottish bonnets. Though there were many representatives of other clans present, our Fulton group was the only true example of a contemporary clan gathering. And like all good Fultons before us, we cried like babies when the pipers played "Amazing Grace." The highpoint? I was particularly pleased with our Fulton Christmas Questions. On Saturday afternoon, I asked everyone to write down their "burning Fulton question." If they could be guaranteed the answer to any one question, what question would advance their research the most? Like Santa Claus delivering presents, I'm pleased to announce that we answered almost every question by the end of the week. It was a great team effort and I'll be posting the questions and answers to the Fulton List. Merry Christmas to all! Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado

Folks, This note is about a William Fulton who lived in New Windsor, Ulster Co, NY (current Orange Co, NY) ca 1774 to 1788 with an Elizabeth Fulton nearby and who later appeared in 1800 census in Ontario Co, NY. There is also information about Thomas Fulton in the Ulster Co, NY area. This note is of interest to Pegeen Soare researching Thomas Fulton (1763-1814) in New Windsor, NY and perhaps to Clark and Ernie Fulton researching James Wesley Fulton b 1841 or 1844 in Geneva, NY, d 1923 in Brighton, Michigan (since the William Fulton migrates to Ontario Co and some of his sons migrate to Williamston, MI by 1836). Dear Pegeen, You asked about additional data regarding the entries I found in the National Archives at Wash DC for William Fulton in NY. Sorry it took so long for me to respond, but I had to find the photocopy in order to answer you in detail. Microfilm at National Archives, Washington DC Record Group M881: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, New York, Levi Pawling's Regiment. Roll #754 The copy of the card number 37117321 is as follows: ************************************************************ Levi Pawling Reg't N.Y. Militia William Fulton Appears with the rank of _____ on a Muster Roll of Captain James Milliken's Co. of State Troops selected from the Militia of Ulster County for the defense of the State of New York by order of the Convention of said State dated the 16th of July, 1776. Revolutionary War dated Haerlem Aug 26, 1776 Age 19 Co. Enlisted out of _____________ Where born Ireland Trade Labr. Height 5 8 Reg't out of + Complexion X Colour of Hair brown Colour of eyes blue Time of enlistment Aug 2, 17 . Marched Aug 7, 17 . Remarks + X Roll torn ___________________Cass, Copyist ************************************************************ I believe the 19 year old William Fulton b in Ireland (a new piece of information) is the one that Jane Osterberg (96639 Barbara Ave., P.O. Box 2148, Indian River, MI 49749-2148, no email address) is researching. If you recall, in 1774 in New Windsor, NY a William Fulton is a signer of the pledge to support the Continental Congress. Even though the name and geographic location suggest this William is the same person, I am not sure because he would have been only 17 years old as a signer of the pledge. Is that too young ? I do not know. For completeness I am enclosing two more cards I found for a William Fulton who served The Line - Third Regiment as opposed to The Militia - Third Regiment. I have no idea where he fits into this picture. Microfilm at National Archives, Washington DC Record Group M881: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War,New York 3rd Regiment E-G Roll #699 The copy of the card numbers 35495041 and 39183376 are as follows: ************************************************************ William Fulton pvt, Capt John Nicolson's Co. in the 3d Reg't of New York Forces under the command of Col. James Clinton. Revolutionary War. Company Muster Roll of the organization above for the month of June 28 to Sept 28, 1775. Roll dated Camp at Ticonde- roga Sept 28, 1775. Appointed __________, 17 . Commisioned ________, 17 . Enlisted July 5, 17 . Time since last muster or enlistment_____ _________________________________________ Alterations since last muster or enlistment __________________________________________. Casualities_______________________________. Remarks: _________________________________. J E Douglas, Copyist. ************************************************************ William Fulton (Revolutionary War) Appears on a List of men that belonged to Capt. John Nicolson's Company, who left Montreal Nov 22 and were discharged Dec 31, 1775. List not dated Remarks: ____________________________ Swain, Copyist ************************************************************ Jane Osterberg feels that the Elizabeth is William's mother or an aunt based on her age in subsequent censuses and the fact that she moves with William. But we have been unable to determine who her husband is. A William Fulton marries Martha Crawford 25 Mar 1788 in the New Windsor Pres Church, former Ulster Co, current Orange Co, NY. William appears in the 1790 Town of New Windsor, Ulster Co, NY census and then by the 1800 census he and Elizabeth appear in Seneca Township, Ontario Co NY. William's son Isaac W. Fulton m. Annetje Britt (nickanme Hannah)in Feb 1810 in Hurley, NY, granddaughter of Wyncoops and returned to Seneca with Hannah's Uncle Peter Wyncoop. In 1820 census, Martha is listed as the head of household, so William may have died. Martha died in 1825 and her son Isaac W. Fulton sells the land in Ontario Co, NY in Nov 1825 and by 1836 he appears in Williamston, MI. Here is some background information to help sort out some of the information on the compiled military record. Reference Book: Figliomeni, Michelle P., The Flickering Flame, Spear Printing, Washingtonville, 1976. Page 42. In 1779 Feb Mar Apr Elizabeth Fulton, Margarit Denniston, Mehteable Pride, and Abigal Logan, destitute wives of local soldiery receive wheat from John Nicoll of New Windsor. Reference book: Roberts, James A., New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, A Compilation of Documents and Records from the Office of the State Controller, Vol I, Albany, NY J.B. Lyon Co, 1898, 1904. Page 8: New York, more than any other colony, was the battle-ground of the war, as indeed from its position, it always will be in any conflict with Great Britain. The first forts captured from the Enlgish in the war were Ticonderoga and Crown Point, May 10 and 12, 1775; Page 10: The Militia was called out when wanted, kept as long as wanted, and the soldiers then sent to their homes. Sometimes a regiment or a part of a regiment would be called out half a dozen times in the course of a year, and for half a dozen days at a time, and again it might not be needed in the entire year. Officers and men seem to have served in different organizations almost indiscriminately. At one call, they were in one regiment or company, and at another call, in another regiment or company. It is, therefore, very difficult to keep trace of them on different pay-rolls or "pay-books", as they were sometimes called. Page 11: Counties were divided into districts, and the colonel of the regiment in each district... was required to see that every male between the ages of sixteen and fifty was entrolled. Later the age limit was extended to sixty. If an "able-bodied man, he must serve when "warned" under penalty of fine and imprisonment; Page 195: lists Col. Levi Pawling as the Ulster County 3rd Regiment Page 191: lists Col. James McClaghry (sic) as the Ulster County 2nd Regiment During the Revolutionary War 1776-1783, Ulster Co, NY included the northern half of curent day Orange Co, all of Sullivan Co, and parts of Greene and Delaware Co. Reference Book: Heidgerd, Ruth P.,editor, Ulster County in the Revolution, A Guide to Those Who Served, A Project of Ulster County Bicentennial Commission, 1977. Page 98 states the following Ulster Co entries are generally speaking, "home base" for the Ulster Militia regiments: 1st - Kingston, Saugertes, Woodstock, Hurley 2nd - Newburgh, New Windsor, Mamakating 3rd - New Paltz, Marbeltown, Rochester, Wawarsing 4th - New Marlborough, Plattekill, Shawangunk, Montgomery Barbara Smith Buys, Dec 1976, provides the following valuable explanation about military forces in New York State during the Revolutionary War. There were of three kinds: The Line, The Levies, The Militia. 1) The Line: These regiments were in "continental service" and were under General Washington. There were 4 line regiments established and a 5th one added later. Additionally there was an organization of the "Green Mountain Boys" and there were regiments of artillery, as well in the continental service for N.Y. 2) The Levies: These were drafts from different militia regiments. They could be called to serve outside the state during the term for which they were raised. 