James Fulton of Short Creek Township, Harrison Co, Ohio, signed his Will on 6 Sept 1824 and died the following year (recorded 24 Oct 1825.) While there are numerous Fulton families in Harrison (formerly Jefferson) Co, OH, at this time, the ancestry of this James Fulton is not yet known.
IdahoFulton has obtained copies of the recorded documents and shares the following information regarding James Fulton of Short Creek Township:
* * * The Will of James Fulton * * *
1) Identifies two sons, two daughters, and one grandson but does not mention a wife. Son David Fulton is to pay all funeral expenses.
2) Son David Fulton to receive "the place where I now reside on landed property (real or leased)" all stock, all gearing for horses and ploughs, all beds and bedding, all household and kitchen furniture, and "all money coming from Jonathan Redick to my estate." [Note 1]
3) Son Hugh Fulton "all money coming to my estate from Jeremiah Linville" and my harrow. [Note 2]
4) Daughter Susannah Glass, $2.00.
5) Daughter Polly Harryman, $2.00. [Note 3]
6) Grandson James Redick, $2.00.
Executors: David and Hugh Fulton.
Witnesses: Robert Thomson, John McConnell Sr, and Adam Robison.
* * * Notes * * *
Note 1: On 23 Feb 1819, Sarah Fulton married Jonathan Redick at Harrison Co, OH.
Note 2: The name "Jeremiah Linville" appears in Washington Co, PA, records. Reportedly a son of Peter Linville of Hopewell Twp, Jeremiah Linville raised his family at Donegal Twp, Washington Co, PA.
Note 3: On 7 Sep 1821, Mary Fulton married Daniel Harriman at Harrison Co, OH. Daniel Harriman is reportedly a son of Simpkins Harriman of Washington Co, PA.
* * * 1820 US Census, Short Creek Township * * *
James Fulton household
Male over 45 (b bef 1775, James Fulton)
1 male 16-26 (b bet 1795-1804, son David Fulton?)
1 female 16-26 (b bet 1795-1804, dau Mary "Polly" Fulton?)
When did this James Fulton come to Harrison Co, OH? Is he related to any of the other Fultons in the area? So many questions.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
THE Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
THE Robert Fulton (1765-1815), American-born artist/inventor who successfully applied steam power to water navigation, brought fame to the Fulton surname. Today, so many Fulton genealogies claim kinship to this man, I refer to him as "Robert Fulton, from whom all Fultons flow."
The first presentation describing Robert Fulton's family was published in 1817 by business associate Cadwallader D. Colden. Colden's summary includes many errors and significant omissions and has been copied for the past 190 years. Sadly, the Colden content has not improved with age.
"The Life of Robert Fulton by his friend Cadwallader D. Colden" (New York: Kirk & Mercein, 1817) states:
"Robert Fulton was born in the town of Little Britain, in the county of Lancaster, and state of Pennsylvania, in the year seventeen hundred and sixty-five; he was of a respectable though not opulent family. His father, Robert Fulton, was a native of Kilkenny, in Ireland. His mother was also of a respectable Irish family, by the name of Smith, established in Pennsylvania.
Robert Fulton, the father, died in seventeen hundred and sixty-eight, and was buried in the cemetery of the first Presbyterian church erected in Lancaster, of which he was one of the founders.
The mother died in seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, on a small farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, which had been purchased for her by her son Robert, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-six. This farm he owned at the time of his death, and left it by his will to one of his sisters.
Robert Fulton, the father, and Mary his wife, had five children, three daughters and two sons. Robert was their third child and oldest son.
His patrimony was very small; 'he was fond,' says one of his intimate friends, 'of letting this be known, and was desirous of being considered, as he really was, the maker of his own fortune.'"
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Can you discern what is fact and what is fiction in Colden's summary? If Fulton's father died in 1768, why was he signing documents in 1772? What about the other brother? What is the connection to the Fultons living in Washington Co, PA? Who told Colden that Robert's father was born in Kilkenny? And most curious, who first theorized that the grandfather was William Fulton of Kilkenny?
If you're a serious Fulton hunter, I invite you to read along and learn where to drawn the line between fact and fiction. My goal is to correct the record and identify the authentic ancestry of THE Robert Fulton.
The following information is drawn from my original work, "Robert Fulton, tailor, father of the inventor" published in the FULTON FAMILY LETTER, October 1992, Pages 92-107/108, and presented as "Robert Fulton, from whom all Fultons flow" at the 1993 Fulton Family Reunion held at the birthplace of Robert Fulton in Lancaster Co, PA.
Patrice (Fulton) Stark, Lone Tree, Colorado
December 2006
The first presentation describing Robert Fulton's family was published in 1817 by business associate Cadwallader D. Colden. Colden's summary includes many errors and significant omissions and has been copied for the past 190 years. Sadly, the Colden content has not improved with age.
"The Life of Robert Fulton by his friend Cadwallader D. Colden" (New York: Kirk & Mercein, 1817) states:
"Robert Fulton was born in the town of Little Britain, in the county of Lancaster, and state of Pennsylvania, in the year seventeen hundred and sixty-five; he was of a respectable though not opulent family. His father, Robert Fulton, was a native of Kilkenny, in Ireland. His mother was also of a respectable Irish family, by the name of Smith, established in Pennsylvania.
Robert Fulton, the father, died in seventeen hundred and sixty-eight, and was buried in the cemetery of the first Presbyterian church erected in Lancaster, of which he was one of the founders.
The mother died in seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, on a small farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, which had been purchased for her by her son Robert, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-six. This farm he owned at the time of his death, and left it by his will to one of his sisters.
Robert Fulton, the father, and Mary his wife, had five children, three daughters and two sons. Robert was their third child and oldest son.
His patrimony was very small; 'he was fond,' says one of his intimate friends, 'of letting this be known, and was desirous of being considered, as he really was, the maker of his own fortune.'"
* * * * *
Can you discern what is fact and what is fiction in Colden's summary? If Fulton's father died in 1768, why was he signing documents in 1772? What about the other brother? What is the connection to the Fultons living in Washington Co, PA? Who told Colden that Robert's father was born in Kilkenny? And most curious, who first theorized that the grandfather was William Fulton of Kilkenny?
If you're a serious Fulton hunter, I invite you to read along and learn where to drawn the line between fact and fiction. My goal is to correct the record and identify the authentic ancestry of THE Robert Fulton.
The following information is drawn from my original work, "Robert Fulton, tailor, father of the inventor" published in the FULTON FAMILY LETTER, October 1992, Pages 92-107/108, and presented as "Robert Fulton, from whom all Fultons flow" at the 1993 Fulton Family Reunion held at the birthplace of Robert Fulton in Lancaster Co, PA.
Patrice (Fulton) Stark, Lone Tree, Colorado
December 2006
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