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While the first and second generations are nearly full, later, the multiplication of families be- came so rapid and the descendants so numerous and so widely separated that it was found impracticable to follow them with any degree of accuracy, and only a few single lines of prominent personages are given in appended notes. It will be noted, however, that beginning with the sixth generation the record is complete. Close kinship has greatly facilitated this and rendered it comparatively an easy and a more satisfactory work. The meagerness and incompleteness of old records, as well as manv contradictory statements, all apparently well avouched, will be sufficient ex- planation for the many imperfections that may appear. It may not be improper to state that the task of PAGE 0.\E collecting these data falls to one who was born and reared within a few rods of the spot where the emigrant Thomas Fuller located in Salem, now Middleton, Essex County, Mass., and who thereby possesses some unusual facilities for verifying much connected herewith. The compiler takes this opportunity to express his appreciation of the value of aid freely given by many whose correspondence has been helpful, and especially by the late Mrs. M. J. Averill, of Middle- ton, in furnishing transcriptions and valuable data, without which this record would have been of far less value. J. F. FULLER. PAGE TWO ANCESTRY. TT is well established that those bearing the name of Fuller, so numerous and wide-spread over the United States and Canada have descended from eight ancestral heads, the dates of whose arrival in this country are as follows: Dr. Samuel and his brother Edward, of the Mayflower, came in 1()20. John, of Ipswich, Mass., and William, of Hampton, N. H., came of 1634. Thomas, of Dedhani, and John, of Newton, Mass ,carae in 1635. Robert, of Salem, and THOMAS, of Woburn and later of Middleton, Mass., came in 1638. Robert, of Dorchester, later of Dedham, Mass , came in 1640. Although positive evidence is wanting, it is very probable that in England these several heads had a common ancestry. This record attempts to deal only with the ancestor Thomas, of Woburn, later of Salem and Middleton. From records apparently authentic it appears that Thomas Fuller, the emigrant, came from the western part of England, probably Wales as some old accounts give it, in 1638, at the age of twenty, on a trip of observation, intending to return after a sojourn of a year, but changed his plans. He at- tributed this change of purpose to his conversion PAGE THRKK under the preaching of Rev. Thomas Shepard, of Cambridge, while others assign as a reason that he became attached to a maiden who refused to accom- pany him to England, and that he went alone, and having secured his patrimony from his father, who was a blacksmith, returned to this country, married and settled in that part of Cambridge now called Woburn and became prominent in local matters, serving often as a town officer. After the death of his wife, evidently seeking a broader field of oppor- tunity for his growing family, he obtained from Major General Dennison, of Boxford, some three hundred acres of land in the vicinity of Will's hill. As nearlv as we can ascertain he left Woburn about 1665 and settled on this land in that part of Salem which sixty-three years later w-as incorporated as the town of Middleton. His home was not far from the place where twenty-five years afterward, 1690, the infamous ''Salem witchcraft" developed, and he located his dwelling, half a mile east of Will's hill on a stream then known as *Pierce'p Brook, •The overflow of Middleton Pond has filled this stream so as to fur- nish water for two mills, — one on street near town, and the other three quarters of a mile below, both backed by mill ponds for supplying water for power. The Danvers Water Company obtained the riKht to use water from the pond, and has so lowered it that this beautiful stream which for over Two hundred years has enriched this landscape, has entirely disappeared. FAGE FOl'K tributary to Ipswich river, and was the second white man in that vicinity. It appears, however, that in 1684, he once more became a citizen of Woburn, remaining about three years, when he again returned to Salem, now Middleton, and re- mained till the time of his death in 1698. Extracts from an old history throw some light on his first coming to Middleton. The historian says Major General Dennison of Boxford, sold in 1663 to Thomas Fuller, of Woburn, land in Middleton. Two years later he took possession and occupied these lands. The historian further savs, the wealth of Thomas Fuller, and his enterprising spirit and sound judgment gave to his posterity good positions in society which have since been sustained wherever they have been scattered over the world. In England he evidently had a military prestige as shown in the family "Coat of Arms" (page ten) and his name appears on several records as "Lieut." Fuller. For a better understanding of the early daN's we herewith give dates of the legal establishment of the several townships referred to in the foregoing sketch. Except Woburn these are all in Essex County. VAGE FlYE Salem was incorporated in 1628. Ipswich '• i> '' 1634. Woburn " (( '' 1643. Boxford " (( " 1645. Topsfield '^ (k " 1650. Middleton'^ (; " 1728. Danvers " (( ^' 1758. In a history of E^sex Country written seventy- five years ago, is found in that part relating to witch- craft references which serve to establish both his military reputation and his reputed religious habits. In this country he followed the vocation of black- smith, probably having learned the trade from his father, and although nearly two hundred and fifty years have passed since he ceased from his labors, cinders from his forge are still to be found where his shop then stood. The early records of Middleton show a lar^re num- ber of citizens by the name of Fuller, all of whom are clearly traceable to Thomas 1st. Very many of them held important places of trust and were al- ways found worthy of the honor given then). A manuscript from Rev. Daniel Fuller, of Glou- cester, Mass.. a great grandson of the Emigrant Thomas referring to him says, ''Many blessings have PAGE SIX followed his descendants, and no one of them so far as is known has been a pauper or beggar." We subjoin some verses left on record by the Emigrant Thomas which indicate the change which came upon him and induced him to make the Forest Home in New England his abiding-place. These verses were collected by the Rev. Daniel Ful- ler, from aged persons, and while they evidently are not of high poetical culture, show clearly a gen- uine, puritan stamina which brings to his descend- ants the best evidence of the feajless and noble spirit which possessed him and directed him through life. In tbirty-eiglit I set my foot On this New P^nglaud shore; My thoughts were then to stay one year, And here to stay no more. P>nt, by the preaching of God's word By famous ^^hepard he, In what a woful state I was, I then began to see. Christ cast his garments over me, And all my sins did cover; More precious to my soul was he Than dearest friend or lover. His pardoning mercy to my soul All thoughts did far surmount; The measure of his love to me Was quite beyond account. I'AGK SEVEN Ascended on hie liuly bill, I saw the city clear, And knew 'twas New Jerusalem, I was to it so near. I said my mountain does stand strong, And doubtless 'twill forever; But soon God turned liis face away. And joy from me did sever. Sometimes I am on mountains bigb, Sometimes in valleys low: Tbe state tbat man's in bere below, Does ofttimes ebb and flow. I beard the voice of God by man, Yet sorrows held me fast; But these my joys did far exceed, God beard my cry at last. Satan has fiung bis darts at me, And thought the day to win; Because he knew be had a friend, That always dwelt within. But surely God will save, my soul ! And, though you trouble have, My children dear, who fear the Lord, Your soul at death. He'll save. All tears shall then be wiped away. And joys beyond compare, Where Jesus is, and angels dwell With everv saint vou'll share PAGE EIGHT He bears* Argent, three bars gules, on a canton of the second a castle or. Crest, a dexter arm embowed, vested Argent. Cuffed Sable, holding in the hand proper a sword of the first hilt of pommel or. Argent — white. Gules — red. Or — gold. Sable — black. The Bar is one of the honorable Ordinaries representing a belt of honor given for eminent services. The Canton is a subordinate Ordinary repre- senting the banner given to Knights-Banneret. PAGE TEX NOTE — This "Coat of ArruB" has been long in use in the family, and Burke in his General Armory described the same as belonging to a Fuller family on the Isle of Wight. It appears also that other lines of Fullers in this country are using it, and perhaps rightfully; if so this serves to confirm the opinion that in England they had a common origin which had merited this military prestige. Marks and abbreviationsoccurring in the following pages indicate thus: Large capitals indicate the head of a generation. * refers to the bottom of the page. t to next previous generation, b. born; m. married; d. died. PAGE ELEVEN FIRST GENERATION. THOMAS FULLER was born probably in Wales, in April 1618, and died in Salem, Mass., in June 1698. He married first, June 13, 1643, Elizabeth Tidd, daughter, of John Tidd, of Woburn. He married second, August 25, 1684, Sarah Wyman, widow of Lieut. John Wyman,of Woburn. Her maiden name was Sarah Nutt. She died May 24, 1688. He married third, *Hannah Wilson, of Woburn, whose maiden name was Hannah Pamer, and was the widow of one Wilson, who died Julv 1687. After the death of Thomas Fuller, she returned to Woburn to live with relatives. •Recently discovered records seem to indicate clearly that this record regarding the third marriage is in accord with the facts. No date of this marriage is given, nor of the death of this widow. PAGi: TinUTEEN SECOND GENERATION. Children of tThomas 1st, and Elizabeth Tidd, all born in Woburn: — THOMAS 2nd, b. April 30, 1644, m. first Ruth Richardson, daughter of Thomas and Mary Richard- son, of Woburn in 1669. and m. second, Martha Dur^v, Julv 19, 1699. He died in March, 1721. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1645, m. Joseph Dean. March, 1662. Ruth, b. May 17, 1648, rn. first, Wheeler, and second, Wilkins. Deborah, b. May 12, 1650. m. first, Isaac Rich- ardson, and second. Shaw. John, b. March 1, 1653, m. Rebecca Putnam, Feb. 2, 1672. Jacob, b. May 14, 1655. ni. Mary Bacon. June 19, 1683, and d. 1731. Joseph, b. Aug. 8, 1658, d. young. Benjamin, b. April 15, 1660, m. Sarah Bacon, Dec. 15, 1685. Samuel, b. May 9, 1662. d. young. PAdB FOURTEEX THIRD GENERATION. Children of tThomas 2nd and Ruth Richardson: Thomas 3rd, b. Feb. 3, 1671, m. Elizabeth An- drews Mav 3, 1693. Jonathan, b. July 19, 1673, m. Susannah Trask Jan. 3, 1624. John, b. Dec. 22, 1676, m. Phoebe Synrionds Jan. 22, 1704. JOSEPH, b. Aug. 12, 1679, m. first, Rachel Buxton, Feb. 17, 1711, and second Susannah Dor- man, Nov. 3, 1713, who d. Oct. 6, 1765, aged 84. Joseph died March 27, 1748. William, b. Nov. 30, 1685, m. first Elizabeth Goodale, Oct. 16, 1714, and second, Deborah Hill June 15, 1741. Stephen, b. of second wife, Martha Durgy, Aug. 10, 1700, and m. Hannah Moulton Jan. 1, 1723. tRuTH, second daughter of Thomas 1st, left one child by her first husband, Ruth Wheeler, and one bv her second husband which died in infancy. I'AGR FIFTEEN tDEBORAH. third daughter of Thomas 1st had ten children, Jonathan, Deborah, Joseph, Benjamin, Mercy, David, Phoebe, Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. tJoHN, second son, left one child, Bethia, of whom we have no trace. t Jacob, third son, had five children, Mary, Eliz- abeth, Edward, Sarah and Jacob. IBenjamin, fifth son, had six children, Samuel, Benjamin, Sarah, Ruth, Abigail and Hannah. PAGE SIXTEEN FOURTH GENERATION. IThomas 3rd was the father of seven c}iildren, as follows: John, who died young, Joseph, Timothy, Mary, Ruth, Betty and Lydia. tJoNATHAN had six children, Jonathan, jr., Sa- rah, Eunice, Susannah, Anna and Ruth. tJoHN had seven children, John, jr., Andrew, Ruth, David, Phoebe, Jerusha and Elizabeth. tJOSEPH had one son by his first wife, Joseph, b. Feb. 12, 1712, and there were five children by his second wife: Rachel, b. Aug. 1, 1714, Ruth, b. Mar. 5, 1716, Amos, b. 1717, baptized Feb. 16, 1718, Thomas, b. 1720, baptized April 10, 1720, and EpHRAiM,b. Mar. 7, 1722, m. Mary Putnam, daughter of Ensign Ezra Putnam who died Oct. 22, 1747. Mary Putnam Fuller was born 1722 and died Dec. 14, 1786. Ephraim died Feb. 20, 1792. tWiLLiAM had four children, William, jr., Na- than, Ruth and Jeremiah. tSxEPHEN's children were: Martha, b. Sept. 7, 1734, Hannah, b. Oct. 10, 1735, m. Timothy Matthew, Mary, b. Mar. 9, 1727, Abigail, b. Sept. 6, 1728, m. I' A GH SKVEXTh'EX James Baldock, Stephen, jr,. b. Nov, 80, 1780, ni. Mary Abbott, Oct. 17, 1750. Thomas, b. June 30. 1732, died in infancy, Aaron, b. June 26, 1734, m. Sarah Holt, Mar. 12, 1755, John, b. Mar. 13, 1789, no further account, Alice, b. Feb. 20, 1741, m. John Abbott, Nov. 4, 1762. tRuTH left a daughter, Ruth Wheeler, by first husband, who m. Foye, and one child by second husband which died in infancv. tDEBORAH's children by her first husband, Isaac Richardson, were David Richardson, who left three children: Solomon, Hannah and Bethia. The other children of Deborah b}^ both husbands were all married but we have no further account of them. "fJACOB left five children: Mary, m. a Whipple, who left three child- ren. James, Jacob and Mary. Elizabeth, m. a Fisk who left nine children, Sarah, Elizabeth, Lucy, Mercy, Jonatlian, Eben- ezer, Jacob, William and Mary. Edward, m. Quarles and left seven children, Josiah, Edward, ICphraim, Israel, Mary, Sarah and Benjamin. Sarah, m. Fisk and left eight children, Dan- PAGE EIGUTEES iel, Benjamin, Samuel, William. Josiah, Sarah, Martha and Hannah. Jacob, m. Abigail Holton and left ten chil- dren: Elisha, Ezra, Abigail, Elizabeth, Sarah, (Rev.) Timothy, pastor of church at Princeton, Mass., Mehitable, Holton, Jacob, jr., who died in 1799, and David, who was a physician in Middle- ton, and died Nov. 6, 1821, aged 70. He married his niece Abigail, the daughter of his sister Eliz- abeth, and by her had a daughter named Abigail who married Richard Osborn of Salem. tBEN.TAMiN left six children as follows: Samuel, m. a Littlefield and left seven chil- dren, Samuel, jr., James, Benjamin. Mirian). Mary, Nabbv and Joshua. Benjamin, m. Mary Fuller, daughter of Thomas 3rd. They left eight children, Daniel^ Andrew, Sarah and Elijah all died young, Arche- laus, Daniel, who graduated at Harvard, 1764, and preached in Gloucester, Andrew, who graduated at Harvard in 1767, and Benjamin. jr. Sarah, m. a Felch and left two children, Deborah and Daniel. Ruth, m. a Smith. Their children were I'AGK SINE TEES James, Walter, Jonathan, Sarah, Ruth, Mary, Elizabeth, Amos, Benjamin and Abigail. Abigail m. a Hay ward of whom we have no further account. Hannah m. first a Swinerton by whom she had one child, Elizabeth, and m. second a Fowle, by whom she had two children, John and Eben- ezer. PAGE TWEXTY THE OLD MEETING HOUSE. A typical (3ld church building erected in 1726 and taken down in 1846, was a plain edifice 40 feet square with 22 ft. posts, and no means for artificial heat. In the early days the town had entire control of the secular affairs of the church. The church proper, in its spiritual work was organized in 1729 with over fifty members, of whom more than seven- teen per cent, bore the name of Fuller, all of whom were in the line from Thomas 1st. In this building our ancestors from the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth gen- erations worshipped. PA (iK T\Vh\\TY-0\h' FIFTH GENERATION. *tEPHRAIM FULLER and Mary Putnam's children were as follows: Nehemiah, b. Oct. 5, 1750, m. Ruth Bixbv who was born in 1754 and died July 15, 1783. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 7, 1752, no further record. Abijah, b. Sept. 22, 1754, d. June 6, 1817. SIMEON, b. Aug. 12, 1759, m., June 10, 1793, Rebecca Berry who was born in Middleton, Sept. 16, 1769 and died Oct. 30, 1844. *Ephraim, as a civil officer dnring the Revolutionary war, rendered such services to his country as make his descendents eliKible to member- ship in the Society of the Sons and Daughters of the American Uevo- ution. {See Middleton Town Records.) PA a E T WES T Y- T WO THE OLD HOMESTEAD. The exact date of the erection of this hou?e is unknown, but as it was occupied by Ephraim (b. 1722, d. 1792) and conjparing the style of architec- ture with other dwellings known to have been built prior to 1725 it is safe to presume it was built by Joseph (b. 1679. d. 1748) father of Ephraim, and ttiat his children as well as those of Ephraim, and Simeon, were ail born there, thus giving it a date not later than 1740, making it an interesting land- mark for all their posterity. PA GE T WES T Y- Til REE SIXTH GENERATION. tSLMP^ON FULLER and Rebecca Berry had five children as follows: *Dean, b. April 19, 179L m. Lydia Berry Dec. 17, 1822. d. March 17, 1864. Lydia Berry, b. Sept. 1, 1801, in Andover, and d. March 20, 1878. *Ephraim, b. Jan. 15, 1793, ni. Sally KiuibMll April 27 1820, and d. March 4. 186"). Sally Kim- ball, b. 1793 in Andover. and d. Nov. 7, 1866. Fanny, b. Oct. 22, 1784, m. Je^^e Flint June 6, 1817, d. May 27, 1824. Jesse Flint, b. May 15. 1788 and d. July 27, 1858. ABIJAH, b. Feb. 6. 1801, m. first Abiorail Fran- ces Weston Dec. 14. 1826. and ni. second Sarah Blake Oct. 8, 1850, d. July 13, 1878. **Abigail Frances Weston, b. Sept. 3. 1808, in Aniherst. N. H , and d. July 7, 1846. Sarah Blake b. Sept. 22. 1818, in Sandwich. N. H., and d. Oct. 22. 1880. •Tradition saye that Dean and Ephraim were called out in the war of 1812 on the Alarm List. **The records of Amherst, N. H., show that Samuel Wilkins, grand- father of Abigrail F. VVeston, as civil officer rendered such service to his country as make his descendents eligible to membership in the Society of Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. PA G E T WE^' T Y-FOUR JESSE, b. Mardi 18, 1803, m. Elizabeth A. Bar- tine, July 14, 1835, and d. Aug. 18, 1872. Elizabeth A. Bartine, b. Nov. 24, 1816 and d. June 18, 1906. I'AGE TWENTY- FIVE SEVENTH GENERATION (a). tFANNY Fuller and Jesse Flint. Their chil- dren were: Rebecca Fuller, h Oct 2, 1818, m. \Vm. Web- ster, and died Dec. 29, 1847. Enoch Perley, b. Julv 20, 1820, d. Nov. 2G. 1841. Fanny, b. March 2, 1824. died young. ABIJAH Fuller and Abigail F. Weston. Their children were all born in Middleton. Fanny Sophia, b. Oct. 20, 1827, d. Dec. 2, 1832. William Henry, b. June 23, 1829, d. Dec. 23, 1832. Jesse Franklin, b. Mar. 4, 1832, m. first, Sarah Abigail McNeill. Nov. 27, 1860, who was b. June 28, 1842, in Waukesha, Wis., and d. Jan. 22, 1876, and married, second, Sarah Stacey Learoyd, of Dan- vers, Sept. 4, 1878. She was born Jan. 21, 1841. William Henry, b. March 15, 1836, m. first Mary Elizabeth Brown Dec. 24, 1861. who was b. in Sandwich, N. H., and d. July 18, 1890, and married PAGE TWENTY-SIX second, Ellen Maria Stiles Oct. 28, 1897, who was b. in MiddletonOct. 