Continuing with the Fulton & Wynkoop family connections... Here is my Abstract of a COPY of the recorded Will of David Fulton of Ulster County, New York. No, I'm not joking. This abstract (my best effort) is made from a photocopy of a hand-written COPY of the original record of this Will. [It's a copy of a copy!!] From the notes at the top, I can see that Roberta Hirth obtained this photocopy at "31 Chambers St. NYC 12-26-95." (Thanks Roberta!) * * * * * Will of David Fulton of Ulster County, NY, 1770 Record of Wills, Liber 27, page 443-445 (pages 416-418 in the Old Liber) "...David Fulton of the Precinct of New Windsor ... County of Ulster and Province of New York Yeoman.... First ... Wife Ann Fulton ... eight Pounds every year during her Life.... Secondly ... my Daughter Jene Harris Forty Pounds.... 3rdly ... my loveing son Alexander Fulton ... Forty Pounds.... Fourthly ... Granson Thomas Fulton son of my son David Fulton ... Five Pounds.... Fifthly ... son John Fulton ... ten Pounds ... my wearing Apparel.... Sixthly ... son Hugh Fulton ... foure Pounds which sd sum of foure Pounds I give him as his wright of heirsship ... Grandson David Fulton ... Ten Pounds which David Fulton is son of my son Hugh Fulton ... my Grandaughter Ann Fulton daughter of Hugh Fulton ... three Pounds.... ...one half of the moneys bequethed ... be paid by my Execeturs after my Death as soon as conveniently may be and the other half to be put out on Intrust till after my Wife's Death..... Seventhly ... to my well beloved brother James Fulton ... Thirty Pounds ... well Beloved Sister Hannah Fulton ... ten Pounds ... to the Care of Samuel Lowden and Alexander Wilson of New York to be sent in Hogsed staves or Flaxseed or Cash ... to be directed to Robert Gwing in Coldrain Kingdom of Ierland. Eighthly ... Daughter Ann Patten [sic] ... six Pounds ... after my decease as soon as conveniently can be.... ...should not I myself sign a Deed of sale to John Deen for my Land while I live that upon his fully complying and fullfilling the agreement he made with me that my Executors do make him a Deed for the same.... Lastly ... my trusty friends Mathew McDowel of Ulster County and prescinct of New Windsor and Province aforesaid and Jonathan Brooks of Orange County and Prescinct of Cornwall and Province aforesaid as Executors.... ... thirteenth day of June ... one thousand seven hundred and seventy. David Fulton /-X-/ his mark (LS) Signed ... in the presents of us ... Witnesses thereto. John Dean Beriah Palmer Jacob Devo. City of New York ... ninth day of November one thousand seven hundred and seventy personally came ... before me John Bowles thereunto duly authorized Jacob Devo Farmer and John Dean Farmer both of Ulster County ... did see David Fulton make his hand mark to and seal the within written Instrument ... saw Beriah Palmer the other Witness ... subscribe his Name.... John Bowles ... John Earl of Dunmore Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York ... Administration ... is granted unto Jonathan Brooks one of the Executors ... Ninth day of November one thousand seven hundred and seventy. Grv. Banyar Dfecry [sic]" * * * * * *Note 1: there is some indication that the name of daughter Ann "Patten" was misinterpreted by the copyist and may actually be Ann "Totten". *Note 2: "Grv. Banyar Dfecry" is very clear in this copy. I have no idea what this means. * * * * * Synopsis: David Fulton, Yeoman, resident of New Windsor, Ulster County, New York, died between 13 June and 9 November 1770. He provided for his widow, Ann (-?-) Fulton, who was to receive 8 Pounds a year for the rest of her life. Children (named in this order): (1) Jene (Fulton) Harris, alive in 1770 (2) Alexander Fulton, alive in 1770 (3) David Fulton, d bef 1770 -- no "wright of heirsship!" a) Thomas Fulton, alive in 1770 (4) John Fulton, alive in 1770 (5) Hugh Fulton, alive in 1770, L4 as "wright of heirsship" a) David Fulton, alive in 1770 b) Ann Fulton, alive in 1770 (6) Ann (Fulton) Patten/Totten? Brother James Fulton, alive, probably living nearby Sister Hanah Fulton, alive, living in Colerain, Ireland * * * * * Discussion: How old was David Fulton when he died? It appears that all of his children were of age (over 21) and we know that he was a grandfather several times over in 1770. Assume that the youngest child was born before 1750 and that there is 2 years between each child, suggests that the first of the six named children was born before 1738 and David Fulton was born before 1718. 