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Dr Samuel Fuller

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Dr Samuel Fuller

Birth
Redenhall, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Death
9 Aug 1633 (aged 52)
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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BAPTISM: 20 January 1580 [Julian calendar, 20 January 1580/1 in modern civil (Gregorian) calendar] at the parish of Redenhall, co. Norfolk, England, son of Robert "the butcher" Fuller and his 1st wife Sara Dunckhorn.

FIRST MARRIAGE: Alice Glascock, perhaps around 1605.

SECOND MARRIAGE: Agnes Carpenter, m. 24 April 1613, Leiden, Holland.
CHILDREN (by Agnes): two unnamed children b. in Leiden who both died young and buried in Leiden.

THIRD MARRIAGE: Bridget Lee, m. 27 May 1617, Leiden, Holland.
CHILDREN (by Bridget): Samuel and Mercy, both b. in the Plymouth Colony.

yDNA HAPLOGROUP: R-FT14518

Samuel Fuller's 1613 Leiden marriage record indicates he had been formerly married to Alice Glascock; nothing is known of his first wife beyond her name. The name Alice Glascock is found most commonly in County Essex, England. His second wife, Agnes Carpenter, was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter. She was baptized at Wrington, Somerset, on 16 December 1593. His third wife, Bridget Lee, was accompanied by her mother Josephine Lee at her marriage, and also had a brother Samuel Lee living in Leiden.

Samuel Fuller came on the Mayflower in 1620, leaving behind his wife Bridget. She would come later, on the ship Anne in 1623. He was the Colony's doctor, and was a church deacon. His wife Bridget may have been the church's deaconess. Samuel Fuller spent time helping the sick at Neumkeag (now Salem) in 1629. He himself became sick in the autumn of 1633, and died, as did a number of other Plymouth residents. Samuel Fuller was the brother of Edward Fuller, another Mayflower passenger. Through his second wife Agnes Carpenter, he was related to William Bradford, William Wright and others.

Samuel Fuller was, by occupation a medical practitioner, also served as a deacon in the church. While in Salem helping during an illness, he consulted with Endicott about the organization and practices of the Plymouth church, a discussion that affected the founding of the Salem church. He went on a similar mission to Massachusetts Bay in 1630. He served as a Plymouth tax assessor in 1633.

Samuel Fuller had sufficient education to practice medicine. He wrote three polished letters to William Bradford. His inventory contains about 30 books, mostly Bibles and other religious volumes, but also his medical books, dictionaries, and other practical books.

Samuel Fuller died in 1633, one of some 10 people in the Plymouth Colony who died during a smallpox epidemic.

Revised 10/21/2023
BAPTISM: 20 January 1580 [Julian calendar, 20 January 1580/1 in modern civil (Gregorian) calendar] at the parish of Redenhall, co. Norfolk, England, son of Robert "the butcher" Fuller and his 1st wife Sara Dunckhorn.

FIRST MARRIAGE: Alice Glascock, perhaps around 1605.

SECOND MARRIAGE: Agnes Carpenter, m. 24 April 1613, Leiden, Holland.
CHILDREN (by Agnes): two unnamed children b. in Leiden who both died young and buried in Leiden.

THIRD MARRIAGE: Bridget Lee, m. 27 May 1617, Leiden, Holland.
CHILDREN (by Bridget): Samuel and Mercy, both b. in the Plymouth Colony.

yDNA HAPLOGROUP: R-FT14518

Samuel Fuller's 1613 Leiden marriage record indicates he had been formerly married to Alice Glascock; nothing is known of his first wife beyond her name. The name Alice Glascock is found most commonly in County Essex, England. His second wife, Agnes Carpenter, was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter. She was baptized at Wrington, Somerset, on 16 December 1593. His third wife, Bridget Lee, was accompanied by her mother Josephine Lee at her marriage, and also had a brother Samuel Lee living in Leiden.

Samuel Fuller came on the Mayflower in 1620, leaving behind his wife Bridget. She would come later, on the ship Anne in 1623. He was the Colony's doctor, and was a church deacon. His wife Bridget may have been the church's deaconess. Samuel Fuller spent time helping the sick at Neumkeag (now Salem) in 1629. He himself became sick in the autumn of 1633, and died, as did a number of other Plymouth residents. Samuel Fuller was the brother of Edward Fuller, another Mayflower passenger. Through his second wife Agnes Carpenter, he was related to William Bradford, William Wright and others.

Samuel Fuller was, by occupation a medical practitioner, also served as a deacon in the church. While in Salem helping during an illness, he consulted with Endicott about the organization and practices of the Plymouth church, a discussion that affected the founding of the Salem church. He went on a similar mission to Massachusetts Bay in 1630. He served as a Plymouth tax assessor in 1633.

Samuel Fuller had sufficient education to practice medicine. He wrote three polished letters to William Bradford. His inventory contains about 30 books, mostly Bibles and other religious volumes, but also his medical books, dictionaries, and other practical books.

Samuel Fuller died in 1633, one of some 10 people in the Plymouth Colony who died during a smallpox epidemic.

Revised 10/21/2023


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