3) The Militia: The Militia could only be called out of the state for 3 months service. Militia regiments were designated by the name of the Colonel and the County and they also had a number in the county. These men were called out when needed and kept as long as needed. Sometimes a whole regiment or a part of a regiment would be called out for numerous tours of duty during the year. Sometimes these men served in one regiment or company and at another call in another regiment or company. It is difficult therefore, to keep track of them. However, the general rule was this: a geographic area as, for example, King's District, was divided into "Beats". The 1779 tax record for this area shows there were 8 "beats" in King's District, Each "beat" had a captain of militia and the men of his militia company came, except in rare exceptions, from his "beat". Each militia company was divided into a certain number of classes - maybe 4 or 6 men to a "class", - 4 seems to have been the usual number. This was for the purpose of raising the levies, when required, since a certain number of men, - 1 seems to have been the usual number, would be raised from each class, either by volunteering or by conscription. Microfilm at National Archives, Washington DC Record Group M881: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, New York, McClaughry's Regiment, NY Militia. Roll #751 The copy of the card number 37??4562(too faint to read) is as follows: ************************************************************ McClaughry' Regiment. N.Y. Milita Thomas Fulton Appears with the rank of Corpl. on a Pay Roll of capt. James Humphrey's Company of Militia in Col. James McClaughry's Regiment, ordered into the service by his Excellency Governor Clinton to re-inforce the garrison at West Point, under the command of Major Moses Phillips, with eight days provision, on the 20th day of June, 1780, to serve eight days, inlcuding the day of their march and the day of their return home, both days included, Revolutionary War, dated April 12, 1790. Commencing June 20, 17 . Ending June 29, 17 . No. of days in service 9 Pay per month (pound sign) 2-18-0 Pay due (pound sign) 0-17-3 Rations at 2s 8d per ration 9 Amount of rations 1-4-0 Amount of pay and rations (pound sign) 2-1-3 Remarks:_________________________________ Ward, Copyist. ************************************************************ Perhaps this is your Thomas Fulton, since this regiment come from the New Windsor area and your Thomas would have been about 17 years old in 1780. I find it interesting that the pay date in 1790. If this is correct, he had to wait almost ten years before getting paid ! In Roberts' book on page 11 regarding NY state paying its soldiers, it mentions that as late as 1784, the large majority of soldiers were still unpaid for their services in 1776-7-8-9-80-81-82. So the pay date of 12 April 1790 for services in June 1780 is probably accurate as opposed to being a transcription error, which was my original impression until I found out the late pay information in the reference book. By the way, the online information for the National Archives at URL http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/ greatly helped me to prepare for this trip. I have never done military research before and knew nothing about the archives. This web site enabled me to thoroughly plan my one day at the center from how to travel, the hours, what I had to do first (get a reader's card and an assigned seat, check indexes (knew what floor, cabinet, drawer to find the rolls), submit requests for unmicrofilmed packets first since there is a two-hour wait for retrieval, get a copy card, research miliarty books, then do microfilm research. So reading the information at the web site helped me to maximize my research time at the archives. So many archives and libraries are now providing this very useful information online - I highly recommend taking advantage of it before making the trip. If you cannot make the trip, you can submit request forms and ask the staff at the archives to retrieve, copy and mail to you the items found. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Reference: Response to Mary Jane <mjmoelle@capital.net> on 16 Nov 1999: Dear Mary Jane, You had mentioned Jane Victoria emigrated from Cork. Keep in mind that this port city was used by many ships as the last point to stock up on provisions before making the lengthy voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, Cork may represent just the last point of embarkation and NOT the locale from which your ancestor lived. For example, my gr-gr-gr-gr grandfather lived in Edinburgh, Scotland in the late 1770s and early 1780s. When they started their trip to New York in Sept 1782, he states the following in his memoirs, "When off the coast of Ireland the Arrow was so damaged by a storm that we had to put back to the safe haven of Cork, Sept 30th." So if you are not sure where your ancestors lived, then do not restrict yourself just to Cork, since they could have been from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, etc. Even if someone lived in Northern Ireland, they may have left from Cork in the South because of more frequent ship departures or cheaper rates. There are so many factors to consider. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Ann Irwin <ANIRW@prodigy.net> wrote on 11-16-99: > Searching Hugh Fulton born ca 1759, first located > 1789 in Quemahoning Twp, Bedford Co. Pa. moved > 1790 to Milford Twp... Dear Ann, You know how I like to track the migration path of Fultons. But I need to make sure I understand where I should put my yellow post-it on my map for your Hugh. I am not too familiar with western PA, so first I checked out the reference books that give me the evolution of the counties such as The Handybook for Genealogist by Everton Publishers and the Ancestry's Redbook by Alice Eichholz. Both books show that Bedford Co, PA was formed from Cumberland Co in 1771 and that Somerset Co PA was formed from Bedford Co in 1795. Then I looked at my Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazetteer by DeLorme. There is a Quemahoning Twp in current Somerset County and I can find the Milford Twp in current Somerset Co (it appears approx 12 miles southwest of Quemahoning Twp). Do you think these are the same locations that your Hugh was located in or do you suspect that the locations your Hugh was in are now obsolete place names that are no longer reflected on current maps ? I also checked online at the USGS National Mapping Information web site located at: http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html The feature keyword Milford occurs in several PA counties. Quemahoning only appears in current Somerset Co, PA. Sometimes I like to use the USGS site to determine possible migration of place names - with a name like Quemahoning being so distinctive, if it appears in more than one area it might suggest a migration, but in the US it only occurs in Somerset Co, PA. Should I put my "post-it" on the current locations for Milford and Quemahoning Townships in Somerset Co, PA ? If so, have you searched both Bedford Co and Cumberland Co, previous parent counties of Somerset Co, for early records (wills, deeds, etc) that may be housed in those government centers instead of in Somerset Co. ? Thanks, Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Roberta: Thank you so much for putting that list together (in one place). I keep copying the URL's in a little notebook and even started to type up the ones I use Most. So On this thanksgiving day, I have one more thing to be Thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving! Rosie

Folks, The Rochester Genealogical Society of New York has provided an online database with over 40,400 people in the file and covers a six county area of New York: Orleans, Genesee, Monroe, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne. The database can be reached at: http://home.eznet.net/~halsey/gcff.html The Fultons on the database are as follows: Birth Death Parent Name Chr Bur MRIN Spouse or *Father Name Fulton,Abraham S.-6151 2354 *Fulton,William-6147 Fulton,Elizabeth-6152 2354 *Fulton,William-6147 Fulton,Ellison-6153 2354 *Fulton,William-6147 Fulton,Hannah Margaret-6162 1829 1880 2355 Hardy,Hiram Munro-6173 Fulton,Isaac W.-6149 1789 1858 2354 Britt,Hannah Margaret-6155 Fulton,James N.-6161 1823 2355 *Fulton,Isaac W.-6149 Fulton,Margaret-6158 1818 2355 Warner,Orrin-6165 Fulton,Martha L.-6157 1816 1881 2355 Frederick,Henry G.-6164 Fulton,Nicholas B.-6160 1822 1899 2355 Pain,Abigail-6167 Fulton,Robert-6159 1819 1867 2355 Payne,Mary(Gladstone)-6166 Fulton,Robert-6154 1825 2354 *Fulton,William-6147 Fulton,Thomas C.-6150 2354 *Fulton,William-6147 Fulton,William-6156 1811 1897 2355 Pinchom,Harriet-6163 Fulton,William-6147 1825 ,Martha ?-6148 For additional information send an e-mail message to Ken Veneron at: kveneron@localnet.com with the names of people that you are interested in. The address of the submitter will be furnished so you may follow up on your research. Please allow a few weeks. The address of the society is: Rochester Genealogical Society, Inc P. O. Box 10501 Rochester, NY 14610-0501 Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Folks, Enclosed is a list of WWW sources that I provided at a presentation I gave at the 1999 Fulton Reunion in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Alan E. Mann web pages help to show you how to do surname searches and locality searches on the web. He presented some of these materials on his web pages at the LDS seminar in June 1999 at the Family History Center in Manhattan, NY. The other addresses on the list are general ones that you may find useful. According to Media Matrix 500 Oct. report, the following genealogical sites received the most visitors (in alphabetical order): Ancestry.com (sponsored by a commercial site) FamilySearch.org (sponsored by LDS) FamilyTreemaker.com (sponsored by a commercial site) Genealogy.com (sponsored by a commercial site) MyFamily.com (sponsored by a commercial site) RootsWeb.com (a data cooperative - hosts our mailing list, USGenWeb) I was surprised that Cyndi's List did not make the top hitters - it is an extraordinary site that categorizes topics for helping you to find sources of information on the internet. If you are interested in improving your research skills, take advantage of all the free lessons on the internet. Also subscribe to some of the weekly newsletters (for suggestions see Cyndi's List, category Mailing List & Newsletters sub category Newsletter - (read only Mailing Lists). Repeat Performance sells tapes of genealogical speakers who have presented at the national genealogical conferences. I listen to the tapes on my way to and from work - it is like having an expert research mentor teaching me how to improve my skills. Hope you find this list helpful. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm ****************************************************************** Alan E. Mann web pages: Computers In Genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/6266/NYFHCFair.htm Computer Resources for English Resources http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6266/british2.htm Index to Names in Genealogies on the Web http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6266/indexes.htm Ancestry.com homepage and Library Search 1800 databases,100,000 subsc. http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry GenPageFinder (search gen pgs) http://www.ancestry.com/genpagefinder/genpagefinder.htm Ancestry World Tree (search pedigrees GEDCOMs) http://www.ancestry.com/worldtree/tree.htm MyFamily.com (create free webpage) http://www.myfamily.com/front.asp Society Hall http://www.ancestry.com/SocietyHall/ Barrel of Genealogy Links http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html Belfast Newsletter (1737 on - Am arrivals listed) http://www.ucs.usl.edu/bnl/ Bibliofind (Used Books to purchase) http://www.bibliofind.com/ Bureau of land Management Eastern States http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Cemetery Records Online http://www.interment.net/ Census Online (by Mark E. Reed) http://www.census-online.com/ Chronicles Scotch-Irish Settlement in VA by Lyman Chalkley http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/ Civil War Home Page http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html Civil War-War of the Rebellion 60 vol http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/MOA-JOURNALS2/WARO.html. Cyndi's List (see by topic, list search engines, etc.) http://www.CyndisList.com/ DAR Library http://dar.library.net/ Dear Myrtle (great lessons) http://www.dearmyrtle.com/index1.htm Deciphering Old Handwriting http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html Ellen Payne Odom Gen Libr(Scottish clan reposit.,FamilyTree news) http://www.firstct.com/fv/EPO.html Everton's Genealogical Helper Magazine http://www.everton.com/ FamilySearch (LDS) AncestralFile,IGI, research outlines, http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilyTreeMaker home page (Broderbund) http://www.familytreemaker.com/ FamilyFinderIndex (searches World Family Tree CDs) http://www.familytreemaker.com/cdhome.html Genealogical CD Lookup Exchange http://www.genweb.net/~gen-cds/cdlist.html GenealogyLibrary.com subscription to text of books/databases; plus free combined Master Name Index http://www.familytreemaker.com/glc_deny.html Genealogy SiteFinder http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/links/index.html Genealogy.com (Subset of InternetFamilyFinder) http://www.genealogy.com/index.html GenForum (16000 forums) (http://genforum.genealogy.com/ GenGateway.com (Steve Lacy) http://www.gengateway.com/sh-fu-ga.htm InternetFamilyFinder http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html OnLine University Genealogy Classes http://www.genealogy.com/university.html WorldFamilyTree http://www.familytreemaker.com/wfttop.html Funeral Home Search Engine http://www.funeralnet.com/cgi-local/notfound.pl?/+ Genealogy HelpList (free Lookups at institutions/ books) http://posom.com/hl/ GenealogyPortal (8-genealogical focused search engines) http://www.genealogyportal.com/ Genealogical Research Directory (book/CD) http://www.ozemail.com.au/~grdxxx/thegrd.htm Genealogy Resources Internet (maillists,newsgroup) http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html Genealogy and History (Tinney) http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/geneal.htm Genealogy Tool Box (Matt Helm) http://www.genealogytoolbox.com/ GENDEX (Genealogical Index to WWW databases) http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ GENUKI http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GenServ (surname search) http://www.genserv.org/ GenSource (Common Threads-surnames, I Found It- search engine) http://www.gensource.com/ GOON (Guild of One Name Studies) http://www.one-name.org/start.htm Heritage Quest homepage (CD images original census1790-1920 to order) http://www.heritagequest.com History of the Presbyterian Church http://www.pcusa.org/pcusa/ch/220/572/00741/bpc3.htm Immigration and Ship Passenger List Research Guide http://home.