HENRY FULLERTON

WORSHIPFUL MASTER

Spring Hill Masonic Lodge

1854

 

Eight families from Ireland migrated to South Carolina in 1821, settled later in Green Co AL, but were in the Staggers Point-Benchley area of Robertson’s Colony in Mexican Texas by 1834.

 

The families included

HENRY:                     William Henry, Robert & Elizabeth Henry,

Hugh & Elizabeth Henry

James A Henry, 

DIXON:                      Henry Dixon

James M Dixon,

McMILLAN:             Ann McMillan

FULLERTON:           From Co Antrim, Ireland…..

John Henry & Sara Caufield Fullerton

Mary Fullerton

George H Fullerton

William Fullerton, 

PAYTON:                   John R & Sarah Payton

RICE:                         Jimmie H Rice

SEALE:                      Bradford & Mary Henry Seale

DUNN:                       James & Isabella Dunn.

 

Robert Henry, Edward McMillan, William Fullerton, and Mathew Dunn from Staggers Point served with Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto.    William Fullerton died in an Indian fight near Marlin TX 1838.   Others in the fight included Brit Dawson and Robert Harve Matthews.

 

 

William Walker, born in Ireland and married to Elizabeth, also, lived at Staggers Point.    Their children were:

 

…..James Walker          m. Priscilla Navarre               b. 1830 Giles Co TN

                                                Dau of Pulaski Navarre b. Rutherford Co TN

…..John Walker            m. Isabella Fullerton              MM

…..Nancy Walker         m. Henry Fullerton                 MM-Spring Hill Lodge

…..Elizabeth Walker    m. Brit Dawson                      MM-Spring Hill Lodge

…..William Walker       m. Mary McCandless            MM- Spring Hill Lodge

                 Dau of David McCandless

                 Sister of Mrs. J T (Macca O McCandless) Lawrence

                                       J T Lawrence                         MM-Spring Hill Lodge

…..Alice Walker                    m. John Wallace

…..Susan Walker                   m. William Neal