John Fuller's signature on his will
FULLER
John Fuller (about 1620 – 1666) immigrated to Massachusetts
on 4 May 1635 on the ship Abigail when
he was about 15 years old with his older brother William. John, my 8th great grandfather, settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts and William
went to Hampton, New Hampshire.
John Fuller married Elizabeth Emerson. They lived in Salisbury until about 1648 when
they were back in Ipswich. He had land,
but does not appear in any record as a freeman, church member nor did he hold
any public office. He does appear in
several court records, and he did file a will shortly before his death. When he died he had nine children named in
his will and one unborn child mentioned in his will. No record of the name of this child exists. He was an educated man because he not only
signed his name, he left an inventory of books valued at 10 shillings.
John’s son, James Fuller (about 1644 – 1725), my 7th
great grandfather, inherited his father’s house and land on Rocky Hill in
Ipswich. It was next to his brother,
Nathaniel Fuller’s, land. His daughter,
Dorothy, granddaughter of the immigrant John Fuller, is the last Fuller in my
lineage. Dorothy married Josiah Stone of
Beverly, Massachusetts in 1715.
For more FULLER information:
Fuller Genealogies, by William Hyslop Fuller, Volume III
Genealogy of some descendants of Captain Matthew Fuller, John Fuller of Newton,
John Fuller of Lynn, John Fuller of Ipswich, and Robert Fuller of Dorchester
and Dedham, with supplements to Volumes I and II, 1914, page 175
“John Fuller of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1634” by Edward F.
Everett, from the New England Historic Genealogical Register, Volume 53, (1899), pages 335 – 341.
“The English Origin of John and William Fuller of Ipswich,
Massachusetts” by Leslie Mahler, The
American Genealogist, Volume 77, pages 267 – 70.
The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634 -1635, by
Robert Charles Anderson, Volume II, pages 598 – 602.
History of Ipswich,
by Joseph B. Felt, printed by Charles Folsom, 1834, pages 9 – 10.
My FULLER genealogy:
Generation 1: John Fuller, son of Roger Fuller and Jane
Gowan, born about 1620 in England, died 4 June 1666 in Ipswich, Massachusetts;
married to Elizabeth Emerson, daughter of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth
Brewster. She was born about 1623 at
Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England and died 1700. Ten children.
Generation 2: James
Fuller, born about 1647, died 21 June 1725 in Ipswich; married on 20 October
1672 in Ipswich to Mary Rindge, daughter of Daniel Rindge and Mary
Kinsman. She was born about 1648 and
died 16 October 1732 in Ipswich. Nine children.
Generation 3: Dorithy Fuller, born 18 December in Ipswich,
died 1756 in Beverly, Massachusetts; married about 21 October 1715 in Ipswich
to Josiah Stone, son of Nathaniel Stone and Mary Balch. He was born 27 August 1681 in Beverly, and
died after 1757. Six children.
Generation 4: Josiah
Stone m. Martha Ashby
Generation 5: Josiah
Stone m. Susanna Hix
Generation 6: Eunice
Stone m. Peter Hoogerzeil
Generation 7: Peter
Hoogerzeil m. Mary Etta Healey
Generation 8:
Florence Etta Hoogerzeil m. Arthur Treadwell Hitchings
Generation 9:
Gertrude Matilda Hitchings m. Stanley Elmer Allen (my grandparents)
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Heather Do the genealogies you cited cover the Fuller family history in England? I have a John Fuller and Cartherine Ann Bury of Redenhall, Norfolk in my tree, but it is not very well supported beyond their grand daughter Mary Fuller b. 1622 d. 1687. She is in turn the daughter of an Edward Fuller, which unfortunately many trees confuse with the "Mayflower"Edward, of which he clearly is not, in my opinion. Most records show her arriving in 1639 and making her way to Long Island.
ReplyDeleteThe article in TAG covers his English origins. His earliest known ancestor was William Fuller alias Lockyer, born about 1541 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is dated October 2002 and is the most recent article I've seen written on the Fuller family.
DeleteThanks Heather. I will track down the TAG article and see if if it yields any clues.
DeleteWeren't these Fullers some sort of relation to the Fullers on the Mayflower? (nephew/cousin?) I remember my mom mentioning this, but haven't been able to confirm it.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen any documentation of a kinship with the Mayflower passengers.
DeleteAha in my files we exchanged data long ago on Robert Fuller, his son Samuel Fuller and more.
ReplyDeleteSamuel Fuller Jr 1676 son m Thatcher, d1716 in Ct. dau Mary Fuller married Joseph Tracy SR.
I do have 3 lines
I also have a FULLER in Maryland that has been implied by others related to this line. stopped at Thomas Fuller b 1748 Linton Hundred, Washington, Maryland, d 17 Mar 1824 Wheeling Township, Guernsey, OH US
Thomas Fuller Sr.
Birth: 1748 - Linton Hundred, Washington, Maryland, United States
Death: Mar 17 1824 - Wheeling Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Parents: Samuel Fuller, Mary Fuller (born Cummings)
Wife: Lydia Mary Fuller (born Hayes)
Children: Thomas Fuller Jr., Ann Fuller, Catherine Fuller, James Hayes Fuller, John Fuller Sr., Joseph C. Fuller, Lydia Hammersley (born Fuller), and name of one more daughter
Siblings: Mary Richardson (born Fuller), Samuel Fuller, Samuel Jr. Fuller, Elizabeth Barden (born Fuller), John Fuller, William Fuller, Benjamin Fuller, and names of 2 more siblings
father may be William Fuller??
Edward Fuller also.
Susi Pentico