Information We Know About John of Newton
Early Dates for John, Elizabeth and their Children
Documentation (see documents)
1622/3 Jan 1, Elizabeth Cole Baptism Record from Lavenham Parish Church, UK
1652 Aug 13, Walter Cole Will (Lavenham, UK) where he states “my daughter Elizabeth the now wife of
John Fuller in New England.”
1655 Dec. 8, Nicholas Davison of Charleston sold to John Fuller, 9 acres of land in Watertown for £44.
1657 May 15, John Fuller of Cambridge sold 9 acres of land in Watertown to Richard Sanger for £46.
1658 Dec 22, Joseph Cook sold to John Fuller of Cambridge, 750 acres of land on & south of the
Charles River for £160.
1676 April 13, John Macoone sold to John Fuller of Cambridge, 22 acres of land & buildings in
Cambridge and 5 acres of land near the Falls on the Charles River for £60.
1678 Letter from John of Newton to the Probate Court, Middlesex, Massachusetts
In a Letter dated Dec 14, 1678, John Fuller informed the Probate Court that the 22 acres of land in Simon Onge’s estate inventory was his land and that he only allowed Simon Onge the right to live on the land during his lifetime.
See Land Deeds
Documentation per State of Massachusetts Vital Records
Birth, TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE per Vital Records of Cambridge, MA to 1850
1645 No Entry for John Jr.
1647 No Entry for Elizabeth.
1648 No Entry for Jonathan.
1652 Joseph, s. Jno and Elizabeth, Feb. 10, 1652.
1654 Joshuah, s. Jno and Elizabeth, Feb. 16, 1654.
1658 Jeremiah, s. John and Elizabeth, Mar. 4, 1658.
1661 Bethia, d. John and Elizabeth, Nov. 23, 1661.
1665 Isacke, s. John and Elizabeth, Dec. 2, 1665.
NB: The Record Book of the First Church of Cambridge [1632-1830] shows no early record of the John Fuller family.
Birth, TOWN OF NEWTON per Vital Records of Newton, MA to 1850 († indicates town record)
John, s. John and Elizabeth, ––– ––, 1645. † [grave records indicate 1645]
Elizabeth, ch. John and Elizabeth, – –, – (? b. after ch. b. – –, 1645).†
Jonathan, ch. John and Elizabeth, ––– ––, 1648.† [grave records indicate 1648]
Joseph, s. John and Elizabeth, Feb. 10, 1652.†
Joshua, ch. John and Elizabeth, Feb. 16, 1654.†
Jeremiah, ch. John and Elizabeth, Mar. 4, 1658.†
Bethia, ch. John and Elizabeth, Nov. 23, 1661.†
Isaac, ch. John and Elizabeth, Dec. 2, 1665.†
Documentation (Local History Books/Town Records and Other)
John Fuller of Newton Born 1611 – per town cemetery record and headstone
John Fuller first settled in Cambridge/Newton 1644 – per town history & Monument
John Fuller born in England – per several history books
John Fuller is not related to the Mayflower Fullers as their DNA is Haplo group “R” while the male descendants of John are Haplo group “I”.
John Fuller was a malster in Newton – per local history and his Will has a Malt House.
John Fuller was a founding member of the First Church of Newton (1664) per church records.
John was Taxed for 2 people plus an Estate in 1688 (NEHGS Register Jan, 1877p.305-07)
John Fuller – Elected Town Official
1665-75 – Elected Officer in Cambridge
- 1665-66 – Surveyor of Highways1 p. 158/163
- 1669 – Constable1 p. 181
- 1673 – Viewer of Fences for the Common Fields in Cambridge Village1 p. 217
- 1675 – Constable1 p. 225
1686-1698 – Elected Officer in Newton/Cambridge Village
- 1686-91 – Slectman2
- 1686-87 – Townsman3
- 1687 – Surveyor of highways3
- 1690 – Tithingman3
- 1693-94 – Selectman3
- 1694 – Fence Viewer3
Also Served with Town of Newton:
- 1686 – Committee to negotiate with Cambridge on Taxation and Separation
- 1689 – Committee to choose a County Clerk of Writs
- 1695-96 – Other Town Committees
Source:
- The Records of the Town of Cambridge (Formerly Newtowne) Massachusetts 1630-1703. The Records of the Town Meetings, and of the Selectmen, Comprising all of the First Volume of Records, and being Volume II, of the Printed Records of the Town. Printed by Order of the City Council Under the Direction of the City Clerk Cambridge, 1901, University Press, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
- Jackson, Francis, A History of the Early Settlement of Newton, county of Middlesex, From 1639 to 1800, with a Genealogical Register of its Inhabitants Prior to 1800. Boston: Printed by Stacy and Richardson, 1854, page 216.
- Ritter and Fleishman (edited and compiled by), Newton, Massachusetts 1679-1779 a Biographical Directory. Boston, 1982, New England Historical Genealogical Society, Page 33.