> "Thomas B. Fulton" <fultontb@1st.net> wrote: > My source for the earliest dates is predominantly through family oral > history, old Bibles, and recollection from an assortment of family > members over the years. Unluckily not too much written stuff. Dear Tom, Fortunately you have been writing down the information you have that describes your roots so that you can pass on this legacy to future generations. If it is not written, it gets lost or distorted after just a few decades. > You could be right about the William Fulton - Unknown McClaren > connection and I have heard that one of the "girls" went to Australia > and was not heard of again. Did get one hit from a Fulton in > Australia via email but have not been able to establish any close > connection yet. There were also older family members who talked of > Canadian relatives, but I have had no luck there, either. You may want to try posting queries on lists associated with Quebec or to study the ships passenger list to ports in Canada. > I had not heard of the town of Six Mile Cross in any of our history > but it sounds promising. Yes, I agree. You may want to check the LDS IGI for possible leads. Look for naming conventions similar to those in your branches. But more importantly, I would suggest more research in Belmont, Ohio. For example, have you checked any naturalization records in Ohio. On my mother's line we found an entry in the Court of Common Pleas in Sullivan Co, NY, for our ancestor's intent to apply for naturalization in 1807. It listed the date and port of entry, the ship, and the village and county in Ireland. Also there were two other entries for the same surname on the same day, which later proved to be his brothers. Unfortunatley these records were unindexed, so it took days of reading faded old-style handwriting. But after awhile you can begin to scan the entries more quickly. And staying focused on skimming is the hard part because sometimes these court records on other families have such interesting stories to tell that you want to read all the details. > By the way, we will be having a local reunion this summer, near the > end of July Have a wonderful time !!! Keep up the great work sharing your information. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 Fulton web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm