Fullerton (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Completed as of March 24, 2021:

• Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) John Fullerton descendants for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believes they qualify should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Still to do as of March 24, 2021

• NGS/WGS test multiple Fullerton descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines

Biography

First Generation

John Fullerton was born 30 Sep 1696, son of Alexander Fullerton & Mary _____. He died Marshfield Jun 1780. John married twice, first Marshfield 13 Oct 1720 Ruth Samson and second Marshfield 17 Apr 1746 Rebecca Delano. By his first wife he had at least eight children (born Marshfield): Mercy (1721), Mary (1723 likely d.y.), William (1725 likely d.y.), Ann (1728 likely d.y.), John (1730), Alithea (1735), Ruth (1738) and Deborah. By his second wife he had at least: Anna, Penelope, Lucy, Hannah, Araunah, Abigail and Mary.

Second Generation

(Lt.) John Fullerton (II) was born Marshfield 24 Feb 1730/1 and died Abington 15 Feb 1817. He married Abington 12 Jun 1755 Molly Noyes and they had at least six children (first three known to be born at Abington): John (1756), Sarah (1761), Asa (1764), Ruth (c1766), William (c1773) and Anna (c1774).

Third Generation

John Fullerton (III) was born Abington 1756

Asa Fullerton was born Abington 1764

William Fullerton was born about 1773

DNA Results TBD

Previous testing

The Fullarton/Fullerton DNA Project currently does not list anyone claiming Alexander Fullerton as their Most Distant Known Patrilineal Ancestor (MDKPA).

NGS/WGS testing

NGS/WGS testing of descendants of John Fullerton would identify the haplogroup for the family and possibly define subclades for descendants.

External Links and References

• Sherman, Robert Moody and Ruth Wilder Sherman (edited by Robert S. Wakefield), Mayflower Families through Five Generations... vol. 20 (Samson) part 1 (First four generations) General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2000