Reference: Subject: Fulton Immigration to New England Resent-Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 15:43:53 -0700 (PDT) From: "Norma F. Jennings" <njennings@lisco.net> Thank you Norma for posting the information on Gowen Fulton. Listed below is more information for those who are interested. SOURCE: "Ancestor Gowen Fulton of Topsham, Maine, and his Descendants", compiled by Chas. N. Sinnett, 21 page manuscript privately published about 1920. Copy at N.Y. State Library at Albany, 9292qF9741. 1730 MA-ME: Gowen Fulton FROM: Coleraine, Londonderry Co., N. Ireland TO: 1730 Boston,Mass,>Scarboro(near Portland),Maine>1750 Topsham Maine DESCRIPTION: Rev. C.N Sinnett, who typed this manuscript in the 1920s, abstracted some of his materials from Dr. Wheeler's book History of Brunswick, Topsham and Harspwell, Maine. In addition, he included information from a family Bible owned by one of Gowen Fulton's descendants. He outlines a descendancy chart of about 4-5 generations. Gowen FULTON with his wife and one child came to America with Actor Patten and family about 1730 (or 1738). He lived in Coleraine, the market town of Derry County, Ireland. He was a journeyman weaver of linen. They first landed at Boston, Mass. After living in several places, one of which was Scarboro, Maine, they removed to Topsham, Maine, about 1750, and settled in the eastern part of that town, where he developed a fine farm. This was Lot No 1, 50 acres. He also had Lot No 5 of 140 acres. Wm. Patten had lots 2 & 4. John Patten had Lots 3 and 6. Gowen Fulton married in Coleraine, Ireland, Margaret Caswell, (her name is sometimes given as Catherine in old data) who was born in Glasgow, Scotland. At the age of twelve years, she went to Ireland and lived in the family of Actor Patten until her marriage. Related families include Patten, Mustard, Hawthorne, Gray (Evanston, Ill, Denver CO), Sampson (Phil. PA), Lunt, Valentine, Salie, Ellis, Henry (Mass), Minott, Jackson (RI), Yates, Winchell., 1Gowen FULTON b:1695 in Coleraine, N.Ireland d: 1791 in Topsham, Maine +Margaret (?Catherine) CASWELL b: in Glasgow, Scotland m: in N. Ireland, d. ca. 1777 2 John FULTON b: in Farland, parish of Drumbo, Derry County, N.I. 28 Feb 1729 (old style) d: 28 June 1811 off of Block Island, Rhode Island +Hannah MAXWELL b:1741 Scarboro, Maine d: 1 or 5 April 1781 in Topsham,Maine, m. 28 Nov 1759 2 James FULTON b: 2 June 1732 in Scarboro, Maine d: 4 Feb 1820 in Topsham, Maine +Mary FERGUSON b:9 March 1738 in Boston or Easton, Mass. d. 3 May 1817 Topsham, Maine 2 Sarah FULTON b:2 June 1732 twin of James d: probably in infancy 2 Robert FULTON b: 27 March 1745 d:13 June 1777 in an English prison during the Revolutionary War ** Note 1: +Sarah PATTEN b:27 March 1745 d: 15 June 1777 in Topsham, Maine, the daughter of Jophn Patten and Mary Means; Grandaughter of Actor Patten. ********************************************************************* Most of the subsequent generations of the family are either in Maine or Boston, RI or Philadelphia although a 5th generation John Fulton b 25 May 1827 d. from yellow fever in either Cuba or Alexanfria Va, 15 June 1853. A 5th generation George Martin Fulton b 27 Nov 1853, lived in Custer Idaho for a while, d. 6 March 1889 at Phoenix, Arizona. ** Note 1: p 15 of Rev Sinnett's Manuscript taken from the History of Bowdoinham, Me., by Capt Silas Adams. "About Aug 1775, Robert Fulton, John and Wm. Patten, Joseph Berry and David Fowler of Topsham, Me., went to the mouth of the Androscoggin River to cut hay, and were taken by the British soldiers from a war vessel and carried to England, where Robert Fulton and Wm. Patten died. The others returned in time. Most of these men lived at Catherine Neck, then Topsham, now Bowdoinham, Me." For more information check the Fulton discussion list archives for the follwoing entry: Subject: Fultons from Northern Ireland to Casco Bay, Maine ca 1720 Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 17:52:40 -0500 If anyone wants a copy of Rev. Sinnett's manuscript, just let me know and we can start a Round Robin Exchange of it. One item that crossed my mind as I was typing up this information was that Gowen's wife is listed a born in Glasgow. The Rev. Sinnett also compiled another manuscript on my Fulton branch that lists Nancy Cunningham from Glasgow. Based on reading LDS microfilm of the OPR, the banns of her marriage were read in St. Columbo's Church in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1773 (the LDS index of the OPR incorrectly lists it as March 1774 because the date on the next entry in the book was used). So I am beginning to wonder if the term "Glasgow" may refer to a much broader geographical area then just the city we know as Glasgow. In other words, I am wondering if the "Glasgow region" could stretch as far as Stewarton ? Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm