Person:Thomas Fuller (55)

Ens. Thomas Fuller
b.Abt 1618 Wales
  • HEns. Thomas FullerAbt 1618 - 1690
  • WHannah FlowerEst 1623 - 1672
m. 22 Nov 1643
  1. John Fuller1644 - Bef 1645
  2. John Fuller1645 -
  3. Elizabeth Fuller1648 - 1732
  4. Hannah Fuller1650 - 1672
  5. Thomas Fuller1652 - Bef 1662
  6. Mary Fuller1655 - 1726
  7. Samuel Fuller1657 -
  8. Sarah Fuller1659 - 1736
  9. Thomas Fuller1662 - 1734
Facts and Events
Name Ens. Thomas Fuller
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1618 Wales
Residence[2] 1638 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Residence[2] 1643 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 22 Nov 1643 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Flower
Death[1][3][4] 28 Sep 1690 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Burial? Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    2:219.

    THOMAS, Dedham 1643, by w. Hannah Flower, m. 22 Nov. of that yr. had John, b. 1 Nov. 1644, d. soon; John, again, 28 Dec. 1645; Elizabeth 1 Apr. 1648; Hannah, 9 Nov. 1650; Thomas, 26 Feb. 1652, d. young; Mary, 25 Mar. 1655; Samuel, 25 Apr. 1657; Sarah, 3 Sept. 1659; and Thomas, again, 23 June 1662; freem. not in 1653, as Farmer said, but perhaps in 1672, was ensign, rep. 1673, 9, and 86. His w. d. 11 Apr. 1672; and he d. 28 Sept. 1690, hav. made his will four days bef. Elizabeth m. the sec John Kingsbury of the same, and next, 17 Sept. 1672, m. third Michael Metcalf.

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Biographical sketches of representative citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Washington [District of Columbia]: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1985)
    27.

    ...and his original American ancestor was Thomas Fuller, who, it is said, was born in Wales in 1618, and was at Salem, Mass., in 1638, and who settled at Dedham in 1643. Thomas Fuller was a surveyor and an Ensign in the militia. He served fourteen years as a Selectman of Dedham and three years as Representative to the General Court. He married Hannah Flower, a niece of the wife of John Kingsbury, of Waterboro.

  3. Dedham (Massachusetts). Town Clerk; Julius Herbert Tuttle; Benjamin Fisher; and Don Gleason Hill. The early records of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1886-1936)
    Vol. 1, p. 21.

    [16]90
    Lieft. Thomas Fuller deceased Sep't. 28.

  4. Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County). Probate record books (1900-1916), and probate docket books (1901-1916), Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987)
    Case 1761 Thomas Fuller Sr Dedham 1690 Nov 13.

    Will of "Thomas ffuller Senio'r of Dedham ... being aged", dated 24 Sep 1690, proved 13 Nov 1690, names wife Hannah ffuller; son John ffuller [double portion]; son Thomas ffuller [my other fower children: To wit John ffuller Elsebeth Meadkalf [Metcalf] Mary ffisher & Sarah Day, legacy from their aunt Margret Kingsbury]. Wife Hannah ffuller to be executrix, with advice of friends Cap't [Nath?] Stearns Engsing Rich Elice Tho's [Batlre? i.e., Battelle?] James Thorpe.