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Thomas A Howland and Dr Helen C Hayden Howland

HayHuber — 2012-05-16 20:02:59Z

Would love to share info about these two. My Grandmothers Niece. Just finally found Thomas...Please share through ancestry at my site either on the Hayden Family or Huber HFamily. Thank you.
Marcia (HayHuber).

Re: UK Howland Family

moteed — 2012-04-19 15:35:17Z

Hi Tyrone:

We have proven the Y chromosome dna signature of the three Howland brothers in Plymouth Colony, hence the signature of their father, Henry, who died at Fen Stanton in 1635. There is no paper trail proof of Henry's relationship with the Essex Howlands some of whom were merchants in London.
I invite you to do a Y test in our project at www.ftdna.com.
My e-mail is tshdj@hotmail.com
Regards, Tom Howland

Agnes C. Howland m. Theodore Close, b. 1841 Stanwich, Fairfield County, Conn.

Roger_Howland — 2012-04-07 20:12:44Z

I am researching thier family down to present day. He is a descendant of Odel Close. (Theodore (4), Tompkins (3), Tompkins (2), Odel(1))who served in the American Revolution. They had three children, Ralph Tompkins Close b. 1871 who became a mechanical engineer and lived in West Virginia (1900), Westwood, Bergen Co, NJ in 1920; and Narberth, Montgomery County, PA in 1930: Everett R. Close b. 1879 married Jane Smith (b.1879) and had 4 surviving children (Victor, Sidney Elliot, Emmett and Everett; and John Lewis Close, b. 1882, d. 11 Jun 1908.

Agnes C. Howland was b. Mar 23, 1849 and married Theodore Close on Feb 27, 1871. She was the daughter of Francis Howland and Clarissa Casterline.

Re: UK Howland Family

howlandta — 2012-04-05 21:17:04Z

Hi Jeanna,

I am a direct descendant of Christopher Howland (DOB: 12-03-1828), he was married to Lavinia Anderson (DOB: 10-06-1826). They had a son, Christopher Howland (DOB: 14-06-1856 DOD: 04-04-1934) who was married to Ada Sears (DOB: 30-09-1855).

My family has a huge interest in our family history and we too are having a hard time tracking it past Christopher (1828). I can trace his wife Lavinia to her father Benjamin Anderson (DOB: 1800).

Have you had any further success with your search?

The good news is that your search is not in vain - Our family line dates back to the 1200's when our ancestor (French Baron at the time) moved to England with the current King of England after the Crusades.
We just need to link up about 150 years of missing information between 1600-1750.

I find it interesting that you have information on your 3rd Great Grandfather. My grandfather (91 Years old) is struggling to remember the information to an exact detail.

Kind regards,
Tyrone Howland
London, United Kingdom

Esther Howland, b. 1828 in Worcester, Massachusetts, d. 1904 unmarried

Roger_Howland — 2012-03-22 21:56:51Z

Esther Howland is credited with creating the commercial valentine business in the US. Can you provide me with a brief genealogical history on her Howland line?

My understanding is that she sent samples out with her brother from the family stationary story which was the family buiness in Worscester, MA.

Thanks. Roger

Re: Howland's, Isle of Man

joanhowland1 — 2012-03-19 10:37:01Z

Hi, my husband is a howland from the IOM.The info stops at his father as his grandfather was a taboo subject-all I have is that he was an englishman who died in a field in Flanders-do you ahve any links-the not knowing does my head in-regards-Joan Howland

Re: Lewis Howland

Sherriedavids1 — 2012-03-05 22:23:28Z

Lewis Hamilton Howland b. 1805 (either in NC or SC the census differs) He was the son of Polly and Reddick Howland. Polly moved to Rutherford Co. TN around 1812. Lewis married wife 1 Elizabeth Jacobs and wife 2 Isabelle Daughtery. Wife #2 is my line. Their last child, Welcome Hodge Howland was born 1874 so they both died 1874 or later. I cant find them in 1880 census. Their youngest sons (William Hoover Howland and Welcome Hodge Howland) are living with other families in 1880. Their older son, James Kenneth Howland is living with his half sister's family (James K. Polk Robinsin) family. I cant find their youngest daughter, Lydia Josephine Howland in 1880 but she married Drewy Gowin in 1884 in Rutherford County TN. Josephine, William and Welcome all moved to Fannin Texas. Another daughter, Sarah Doak Howland married Townsend Jasper Robinson. That is my line. Sarah and Towney are both buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville, TN. He is in an unmarked grave. She outlived him by about 20 years. Hers is marked.

