Jacob (Folckertsen) Fulkerson (1725 - 1799)

Born 28 Feb 1725 in Kings County, Long Island, New York colony

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Fisher) Fulkerson — married before 1748 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died 5 May 1799 at age 74 in Byram, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Jacob Folkerson

Name

Name: Jacob /Fulkerson/

Alias: Jacob /Vollekerse/

Birth

Jacob Folkerson was bp. on Feb 28, 1725 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, Province of New Jersey. ^[1][2]

Parents

• Father: Folkert Folkertsen, 28 FEB 1724/25 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, Provence of New Jersey.
• Mother: Femmetje Buys, b: BEF 10 APR 1698 in Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, Province of New York

Siblings

• Jacob Folkertson was bp. on Feb 28, 1725 at Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey^[3]

• Folkert Folkertson was bp. on Jun 16, 1727 at Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey^[4]

• Johannis Folkertson was bp. on May 17, 1734 at Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey^[5]

• Cornelis Folkertson was bp. on Aug 13, 1738 at Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey^[6]

• Joseph Folkertson was bp. on Sep. 10, 1741 at Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey^[7]

Marriage

Jacob Fulkerson married Mary Fisher, b: BEF 14 MAY 1729 in Raritan (Somerville), Somerset County, Province of New Jersey, ca. 1748. Actual date of marriage is not yet known.

Children

• Elizabeth Fulkerson b: BEF 09 APR 1749 in Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

• Volkert Fulkerson b: BEF 04 AUG 1751 in Raritan (Somerville), Somerset County, New Jersey.

• Mary Fulkerson b: BEF 26 OCT 1754 in Somerset County, New Jersey.

• John Fulkerson b: 1758 in Somerset County, New Jersey.

• Handerik Fulkerson b: BEF 13 NOV 1763 in Brunswick, Middlesex County, Province of New Jersey.

Death

Jacob Fulkerson died 05 MAY 1799 in Bryam Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S.A

Will

Jacob Fulkerson prepared his last will and testament on 05 MAR 1799 New Jersey, U.S.A.^[8] Jacob Folkerson named his son and daughter-in-law, John and Mary Fulkerson, as his administrators. "Fellowbondsmen" were Daniel Turner and Thomas Shields.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptisms at Brunswick (Middlesex County) Dutch Reformed Church
2. ↑ BrunswickRDC Bapt. Record: 28 Feb 1725 Jacob, [child of] Folkert and Femmetjie Folckertsen
3. ↑ BrunswickRDC Bapt. Record: 28 Feb 1725 Jacob, [child of] Folkert and Femmetjie Folckertsen
4. ↑ BrunswickRDC Bapt. Record: 16 Jun 1727 Folkert, [child of] Folkert and Femmetjie Fockertsen
5. ↑ BrunswickRDC Bapt. Record: 17 May 1734; Johannis, [child of] Folkert and Femmetjie Fockertsen
6. ↑ BrunswickRDC Bapt. Record: 13 Aug 1738 Cornelis, [child of] Folkert and Femmetjie Folckertsen
7. ↑ BrunswickRDC Bapt. Record: 10 Sep 1741 Joseph, [child of] Folkert and Femmetjie Folckertsen
8. ↑ Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, U.S.A.. Title: New Jersey, U.S.A. Wills - Archives of the State of New Jersey, U.S.A., Calendar of New Jersey, U.S.A. Wills. 1670-1730 ( Nelson, William; Paterson New Jersey, U.S.A. 1901.) Volume XXIII; Vol. 1, 1670-1730. Page: NJCW, Vol. XXXVIII, 1796-1800, Lib. 38-506, File 818S.

• Source: Early New York and New Jersey Records of the FULKERSON Family.

• Source: Somerset County Historical Society, Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.A. Title: SOMERSET COUNTY HISTORICAL QUARTERLY. Publication: Magazine. Name: Editor: A. Van Doren Honeyman Somerset County Historical Society Publishers, Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.A.. Page: SCHQ vol 8, page 155. Text: Article relating marriage of Jacob Fulkerson and Mary Fisher .

• Source: RotWeb--The Pumyea / Venedam Family Tree - Robert A. and Barbara J. (Venedam) Pumyea

• Source: #S-269701049 Ancestry Family Trees.

• Source: #S-899753593: Page: Ancestry Family Trees: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7221440/person/1371938633/facts

• Source S-869848842: Repository: #R-899753595: Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Author: Edmund West, comp.: Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Note: APID: 4725::0: No REPO record found with id R-899753595.

• Source S-877412760: Repository: #R-899753595: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Author: Yates Publishing: Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Note: APID: 7836::0

• Source S-899753593: Repository: #R-899753595: Title: Ancestry Family Trees: Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. .

Acknowledgements

• Folkertsen-3 was created through the import of Newman Family Tree.ged on 12 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
• This person was created through the import of Beaman Family Tree.ged on 31 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
• http://www.fulkerson.org/jersey.html