Henry Fuller (1713 - abt. 1788)

Born 2 Feb 1713 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Vaughn) Fuller — married 27 Aug 1738 in St John's Parish, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

Husband of Anna Catharina (Salling) Fuller — married 15 Apr 1751 in Augusta County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died about 15 Apr 1788 at about age 75 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America

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Biography

Henry Fuller, the son of John Fuller and Sarah Nicholls was born 2 February 1713 in Baltimore County, Maryland.^[1][2][3].

He is believed by many researchers to have been married twice.

His first wife may have been widow, Elizabeth Cox, who married a Henry Fuller on 27 Aug 1738 in St. John's Parish, Baltimore County. Whether this marriage was to Henry or a cousin by the same name has not yet been proven. The couple had at least one son named William. However, neither William nor any of his heirs are named in Henry's will written in 1788. So, if William was Henry’s son then he died young without issue.

By the late 1740s, Henry had migrated to Virginia Colony.

He married Anna Catharina (Catharine) Salling on 15 Aug 1751 in Augusta County, Virginia Colony.^[4][5]

A few months later, on 25 November 1751, Henry was conveyed 130 acres of land on the North Branch of the James River in Augusta County by his in-laws.^[6]

Henry was the father of 14 proven children. Some researchers believe Henry's eldest two daughters, Sarah (Fuller) Majors and Keziah (Fuller) Reynolds were born before his marriage to Catharine.

The following 12 children were definitely born by Henry's wife, Catharine:

1. John Salling
2. Peter
3. Elizabeth (Fuller) Rankin
4. Mary (Fuller) Williams
5. Henry
6. George
7. Abraham
8. Stephen
9. Ann
10. Isaac
11. Isaiah
12. Jacob

Henry moved his family from Virginia to Orange County, North Carolina by 7 August 1761, when he purchased 365 acres on Storey's Creek from Benjamin Long. Boundary changes would later put his plantation in Caswell County.

He sold his farm in Augusta County, Virginia on 25 September 1761, per a deed between Henry and John Paxton for £125, 190 acres on the North Branch of the James River.^[7]

On 28 Jan 1769, Henry gifted 185 acres of land to his son-in-law, Thomas Majors.^[8]

Henry wrote his will on 15 February 1788, naming his wife and 14 children in birth order.^[9]He died about 1790 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America.^[10]

Land

Land grants in Caswell County:

1 Dec 1778 (entered) - 100A on Panthers Creek, beginning at a hickory on John Dickey's line and runs East by vacant land 89 1/2 poles to a pine his own deeded corner, then North his line 174 poles to a stake his corner, then West his line 49 1/2 poles to a pine, then North his line 42 poles to a red oak, then West his line 20 poles to a black oak, then North his line 170 poles to a post oak, then West 15 poles to a hickory on James Culbertson's line, then South his line 182 poles to a white oak his corner, then East 20 poles to a stake, then South by land claimed by James Eakins 153 poles to a stake, then West said land 25 poles to a stake, then South said land and John Dickey's to the first station. 23 Sep 1785 (issued). Book 69, p. 223 (Grant No. 882)

1 Jan 1779 (entered) - 400A on Panthers Creek, beginning at an post oak corner of Elias Wollox on Anne Greer's old line, then her old line West crossing the creek there by 4 chains to a white oak then South 40 chains to a red oak, then East 5 chains to a red oak then South 10 chains to a pine, then East 15 chains to a stake then South 50 chains to a stake, then East 33 chains crossing the creek to a pine, then North 57 degrees East nine chains to a white oak, then North 75 degrees East eight chains to a stake with Samuel Greer's line then North with Laurence Van Hook's line 66 chains to a stake on Elias Wollox line. then his line West 21 chain and 50 links to a hickory, then North 15 degrees West 22 chains to the beginning. 13 Oct 1783 (issued). Book 54, pp. 300-301 (Grant No. 458)

16 Mar 1779 (entered) - 100A on Storeys Creek, beginning at a red oak his own corner North on his own line 44 chains to a red oak, thence East on Edmund Lewis' line 23 chains and 50 links to a white oak, thence South 36 chains to a white oak on Paul Walter's line, thence South 25 degrees West on Paul Walter's line to the beginning. 17 Dec 1779 (issued). Book 41, p. 162 (Grant No. 156)

(date entered unknown) - 56A on Panthers Creek, beginning at a black oak Wallis' corner running West by Fuller's corner post oak 41 chains and 50 links to a stake, then North 23 East 25 chains to a pine, then with Graggs' line South 49 East 36 chains to a stake, then South 5 chains to the beginning. 16 Nov 1790 (issued). Book 73, p. 409 (Grant No. 1031).

1777 Caswell Tax List

Fuller, Henry 625 A St. Lawrence District

1784 Caswell Tax List

St. Lawrence District

Fuller, Henry Sen. 365 A Storey’s Cr. 1 White Poll Tax 221.13.4

Sources

1. ↑ St. John's Parish, "Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, St. John's Parish, Joppa", digital images, FamilySearch (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2020), [Original source: St. John's Parish, "Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, St. John's Parish, Joppa", DGS 7835986, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949), p. 7]
2. ↑ Peden, Henry C., "St. John's & St. George's Parish Registers 1696-1851" (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2006), p. 4
3. ↑ Barnes, Robert W., "Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759", (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1989), p. 234
4. ↑ Vogt, John and Kethley, William T., "Augusta County Marriages, 1748-1850", (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1986)
5. ↑ "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Volume III", Hathi Trust (Online: hathitrust.org, 2019), [Originally published Chalkley, Lyman, "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Volume II", (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Co., 1912), p. 275
6. ↑ Chalkley, Lyman, "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Volume III", Google Books (Online: Google, Inc., 2007), [Originally published Chalkley, Lyman, "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Volume 3", (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974), p. 298
7. ↑ Chalkley, Lyman, "Chronicles... Volume III", p. 378
8. ↑ "Record of deeds, 1755-1756, 1768-1840; general index to deeds, 1752-1868", DGS 7517554, FamilySearch (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2018), [Original source: Orange County Register of Deeds, "Record of deeds, 1755-1756, 1768-1840; general index to deeds, 1752-1868", (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1946), Volume 2, p. 601]
9. ↑ "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970, Caswell Wills, 1768-1861", digital images, FamilySearch (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2017), [Original source: Caswell County Superior Court, "Will Records, with Some Inventories, Estates and Settlements, 1777- 1963", DGS 4779974, (Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1963-1965), Will of Henry Fuller, Senr., images 58-60]
10. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979", digital images, FamilySearch (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2017), [Original source: North Carolina State Archives, "Wills and estate papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978: Estates records Evans, Thomas J. - Fuller, John L.", DGS 4970347, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988-1989), Estate folder for Henry Fuller, 1790]

See also:

• McCorkle, David, "North Carolina Land Grant Images and Data", North Carolina Historical Records Online (Online: nclandgrants.com, 2020), [Original source: State Archives of North Carolina]

• Daughters of the American Revolution (Ancestor number A042224)