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John Fuller (1677–1735), son of Thomas Fuller and Ruth Richardson
Phebe Symonds (1682–1757), daughter of Samuel Symonds and Elizabeth Andrews
John, the son of Thomas and Ruth Fuller, was born on 22 (11) 1676 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. [1] He died on 14 May 1735, age 58 years and four months, in Middleton, Essex County. [2] He married Phebe Symonds on 22 January 1704/5 in Salem. [1]
Phebe, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Symonds, was born on 2 October 1682 in Boxford or Ipswich in Essex County. [3][4] Phebe, the widow of John, died on 18 June 1757, age 74, in Middleton. [2]
Middleton, previously a part of Salem, was incorporated in 1728.
John Fuller of Middleton made his will on 13 May 1735; his witnesses testified on 2 June 1735. He left his son John his land and buildings in Middleton. He left his son David his land in Windham. He left his son Andrew 150 pounds at the age of 21. He left money to his daughters Phebe, Jerusha, Ruth and Elizabeth. He left his indoors estate to his wife Phebe and gave her liberty to live in his house. He asked his executor—son John—to support her in her widowhood. [Ref]
Children of John Fuller and Phebe Symonds: Births recorded in Salem as the children of John and Phebe (Simonds) [1]
i. Phebe Fuller was born on 9 April 1706. She married David Prince on 3 December 1724 in Salem. [1] David, the son of James and Sarah Prince, was baptized on 31 January 1702/3 in Salem. [1]
ii. Jerusha Fuller was born on 24 March 1708/9. She married Joseph Elliot on 3 April 1730 in Middleton. [2]
iii. John Fuller was born on 24 May 1711. He died on 24 January 1746, age 36, in Middleton. [2] He married Mary Symonds on 18 November 1736 in Middleton. [2] Mary married second Captain Zachariah Flegg on 12 July 1753 in Middleton. [2]
iv. David Fuller was born on 9 August 1713. He died on 26 April 1774 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut. He married Hannah Fuller.
v. Ruth Fuller was born on 30 September 1715. She might be the Ruth who married Edward Putnam, 3rd., on 3 December 1734 in Middleton. [2] Edward, the son of Edward Putnam, Jr., was baptized on 30 June 1711 in Salem. [1]
vi. Andrew Fuller was born on 9 February 1717/8. He may be the Andrew whose coffin was made on 25 September 1802 in Middleton. [2] He married Elizabeth Clarke on 11 May 1748 in Middleton. [2] Elizabeth, the wife of Andrew, died on 1 January 1812, age 91, in Middleton. [2]
"Andrew, father of John, coffin made Sept. 25, 1802." [2]
vii. Elizabeth Fuller was born on 10 September 1725. She married Joseph Woodbury on 31 May 1743 in Middleton. [2]
References:
1. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849, 6 vols. (Salem: Essex Institute, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1925), vol. 1: 330–3 (Fuller, births), vol. 2: 2 (Prince, births), vol. 3: 391–4 (Fuller, marriages), vol. 5: 265–6, (Fuller, deaths).
2. Vital Records of Middleton, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield: Topsfield Historical Society, 1904), 22–25, 82–84, 127–9.
3. Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield: Topsfield Historical Society, 1905), 86–87, 96–98 (Symonds, births).
4. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, 2 vols. (Salem: Essex Institute, 1910), vol. 1, 333, 364 (Symonds, births).
5. "Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638–1881," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org > John Fuller, case 10385.
06-Jan-2023