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html Irish Atlas (Townland DataBase) http://www.seanruad.com/ KindredKonnections (fee) http://www.kindredkonnections.com/ Library Of Congress http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/catalog Library Catalogs OnLine (WEBCATS) http://www.lights.com/webcats/ MyFamily.com (part of FamilyTreeMaker) http://www.myfamily.com/front.asp National Archives and Record Administration http://www.nara.gov/ National Genealogical Society (check out catalog+standards) http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Union Catalog of manuscript Collections(NUCMC) http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc Newspapers http://www.newspapers.com Olive Tree Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ Presbyterian Biogr Early Ministers http://sdsspc1.physics.lsa.umich.edu/amckay/presbio.htm Presbyterian - Reformed Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland http://www.rpc.org/ Presbyterian Splits Church of Scotland http://www.btinternet.com/~stnicholas.buccleuch/chart.htm PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland) http://proni.nics.gov.uk/ Quaker Genalogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/ Rand Genealogy Club http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/ Repeat Performance (tapes) http://www.repeatperformance.com/ ROOTSWEB.com homepage (host of our mailing list) http://www.rootsweb.com/ Free Web Page Space http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/freepages.html GenConnect (7 boards-Bible,Bio,Deed,Obit,Query,Pension,Will) http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/ GenSeeker(searches WWW Doc at Rootsweb) http://seeker.rootsweb.com/search.html Interactive Search of Mailing Lists http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Mailing Lists (surname, geographic, ethnic, topics) http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ ROOTS Surname List http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi#search ROOTSWEB Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ Search Engines http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches Social Security Death Index http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Surname Helper (searches 4000+ query databases) http://surhelp.rootsweb.com/srchall.html Surname Resource at ROOTSWEB http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/ Threaded Mailing List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ WorldConnect (load GEDCOM) http://www.interment.net/ US Town/Co Data Base (find location of place name) http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi Telephone Switchboard http://www.switchboard.com/ BIGFOOT http://bigfoot.com The SOURCE (online book) http://www.ancestry.com/home/source/srcindex.htm Top Genealogy Web Sites (Family Chronicle Survey) http://www.familychronicle.com/webpicks.htm Translation (256 languages) http://www.tranexp.com:2000/InterTran Treasure Maps (by Robert Ragan) http://www.firstct.com/fv/tmaps.html US County Outline Maps http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/county_outline.html U.S Tiger Map ServerHomePage http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl USGS GNIS (Geogr. Names Inf Sys - feature/ county) http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html USGenWeb (hosted by ROOTSWEB) http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb archive search http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ Ultimate Family Tree http://www.uftree.com/ Genealogy.com http://www.genealogy.com/ Virtual University Fall '99 Calendar http://www.vu.org/calendar.html Vital Records for U.S http://vitalrec.com/index.html WorldGenWeb http://www.worldgenweb.org/; World Genealogy Top 100 Links http://www.worldwide-top100.net/tops5/index.html

Hi Homer, Welcome to the list! I just on line about 1 1/2 months ago. Missed you at the Fulton Reunion @ Salt Lake City. Hope we will see in next time around! Love always, Florence

I have corresponded with many of you on this list over the years. and I want you to know I have a new E-Mail address. Please change in your address books so I won't miss any of your messages. Searching Hugh Fulton born ca 1759, first located 1789 in Quemahoning Twp, Bedford Co. Pa. moved 1790 to Milford Twp, Somerset Co. and died there after 1832. CHildren Samuel m. Christena Dumbauld Mary Magdalena m. Joseph Kitzmiller Elizabeth m. David Dumbauld Jacob m. Cassander Lyons Isabella? Ann Irwin Decatur, Il.

Mary Jane <mjmoelle@capital.net> wrote: > Dear Ms. Hirth, > Out of sheer frustration, I am writing to you, as I have reached a dead > end. My GGrandmother was Jane Victoria Fulton; b. abt 1837; m. George > Philip Smyser Nov. 22, 1865 in York PA; d. Dec. 26, 1895. Three > daughters: Anna (married WFO Rosenmiller; Mary - my grandmother (married > William Kinzer) and Jane (married a Jeffers). > > I have a note from a Jeffers cousin that Jane Victoria emigrated from > Cork; however, from what I have read most of the Fultons come from > Antrim or Scotland. > > In my search, there are Jane Fultons, but I have been unable to find > this particular person, nor have I been able to find a GPSmyser, who > married Jane Fulton. > > Have you come across this name? Would deeply appreciate any help. > > Thank you. > > Mary Jane (Smyser Fritzinger) Moeller > Mother nee: Mary (Fulton Small Kinzer ) Fritzinger Dear Mary Jane, Sorry, I do not have any information on Jane Victoria FULTON from York, PA. I am putting this response on the Fulton discussion list so that others who are researching in York, PA can see it and perhaps help. In the book, The Handybook for Genealogists by Everton Publishing, it states that York Co, PA has birth and death records from 1893 to 1907. Have you tried to acquire the death records of Jane or her husband ? A death certificate should give their birth location and parents' names, which may help you focus on a geographic area. Have you checked the 1850 thru 1890 census indices for Jane or George's family ? Then go to the actual census to see if there are any Fultons nearby ? These censuses have place of birth, which would confirm or refute whether she was foreign born. Since they were married in 1865, perhaps the Civil War affected their movement. Does George have a military service record ? Also you may want to consider putting a query on the USGENWEB page for York County, PA. Good Luck. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

Hi all, I thought I would share this with everyone. a PBS Documentry Starting Nov 14. It is posted on http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/11_10_99.htm#5 Enjoy! Pam Researching surnames TALBOT,TALBERT, TALCOTT,(Virginia,South Carolina) HAUSER (Pa,North Carolina) MITLEHNER(New York,Mass),RONNER(New York).MERRINGER(Vienna,Austria,New York,Iowa,Ky, Somerset County,Pa),BASSINGER( Lancaster County,Pa Fayette County,Pa, & Germany)BAYSINGER (Lancaster County,Pa Fayette County,Pa, & Germany). BASINGER,Lancaster & Fayette Counties,Pa, Germany). LYON,LYONS,LIONS (Pa,Ohio,Va,Pa &WestV,WestVirginia)FULTON(Ohio,Kansas,Iowa,Pa,Va)WEIMER(Fayette & Somerset Counties,Pa, Kansas, Wyoming,Michigan)GREEN (Fayette & Armstrong county,Pa, New Jersey)BARNDT,BERND,BARD,BARNETT, (Germany,Somerset county,Pa).SHAULIS,(Someret county,Pa) HAMILTON( New Zealand,Pa Va Ky).

I am searching for any information on the death and burial location of Emily Catherine "Kate" Crenshaw, wife of William T. Fulton of Neshoba Co, MS. Does anyone have any information on this family? William T. Fulton, son of John B. Fulton & Martha ?, was born October 13, 1857 in Neshoba Co, MS, and died November 20, 1899 in Neshoba Co, MS. He married Emily Catherine Crenshaw 1881, daughter of Pleasant Crenshaw and Sarah Jane ?. Emily Catherine Crenshaw Fulton was born December 27, 1859 in Neshoba Co, MS, and died October 18, 1918 in Neshoba Co, MS. Children of William Fulton and Emily Crenshaw are: i. Mary Addie Fulton, born July 07, 1884 in Neshoba Co, MS; died August 23, 1890 in Neshoba Co, MS. ii. Luther E. Fulton, born July 03, 1889. He married Nora. iii. William Spurgeon Fulton, born February 11, 1894 in Neshoba Co, MS; died May 12, 1967 in Jackson, Hinds Co, MS. He married Clara Ethel Boler December 03, 1930 in Linwood, Neshoba Co, MS; born January 27, 1895 in Mississippi\; died July 27, 1959 in Neshoba, Neshoba Co, MS.

Hi Folks, Just returned home this weekend from the exciting 1999 Fulton Reunion at Salt Lake City. Many thanks to Pat Stark, Carol Proctor and Jim Fulton who organized this most successful and lovely gathering. Over 35 researchers attended the reunion. The first weekend (Oct 30/31) was dedicated to seminars and exchange of information. The remainder of the week was spent researching at the LDS library at Salt Lake City. We all learned so much. All of us copied hundreds of pages. Near the end of the trip I found a 12 volume transcription of the PA Donegal Presbytery minutes (involving several churches in southeastern PA). It did not have a surname index, but I did notice that several Fultons were listed in 1734 entries. Pat Stark, Jim Fulton, and I were able to copy about 8 of the volumes (approx 1000 pages). As we have time to analyze this data, we will share it on this list. Sorry this first report cannot be longer. I have to return to my job this morning... Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm

The following is a site that has pictures of Civil War Soldiers, and allow a search by Surname, and tells you how to order a copy. >http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html > Fultons listed are: Keywords: "FULTON" 7 records found Photo ID Comments RG98S-CWP61.19 Full standing wartime image of Sgt. Matthew Fulton, Co. C, 29th Regt., Pa. Vol. Inf. He is wearing a 20th Corps badge. RG98S-CWP96.11 A bust view of 1st Lt. James J. Fulton, Co. G, 15th Regt., West Virginia Vol. Inf. Wartime photo. RG641S-MOL-PA2.22 Bust view of Col. Joseph Fulton Boyd, QM of Vols., in civilian attire, post-war image. RG98S-CWP138.27 ? Full standing view of Capt. Andrew J. Fulton, Co. C, 87th Regt., Pa. Vol. Inf. RG98S-CWP138.40 ? Full sitting view of Pvt. David G. Fulton, Co. C, 87th Regt., Pa. Vol. Inf. RG98S-CWP146.60 Full standing view of Pvt. David H. Fulton, Co. F, 5th Regt., Pa. Vol. Hvy. Arty. RG98S-CWP 180.49 1/2 sitting image of Corp. Robert Fulton, Co. F, 5th Regt., Pa. Vol. Hvy. Arty. He is sitting in front of a faded backdrop. Ann Irwin

Hello Fultons, >The following site has photo's of soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Following are the names of the Fultons whose pictures are on file. This site also tells how you may order a copy of the picture. Hope some of you find your ancestor's picture. >>http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html > Keywords: "FULTON" 7 records found Photo ID Comments RG98S-CWP61.19 Full standing wartime image of Sgt. Matthew Fulton, Co. C, 29th Regt., Pa. Vol. Inf. He is wearing a 20th Corps badge. RG98S-CWP96.11 A bust view of 1st Lt. James J. Fulton, Co. G, 15th Regt., West Virginia Vol. Inf. Wartime photo. RG641S-MOL-PA2.22 Bust view of Col. Joseph Fulton Boyd, QM of Vols., in civilian attire, post-war image. RG98S-CWP138.27 ? Full standing view of Capt. Andrew J. Fulton, Co. C, 87th Regt., Pa. Vol. Inf. RG98S-CWP138.40 ? Full sitting view of Pvt. David G. Fulton, Co. C, 87th Regt., Pa. Vol. Inf. RG98S-CWP146.60 Full standing view of Pvt. David H. Fulton, Co. F, 5th Regt., Pa. Vol. Hvy. Arty. RG98S-CWP 180.49 1/2 sitting image of Corp. Robert Fulton, Co. F, 5th Regt., Pa. Vol. Hvy. Arty. He is sitting in front of a faded backdrop. Ann Irwin