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IssueNo.21 r r 7 February 1997

A Bright NewYear is here!Happy New Year! We hope that 1996 was agood year for you and your family, and wewould like to extend our wishes that 1997 brings you onlythe best. We appreciate you, our valued membership, and the support you have given us in the past. We look forward to the newyear and providingyou and all of our new members with all of your heritage information desires. This new year we will find new cousins, & fellowship with familyand friends aswe plan the year’s Family gathering in North Carolina. This 21“ issue welcomes the new year and the new members who joined theAssociation during this past Fall/Winter. It contains some new discovery of family lineage and promises additional discovery. Pleasejoin us asweventure intoFamily heritage.Warmyourself this winter with family fellowship and newly discoveredheritage information.

is divided into ten regional areas that encompass some of the most beautiful ofGod’s creation in this country. From the mountains through the piedmont, tothe coastal plain, diversity is available for any interest. This year your cousinsfrom the ”NorthernHeartland” area of North Carolina invite you to visit andfellowship with them at the 12‘h annual Fulgham-Fulghum Family NationalAssociation Reunionand then linger awhile and enjoy the sights where Cottonis King again in Wayne County and where Wilson County is still known astheBright LeafTobacco Market of the World. Where you are only 100miles fromthe beautiful Crystal Coast and the Gravedeof the Atlantic. Your wonderfulFULGHUMheritage has its roots in this dynamic area.

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NationalAssociation ”F F FF -.~IssueN o , 21

Fulghom-FolghumFamilyFads,Newsletter ispublished periodically for membersand friendsof the Fulgham‐Fulghum Family NationalAssociation The organizationis a private, tux‑exun‘pt, non-profit educational,..historical andgenealogical research society, with I missionto

achievements of the family ’ t h eages andtopromote family interaction,stimulate interestin the family historical events through

exhibits,pmgmnis,workshops and lectures.

l fyouare interested in participating in any partof FFFF please contact Ted Crossla'nd at (757)898-6114. Continents and questions ConcerningFFFF should beaddressed to Editor.FFFF,207Lakewood Circle. Yorktown, VA 2369243933.Or onthe internet at <tedlibby@erols.eorn>,our m a i l box is always open.

AssociationExecutive Conimittec:

"um(Eulghum)Cram-nuPresident207 LakewoodCircleYorktown,Virginia23692‐3034(757)898-6114

Vice- Charles B, EllisPresident ' 305 Hum Street

Pikevllle, N. C. 2786341188(919) 242-4772

Secretary‐ Peggy (Fulghum)WoodTreasurer Florida (as on label)

(904)389-6510

Historian- James‘E. Fulghum,M D .4831Avon Lane . .Jacksonville,Florida 32211)(904)384-4402

Archivist- JudsonD Fulghum200 Gui ldHallDriveColumbia,South Carolina 29212

Editor- E l i . (TED) CrosslandVirginia (as above)

l s t Past Mara FulghumSpmttPresident Tennessee

2nd Past 0. mm Fulghum',Jr.President ‘ t w ‑

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1997 reunion in NorthCarolina. Thesedocuments, artifacts and other

informational pieces will help you clarifyyour lineage, show you some of yourwonderful heritage, and bring you up todate on the family archives. CousinCharles B. Ellis promises not only familyand spiritual root building nourishment,but some good old home-cookingnourishment as well. Fifteen cousins arehard at work on the committeesformulating our activities for the weekendwhich most surely is going to include someof that delicious Eastern North CarolinaBarbecue. Stay tuned for details

Important items will beavailable atthe

Cousin Judy Morrison from 2628523rd. St., Highland California,92346, whom I had the pleasure of

meeting at the ‘96 Smithfreld reunion, hasa great idea and reports information gainedabout an "Association of One-NameStudies”. This Association has a superNewsletter (she sent acopy) and is ready to“help new name genealogists learn how todo it and n o t make the same mistakes wea l l made among other things. Judylearned about it at the NationalGenealogical Society Conference inNashville last May. She suggests weconsider becoming affiliated with thisgroup. It may be a way for us to get somemore exposure - and hopefully, newmembers. She is a member of the NGSandplans to attend the 1997 conference inValley Forge,PA this May 7-10.The AONS association can be reached at:

57 W. SouthTemple, #300,Salt LakeCity, UT 84101(801) 531-0921.

Or @(http://wwwmediasofinct/ScottC/aons.htm) onthe NET.

Their Newsletter is published quarterlyand is chocked full of family studies, hints,and other good food for thought.

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ulghu/am family history isadditionally documented in a localWilson County, North Carolina

book. The details of this book, “History ofWilson County and Its Families” wasoriginally compiled by the late localgenealogists, Hugh B. Johnston, Jr. andMarshall Daniel, and was later included inthe book at the counties 130th AnniversaryCommittee book project. This rare out-of‑print book is widely known as the WilsonCounty Heritage Book. A supplementaledition was later published which includesmore families. Most copies are in privatehands, with one copy available forreference at the Wilson County PublicLibrary. It would be a great service for alocal group or public-spirited individual tosponsor the reissue of these books in acombined form with a badly-needed index.

r. Jim has provided me with filecopies of the FFF Association’sConstitution, By‐laws andFamily Education Trust

documents for information and file. Heindicates that he has much family data inmore than 40 notebooks along with otherlibrary items. He further discusses thelarge amount of documentation that Peggyhas in her possession and thecomprehensive file of statistical & familydata that Judson retains. Ted & l haveaccumulated a rather large document andartifact file now and I’m sure that previousEditors and Officers have also. Thecousin Coland’s three volume set ofFulgham/Fulghum/Foljambe books,purchased by the Association, are locatedsomewhere(???please bring it to N C ) . Itis evident to all of usthat we need acentrallibrary with access capability for farmlymembers. Some items should travel to eachreunion but, most others should be in acentral place for access throughout theyear.

hat do y’all think about spacefor a FAMILY LIBRARY inTommy’s New Headquarters

building in Augusta, GA? Tommy hasmentioned this idea to D r. Jim as apossibility and it might very well serve asthe Family’s (Presidential-Like) Libraryfor reference and knowledge accumulationin a central place. Your AssociationDirectors will be looking into this issuebut, would like to hear your comments,suggestions and ideas. Please write and letmeknow.

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his is the second article in a four partseries covering the July 1994 trip thatmy wife and I took to England in

pursuit of Foljambe family history.‘ Theprevious article, entitled “Mary Queen ofScots", (Issue No.16 6/95) which recountedour visits to the various sites in the EastMidlands where Mary was held captive,ended with the promise tocontinue the story of theFoljambe family throughtheir role in the emergenceof the political power ofcertain Puritan Divines inthe late 16‘h and early 1'7centuries. Every schoolboyand girl is familiar with thestory of the Pilgrims andPuritans and theirinvolvement in thesettlement of the AmericanColonies. As I studied EastMidland history inpreparation for the trip to England, 1 wasshocked by the dominance of the EastMidlands asthe source of the PuritanDivinesand then, with further study, learned that theFoljambefamily (and their in-laws) served aspatrons and benefactors to many of theDivines. The stage was set for a veryinteresting tour of the home of the PilgrimFathers, a roughly 30 mile square areaencompassing North Nottinghamshire, SouthYorkshire, andEast Lincolnshire.

hy were the Foljambes involvedwith the Puritan Divines and howdoes that relate to

Fulghum/Fulghum Family history? In thelate 16‘h century, England continued to bedominated by the political system termedFeudalism. Feudalism was characterized bythe triad of King, Church and Aristocracyperched precariously on the backs of thePeasantry. The Peasantry were attached to theland, the land was the source of all wealth,and land was held from its Lord with thepromise of military service...or a fee. Theclarion cal] of Feudalism was “No Kingdomwithout a King! No Church without aBishop! No Land without a Lord!”.Unwittingly, Henry VIII exacerbated the rapidweakening of Feudalism in England when hesplit the English Church from the CatholicChurch. With one leg of the triad weakened,Englishmen began to question the mysticalconcept of the divine right of kings and thelegitimacy of church governance only by

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The Pilgrim Father’s Trai lby Grant Fulgham

bishops. During the Tudor Dynasty, 3 newbreed was allowed to enter the aristocracy - A“New Rich” who received much of theirwealth, not from land (although they certainlybought land), but from merchantilism, trade,and manufacture. The new rich had littleallegiance to the Feudalistic Triad and tendedto be less tolerant of the Crown and inclined

more toward the Presbyterianform of church governance thanthe old aristocracy. In the late16‘11 century many new richfamilies became activist forchange in the Church ofEngland and began to supportpromising young scholars indivinity at Cambridge andOxford. One such family wasthat of Sir Christopher Wray,the Lord Chief Justice of theQueen’s Bench, of Glentworthin Lincolnshire. Two of SirChristopher’s daughters, Isabel

who married Sir Godfrey Foljambe ofWalton Derbyshire and Frances, who marriedSir George St. Paul, were especially activethroughout their lives in using their familyfortunes to support Puritan scholars andDivines. Not surprisingly, the list of PuritanDivines who benefitted from Lady IsabelandFrances’ aid and encouragement reads like a“Who’s Who” of ministers who mostinfluenced the establishment of NorthAmerican Plantations in the early 17‘hCentury. These were the Pilgrim Fathers ofthe English East Midlands. The church thatthey fled to in Amsterdam in 1608 served asthe nursery for their subsequent churches andcongregations that emigrated to PlymouthPlantation in New England as well as theLawne Creek and Bennett Plantations in Isleof Wight County, Virginia.

istory records an event that tookplace in 1606 whichclearly connects the

Foljambe Family with thePilgrimFathers. In that year,Godfrey Foljambe’s widow,Isabel, arranged ameeting ather house of the leadingPuritan Divines to discusswhat action should be takenin response to the increasedpersecution that they werethen facing. Among theattendees at that meetingwere Richard Bernard,Thomas Helwys, John Smyth, John Dod,

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Arthur Hildersham and others. John Smythemerged as a radical thinker and proposedthat there was no choice but to separate fromthe Church of England. Decisions made atthis meeting subsequently resulted in thecovert formation of separatist congregationsin the East Midlands and later emigration ofthose congregations to Holland. The AncientChurch of England separatist had been inAmsterdam since 1593, with Francis Johnsonaspastor, and welcomed the newcomers withopen arms. One of the ruling elders of theAncient church was Edward Bennett whosubsequently established Bennett’s Plantationin Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Theinvolvement of the Foljambe family with theEast Midland separatists, the crossfertilization of the East Midlandcongregations with the Ancient church andthe subsequent establishment of plantationsin Plymouth,Massachusetts and Isleof WightCounty by these people make them legitimatesubjects for Fulgham Family history research.Donna and I dedicated this portion of our tripto seeking out the parish churches andmeeting houses of the separatist ministerswho had any connection with theFoljambe/Wrays and who indirectlyinfluenced the settlement of Plymouth,Massachusetts and Isleof Wight County.

ur first stop in this segment of ourtrip was Worksop PrioryNottinghamshire, the home parish of

Richard Bernard. Frances Wray had paidBemard’s way through Cambridge and hesubsequently was known as a “very zealousPuritan minister”. Bernard was a prolificwriter and some sources suggest that Bunyangot the idea for “Pilgrim '5Progress " fromBemard’s “Isle ofMan”. He dedicated hisEnglish translation of the “Comedies ofTerence" to “...The vertuous and religiousladies the Lady (Isabel Foljambe) Bowes

and the Lady Sanctpoll, hisvery bountiful patroness...”.Bernard attended LadyIsabel’s 1606 Separatistconference and he was anearly prominent member ofthe Separatist Movement buthe later recanted.Notwithstanding Bemard’slatterday return to theAnglican fold, there is nodoubt that he had asubstantial influence on thethinking of the Pilgrim

Fathers. Worksop Priory makes an excellent

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first stop on the Pilgrim Fathers’s Trail - thechurch is an imposing and interesting edifaceand the nearby public library has anextensivedisplay and information resources on thePilgrimFather’s theme.

ext we visited St. Wilfred’s Church,Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, the homeof William Brewster, the ruling elder

of the Plymouth congregation. Brewster hadentered Cambridge in 1508 and attendedthere while Francis Johnson was there,apparently acquiring his separatist ideals due,at least partly, to Johnson’s influence Hesewed a brief internship with Sir WilliamDavison, Elizabeth’s Secretary of State, andwas with Davison at the time of the Queen ofScots execution (see FFFF #16 of 6/95).Subsequently, Brewster was appointed BaililTto the Archbishop’s estate at Scrooby andlived in the manor house. It was here in 1606,following Lady Isabel’s SeparatistConference, that Brewster began holdingmeetings of the Scrooby separatistcongregation. Brewster set up RichardClyfton as pastor and John Robinson asteacher of the congregation, both having beendeprived of their pulpits at their previouschurches due to their separatist views.Scrooby is amost interesting place to visit forthe Foljambe historian, offering the churchwhich dates from the 121h century, Brewster’sManor House, the old Vicarage and anumberof 18lhcentury sites.

very short distance from Scrooby liesAusterfield, South Yorkshire, thehome of William Bradford, the

Governor of Plymouth Plantation. As a boyof about 12Years, Bradfordhadofien skippedservices at St. Helena’s Church in Austerfieldand walked the several miles to Babworth AllSaints Church to hear Richard Clyfion, theinspiring pastor there. At Babworth he metWilliam Brewster who became his lifelongmentor and friend. Following Lady Isabel(Foljambe) Bowes’ Separatist Conference of1606 and the covert organization of separatistcongregations at Scrooby and Gainsborough,Bradford joined Brewster in his congregationat Scrooby. Periodically, the Scroobycongregation appears to have joined with thecongregation of John Smith in GainsboroughLincolnshire for worship.

rom Austerfreld we drove across NorthNottinghamshire to Gainsborough,Lincolnshire and visited

“Gainsborough Old Hall’, possibly the mostimportant landmark for colonial Americanhistory in England. The old hall had been themanor house of the Lords Burgh frommedieval times until Sir William Hickman

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purchased it in 1596. The Hickman familywere staunch Puritans, and Sir Williamoffered his manor asameeting place for JohnSmyth’s congregation. Local membersincluded Thomas Helwys, John Murton,Hugh and Ann Bromhead, and RichardClyfton. Frequently, the Scrooby contingentwould attend, including Brewster, Bradford,John Robinson, Richard Jackson, RichardRochester, Francis and Frances Jessop andGeorge Morton. In 1608 John Smyth wouldlead his flock to Amsterdam and join with hisformer Cambridge tutor, Francis Johnson, inthe Ancient Church of England Separatists.Smyth’s thinking was too radical, however,for the Ancient church and he led his flock tojoin the Anabaptists (or Mennonites) beforehis death in August 1612. Smyth’s closeassociate Thomas Helwys,hadadisagreementwith Smyth prior to 1612 and took a handfiilof followers back to London. This group metcovertly in the area known asSpitalfields andformed the First General Baptist Church inEngland and by 1644 there were forty-sevensuch churches in England. Possibly as aseparatist branch from Helwys originalchurch, the first particular Baptist Church inEngland was formed at Southwark in 1616 byHenry Jacob, a cohort of the original Scroobycontingent. Jacob moved to Virginia in 1624and his successor in Southwark was a mannamed John Lathrop. Lathrop’s descendentsemigrated to New England...one hundred andforty years later, Lathrop’s great-great‑grandson, Isaac, would serve as guardian toyoung Charles Fulgham in PlymouthMassachusetts following the death of hisfather, Captain Joseph. Both Smyth andHelwys dedicated written works to GodfreyFoljambes widow, Isabel, with Helwyswriting his dedication of “The faithfirlreverand loving respect I bear to you andthat,fromyour own worthy deserts in the bestthings and in a l l good unto me”. Helwysdied about 1616 and the leadership of theSpitalfields Church fell to John Murton. Theideologies and relationships forged at the oldhall in Gainsborough, matured in theintellectural freedom of Holland, andreintroduced into England provided thefoundation for most Baptist andcongregational denominations and politicalconcepts of religious freedom and toleration.

oving on a few miles fromGainsborough, we stopped next atSturton-Le‐Steeple, the birthplace

of John Robinson, the pastor of the PilgrimChurch in Leyden. Those of the readers whoattended the Bolles ancestral tour in June1995 will recall that Michael Foljambe ispresently the lay rector of Sturton-Le-SteepleChurch. Finally we completed our Pilgrim

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fathers tour with a stop in Babworth, thehome of Richard Clytton. Clyfion becamerector at Babworth All Saints church in 1586and quickly gained areputation asapowerfulPuritanminister. BothBrewster andBradfordwould make the trek to Babworth on theSabbath and received counselling fromClyfton in the rectory. Later, Brewsterbrought Clyfion into the Scroobycongregation as pastor and he was alsocounted among the John Smyth congregationat Gainsborough Old hall before theemigration to Holland. Clyfion joined theAncient church in Amsterdam as “Teacher”,while Francis Johnsonwas pastor andEdwardBennett was ruling elder. By about 1620, asHolland was preparing for peace with Spain,many of the English Separatist congregationsin Holland emigrated to America - EdwardBennett taking a remnant of the ancientchurch to Isle of Wight County, ChristopherLawne and his followers to Isle of WightCounty, Brewster taking a remnant of the OldScrooby congregation to “PlymouthPlantation” in New England, andsubsequently, many covert separatistsstill inEnglandemigrated to these plantations.

n this one day circuit on the PilgrimIFathers Trail, Donna and I were able to

visit the home parishes of those PuritanDivines who had a lot to do with theestablishment of plantations in NorthAmerica. Many of those Divines receivedsupport and encouragement from theFoljambe Family. These same Divines werein close proximity in the Ancient church & toEdward Bennett, who spearheaded thesettlement of much of Isle of Wight County,either through his own efforts or through theefforts of his many kinsmenwhom hebroughtover. There is evidence in “Cavaliers andPioneers" that Sylvester Thacker (partner ofCaptain Anthony) was a headright of aBennett in 1638. Some of those Divinesreturned to England and formed the originalBaptist Churches there, branches of whichlater sponsored the original Baptist Church inVirginia at Burleigh in Isle of Wight County.Is it a coincidence that in 1764 the great‑great-grandson of the pastor of the originalparticular Baptist Church in England wouldbe guardian to Charles Fulgham inPlymouth? Or had the Fulgham Family beeninvolved with the separatist Puritan Divinesand had they maintained a relationshipthroughout the years with their successors?

n the next segment, I will explore theFoljambe family in Lincolnshire.

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February I997

HistorianNotebookJames E. Fulghum,M. I ) .n Nov. l6, 1996 I celebrated my90“!1 Birthday with the excellenthelp of Jacolyn and all of my

Children and most of myGrandchildren. Iwant to take this opportunity to thank manyof my family cousins who sent me birthdaymessages, presents and cards. What awonderful celebration!!! It pays to be 90years of age.

fter the birthday I went to see mydoctor. I had learned that themain artery in my left leg was

much too old. So to the vascular surgeonfor his expert opinion. Then to the hospitalfor anArteriogram. We confirmed that theold artery was finished functioning. Noproblem The vascular surgeon found oneof my very healthy veins. He took it out,turned it around and made it into an arterywhich now functions very nicely infurnishing blood to my foot. I am nowdoing quite well. thank you. Enough about

Ester Fulghum of Greenville, NCRobert has retired from his

professorship at the Medical School,ECTC, Greenville, NC . One of theoutstanding events was the marriage of sonJoseph to Donna‐Maree Morrissey ofAuckland, New Zealand. Now JosephChristopher has changed his name fromFULGHUM to de‐FOLESCHAMPE(Normandy) and so it reads on the MarriageAnnouncement. The wedding was inAuckland the 28Lh of September, I996 andwas attended by Joseph’s father andmother.

aralyn E. Bruggemann, daughter ofFred & Linda (Fulghum)Bruggemann III, & grandaughter of

R. Lin & Sara Fulghum was one of twoSumma ( ‘ u m Lam/c 1996 graduates of theCollege of Business Administration ofGeorgia Southern University, This brightyoung lady, who is a Freeman Scholar,has brought honor to herself, along withjoy and happiness to her family whilecontinuing the fine achievement traditionsof the Fulghum family. Congratulations!

ecently, I had a letter fromMichaelFoljambe of the estate office,Osberton in Worksop, England.

He tells of giving eleven thousand acres ofhis Scottish estate to the many crofters(renters) who lived on the property ThenMichael says that “after giving the crotters

Ihada long letter from Dr. Robert and

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their estate it suddenly became obviousthat I should take the opportunity to givethe remaining estate (2,100 acres) to somefirst cousins twice removed,” and sohedid.And he says “. . ,now I do not own onesquare inch of the Northern Kingdom”.(Ed; Dr. Jim also provided a copy of theDaily Telegraph '5 news article of this“...Englishman’s Act of Hope andCharity...”)

nd from my daily News is thefollowing article:“Warden Suspended: A deputy

warden at Valdosta (Ga.) StatePrisonhas been suspendedwith pay while thestate investigates the circumstances of aninmate '5' death.

Deputy Warden Kevin Roberts wassuspended after Thomas Fulgham. 45. diedthis month.

Roberts is suspended because “hewas in charge of the whole event,”Department o/t 'orrections spokesman MikeLight said.

Fulghum, serving life for murder.died Dec. 5 in the South Georgia Medical( ‘ e n t c r in Valdosra. one day after beingsubdued when Light said he ”becameirrational. saying the demons were a/Ier him. "

Light saidFulgham was handcuffedandcarried to theprison infirmary, where hecontinuedtofight. Light saidhedidno t knowifof/lcersusedbatons tosubdue Fulgham. "

am well pleased with the developmentof the Newsletter under the expertdirection of Editor - Ted Crossland.

Well done, Ted.nd 1want to take this opportunityto wish for each family cousin allover the world the best 1997 New

Year ever.nd so don‘t forget to tell yourchildren and grandchildren aboutyour ancestors of many

generations ago and about their good name.They were very special and soare you.

8%wangHope to see you at the reunion!

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and that you are back in the swing ofthings for I997. I am back on my feet

after having a little mishap when I fell andsprained my right ankle and cracked abonein the left one. But, I ’m doing well as oftoday, even if still limpinga little.

Idohope all had a great holiday season

all to send in your dues. We have 74members paid as of 2/4/97 and I want

to thank all who send contributions to keepthe Newsletters going, Ted is doing agreatjob if only he could get some better helpfrom me. But, I am back at the computernow and will see if I can keep upwith him.

lease check your mailing lable forthe ‘97 after your name. Which willshow if your dues are paid. Send

check for $10.00 to me at the addressshown on the coupon at page 8.

It is that time of year in which I remind

ave you seen all the Fulghams andFulghums listed and foundthrough the locator features on the

INTERNET? There must be thousands!It’s amazing how the world is shrinkingand we are becoming closer to one anotherin many different ways. Each one of thelisted “cousins” in your state, and thecountry for that matter, should know aboutthis Association. Why not share your copyof the FFFF Newsletter with them? Checkout the address listings available to you.Zeroxing is 'authorized.

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‘EditoriNotes The Famlly ls' »E,E~.(I"ed)Crossland '

any thanks to all who providedinformation for inclusion here. Iespecially want to express my

appreciation to Grant and Charles for theirscholarly articles. I ’m sure that y’all willenjoy their nature and thoughtful familyconnection information. However, I ’msome-what mystified by the lack ofCousin’s Comer notebook type ofinformation. Do you mean to tell me thatthere is so little activity of note going on inthis family. Has there not been any growthor accomplishment or noteworthy eventsthat should be shared with your cousins?Please send information for the next issue.

he Michael in Charles’ Molly Bimnarticle is interpreted by meto bethe4lb generation descendent of

Captain Anthony as follows: second son ofAnthony & Nancy (Raiford) Fulgham,grand-son of Anthony & Sarah (Raiford)Fulgham, great-grand-son of Michael] &Anne (Izard) Fulgham, and great-great‑grand-son of Captain Anthony and MarthaFulgham of Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Cousin’s Corner Notes

for the next ITFF

AmmuneemcntssEventsBirthsDeathsAccomplishmentsFamily happeningsNewsy informationDates to rememberRembermcesReminenences

henew FamilyHistory Book is stillin its infancy stage. Your help andsuggestions are appreciated. Please

get in touch with Jimmy Fulghum at3004-B Buckingham RoadWilson,NorthCarolina27896‐l 193(919)243‐3803

thappy (belated) 90 Birthday toDr. Jim, 16November 1996.

gathering...W g y m

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June 20, 21 & 22I997

forthe12thAnnualReunion

Friday - (evening) ‐ Marsh Swamp FWBChurch @ Rock Ridge. N.(.‘. - registration,reception, social & fellowship .

Saturday - Marsh Swamp FWB Church @Rock Ridge - Registration, “Family Roots‑Genealogy” Information Center,Fulghum’s In North Carolina Workshop,Fulghum’s In America Workshop, CopyMachine available, Possible Golf Play,Organized Tours of key Fulgham sites inthe Counties, & Antique Shops T0ur.Dinner/Banquet - @ Wilson CountyAgricultral Center, Wilson, NC.

Sunday - Contenmea Primitive BaptistChurch - 2 Family Worship Services,Family Business Session (betweenservices) & Southern Traditional Brunchon the grounds after second service withfellowship. Food provided by those livingwithin driving distance of Rock Ridge,N.C.

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owe/ado”.byCharles B. Ellis

ho was Molly Bunn? The question hasbeen asked time and time again.Apparently nobody had the answer. The

descendants of Michael (Mikal) and Molly (Bunn)FULGHUM who have spread out over Indiana andbeyond have had no clue. There is nothing in theFulghum genealogy to suggest or even hint of herlineage. But, there is aBUNNgenealogy to search, and“they” say, “we have searched but we have not found aclue.” However, the BUNN family has been aroundlong before surnames appeared in England.

he name, as imported from Germany, wasprobably in the form of Von Bonn meaningfrom Benn. The English quickly changed that

to Bunne, just asBohn became Bunn elsewhere. Thefamily Bunne was found chiefly in the southeastemcounties of England-Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, Essexand Kent. For instance, Richard Bunn, the elder,appears asa tenant of Cliffware Manor,County Suffolk,28 January 1274. Richard Bunn, the younger, was inBurrstall, County Suffolk, granting land to someone,with the grant dated Sunday after Epiphany (January1318), l lth year of Edward II. Mentionof John Bunneof Alamaine, Germany, “Long since came into England,and has faithfully exercised the trade of saddler in thecity of London", and under the protection of the Crown,is dated at Westrninister 8 Jan‘y I378. These recordswere made in the period when it was the fashion to addafinal “e” to any word which would receive it.

any names in common use in America todayhave undergone modifications and variationsin comparatively recent years in England

and America. There could not be a family in Americatoday, who is anymore aware of this fact than the deFOLESCHAMP, F0LJAMBE, FULGHAM orFULGHUM family. I could have included JohnFULGUM, but you get the picture. Nothing is staticwith names. Many of our ancestors could neither readnor write so when the census taker came around and thefamily said their name was BUNN, it could havewritten in the census record as BOURNE, BURN,BUNN, or some other variation, Suchwas probably thecase in Molly BUNN’s family. It is very simple tocomeupwith BOURNE or BURN if you have aheavyEnglishaccent when pronouncingBUNN.

e do not know the total ancestry of MollyBunn’s family, but I believe she descendsfrom Dr. Thomas BUNN; Physician and

“Chorurgaine” (which is Surgeon in today’s language).Dr. BUNN appears to have been animmigrant in 1621or 1622, settling in either James City, or at Jamestown,Virginia. Dr. BUNN’s wife was namedBridget. Theirgrandson John was born about l650--60, and lived inNansemond County, Virginia where his Will wasprobated 20 January 1727. It is evident that John‘sfather, Thomas Jr. had other descendants in NansemondCounty since there is record that Joel RICKS marriedabout 1765, in Nansemond County, Mary BUNN. Wehave not found the direct lineage but believe it is fromthis family of Dr. BUNN’s that we next find that Jamesmade out a Deed of Gift to his three sons (William,Jesse, and Frederick) on 7 August 1778. RecordedNovember Court 1783. James died in the Spring ofl794 in Wayne County. The name of his wife has notbeen preserved. However, the names of his daughterswere listed in the petition for division of Estate forFrederick, the last of the sons to die. Frederick hadmarried Zilphia ALTMAN. Since they had no children,the petition named his siblings, nieces and nephews.By the time his estate was settled, all of his brothers andsisters had died and the estate was left to the nieces andnephews, all of whom were named in the Petition.Frederick’s brothers and sisters were: William, Jessemarried Zilpha HERRING; Priscilla who apparentlymarried aBUNNsince her children were namedTobiasBUNN and Pharoah BUNN; Rachael who married aWORRELL; Caty who married a SCOTT; Susan whomarried a WIGGS; and last but not least was MARYBUNNwho marriedMichael FULGHUM!

s I mentioned in the beginning names have away of becoming misspelled for whateverreason. In the case of the family James Burn,

the name is very plainly spelled BUNNon most deeds,wills, and other legal papers but is very plainly spelledBUNNon most all of the papers after James. This maybe the one reason most people researching MollyBUNN have not had success. The one record we haveall seen for Molly is the Hinshaw’sQUAKERRECORDwhere she married Michael FULGHUM. I hope thatthis scant bit of information about the family of oneMary (Molly) Bunn will inspire some of youdescendants to research further and determine that sheis in fact descended from Dr. Thomas BUNN. Proofofthis will ensure membership in the JamestowneSocietyfor those of you who might br interested.

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