Born in Newport Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ezekiel Fuller I
and Deborah (Spivey) Fuller
Sister of
Ezekiel Fuller II, Solomon Benjamin Fuller, Henry Fuller, Martha (Fuller) Whitley, Ann (Fuller) Bass, Honour (Fuller) Allen, Benjamin Fuller Sr, John Fuller, Joseph Fuller, Arthur Fuller and Timothy Fuller
Wife of
William Sams Sr.
— married
1744 in Essex County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
John Sames, Edmund Sams, James Sams, Littleberry Sams, William Sames Jr., Rice Sames, Samuel Byrus (Sames) Sams, Catherine (Sams) Byers and Elijah Sams
Died
at about age 60
in Henry, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Isle of Wight Will Book II, page 133: Ezekiel Fuller's will ---1722 In the name of God Amen I Ezekiel Fuller of the Isle of Wight county being of perfect Mind & Memory Thanks be to almighty God make this myLast will and Testament in a Manner and for me following Imprimts I Submit my Soul to god. Hoping Through the merrits of my blessed saviour To have pardon of all my Sinns. Item I Give to my Loving wife the use of all my Estate what so ever Dureing her widowhood or Naturall Life and the day of Marriage or Death my will is that this is Item I Give and Bequeath to my son Ezekiell and Sollomon all my Land to be Equaly Divided Betweene Them and their Heirs forever Item I give to my son Ezekiell all my Carpenters Tools. Item I Give the remainder of my Estate to my wife marriage or Death to my Loving Children To my daughter Ann my Son Ezekiell my Daughter Mary my Sons Sollomon, Benjamin, John, Joseph, Arthur, & Timothy to be equally divided Betweene them. Item I give to my son Henry Twenty Five Shillings to be paid by executrix. Item I give to my Daughter Martha Whitley and my Daughter Honor Allen a half a Pence and I do make my Loving Wife Deborah my Whole and Sole executrix of this my Last will and Testament in Witness my hand and seale this 19 day of November 1722.
Mary Fuller was born in 1720 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia. She is the daughter of Ezekial Fuller and Deborah Spivey. She married William Sams, Sr. (1717-1779) in 1744 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. William and Mary were the parents of 8 children: John, James, Littlebury, William Jr., Edmund, Elijah, Eliza, and Rice. Mary died on 2 Jun 1780, in Henry, Virginia.
Essex County was established in 1692 from the old Rappahannock County, Virginia. Spotsylvania County was established in 1721 from parts of Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties.
Sources
- Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1539-1850, William Sams owned property in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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Sherry Bailey :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
~1.56%
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Anne Massey
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Anne Massey
Anne Massey
Mary (Spradley) Morken
Robin Lee
Mary (Spradley) Morken
Anne Massey
Fuller-3841 and Fuller-1708 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents and siblings. Neither has sources
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Bruce Porter
Fuller-1708 and Fuller-3841 are not ready to be merged because: Fuller-1708 seems to lack specificity and cited sources.
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Anne Massey
Same parents and siblings. Neither profile has sources. Research them.
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by Anne Massey
Anne Massey
Fuller-1708 and Fuller-3841 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
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by Anne Massey
Mary (Spradley) Morken
Fuller-10292 and Fuller-3841 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate
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by Mary (Spradley) Morken
Robin Lee
F-568 and Fuller-3841 appear to represent the same person because: same/similar dates and same family
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by Robin Lee
Mary (Spradley) Morken
Fuller-3841 and Fuller-4626 appear to represent the same person because: Same
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on Fuller-3841 (merged)
by Mary (Spradley) Morken
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