52 years old? That's about as young as he could be -- he could also be 30 years older. Let's say David Fulton was born between 1688-1718, probably in the Kingdom of Ireland, possibly near Coleraine where his sister lived in 1770. 1688 and 1718 are very significant dates in Ulster, Northern Ireland. The Siege of Londonderry occurred in 1688 and in 1718, the land leases expired. 1718 is the date when the first wave of Presbyterians left Ulster for North America. What do we know about the children of David Fulton? First of all, it's curious that none of the sons received land. John Deen/Dean must have made a very good offer. Where was the widow to live after David's death? It doesn't appear that this family depended upon land for their income. Jene (Jean/Jane) (Fulton) Harris, received 40 Pounds -- a good sum. We do not know the name of her husband or whether he is alive in 1770. Alexander Fulton also received 40 Pounds -- a good sum. These two children, Jean and Alexander, received significantly more than the others. Why? Were they the youngest? Were they the children of widow Ann? Lots of possibilities. Was Alexander Fulton married? Can't tell by this document. David Fulton [Jr] -- not a shilling, I suspect he's dead. (Or else, Dad was really ticked at him.) This David Fulton married and fathered at least one child before 1770 (possibly more). Grandson Thomas Fulton, son of David [Jr], 5 Pounds. John Fulton, 10 Pounds and Dad's clothes. Was this a good deal? (It depends on the clothes, I guess.) Was John Fulton married? Can't tell by this document. Hugh Fulton, 4 Pounds "I give him as his wright of heirsship" and then he gives 10 Pounds to Hugh's son, David, and 3 Pounds to Hugh's daughter, Ann. I think this bequest expresses David's displeasure with Hugh. We should be able to find a Hugh Fulton living in 1770 with a son David and a daughter Ann. The Will is interesting because David Fulton gives all kinds of directions about these 5 children, how they should get 1/2 of their money when the father dies and the balance after the mother dies. He then describes in detail how the widow should be paid first and the children second and, in case there isn't enough money, there is to be a proportional distribution to these children, and if there is excess money, how that should be distributed, and what to do when the widow dies. Then he gives generous gifts to his brother James Fulton (presumably living in North America) and his sister living in Ireland with details regarding who in New York City should handle this legacy to his sister, and how it should be delivered. And then, after all that instruction, David Fulton adds, "Eighthly ... Daughter Ann ... six Pounds...." Why is Ann mentioned after all of this? Did he mean to disown her and have a change of heart? Is she an afterthought? She gets L6, ranked between John with the clothes (L10) and bad-boy Hugh (L4). About all we know for sure, daughter Ann is alive in 1770. How did David Fulton of Ulster Co, NY, earn his living? Where did he live? He makes no reference to a residence for his widow and he sells his land to John Deen. What do these Fultons do for income? * * * * * That's a start. We know that in 1790, in New Windsor, Ulster County, NY, there was a widow Elizabeth Fulton, with two males under 16, living next door to William Fulton. We followed this trio to Ontario Co, NY. Just to keep us on our toes, Ulster and Orange Counties changed (gerrymandered?) their boundaries just before 1800. The area known as New Windsor, originally part of Ulster County, was redefined as part of Orange County. In 1800, a Thomas Fulton, born in 1763, reportedly the son of Thomas and Jemima (Frost) Fulton, was living in New Windsor, Orange County, NY. What's his connection to this group? As I see it, he could be connected to: a) Alexander Fulton, alive in 1770 b) Grandson Thomas Fulton, alive in 1770 c) John Fulton, alive in 1770 d) Hugh Fulton, alive in 1770 e) Brother James Fulton, alive in 1770 f) none of the above * * * * * We know that the Wynkoop family lived near Kingston, New York, BEFORE moving to the Manor of Moreland (1717). There just has to be a connection, doesn't there? Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado