Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

380 GENEALOGICAL, NOTES OF EAliNSTABLE FAMILIES.
necessary for the success of a local physician. His son John and
one or more of his grand-sons were physicians.
The farms of Capt. Fuller and his brother Samuel were on
Scoi'ton Neck, at the north-west angle of the town. Soon after
the settlement, the town bought of Secunke Indian, Scorton Neck.
The arable land at the west end thereof was assigned to the
Fullers. The town of Sandwich bought the west end of the neck,
so that the western boundary of the Fullers' land was the line
between the two towns. Some difficulty arose respecting this
boundary which was not finally settled till 1680, after the death of
Capt. P'uller. The difficulty originated in an order of the Colony
Court, dated Oct. 30, 1672, fixing the boundary line farther west
than the Committee of Sandwich was willing to concede, thus
giving a considerable tract of good land to the Fullers. Suits
were brought by each party, which were finally withdrawn, and
on the 30th of June, 1680, the matter was settled by agreement,
the Fullers relinquislied the lands they had obtained by authority
of the Court Order of Oct. 30, 1672, and the town of Sandwich
conceeded to the Fullers certain rights of way and the privilege
of cutting fencing stuff within the bounds of Sandwich.
Capt. Fuller, by virtue of liis right as one "of the first born
of the Colony," and for the eminent services which he had rendered
the country, had lands granted him at Suckinesset, now Falmouth,
and in "the Major's purchase" at Middleboro.
Capt. Fuller died in Barnstable in 1678. His will is dated
July 20, 1678, and was proved Oct. 30th following. He names
his wife Frances ; his grand-son Shubael, son of Ralph Jones ; his
son John, to whom he bequeathed one-half of his real estate
his grand-children Thomas, Jabez, Timothy, Matthias and Samuel,
children of his eldest son Samuel Fuller, deceased, to whom he
bequeathed the other half of his estate ; and Bethia wife of John
Fuller. To daughter Mary, wife of Ralph Jones, he gave £10 ;
to daughter Anne Fuller, "now wife of Samuel Fuller," .£10 ; to
daughter Elizabeth, wife of Moses Rowley, £10 ; he also names
Sarah Rowley, daughter of Elizabeth Rowley ; Jedediah Jones,
son of Ralph ; Mary Fuller, late wife of his son Samuel ; also
Robert Marshall, the Scotchman ; and Jasper Taylor. He appointed
his wife Francis executrix. Witnesses of his will : Lieut.
Joseph Lothrop and John Hawes. His estate was apprised at
£667,04,06, a very large estate in those times. Among the items
in the inventory is the following : "Pearls, precious stones, and
Diamonds, at a guess, £200." I
tin connection with tliis box of jewels a marvoUous story is told. Soon after Capt.
Fuller s death it was missing. Robert, the Scotch servant, was ehavfied with having stolen
It. There was no proof against him—he was simply suspected. This charge so affected
him, that he took no food, and finally died of grief and staiwation. He was buried in a
grove of wood, on the north-eastern declivity of Scorton Hill. He died in the winter when
a deep snow laid on the ground. The neighbors carried his body to this place—the deep