Husband Michael Nulton 1
Born: - Bedford Co, PA
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Marriage: - Bedford Co, PA
Wife Sarah Ann Funk 1
Born: 14 Sep 1774 - Virginia 1
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Died: 31 Dec 1881 - ? Armstrong Co, PA 1
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1 M Judge John Funk Nulton 2
Born: 16 Oct 1809 - Bedford Co, PA 2
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Died: 11 May 1878 2
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Spouse: Margaret Rebecca Lemmon (1814-1904) 2
2 F Mary Nulton 1
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Spouse: William Matthews ( - ) 1
3 F Harriet Nulton 1
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Spouse: Jacob Stone ( - ) 1
4 F Sarah Nulton 1
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Spouse: James Johnson ( - ) 1
5 M George Nulton 1
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Spouse: Phoebe Brown ( - ) 1
General Notes: Husband - Michael Nulton
He was of German ancestry. Nulton appears to be one form of the name Knowlton or Nolton, the Knowltons being a prominent family in eastern Massachusetts, where they have been settled since early Colonial days. Judge Knowlton, of Boston, was of this family, as also Postmaster Knowlton, of Hyde Park, MA, near Boston, who spoke to Mr. Daniel L. Nulton, son of Judge John F. Nulton, about the matter, and showed him the Knowlton family history and genealogy, in which Judge Nulton's name was included.
He came to Armstrong County, PA, among the pioneers, settling on land which later became the John McPherson farm, three or four miles from Kittanning, near the pike east of the town. He died when about fifty years old.
General Notes: Wife - Sarah Ann Funk
She was of German descent, and German was the language she read and wrote. She was born in the same county and vicinity where George Washington resided, and related that the General often rode by her father's home when she was a little girl, before the family removed to Philadelphia. Thence they soon afterward moved to Bedford County, PA, when she was a child. (There was a George Funk on the first grand jury in Bedford County, and among the tavernkeepers recommended at the April term, 1771, was a George Funk. Bedford County was taken from Cumberland County by act of Legislature passed March 9, 1771. The George Funk mentioned might have been father or grandfather of Mrs. Sarah Ann (Funk) Nulton.) Mrs. Nulton grew to womanhood in Bedford County, and there she was married to Michael Nulton, a native of that county.
She was a lifelong Lutheran, a member of St. John's Church, at Kittanning, until her death. A woman of calm and well-balanced mind, she was always even-tempered and pleasant, never disturbed or excited, and justly deserved the reputation she enjoyed as the possessor of a “lovely disposition.” Her nobility of character and Christian solicitude for all around her made her universally loved and respected, and she was almost worshipped by her relatives, young and old, all of whom found great pleasure in their visits to “grandma.” She was an excellent needlewoman and housekeeper, and receiving second sight when nearly one hundred years old continued to do fine work until almost the end of her days. She left sixty-five beautifully made quilts to be distributed among her descendants-grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Her faculties were excellent to the last, and her death was due to an accident. She slept in a rather high bed and had always been rising without assistance. Two weeks before she died the bedclothing slipped under her hand when she was bracing herself on the rail of the bed, getting up, and she fell on her left hip, breaking the hipbone. Though she retained her calmness and did not complain (never moaning except in her sleep) it was seen that she gradually grew weaker, and she passed away in her sleep, without a struggle. It is said she was never known to say an ill word about anyone, and it is certain that all who knew her considered it a privilege and an experience to look back upon with gratitude.