John Fuller (1656 - 1726)

Born 11 Jan 1656 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable (Rowley) Fuller — married about 1679 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1726 at age 70 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

John "Little John" Fuller was born Jan 11, 1655 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, New England. He was the son of Samuel Fuller and Jane Lothrop. He was called “Little John" to distinguish him from his cousin, Dr. John Fuller.

He married Mehitable Rowley the daughter of Moses Rowley, Sr. about 1678. Mehitable was born in Barnstable on Jan 11, 1660/61.

He inherited from his father in 1683 marshland and upland, his father's house, orchard and outbuildings, a 3-year-old horse, "the Indian Jaell" a share of the oxen and Cart, gears and tools, one fat Cow, a bald faced horse, and a Great Bible. Neat Cattle, sheep the remainder of the estate were divided with his brother.

He remained in Scorton Neck until 1694 when he moved to East Haddam.

He died on Feb 28, 1726, in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. Mehitable died in 1732.

Note: According to an unsourced family tree handed down to descendant Jema Patterson , John died "between 28 Feb and 20 May 1726."

He is buried in Old Cove Burying Ground, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Children

1. Thomas Fuller (1680 - 1772)
2. Samuel Fuller (1682 - 1757)
3. Shubael Fuller (1684 - 1748)
4. Thankful Fuller Crippen (1689 - 1740)
5. Edward Fuller (1691 - 1730)
6. Elizabeth Fuller Rowley (1693 - 1766)
7. John Fuller (1697 - 1758)
8. Joseph Fuller (1699 - 1775)
9. Benjamin Fuller (1701 - 1740)
10. Mehitable Fuller Kneeland (1706 - 1738)

Disputed children:

1. Deborah Fuller Rowley (1689 - 1753)^[1]
2. Anne Fuller Rowley (1704 - 1741)^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell. Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 4, Third Edition, Family of Edward Fuller, Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006, Vol 4 pg 18: "Two other daughters have been claimed by W.H. Fuller: Deborah Fuller b. 1869 m. John Rowley and Anne Fuller b. 1704 m. Jonathan Rowley. Neither is named in John Fuller's will nor were any LRs found to indicate a daughter's portion turned over to her husband. However their children have Edward Fuller ancestry since both John and Jonathan were sons of Moses Rowley."

• Connecticut Marriage Index

• US New England Marriages Prior to 1700

• North America Family Histories, Genealogy of Some Descendants of Edward Fuller of the Mayflower

• MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell. Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 4, Third Edition, Family of Edward Fuller, Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006, pp 17-9

• Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families. Amos Otis. F.B & F. Barnstable, Mass, 1888-90 (republished Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979)

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Ancestry.com

• American Marriages Before 1699 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery.

• "Genealogy of some of the Descendants of Edward Fuller" by William Hyslop Fuller, 1908 Compiled by Steve Fowler

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 October 2020), memorial page for John “Little John” Fuller (11 Jan 1656–28 Feb 1726), Find A Grave: Memorial #24802975, citing Old Cove Burying Ground, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Lori Rowe (contributor 46922820) . (No gravestone photo.)