Surname Saturday: Fulk

Surname Saturday Post #6

The Fulk Line goes back to the 18th Century on my family tree with Matthew Fulk, who was born in 1713 Holland. It is said that Matthew and his brother, Ludwig, came to America around 1750. As far as I know, the rest is folklore, posted by people on the internet and does not live up to the Genealogical Proof Standard, even so it's always fun hearing stories that may be true.

According to 'Neumann88' of Ancestry.com, Matthew and his brother Ludwig, at some point, were captured by Native Americans who were planning to "burn them at the stake", but the Chief's daughter decided she wanted to marry Matthew, so they him live, but still killed his brother.

It is true, from what I have gathered, that his wife was Native American. there are many variations of her name, it was likely something like Sedano Chalakatha or Senado Greenwood. According to a book called Shawnee Heritage VII by Don Greene she was a, "tall, tawny woman with gray-green eyes, she spoke, read, and ciphered in English."

Matthew Fulk and his son Adam, also according to 'Neumann88's' research, had went to West Virginia to try to stop The Battle of Point Pleasant, an Indian uprising, and never returned. It is assumed they died there. Matthew's son, John, stayed behind.

John is my 7th great-grandfather and he was born in 1740, he married Eve Beeler and they had 11 children. I'm a direct relation to their son Christian Fulk.

John and Eve's son, Josiah Fulk (1818-1880)

6th great-uncle.

John and Eve's son George"Mountain Geroge" Fulk (1820-1913)

6th great-uncle.

Christian Fulk was born in 1790 in Brock's Gap, Virginia. Christian married Susannah Fawley. Their daughter Margaret Fulk married James Turner III of Surname Saturday #5.

Margaret Fulk Turner (1812-1893)