Fuller Genealogy

Descendants of William Fuller

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 FULLER was born Bet. 1423 - 1430 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. He married MRS. WILLIAM (FULLER). She was born Abt. 1427 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

Note: info on early Fuller family in Redenhall, Norfolk County, England, from RootsWeb.com contributers and the  LDS data base; info on immigrant Fullers and their descendants from "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1990;

The Fullers were from Redenhall Parish, Norfolk County, England, as shown by the red star on the map right.

Child of WILLIAM FULLER and MRS. (FULLER) is:

2. i. JOHN2 FULLER, b. 1460, Redenhall, Norfolk, England; d. May 17, 1511, Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

 

 

Below left is a picture of St. Marys Church in Redenhall, Norfolk County, England.  Here can be found records of the Fuller family.  Below right, Redenhall is now a suburb of Harleston.  A symbol for St. Marys can be seen center right in picture.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 FULLER (WILLIAM1) was born 1460 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, and died May 17, 1511 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. He married ALICE. She was born Abt. 1452 in England.

Note: info from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/fuller.html:

       "St. Mary's [church parish] Redenhall is an elongated Parish bounding the River Waveney in the South and extending some 3 miles to the North, to include Clintergates and other scattered farms. The orginal settlement was probably by the river, where Anglo-Saxon and Danish invaders would have made their entry-hence the name Redenhall, the place in the reeds. ...the Church was built upon a commanding knoll. Excavations in 1858 revealed evidence of an older building on the same site with a round tower, a characteristic feature of Waveney Valley churches of the Saxon and Norman periods. The present building was begun about 1460 and finished in about 1520.

        "There are living in Redenhall, Norfolk, England in 1482 and 1488, John and William Fuller, both freeholders, as they were serving on a jury in 1508. Wiliam Fuller and John Fuller Jr. were named as grantees in a deed of land in Redenhall. This land was bounded on one side by the free land of John Fuller. A copy of this deed may be seen in the Edgerton Mns. 2713. vol. 7, British Museum. These Fullers... lived at Redenhall and owned estates there prior to 1482... John and William are the first ancestors of our Fuller family of whom at present we have a definite record of."

Child of JOHN FULLER and ALICE is:

3. i. WILLIAM3 FULLER, b. 1483, Redenhall, Norfolk, England; d. Abt. 1522, Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

 

Generation No. 3

3. WILLIAM3 FULLER (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1483 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, and died Abt. 1522 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. He married MRS. WILLIAM (FULLER). She was born Abt. 1487 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

Child of WILLIAM FULLER and MRS. (FULLER) is:

4. i. JOHN4 FULLER, b. 1518, Redenhall, Norfolk, England; d. May 03, 1559, Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

 

 

Generation No. 4

4. JOHN4 FULLER (WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born abt. 1515-1518 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, and died May 03, 1559 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. He married ANN COLLINGE Abt. 1547 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. She was born Abt. 1514 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, and died in Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

Note: info on Fuller family http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/fuller html:
        'He [John] left a well dated 4 Feb 1558-9, proved 12 May 1559, 'Gives to son John Fuller all lands and tenements both bound and free, in Redenhall, Wortwell, as elleswyer,' he paying to my son Robert Fuller 10p. To Ales my daughter 6p, 8s, 4d... Son John executor; witness, Thomas Fuller, Thomas Warde, John Barne, William Norton."

Child of JOHN FULLER and ANN COLLINGE is:

5. i. ROBERT5 FULLER, b. Abt. 1548, Redenhall, Norfolk, England; d. May 1614, Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

Also a daughter Ales and son John (as noted in will);

 

Generation No. 5

5. ROBERT5 FULLER (JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1548 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, and died May 1614 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. He married SARAH DUNKHORNE January 29, 1572 in Starston, Norfolk, England. She was born Abt. 1552 in Starston, Norfolk, England, and died July 1584 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England.

Notes for ROBERT FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

        "The will of Robert Fuller of parish of Redenhall, yeoman, dated 19 May 1613, proved 31 May 1614 by the widow, and 16 June 1614 by Thomas Fuller, names wife Frances; sons Edward, Samuel and Thomas; daughter Ann Fuller, Elizabeth Fuller, and Mary Fuller; grandson John Fuller, son of his son John Fuller."

More About ROBERT FULLER:

Fact 1: Butcher in Redenhall

Fact 2: Will of 1614

Fact 3: 2nd marriage to Frances listed in will;

More About SARAH DUNKHORNE:

Fact 1: from "Mayflower Families...": 'buried at Redenhall 1 July 1584';

Children of ROBERT FULLER and SARAH DUNKHORNE are:

6. i. EDWARD6 FULLER, b. September 04, 1575, Redenhall, Norfolk, England; d. Aft. January 11, 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

ii. SAMUEL FULLER, b. Abt. 1580.

More About SAMUEL FULLER:

Fact 1: large house in Plymouth compound identified as Samuel's;

Fact 2: Physician to "Plimouth Plantation";

Fact 3: probably raised Edward's son Samuel;

iii. THOMAS FULLER.

7. iv. JOHN FULLER.

v. ANN FULLER.

vi. ELIZABETH FULLER.

vii. MARY FULLER.

 

Generation No. 6

6. EDWARD6 FULLER (ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born September 04, 1575 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, and died Aft. January 11, 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. He married MRS. EDWARD (FULLER) 1602 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. She was born Abt. 1581 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, and died Aft. January 11, 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

Notes for EDWARD FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 1:

        "Samuel and Edward Fuller who came on the 'Mayflower' were sons of Robert of Redenhall, England."

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

        "Edward Fuller, his wife, and son Samuel came to Plymouth on the 'Mayflower' in 1620. Edward was one of those who signed the 'Mayflower Compact' on 11 November 1620.

        "Governor Bradford's account of the 'Mayflower's' passengers, written early in 1651, lists among the passengers 'Edward Fuller, and his wife; and Sameull their sone.' Bradford further states: 'Edward ffuller, and his wife dyed soon after they came ashore; but their sonne Samuel is living, and maried, and hath 4 children or more.'

     "Edward Fuller was baptized at the parish of Redenhall, County of Norfolk, England on 4 September 1575, son of Robert Fuller. While some accounts make him the son of Frances, who is named in Robert's will, a convincing case has been made that Frances was the second wife of Robert Fuller, and that Robert Fuller married first, at Starston Parish, Co. Norfolk, England, 29 January 1572/3 Sara Dunkhorn and that she is the mother of Edward and Samuel Fuller of the 'Mayflower.'  Sarah Fuller wife of Robert Fuller, was buried at Redenhall 1 July 1584.

        "It has recently been discovered that Edward and his unnamed wife were among the English Separatists living in Leiden, Holland. Edward is mentioned in Leiden Judicial Archives 79, L, Folio 172 verso.

        "Savage calls his wife Ann, but there is no known evidence that this was her name."

 

 

 

from William Bradford's "Of Plimoth Plantation," the original text of 'Mayflower Compact':

 (The original spelling, punctuation, etc., have been retained.)

 "In ye name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyall subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord, King James, by the grace of good, of Great Britaine, Franc, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc.     

 "Haveing undertaken, for ye glorie of God, and advancemente of ye Christian faith, and honour of our king and countrie, a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virgina, doe by these presents solemnle and mutualy in ye presence of God, and one of another, covenant & combine our selves togeather into a civill body politick, for our better ordering & preservation & furtherance of ye ends of afresaid; and by vertue hearof to enacte lawes, ordinances, act constitutions, & offices from time to time, as shall be thought most meet & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie, unto which we promise all ldue submission and obedience. In witnes wherof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cap-Codd ye 11th of November, in ye year of ye raigne of our soveraigne lord, King James, of England, France & Ireland ye eighteenth, and of Scotland, ye fiftie fourth.

        Ano: Dom. 1620."

        Signers of document: "John Carver, William Bradford, Edward Winslow, William Brewster, Isaac Allerton, Miles Standish, John Alden, Edward Tilly, John Tilly, Francis Cook, Thomas Rogers, Thomas Tinker, John Rigdale, EDWARD FULLER, Digery Priest, Thomas Williams, Gilbert Winslow, Edmund Margeson, Peter Brown, Richard Bitteridge, George Soule, Samuel Fuller, Christopher Martin, James Chilton, John Craxton, John Billington, Moses Fletcher, John Goodman, John Turner, Francis Eaton, John Allerton, Thomas English, Edward Dotey, Edward Leister, Richard Clark, William Mullins, William White, Richard Warren, John Howland, Stephen Hopkins"

 

       

 

 

 

from Pilgrim Hall Museum web site www.pilgrimhall.org:

        "Cole's Hill, rising from the shore near the center of town and overlooking the Rock and the harbor, has occupied a prominent place in the affairs of the community. Here were buried the bodies of those who died during the first years of the settlement...

        "There are now (1954) four memorials to the Pilgrims on Cole's Hill...The sarcophagus [above], within which have been deposited the bones of the Pilgrims which have been found at various times in or near its location, erected by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants in 1920. A part of the inscription reads: 'The Monument marks the first Burying Ground in Plymouth of the passengers of the Mayflower. Here under cover of darkness the fast dwindling company laid their dead, leveling the earth above them lest the Indians should know how many were the  graves."

At right is the memorial spanning the sight of Plymouth Rock. 

 

 

 

More About EDWARD FULLER:

Fact 1: traveled on 'Mayflower';

Fact 2: died during the first bad winter 'the Starving Time' in "Plimouth Planation" by William Bradford, governor and historian;

Fact 3: brother Samuel who also migrated on 'Mayflower' raised Edward's son also named Samuel;

Fact 4: signed "Mayflower Compact";

 

More About MRS. EDWARD (FULLER):

Fact 1: died during Bradford's "starving time";

Children of EDWARD FULLER and MRS. (FULLER) are:

8. i. CAPT. MATTHEW7 FULLER, b. Abt. 1603, prob. Redenhall Parish, Harleston, Norfolk, England; d. Bet. July 25 - August 22, 1678, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA.

9. ii. SAMUEL FULLER, b. Abt. 1608, prob. England; d. October 31, 1683, Barnstable, MA.

 

7. JOHN6 FULLER (ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)

Child of JOHN FULLER is:

i. JOHN7 FULLER.

 

Generation No. 7

A map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at left, shows the primary locations of the towns in which members of the Fuller family lived and died. Barnstable is marked by the red star, and this is where Capt. Matthew Fuller took up residence as military officer, physician, and farmer.  Plymouth, where his father Edward died that first winter of 1621, "the starving time" as Governor Bradford called it, is north of Barnstable.  Scituate, which also figured prominently in the history of the pilgrims and Fuller family, is north of Plymouth.  At right is a map of settlements in colonial Massachusetts.

8. CAPT. MATTHEW7 FULLER (EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1603 in prob. Redenhall Parish, Harleston, Norfolk, England, and died Bet. July 25 - August 22, 1678 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA. He married FRANCES April 08, 1635 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA. She was born in England, and died in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA.

Notes for CAPT. MATTHEW FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

        'There has long been a question as to whether Matthew Fuller was actually a son of Edward. For a full detailed discussion of Matthew Fuller's parentage, see the article 'Was Matthew Fuller of Plymouth Colony a Son of Pilgrim Edward Fuller?' which confirms the relationship.

        'He [Matthew] m. presumably in England, Frances ___ who was living 30 Oct. 1678 when she swore to his inventory. As Frances was Matthew's sole executrix, it is likely that she was the mother of at least some of Matthew's children.

        'Matthew Fuller arrived in Plymouth bef. 26 Oct. 1640 when he sold land lately purchased of John Gregory. He probably brought his wife Frances and children born in England with him. In 1642 he was propounded a freeman, served as a juryman, and was assigned ten acres of land near Thurston Clark. In 1643 he was chosen sergeant in the newly established 'military discipline.'  He was called of Plymouth in a deed of gift of two acres on 16 March 1648/9 from Samuel Fuller.

       'Exactly when he moved to Barnstable is unknown, but on 5 Oct. 1652 the Court approved his election as lieutenant of the Barnstable militia. He was admitted a freeman on 7 June 1653, and in that year served as deputy from Barnstable to the Plymouth Court. On 20 June 1654 he was appointed Lieutenant, under Capt. Myles Standish, of a 50-man quota to fight against the Dutch at Monhattoes (New York), but receipt of news of peace between England and Holland on 23 June 1654 made the expedition unnecessary. On 2 Oct. 1658 he was elected a member of the Council of War, and in 1671 became its chairman. On 17 Dec. 1673 he was appointed Surgeon General of the Colony troops; he also served as captain of the Plymouth Colony forces during King Philip's War.

       'He was one of the first physicians to settle at Barnstable. He took a public stand on the side of the unpopular Quakers and received a fine for it. He lived in the northwest corner of Barnstable at Scroton Neck, but also owned land in Falmouth and Middleboro which had been granted to him by the Colony for distinguished service. He died a wealthy man for the times.

