Thomas Fuller 1573 - 1659

Above is a picture of St. Mary church located at Redenhall, Norfolk, England. It is significant as it is where my 10th great -grandfather and all of his siblings were baptized. Thomas was born on December 13, 1573 to Robert Fuller and Sarah Dunkhorn. He was the sixth of sixteen children that included Mary (1554), John (1564), Edmund (1565), Constance (1572), Elizabeth (1572), Edward (1575), Ann (1577), Samuel (1580), Robert (1581), Christopher (1583), Alan (1585), Sarah Fuller (1585), Rose (?), Valentine (1592), Susanna (1594), and Matthew (1603).

Thomas married Audrey Anna Glyman on January 22, 1599 at Redenhall. He passed away there at the age of 85 on May 30, 1659.

 

Now it looks like the rest of his siblings all lived and died in Redenhall as well except for Edward, Samuel, Susanna and Matthew. For some reason Edward, Samuel and Susanna move to Holland. As to when and why I am unsure, but it looks like they all went to Leydon, South Holland, Netherlands. They all met and married their spouses there and then made their way back to England. In September 1620 they boarded the Mayflower bound for Plymouth MA. From the looks of things Edward, his wife and his youngest son came looking for land, Samuel was a physician and may have been hired to come along to help with the welfare of the settlers. He was also a bachelor by this time. Susanna was married to William White and came with him and their children. However, Edward and his wife along with Susanna's husband William did not make it through the first winter at Plymouth and passed away in the winter of 1620/21. Susanna would go on to marry Edward Winslow, another passenger on the Mayflower who had lost his wife during the winter. Their union was the first wedding to take place at Plymouth. At some point, Matthew and his family came over and settler in Plymouth as well.

 

Below I have posted a link to the Wikipedia page for a short list of Mayflower passengers. You can find Edward and his family; and Samuel under the listing of Fuller and Susanna is under the listing of White. You can click on the mens' names and get further information.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mayflower_passengers