Matthew Fuller, an elder son of Edward, came to Plymouth about 1640 with his wife and three children.
He was Surgeon General of the Colony Troops Military Service 17 Dec 1673 , Barnstable, Massachusetts.
He was elected lieutenant of the Barnstable militia on 5 Oct. 1652 and was admitted a freeman 7 June 1653, served as deputy from Barnstable to the Plymouth Court also in 1653. Matthew was elected a member of the Council of War on 2 Oct 1658, and became its chairman in 1671. He was captain of the Plymouth Colony forces during King Philip's War.
Matthew Fuller was one of the first physicians in Barnstable and took a public stand on the side of the unpopular Quakers, for which he received a fine.
His Will was dated 25 July 1678 and proved 30 Oct. 1678, in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
# Will: 25 Jul 1678 , Barnstable, Massachusetts
# Probate: 30 Oct 1678 , Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children
1. Elizabeth FULLER * b: ABT 1627 in , , England
2. Samuel FULLER b: in , , England
3. Mary FULLER b: in , , England
4. Anne FULLER b: ABT 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
5. John FULLER b: in , Plymouth, Massachusetts