       'Matthew Fuller of Barnstable in a will dated 25 July 1678, sworn 30 Oct. 1678, names Shubeall Jones my Grand Child the Reputed son of Ralph Jones; wife Francis (sic); son John Fuller; natural sons of my son Samuel Fuller deceased; Thomas, Jabez, Timothy, Matthias and Samuel Fuller; Samuel, son of Samuel Fuller my eldest son deceased; Bethyah the wife of son John Fuller; daughters Mary Jones wife of Ralph Jones, Anne Fuller now wife of Samuel Fuller, and Elizabeth Rowley wife of Moses Rowley; Sarah Rowley the daughter of Moses Rowley; Jedediah Jones son of Ralph Jones; my male grandchildren and female grandchildren; sons-in-law Ralfe Jones, Samuel Fuller, Jr., and Moses Rowley Sr.; only surviving son John Fuller and his wife Bethya; Mary Fuller late wife of my son Samuel deceased; the Scotsman, Robert Marshall; Jaser Tayler; wife Frances, executrix.'

from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com:

        "Matthew Fuller was born in England, son of Edward Fuller. He did not embark in the 'Mayflower' with his parents, but came with a later group of emigrants as head of a family. It is thought that while in England, he had married Francis ____, credited with being the mother of some, if not all, of his children, two sons and three daughters, some of whom were born before leaving England. Matthew brought his family to Plymouth by 1640. Plymouth colony records in September of that year and describes his garden place in Plymouth and the six acres of land which he had recently purchased from John Gregory. In 1642, he had land assigned to him, was a juryman, and was propounded as freeman. The next year he was appointed sergeant of the military company raised in Plymouth, Duxbury, and Marshfield, of which Myles Standish was captain. In about 1650, he removed to Barnstable where he followed the profession of physician. He took a public stand on the side of the unpopular Quakers there and received a fine for it. In 1673, he became Surgeon General of the Plymouth colony forces, and he was a captain in 1676 in King Philip's War. Matthew Fuller of Barnstable prepared a will dated 25 July 1678 which was sworn 30 October 1678. He wife Frances was executrix."

This will is recorded in volume three, page 127 of the Plymouth Colony wills and inventories:
     "The five and twentieth day of July in the yeere of our Lord one thousand six hundred seaventy and eight, I Matthew Fuller of the Towne of Barnstable in the Collonie of New Plymouth, Being sicke of body, but of Good and perfect memory, thanks be unto almighty God; and Calling to Remembrance the uncertaine state of this transitory life and that all Flesh must yield unto Death, when it shall please God to Call, doe make Constitute and ordaine and declare this my last will and Testament, In manor and forme following. Revoking and Anulling by these presence all and every testament and Testaments will and wills heertofore by mee made and declared either by word or writing; and this to be taken onely for my last will and Testament; and none other; and first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for my sins past, most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same.
     "I Give and Comitt my soyle upto almighty God my Savior and Redeemer, in whom and by the Meretts of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved, and my body to be buried in such place as my executors heerafter named shall appoint, and Now for the Settling of my temporall estate and such Goods Chattels and debts as it hath pleased God farr above my desires (?deserts) to bestowe on mee. I doe order Give and dispose the same in manor and forme following. That is to say first I will that all those debts and dutyes as I ow in Right or Conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shal be well and truly contented or ordained to be payed within Convenient time after my decease by my executors heerafter Named.
     "Item. I Give and bequeath unto Shubael Jones my grandchild the Reputed son of Ralph Jones the angle lott of marsh meddow which I formerly bought of his father Ralph Jones after Frances my wifes decease.
      "I give and bequeath the one halfe of all my Lands and meddow I have in the Townshipp of Barnstable or elsewhere in America. To my welbeloved son John Fuller after Frances my wifes decease.
      "I give and bequeath unto the naturall sonnes of my son Samuel Fuller deceased, Thomas Fuller, Jabez Fuller, Matthias Fuller and Samuel Fuller The other halfe of all the lands and meddows I have in the Townshipp of Barnstable or elsewhere in America after my wifes decease.
     "I give and bequeath to Samuell Fuller the son of Samuell Fuller my eldest son deceased my now dwelling house with all the land and meddow belonging to the homestead where I now live, after my wifes decease and if it hapen that hee shoyld die without Issue That then it shall Goe to the Rest of them brethren that do survive.
     "It is my will that if my son John Fuller die without Issue that then the lands and meddowes I have already Given to him Bethyah the wife John Fuller shall enjoy the full benifitt and use of themm to her dieing day, and then Goe to the Rest of my children begotten of my owne body.
     "I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Jones the wife of Ralph Jones Ten pounds in mony.
      "Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Fuller The now wife of Samuell Fuller ten pounds in mony.
     "Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Rowley the wife of Moses Rowley ten pounds in mony.
     "Item. I give and bequeath unto Sarah Rowley the daughter of Moses Rowley all my sheep and by these presents I doe appoint Jedediah Jones to oversee the sheep That they be Imployed wholly for the use of the said Sarah.
     "Item. I give and bequeath ten poynds to Jedediah Jones, the son of Ralph Jones in Mony.
     "Item. I give and bequeath to every one of my male Grandchildren half a Crowne a peece in old England mony.
     "Item. I give to every one of my severall Grandchildren twelve pence a peece in old England mony.
     "Item. I give to Ralph Jones, Samuell Fuller Junr and Moses Rowley Senr my sonnes-in-law, five shillings a peece in mony.
     "I Give and bequeath unto my onely beloved son John Fuller twenty ponds in silver mony and to his wife Bethya twenty shillings in Gould.
     "I Give to Mary Fuller the late wife of my son Samuell Fuller deceased five shillings in Mony.
     "I give and bequeath unto Robert Marshall the Scotsman a peece of Cloth intended to make mee a suite off.
     "Item. I Give and bequeath to Jasper Tayler two Raysers.
     "I Give and bequeath to Francis my deare and welbeloved wife who by these presents I doe ordaine and declare to be the sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament the use and Improvement of all my housing lands and meddows during her Narurall life, as alsoe aall my Moveables, household stuffe Cattle horse kind swine whatsoever else Can be Named and disposed of to be att her dispose forever.
     "In witness whereof I have heer unto sett my hand and seal the day and year above said.
Matthew Fuller and a seal.
Signed and sealed in the presence of
Joseph Laythorpe
John Hawes
Lieut. Joseph Laythorpe and John hawes made oath to the truth of the Will above written viz. That they did see Capt Mathew Fuller above said signe and seale and declare this aforesaid Will to be his Last Will and Testament before the Court holden att Plymouth the 30th of October 1678.
"
 

More About CAPT. MATTHEW FULLER:

Fact 1: probably stayed in England until c. 1640;

Fact 2: Barnstable was part of Plymouth colony until 1685 when colony was divided into three counties: Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth;

Fact 3: knowledge of surgery

Fact 4: 1643 appointed sergeant in the military of Plymouth Colony under Captain Standish;

Fact 5: 1650 moved to Barnstable, MA;

Fact 6: 1653 represented town in the colony court; already a lieutenant of militia there;

Fact 7: 1654 lieutenant of company against Dutch at Manhattan; peace before service needed;

Fact 8: 1671 lieutenant of forces against Saconet Indians;

Fact 9: 1658 elected one of the Council of War; 1671 elected chairman;

Fact 10: 1673 appointed surgeon-General of Colony troops; paid 4 shillings a day

Fact 11: captain of Plymouth forces in King Phillip's War;

Fact 12: took stand of religious tolerance for Quakers who lived in area; was fined but continued to be appointed to offices;

Fact 13: first regular physician in Barnstable;

Fact 14: homestead in northwest corner of Barnstable (county) at Scroton Neck (section);

Fact 15: owned large tracts of land in Falmouth and Middleboro;

More About FRANCES:

Fact 1: living October 30, 1678 when she swore to his inventory;

Children of CAPT. FULLER and FRANCES are:

10. i. LIEUT. SAMUEL8 FULLER, b. Abt. 1630, prob. England; d. March 26, 1676, killed at Rehoboth, Bristol, MA.

ii. MARY FULLER, b. Aft. 1630.

iii. ELIZABETH FULLER, b. Aft. 1630.

11. iv. JOHN FULLER, b. Aft. 1640, Plymouth, MA; d. Bef. July 16, 1691, Barnstable, MA.

12. v. ANNE FULLER, b. Abt. 1640; d. Bef. December 30, 1691, Barnstable, MA.

 

9. SAMUEL7 FULLER (EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1608 in prob. England, and died October 31, 1683 in Barnstable, MA. He married JANE LOTHROP April 08, 1635 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA, daughter of REV. LOTHROP and HANNAH HOWES. She was born 1614 in Egerton, Kent, England.

Notes for SAMUEL FULLER:

from back of Scituate deed:

       "this 16th of may 1650 Jane ffuler the wife of Samuel ffuler did com befor me Timothy hatherly asistant to the governer of new plimoth in new England and did freely acknowlidge her willingnes of the within mensioned sale and did freely resign up her right to peter Collemer--Timothy hatherly"

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 1:

       listed in uncle, Dr. Samuel Fuller's will as 'his Cozen' (i.e. nephew) Sam.'

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

         'After being left an orphan shortly after arriving in Plymouth on the 'Mayflower,' Samuel was brought up by his uncle, Dr. Samuel Fuller, the physician of the Pilgrims. Samuel was admitted a freeman in Plymouth Colony in 1634, moved to Scituate in 1635 where he built a house; he joined the Scituate church on 7 Nov. 1636; and was elected constable there in 1641. Sometime later he moved to Barnstable, to which his father-in-law had moved in 1638. Samuel was the only "Mayflower" passenger to settle permanently in Barnstable and was one of the last surviving "Mayflower" passengers.

        'The will of Samuel Fuller Sr. of Barnstable dated 29 Oct. 1683, exhibited 5 June 1684, names eldest son Samuel, son John, daughters Elizabeth Tayler, Hannah Bonham, Mary Williams, and Sarah Crowe, and his Indian Joell (bequeathed to son John); sons Samuel and John as executors.'

More About SAMUEL FULLER:

Fact 1: came in "Mayflower" with his parents;

Fact 2: probably raised by his uncle Dr. Samuel Fuller who traveled on "Mayflower";

Fact 3: uncle was brother to Edward Fuller; all three on "Mayflower";

Fact 4: Dr. Samuel Fuller, doctor to settlement, had large house in Plymouth Plantation compound;

Fact 5: deed shows Samuel sold his house and land at Scituate March 25, 1650, to Peter Collamore of Scituate;

Fact 6: Sam. moved to Barnstable soon after the date of property in Scituate;

Children of SAMUEL FULLER and JANE LOTHROP are:

i. HANNAH8 FULLER, b. Abt. 1636.

13. ii. SAMUEL FULLER, b. Bet. February 11, 1637 - 1638; d. Bef. December 28, 1691, Barnstable, MA.

iii. ELIZABETH FULLER, b. lliving October 29, 1683; m. ...TAYLER.

iv. SARAH FULLER, b. August 01, 1641; d. Died young;.

v. MARY FULLER, b. June 16, 1644.

vi. THOMAS FULLER, b. Abt. May 18, 1651; d. Died before father;.

vii. SARAH FULLER, b. December 1654; d. living October 29, 1683;; m. ...CROWE/CROWELL.

viii. JOHN FULLER, b. Abt. 1655.

ix. CHILD FULLER, b. February 08, 1658; d. Buried 15 days later;.

 

Generation No. 8

10. LIEUT. SAMUEL8 FULLER (CAPT. MATTHEW7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1630 in prob. England, and died March 26, 1676 in killed at Rehoboth, Bristol, MA. He married MARY.

Notes for LIEUT. SAMUEL FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

        'Samuel lived in Barnstable. He was a lieutenant when killed at Rehoboth during King Philip's War.

        'The will of 'Lieft. Samuell Fuller the son of Captaine Matthew Fuller deceased,' dated 2 Aug. 1675, sworn 7 June 1676 and 3 July 1676, names wife Mary, eldest son Thomas (not yet 21), other sons Jabez, Timothy, and Matthias, daughters Abigail and Anne; friends Elder John Chipman and Thomas Huckens with wife Mary to be joint executors. The inventory was attested 3 Jne 1676 by Mary relect of Lt. Fuller and mentions 'more due for his service to the country.' On 8 June 1676 Mary the wife of Lt. Samuel Fuller late deceased claimed to be with child, and the Court ordered that the child should have an equal portion of the estate with the younger children, and that if the child were to live, Mary was to have a "competency allowed her for and toward bringing up of the said Child out of the Intire estate of the said Lieftenant Fuller.

Rehoboth, as shown by the red star at far left, is west of Plymouth and Barnstable.  This is where Lieut. Samuel Fuller was killed during King Philip's War, 1676.

