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'Edward Fuller' (baptized 4 September 1575; died between 11 January and 10 April 1621) crossed the Atlantic on the ''Mayflower'' with his wife and his son, Samuel. Also accompanying the family was Edward's brother Dr. Samuel Fuller. Edward Fuller was the twenty-first signer of the Mayflower Compact. Both Edward Fuller and his wife died during the first winter in Plymouth Colony.

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Family

History

Famous descendants

Family

Edward's wife is commonly believed to be named Ann though no historic documentation exists supporting this name. Edward and his wife had two sons: Mathew and Samuel. Samuel traveled with his parents on the ''Mayflower.'' Mathew, however, traveled to Plymouth in about 1640 with his wife and three children. Descendants of his brother still live around the Plymouth area to this day.

History

It is theorized that Edward never lived in the Netherlands as many of the other Pilgrims had. Edward's father, Robert, left a will bestowing all tenements and houses. At the time of Robert's death Samuel (the brother) is documented to have been in Holland. It is theorized that Edward joined the Pilgrims in Southampton.

Famous descendants

Famous descendants include Melville Weston Fuller, Joseph Smith, Jr., David Souter, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Erskine Hamilton Childers. Smith descends from Edward's son Samuel who married John Lathrop's daughter Jane.