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Matthew Fuller

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: February 03, 1743 (79)
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colonial America
Place of Burial: Colchester, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Fuller and Anna (Fuller) Fuller
Husband of Patience Fuller
Father of Anne Blish; Jonathan Fuller; Content Fuller; Jean Fuller, died young; David Fuller and 3 others
Brother of Barnabas Fuller; Joseph Fuller; Benjamin Fuller, of Barnstable; Desire Taylor and Sarah Fuller

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About Matthew Fuller

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Samuel Fuller



Samuel Fuller, eldest son of Samuel and Jane Lathrop Fuller, was baptized February 11 1637 at Scituate There is no record of his family on the Barnstable records and but little is known of him He probably lived on a portion of his father's estate An inventory of his estate was taken at Barnstable December 28 1691 amounting to 98 17s From this it appears that he had died some time before and that his widow had lately died for her estate was settled on the 30th of the same month The names of his children given below are taken from an agreement made at that time dated December 30 1691 He married Anna daughter of Matthew Fuller

Children of Samuel Fuller (son of Samuel Fuller) and Anne Fuller Fuller, born at Barnstable:

  1. Barnabas
  2. Joseph
  3. Matthew
  4. Benjamin
  5. Desire
  6. Sarah.

Matthew, third son of Samuel and Anna Fuller Fuller. was born about 1663 at Barnstable and died at Colchester before 1744 aged about eighty years. He settled in Colchester about 1712 and was baptized at the First Church there December 12 l734 aged about eighty years says the record but there is probably an error as to the age He married February 25 1693 Patience daughter of George and Hannah Pinson Young of Scituate She was born about 1670 and died June 25 1746 at Colchester leaving a will which is a most useful confirmation of the relationship here stated In this will dated February 3 1743 4 and probated August 6 1746 she is described as a widow

Children of Matthew Fuller (son of Samuel Fuller and Anne Fuller Fuller):

  1. Anna
  2. Jonathan
  3. Content
  4. Jean
  5. David
  6. Young
  7. Cornelius
  8. Hannah.
  • Reference: Fuller Genealogy Matthew settled in Colchester CT circa 1712 and was baptized at the 1st Church in Colchester on 12/12/1734 at the age of 80 per the record (probably an error).
  • Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 11 2019, 11:59:01 UTC

Matthew and Patience Fuller removed to Colchester After the births of their children.

Events in Barnstable – despite being mis-digitized as Sandwich.
"Matthew Fuller and Patience Young Married by Justice Shiff 25 Feb 1692
"Their daughter Anne Born in Nov 1693
"his Son Jonathan Oct 1696
"his daughter Content born ye 19 of Feb 1698/9
__________ "Jean born in ye year 1704 & Died 1708
"his Son David born Feb 1706/7
"his son Young Born 1708
______ Cornelius 1710
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch, pub. Wed Oct 25 11:30:06 UTC 2023.

BOOKS

  • Fuller, William Hyslop. 1908. Genealogy of Some Descendants of Edward Fuller of the Mayflower. Available at: Archive.org, pp. 38-39:—
    • 14. MATTHEW4 FULLER, (Samuel3, Samuel2, Edward1), b. after 1664, at Barnstable; d. at Colchester before 1744, aged about 80 years; m. Feb. 25, 1692-3, Patience, dau. of George and Hannah (Pinson) Young of Scituate, Mass., b. about 1670; d. June 25, 1746 at Colchester, leaving a will which is a most useful confirmation of the relationships here stated. ‘This will, in which she calls herself a widow, was dated Feb. 3, 1743-4, and was probated Aug. 6, 1746.
    • Matthew4 Fuller settled in Colchester about 1712, and was baptized at the First Church there, Dec. 12, 1734, “aged about 80 years,”— as the record says, probably in error regarding his age.
    • Children:
      • 39. I. Anna5, b. Nov., 1693; m. Oct. 17, 1717, Tristram Blush [generally written Blish in Colchester records], son of Joseph and Hannah (Hull) Blush, b. April, 1694, in Barnstable. About 1729 they removed to Colchester, Conn., settling in what was after 1749 the parish (now town) of Marlborough. He d. July 29, 1778 (?); the date of her death not found. Children: (1) Benjamim6, b. June 16,1718; m. May 35,1744, Mary Adams, and d. Aug. 21,1752. (2) Anna6, b. Nov. 19, 1719; d. aged 18 years. (3) Sylvanus6, b. Oct. 13, 1721; m. Nov., 1757, Esther Day. (4) Thankful6, b. Sept., 1725. (5) John6, b. 1727 5 m. Abigail ——. (6) Joseph6, b. Dec. 1, 1729; m. March 22, 1753, Elizabeth Skinner, and in 1761 settled in North Bolton, now Vernon, Conn, (7) David6, b. 1731-2; m. Zerviah ——. (8) Mary6, b. March 8, 1736; m. April, 1756, Joseph Skinner. (9) Patience6, b. Feb. 2, 1738.
      • 40. II. Jonathan5, b. Oct 1696; m. Rebecca Perry.
      • 41. III. Contecnt5, b. Feb. 1698; m. 1st, Benjamin4 Fuller; m. 2d, Sept. 20, 1741, Dea. Nathaniel Skinner of Sharon, Conn.; d. before May 27, 1754.
      • 42. IV. Jean5, b. 1704; d. 1708.
      • 43. V. David5, b. 1706; d. young.
      • 44. VI. Young5, b. 1708; m. Jerusha Beebe.
      • 45. VII. Cornelius5, b. 1710; m. Patience Chapell.
      • 46. VIII. Hannah5, b. 1712; m. Nov. 1, 1733, Josiah Strong Jr. [See Dwight’s Strong Genealogy, p. 173ff] of Colchester and Middle Haddam, Conn. Children: (1) Hannah6, b. June 8, 1734. (2) Anna6, b. Feb. 11, 1735-6. (3) Jemima6, b. April 7, 1738. (4) Josiah6, b. Jan. 28, 1740. (5) Joshua6, b. April 24, 1743. (6) Mary6, b. Oct. 10, 1746. (7) Caled6, b. Jan. 20, 1749. (8) Patience6, b. April 25, 1752. (9) Conten?6, b. April 20,1754. (10) Benjamin6, b. Feb. 15, 1759. Numerous descendants
  • Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume VII, @Ancestry.com, p. 207:—
    • MATTHEW FULLER, b. circa 1663-1664, at Barnstable; d. before 1744 at Colchester; m. 25th February, 1692-1693, Patience Young, dau. of George Young of Scituate.
    • ISSUE
      • 1. Anna, 6, November, 1693; m. 17th October, 1717, Tristram BLUSH; had issue.
      • 2. Jonathan, b. October, 1696; m. Rebecca Parry.
      • 3. Content, b. February, 1698; d. 1754; m. (firstly) Benjamin FULLER, son of John FULLER, and gd. son of Samuel and Jane (LATHROP) FULLER; m. (secondly) 20th September, 1741, Deacon Nathanial SKINNER.
      • 4. Jean, b. 1704, d. 1708.
      • 5. David, b. 1706; d. young.
      • 6. Young, b. 1708; in Barnstable; d. 17th June, 1796, at Ludlow, Massachusetts; m. 23d April, 1730, at Colchester, Jerusha BEEBE, dau. of Jonathan BEEBE.
      • 7. Cornelius, b.1710; m. Patience CHAPELL.
      • 8. Hannah, 1712, m. 1st November, 1733, Josiah STRONG, Jr., of Colchester; had issue.
  • Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1, @Ancestry.com, p. 451:—
    • CHILDREN OF Matthew FULLER4 (Samuel3) & Patience YOUNG: (7) <1-7, Barnstable MD 4:226><12>
      • Anne FULLER5,, b. Nov. 1693
      • Jonathan FULLER5,, b. Oct. 1696
      • Content FULLER5,, b. 19 Feb. 1698/9
      • Jean FULLER5, b. 1704, d. 1708
      • David FULLER5, b. Feb. 1706/7
      • Young FULLER5, b. 1708
      • Cornelius FULLER5, b. 1710
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Matthew Fuller's Timeline

1663
December 12, 1663
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1693
November 5, 1693
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1695
October 5, 1695
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1698
February 19, 1698
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1704
1704
Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1706
February 1706
Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1708
1708
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1710
July 10, 1710
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1713
July 10, 1713
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, American Colonies