         'An inventory taken in Aug. 1676, sworn by wife Mary in Nov. of Samuel Fuller (of Rehoboth dec.) refers to another Samuel who d. Rehoboth 15 Aug. 1676, son of Robert Fuller. On 7 June 1677 Robert Fuller, Nicholas Lyde Sr., and Mary Fuller were appointed admin. of the estate of this Samuel Fuller late of Rehoboth dec.; and on 3 July 1677 letters of adm... were issued to Robert Fuller of Rehoboth and Nicholas Lyde Sr. on this estate.'

from "Flames Over New England, the Story of King Philip's War," by Olga Hall-Quest, Dutton, 1967:

        'The defeat that probably affected Plymouth more disastrously than any other military action of the war occurred on March 26, 1676 on the Pawtucket River. A Plymouth Colony company under the command of Captain [Pierce, Michael] set out from [Rehoboth, MA] to fall upon a group of Indians who were reported nearby. With about 65 Englishmen and some Indians, Pierce suddenly found himself facing perhaps one thousand Narragansett warriors, and though the colonists fought bravely, the situation was hopeless. Only a few of the Plymouth troops and their Indian allies escaped with their lives, the town of [Scituate, MA] alone counting at least 15 dead. (After the battle on March 26, at Pawtucket River [now the Blackstone]), the eight survivors made their way back to Rehoboth with the tragic news, and two days later [March 28], the town was attacked by the Indian victors. Since most of the inhabitants had already fled, and the few who remained were in a garrison house, the Narragansetts reduced Rehoboth to a shambles without any opposition. And on the following day they swooped upon Providence.'

from http://freepages.genealgy.rootsweb.com:

        "Samuel Fuller was born about 1630, probably in England, and is thought to be the oldest of Matthew Fuller's children. He married Mary___, probably at Plymouth Colony. Samuel was killed at Rehoboth [ME, now MA] in King Philip's War, in the summer of 1676."

More About LIEUT. SAMUEL FULLER:

Fact 1: killed at Rehoboth during King Philip's War;

Fact 2: not to be confused with Captain Fuller, Robert Fuller's son;

Fact 3: member of Colony Committee appointed to view the injury done to the Indians by the cattle of the English and assess damages;

Fact 4: town officer;

Fact 5: lived in Barnstable, MA, but killed at Rehoboth;

More About MARY:

Fact 1: living August 7, 1696

Fact 2: listed in father-in-law Matthew Fuller's will; he gave her five shillings;

Children of LIEUT. FULLER and MARY are:

14. i. SAMUEL9 FULLER, b. Abt. 1676, Barnstable, MA; d. September 29, 1716, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT.

ii. THOMAS FULLER, b. Abt. 1661.

15. iii. JABEZ FULLER, b. Abt. 1663; d. Bef. September 15, 1711, Middleboro, MA.

iv. ANNE FULLER, b. Abt. 1669.

v. MATTHIAS FULLER, b. Abt. 1672; d. Bef. May 06, 1697.

Notes for MATTHIAS FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families, Vol. 4...":

        "The will of Matthias Fuller of Barnstable 'being Designed for and upon the Counterys of Cervice against the French and Indian Enemies,' dated Boston 7 Aug. 1696, probated 28 May 1697, mentions brother Timothy Fuller of Haddam, grandfather Matthew Fuller late of Barnstable dec., honored mother (not named), and 'Rest of my Brothers and Sisters.' Inv. taken 6 May 1697."

16. vi. ABIGAIL FULLER, b. Abt. 1674, Barnstable, MA; d. April 11, 1718, Newton, MA.

 

11. JOHN8 FULLER (CAPT. MATTHEW7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Aft. 1640 in Plymouth, MA, and died Bef. July 16, 1691 in Barnstable, MA. He married HANNAH MORTON Bet. March 24, 1685 - 1686. She was born November 27, 1666 in Plymouth, MA, and died October 07, 1738 in Plymouth, MA.

Children of JOHN FULLER and HANNAH MORTON are:

i. BETHIA9 FULLER, b. 1687.

ii. JOHN FULLER, b. 1689.

iii. RELIANCE FULLER, b. 1691.

More About RELIANCE FULLER:

Fact1: Birth, posthumous;

 

12. ANNE8 FULLER (CAPT. MATTHEW7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1640, and died Bef. December 30, 1691 in Barnstable, MA. She married SAMUEL FULLER Bet. 1657 - 1658 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, son of SAMUEL FULLER and JANE LOTHROP. He was born Bet. February 11, 1637 - 1638, and died Bef. December 28, 1691 in Barnstable, MA.

Notes for SAMUEL FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

        'He married...his first cousin, dau. of Matthew Fuller. The will of Mathew Fuller of Barnstable dated 20 July 1678 names "Daughter Anne Fuller the now wife of Samuel Fuller" and "son-in-law Samuell Fuller Junr." '

        'Little is known of Samuel, though he appears to have spent his life in Barnstable. Inventory of the estate of Samuel Fuller late of Barnstable was taken 28 Dec. 1691; it included no real estate. Two days later his sons Matthew, Barnabas, Joseph and Benjamin quitclaimed to their sisters 'Desire Fuller and Sarah Fuller Daughters of ad deceased of all their deceased mother's Apparrel.' The 30 Dec. 1691 letter of administration assigns custody of the estate of daughter Desire and Sarah Fuller to be kept until further order. This implies that these daughters are not of age.'

Children of ANNE FULLER and SAMUEL FULLER are:

i. BARNABAS9 FULLER, b. Abt. 1659.

ii. JOSEPH FULLER, b. Abt. 1661.

iii. MATTHEW FULLER, b. Abt. 1663.

iv. BENJAMIN FULLER, b. Abt. 1665.

v. DESIRE FULLER, b. Aft. December 30, 1670.

vi. SARAH FULLER, b. Aft. December 30, 1670.

 

13. SAMUEL8 FULLER (SAMUEL7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Bet. February 11, 1637 - 1638, and died Bef. December 28, 1691 in Barnstable, MA. He married ANNE FULLER Bet. 1657 - 1658 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, daughter of CAPT. FULLER and FRANCES. She was born Abt. 1640, and died Bef. December 30, 1691 in Barnstable, MA.

Notes for SAMUEL FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

        'He married...his first cousin, dau. of Matthew Fuller. The will of Mathew Fuller of Barnstable dated 20 July 1678 names "Daughter Anne Fuller the now wife of Samuel Fuller" and ":son-in-law Samuell Fuller Junr." '

        Little is known of Samuel, though he appears to have spent his life in Barnstable. Inventory of the estate of Samuel Fuller late of Barnstable was taken 28 Dec. 1691; it included no real estate. Two days later his sons Matthew, Barnabas, Joseph and Benjamin quitclaimed to their sisters 'Desire Fuller and Sarah Fuller Daughters of ad deceased of all their deceased mother's Apparrel.' The 30 Dec. 1691 letter of administration assigns custody of the estate of daughter Desire and Sarah Fuller to be kept until further order. This implies that these daughters are not of age.'

