More clues to Family connections in Pennsylvania Place Names
The following list if mostly of Township Names in Pennsylvania that may provide clues to where the majority of early settlers in that area came from. In addition to these Township Names, there is one place in Pennsylvania called Lisburn. It is a small village apparently named very early and probably by people from Lisburn and located in what is not Upper Allen Township, on the border of Cumberland and York Counties, PA. Upper Allen Township was originally a part of East Pennsboro Township. In addition, please see the pages regarding Rising Sun, a place name in Kilkenny, Ireland, Cecil County, Maryland, and Dearborn County, Indiana.
Selected Pennsylvania Township Names
With clues to Irish and/or Fulton Families.
Township Name ........County .....Description
Antrim Franklin Existing from earliest tax lists. Originally in
Cumberland County, PA. 1753 Tax list shows
a James Fulton. Named for County Antrim, N. Ireland.
Armagh Miflin A County in N. Ireland.
Ayr Fulton A County in Scotland on Coast facing N. Ireland.
Ayrshire has the largest population of Fultons in
Scotland by far.
Belfast Fulton Named after largest city in Northern Ireland
bordering Counties Down and Antrim
Colerain Lancaster Earlier subdivision of original Drumore Twp.
A Barony (subdivision of County), Parish and Town
in NE Londonderry County, NIre; bordering Antrim
Colerain Bedford see above
Derry Westmoreland Name of Diocese that covers most of Londonderry
County, N. Ireland.
Derry Miflin See above
Derry Montour see above
Donegal Lancaster From County in NW N. Ireland
Donegal Westmoreland See above
Donegal Washington See above
Donegal Butler See above
Dublin Fulton Named as Capital City of Ireland.
Dublin Huntingdon see above
East Pennsboro Cumberland Named after William Penn Family. Richard Fulton
is there on 1750 tax list and John Fulton, a smith, is
there in 1764, probably same as settled Rising Sun, Indiana
Fawn York Probably from Fahon Parish, Donegal County,
Northern Ireland. Early records there say Fawnett
Fannett Franklin Early township in 1760’s originally in Cumberland
County
Fermanagh Juanita The name of a County in N. Ireland
Hamilton Cumberland After Hamilton family. A Francis Fulton here on
1764 tax list
Hempfield Lancaster Early township, name from plant Hemp.
Hempfield Westmoreland See above.
Hopewell York From small place inside West Nottingham Twp
in Chester County, PA. Also village near town of
Nottingham in Chester County, England.
Hopewell Cumberland see above. A James Fulton here on 1764 tax list
Hopewell Washington see above. It is hear the Steamboat Robert Fulton
bought a farm in 1786 and settled his Mother and
siblings.
Hopewell Bedford see above
Hopewell Huntingdon see above
Hopewell Beaver see above
Letterkenny Franklin Originally in Cumberland County. After place
in County Donegal, N. Ireland. A Samuel Fulton
here on 1764 tax list.
Lurgan Franklin Originally in Cumberland County. See above.
An Alexander Fulton here on 1753 tax list
Londonderry Bedford From city and county in N. Ireland
Londonderry Chester see above
Londonderry Dauphin see above.
Londonderry Lebanon see above. A north and a south Londonderry Twp.
Londonderry Bedford see above
Monaghan York From County in N. Ireland.
Mt. Joy Adams From an estate in Londonderry County, N. Ireland
or perhaps from ship that broke siege of Derry in
1689
Nottingham Chester From a County in Central England. Nottingham
was an early township on the PA frontier in Chester
County. Several Fulton Families are found there in
Late 1720’s and 1730’s, many of whom moved
west into Drumore Twp. Lancaster County and then
on to Fawn, Chancefore, and Hopwell Twp. York
County. Some also south to Cecil County, MD.
Nottingham Washington see above
Rapho Northumberland Named for parish or Diocese. Diocese covers
most of County Donegal, N. Ireland.
Strabane Adams Named for a Barony in County Tyrone, N. Ireland
Strabane Washington see above
Tyrone Adams Named for a County in N. Ireland
Tyrone Blair See above
Tyrone Fayette See above
Tyrone Perry See above