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Brothers Edward and Samuel Fuller, sons of Robert Fuller of Redenhall, England, were passengers on the Mayflower. Edward Fuller's son Samuel (born about 1608) was also on board. This Samuel (of Edward) married Jane Lathrop in Scituate, Mass; they had 9 children.
Matthew Fuller (born about 1605, died 1678) arrived some time after Edward (by 1640). Matthew married Frances and had five children -- some researchers believe Matthew was a son of John Fuller, brother to Edward and Samuel of the Mayflower. Others have suggested Matthew was a son of Mayflower passenger Edward. Matthew's parentage is still subject to evaluation, but Big Y DNA results indicate that Matthew was not a biological son of either Edward of the Mayflower nor his brother John.
Samuel Fuller (the elder) was married three times, but children have only been identified from his third wife Bridget Lee. It is believed they had three children: Bridget (born in Lieden who immigrated to America after 1627), Mercy (of whom nothing further is known), and Samuel Jr (born about 1629, died 1695). Samuel Jr married perhaps twice and had seven children (six by wife Elizabeth Nichols Bowen).
Another early Fuller immigrant was Robert Fuller, born in England around 1615, perhaps a son of Thomas Fuller of England (brother of above Edward and Samuel, the elder). Robert married Sarah Bowen at Salem about 1639. In 1645-1650, Robert went to Rehoboth. They had six children, and he died in 1706. Big Y testing demonstrates that Robert was kin to Capt Matthew Fuller as well as to brothers Edward and Samuel of the Mayflower, but does not provide their exact relationship. However, Big Y testing revealed that Matthew and Robert are closer kin to each other than either is to Edward and Samuel.
Another immigrant was Thomas Fuller, a blacksmith, who arrived about 1638 and settled in Woburn, part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. He later lived in Middleton and Salem. Thomas is an ancestor of R. Buckminster Fuller.
There have been many male Fuller descendants who have participated in a Y-DNA study of the Fuller surname. And we are expanding the number of Fullers who have taken the Big Y test. The results demonstrate a strong connection among many of those tested. We hope that the Y-DNA results will assist other Fuller descendants who do not carry the surname to also find their connections to each other and their Fuller immigrant.
Matthew Fuller (born about 1605, died 1678) arrived some time after Edward (by 1640). Matthew married Frances and had five children -- some researchers believe Matthew was a son of John Fuller, brother to Edward and Samuel of the Mayflower. Others have suggested Matthew was a son of Mayflower passenger Edward. Matthew's parentage is still subject to evaluation, but Big Y DNA results indicate that Matthew was not a biological son of either Edward of the Mayflower nor his brother John.
Samuel Fuller (the elder) was married three times, but children have only been identified from his third wife Bridget Lee. It is believed they had three children: Bridget (born in Lieden who immigrated to America after 1627), Mercy (of whom nothing further is known), and Samuel Jr (born about 1629, died 1695). Samuel Jr married perhaps twice and had seven children (six by wife Elizabeth Nichols Bowen).
Another early Fuller immigrant was Robert Fuller, born in England around 1615, perhaps a son of Thomas Fuller of England (brother of above Edward and Samuel, the elder). Robert married Sarah Bowen at Salem about 1639. In 1645-1650, Robert went to Rehoboth. They had six children, and he died in 1706. Big Y testing demonstrates that Robert was kin to Capt Matthew Fuller as well as to brothers Edward and Samuel of the Mayflower, but does not provide their exact relationship. However, Big Y testing revealed that Matthew and Robert are closer kin to each other than either is to Edward and Samuel.
Another immigrant was Thomas Fuller, a blacksmith, who arrived about 1638 and settled in Woburn, part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. He later lived in Middleton and Salem. Thomas is an ancestor of R. Buckminster Fuller.
There have been many male Fuller descendants who have participated in a Y-DNA study of the Fuller surname. And we are expanding the number of Fullers who have taken the Big Y test. The results demonstrate a strong connection among many of those tested. We hope that the Y-DNA results will assist other Fuller descendants who do not carry the surname to also find their connections to each other and their Fuller immigrant.