Re: Martha Howland/ LH Howland

Sherriedavids1 — 2012-03-05 22:11:50Z

It has been almost a year since I posted on this thread. I am still trying to find where Lewis Hamilton Howland and Isabelle Daugherty are buried. I have been trying to find their death certificates. I have read online where someone stated Lewis died 4/18/1875 but I have nothing to back it up. Isabelle may have been Indian. This is very important to me to find. I want to find this in my Grandmother's lifetime. Their daughter, Sarah Doak Howland Robinson is my third Great Grandmother. My Grandmother remembers taking the bus to visit her in Nashville.

Re: Howland/Holland

slyle007 — 2012-03-02 08:54:55Z

Great back history, but could not find the relationship with the LYLE Family

Re: Re URGENT!!!! URGENT!!! : EDWARD LEROY HOWLAND JR

howlandj1 — 2012-02-28 12:32:52Z

I believe I may have the info you are looking for. I have been up all night reading differnt stories on this and searching for Edward Leroy Howland Jr. I red all the comments on another websight some frome the deamons family even some From the young daughter who suffered also. I no none of you know me but we are family somewhere who knows maybe not all that distant of cousins. I don't no that there is anything I can say or do for any of that may help except maybe get u this info but just Know you have another family member in your corner

Re: Re URGENT!!!! URGENT!!! : EDWARD LEROY HOWLAND JR

howlandj1 — 2012-02-28 09:13:57Z

Mary, My Name Is Jeremy Howland I don't no If we are related or not but being a Howland We are all related at some point so Im hoping I can Maybe Help. I happen to be Rather good at Tracking and locating people and have done so Numerous times for Nurmerous People. I cant make you any Promises I will Find Edward Leroy Howland Jr. But I can Promise to try my best. I Need a little more info or actualy any info you have. Such as a birthdate nick names any other spouces last known where aboutes has he been arrested before. Anything you can Think of. I just want to Help any way I can and I promise you I don't want anything in return. You can email me at Howlandj@gmail.com or feel free to contact me by phone if you would rather 303-929-3672

Hope I can Help you and here from you soon

Jeremy Howland

Charles Howland, England

dandjsimpson — 2012-02-18 17:49:54Z

Afternoon all,

I'm trying to trace a Charles Howland who I believe was born around 1807. The only record I can find for him was on an entry on his son Ralph Howland's (b.1837 Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) marriage cert dated 25 Sept 1858 in Lambeth - his occupation is listed as Excise Officer.

Ralph's address is shown as Bowlers Green Street, Lambeth and his occupation is Chairmaker - this makes sense as he was born in Wycombe which was a major area for the chairmaking industry.

I have plenty of info on Ralph; UK census data shows he lived in Lambeth and Wycombe working as a chairmaker, before moving to Shropshire and then to Hull where he worked as a coal merchant.

Any info on these Howlands, especially the elusive Charles, would be gratefully received!

Many thanks.

Re: HOWLAND-WATERMAN of VT/NH/NY

omgirl23 — 2012-02-09 03:44:30Z

i'm also looking for waterman info...wondering if you were able to find anything?

Re URGENT!!!! URGENT!!! : EDWARD LEROY HOWLAND JR

hiswillbdonde4him — 2012-01-13 06:38:27Z

I have been desperately trying to contact Edward Leroy Howland Jr. His daughter Tammy Lynn Howland was murdered in front of her 5 children, and one of her 13 year old twin daughter's raped repeatedly next to her mother's dead body!! I am now raising those 5 children. Which are Edward Leroy Howland's Jr. grandchildren. Tammy had been searching for her father, when she was murdered!! Now her children desperately want to know their mother's father. Someone please help!!! If you Google the Name David Kenneth Howell, you can read pages, after pages of what this creep did. It is considered the most heinous crime ever committed in Southern California. Please Help, Please!!! Tammy is buried at forest Lawn, In Covina Hills
She was born to Edward Leroy Howland Jr. on 12/18/1974. and died on August 24, 2009. Edward has her birthdate tatood on his arm. Someone PLEASE HELP ME FULFILL TAMMY'S DREAM

Re: Ohio Howlands

c_hughes_phx — 2012-01-09 03:20:12Z

I don't know what the A stood for with Donald the uncle or Donald the nephew and I don't have an obit for either of them.
I don't know of any Mass. connection and there's no Ernest Howland in this family, although one of his father's middle names was Ernest, but I don't know about the younger generations so I can't say for sure. I don't think these Donalds are your father though.
Donald A Howland 1907 - 1963
Donald A Howland 1926 - 1999.

Re: Ohio Howlands

Brake1223 — 2012-01-09 02:49:19Z

What does the A stand for?

Re: Ohio Howlands

Brake1223 — 2012-01-09 02:49:01Z

What does the A stand for?

Re: Ohio Howlands

Brake1223 — 2012-01-09 02:47:15Z

Hello-My father was Donald Howland Brake was born Dec 13 1933 Died Oct 6 2000 something.He grew-up in Lowell Mass.
Your part about his mother dying and being raised by other family member I have heard. Ernest Howland I think was his cousin.I have alway wondering if my father remarried and had other children. I was told that Howland was his real last name and that the Brake adopted him.He later in life went back to the Howland name.You can also contact me at Brake1223@aol.com

Re: Ohio Howlands

c_hughes_phx — 2012-01-08 21:34:24Z

Whoops, I just realized that Donald 1926-1999 had an uncle, Donald A, who died 13 Dec 1963 in Sandusky. This is probably who you meant.

Re: Ohio Howlands

c_hughes_phx — 2012-01-08 21:30:01Z

I think you're referring to Donald Howland 1926-1999.
In 1930 he was living with his uncle Orange and is mentioned as the son of Orange in Orange's obit, but Donald's death record indicates his mother's surname as Emrick. I assume this means he was the son of Orange's brother Carl Ezra Edward Howland and Carl's wife, Willamina M Emrick who died 17 Feb 1930 in Harbor View, Lucas, Ohio.
It's likely that Carl was unwilling or unable to care for Donald after the death of his wife Willamina and was sent to live with his uncle Orange.
James, Carl, Myrtle, Evelyn, and Maurice were his uncles and aunts. Oran was actually who raised him (Orange Howard Howland and Orange's wife, Dorothy Elizabeth Bunte, who apparently had no children of their own).

Re: Stephen and Catherine Howland

beachgirli90 — 2012-01-06 07:52:19Z

Have you tried Find a Grave online? It's a free website.

Searching for Martha Howland Moodey Possible Indiana or NY

Sheufelt — 2011-12-21 12:40:07Z

Hello, I have a brick wall tht In checking my records I have not inquired about since 2001. Im intersted in finding out what happend to
Martha Howland Born Maryland about 1838
Daughter of Dr. John M Howland/ Maria Hewitt Linvingston
Her Siblings were
Virginia
... Martha Howland/Dr. John Moody(moved to Nyc after 1870)
Cornelia
James C
Rebecca
Livingston
James c
John Daniel
__________________-
Martha married Dr. John W Moodey
Decatur County, Washingston Twp. Greensburg Indiana
3 sons John(1851) James(1855) Louis(1859)

Marthas husband died on August 27, 1867, In a history of the town it says...There were two sons and.." Mrs. Moody and one son removed to New York city. She was an authoress of note, an entertaining conversationalist and a dignified and beautiful woman." I believe one son passed away James or Louis but found nothing yet.
She is listed still in Greensburg on the 1870 Census.
Sons listed John and Libby,I have come to think Libby?Livey is a nickname and possibley Louis or James had the Middle name Livingston. This family for decades was known for giving family name as a middle name.
Upon her son John death in 1925, it says"mother(Martha)who was a talented writer, moved to New york City with her son Livy and he became a doctor.

I have found nothing in New York City about a Dr. Livy Moodey or Martha Howland Moodey/Moody. I know both families were quite educated and accomplished.

I did find her yesterday still in Indiana on the 1880 Census with the Tuttle family and brother LIvingston Howland. SOn Frank L Moody, more confusing im not sure if ths is possibly Louis listed on the 1860 census with them in Greeensburg. still no sign of a Livy Moody. Im not sure when the history for greensburg was wroted to say they moved to NY after her husbands death.

