Birth: Samuel Fuller was born in England about 1608.
Death: He died in Barnstable on October 31, 1683.
Ship: Mayflower, 1620
Life in England: Samuel’s father, Edward, was baptized a
tRedenhall, Norfolk on September 4, 1575. He may have married and had
two sons born in that area, but there is no furtherinformation.
Life in Holland: Edward Fuller’s name appears in a
document in the Leiden records, but there is no further information.
Since Samuel travelled to New England with his parents, it is probable
that he lived with them in Leiden.
Life in New England: Edward, his wife and son,Samuel, came
to Plymouth in 1620. The parents died the first winter, and Samuel was
raised by his uncle Samuel Fuller. He became a freeman of Plymouth in
1634. In 1635, he moved to Scituate where he joined the church on
November 7, 1636. He also served as constable while there. Reverend
Lothrop moved the church to Barnstable in 1638, and Samuel joined him
Family: Samuel married Jane Lothrop on April 8, 1635, in
Scituate and had nine children. Jane died in Barnstable before his death
Children of Samuel and Jane Fuller: