1750-1827 FULLER FAMILY of MIDDLETON, MA - HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS DEEDS & PAPERS

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1750-1823 FULLER FAMILY of MIDDLETON, MA - HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS DEEDS & PAPERS
HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS & PAPERS of the FULLERS of MIDDLETON, MASSACHUSETTS - from the COLONIAL, REVOLUTIONARY and POST-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD. Important for their Historic and Genealogical information.
The papers are FULL of GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION related to the FULLERS and related families, including:
THOMAS FULLER who came to Middleton from Woburn in 1663. He settled in a house on Old South Main Street. He was a blacksmith and iron worker. He died in 1698.
BENJAMIN FULLER. Fifth son born in 1689. Died in 1754.
BENJAMIN FULLER, JR.
ARCHELAUS FULLER. Eldest son of Benjamin Fuller Jr. Born in 1727. Built a house in Middleton about 1759 (now knows as the “Daniel Fuller House”). Was a COLONEL IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1775-76. Died in 1776 as a result of smallpox he got during the Revolutionary War.
DANIEL FULLER, Esq. Educated at Philips Andover in 1785. Married SALLY ETSY in 1798.
JEREMIAH FULLER. Born 1809, died 1855.  Married Eunice Pike. Lived with his sister SOPHONIA, a school teacher.
and MANY OTHERS.
THE DOCUMENTS:
1750 Original Document - Printed and Handwritten - TIMOTHY FULLER (b. 1706, d. 1796) deeds to ARCHELAUS FULLER (Archelaus Fuller is spelled “Archulus” Fuller throughout this document, one of the many similar spellings of his first name) PROPERTY in PERPETUITY. The Document / Indenture / Deed includes the following in its first section: : “Know Ye, That I, TIMOTHY FULLER, in MIDDLETON in the COUNTY of ESSEX and PROVINCE of NEW ENGLAND...” “For and In Consideration of TRUE LOVE and AFFECTION to him...” “to ARCHULUS FULLER of MIDDLETON in the County & Province aforesaid...” Handwritten, Signed and Dated by Timothy Fuller. “I the Said Timothy Fuller have here unto set my Hand and Seal this 10th Day of June A.D. 1749”, followed by his Signature and Red Wax Seal. Two witnesses sign at the bottom “Signed Sealed Dated in presets (sic) of us / JONATHAN ESTEY / JOSEPH WRIGHT”. Written on the backside, is the official heading: “Timothy Fuller to Archulus Fuller - (?) on Record March 13th, 1751 - Recorded Libro 104 folio 106, & Examined - John Higginson”. Written and Printed on an 8.5” x 12” piece of laid watermarked paper. The document was folded several times to a small size, there are long splits along a few of the folds and the document is almost split into several parts, but is currently still hanging together. The document is age toned and has some age spotting, but the writing and printing all remains bright, clear and fully legible. An IMPORTANT early Document.
1765 Original Indenture - Printed and Handwritten - Signed by ANDREW FULLER, deeding property to ARCHELAUS FULLER and His Heirs in perpetuity. Handwritten by Andrew Fuller in the appropriate places, signed by him and dated “the twentieth day of May A.D. 1765”. Witnessed and signed by ELIAS SMITH and CATHARINE SMITH. Notarized and Signed by the Notary SAMUEL PHILLIPS on the backside. Printed / Written on a 8.25” x 13” piece of laid-watermarked paper. There are small remnants of a red wax seal. THE DOCUMENT IS SPLIT IN HALF AT ITS MIDDLE FOLD, AND THE TOP HALF IS ALSO SPLIT INTO 3 PARTS ALONG ITS VERTICAL FOLDS. Nonetheless, the document is easily pieced together, and once laid out correctly it is complete, and the writing and printing is clear and bright. AN IMPORTANT EARLY DOCUMENT REGARDING THE FULLER FAMILY.
1781 Four Page Handwritten Document (single-fold large sheet to make 4 pages), each page measures 8” x 13”. Writing fills 3 of the 4 pages, with the back page blank. Expenses and Additional Inventory accounting for the Estate of ARCHELAUS FULLER by the Administrator of His Estate, His Wife BETTY FULLER. Dated “This fourth Day of September A.D. 1787”. LOTS OF FULL NAMES of People who were paid various amounts to settle the Estate. Written on laid watermarked paper. The writing is bold, bright, clear and fully legible. The document has been folded several times, probably to fit into an envelope; it is splitting along the middle fold but still holding. A wonderful, genealogically rich document, dating from the AMERICAN REVOLUTION and regarding an AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY COLONEL from MIDDLETON, MASSACHUSETTS.
1782. Six Page Handwritten Probate Document, written on laid watermarked paper, 8” x 13”, sewn bound. Lists ALL THE MANY LANDS / PROPERTIES being “divided and set off to the widow BETTY FULLER out of LANDS & BUILDINGS...” There are MANY PROPERTIES fully described in this document (location, boundaries, previous owners if any, etc.). There are many FULL NAMES of people whose lands border the described properties. Four and a Half pages are FILLED with handwriting. The document is dated “Middleton April 13th, 1782” and is signed by HENRY INGALLS, BENJAMIN RUSSELL, and SAMUEL SYMONDS, “Committee Sworn”. Below their signatures is the statement: “Ipswich April 15th 1782. The afore written Return of the Committee being presented is accepted and allowed...” and the statement is signed by DANIEL NOYES, the Registrar and Court Copyist. The writing is bold, bright, clear and fully legible. The document has been folded several times, probably to fit into an envelope; it is splitting along much of the spine fold and the middle fold, but still holding. VERY IMPORTANT EARLY DOCUMENT relating to MANY LANDOWNERS in MIDDLETON, MASSACHUSETTS in 1782.
1785 Handwritten Probate Document. “Third Administration Account Settled in the Probate Court on Col. Archelaus Fuller Estate Sep. 6, 1785”. Single page, 8” x 12”. Handwritten on laid watermarked paper. Handwritten at the end “A true copy of the Original on File”. Official Hand Copy, Copied by the County Registrar DANIEL NOYES (or Clerk for the Registrar).
1787 Handwritten Probate Document. “Fourth Administration Account Settled in the Probate Court on Col. Archelaus Fuller Estate Sep. 4th 1787”. Single page, 8” x 12.5”. Handwritten on laid watermarked paper. Handwritten at the end “A true copy of Record - Examined, Attested, Daniel Noyes”.
1792 Handwritten Probate Document. Fifth Accounting of Administration of the Account of Col. Archelaus Fuller Estate. Handwritten on both sides of the first leaf of a single-fold four-page sheet. Single page, 8” x 12.5”. Handwritten on laid watermarked paper. A Legal Contemporary Hand Copy by Essex County Registrar Daniel Noyes: “A true Copy of the Original on file - Examined Attested Daniel Noyes”.  This document is almost completely split into two along its center fold, otherwise it is bright and clear. Important Genealogy.
1793 Single 8” x 13” sheet handwritten on laid watermarked paper. Further Accounting of the Estate of of ARCHELAUS FULLER by the Administrator of His Estate, His Wife BETTY FULLER. Written for the Probate Judge, the Honorable Benjamin Greenleaf Esq., Judge of Probate for Middleton. Signed by the Probate Judge, B. Greenleaf. Official Hand Copy, Copied by the County Registrar DANIEL NOYES (or Clerk for the Registrar).
1823 Single-Fold Sheet of laid-paper, folded to make four 6.5” x 8” pages. Handwriting on the front and back of 1 page. Begins: “A memorandum of the personal Estate of Betty Fuller, late, of Middleton”. Betty Fuller was the Wife of ARCHELAUS FULLER. A handwritten list of items such as “Kitchen Chairs”, “One Looking Glass”, “Copper Tea Kettle”, “3 Earthen Pots”, “Six Tea Spoons”, “Close Stool”, “17 pair of Sheets”, etc. An interesting look at the personal property of a well established woman of Middleton in 1823. The document is folded several times to a small size, there is some splitting at the folds, some age spotting, some toning, but still bright with writing that is clear and fully legible.
There are also a number of handwritten accounts and probate accountings in various small pieces, that appear either to be incomplete or need to be pieced together. One piece has the name “MATTHEW PATTEN - Judge of Probate”, there are various amounts to be paid to named individuals with payments in Pounds and Shillings / Silver. One piece has a date 1793, another 1781. One longer accounting sheet is partially taped together on the backside along the folds where the sheet has split.
What makes these handwritten deeds, documents and probate accountings so wonderful is that they are rich with the names of early residents of Middleton: “To JOHN ESTY for dividing Real Estate”, “To JOSEPH CLOUGH”, “EDWARD FETTYPLACE” (Captain in the American Revolutionary War), “SAMUEL FLAGG on Note of Hand”, “EDWARD PULLING”, “JOHN INGALLS”, and many, many other notable names from Revolutionary Era Massachusetts.
These RARE, IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS seem to have been kept by someone who was a Direct Descendent of the Fuller Family. There is a sheet of paper with recent handwriting titled “Fullers of Middleton” with some of the Fullers named along with brief information about them. Beside the name Benjamin and the info “5th son born in 1689” is written “OUR LINE”. There are also a few newspaper clippings related to FULLER and ESTY families, and a clipped name/address label for a “Mrs. Roger W. Etsy / Danvers, Massachusetts”, and a handwritten note from Mrs. Roger Etsy to “Dick” that ends with “Please Keep These”.
There is much about the early FULLER FAMILY of MIDDLETON, MASSACHUSETTS to be found on the Internet. Below is one snippet about ARCHELAUS FULLER:
******Middleton, local historian Lura Woodside Watkins in her book "Middleton, Massachusetts A Cultural History" cites the first step to independence was on August 17, 1774 when the town sent Captain Archelaus Fuller to Salem to make the plans to form the first provisional congress.
The Revolutionary war started April 19, 1775 for Middleton residents when eight volunteers responded to the alarm. They were Captain Archelaus Fuller, Captain Benjamin Gardner, Joseph Nichols, Sergent Benjamin Peabody, Corporal Elijah Wilkins, Corporal Aquilla Wilkins, Private Enos Wilkins and Private Israel Curtis. Lura Watkins estimated that about 125 residents of Middleton enlisted before the war ended.
Archelaus Fuller was the only reported death from smallpox on August 25, 1776 in Charlestown, New Hampshire.******
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