Now to search for them on the 1900

Thanks for any help

Re: Henry Howland brother of John (Mayflower)

Roger_Howland — 2011-12-16 21:47:04Z

While there are several printed genealogies that claim to have history of the family before this, there is no cited documentation and none has been found to date showing the parents of Henry Howland. Without primary source material, I would note include it in the genealogy history of our family.

1. HENRY1 HOWLAND1 was born Abt. 1575 in England, and died May 17, 1635 in Fen Stanton, Huntingtonshire, England1. He married (1) MARGARET1. She died July 31, 1629 in Fen Stanton, England1. He married (2) ALICE AIRES1 April 26, 1600 in St. Mary's Church, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England/Cambridgeshire Co., England1.

Children of HENRY HOWLAND and ALICE AIRES are:
i. HUMPHREY2 HOWLAND1, b. Abt. 1600, England1; d. 1646, England1; m. ANNIE.

Notes for HUMPHREY HOWLAND:
Humphrey Howland was a London citizen and draper. He was apprenticed to James Smith, Nov. 19 1613 and was made free December 1 1620. It is from Humphrey's will that we learn of a pewter cup with initials A.A. of which there has been much speculation. It seems likely that A.A. stood for Alice Aires, the mother of John of the Mayflower. Humphrey also mentions four brothers in his will: George, Arthur, John, and Henry, the last three in New England.

2. ii. JOHN HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1602.
3. iii. HENRY HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1604, Fenstanton, county Huntingdon, England; d. January 17, 1670/71, Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass..
iv. SIMON HOWLAND1, b. Abt. 1605; d. 1634; m. ANN ULSTER, 1632.
v. MARGARET HOWLAND2, b. Abt. 1605; d. England; m. RICHARD PHILLIPS, April 26, 16233.

Notes for MARGARET HOWLAND:
She had ten children born between 1623 and 1654 in Fen Stanton.

vi. GEORGE HOWLAND3, b. Abt. 1607; d. 1643, England3.

Notes for GEORGE HOWLAND:
George was a merchant in London.

4. vii. ARTHUR HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1608, pro. Fenstanton, Co. Huntington, England; d. 1675, Marshfield, Mass.
viii. WILLIAM HOWLAND3, b. Abt. November 16103; d. Bef. 1646.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 HOWLAND (HENRY1)3 was born Abt. 1602. He married ELIZABETH TILLEY, daughter of JOHN TILLEY and JOAN HURST.

Notes for JOHN HOWLAND:
John Howland was the son of Henry Howland of Fenstanton, Huntingdoneshire, England. He came to Plymouth on the 1620 Mayflower as a servant of John Carver. After the death of Carver, he rose rapidly as a leader in the colony. In 1627 he was the head of one of the twelve companies which divided the likestock, and he was one of the eight Plymouth Undertakers who assumed responsibility for the colony's debt to the Adventurers in return for certain monopoly trade privileges. He was on the 1633 freeman list, and by 1633, if not earlier, was an Assistant, being reelected to this position in 1634 and 1635 (PCR, passim). In 1634 he was in charge of the colony trading outpost on the Kennebec River when Talbot and Hocking were killed. He received a good number of land grants, was elected a deputy for Plymouth, served on numerous special committees, and was an important lay leader of the Plymouth Church. The Revered John Cotton related how at his own ordination as pastor of the church n 1669 "the aged Mr. John Johwland was appointed by the cch to Joyne in imposition of hands" (Ply. Ch. Recs. 1:144) Howland died on 24 February 1672/73 in his eightieth year, and John Cotton noted his passing, "He was a good old disciple, & had bin sometime a magistrate here, a plaine-hearted christian" (Ply Ch. Recs. 1:147).

John Howland married, probably ca. 1626, Elizabeth Tilley, q.v. In his will dated 29 May 1672, inventory 3 March 1672/73, he mentioned his wife Elizabeth, oldest son John, sons Jabez and Joseph; youngest son Isaac; daughters Desire Gorham, Hope Chipman, Elizabeth Dickenson, Lydia Browne, Hannah Bosworth, and Ruth Cushman; and granddaughter Elizabeth Howland, daughter of his son John (MD 2:70). His widow, Elizabeth died at the home of her daughtr Lydia Browne, wife of James, at Swansea on 21 Dec 1687, and her will, dated 17 December 1686, proved 10 January 1687/88, she said she was seventy-nine years old, and mentioned her sons John, Joseph, Jabez, and Isaac; daughters Lydia Brown, Elizabeth Dickenson, and Hannah Bosworth; son-in-law Mr. Joames Browne; and grandchildren James Browne, Jabez Browne, Dorothy Browne, Desire Cushman, Elizabeth Bursley, and Nathaniel the son of Joseph Howland (MD 3:54). Franklyn Howland, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and their Descendants...(New Bedford, Mass, 1885), contains many errors.

Children of JOHN HOWLAND and ELIZABETH TILLEY are:
5. i. HOPE3 HOWLAND.
ii. JOHN HOWLAND.
iii. JOSEPH HOWLAND.
iv. JABEZ HOWLAND.
v. ISAAC HOWLAND.
vi. LYDIA HOWLAND.
vii. ELIZABETH HOWLAND.
viii. HANNAH HOWLAND.

3. HENRY2 HOWLAND (HENRY1)4,5 was born Abt. 1604 in Fenstanton, county Huntingdon, England6, and died January 17, 1670/71 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.. He married MARY7. She died June 17, 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass..

Notes for HENRY HOWLAND:
Henry Howland was the son of Herny, born before 1613, - probably at Fenstanton, county Huntingdon, England, -- and died at Duxbury, Massachusetts, on 1 "leventh month" [January] 1670/71. In "The Truth About the Pilgrims," published in 1952, by the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of New York, it states that Henry was baptized Nov. 25, 1604. He was apprenticed on 1 October 1623 to his brother, Humphrey Howland, in London but appears not to have completed his apprenticeship.

Henry married, probably in England, to Mary [----]. On 16 6m [August] 1674, there died in Duxbury "Mary Howland who had bin the wife of Hennery." Although this wife is called Mary Newland by several writers, no evidence for her surname has been located in a contemporary record.

The earliest Plymouth Colony record of Henry Howland is a tax list dated 25 March 1633. He is also in the 1633 list of freemen. Because he must have been at least twenty-one at this time, it is concluded that he was born before 1613. He is named again in a March 1634 tax list; but by 5 January 1635/6 he had removed to Duxbury, where he appears as a constable. Two years later, back in Plymouth, arrangements were made for sharing cattle among the town's poor (26 July 1638); and a mention was made of a heifer which had been Henry Howland's and a cow and calf which "came from Henry Howland." However, Henry had left the town of Plymouth before this time. It was undoubtedly through a misinterpretation of the foregoing mention of cattle that Howland was wrongly credited with participation in the original cattle division in Plymouth in 1627. He was, in fact, not a a participant in the cattle distribution of either year.

Meanwhile, in Duxbury, Henry was entered on the 7 March 1636/7 list of freemen, and from then to 1653 he frequently served on the grand inquest or other juries. He was "of Duxbury" on 27 July 1640 when he bought land there from William Renolds. He was included in the 1643 list of men able to bear arms in Duxbury and in 1656 was surveyor of highways for that town.

It was about this time that Henry and his family became permanently involved with the Quakers, as did his brother Arthur. Their leanings were soon a matter of public knowledge. As a result, various members of the family were penalized for their religious faith. On 2 March 1657/58, Henry was fined for entertaining a meeting of Quakers, in his house, contrary to the order of the court. On 6 October 1659, he and William Newland were sentenced "to bee disfranchised of their freedome of this corporation...for their being abettors and entertainers of Quakers." Henry was again fined on 1 May 1660, for permitting a Quaker meeting in his house and for "entertaining a forraigne Quaker contrary to order of the Court," and again fined on 2 October 1660 for entertaining two Quaker meetings. On 3 Jun 1668, however, Henry was once again surveyor of the highways for Duxbury; evidently he was again sufficiently in the good graces of the town to warrant overlooking his Quaker activity.

Howland's will is dated 28 November 1670 and was probated on 8 March 1670/71. The inventory, taken 14 January 1670/71, calls him of 'Duxburrow." By the terms of the will, the major bequests went to the son Joseph, who was to receive all the testator's housing and lands in Duxbury (except the "new room," which was to be reserved for Henry's widow) and two acres more at "Gurntetts Nose marsh," as well as four oxen, two heifers, one horse with all the tackling, a bed, and a fowling piece. To equalize the distribution, Joseph was to pay his brother Zoeth twenty pounds and to pay twelve pence each to his other siblings and their surviving children. Henry's daughter Sarah was to receive two heifers, two steers, one mare "at Ponagansett," and one bed and bedding. Son John was bequeathed only a musket; daughter Elizabeth, a cow. Son Samuel was to receive "my old mare at Ponegansett," and daughters Mary and Abigail were left ten shillings respectively. Sons John and Samuel were additionally favored with a barrel of cider each. Wife Mary was to receive the residue of his estate.

