Individual Details
Jonathan Fuller
(15 Jun 1643 - 10 Feb 1708/09)
Jonathan Fuller, the oldest son of Robert and Sarah, was born in Salem, Mass. He moved with his parents to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, which was 60 miles by Indian trails or 200 miles by water from Salem. At Rehoboth he held land jointly with his father, Robert, drawing his shares in the general divisions of land made to the first settlers in 1661 and 1668. He married Elizabeth Wilmarth, daughter of Thomas, Dec. 14, 1664 in Rehoboth. On May 28, 1669 he bought 3 acres of land at Wachemechett from John Sutton and wife. In 1674 he served as the town constable. He and his father advanced money to the town of Rehoboth for troops during King Philip's War in 1676.
Jonathan made his home in the "North Purchase," which was under the jurisdiction of Rehoboth until it became its own township called Attleboro, Attleboro seems to have escaped the ravages and destruction that Rehoboth and other places suffered during King Philip's War of 1675 - 76, so that Jonathan and family stayed, while other living members of Robert's family returned to Salem.
The first Attleboro town meeting was on May 11, 1696. The boundaries between Rehoboth and Attleboro were established in 1697. Jonathan was a prosperous farmer and leading influential citizen of Attleborough. By 1696 he had accumulated a 500 acre estate, and was selectman and a churchman. When his parents returned to Rehoboth, they might have lived with Jonathan.
Jonathan Fuller died in Attleboro on Feb 10, 1709, aged 69, leaving a substantial estate intestate, settled by his widow Elizabeth, March, 1709. He had previously made quite extensive dispositions by deeds to his children. Three of his sons settled in the towns of Windham, Coventry, and Ashford, Conn.
Jonathan made his home in the "North Purchase," which was under the jurisdiction of Rehoboth until it became its own township called Attleboro, Attleboro seems to have escaped the ravages and destruction that Rehoboth and other places suffered during King Philip's War of 1675 - 76, so that Jonathan and family stayed, while other living members of Robert's family returned to Salem.
The first Attleboro town meeting was on May 11, 1696. The boundaries between Rehoboth and Attleboro were established in 1697. Jonathan was a prosperous farmer and leading influential citizen of Attleborough. By 1696 he had accumulated a 500 acre estate, and was selectman and a churchman. When his parents returned to Rehoboth, they might have lived with Jonathan.
Jonathan Fuller died in Attleboro on Feb 10, 1709, aged 69, leaving a substantial estate intestate, settled by his widow Elizabeth, March, 1709. He had previously made quite extensive dispositions by deeds to his children. Three of his sons settled in the towns of Windham, Coventry, and Ashford, Conn.
Events
| Birth | 15 Jun 1643 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, British America |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Dec 1664 | Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - Elizabeth Wilmarth | | ||
| Death | 10 Feb 1708/09 | Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Wilmarth (1647 - 1701) |
| Child | Jonathan Fuller (1665 - 1716) |
| Child | David Fuller (1667 - 1750) |
| Child | Daniel Fuller (1669 - ) |
| Child | Robert Fuller (1671 - 1671) |
| Child | Thomas Fuller (1671 - 1742) |
| Child | Robert Fuller (1673 - 1710) |
| Child | Nathaniel Fuller Sr. (1675 - 1741) |
| Child | Elizabeth Fuller (1678 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Fuller (1680 - ) |
| Child | Mary Fuller (1681 - ) |
| Child | Noah Fuller (1682 - 1715) |
| Father | Robert Fuller (1615 - 1706) |
| Mother | Sarah Bowen (1616 - 1676) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Fuller (1645 - 1688) |
| Sibling | John Fuller (1647 - 1676) |
| Sibling | Samuel Fuller (1649 - 1676) |
| Sibling | Abigail Fuller (1653 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Fuller (1657 - 1711) |
Endnotes
1. Dorsey, Jean Muir., Robert Fuller of Salem and Rehoboth Massachusetts and some of his descendants. (Urbana, Ill.: unknown, 1961, 30 pgs.), p. 3.
2. Johnson, Carol Clark, 1914- ., Fullers, Sissons, and Scotts, our yeoman ancestors : 46 New England and New York families. (Mobile, Ala.: American International, 1976?. 650 pgs.), p. 24 & 249.
3. Dorsey, Jean Muir., Robert Fuller of Salem and Rehoboth Massachusetts and some of his descendants. (Urbana, Ill.: unknown, 1961, 30 pgs.), p. 3.