11,1853, and d. Dec. 25, 1903. *Ephraim. b. June 28, 1838, m. Annie Eliza Chipman, Oct. 2. 1876, who was b. in Laurel, Ind., Aug. 12, 1850. He d. Dec. 29, 1904. John Hubbard, b. Sept. 9, 1840, d. July 28, 1842. Rebecca Berry, b. July 3, 1843, m. Lyman Darling, Sept. 12, 1856. He was b. in Baldwin, Me. \ Mary Ward, b. Nov. 21, 1845, d. Sept. 19, 1846. ) Martha Wilkins, b. Nov. 21, 1845, m. Oilman A. Kimball Mar. 8, 1883, d. Oct. 8, 1890. He was born in Georgia, Vt., and d. Aug. 19, 1889. Abijah Fuller and Sarah Blake left two chil- dren: Mary Ellen, b. May 4, 1853, m. Frank Luther Wilkins of Middleton, Dec. 24. 1874. Sarah Abby, b. Sept. 12, 1854, m. Nov. 24, 1881, Charles Oliver Frost, b. in Sutton, Vt.. *Served in the War of the Rebellion as a member of the 6th ReKimeut of Wisconsin Volunteers. I'A GI<: T WEN T Y-SE VEN SEVENTH GENERATION (6). JESSE FULLER and Elizabeth A. Bartine. Their children were all born in New York City. Thomas Simeon, b. April 14, 1836. m. Effie Birdsall, of New York City, Sept. 15, 1855. d. June 1. 1903. Jesse, Aug. 22 1838. d. Oct. 27. 1839. Rebecca Elizabeth, b. Sept. 3U, 1840. ni. \Vn). B. Putney Aug. 22, 1883. \Vm. B. Putney was b. in Ashfield, Mass. and d. Sept. 10, 1904. *Charles Wesley (Colonel), b. July 2, 1843, m. Matilda B. Williams, of New York City. May 29, 1867. Henry Dean, b. Jan. 6, 1846. Sarah, b. Apr. 20, 1848, in. Joseph Newhall Smith, of Lynn, Mass., Dec. 17, 1879. J. N. Smith was b. in Dan vers, Mass. Jesse, b. April 2, 1851, m. Ida A. Goldev, of New York city, Dec. 2, 1873. *Served in war of the Rebellion as member of 7th Reg. \. Y. Vols. Later, was Major and Colonel, 55lh Reg. N. G. N. Y. Member of General Assembly, New Jersey, 1888, State Superintendent of Education. New Jersey, 1889. PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT Lydia Emily, b. June 20, 1853, m. Sydney Fisher, of New York City, Oct. 9, 1889. George Albert, b. June 1, 1857, m. Fannie Searles, of New York City, June 7, 1882. PAGE TWENTY-NINE EIGHTH GENERATION (a). Grandchildren of Abijah Fuller, (Sixth Gener- ation). Henrietta Learoyd, daughter of Jesse F. and and Sarah S. Fuller, b. Jan. 17. 1880, in Atlanta, Ga. Arthur Benson, son of VVm. Henry and Marv E. Fuller, b. Jan. 19, 1868, m. Mary Amelia Clute, April 9, 1897. The children from Ephraim and Annie E. Fuller all born in Indianapolis were: Revie Louise, b. July 3, 1877, d. Nov. 13, 1889. Bertram Learoyd, b. Jan. 23, 1879, d. July 7, 1879. Harry Leander, b. March 6, 1880. Mary Frances, b. January 26, 1883. Nellie Marie, b. April 5, 1884. d. Feb. 28, 1891. Charles Chipman, b. Oct. 13, 1886, d. Oct. 28, 1886. Annie Chipman. b. March 24, 1888, d. Feb. 27, 1891. Arthur Benson, b. May 17, 1890. PAGE THIRTY Dean Weston, b. Jan. 25, 1895. The children from Rebecca B. and Lyman Darling were: Lyman Abijah, b. in Middleton, Dec. 21, 1856, m. Phoebe Ann Kimball, of Dan vers, Mass., April 26, 1883. Charles Weston, b. in Island Falls, Me. April 18, 1858, drowned May 11, 1905. Will Vivian, b. Aug. 28, 1861,in Island Falls, Me., m. Mary Elizabeth Record. Aug. 21, 1879. Martha Annis, b. in Middleton, June 14, L865, d. March 13, 1897. Frances Fuller, b. in Middleton, Sept. 23, 1871. Three children from Mary Ellen and Frank L. Wilkins: Mabelle Stevens, b. in Middleton Sept. 17, 1875, m. Georgti Forest Eaton, of Beverly, Aug. 7, 1877. Norman Fuller, b. in Middleton, March 9' 1878, m. Laura Mabel Moore, of Beverly, Mass. Oct. 18, 1906. Francis Blake, b. in Middleton. July 14, 1894. PA G E THIIi T Y- ONE EIGHTH GENERATION (6) Grandchildren of Jesse Fuller (Sixth Gener- ation. Daughter of Thomas Simeon and Effie (Bird- sail) Fuller. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Dec. 26, 1857, m. Henri Lucien Clair Gargan, who was b. in Lyons France. Oct. 8, 1878. Two children from Charles Wesley and Ma- tilda B. (Williams) Fuller: Harry Williams, b. June 14, 1868, m Mira Belle SHEPARD,of New York City, October 16, 1901. Fannie Searles, b. June 2, 1871, m. Major Lee ToADViNE, of Saulsbnry, Md., June 15, 1898. Two sons to Sarah (Fuller) and Joseph N. Smith, born in Lynn: Mortimer Fuller, b. Nov. 19, 1881, m. Marion Haines, of Lynn, Dec. 3, 1902. Joseph Newton, b. March 9, 1887. PAGE THIRTY-TWO Tlie children to Jesse and Ida A. (Golciey) Ful- ler, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., were: Maud, b. Oct. 21, 1874, m. Walter Moore Dear, of Jersey City, N. J. Oct. 20, 1903. Jesse, b. Aug. 10, 1876. Albert Goldey, b. June 14, 1895. Daughter to Lydia Emily (Fuller) and Sydney Fisher: Harriet Bartine, b. in Brooklyn, April 11, 1891. I'AaiJ THlRTY-THIiEJJ NINTH GENERATION (a). Great grandchildren of Abijah Fuller, (Sixth Generation). The children to Lyman A. and Phoebe A. (Kim- ball) Darling: Edith Kimball, b. Aug. 16. 1884. Chester Fuller, b. March 14, 1886. Harold Preston, b. March 29. 1891. The children to WillV. and Mary E. (Record) Darling: Charles Greenleaf. b. Aug. 21, 1880, m. Mary Lovira Foster, of Imperial. Cal., Sept. 24, 1905. who was born in Illinois. Carroll Lyman, b. July 2, 1882. William Vivian, Jr., b. Sept. 20, 1899. Children, born in Beverly, Mass., to George Forest Eaton and Mabelle Stevens (Wilkins): Dorothy Emerson, b. Feb. 15, 1898. Natalie Wilkins, b. Sept. 18, 1899. PAGE THIRTY-FOUR NINTH GENERATION (6) Great Grandchildren of Jesse Fuller (Sixth Generation. Raymond Edouard Henri, b. in Lyons, France, July 11, 1880. Son of Caroline E. (Fuller) and Henri Lucian Clair Gargan. Three daughters to Fannie Searles (Fuller) and Major Lee Toadvine. Matilda Fuller, b. in Saulsbury, Md., May 9, 1899. Elizabeth Wesley, b. in Saulsbury, Md. July 2, 1900. Martha Lee, b. in Bayonne, N. J. A daughter to Maud (Fuller) and Walter M. Dear: Eleanore, b in Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 9, 1908. PAGE THIRTY-FIVE NOTES. I. npHIS compilation, in one line embraces nine generations, covering over two hundred and eighty years. The regular male heads of this line are as follows: f Elizabeth Tidd. June 13, 1(5431 1. Thomas b. April, 1618. ui.^ Sarah W.viiian, Aufj- L'5. lG84j^d. June, 1698 [Hannah Wilson, 1697 J .1 mu oi I » oa 1*11 ( Ruth Richardson, 1669 \^ i_.„ 2. Thomas 2d, b. Apr. 30, 1644, ni. ( j^^^^^j^^ ^^^^^.^^^ j^,^ j,,^ ^„gj,Jd. 1721 „ T u V . 10 -I,-,, ( Rachel Buxton, Feb. 17, 1711 Id. Mar. 27 3. Joseph, b. Aug. 12, lbi9, •»• {gusanna Dorman, Nov. 3, 1713/ 174S 4. Ephraim, b. March 7, 1722, m. Mary Putnam, Oct. 17. 1749, d. Feb. 20, 1792. 5. Simeon, b. June 10, 1759, m. Rebecca Berry, June 10, 1790, d. March 10, 1806. *v.- u V. T7 K c ion, /Abigail F. Weston, Dec. 14, 1S26\ d. Julv 13 ha Abijah,b.Feb.6.]801.m.(y^^-jjj5j^j.^^^,^^ g j^gy J ^,-^- 6 b Jesse, b. March 1S03, m. Elizabeth A. Bartine Jnly 14, 1835, d. Auft-. IS 1872. 7 a Children of Abijah. 7 b Children of Jesse. 8 H Grandchildren of Abijah. 8 b Grandchildren of Jesse. 9 a Great grandchildren of Abijah. 9 b Great grandchildren of Jesse. A study of the longevity of our ancestors re- veals something of interest to members of the pres- ent generation. Elizabeth Bartine Fuller, widow of Jesse of the PA UK THIR rV-NLXE sixth generation, attained the great age of nearly four score and ten years, h^usanna Dornian Fuller, widow of Joseph of the third generation, attained four score and four years. Thomas, the emigrant, reached eighty years. Abijah of the sixth genera- ation, lived seventy-seven years and five months. Thomas, of the second generation reached the age of seventy-six years and eleven months. Rebecca Berry Fuller, widow of Simeon of the fifth gener- ation was seventv-five vears old at her death. It may be of interest to posterity in this line to, know that while Thomas, the emigrant, married in Woburn, and that all his children were born there, and that Thomas 2nd also married from Woburn, it is very probable that all the others of the Second, the Third, the Fourth, the Fifth and the Sixth gen- erations, except the last two in the Sixth, married from Essex county in Massachusetts. Beginning with the last two of the Sixth generation, and con- tinuing down to the present, matrimonial alliances were consummated, a few from Essex countv and more, from widely divergent places, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, while one was from France. PAGE FORTY II A line which developed remarkable intellectual strength runs as follows: 1, Thomas 1st; 2, Jacob; 3, Jacob 2d; 4, Timothy; 5, Timothy 2d; 6, Arthur Buckminster, and Sarah Margaret. Timothy (4) who m. Sarah Williams, was a clergyman, a gradu- ate of Harvard University, and pastor of a church in Princeton. His son. Timothy (5), m. Margaret Crane, was an advocate, and became Hon. Of his children, Arthur B., who also graduated at Harvard University and at Cambridge Divinity school, was a clergyman and preacher of marked ability in Bos- ton and in Watertown. As a volunteer in the Union Armv in the war of the Rebellion, he was made chaplain, and was also distinguished as a newspaper correspondent. He was killed at Fred- ericksburg by a sharpshooter. Sarah Margaret, Marchioness, D'Ossoli, was one of the most remarkable women of the time. At the age of eight years she wrote Latin verse, while her favorite studies were Philosophy, History and ^Es- thetics. At ten years she read Tasso and Ariosto in the original, and a little later made herself familiar PAGE Fonrr-ONE with German writerfe. At the invitation of Horace Greeley, she contributed to the 'Tribune" a series of articles on Literature and Art wliich were afterward collected and published in London, Eng. In Rome she met Marquis D'Ossoli to whom she was married in 1847. In 1850, on her way home, when in sight of New York, a hurricane struck the ship, and with her husband and new- born infant, she perished in the waves. PAGK FORTY-TWO III. From anotlier branch came Col. Charles A. Fuller, who was born in Boston in 1814, and died at Appleton, Wis., Dec. 16th, 1890. He graduated at West Point U. S. Military Academy, and entered the United States Engineering department in 1837, and remained in that line of work for the most part till his death. He affiliated with the south in the war of the Rebellion, and when the "cause was lost," again entered the U. S. Engineering department. His work extended from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. He performed important work at New Orleans and was complimented by the govern- ment for his efficiency. His last work was in con- nection with the United States Fox River Improve- ment. This line was 1, Thomas; 2, Benjamin; 3, Ben- jamin 2nd; 4, Daniel (Rev.) who m. Hannah Bowers; 5, Benjamin 3d, who m. Mary Beal; 6, Charles A. (Colonel.) PAGE FORTY-THREE IV Tradition furnishes many interesting anecdotes of one Timothy Fuller, who lived in Middleton and was commonly called "Old Tim." It is related that at a time when at work, becoming thirsty, he called at a house for a drink; the woman being alone said '•you rock the cradle while I draw the cider." Upon her return with the cider he asked her to give him the child in the cradle. She promised to do so on condition that he would wait till she was eighteen years old. He promised to do so, and at that time came and took her as his wife, making her the mis- tress of his forty negroes. At this writing (1909) the old "gambrel roofed" house where these slaves were domiciled is still standing, though damaged a few years ago bv fire. It was built in 1710. The killing of volunteer farmers on the histor- ical 19th of April, 1775, by order of the British Commander, stirred the blood of all in this region, and with characteristic energy "Old Tim," now 73 years old, with his white mare and shotgun started for the scene of action. He was also in the fight at Bunker's Hill. His lineage was: 1, Thomas; 2, PAGE FORTY-FOUR Thomas 2d; 3, Thomas 3d; 4, Timothy, b. 1702, m, Sarah Smith, July 1749. His widow died in 1824. PAGE FORTY-FIVE V Capt., afterward Colonel, Archelaus Fuller, m. Mrs. Betty (Dale) Putnam. His home was in Mid- dleton. He was chosen representative to the Pro- vincial Congress held at Cambridge, Mass., "Feb. ye first day, 1775." He was acting 2nd major April 19th. 1775, was made major of the 8th Essex county regulars the 8th of February, 1776, and was afterward made Lieut. Col. June 26th, 1776. He died at Charlestown, New Hampshire, August 25th, 1776. Daniel, son of Archelaus, also was a man of note. He lived from 1771 to 1855. and held every office of importance, in the gift of the town. He was also Justice of the Peace for the county continuously for thirty-five years having been repeatedly re-commis- sioned. He was a farmer, a man of superior abili- ties, honest, upright, and conscientious in all his dealings. This line was 1, Thomas; 2, Benjamin- 8, Benjamin 2d; 4, Archelaus, m. Mrs. Betty Put- nam, 1770; 5, Daniel, m. Sally Estey, Nov. 19th, 1798. Daniel left four sons and two daughters: George, Jeremiah, Samuel, Elbridge, Sophroniaand Caroline. PAGE FORTY-SIX VI While very few of the old landmarks remain to attest the privations of our early ancestors, much satisfaction is given in examining even the records of them, and among these there are perhaps but very few that open before us more clearly the man- ner of expression, the incidental dealing, and the ordinary methods of transacting business, of mak- ing payments, etc., than some original papers and records which are still in existence. Several of these papers are in the possession of members of the sev- enth generation, and are carefully preserved as val- uable mementoes of the early days. Existing papers extending from 1700 to 1800 show marked evidence of the painstaking of their authors. Many oddities appear in these times, in reading of the government as provincial and vested in Great Britain, in sup- porting the church and its affairs by local govern- ment, made imperative on the citizens. Below we give a transcript of an old tax receipt recently found showing the connection between the church and the local government. I' AGE FORrV-SEVEN — TAX FOR — Town Pole - $1.70 and Real - 6.90 County , ) Per. - 49 Pole - .92 Minister -Real - 4.57 - \ Per. 0.31 Total $14.89 ..Collector. Below is a transcript of an old deed which serves to exemplify a number of such papers still held as valuable souvenirs. This particular deed is dated October 30, 1722, for the transfer of land in Middleton, given by William Blunt, yeoman, of An- dover, Essex Co., "Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Joseph Fuller, husbandman, in consideration of seven pounds. It was witnessed by Ephraim Fuller and Susanna Stevens, and was executed before Ben- jamin Stevens, Justice of the Peace. It is written on parchment, and the writing is as legible, and the ink as bright as when first written. The description of this land is quite elaborate but it would puzzle the best surveyor in Massachu- setts to locate the land today from the description given in the deed, which is as follows: Beginning with a white oake tree marked at north- east corner bound of Abraham Goodal'e wood lot, thence PAGE FORTY-EIGHT southwesteardly to a white oake tree markt, so on the same coars to a black oake tree marked, bv tlie swamp so on to a white oake tree marked, bv Ebenezer Sticlses meadow from thence uorthwesteardly ase the wall now Htatids till It coms to the eaud of said wall, from thence tbe same coars to a lieap of stons in a rocke mitter then westeardly to a small white oake tree marked with stons about It then north westeardly to the eand of another ston wall, then bounded asthe wallnow stands to a white oake tree with bars let into it, from thence uorthwest- eardly as the wall now stands till it coms to Samuel Pea- bodv s swamp, tiien bounded on the swamp till it coms to a black oake tree marked, a former bounds betwixt AmosandLphraim Fuller's, thence boundingonEphraim Fuller s other land till it coms to a vallow oake tree marked standing on a hill a few rods north from the bars that lets into said Ephraim's pastor, then easteardlv and southeasteardly and easteardly asthe wallnow stands toa stake and stons by another ston wall, from thence south westeardly ase the M-all now stands to the first bound mentioned a driftway excepted for people to go to their meadows for hav. ^ i- t^ ^ ^lich A notable feature which one sees to-day in the older New P]ngland towns, is the location of dwell- ings built from one hundred and fifty to two hun- dred years ago. They were placed evidently with- out reference to the direction of the street, and frequently stand cornerwise, or back to it. This is explained by the fact that in early days, timepieces were scarce and expensive, and one, building his house, was careful to locate it on the meridian, front- ing south. These buildings had two stories in front PA GK FOR TY-NINE with windows in both stories. On sun-lit days each window could be made to indicate the meridian, or noon hour, in every room in front. Experience soon enabled the occupants to determine the time pretty accurately, for some hours both before and after the noon hour. This was supplemented by the hour glass. The old "Almanack" told the times for the rising and setting sun, and of the new moon. These means greatly facilitated the determining of the time of day. The Old Meeting House and the Old Homestead are conspicuous examples of this phase of the old conditions. WILL OF THOMAS FULLER, THE EMIGRANT. Copied from Records at Salem Court House, and probated July 4, 1698, by John Higginson, register. Witnessed by three persons, Nathan Putnam, Han- nah Wilkins and Israel Porter. Hannah Wilkins being unable to write, made her mark: "In the name of God amen. I Thomas Fuller Sen. In ve C(juntv of Essex in New Entrjand ve ninth dav of June. One thousand six hundred ninety and eight, be- ing Sick & weak in body. But of sound mind and mem- ory, thanks be to God for ye same doe make and ordain this ray last Will and Testament; in manner and form following: that is to say, Principally and First of all, I PAGE FIFTY give & Recomend my Iininortjill 8oul into ye hands of my Merciful God. Father. ISou ^^^ ' ^. " » « o \^ .■^^ :AMm. *' > V % * ' ' ' <^ V-^' O N .f ,0 r? « • o 1. ' .7- '^0' If- -d:- * L ' • * ^^ ."< 0^ L ' * o u O ^ ^oV .0- '-^0 ^^' ^o V ' (R\ I ' * 4 o^ ,0' - ■* « .^iip^/ /"^ 'A „ /^" A:^^%. ^1 - ^^ < DOBBS BROS. .-^ LIBRARY BINDINQ (j> 'jMAY 8 /^ 1' ST. 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