Children are listed above under (12) Anne Fuller.

Generation No. 9

14. SAMUEL9 FULLER (LIEUT. SAMUEL8, CAPT. MATTHEW7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1676 in Barnstable, MA, and died September 29, 1716 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT. He married ELIZABETH THATCHER/THACHER October 03, 1700 in Mansfield, CT, daughter of RODOLPHUS THATCHER/THACHER and RUTH PARTRIDGE. She was born March 01, 1672 in Duxbury, MA and died Bef. 1730 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA.

Notes for SAMUEL FULLER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

       'Samuel Fuller was a sergeant and resided at both Preston, CT and Mansfield, CT. In his will dated Mansfield 23, Sept. 1716, no probate date, but inv. taken 24 Oct. 1716, he left all his estate to wife Elizabeth, executrix. In Dec. 1724 Elizabeth Standish of Preston, CT deeded to "my son Rodolphus Fuller of Mansfield 216 acres in Mansfield...given me by the will of my former husband Samuel Fuller deceased." '

Also, according to the above volume, the children of Elizabeth and Samuel were born at Mansfield or Preston, CT, but the births were all recorded at Mansfield.

from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com:

        "Samuel Fuller was born in Barnstable 15 August, 1676, within weeks of his father's death. He married Elizabeth Thatcher in Mansfield, Connecticut, 3 October 1700. She was the daughter of Rodolphus and Ruth Partridge Thatcher of Duxbury, Chilmark, and Lebanon, Connecticut. Samuel was a sergeant; he resided with his family at both Preston and Mansfield, in Connecticut. He will in Mansfield was dated 23 September 1716; an inventory was taken in 24 October 1716, leaving all his estate to his wife Elizabeth who was the executrix. They were parents of 3 sons and 4 daughters."

More About SAMUEL FULLER:

Fact 1: born after father's death in King Philip's War;

Fact 2: called sergeant;

Notes for ELIZABETH THATCHER/THACHER:

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4:

       "Elizabeth m. (2) Lebanon, CT 8 July 1724 Miles Standish, d. bef. 1730; a descendant of Pilgrim Myles Standish. Miles m. (1) Bristol (now RI) 5 Dec. 1700 'then removed to Preston, CT' Mehitable (Cary) Adams, widow of Elisha Adams. Miles had no children by either wife.

        "In Dec. 1724 Elizabeth Standish of Preston, CT deeded to 'my son Rodolphus Fuller of Mansfield 216 acres in Mansfield...given me by the will of my former husband Samuel Fuller deceased."

Children of SAMUEL FULLER and ELIZABETH THATCHER/THACHER are:

17. i. ELKANAH10 FULLER, b. April 24, 1709, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT; d. Aft. 1793, Freehold, Greene Co., NY.

ii. REBECCA FULLER, b. July 22, 1701; m. JOSEPH ALLEN; b. January 13, 1701, Bridewater, MA.

iii. RUDOLPHUS FULLER, b. August 22, 1703.

iv. RUTH FULLER, b. April 12, 1706.

v. WAISTILL FULLER, b. April 08, 1711.

vi. MARY FULLER, b. April 05, 1713.

vii. JUDAH FULLER, b. August 25, 1715.

 

15. JABEZ9 FULLER (LIEUT. SAMUEL8, CAPT. MATTHEW7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1663, and died Bef. September 15, 1711 in Middleboro, MA. He married MARY HALLETT Abt. 1686. She was born Abt. 1667 in Barnstable, MA, and died Aft. May 11, 1721 in Middleboro, MA.

Child of JABEZ FULLER and MARY HALLETT is:

i. LOIS10 FULLER, b. 1704.

 

16. ABIGAIL9 FULLER (LIEUT. SAMUEL8, CAPT. MATTHEW7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1674 in Barnstable, MA, and died April 11, 1718 in Newton, MA. She married ISRAEL STOWELL. He was born August 10, 1670 in Hingham, MA, and died August 07, 1725 in Newton, MA.

More About ISRAEL STOWELL:

Fact 1: moved from Hingham to Newton about 1700;

Occupation: weaver;

Children of ABIGAIL FULLER and ISRAEL STOWELL are:

i. ABIGAIL10 STOWELL, b. 1699.

ii. DAVID STOWELL, b. Abt. 1701.

iii. ISRAEL STOWELL, b. Abt. 1703.

iv. JONATHAN STOWELL.

v. ELIZABETH STOWELL, b. Abt. 1705.

vi. ISAAC STOWELL, b. Abt. 1707.

vii. TEMPERANCE STOWELL, b. Abt. 1712.

 

Generation No. 10

 

17. ELKANAH10 FULLER (SAMUEL9, LIEUT. SAMUEL8, CAPT. MATTHEW7, EDWARD6, ROBERT5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born April 24, 1709 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT, and died Aft. 1793 in Freehold, Greene Co., NY. He married NAOMI (FULLER). She was born 1713 in Sussex, NJ.

Notes for ELKANAH FULLER:

info from "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," vol. 4, 2nd ed.,  pp. 21-2:

       "Elkanah Fuller (Samuel 4-3, Matthew 2, Edward 1) b. Mansfiled, CT 24 April 1709: d. Freehold, Greene Co., NY aft. 1793

        "He m. (1) Mansfiled, CT 15 May 1731 Mary Andrews, b. E. Haddam, CT 2 Dec. 1710; d. Mansfield, CT 13 Sept. 1740; dau. of Samuel and Eleanor (Lee) Andrews.

        "He m. (2) Naomi---, d. bef. April 1767.

       "He m. (3) Mansfield, CT 6 April 1767 Lydia (-----) Hooker of Mansfiled, when he was 'of Newton, Sussex Co., NJ.'

        "On 21 Sept. 1773 Elkanah Fuller bought land in Chatham, CT from his son-in-law Timothy Percival.

         "Elkanah was living in Chatham, CT in 1778 when he took an oath of fidelity. In 1793 he moved to Freehold, NY with his son-in-law Timothy Percival.

        "No CT PR for wives Mary and Naomi. No probate in Albany, Ulster or Greene cos. NY."

from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com:

        "Elkanah Fuller was born 24 April 1709 at Mansfield, Connecticut. There also he married this first of three wives, Mary Andrews, 15 May 1731, mother of Sarah, Samuel, Eleanor, Mary, and Bethia. Second he married Naomi, mother of Samuel and Bethany. Third he married Lydia___Hooker of Mansfield, 6 April 1767, at which time he was said to be 'of Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey.' In 1778, He took an oath of fidelity while living in Chatham, Connecticut. Then in 1793 he removed to Freehold, New York with his son-in-law Timothy Percival."

More About ELKANAH FULLER:

Fact 1: 1st marriage to Mary Andrews, 1710-1740; children: Sarah 1732, Samuel 1737, Eleanor 1735, Mary 1737, Bethia, 1738/9;

Fact 2: 3rd marriage to a Lydia of Mansfield, CT, when he was "of Newton, Sussex Co., NJ";

Fact 3: September 21, 1773, bought land in Chatham, CT, from his son-in-law Timothy Percival;

Fact 4: living in Chatham, CT, in 1778 when he took oath of fidelity;

Fact 5: 1793 moved to Freehold, NY with son-in-law Timothy Percival;

Fact 6: 2nd marriage to Naomi, Mansfield, CT before 1743;

More About NAOMI (FULLER):

Fact1: listed in "Mayflower Families," vol. 4 as Elkanah Fuller's 2nd wife: 1 son Saumel b. Feb. 9, 1743/4 & 1 daughter Bethany b. March 12, 1746;

Children of ELKANAH FULLER and NAOMI (FULLER) are:

                             i. SAMUEL FULLER, b. Bet. February 09, 1743 - 1744.

ii. BETHANY11 FULLER, b. April 06, 1746, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT; d. February 22, 1829, Red Lion, Warren Co., OH; m. JEREMIAH GUSTIN, February 03, 1763, Sussex, NJ; b. July 25, 1740, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. August 31, 1823, Red Lion, Warren Co., OH.

Notes for BETHANY FULLER:

buried at Kirby Cemetery (Turtlecreek Cemetery), Warren County, Ohio; transcription done September 1983 by Warren County Genealogical Society's "Warren County Cemetery Records," p. 333:

''Bethany Gustin

consort of

Jeremiah Gustin

died Feb. 22, 1829

age 82 years 11 months & 10 days"

from "Mayflower Families," vol. 4, p. 71:

        'Children (Fuller) b. Mansfield, CT to Elkanah and Naomi:

vi. Samuel b. 9 Feb. 1743/4

vii Bethany b. 12 March 1746

More About BETHANY FULLER:

Burial: Kirby Cemetery, Lebanon, Warren Co., OH

Fact 1: Bethany descends from Edward Fuller, 'Mayflower' 1620;

Fact 2: buried in Kirby Cemetery, north of Lebanon, Ohio, SR 48; pictures;

Fact 3: was willed among other things "her favorite riding horse" in Jeremiah's will;

Fact 4: marriage to Jeremiah Gustin recorded in "Mayflower Families," vol. 4, p. 71; References: Fuller Gen 3: 71. DAR PATRIOT INDEX p. 526 (Mary's husband Timothy Percival). NYGBR 34: 127-8 (Brainards' Fuller Gen.). MANSFILED CT VR pp.83 (b. ch.), 241 (1st & 3rds m's.), 320 (d. Mary), 367 (bp. Bethia).'

Notes for JEREMIAH GUSTIN:

Jeremiah in Revolutionary War according to Warren County Museum director (?);

transcription of will from Warren County records:

Estate of Jeremiah Gustin *Deceased* Warren County, Ohio--

        "Be it remembered that at a Court of Common Pleas being held at Lebanon in the County of Warren & State of Ohio on the 16th day of May A.D. 1825 [?] The Last Will Testament of Jeremiah Gustin dec'd was proven in open Court by Elea*er Riggs Wyllys Pierson subscribing witnesses thereto & the proof of said subscribing witnesses was reduced to writing & filed in Court here & Bethany Gustin & Samuel Gustin two of the executors named in said will are sworn in open Court & the Court Appoint James Sevaney? John Pence & Eleazer Riggs Senr. appraisers- and afterwards at a Court of Common Pleas being held at Lebanon aforesaid on the 12th day of September A.D. 1825 John Stephenson another executor named in said will affirmed in open Court-said will & proof are in the words of the tenor following to wit

        "In the name of God Amen I Jeremiah Gustin of Warren County in the State of Ohio being in perfect health of body & sound & disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death & the uncertainty of time being desirous to settle my worldly affairs & thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last will Testament in manner & form following that is to say--I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Bethany Gustin all my plantation I now live on as long as she shall live likewise her riding mare & two sows and all the household & kitchen furniture two beds & bedding.

       "I give & devise unto my son Benajah five acres of land of off the West end of my farm. I give & devise unto my son Samuel five acres of land of off my farm to be taken off the so as to lay East of the lot devised to Benajah. I give and devise unto my daughter Naomi Campbell & her son Jeremiah six acres of land to be taken off my farm out of the Northwest corner after Benajah & Samuels lots are taken off. I give & devise unto my son Jeremiah eight acres of land to be taken off of the South side of my farm & to include my mansion house. I give & devise unto my son JOHN five acres of land out of my farm to lie on the north of Jeremiah's lot. I give & devise unto my daughter Mary Stevenson four acres of land to be taken out of the Northeast corner of my farm to join my son John & my daughter Naomi Campbell & her son Jeremiah. I give & bequeath unto my son Elkana One Hundred Dollars forty of which he has already got. And lastly I hereby constitute 7 appoint my dear wife Bethany Gustin my son Samuel my son Jeremiah and my son in law John Stephenson to be my executors of this my last will Testament. In Testimony whereof I Jeremiah Gustin have hereunto set my hand & seal this 13th day of June A.D. 1822."

Pictured at right are three descendants of Bethany Fuller and husband Jeremiah Gustin: front left Melody Summers Hull, front right Katherine Dilts Summers, in back Thomas Andrew Hull (2003).

from "The Gustine Compendium," p. 238:

       'The Gustins were the first persons to erect their log cabins in Clearcreek Township and for awhile formed a settlement among themselves with no neighbor nearer than two miles. Ohio was then an unbroken wilderness, the virgin soil was covered by trackless forests, where log cabins passed for houses, where all men worked with their hands, where all lived on pretty much the same social level where none were very rich and none very poor; such was the condition, and primeval environment, of the Gustin pioneers at Red Lion in the early years of the nineteenth century. During the intervening period Warren County, Ohio (like Sussex Co., NJ of ye olden time), has been the birthplace or cradle, so to speak, of a numerous Gustin progeny.

        'Jeremiah Gustin (1740-1823) with his sons: Benajah, Samuel, Elkanah, Jeremiah Jr., John and his sons-in law:----Campbell and John Stephenson, located and settled upon 1 1/4 sections (800) of land in Clearcreek Township. Patents covering the said tract were granted by the United States (President James Madison), as follows: January 15, 1810, to John Gustin for the 'North-East quarter (160 acres) of Section No. 8 of Township No. 3, in Range No.4, of the land lying between the great Miami river and the Virginia Reservations, in the Territory North-West of the Ohio and above the mouth of the Kentucky River,' etc.; and on Feb. 6, 1811, to Jeremiah Gustin, for 'Section No. 9 (640 acres), of Township No. 3, in Range No. 4, of the land,' etc., etc.,

         Warren County, Ohio was organized (from Hamilton Co.) May 1, 1803, and was first divided into four townships, the 'Gustin Section' falling into Franklin Township; but in 1817, a new township was formed, named Clearcreek, the Gustin Section falling in the latter.'

from 'Biographical Sketches' in "Beer's History of Warren Co., Ohio" 1888:

       "...Jeremiah Gustin was a resident of New Jersey, but removed to Pennsylvania and lived several years; thence, in 1798, he, with his family moved into Ohio and located in Warren County, where he entered a section of land--sec. 9, Clear Creek Township-- and here opened out right in the woods, having to cut their way through the brush and timber for a road for their wagons to the spot where they cleared and erected a log cabin, with split puncheon floor, and began in true pioneer style; they had only one neighbor, Mr. Crane, nearer than two miles distant; here Mr. Gustin lived and labored till his death, Aug. 31, 1823, aged 93 years."

from "People and Sites of Red Lion" by local historian Bogan:

       "Jeremiah Gustin and family were natives of New Jersey and settled on a portion of land east of Red Lion in 1798. They had sliced their way through brush and timber, making a wagon road to the spot where they built their cabin. Abner Crane was their nearest neighbor, located about two miles away.

        "Jeremiah built a brick house in 1818 and lived there until his death in 1823. His son Elkanah married in Pennsylvania to Hannah Morris and traveled to Red Lion in 1800. They settled on a section of his father's land and reared 15 children, 8 sons and 7 daughters.

       "Samuel, son of Jeremiah Gustin, was born in New Jersey, but was raised mostly in Pennsylvania. The latter was his place of marriage, but in 1791 he migrated to Cincinnati. In 1798, he arranged for his father and other family members to be brought to Red Lion and located east of the locality. He fathered 13 children. Margaret, his second daughter, was said to have been the second white child born in Warren County.

        "Benajah Gustin was the son of Elkanah and Hannah Morris Gustin. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1797, and was about three years old when his family settled in the Red Lion area. As a youngster and in full life he suffered the hardships of pioneer existence. Benajah married Lydia Newport in 1820 and they were the parents of 11 children.

        "Red Lion, like many other small hamlets, never grew to any great size. About all the prosperous villages were fashioned around a body of water, but none flows within Red Lion's vicinity.

       "Crane [Abner] laid out the village of Westfield, now Red Lion, in 1817; it was laid out on the 'west field' portion of his land.

       "The first business in Westfield was a tavern that was constructed at the northeast corner of the five-point intersection, namely, the Red Lion Tavern, as per a sign of this effect. It faced west and was a long low log house with an attic in which people could sleep. In front was a wide uncovered porch of flagstones surrounded by a row of stones set on edge. A Mr. Holly managed the tavern until 1849. Benajah Gustin then operated the tavern for a few years to pay a debt of $10,000 that ht lost in the hog market. Mr. Gustin was a member of the early New Light Church and never used liquor or tobacco."

from Gustin researcher Hazel Kendall's handwritten "Kendall," 929. K Anderson (IN) Public Library:

       "Jeremiah... with his parents to Greene Co., PA in 1798 in flat boat to Jarret's Station at mouth of Little Miami six miles above Cincinnati in Warren Co., Ohio. In 1790 he was living in Lower Smithfield Twp., Northampton Co., PA near son Benajah, David Dilts, and Martin Groff whose sons came with Benajah's sons to Madison County, Indiana.

        "Jeremiah entered section 9 Warren County, Ohio, a leafy wilderness 1798."

quote from great-grandson James M. Gustin, Blanchester, Ohio: "My great-grandfather came here from Pennsylvania, came down on a flatboat, landed at Jarett's Station at the mouth of the Little Miami six miles above the now city of Cincinnati." Jeremiah settled four miles west of Lebanon in 1798 acquired an entire section of land which was later divided among his five sons and two daughters."

also in "Savages Genealogy Dictionary" vol. 1, p. 70-79;

cemetery records from Warren County Museum;

buried at Turtle Creek/Kirby Cemetery, Warren County, Red Lion, Ohio, transcription:

"In memory of

Jermiah Justin

who departed this life

Aug. 31, 1823

aged 83 years & 25 days"

 

 

More About JEREMIAH GUSTIN:

Burial: Kirby Cemetery, Lebanon, Warren Co., OH

Fact 1: buried in Kirby Cemetery (Turtlecreek) north of Lebanon, Ohio, on SR 48;

Fact 2: resident of NJ; moved to PA & lived there several years;

Fact 3: entered entire section of land Sec. 9, T 3, R 4, 640 acres, east of Red Lion, Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., OH; June 16, 1814 Jeremiah divided land by five sons and two daughters;

Fact 4: had to cut way through woods for a road;

Fact 5: 1798 moved to Warren Co., OH, four miles west of Lebanon, county seat;

Fact 6: erected log cabin w/ split puncheon floors;

Fact 7: lived there until death at 93 years;

Fact 8: only neighbor 2 miles away, Mr. Crane;

Fact 9: in "Beer's History of Warren County, Ohio" pub. 1888;

Fact 10: copy of will at Lebanon, Ohio, names wife, etc.;

Fact 11: In Ohio land grants records for Cincinnati office: "Gustin Jmh. Dec. 28, 1802, S9 T3 R4 A172";

Fact 12: and patent signed by James Madison, dated February 6, 1811; conveyed entire section;

For a continuation of this Gustin-Fuller family, go to the Gustin page, generation #6.

 

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Fuller descendant Katherine Dilts Summers and husband John Phillip Summers have been to England nine times.  In this watercolor "English Country Bridge" by JPS, they are pictured in the land of both of their ancestors.

 

 

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