Reference: Note dated 27 Feb 1999 from Randy Fulton <ranzac@123.net> regarding Canadian Fulton from Northern Ireland. ********************************************* ** Note from Randy Fulton to Roberta Hirth ** ********************************************* Hi, I've been taking note of the information you've been sharing on the Fulton mailing list through Rootsweb. I have been researching my Fulton line for a few years now. I have not connected with any of the Fulton lines being followed on the list. However there seem to be some similarities. If you don't mind, I'd like to pass along some info on my line on the outside chance you've run across something here or there. My fourth great-grandfather, John FULTON, was born ca 1809 in Ireland, as was his wife Sarah McDOLE. John's obit states that he was a native of Armagh, Ireland. An Irish researcher searched for info on this line, but to no avail. I'm wondering if he was from Omagh rather than Armagh. There seemed to be more families located in the Co Tyrone area. The other reality is there simply may not be records available. Their first of their known children were also born in Ireland; 1. James b: ca 1829 2. Samuel F. b: ca 1830 3. John T. b: ca 1831 4. Margaret b: ca 1838 5. Thomas b: ca 1839 6. William b: ca 1845 The next child born was Hugh. He was reportedly born ca 1849 in Blanshard Twp, Perth Co, Ontario, Canada. I believe they immigrated ca 1846. They apparently settled in Caledonia, Haldimand-Norfolk Co, SW Ontario, Canada prior to moving to Blanshard Twp. They were Presbyterian. Some of the men were members of the Orange Order. It appears as though the Fulton name is in fact Scottish. I assume there to be a connection between the Scotish & Irish Fultons. Most likely some branched out in the 1700's and settled in Northern Ireland. Have you had any luck connecting the two? I appreciate any assistance you may be able to offer. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Randy Fulton ******************************************************************************** Dear Randy, Research in Northern Ireland can be very frustrating. Here are some suggestions: 1) Have you thoroughly researched in Caledonia, Haldimand-Norfolk Co, SW Ontario, Canada where they first settled in ca. 1846 ? In other words, first exhaust all possibilities of research in the area where you know they definitely were in order to find the link to Ireland. Did you check records for the surname MCDOLE. Even though they came during the Irish famine years, they most likely were with other members of their old Irish neighborhood that settled in Canada. This may give you a lead to the townland from which the Fultons originated. 2) I do not have a township map of Ontario Canada. What are some major cities in Blanshard Twp. so I can locate it ? You said they were Presbyterian. Were there any organized relief efforts of the Canadian Presbyterians that would sponsor bringing over famine immigrants ? Do you know if they were Covenanters ? 3. Have you checked the IGI for Fulton and McDole as parents of any of the children listed in the family unit you have ? Can you find Sarah McDole (watch out for spelling variations on this name) in the IGI ? 4. Have you used the Householders Index for Ireland ? The Householders index is an index put together by the National Library in Ireland . They sorted the surnames as they appeared in Griffiths Valuation (app 1848-1864) and the Tithe Applottment (app. 1823 -1837) which were two surveys of householders done in Ireland. They are used as Census substitutes because of the destruction of the majority of Census records at assorted times and for assorted reasons. They are sorted the names by Barony and Civil Parish within each county, there is a "G" and "T" that can also appear next to each surname if the name appeared in Griffiths and if it appeared in the Tithe. There may also be a number next to the "G" as "G"4 if the name appeared 4 times in Griffiths but just a T if they were there during the Tithe time period. This has been microfilmed by the LDS and is available at their branch Family History Centers. This is a stab in the dark, but you may want to determine what overlap you can find for any Fulton and any McDole in the County of Armagh to try to narrow down your search to a townland. Since the obit stated Armagh, I would not switch to another county at this time. 5. My sister Florence (Fulton) Wolfe was using the CD Index to the Griffiths Valuation (1848-1864) to get an idea of the distribution of the FULTON surname in Ireland. These are approximate numbers, but they give you an idea of the distribution: Antrim ------ 96 Tyrone ------ 83 Down -------- 38 Londonderry - 36 Armagh ------ 21 Donegal ----- 12 Roscommon --- 6 Dublin ------ 5 Kilkenny ---- 3 Offaly/Kings- 2 Cork -------- 2 Galway ------ 1 Mayo -------- 1 6. You asked about the connection between the Fultons in Scotland and those in Northern Ireland. My 4rth-gr-grandfather wrote his memoirs dated 28 Oct 1824, one month before he died at age 85. He states the following: "I am a native of Scotland; was born in Dalkeith in Musselborough, a small village lying some to the North and East of Edinburgh, in the 13th year of the reign of George II (1739). My people had lived there since the days of the Protector Cromwell, for about a hundred years. My father was the youngest of the family. He had a half brother, Henry Fulton, who lived at Dalkeith; and in the reign of George 1st he went to Londonderry, in the the North of Ireland; married Mary Brown, lived and died in Londonderry. He left a son, Robert Fulton, a half cousin to us; and when I went to Londonderry in 1769 and inquired of Hugh Brown, a brother-in-law of my cousin, Hugh told me that his nephew Robert Fulton had married a lass in that town and sailed for Philadelphia in America, in 1763, and was now living in the Colony called after William Penn, in Lancashrie, or Lancaster Shire." King George I's reign was 1 Aug. 1714 to 11 June 1727. King George II's reign was 11 June 1727 to 25 Oct 1760. My 4rth gr-grandfather James Fulton migrated directly from Scotland, (the ship stopped at Cork Ireland) and he arrived in NYC mid-January 1783. But most of the Fulton lines that migrated to America in the 1700 thru early 1800's came from Northern Ireland and had their roots in Ayrshire, or Renfrewshire, Scotland. 