He married Mary Elizabeth Huff in 1777 in Virginia and they are believed to have had the following five children.
1) Armistead Fulcher (born 1778) married Nancy Daniel.
2) Margaret Fulcher (born 1780) married Augustine Hewlett.
3) John LaFayette Fulcher (born 1781) married Mary Colson.
4) James Fulcher (born 1783, died 1823).
5) Nancy Fulcher (born 1789) married William Colson.
In addition to being a land owner, James served as a Justice of the Peace and was the owner of an Inn on McBean Creek not far from Waynesboro. George Washington breakfasted there on his tour of the South in 1791. President Washington entered into is diary "Wednesday 18th - Breakfast at Fulcher's, 15 miles from Waynesboro." The desk said to be the one at which George Washington made this entry in his diary has been passed down to a present day descendent of James Fulcher.
Though there are few
records for James Fulcher, I do have a census record from 1830 stating that he
was a plantation owner and was the owner of 8 slaves. His plantation at the time was located in Richmond
County, GA. Patriot James Fulcher died on March 23, 1839 in Richmond County and
is buried in the Fulcher Cemetery located near the intersection of Piney Grove
Road and the present day Highway 56. His example of duty and service to his
nation and community serves as a model for us all.
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I am searching geneology on my dad's side AND hIS MoM WAS OcTAVIA fulcher Douglas.I have just joined the Dar with the ancestor of Joshua B.Tillman.My grandmother and aunt were also DAR members with this ancestor in the 50's. Now I have located another REV.WAr Soldier with the name of James Fulcher, from GA.From her papers she had she mentioned he also was in the
war but did not list it on her DAR papers.I hope to add him when I can.He was born 1755 and died 1839 in Ga. Ws a southern patriot, does anyone have more info than that?He married Mary Elizabeth Huff and they had 5 children, m in 1777.
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