Lieut. Samuel Fuller,3 born ca. 1638 in England as the oldest son of Dr. Matthew Fuller,2 (Edward,1 of the Mayflower).[1] Whereas Lieut. Samuel's grandfather Edward Fuller,1 arrived in 1620 aboard the Mayflower, Lieut. Samuel and his father did not arrive in New England until circa Oct. 1640. In his will and at his death, Lieut. Samuel's age is not stated to assist in a realistic estimate of when he was born.
Samuel d. testate having prepared his will before being engaged as Lieut. of militia forces from the Plymouth Colony, under Capt. Michael Pierce of Scituate, Mass., in the King Philip's War against the Narragansett Indians. Samuel and the major portion of Capt. Pierce's force were killed in action on Sunday, 26 March 1676 and buried in a mass grave at the location of their ambush at present-day Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island just west of the Blackstone River.
By circa 1660 Lieut. Samuel m. Mary, whose maiden name remains unknown. She was living 7 Aug. 1696 at Barnstable as her husband's widow, but when and where she died is not found in any known vital, deed, church or probate record. They had the following seven known children, all b. at Barnstable, Mass.:
• i. Capt. Thomas Fuller, b. circa 1661, d. 2 Nov. 1718 (NOT 1719 as inscribed on his modern 1948 g.s.) at Barnstable, Æ 58; m. 29 Dec. 1680 at Barnstable, Elizabeth Lothrop, dau. of Capt. Joseph Lothrop (Rev. John1) & Mary Ansel, b. 18 Sept. 1659 at Barnstable. She survived her husband and was living 13 Jan. 1718/19 at Barnstable when appointed executrix of her husband's estate. Eight children of the family.
• ii. Jabez Fuller, b. circa 1664, d. before 15 Sept. 1711 at Middleborough, Mass.; m. circa 1687 poss. at Sandwich, Mass., Mary Hallett, dau. of Joseph Hallett & Elizabeth Gorham. Mary was b. circa 1667 at Barnstable and d. after 11 May 1711 at Middleborough, the gr. granddau. of Mayflower passenger John Howland. Six children b. of record at Barnstable.
• iii. Ann Fuller, b. circa 1670, d. 2 July 1722 at Barnstable, Mass., Æ 53 (g.s.); m. 29 Apr. 1689 at Barnstable, Joseph Smith, s. of Rev. John Smith & Susannah Hinckley. He was b. 6 Dec. 1667 at Barnstable, Mass. and d. there 14 March 1746/7, Æ 80. Thirteen children of record at Barnstable.
• iv. Timothy Fuller, b. circa 1671, d. 30 Nov. 1748 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.); m. 1) by 1694 Sarah Gates at Haddam, Conn., dau. of Capt. George Gates & Sarah Olmsted. She was b. 16 March 1669/70 at Haddam and d. after the birth of her son Samuel in Sept. 1711. Seven children of record at East Haddam, Conn. Timothy m. 2) by early 1715, Mary Champion, dau. of Thomas Champion and Hannah Brockway, b. of record 31 July 1693 at Lyme, Conn. She d. 12 Dec. 1770 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.). Eight children of the marriage.
• v. Matthias Fuller, b. circa 1672, d. unmarried between 7 Aug. 1696 and 6 May 1697 while serving as a soldier in Phipps' Expedition against the French in Canada. Left a will dated 7 Aug. 1696 naming his brother Timothy of Haddam, Conn. as executor of his estate and left property for support of "my honored mother."
• vi. Abigail Fuller, b. circa 1674; she is claimed to have m. 4 Apr. 1704 at Hingham, Mass., Israel Stowell, s. of Samuel Stowell & Mary Farrow. He was b. 10 Aug. 1670 at Hingham, Mass. and d. 7 Aug. 1725 at Newton, Mass. Abigail is claimed to have died d. 11 Apr. 1718 at Newton, Mass. However, there is no proof Abigail married Israel Stowell as the surname of Israel's wife is missing in their recorded marriage and no record can be found that directly ties the Samuel Fuller children to the Israel Stowell family.
• vii. Sgt. Samuel Fuller, b. 15 Aug. 1676 after his father's death, d. 29 Sept. 1716 at Mansfield, Conn., Æ 41; m. 3 Oct. 1700 prob. at Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard (Dukes County, Mass.), Elizabeth Thacher, dau. of Rev. Rodolphus Thacher & Ruth Partridge. She was b. 1 March 1671/2 at Duxbury, Mass. and d. after 1740 prob. at Mansfield, Conn. Seven children of the family, all recorded at Mansfield, Conn. Elizabeth m. 2) 8 July 1724 at Lebanon, Conn., Miles Standish, grandson of Capt. Myles Standish of the 1620 Mayflower passage and Plymouth Colony. There are no known children of Elizabeth's second marriage.
[1] Numerous sources on the internet claim Samuel was b. "11 Feb. 1637" in England, this date being a date in the old pre-1751 English Julian calendar, in which, on its face, is historically written in the post-January 1, 1751 modern English Gregorian calendar as 11 Feb. 1637/8. On 11 Feb. 1637/8, Samuel's 1st cousin Samuel (Samuel, Edward) was baptized at Scituate, Mass. The date of the known baptism in New England of Samuel's cousin has been erroneously applied as the basis of the "date of birth" for Samuel (Matthew, Edward) in England.
Revised and expanded 7/4/2021
Samuel d. testate having prepared his will before being engaged as Lieut. of militia forces from the Plymouth Colony, under Capt. Michael Pierce of Scituate, Mass., in the King Philip's War against the Narragansett Indians. Samuel and the major portion of Capt. Pierce's force were killed in action on Sunday, 26 March 1676 and buried in a mass grave at the location of their ambush at present-day Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island just west of the Blackstone River.
By circa 1660 Lieut. Samuel m. Mary, whose maiden name remains unknown. She was living 7 Aug. 1696 at Barnstable as her husband's widow, but when and where she died is not found in any known vital, deed, church or probate record. They had the following seven known children, all b. at Barnstable, Mass.:
• i. Capt. Thomas Fuller, b. circa 1661, d. 2 Nov. 1718 (NOT 1719 as inscribed on his modern 1948 g.s.) at Barnstable, Æ 58; m. 29 Dec. 1680 at Barnstable, Elizabeth Lothrop, dau. of Capt. Joseph Lothrop (Rev. John1) & Mary Ansel, b. 18 Sept. 1659 at Barnstable. She survived her husband and was living 13 Jan. 1718/19 at Barnstable when appointed executrix of her husband's estate. Eight children of the family.
• ii. Jabez Fuller, b. circa 1664, d. before 15 Sept. 1711 at Middleborough, Mass.; m. circa 1687 poss. at Sandwich, Mass., Mary Hallett, dau. of Joseph Hallett & Elizabeth Gorham. Mary was b. circa 1667 at Barnstable and d. after 11 May 1711 at Middleborough, the gr. granddau. of Mayflower passenger John Howland. Six children b. of record at Barnstable.
• iii. Ann Fuller, b. circa 1670, d. 2 July 1722 at Barnstable, Mass., Æ 53 (g.s.); m. 29 Apr. 1689 at Barnstable, Joseph Smith, s. of Rev. John Smith & Susannah Hinckley. He was b. 6 Dec. 1667 at Barnstable, Mass. and d. there 14 March 1746/7, Æ 80. Thirteen children of record at Barnstable.
• iv. Timothy Fuller, b. circa 1671, d. 30 Nov. 1748 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.); m. 1) by 1694 Sarah Gates at Haddam, Conn., dau. of Capt. George Gates & Sarah Olmsted. She was b. 16 March 1669/70 at Haddam and d. after the birth of her son Samuel in Sept. 1711. Seven children of record at East Haddam, Conn. Timothy m. 2) by early 1715, Mary Champion, dau. of Thomas Champion and Hannah Brockway, b. of record 31 July 1693 at Lyme, Conn. She d. 12 Dec. 1770 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.). Eight children of the marriage.
• v. Matthias Fuller, b. circa 1672, d. unmarried between 7 Aug. 1696 and 6 May 1697 while serving as a soldier in Phipps' Expedition against the French in Canada. Left a will dated 7 Aug. 1696 naming his brother Timothy of Haddam, Conn. as executor of his estate and left property for support of "my honored mother."
• vi. Abigail Fuller, b. circa 1674; she is claimed to have m. 4 Apr. 1704 at Hingham, Mass., Israel Stowell, s. of Samuel Stowell & Mary Farrow. He was b. 10 Aug. 1670 at Hingham, Mass. and d. 7 Aug. 1725 at Newton, Mass. Abigail is claimed to have died d. 11 Apr. 1718 at Newton, Mass. However, there is no proof Abigail married Israel Stowell as the surname of Israel's wife is missing in their recorded marriage and no record can be found that directly ties the Samuel Fuller children to the Israel Stowell family.
• vii. Sgt. Samuel Fuller, b. 15 Aug. 1676 after his father's death, d. 29 Sept. 1716 at Mansfield, Conn., Æ 41; m. 3 Oct. 1700 prob. at Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard (Dukes County, Mass.), Elizabeth Thacher, dau. of Rev. Rodolphus Thacher & Ruth Partridge. She was b. 1 March 1671/2 at Duxbury, Mass. and d. after 1740 prob. at Mansfield, Conn. Seven children of the family, all recorded at Mansfield, Conn. Elizabeth m. 2) 8 July 1724 at Lebanon, Conn., Miles Standish, grandson of Capt. Myles Standish of the 1620 Mayflower passage and Plymouth Colony. There are no known children of Elizabeth's second marriage.
[1] Numerous sources on the internet claim Samuel was b. "11 Feb. 1637" in England, this date being a date in the old pre-1751 English Julian calendar, in which, on its face, is historically written in the post-January 1, 1751 modern English Gregorian calendar as 11 Feb. 1637/8. On 11 Feb. 1637/8, Samuel's 1st cousin Samuel (Samuel, Edward) was baptized at Scituate, Mass. The date of the known baptism in New England of Samuel's cousin has been erroneously applied as the basis of the "date of birth" for Samuel (Matthew, Edward) in England.
Revised and expanded 7/4/2021
Lieut. Samuel Fuller,3 born ca. 1638 in England as the oldest son of Dr. Matthew Fuller,2 (Edward,1 of the Mayflower).[1] Whereas Lieut. Samuel's grandfather Edward Fuller,1 arrived in 1620 aboard the Mayflower, Lieut. Samuel and his father did not arrive in New England until circa Oct. 1640. In his will and at his death, Lieut. Samuel's age is not stated to assist in a realistic estimate of when he was born.
Samuel d. testate having prepared his will before being engaged as Lieut. of militia forces from the Plymouth Colony, under Capt. Michael Pierce of Scituate, Mass., in the King Philip's War against the Narragansett Indians. Samuel and the major portion of Capt. Pierce's force were killed in action on Sunday, 26 March 1676 and buried in a mass grave at the location of their ambush at present-day Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island just west of the Blackstone River.
By circa 1660 Lieut. Samuel m. Mary, whose maiden name remains unknown. She was living 7 Aug. 1696 at Barnstable as her husband's widow, but when and where she died is not found in any known vital, deed, church or probate record. They had the following seven known children, all b. at Barnstable, Mass.:
• i. Capt. Thomas Fuller, b. circa 1661, d. 2 Nov. 1718 (NOT 1719 as inscribed on his modern 1948 g.s.) at Barnstable, Æ 58; m. 29 Dec. 1680 at Barnstable, Elizabeth Lothrop, dau. of Capt. Joseph Lothrop (Rev. John1) & Mary Ansel, b. 18 Sept. 1659 at Barnstable. She survived her husband and was living 13 Jan. 1718/19 at Barnstable when appointed executrix of her husband's estate. Eight children of the family.
• ii. Jabez Fuller, b. circa 1664, d. before 15 Sept. 1711 at Middleborough, Mass.; m. circa 1687 poss. at Sandwich, Mass., Mary Hallett, dau. of Joseph Hallett & Elizabeth Gorham. Mary was b. circa 1667 at Barnstable and d. after 11 May 1711 at Middleborough, the gr. granddau. of Mayflower passenger John Howland. Six children b. of record at Barnstable.
• iii. Ann Fuller, b. circa 1670, d. 2 July 1722 at Barnstable, Mass., Æ 53 (g.s.); m. 29 Apr. 1689 at Barnstable, Joseph Smith, s. of Rev. John Smith & Susannah Hinckley. He was b. 6 Dec. 1667 at Barnstable, Mass. and d. there 14 March 1746/7, Æ 80. Thirteen children of record at Barnstable.
• iv. Timothy Fuller, b. circa 1671, d. 30 Nov. 1748 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.); m. 1) by 1694 Sarah Gates at Haddam, Conn., dau. of Capt. George Gates & Sarah Olmsted. She was b. 16 March 1669/70 at Haddam and d. after the birth of her son Samuel in Sept. 1711. Seven children of record at East Haddam, Conn. Timothy m. 2) by early 1715, Mary Champion, dau. of Thomas Champion and Hannah Brockway, b. of record 31 July 1693 at Lyme, Conn. She d. 12 Dec. 1770 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.). Eight children of the marriage.
• v. Matthias Fuller, b. circa 1672, d. unmarried between 7 Aug. 1696 and 6 May 1697 while serving as a soldier in Phipps' Expedition against the French in Canada. Left a will dated 7 Aug. 1696 naming his brother Timothy of Haddam, Conn. as executor of his estate and left property for support of "my honored mother."
• vi. Abigail Fuller, b. circa 1674; she is claimed to have m. 4 Apr. 1704 at Hingham, Mass., Israel Stowell, s. of Samuel Stowell & Mary Farrow. He was b. 10 Aug. 1670 at Hingham, Mass. and d. 7 Aug. 1725 at Newton, Mass. Abigail is claimed to have died d. 11 Apr. 1718 at Newton, Mass. However, there is no proof Abigail married Israel Stowell as the surname of Israel's wife is missing in their recorded marriage and no record can be found that directly ties the Samuel Fuller children to the Israel Stowell family.
• vii. Sgt. Samuel Fuller, b. 15 Aug. 1676 after his father's death, d. 29 Sept. 1716 at Mansfield, Conn., Æ 41; m. 3 Oct. 1700 prob. at Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard (Dukes County, Mass.), Elizabeth Thacher, dau. of Rev. Rodolphus Thacher & Ruth Partridge. She was b. 1 March 1671/2 at Duxbury, Mass. and d. after 1740 prob. at Mansfield, Conn. Seven children of the family, all recorded at Mansfield, Conn. Elizabeth m. 2) 8 July 1724 at Lebanon, Conn., Miles Standish, grandson of Capt. Myles Standish of the 1620 Mayflower passage and Plymouth Colony. There are no known children of Elizabeth's second marriage.
[1] Numerous sources on the internet claim Samuel was b. "11 Feb. 1637" in England, this date being a date in the old pre-1751 English Julian calendar, in which, on its face, is historically written in the post-January 1, 1751 modern English Gregorian calendar as 11 Feb. 1637/8. On 11 Feb. 1637/8, Samuel's 1st cousin Samuel (Samuel, Edward) was baptized at Scituate, Mass. The date of the known baptism in New England of Samuel's cousin has been erroneously applied as the basis of the "date of birth" for Samuel (Matthew, Edward) in England.
Revised and expanded 7/4/2021
Samuel d. testate having prepared his will before being engaged as Lieut. of militia forces from the Plymouth Colony, under Capt. Michael Pierce of Scituate, Mass., in the King Philip's War against the Narragansett Indians. Samuel and the major portion of Capt. Pierce's force were killed in action on Sunday, 26 March 1676 and buried in a mass grave at the location of their ambush at present-day Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island just west of the Blackstone River.
By circa 1660 Lieut. Samuel m. Mary, whose maiden name remains unknown. She was living 7 Aug. 1696 at Barnstable as her husband's widow, but when and where she died is not found in any known vital, deed, church or probate record. They had the following seven known children, all b. at Barnstable, Mass.:
• i. Capt. Thomas Fuller, b. circa 1661, d. 2 Nov. 1718 (NOT 1719 as inscribed on his modern 1948 g.s.) at Barnstable, Æ 58; m. 29 Dec. 1680 at Barnstable, Elizabeth Lothrop, dau. of Capt. Joseph Lothrop (Rev. John1) & Mary Ansel, b. 18 Sept. 1659 at Barnstable. She survived her husband and was living 13 Jan. 1718/19 at Barnstable when appointed executrix of her husband's estate. Eight children of the family.
• ii. Jabez Fuller, b. circa 1664, d. before 15 Sept. 1711 at Middleborough, Mass.; m. circa 1687 poss. at Sandwich, Mass., Mary Hallett, dau. of Joseph Hallett & Elizabeth Gorham. Mary was b. circa 1667 at Barnstable and d. after 11 May 1711 at Middleborough, the gr. granddau. of Mayflower passenger John Howland. Six children b. of record at Barnstable.
• iii. Ann Fuller, b. circa 1670, d. 2 July 1722 at Barnstable, Mass., Æ 53 (g.s.); m. 29 Apr. 1689 at Barnstable, Joseph Smith, s. of Rev. John Smith & Susannah Hinckley. He was b. 6 Dec. 1667 at Barnstable, Mass. and d. there 14 March 1746/7, Æ 80. Thirteen children of record at Barnstable.
• iv. Timothy Fuller, b. circa 1671, d. 30 Nov. 1748 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.); m. 1) by 1694 Sarah Gates at Haddam, Conn., dau. of Capt. George Gates & Sarah Olmsted. She was b. 16 March 1669/70 at Haddam and d. after the birth of her son Samuel in Sept. 1711. Seven children of record at East Haddam, Conn. Timothy m. 2) by early 1715, Mary Champion, dau. of Thomas Champion and Hannah Brockway, b. of record 31 July 1693 at Lyme, Conn. She d. 12 Dec. 1770 at East Haddam, Conn., Æ 78 (g.s.). Eight children of the marriage.
• v. Matthias Fuller, b. circa 1672, d. unmarried between 7 Aug. 1696 and 6 May 1697 while serving as a soldier in Phipps' Expedition against the French in Canada. Left a will dated 7 Aug. 1696 naming his brother Timothy of Haddam, Conn. as executor of his estate and left property for support of "my honored mother."
• vi. Abigail Fuller, b. circa 1674; she is claimed to have m. 4 Apr. 1704 at Hingham, Mass., Israel Stowell, s. of Samuel Stowell & Mary Farrow. He was b. 10 Aug. 1670 at Hingham, Mass. and d. 7 Aug. 1725 at Newton, Mass. Abigail is claimed to have died d. 11 Apr. 1718 at Newton, Mass. However, there is no proof Abigail married Israel Stowell as the surname of Israel's wife is missing in their recorded marriage and no record can be found that directly ties the Samuel Fuller children to the Israel Stowell family.
• vii. Sgt. Samuel Fuller, b. 15 Aug. 1676 after his father's death, d. 29 Sept. 1716 at Mansfield, Conn., Æ 41; m. 3 Oct. 1700 prob. at Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard (Dukes County, Mass.), Elizabeth Thacher, dau. of Rev. Rodolphus Thacher & Ruth Partridge. She was b. 1 March 1671/2 at Duxbury, Mass. and d. after 1740 prob. at Mansfield, Conn. Seven children of the family, all recorded at Mansfield, Conn. Elizabeth m. 2) 8 July 1724 at Lebanon, Conn., Miles Standish, grandson of Capt. Myles Standish of the 1620 Mayflower passage and Plymouth Colony. There are no known children of Elizabeth's second marriage.
[1] Numerous sources on the internet claim Samuel was b. "11 Feb. 1637" in England, this date being a date in the old pre-1751 English Julian calendar, in which, on its face, is historically written in the post-January 1, 1751 modern English Gregorian calendar as 11 Feb. 1637/8. On 11 Feb. 1637/8, Samuel's 1st cousin Samuel (Samuel, Edward) was baptized at Scituate, Mass. The date of the known baptism in New England of Samuel's cousin has been erroneously applied as the basis of the "date of birth" for Samuel (Matthew, Edward) in England.
Revised and expanded 7/4/2021
Inscription
The Original 1907 Memorial
Near this spot
Capt. M. Pierce
And his Company of
Plymouth Colonists
Ambuscaded and outnumbered were
Almost annihilated
By the Indians
March 26, 1676.
Erected by the
State of Rhode Island
1907
Family Members
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