Frances (Unknown) Fuller (abt. 1611 - aft. 1678)

Born about 1611 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 26 Oct 1678 after about age 67 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

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Disputed Marriages

Confusion surrounding the birth of Frances (Unknown) Fuller's husband -- who is believed to have been born at Redenhall, Norfolk, in the years just before 1608, but who has routinely been confused with his (presumed) cousin Matthew Fuller, born there in 1603 -- has led to confusion in identifying the wives of these two men.

It has long been claimed that one of the two married a Frances Hyde, or Lyde, or Iyde, or Ide; such claims, across the Internet, are far too numerous to list, but examples may be found on Find A Grave, RootsWeb, Geneanet, Wikipedia, and dozens of other sites.^[1] There is no known primary evidence for such a claim in either case, and indeed no certain primary evidence for Capt. Matthew's cousin Matthew having married anyone. What is in fact certain is that we do not know the origin of Capt. Fuller's wife -- only her given name. An extensive discussion of the confusion surrounding the Fullers may be found in the profile of Matthew Fuller.

It has also been claimed that Capt. Matthew Fuller was married a second time, to a woman named Hannah; again, no primary evidence has been found to support this assertion.

Biography

Frances, the only known wife of Capt. Matthew Fuller, is estimated to have been about three years younger than her husband, but her exact date of birth is not known; her last name at birth (maiden name) is also unknown. It is thought that the couple married in England before 1630.^[2] Frances is identified by her first name in Matthew Fuller's will of July, 1678, which is the last mention found in the Barnstable/Plymouth records;^[3] thus, the date of her death cannot be calculated beyond the statement that it occurred after the date of that will.

Sources

1. ↑ E.g., see Find A Grave: Memorial #34104417; rootsweb; geneanet.org; wikipedia.
2. ↑ MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell, _et al._, "Was Matthew Fuller of Plymouth Colony a son of Edward Fuller", TAG, Vol. 61 (1985), p. 198; https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/12790/198/24565887 (Subscription)
3. ↑ Marriage: named in the will of husband Capt. Matthew Fuller, as composed 25 July, 1678; will and inventory recorded in Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories, Volume III, Part II, pp. 127-29. For a transcript made from the original by George Ernest Bowman, MD, see the profile of Matthew Fuller.

See also:

• Husband's lineage; offspring: MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell, _et al._, "Was Matthew Fuller of Plymouth Colony a son of Edward Fuller", TAG, Vol. 61 (1985), p. 194. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/12790/194/24565883 (Subscription)