Samuel Fuller (abt. 1630 - abt. 1676)

Born about 1630 in England [uncertain]

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Died about 25 Mar 1676 at about age 46 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony

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Biography

Samuel Fuller, son of Matthew and Frances (____) Fuller, was born approximately 1630 probably in England.^[1] His father Matthew's will was dated 25 July 1678. He mentioned, among others, natural sons of my son Samuel Fuller deceased: Thomas, Jabez, Timothy, Matthias and Samuel Fuller; Samuel, son of Samuel Fuller my eldest son deceased.^[2]

He was killed in action, during King Philip's War, in the battle led by Captain Michael Peirse, around March 25, 1676, in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony.^[1][3][4]

Samuel died testate having prepared his will before being engaged as a Lieutenant of militia forces from Plymouth Colony, against the Narragansett Indians in King Philip's War. His will, dated 2 Aug 1675, states himself as "Lieft Samuell Fuller the son of Captain Matthew Fuller deceased." He named his wife Mary; eldest son Thomas (not yet 21), other sons Jabez, Timothy and Matthias; daughters Abigail and Anne. He named his friends Elder John Chipman and Thomas Huckens, and his own wife Mary as joint executors. Samuel, at the time of his will, was unaware that his wife was pregnant. The court ordered that this child be given an equal share with the younger children and that Mary be allowed a "competency" for the raising of said child.^[5][1]

Marriage and Children

About 1661 Samuel married Mary, whose maiden name remains unknown. She was living Aug. 7, 1696 at Barnstable as her husband's widow (mentioned in will of son Matthias). They had the following seven children, all born at Barnstable, Mass.: ^[1]

1. Thomas Fuller, b. circa 1661/2; Cpt.; d. Nov. 2, 1718 at Barnstable; m. Dec. 29, 1680 at Barnstable, Elizabeth Lothrop, dau. of Capt. Joseph Lothrop & Mary Ansel, b. Sept. 18, 1659 at Barnstable, Mass. She survived her husband and was living at Barnstable Jan. 13, 1718/9. Eight children of the family.
2. Jabez Fuller, b. circa 1664, d. bef. Sept. 15, 1711 at Middleborough, Mass.; m. circa 1686 possibly at Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mary Hallett, daughter of Joseph Hallett & Elizabeth Gorham. She died after May 11, 1711 at Middleborough, Massachusetts. Six children born of record at Barnstable.
3. Anne Fuller, b. circa 1669, d. July 2, 1722 at Barnstable, Mass., Æ 53 (g.s.); m. Apr. 29, 1689 at Barnstable, Joseph Smith, s. of Rev. John Smith & Susannah Hinckley. He was b. Dec. 6, 1667 at Barnstable, Mass. and d. there Mar. 14, 1746/7, Æ 80. Fourteen children of record at Barnstable.
4. Timothy Fuller, b. circa 1670, d. Nov. 30, 1748 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.); m. 1) by late 1694 Sarah Gates, dau. of Capt. George Gates & Sarah Olmstead. She was b. Mar. 16, 1669/70 at Haddam, Connecticut and d. after the birth of her son Samuel in Sept. 1711. Seven children of record at East Haddam, Connecticut. Timothy m. 2) by early 1715, Mary Champion, dau. of Thomas Champion and Hannah Brockway, b. July 31, 1693 at Lyme, Conn. She d. Dec. 12, 1770 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.). Eight children of the marriage.
5. Matthias Fuller, b. circa 1672, d. unmarried betw. Aug. 7, 1696 and May 6, 1697 while serving as a soldier in Phips' Expedition against the French in Canada. Left a will naming his brother Timothy as executor of his estate.
6. Abigail Fuller, b. circa 1674. It has not been proved that she married Israel Stowell. A profile for Abigail (Unknown) Stowell (abt.1678-1718) should not be construed to be the same as Abigail, daughter of this Samuel
7. Samuel Fuller, b. Aug. 15, 1676 after his father's death; Sgt.; d. Sept. 29, 1716 at Mansfield, Conn., Æ 41; m. Oct. 3, 1700 at Mansfield, Elizabeth Thacher, dau. of Rev. Rhodolphus Thacher & Ruth Partridge. She was b. Mar. 1, 1672 at Duxbury, Mass. and d. after 1740 prob. at Mansfield, Conn. Seven children of the family, all recorded at Mansfield, Conn. Elizabeth m. 2) July 8, 1724 at Lebanon, Conn., Miles Standish, grandson of Capt. Myles Standish of the 1620 Mayflower and Plymouth Colony. There are no known children of Elizabeth's second marriage.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell. "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass, December 1620, Volume Four, Third Edition, Family of Edward Fuller." Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006, pp 6, 9-10.
2. ↑ Bowman George (trans.), "Capt. Matthew Fuller's Will and Inventory," The Mayflower Descendant : A Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History (Boston : Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899), vol 13, p. 7-11; digital images, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/mayflowerdescendv1314mass/page/12/mode/2up : accessed Feb 2023)
3. ↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet, Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Court Orders Vol 5 1668-1678 (Boston : Press of W. White, 1855), p. 187, court record of troop led by Captain Michael Peirse and Leift. Samuel Fuller; digital images, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo05newp/page/186/mode/2up : accessed Feb 2023)
4. ↑ LaCroix, Lawrence K. "Captain Pierce's fight: An investigation into a King Philip's War Battle ... "; digital image, https://scholarworks.umb.edu/, (https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Captain-Pierce%27s-fight%3A-An-investigation-into-a-War-Lacroix/f30029bacdaeb7c3446b608f9de9b8907732cdd7 : accessed Feb 2023)
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch, Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 394 of 616; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• Robert Charles Anderson, "Samuel Fuller", The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol., I, Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society 1995 p. 476
• Bullard and Allied Families, Edgar J. Bullard, Bullard and Allied Families, (Private Publisher, Detroit 1930). , Pg. 197.
• Edward Fuller of the Mayflower, Pg. 3.
• Fuller, William Hyslop Genealogy of some descendants of Captain Matthew Fuller. Printed for the Compiler. 1914. Third Generation. Page 14 -15
• Find A Grave Lieut Samuel Fuller NO STONE
• Cutter, William Richard (ed.) Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 4 Lewis historical Publishing Company, 1908 -Volume 4. FULLER: PAGE 1766-1768
• Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Seventh Printing, 2004

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