Maj. John Fulcher

Both the Fulcher and Sibsey families were prosperous and held high status. Captain John Sibsey was a member of the House of Burgesses and Captain Thomas Fulcher was a Sheriff. Upon Thomas’ death, his son John Fulcher inherited “Manor Plantation”.

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The Anderson family was freed by the 29 October 1712 will of John Fulcher in Norfolk County, Virginia. He appointed Lewis Conner executor and granted his

Negroes men and women and Children there freedom...

And he left them 640 acres of land on Sewall's Point in Norfolk County. The freeing of these fifteen slaves prompted the Council on 5 March 1712/3 to recommend that the General Assembly

provide by a law against such manumission of slaves, which may in time by their increase and correspondence with other slaves may endanger the peace of this Colony.

On 20 March 1712/3 the Andersons exchanged with Lewis Conner the 640 acres left to them by Fulcher's will with 300 acres of land by a deed of confirmation which identified them by name:

Robert Richards, Maria Richards, Kate Anderson, Hester Anderson, Betty Anderson, Lewis Anderson, Sarah Anderson...and our Children to witt -Peter Anderson, George Anderson, Dinah Anderson, Nedd Anderson, Rachell Anderson, Mingo: Anderson, Tony Anderson, and Susan Anderson Infants.

George Anderson, the mulatto son of John Fulcher, born say 1696, was the ancestor of the North Carolina branch of the Anderson family.

Comments

“ slave owner” was in the also known as field. Removed 23 March 2023.

References

• https://lost-creek.org/genealogy/histories/feature2.php
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/c/l/o/Ellen-F-Cloud/BOOK-0001/0004-00...
• https://nativeamericanroots.wordpress.com/tag/thomas-fulcher/
• http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Abel_Angus.htm