Sarah (Fuller) Follett (1680 - 1750)

Born 23 Apr 1680 in Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Follett — married 1707 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1750 at age 69 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts

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Biography

Sarah "Sary" Fuller b. 23 Apr 1680 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts^[1] - 23 Mar 1750 Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts^[2]) was the daughter of Jonathan Fuller (1643–1709) and Elizabeth Wilmarth (1647–1690).

About 1707 she married (1) John Follet as his 2nd wife after his first wife Martha Kellum/Callum died in 1706. John Follet (10 Jul 1669 Lynn Massachusetts - 1718 Attleboro) was the son of Robert Follet and Persis Black

Children from John's first marriage to Martha Kellum:

1. John Follett 1695–1747
2. Ruth Follett 1696–1736
3. Joseph Follett 1699–1724
4. Abigail Follett 1701–1740
5. Persis Follett Carpenter 1704–1753
6. Samuel Follett 1706–

Sarah and John Follet Children Include:

1. Elizabeth Follett, b. Oct. 16, 1708; m. by intention dated June 16, 1733, Ephraim Lane.
2. Jonathan Follett, b. Mar 13, 1709/10, d. by drowning on Dec. 9, 1742; m. May 20, 1735 at Norton, Mass., Abiah Hodges. Four children of the family. Abiah m. 2) by an intention at Attleboro dated Oct. 25, 1745, Robert Claflen of Attleboro.
3. Robert Follett, b. Aug. 25, 1712, drowned with his brother Jonathan on Dec. 9, 1742; m. June 17, 1736 at Attleboro, Abigail Richardson, dau. of Seth Richardson and Mary Brown, b. Mar. 24, 1717/18 at Attleboro. Three children of the family. She m. 2) as his 2nd wife, Obadiah Fuller (see child iv. above.)
4. Susanna Follett, b. May 18, 1714; no further details known.
5. Martha Follett, b. Aug. 28, 1716; d. in infancy Oct. 21, 1716.
6. Sarah 12 Sep 1721 Attleboro

John Follet estate record: John Follett's estate record includes the appointment of John Fuller (his widow Sarah's 2nd husband) of Attleboro as guardian of Samuel Follet (over 14), son of John Follet of Attleboro, dated 15 March 1725/6 [BristCPR 5:237/8].

• Appointment of John Fuller & Sarah Fuller of Attleboro as guardian of Jonathan & Elizabeth Follet (both over 14), & Robert & Susannah Follet (both under 14), children of John Follet of Attleboro, dated 15 March 1725/6 [ibid. 5:238].
• Account of Sarah Fuller formerly Follet, who was widow of John Follet, & John Follet his son, Admins., dated 15 March 1725/6. Mentions a trip to Ashford (Ct.) to sell lands [ibid. 5:239/40].
• Order for the division of the estate of John Follet of Attleboro, decd intestate, dated 13 May 1726 [ibid. 5:307/8].
• Division of the estate of John Follet of Attleboro betw. his widow Sarah Follet (now Fuller) and children: John Follet (eldest son), Ruth Freeman, Abigail Follet, Samuel Follet, Persis Follet, Elizabeth Follet, Susannah Follet, Jonathan Follet & Robert Follet, dated 16 August 1726. Commissioners: John Foster, Joseph Bucklin, Noah Carpenter & Samuel Day [ibid. 5:308/9/10].

On 29 Jun 1720 at Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Sarah (Fuller) Follet married (2) Deacon John Fuller, son of John Fuller and Abigail Titus. This was the 2nd marriage for John Fuller.

Death date for Sarah: Some speculate it was in 1725 but she is probably the Sarah (Sary) Fuller who d. 23 Mar 1750 at age 70^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896
2. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
3. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC7J-WH3 : 10 February 2018), Sarach Fuller, 23 Apr 1680; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
• Sarah Fuller, ”Ancestral File v4.19," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MCP1-HR3 ).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63703365 : accessed 16 April 2018), memorial page for Sarah Fuller Fuller (23 Apr 1680–23 Mar 1750), Find A Grave Memorial no. 63703365, ; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939) Unknown.
• Sarah Fuller in: Richard Bowen (1594?-1675) of Rehoboth, Massachusetts and His Descendants, Vol. 1 Generations 1-3 (2011 Rhode Island Genealogical Society), pp. 170 - 174 at: https://archive.org/details/richardbowen159401saxb/page/170/mode/2up

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Fred Goodell for creating Follett-190 on 24 Dec 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Fred and others.

Thank you to Robert Cherry for creating WikiTree profile Fuller-2627 through the import of CherryOttosen_2013-03-19.ged on Mar 19, 2013.