BIO: Robert H. Fulton, Cumberland County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/ ______________________________________________________________________ History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania. Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc. Illustrated. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/beers/beers.htm ______________________________________________________________________ PART II. HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. CHAPTER LX. WEST PENNSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP. 579 WEST PENNSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP. ROBERT H. FULTON, farmer, P. O. Newville, is the grandson of Francis Fulton, who was born June 21, 1765, and with his parents came from Scotland and settled in Juniata County and had a large family of children. Francis Fulton was married to Sarah McKinstry, born March 17, 1768, and they settled at "Quarry Hill," now in Penn Township, this county. "At that time the Indians, who claimed a large part of this county, were very troublesome, and they captured grandfather's father and mother and all the rest of the family, except grandfather, and burned the house and killed one little boy. Grandfather was pursued, but he wrapped his clothes in a bundle, placed it on his head, and swam the Juniata River and crossed over to Cumberland County. The rest were taken to a French settlement and sold, and after some time were released and settled where the city of Cincinnati now stands. Grandfather never knew what became of some of his brothers." On the Quarry Hill farm were born twelve children: Jennie, the eldest, born July 13, 1786, followed by Mary, John, Elizabeth, James, Sarah and Annie, all born prior to 1800; Nancy, born January 16, 1802, now the widow of John Duncan, and resides at Peoria, Ill.; Francis H. Isabella; Keziah, and Matilda. All this family lived and died in this valley except Nancy Bell and John. James (father of our subject) was born October 10, 1795; was married to Grizzella, daughter of Robert Blean, of this county, and commenced domestic life on his wife's father's farm, and there the first daughter, Mary, was born. In 1834 James Fulton purchased the Duncan tract, purchased in 1788 of James Irwan and Isabella, his wife. On this farm was born Sarah (the first of the children married), wedded Robert Hood; Mary Craig, is the wife of Rev. John S. McCullough; Francis, married Mary Jury; David B. died unmarried; Martha, unmarried, is a resident of Springfield, and James married Kate Bistline. Our subject, who was reared on the farm and educated in the Big Spring Academy, enlisted, in 1862, in company C, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Col. D. B. McKibben. Most of Mr. Fulton's service was in North Carolina, but the regiment also did duty in front of Richmond. He was promoted from corporal to sergeant of his company, and received his discharge August 18, 1863. November 26, 1863, his marriage with Minnie H. McCune occurred, and the young bride was taken to the old stone mansion, so many years in the possession of the Fultons, and which to- day is one of the oldest inhabited houses in the Cumberland Valley, and as substantial as ever. Robert Fulton and wife had following named children: Hugh Brady McCune (born November 14, 1864), Ellie Blean, Jennie Belle, Albert William, Howard, Orthelia, Mary Bell and James Bruce (Jennie B. and Orthelia are deceased). This interesting family are the representatives of the grand old name they bear. Mr. Fulton and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Newville, in which he has been a trustee for a number of years.