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- Samuel Fuller was one of the band of Pilgrims, persecuted on account of religious convictions, who escaped from England to Holland in 1608, and settled in Leyden, Holland in 1609.
As the widower of Alice Glascock, it is recorded he was betrothed to Agnes Carpenter March 15, 1613, and the witnesses were her father Alexander Carpenter, Edward Southworth, William White, Roger Nelson, her sister, Alice Carpenter, and er, Anna or Susanna Fuller White.
Samuel Fuller was also a witness May 7, 1613 to the betrothal of his sister-in-law Alice Carpenter to Edward Southworth. He buried his child June 29, 1615 and his wife Agnes July 3, 1615. He was betrothed to Bridget Lee May 12, 1616 and tnesses were her mother Josephine Lee and her brother, Samuel Lee.
The Pilgrims left Holland for America by way of Southampton, England about August 1, 1620. Samuel Fuller's name appears as one of the signers of the "Mayflower Compact" drawn up at Cape Cod in November of 1620.
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From Wm Bradford's Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages: "1620 Nov 6: Dies at sea William Butten, a youth and servant to Samuel Fuller being the only passenger who dies on the voyage."
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