Here we go again. Yes, Roberta, there is an interesting string of Fulton and Wynkoop (Wyncoop) relationships. What does it mean for our Fulton family? Again, I can't say right now, but after we pool our thoughts and mull this over, I suspect we will arrive at some exciting conclusions. First of all, thank you, Celia Snyder, for posting the Wynkoop website URL [http://members.tripod.com/~wynkoop/index.htm]. Webmaster Christopher Wynkoop has pooled a large collection of Wynkoop genealogy into a very useful research portal. The Wynkoop genealogy, as posted by Celia, was taken from the 3rd edition (1904) of Richard Wynkoop's research. Richard Wynkoop started collecting information in 1848 and published a "Preliminary Genealogy" in 1866 (which does NOT include any mention of the Fulton family). The 2nd Edition, published in 1878, included the Fulton/Wynkoop marriages found in the records of the Abington Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia County (present Montgomery County) Pennsylvania. The 3rd Edition, 1904, (excerpts uploaded to our Fulton site by Celia), includes additional Fulton information that appears to come from Hugh Ramsey Fulton's "The Fulton Family" published in 1900. H. R. Fulton believed, but could NOT prove, that he was directly related to inventor Robert Fulton. However, he included a chapter in his book devoted entirely to previously published information about the inventor. This chapter includes the "Kilkenny, Ireland" statement which was first penned by Cadwallader Colden in 1817. As I read the three editions of Richard Wynkoops' "Wynkoop Genealogy", I was intrigued about the Wynkoop migration pattern from Kingston, New York, to the Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, circa 1717. I have been studying the Fultons living on or near the Manor of Moreland for a number of years and the careful research of Richard Wynkoop answers a few long standing questions. For example, according to the records of the Abington Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia County (present Montgomery County), Pennsylvania, Margaret Fulton married Cornelius Wyncoop on 25 January 1787. This marriage is found in the Richard Wynkoop genealogy in the 2nd and 3rd editions (See Family #196). Author Richard Wynkoop did not know the ancestry of Margaret Fulton but noted, "mother's maiden name Yerkes". Thank you, Richard! That's all I needed! What do we know about this Margaret Fulton? Well, she married in 1787, so she was probably at least 16 years old, therefore born before 1771. Her father was a FULTON and her mother was reportedly a YERKES. This information matches the marriage of David FULTON and Elisabeth YERKES recorded 15 October 1755 at Christ Church, Philadelphia. (Ref: Marriages of Christ Church, Philadelphia, p 96; also found in "Pennsylvania Vital Records", Vol 1, p 541, erroneously transcribed as Elizabeth "Yeates".) If the groom, Cornelius Wyncoop, was born 18 June 1762, he was 25 at the time he married in 1787. His wife, was probably born between 1762 and 1771 -- which is consistent with the David Fulton/Elisabeth Yerkes marriage in 1755. In 1790, Anthony Yerkas [sic] of the Manor of Moreland signed his Will and provided for his daughter "Elizabeth Fulton of Virginia." Witnesses to this will included James Fulton, Samuel Ayres, and Philip Wynkoop. (Thank you, Celia Snyder for sharing the Will of Anthony Yerkas with me!) Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado