FULLER: Rooted in History, Doctor Matthew of Barnstable

10th Great Grandparents

Mack-Smith Branches

Matthew Fuller

 

Matthew Fuller was born circa 1609 to Edward Fuller. He was Christened on 16 Oct 1603. Matthew remained in England when his parents, younger brother, and uncle left on the Mayflower to the Colonies in 1620. 

Matthew married Frances Hyde circa 1624. Together they and their children made the journey to Plymouth Colony circa 1640 where he lived for about ten years. 

Fuller, William Hyslop. Genealogy of Some Descendants of Captain Matthew Fuller, John Fuller of Newton, John Fuller of Lynn, John Fuller of Ipswich, Robert Fuller of Dorchester and Dedham: to Which is Added Supplements to Vol 1: Genealogy of Some descendants of Edward Fuller of the Mayflower. And Volume II: Some Descendants of Dr Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower. [s.l.]: Printed for the compiler, 1914. 

The family originally settled in Plymouth Colony, then moved in 1650 to Barnstable, where his brother, Samuel, Reverend John Lothrop and other families in settled 1639.  Matthew was made lieutenant in 1654 of the militia by Captain Myles Standish, the same person who married Samuel and Jane Lothrop. Matthew was a doctor, like his uncle Samuel Fuller, and he served as Surgeon-General in King Philip's War (1675-1678).

 

Deyo, Simeon L. History of Barnstable County, Massachusettes, 1620-1637-1686-1890. New York: Blake, 1890. Listed throughout, see index.

 Pope, Charles Henry. The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents. Boston, C.H. Pope, 1900. Page 177 [although some of the information contradicts history and itself on this page regarding his brother and Jane Lothrop.] 

Children of Matthew Fuller and Frances Hyde

Mary (1625-1691)

Samuel (1630-1676)

Elizabeth Fuller (1630-1714) ~ m. Moses Rowley 

John Fuller (1631-1693) 

Anne (1634-1692)

Descendants of Matthew Fuller and Frances Hyde

Elizabeth Fuller ~ m. Moses Rowley

Methitable Rowley ~ m. John Fuller * Samuel Fuller's son

Shubael Fuller ~ m. Hannah Crocker 

Lydia Fuller ~ m. Daniel Gates Jr

Lydia Matilda Gates ~ m. Solomon Mack

Lucy Mack ~ m. Joseph Smith Sr

Hyrum Smith ~ m. Mary Fielding 

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

* For privacy reasons, I did not list my parents, siblings, or cousins