by Bill Eddleman

After the Fulbright Association Reunion at Lake Junaluska, I was able to spend a day at the library in Waynesville and the county courthouse looking for Fulbright records. This library is an excellent resource for doing local research, although its book collection is somewhat limited. Genealogical resources are housed in the North Carolina Room of the library, and visitors must check in and have a librarian open the room for their use. All local records are on microfilm, and indexes are available for the land records. The officials in the courthouse allowed me to copy deeds on my own, and also allowed me access to court and other records. Because of the limited time I had, and the indexes available, I devoted a good bit of my time to early Fulbright land records in the area. A large number of these transaction involve land on Hominy Creek, which drains Dutch Cove and other areas near Canton, NC. A number of us saw part of this area at and near Morning Star Methodist Church during the reunion.

I would issue one caution. This listing is not complete, because Haywood County was organized in 1808 from Buncombe County. John Fulbright (and possibly his sons) received a number of land grants from 1799 to 1808 in Buncombe, and it is my understanding that David Fulbright and Judy Fulbright researched some of these records a few years ago. It appears that John sold his land in this area in 1815-1816, which would correspond to old accounts of when he left for Missouri. I did find the following document, however, which would indicate he still had property in North Carolina or debts against his estate in North Carolina when he died in 1820:

From Haywood County Wills and Inventories, Book A, page 4:

Jacob Shook as administrator of the Estate of John Fulbright decd. returns as the rights and credits of said decd. the following Debts which is supposed to be due and owing to said decd. Estate, (to wit)

Adam Snider $138.00

Henry Rodamill $ 47.50

26th September 1820 Jacob Shook Adms.

As can be seen below, these 2 men purchased land from John in 1816, and may have still owed money for this land at John s death 4 years later. Searches continue for any estate records for John Fulbright in Missouri.

Fulbright Land Grants in Haywood County (from Haywood County Land Grants), 1808-1836

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Warrant No. 461

Daniel fullbright John fullyuner(?) and David fullbright Enters six hundred and forty acres of Land on the oconolufty River Below thomas Dillends where indian olley now lives. Entered april the 4th 1810, Haywood County.

Warrant No. 147

Martin fullbright Enters six hundred and forty acres of Land on shole Creek that runs into soco Creek on the trail that leads to scots Creek about two miles from John peneys including a large flat of land Entered april the 4th 1810, Haywood County.

Warrant No. 148 Haywood County

John fullbright Enters six hundred and forty acres of Land on the south fork of the north fork of homeny Creek including said fullbrights mill Entered april the 4th 1810

Warrant No. 149

Martin fullbright of Haywood County Enters six hundred and forty acres

of Land on scots Creek where indian Dick now lives Entered april the 4th Day 1810

Warrant No. 150

William fullbright of Haywood County Enters six hundred and forty acres

of Land on soco Creek joining parkses Land on both sides of said Creek. Below and joining said parkses Land for Complement Entered april the 4th Day 1810

Warrant No. 151

William fullbright Enters 640 acres of Land in haywood County on the mouth of Shole Creek on both sides of sd Creek for Complement Entered Aprile the 4th 1810.

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Warrant No. 152

John fulbright Enters 640 acres of land In haywood County on Scots Creel below amos browns on sd Creek Entered Aprile the 4th 1810

Warrant No. 153

John fullbright Enters 640 acres of land In haywood County on Oconolufty River at the mouth of s___(?) Where Big Will now lives Entered Aprile the 4th 1810.

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Warrant No. 12

John Fulbright enters fifty acres of land in Haywood County on the waters of hommony Creek in a cover where Ephram Gooding now lives on the South Side of a three hundred acre tract of land which he bought of John Strother including part of a field of Said gooding. Entered this 11 day of March 1812.

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Warrant No. 31

John Fulbright entres fifty acres of land in the County of Haywood lying on the east Side of pigeon River on the head of a Branch Runing into the gooding Creek known by the name of the walnut Cove entered the 22 of September 1812

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Warrant No. 40

Banney [probably Barnett] fullbright Enters one hundred and fifty acres

of land in Haywood County beginning on his own Corner runing on his line twenty poles thence the Defrent _____(?) round for complyment Entered this 30 day of January 1821

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Warrant No. 105

Peter fullbright enters one hundred acres of land in Haywood County on Homonny Creek begining on Daniel Sipes line on the west side of said creek Including the vacant land on that side of said creek for complyment Enterd this 25 Day of March 1823

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Warrant No. 114

Abram Fulbright Enters fiifty acres land in Haywood County on the waters of hommony Creek begining on Henry Millers line runing up the Creek to include the vacant land Between Henry and george Millers lands for compliment. Entered the 2nd of January 1833

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Warrant No. 375

Barnet Fulbright Enters one hundred acres of land on Jonathans Creek Begining on the North line of Hecter(?) Boons Entry No. 326 runing so as to Include what is cauld the wheat field for compliment Entered the 29th Dec 1834.

[Note: I did not search land grants beyond 1836.]

Fulbright, John                     John McFarland                  Deed           A:70     75 acres, Pigeon R.     2-1809

Fulbright, John                     Jonathan Woodde               Deed            A:88     75 acres.                    2-1809

Evans, Jacob                        Fulbright, John                   Deed            A:115   50 a., Hominy Creek   5-1811

Fulbright, John                     John Smathers                    Deed            A:376  100 a., Hominy Creek  12-1815

Fullbright, John                    Jacob Fullbright                  Deed            A:446   300 a., Hominy Creek  9-1816

McDowell, Daniel, sheriff     Daniel Fulbright                  Deed            A:536   129 a., Hominy Creek  8-1818

Fulibright, John                    Conrad Zallar                     Deed            A:537   50 a., Hominy Creek    9-1816

Fulbright, John                     Henry Smathers                 Deed            B:29     170 a., Hominy Creek  7-1816

Fulbright, Jacob                    Peter Fulbright                   Deed            B:89     114 a., Hominy Creek  6-1821

Buff, John                            Barnet Fulbright                 Deed            B:198   128 a., Richland Creek 12-1823

Strother, John (by executors) Jacob Fulbright                   Deed            B:345   50 a, Hominy Creek     9-1826

Fulbright, John                      Henry Rodamal                  Deed           B:416   50 a., Hominy Creek    9-1816

Fulbright, John                      Henry Miller                     Deed            B:416  200 a., Hominy Creek    9-1816

Fulbright, John                      Adam Snider                     Deed            B:467   300 a., Hominy Creek  9-1816

Fulbright, Jacob                     Jacob Shook                     Deed            C:50     300 a., Dutch Cove      6-1830

Lenore, Thomas                    Barnet Fulbright                Deed            C:95     35 1/2 a., Richland Cr.  9-1828

Sipe, Daniel                           Peter Fulbright                  Deed            C:547   120 a., Hominy Creek   2-1826

Fulbright, Peter                      Jacob Smith                      Deed            C:548   120 acres.                    6-1837

Hicks, David                          Jesse Fulbright                  Deed            D:57     100 a, Green's Branch  3-1838

Fulbright, Bonard                   Jas. R. Love                     Deed            D:84     2 tracts, Richland Cr.    10-1838

Fulbright, Burnett                   J. T. Penland                    Mortgage     E:297    personal property          9-1842

Fulbright, Abraham                 Elisha 0. Johnson              Appt of Act  E:546                                      1-1862

Fulbright, Jacob                      Jacob Shook                     Deed           F:14     186 a:, Dutch Cove        7-1835

Fulbright, Lawson H.              J. R. Love                        Mortgage      F:93     personal property          9-1846

Fulbright, Edward                   R. N{. Henry, Trustee      Deed of        F:204   personal property           9-1847

                                             for Wm. Welch                Trust

Fulbright, Jacob                      J. R. Love                        Mortgage      F:215                                      2-1848

Fulbright, Jesse                       Barnet Fulbright, Jr., et al. Mortgage      F:248   crop of corn, etc.          9-1848

Fulbright, Barnard                   J. R. Love                       Deed             F:301   128 a., Richland Creek  3-1844

Fulbright, David                      Adam Snider                   Deed              I:386   75 a., Hominy Creek     9-1817

Fulbright, Daniel                     Adam Snider                    Deed              I:391   129 a:, Hominy Creek   1-1821