7. Why were Fultons migrating to Northern Ireland ? I recommend you read the book, "The Scotch-Irish or The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America" by Charles A. Hanna, 1902, Vol 1+II, reprints form Genealogical Publishing Co. Also monitor the Scotch-Irish-L list. There were various migration movements from Scotland to Northern Ireland in the 1600 and 1700s. -A)Co. DOWN: Montgomery and Hamilton settlements in Down (starting 1605) This is important to Fultons because Hugh Montgomery was the Laird of Braidstane in Beith, Ayrshire and James Hamilton, Dunlop, Ayrshire. And they drew upon the folks in their home districts to help settle their new estates in Northern Ireland. And this part of northern Ayrshire has been heavily populated by Fultons since at least the 1200's. In Charles Hanna's book, he describes the main Irish Plantations and where the relevant people came from. For example, he goes into great detail on the founding of Antrim and Down. On pp 488-490 he lists all those known to be there in 1688 and 1681, mostly extracted from the Hamilton Estates rent rolls and also lists names from the Montgomery Manuscripts. When you read these surnames, you feel as though you are reading the surnames of settlers in colonial PA. For example, Montgomery enlisted the aid of Colonel David Boyd, of Kilmarnock, Scotland, to organize settlers from that area. -B)Co. ANTRIM: Northern half of Antrim settled by Randall Macdonnell 1603. Area around Belfast Lough, settled by Sir Arthur Chichester, particularly English from Devonshire. Fultons settled in Lisburn, south of Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland (Sir Theodore Hope places this settlement in 1611-1614 based on oral history in his family. -C) "Great Plantation" (1610-1630): James I adopted a "plan" of colonization for the counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Tyrone, Cavan, Armagh, and Fermanagh. He divided the land in small estates of not more than 2000 acres and granted them to well-to-do "undertakers". Those who accepted the grants had to "undertake" certain conditions such as agreeing to live on the land and to populate or "plant" it with 48 English/Scottish men. Some came from England, but most came from Scotland. Londonderry was reserved for the control by the city of London merchants. The English settled in the southern parts, while the Scots occupied the North and center portions. Hanna's book contains a list of the precincts or baronies set aside for Scottish grantees, including acreages and in some cases, resellings. One of the sons of the Lord of Kilmarnock, Sir Thomas Boyd, received a grant in the county of Tyrone, precinct of Strabane and transferred it to James Hamilton before 1620. Several grants in the Co of Donegal, barony of Raphoe went to members of the Cunningham family from southern Ayrshire. Thus the Plantation period of James I encouraged the Scots to settle Northern Ireland. For example, John ffulton was in County Donegal, Northern Ireland in 1630. Check out the following for information and resources regarding the history, settlement, and genealogy of Northern Ireland, including a subsequent period known as the Cromwellian plantation. http://members.aol.com/Manus/ulsterref.html Under Documents and Records on the above page, go to The Muster Roll of the County of Donnagall 1630 A.D. As printed in the Donegal Annual Its direct address is: http://members.aol.com/Manus/dngl1630.html Use your EDIT/FIND to quickly locate ffulton in the following: Barony de Rapho Sr John Willson Barronet, undertaker of 2550 acres, his men and armes. Robert Porter, William Makee, William Deasly, Gabraell Homes, John Homes, John mcCley, David Read, Alexander Cambell, Wenables Albones, Henry Roberts, John ffrizell, John ffulton, Robert Ray, Donnell Reth [Roth?], Thomas Cranston, James Lassles, William Lassles, William Wilson,.... Barony de Rapho The Lo: Bpp of Rapho his churchlands being 2,700 acres, his men and armes. Archbald Conningham, John Smyth, John ffulton, Mathew Patterson, Patrick mcMair, ... 8. Hearth Money Roll show Fultons from the mid-1600s A List of Persons who paid hearth tax in 1665 in the parish of Clonleigh, Donegal, Ireland. Includes townlands. FULTON John Ballybogan/Lifford 1665 FULTON John Ballybogan/Lifford 1665 2 Hearths FULTON Wm. Ballybogan/Lifford 1665 The hearth money roll for the parish of Donoughmore, Donegal-Raphoe, South Barony, in 1665. FULTON Allexander Persons named on the hearth money roll for the parish of Taughboyne, Barony of Raphoe, Co Donegal, Ireland, 1665. NAME TOWNLAND YEAR FULTON David Bogay 1663 FULTON David Gortnileave 1665 FULTON James Gortnileave 1665 Hope I did not go off to much on a tangent... Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York, 10926 Fulton web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm