Benjamin Fuller

John married Mehitable Rowley about 1678 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Mehitable (daughter of Moses Rowley and Elizabeth Fuller) was born on 11 Jan 1660 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died after 1704. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married John Fuller (Samuel, Edward)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Church of Christ

Notes:

Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - shows he was born ca 1608,
d Barnstable 31 Oct 1683.
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Samuel may have been born in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands.

~~Came to America on the Mayflower with his parents Edward and Ann Fuller and his uncle Dr. Samuel Fuller in 1620.
Being a lad when his parents died, he lived with his uncle, the famous "Dr. Samuel Fuller," the physician of the Pilgrims. By the division of lands in 1624, he was given three portions out of respect to his mother and father. In 1634 hs a freeman of the Colony and moved to Scituate in 1635 where he built a house; he joined the Scituate church on 7 Nov 1636; and was elected constable there in 1641. Sometime after that he moved to Barnstable where his father-in-law had moved in 1638. Samuel was the only Mayflower passenger to settle permanently in Barnstable and was one of the last surviving Mayflower passengers.
On 8 Apr 1635 he was married by Miles Standish to the eldest daughter of Rev. John Lathrop, Jane Lathrop. They had nine children, Hannah the eldest. His will dated 29 Oct 1683 and exhibited 5 June 1684 names eldest son Samuel, son John, s Elizabeth Tayler, Hannah Bonham, Mary Williams and Sarah Crowe, his Indian, Joell (bequeathed to son John); sons Samuel and John as executors. "Sarah Crowe four pounds in money and two cowes"

Samuel* married Jane* Lothrop on 8 Apr 1635 in Scituate, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. Jane* (daughter of Rev John* Lothrop, (immigrant) and Hannah* Howes) was born before 29 Sep 1614 in Edgerton, Kent Co, England; died on 31 Oct 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 29 Sep 1614, Edgerton, Kent Co, England

Notes:

bap 29 Sept 1614 at Edgerton, Kent, England; d before her husband; daughter of the Rev. John and Hannah (Howes) Lothrop, his first wife.

~~Arrived in America on ship Griffin in 1634

Moses married Elizabeth Fuller on 22 Apr 1652 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Matthew (MF) Fuller and Frances Iyde?) was born about 1638 in England; died after 7 Mar 1715 in E Haddam or Colchester, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Mayflower Families - pgs 10-12)
Sarah Rowley (there were other children. According to article "Henry Rowley and some of His Descendants" by Homer Brainard in Vol 37 of NYGBR indicates that all the Rowleys who lived in the Barnstable-Falmouth area in the early 18th Century re descendants of Moses Rowley. No other Rowley family is known to have lived in Plymouth Colony.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1620, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
• Immigration: 1620, MAYFLOWER, Southampton, England

Notes:

(Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - Vol 4; GC 929.20973 May)
bp Parish of Redenhall, co Norfolk, England 4 Sept 1575; d Plymouth shortly after 11 Jan 1620/1; son of Robert & Sara (Dunkhorn) Fuller.
He m. prob. England ____ _____, who d Plymouth soon after 11 Jan 1620/1.
Known children (Fuller) b prob. England:
i. Matthew presumably remained in England until ca 1640.
ii Samuel b ca 1608; came on the Mayflower with his parents.
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Arrived on Mayflower in December 1620 with wife Ann and son Samuel.
Edward and Ann died of the first sickness. By the following March, of the lot who had landed in December, 46 were at rest beneath the ground of "Burial Hill" with the earth smoothed over them, that the Indians might not discover how many had died by counting the graves. They had dropped one by one through the hardships of the long passage and want of food.

Edward* married Ann* (..) Fuller in 1602 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. Ann* was born about 1581 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England; died after 11 Jan 1621 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Puritan

Notes:

12th Child of Thomas Lowthropp, first of Cherry Burton, and later of Ellen, Yorkshire, England.
Christened 20 December 1584 Etton, Yorks, England
Rev John Lothrop and Hannah Howse can be found on Family Tree World Vol 2, File 1885

Rev. John Lothrop was educated at Queens College, Cambridge, Eng., and receiving his BA in 1605 and his MA in 1608. He preached in London and was imprisoned for two years because of his religious beliefs in Newgate prison. During this time, his first wife Hannah died. He was released in 1634 and sentenced to banishment. He came to Boston on the ~~ GRIFFIN on September 18, 1634. He was the first minister at Scitutate, Massachusetts and later moved with most of his flock to Barnstable, Massachusetts on October 11, 1639, where he was pastor of the Church of Christ at Barnstable. He brought all of his children by Hannah to America with him except for Thomas. All the children born in America were by 2nd wife Ann. His half-brother Mark Lothrop was at Salem, Massachusetts, then Duxbury 1643 and Bridgewater, Massachusetts 1656.
His will dated 10 Aug 1653, probated 7 March 1653/4 names dtr Jane as already having her portion.


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John Lothrop, a Puritan, lived in London under severe religious persecution. In 1632, King Charles I put a special watch on religious congregations determined to be illegal. Scores of Puritans were persecuted for charges, real or imagined, before the King's courts. Cruel punishments were imposed, including branding, nose spliting, amputation of ears, enormous fines, and long imprisonments.
John Lothrop and 23 of his followers were imprisoned in Newgate prison under these circumstances. While he was in prison, John's wife fell sick and died leaving seven children to fend for themselves. Following his wife's death John Lothrop petitioned to go into foreign exile. His petition was granted and in 1635 he sailed with six of his children to Boston, where they settled.


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The dark days of 17th century England - a time when a man could be drawn and quartered for just standing on a corner preaching his views. There is no freedom of speech, of assembly, or of religion. It is a time when non conforming ministers are hunted down, brought to trial, made to suffer public humiliation, torture, and imprisonment. When Reverend John Lathrop, a minister in the King's church, became increasingly at odds with the King about religious freedom, he found himself forced to choose between two ways of life: to continue on the more safe route of a well respected minister or follow the pathway of conscience and risk the consequences. Lathrop searched his soul: Should he take a stand for freedom? What if it cost his life and reduced his family to the most wretched conditions? What if his efforts were for nothing? Forefather of: Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. and Orson Pratt, Joseph F. Smith, Wilford Woodruff, George Albert Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Marion G. Romney, M. Russell Ballard. Plus great Americans: Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and 20 million US Descendents.
"Exiled- The Story of John Lathrop 1584-1653"

This is the Rev. John Lathrop who was said to have been pastor of the First Independent Church, London, England before becoming the first minister at Scituate, MA and the first minister at Barnstable, MA. Other well-known descendants include Georgia )'Keeffe, Henrietta Chamberlain (wife of the founder of the King Ranch of Texas), and Eli Whitney.

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The Sturgis Library in Barnstable was the original home of Rev John Lothrop, one of the original settlers of Barnstable and an original founder of the Congregational Church in England. (from Bryant Rogers bryantrogers@worldnet.att.net descendent of Jane Lothrop)

Passenger List
for the Griffin
1634


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GRIFFIN. This ship arrived at Boston September (18), with about one hundred passengers and cattle for the plantations.

Rev. JOHN LOTHROP from London (settled in) Scituate
Mrs....... Lothrop
Thomas Lothrop
Samuel Lothrop
Joseph Lothrop
John Lothrop
Benjamin Lothrop
Jane Lothrop
Barbara Lothrop

WILLIAM HUTCHINSON of Alford, county Lincoln (settled in) Boston
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson
Edward Hutchinson
Faith Hutchinson
Bridget Hutchinson
William Hutchinson
Samuel Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson
Mary Hutchinson
Susanna Hutchinson

Rev. ZACHARIAH SYMMES of Canterbury, county Kent (settled in) Charlestown
Mrs. Sarah Symmes
William Symmes
Mary Symmes
Elizabeth Symmes
Huldah Symmes
Hannah Symmes
Rebecca Symmes

WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW (settled in) lpswich
Mrs. Mary Bartholomew

NATHANIEL HEATON of Alford, county Lincoln (settled in) Boston
Mrs. Elizabeth Heaton
Samuel Heaton
Jabez Heaton
Leah Heaton
Mary Heaton

THOMAS LYNDE of Dunstable, county Bedford (settled in) Charlestown
Mrs. Margaret Lynde
Thomas Lynde
Henry Lynde

WILLIAM HAINES of Dunstable, county Bedford (settled in) Salem

RICHARD HAINES of Dunstable, county Bedford (settled in) Salem

John* married Hannah* Howes on 10 Oct 1610 in Eastwell, Kent Co, England. Hannah* (daughter of John* Howse and Alice* Lloyd) was born in 1592 in Eastwell, Ashford, Kent, England; died on 16 Feb 1633 in London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His wife's name was Frances. He probably brought his wife and children from England and had arrived in Plymouth bef 26 Oct 1640 when he sold land. In 1642 he was propounded a freeman, served as a juryman, and was assigned ten acres of land near Thurston Clark. In 1643 he was chosen sergeant in the newly established "military discipline." He received of Samuel Fuller a deed of gift of two acres on March 1648/9.
By 1652 he was in Barnstable when his election as lieutenant of Barnstable militia was approved. Served as deputy from Barnstable to the Plymouth Court. 1654, appointed lieutenant under Capt Myles Standish of a 50-man quota to fight againste Dutch at Monhatoes (New York) but the expedition was canceled. On 17 Dec 1673 was appointed Surgeon General of the Colony troops; served as capt of the Plymouth Colony fources during the Kig Philip's War.
He was one of the first physicians to settle at Barnstable. He took a public stand on the side of the unpopular Quakers and received a fine for it. He lived in the northwest corner of Barnstable at Scroton Neck, but also owned land in Falmoh and Middleboro which had been granted to him for distinguished service.
He died a wealth man for the times in Barnstable Co bet. 25 July 1678 and 22 August 1678, date of his wife's swearing to his inventory.
His will names Shubeall Jones my grand child, the reputed son of Ralph Jones; wife Francis; son John Fuller; natural sons of my son Samuel Fuller deceased: Thomas, Jabez, Timothy, Matthias, and Samuel Fuller; Samuel, son of Samuel Fuller my elst son deceased; Bethyah the wife of son John Fuller; daughters Mary Jones, wife of Ralph Jones, Anne Fuller now wife of Samuel Fuller, and Elizabeth Rowley, wife of Moses Rowley; Sarah Rowley, the daughter of Moses Rowley; Jedediah Jones son of Ralph Jones; my male grandchildren and female grandchildren; sons-in-law Ralfe Jones, Samuel Fuller, Jr., and Moses Rowley, Sr.; only (surviving) son John Fuller and his wife Bethyah; Mary Fuller late wife of my son Samuell deceased; the Scotsman, Robert Marshall; Jaser Tayler, wife Frances, executrix.

Matthew married Frances Iyde? about 1630 in England. Frances was born in 1605 in England; died on 26 Oct 1658 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]