Peter (G) VOLP/FULPS

1757 - 1814  (56 years)

• Name	Peter (G) VOLP/FULPS
  Born	May 12 1757	Windsor Township, PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jun 1814	Stokes, NC
  Person ID	I6554	TAP | George Fulp's Full Tree, George/Peter Branch
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	George Crafft VOLP/FULP,   b. 1718, Sindringen, Forchtenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 26 Oct 1786, Belews Creek, Surry, NC  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maria Magdalena GULDIG,   b. Abt 1718, Germany ,   d. abt. 1800, Stokes County, NC  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1752
  Family ID	F2588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth RAPER,   b. Mar 1761, Town Fork, Surry County, NC, USA ,   d. 1839, Stokes County, NC, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1785	Surry County, NC
  Children	1. Bethenia FULP,   b. 02 Jan 1786, Stokes County NC   2. Martha PATSY FULPS,   b. 10 Jan 1788, Stokes County NC ,   d. 1870  (Age 81 years) + 3. Michael (G/P) FULP,   b. 16 Feb 1790, Stokes County NC ,   d. Abt 1870, Stokes County NC  (Age 79 years) + 4. Thomas (G/P) FULP,   b. 10 Feb 1792, Stokes, NC ,   d. Abt 1886, Stokes, NC  (Age 93 years) + 5. George (G/P) FULP,   b. 26 Dec 1794, Stokes Co NC ,   d. 02 Dec 1856, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, USA  (Age 61 years) + 6. Archibald (G/P) FULP,   b. 26 Dec 1794, Stokes, NC ,   d. 1846  (Age 51 years) + 7. Peter (G/P) FULP,   b. 27 May 1798, Stokes Co NC ,   d. Sep 1849, Stokes Co NC  (Age 51 years) + 8. Franklin (G/P) FULP,   b. 17 Oct 1800, Stokes, NC + 9. Lewis (Luis) (G/P) FULP,   b. 05 Mar 1803, Stokes, NC ,   d. 01 Mar 1870, Forsyth, NC  (Age 66 years)   10. Rauben (Reubin)(G/P) FULP,   b. 31 Mar 1805, Stokes County NC
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2013
  Family ID	F8807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Documents » Slide Show		A page from the pages of Peter Fulps' Bible It shows births and deaths of children
  		Peter Fulp children names listed in Widows Pension Application
  		Peter Fulp (2nd Generation) Military Record from the book: The Patriots of King's Mountain"
  		Fulp Family Naming Patterns A chart that shows the naming patterns of the George Fulps families
  		Elizabeth Raper Fulp Rev War Pension Application Husband Peter Fulp fought in the Rev War.
  		Peter Fulp Military History As told in Wife's Pension Application
  		Michael & Peter Fulp Character witness for Bryant Medley

  
  

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  Peter Volp/Fulps (2nd Generation) Profile

  
  

• Notes

  Peter FULP was born in May 12 1757 in Windsor Township York, County, Pennsylvania. He served in the military in 1776 in North Carolina. The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, p. 5278, based upon the military service of Peter Fulp. While living in Surry County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as private with the North Carolina troops as follows: from January, February or March, 1776, three months in Captain Richard Goode's Company in Colonel Joseph Williams' Regiment; from sometime in the summer of 1776, four months in Captain Goode's Company in Colonel Williams' Regiment on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians; next he served three months under Captain Shepperd and was in the battle of Kings Mountain; in 1781, three months in Captain Minor Smith's Company in Colonel James Martin's Regiment and was discharged soon after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. It is stated that Peter Fulp was the brother of the soldier, Michael Fulp. A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator. He appeared on the census in 1790 in Stokes County, North Carolina. One male under 16; four females; no slaves. He appeared on the census in 1800 and 1810 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He died in Jun 1814 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Peter was a farmer as was his father, George. Peter apparently became swept up in the land speculation activity that was prevalent in Stokes and surrounding counties during the late 1700's. By 1797, his holdings had reached in excess of 1500 acres. He was married to Elizabeth RAPER on 5 Mar 1785 in Surry County, North Carolina. Elizabeth RAPER was born in May 1761. She appeared on the census in 1820 in Stokes County, North Carolina. She died after 1839. She was allowed Peter's Rev. War Pension on 13 Jun 1839 in Stokes County, North Carolina. In the Rev. War Pension application of Elizabeth Fulp, wife of Peter who was brother to Michael and son of George, she states "they had ten children Born of her body in the order as the dates stand stated in the Family Records which is cut out of a German Testament and is enclosed in this declaration. Children of Peter FULP and Elizabeth RAPER were: Bethenia "Theaney" FULP Martha "Patsy" FULP Michael FULP Thomas FULP George FULP Archibald FULP Peter FULP Franklin FULP Lewis FULP Reuben FULP