Susannah (Torrence) Fuller (abt. 1781 - 1857)

Born about 28 Aug 1781 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Fuller — married about 1801 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Northwest Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1857 at about age 76 in Montgomery Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Susannah was born in 1781. She died in 1857 at the age of 76.

Parents: Pvt. William Torrence 1748 - 1828 and Martha (Stull) Torrence 1757 - 1829. William Findagrave #30427205. Martha Findagrave #30427320

Her Father, William Torrence & her Grandfather, John Stull were both Revolutionary War Patriots in the DAR Patriots Index.

Spouse: Lieut. & 2nd Sergeant Thomas Fuller I 1774 - 1839. They were married about 1801 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. Findagrave #60062143. Thomas was in the War of 1812, as a Lieutenant in the 15th Regiment of the Indiana State Militia. He was an orderly and 2nd Sergeant in the Blackhawk War. He brought his family to Illinois in 1820.

Children:

1. William Fuller 1801 - 1858

• Married Clarissa Seaney 1807 -

2. Martha "Patsey" Fuller 1805 - 1878

• Married John M. Lagow 1811 - 1839
• Married James Allen Magill 1798 - 1865
• Findagrave #60061983

3. Violetta Fuller 1808 - 1877

• Married Elias Brashear 1807 - 1863
• Findagrave #13957032

4. Leodicea Fuller 1809 - 1858

• Married Richard Lagow II 1805 - 1873
• Findagrave #60440119

5. Corp. Martin H. Fuller 1812 - 1897 (Black Hawk War)

• Married Rosalie Tremblai 1814 - 1892
• Findagrave #32124004

6. Isaac McCrackin Fuller 1815 - 1895

• Married Nancy S. Shaw 1824 - 1892
• Findagrave #31938841

7. Daniel Fuller 1817 - 1895

• Married Lydia Ann Stanfield 1817 - 1842
• Married Harriet White 1817 - 1877
• Findagrave #60254466

8. Thomas Fuller II 1819 - 1871

• Married Eliza Taylor 1823 - 1865
• Married Harriet Wolf 1823 -

9. Sarah "Sally Ann" Fuller 1824 - 1848

• Married John William Lockhart 1818 - 1880

• Bio. of Susannah, Martin & thieir parents and son, Thomas: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/crawford/bios/fuller1275gbs.txt

Sources

• Susannah is buried at Fuller Cemetery in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. Her page lists and has links to her parents, 3 siblings, spouse, 6 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60062186/susannah-fuller

• Susannah (Torrence) Fuller: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KVS5-XVG

• 1850 Census: Susan Fuller. Age: 70. Widowed, white, female. Home in 1850: Crawford, Illinois. Birthdate/place: 1780 in Pennsylvania. Household members: Isaac Fuller, 35 (OH). Nancy Fuller, 26 (IL). George Fuller, 7 (IL). Laura Fuller, 3 (IL). Lydia A. Fuller, 1 (IL). Susan Fuller, 70 (PA). Note: Her son Isaac's household.

• Pioneers The Robinson Constitution. 1/31/1883. Page 1. Compiled by Sue Jones: "Thomas Fuller was born 10/30/1774, in Virginia. He died 5/5/1839 in Illinois. He was married in Indiana to Susannah Torrence. She was born 8/28/1776. She died 11/20/1857. She raised 5 sons and 4 daughters. Her Father, William Torrence came from Ireland. Her mother, Martha (Stull) Torrence came from Pennsylvania. She was of German descent.

Thomas Fuller came to Crawford County from Dearborn County, Indiana in 1820. They lived 5 years at Palestine, Indiana then moved 6 miles South of Palestine, Indiana where he bought land near where his son, Martin H. Fuller was living. Martin spent his youth near Palestine and at the age of 20 went to the Blackhawk War with his Father who had formerly been in the War of 1816. After the war, Martin H. took charge of W. Kitchell's farm while he was in the Legislature. He was the son of William Fuller and Sarah (McCrackin) Fuller.

Crawford County Illinois Historical Society. Artifacts>Articles>Pioneers: "This gentleman [Martin H. Fuller], who is a type of our old pioneers, and who came here when this country was sparsely settled and the dark forest was filled with lurking wild beasts and still wilder men, was born Nov. 14, 1812, in Dearborn Co., Ind. He is a son of Thomas Fuller, born Oct. 30, 1774, in VA. He died May 5, 1830; he [Thomas] was married in Indiana, to Susannah Torrence, born Aug. 28, 1776 ; she died Nov. 20, 1857. she raised 5 boys and 4 girls. Her father, Wm. Torrence, came from Ireland; her mother, Martha Stull, came from Penn. She was of German descent.

Thomas Fuller came to this county in 1820, living 5 years at Palestine, then removed 6 miles south of Palestine where he bought land near where his son, Martin H. Fuller , is now living, who spent his youth near Palestine, and at the age of 20 went to the Blackhawk war with his father who had formerly been in the war of 1816. After the war Martin H. took charge of W. Kitchell's farm while he was in the Legislature.

In 1835 he received a call to Knox County, Ind., where his fame as a trustworthy man had preceded him, to take charge of a large farm. In 1840 he returned to this county where he entered and bought land. Has now 237 acres of fine land, to the cultivation of its bounteous and virgin soil he pays considerable attention.

He has a coal mine and a fine prospect for oil on his farm. He has filled school offices and been Justice of the Peace for 30 years, marrying in that time 88 couples without charge. Through his just and fair dealing he is called the "compromising justice." Mr. Fuller was joined in matrimony in Lawrence Co., Sept. 21, 1837, to Rosana Tromly, born Nov. 18, 1814, daughter of Isaac Tromly, who married the widow of Joseph LaMotte, the old Indian interpreter, who spoke 7 different Indian dialects, besides French and English, his successor, Tromly, spoke only five dialects.

LaMotte at one time owned what is now called Lamotte Prairie, which was given him by the Indians for his services as interpreter, but it seems that they regretted the gift afterwards, and in order to draw pay for the land from the Government they killed LaMotte and threw his body in a deep hole of water west of the cemetery near Palestine, in the creek that bears his name.

Mrs. Fuller is one of our good old fashioned lady's. She was raised a Catholic and still adheres to that faith. Mr. Fuller is a Democrat in politics and has been a leader and spokesman among the old pioneers. His adopted son Edwin Fuller was born Dec. 2, 1866 and is a steady intelligent young man." Note: Based on age on her headstone, 1781 is the correct birthyear. 5/19/23 removed bad link.