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Name	Joseph Fuller
Title	Deacon
Birth	29 Jul 1751	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	1776	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [3]
A farmer on Land left to him by his father. In 1813, when he died, the Court ordered the sale of all his property to pay off his debts. However each child recieved $140 cash after all debts were paid and after his widow recieved 1/3 of the real estate as her dower rights.
Milit-Beg	04 Mar 1776	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [4]
Confirmation	10 Mar 1782	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [5]
Second Church of Newton; also his first wife Joanna
Occupation	Between 1793 and 1813	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [6]
Joseph was the 4th Deacon of the Second Congregational Church in Newton - situated in West Newton.
Death	23 Feb 1813	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [2, 7, 8]
Death	Joseph Fuller died February 13, 1813, Intestate; without a Will. However the Probate court administered the estate and ordered the assets sold to pay the debts. Each child received $140 after the debts and the widow received 1/3 of the real estate as her dower rights.
Obituary	27 Feb 1813	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [9]
Reference Number	113
Reference Number	Ful-Sum3
Person ID	I113	fullereriksen
Last Modified	14 Aug 2016

	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Deacon Joseph Fuller
	Y-DNA-37	W.L. Fuller	I-M253	Most distant ancestor: James Fuller, b. Abt 1542 d. 14 May 1622, Lavenham, Suffolk, England, UK 37 Marker Values: 393[13] 390[23] 19[14] 391[10] 385[14-14] 426[11] 388[14] 439[11] 389i[13] 392[11] 389ii[29] 458[15] 459[9-8] 455[8] 454[11] 447[23] S437[16] 448[21] 449[28] 464[13-14-15-16] 460[10] H4[10] YCA[19-21] 456[14] 607[13] 576[17] 570[21] CDY[35-35] 442[12] 438[10] 531[11] 578[8] 395S1[15-15] 590[8] 537[11] 641[10] 472[8] 406S1[9] 511[10] Relevant links: We think the most likely ancestor of John of Newton is James Fuller http://johnfullerofnewton.com/ancestral/about-john/ancestral-line/ Notes: THE FULL 67 MARKER VALUES ARE: 393[13] 390[23] 19[14] 391[10] 385[14-14] 426[11] 388[14] 439[11] 389i[13] 392[11] 389ii[29] 458[15] 459[9-8] 455[8] 454[11] 447[23] S437[16] 448[21] 449[28] 464[13-14-15-16] 460[10] H4[10] YCA[19-21] 456[14] 607[13] 576[17] 570[21] CDY[35-35] 442[12] 438[10] 531[11] 578[8] 395S1[15-15] 590[8] 537[11] 641[10] 472[8] 406S1[9] 511[10] 425[12] 413[21-23] 557[15] 594[10] 436[12] 490[12] 534[17] 450[8] 444[12] 481[25] 520[20] 446[13] 617[13] 568[11] 487[12] 572[12] 640[11] 492[12] 565[11]

Father	Ensign Josiah Fuller, Sr., b. 02 Dec 1710, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 May 1793, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)
Mother	Abigail Williams, b. 04 Oct 1710, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Sep 1796, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)
Marriage	14 Jan 1738	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [10, 11]
	Vital Record date 14 Jan 1738/9
Family ID	F12	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Joanna Spring, b. 15 Jul 1750, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 Jul 1784, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 34 years)

Marriage 25 Apr 1776 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [12]

Children

	1. Joseph Fuller, Jr., b. 25 Apr 1777, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 05 Apr 1811 (Age 33 years)
	2. Betsy Fuller, b. 15 Aug 1782, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 May 1807, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 24 years)

Family ID F82 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Sep 2023

Family 2 Elizabeth Bacon, b. 11 Mar 1764, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Aug 1819, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 55 years)

Marriage 31 Mar 1785 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [13]

Children

+	1. Deacon Joel Fuller, b. 10 Aug 1786, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Dec 1848, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 62 years)
	2. George Fuller, b. 01 Jun 1788, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 20 Dec 1789, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age < 1 years)
	3. George Fuller, b. 20 Dec 1789, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 21 Aug 1793, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age < 3 years)
+	4. Abigail Fuller, b. 14 Sep 1791, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 06 Dec 1848, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years)
	5. George Fuller, b. 12 Aug 1793, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 Jul 1802, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 8 years)
+	6. Edmund Fuller, b. 23 Nov 1794, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 08 Jun 1878, Ridgway, Orleans, New York, USA (Age 83 years)
	7. Minda Fuller, b. 19 Jun 1796, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Mar 1818, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 21 years)
	8. Jeremiah Fuller, b. 09 Sep 1797, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Jan 1828, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 30 years)
+	9. Lieutenant Sumner Fuller, b. 03 Jun 1799, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 03 Jun 1839, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (Age 40 years)
	10. Maria Fuller, b. 12 Dec 1800, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	11. Jane Fuller, b. 01 Feb 1803, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Sep 1874, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years)
	12. Mary Ann Fuller, b. 26 Jun 1805, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	13. Seth Fuller, b. 16 Jul 1807, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Mar 1844, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 36 years)

Documents

Fuller, Joseph, Deacon 1751-1813
Probate Court Records filed 1813
Middlesex County Court;
Case number 8761
He died intestate (without a Will)

Family ID F46 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Sep 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 29 Jul 1751 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Occupation - 1776 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Milit-Beg - 04 Mar 1776 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Marriage - 25 Apr 1776 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Confirmation - 10 Mar 1782 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Marriage - 31 Mar 1785 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Occupation - Between 1793 and 1813 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Death - 23 Feb 1813 - Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Obituary - 27 Feb 1813 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Documents

Fuller, Deacon Joseph, (1751-1813) Obit.
Obit: Appeared in Boston Newspaper dated 27 Feb. 1813

Fuller, Joseph, Dea., of the Church, d. in West Parish, Newton, Tuesday, aged 62 (c.c.Feb 27, 1813); MA. Columbian Centinel 1784-1840 Index to Obituaries. (Long obit notice). [d. 23 Feb, 1813]

On Tuesday last, in the West Parish of Newton, Mr. Joseph Fuller at 62: he lived and died the character of an honest, upright man and was for several years Deacon of the Church in that place; he was an affectionate husband and kind parent though greatly lamented by his friends, they enjoy the consoling hope that their loss is his gain. It is worthy of notice, he was one of nine children, and the first instance of mortality which has taken place among them for the space of seventy years.

Sources

[S106] Compiler: State of Massachusetts, USA, Vital Records, Massachusetts, (Publisher: NEHGS - Online, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA), Newton, MA to 1850, Vol 1, p72; Ful-Sum3, page 2, Ful-various.
[S204] Francis Jackson, Book, History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts; 1639-1800, with a Genealogical Register of its Inhabitants prior to 1800, (Stacy and Richardson, Boston, MA, USA, Published 1854), Ful-Sum3, page 2, Ful-Sum3, various pages.
[S228] Author: Members of the Fuller Family, Family Tree data with sources - Fuller Family, Information from the WILLS of some of the Descendants of John of Newton

Deacon Joseph Fuller’s farm was located in the far south western corner of the original Fuller Farm and bordered the Charles River on the westerly side.
Deacon Joseph inherited this Land/Farm from his father, Ensign Josiah Fuller, in 1776 when he first married Joanna Spring.
Ensign Josiah inherited this Land/Farm from his father, Jeremiah Fuller, in 1739 when he married Abigail Williams.
Jeremiah inherited this Land/Farm from his father, John Fuller of Newton, in 1694 about the time of John’s death.; Ful-Sum3, page 2-3+2-3b, Various.
[S116] Military Record, USA Registration, Fuller, Joseph, Private, Capt. Amariah Fuller's (Newton) co., Col. Thatcher's regt.; service, 5 days; company called out March 4, 1776. As per “Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War” vol 6, p 173.; Ful-Sum3, page 2, Ful-PW2, p 19.
[S170] Phillips Academy, Ful, Sumner school file, (1817), Ful-Sum, page 12d, Ful-Sum, page 12a-g.
[S152] dated Nov. 8 1881, West Newton Church Committee, Book, Second Church of Newton, 1882 - One Hundredth Anniversary, (Beacon Press: Thomas Todd, Printer, No 1 Somerset Street, Boston, MA, Published 1882), The first Deacons of this church were - 1781 - Joseph Ward and Joseph Jackson, the Third was - 1789 - Enoch Ward and Fourth - 1793 - Joseph Fuller; Booklet - Second Church, Ful-Sum, page 11.
[S106] Compiler: State of Massachusetts, USA, Vital Records, Massachusetts, (Publisher: NEHGS - Online, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA), VR, Newton, MA to 1850, Vol 1, p449, 2nd Cong. Church, West Newton.; Ful-Sum3, page 2, Ful-various.
[S228] Author: Members of the Fuller Family, Family Tree data with sources - Fuller Family, Middlesex Probate Court Case Number 8762, Petition before the court 2 Mar 1813.
Inventory
Real Estate
The homestead of said deceased, situated in said Newton containing about Seventy Acres with the buildings thereon appraised at
$2500.00
A Pew in the West Meeting-house in said Newton
70.00
Total $2570.00

Personal Estate

Blue Great Coat $2..50 Dark Coat 2.00, Black Coat 1.50
6..00
4 Waistcoats 3..00. 1 pr Small Clothes 1..00. 1 pr Pantaloons ..50
4..50
3 Shirts 3..50. 1 Frock ..60. Mothers Gloves ..75 Stockings ..75
5..60
1 pr Boots 2..00. 2 pr Shoes 1..00. 2 Hats 2..25
5..25
1 Bed. Bedstead. Coverlet, Blanket, pr of Sheets Pillows & Legs
20..00
1 Bed. Bedstead. Coverlet, Pillows & 1 Bedstead ..50
10..50
1 Bed. Bedstead & Coverlet 9..00. 1 Bed. Bedstead & Coverlet 20.00
29..00
4 pr Sheets 9.50. 5 Towels ..50. 4 Strainers ..67.
10..67
4 pr Pillow cases ..40. 3 Table cloths 1..50. horn 14..00
15..90
1 Foot Wheel ..25. Old Iron in the Garret 1..00
1..25
Old Lumber in the Garret 1..00. 1 Chest & Contents 1.00
2..00
Old Draws ..50. Table ..50 Old Chairs 1.00. Cloths Basket .67
2..67
Lumber box 2..00. Rye 5..50 Barley 3..00 Malt 1..00
11..50
Lumber in the Chamber 1.25 Meat bags 1.33 Watch 4..50
7..08
Andirons, Shovel & Tongs 1..75 3 Maple Tables 1..50
3..25
Maple Desk 3..00 Foot Wheel 1..50. Candle stand ..25
4..75
9 Chairs 3..00 Desk 5..00 Table 2..50 Large Glass 3..75
14..25
Small Glass 1..25 Mahogany Table 3..00 Bible 1.00
5..25
Books 1..25 3 Leather bottom Chairs 1..50. 7 Common D[itt]o 2..75
5..50
Amount carried Over
$164..92
[page2]
Amount Brought over
$164..92
Crockery ware 2..00 Glass ware ..50 11 Earthan milk pans 1.10
3..50
Glass bottles .92 Earthan pots ..50 Iron Logs ..75 Wooden boxes ..50
2..67
Flax Comb 1..00 Scales & Weights ..50. 2 pr Cards 1..00 Lard 4..25
6..75
3 Pails .50. 2 pr of Steel yards 1..50. 1 Gun 5..00 Hunting D[itt]o 3..50
10..50
Pewter ware 6..32. Tin ware 1..00 Knives & Forks 1..50
8..82
Flatirons .50. Candlesticks .50. Brass kettle 5..00. Iron ware 1.80.
7..80
Bell meath Skillet 1..00. Gridiron, Toasiron & Frying pan 2..00.
3..00
Sickles 1..00. Axes, Billhooks & Hammers 2..75 Sled 2..50.
6..25
Old Lumber 5..00 Ox Cart 10..00 Grindstone 1..50
16..50
2 Iron bars 4..00. 2 Steel traps 1..50 Wheelbarrow 2..50
8..00
Cask of Vinegar 4..50 Old tools 2..00 Mortise bx .75
7..25
Hemp Comb .40. 9 Baskets 2..50 Ox Yoke 1..00
3..90
Collar, Hairns & Traces 4..00. Cheese Press 1..50. Float Plank 3..00
8..50
Old Lumber in the shop 1..00. Plank & Joist 4..00. Old Iron 1..50.
6..50
1 Timber Chain & other Chains 9..00. 2 Riddling Sieves 1..25.
10..25
Beetle & Wedges 1..50. 5 Cider Barrels 2..50 Churn .50.
4..50
Silver spoons 1..50. Hand vice, Spoon & Bullet Moulds 1..00
2..50
2 Ploughs 9..00. 2 Harrows 6..00 Wheelbarrow 1.00. Chaise 18.00.
34..00
Forks & Racks 1.00 Shovels, Dung fork & Hoe 2..25 Horse Cart 8..00
11..25
English Hay 60..00. Swail Hay 9..90. Corn stacks 3.00.
72..90
1 Cow 19..00. 2 Ditto 25..00, 25..00, 1 Ditto 21..00 1 Ditto 15..00
105..00
3 Heiffers 30..00. 1 Yoke of Oxen 75..00. 2 Hogs 20..00 Cider 16..00
143..00
5 Casks 2..00. 1 Lumber Sleigh 1..50. 3 Legs Bacon 4..80
8..30
1 Barrel Pork 20..00. Cheese Tub 1..25. 2 Pork Tubs 1..50
22..75
Casks in the West Cellar 7..00 Cheese 4..80 Potatoes 9..50
21..30
Casks in the East Cellar .50 Bottles .25
..75
[Total] ………………… $701..46

June 3, Judge Prescott accepts the following distribution of the cash in hand and payments to the following:
Dolls Cts.
Joel (his own share)………………………….140..00
Edmund Fuller a son….……………………..140..00
Minda Fuller a daughter…………………….140..00
Jeremiah Fuller a son………………………..140..00
Sumner Fuller a son……….…………………140..00
Maria Fuller a daughter…………………….140..00
Jane Fuller a daughter……………………..140..00
Seth Fuller a son………………………………140..00
Ethel Jennings in right of his wife,
Nabby a daughter of the dece[ase]d...140..00
The children of the deceased’s son Joseph, who is also deceased viz.
Joanna Fuller ………70..00
Adelphia Fuller…….70..00
That he (Joel) retained for future charges 7..97
[Total] …………………...$1407..97

Source:
New England Historic Genealogical Society,Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database, 2014.; Will Folders, Joseph Prob 1813, Various.
[S213] Semi-Weekley News Paper: Columbian Centinel (1790-1840), (Boston), Fuller, Joseph, Dea., of the Church, d. in West Parish, Newton, Tuesday[23rd], aged 62 (c.c.Feb 27, 1813); MA. Columbian Centinel Newspaper, Boston 1790-1840 Index to Obituaries. (Long obit notice).
NEHGS search, Columbian Centinel 1790-1840, F73.1/C65/1790-1829, 13 May 1812-25 March 1815.

“On Tuesday last, in the West Parish of Newton, Mr. Joseph Fuller Æt 62: he lived and died the character of an honest, upright man and was for several years Deacon of the Church in that place; he was an affectionate husband and kind parent though greatly lamented by his friends, they enjoy the consoling hope that their loss is his gain. It is worthy of notice, he was one of nine children, and the first instance of mortality which has taken place among them for the space of seventy years.”; Ful-John1, Section IV, Ful-John2, Section IV.
[S204] Francis Jackson, Book, History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts; 1639-1800, with a Genealogical Register of its Inhabitants prior to 1800, (Stacy and Richardson, Boston, MA, USA, Published 1854), 1739 to Abigail Williams; Ful-Sum3, page 3, Ful-Sum3, various pages.
[S106] Compiler: State of Massachusetts, USA, Vital Records, Massachusetts, (Publisher: NEHGS - Online, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA), Newton, MA to 1850;; Ful-Sum3, page 3, Ful-various.
[S204] Francis Jackson, Book, History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts; 1639-1800, with a Genealogical Register of its Inhabitants prior to 1800, (Stacy and Richardson, Boston, MA, USA, Published 1854), Ful-Sum3, page 2-1, Ful-Sum3, various pages.
[S106] Compiler: State of Massachusetts, USA, Vital Records, Massachusetts, (Publisher: NEHGS - Online, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA), Newton, MA to 1850, Vol 1, p286; Ful-Sum3, page 2, Ful-various.

Deacon Joseph Fuller