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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
↑ 1.01.11.21.3 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.
↑ 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)
↑ 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)
↑ "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.
Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Seventh Printing, 2004
Mayflower Project Checklist Completed Feb 2023
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
From my previous research, I believe that these are two different people, with dfferent dates of death, although both died in 1676. Unless there are quality sources to support that they are the same, the merge should be rejected
Fuller-18346 and Fuller-471 do not represent the same person because: Two different people, both died in 1676. Fuller-18346 is a son of Robert Fuller, not Matthew Fuller, based on the death date shown (August 15, 1676)
Fuller-18295 and Fuller-471 appear to represent the same person because: Based on death date, intended to be the same person. Incorrect birth year and no sources on -18295. Please merge
Vol 3 Part 2 -179, states he was son of Mathew Fuller, names various ch. Named friend John Chipman, Thomas Huchins and wife Mary as exe. Note in margin as he was probably that killed in Narragansett War.
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Considering that Samuel's parents have not been reported to be in New England until 1640, it is unlikely that Samuel was born in Plymouth in 1635. Was he born in England or, alternatively, significantly later than 1635?
Fuller-156 and Fuller-4045 do not represent the same person because: Different Parents. There seems to be an error in birthdates for one of the profiles.
edited by S (Hill) Willson
edited by S (Hill) Willson
Vol 3 Part 2 -179, states he was son of Mathew Fuller, names various ch. Named friend John Chipman, Thomas Huchins and wife Mary as exe. Note in margin as he was probably that killed in Narragansett War. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9069/007705397_00001