The will of Mary, "sometimes the wife of Hennery Howland now deceased," provides additional data, particularly on the daughters. It was drawn the "eight day of third month called May 1674" and was twice attested ---first on the "26 of second month [April] 1674" and the second on 8 April 1675. The testatrix, who did not cite her pace of residence, made bequests to her daughter Abigaill Young, sons Zoeth and John Howland, daughter Mary Cudworth, son Samuel Howland, daughters Sarah Denis and Elizabeth Allin, and son Joseph Howland. The latter was to give twelve pence to each of his siblings and was to have the remainder of the estate----except for "my horse att Ponagansett," which Mary bequested to John.

Henry and Mary Howland had eight children who were mentioned in their wills. Abigail was born probably in England; others were born either there, in Plymouth, or in Duxbury.

Children of HENRY HOWLAND and MARY are:
6. i. ZOETH3 HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1636, Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.; d. January 21, 1675/76, Pocaset, Rhode Island.
ii. JOSEPH HOWLAND7,8, m. REBECCA HUSSEY8, 16838.
iii. JOHN HOWLAND9,10, d. Bef. August 08, 1687, Freetown, Mass..
7. iv. ELIZABETH HOWLAND.
v. MARY HOWLAND11,12, m. JAMES CUDWORTH12, Bef. 166512.
8. vi. ABIGAIL HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1629; d. April 07, 1692, Eastham, Mass..
9. vii. SAMUEL HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1638.
10. viii. SARAH HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1645; d. October 02, 1712, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

4. ARTHUR2 HOWLAND (HENRY1)13,14 was born Abt. 1608 in pro. Fenstanton, Co. Huntington, England14, and died 1675 in Marshfield, Mass15. He married (2) MARGARET15 Bef. June 06, 1643 in pro. England16.

Notes for ARTHUR HOWLAND:
Arthur Howland was a brother of 1620 Mayflower passenger John Howland. Arthur Howland arrived in Plymouth much later. The first menion of him in New England records is in Lechford's Notebook, p. 297-99, where he is described in 1640 as a Duxbury planter. Robert S. Wakefield and Robert M. Sherman, "Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, and his Wife Margaret (_____) Walker, and Their Children," NGSQ 71:84 give a comprehensive presentation of his family, including his children Deborah, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, and Arthur, together with what is known about the grandchildren. It was son Arthur who married Elizabeth Prence and acquired a somewhat reluctant father-in-law, Gov. Thomas Prence. Arthur Sr. is mentioned in Plymouth records as a Quaker. He was buried at Marshfield 30 October 1675. His will is outlined in "The Will of Arthur Howland, Senior, of Marshfield," NEHGR 104:221.

More About ARTHUR HOWLAND:
Burial: October 30, 1675, Marshfield16

Notes for MARGARET:
Most important, in the first edition of Plymouth Colony Marriages to 1650, it is noticed that there is a conflict between the statement there that John Walker and Lydia Reed "married before 1643," and the record of their marriage in Marshfield in 1654. the process of reconciling these contradictory statements provided evidence that Arthur Howland's wife Margaret was a widow Walker before she married him, not a widow Reed, as has been stated many times for more than a century, perhaps most recently in 1975 by Carl Moyer 3rd. Regrettably, Walter Goodwin Davis' 1945 correction of this point has gone relatively unnoticed. - (Robert Wakefield and Robert Sherman)

More About MARGARET:
Burial: January 22, 1682/83, Marshfield, Mass16

Children of ARTHUR HOWLAND are:
11. i. DEBORAH3 HOWLAND, b. Bef. 1630, pro. England.
12. ii. MARY HOWLAND, b. Bef. 1635; d. August 26, 1690, Marshfield.
13. iii. MARTHA HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1639; d. December 19, 1732, Hingham, Mass.
iv. ELIZABETH HOWLAND16, b. Bef. 164716.

Children of ARTHUR HOWLAND and MARGARET are:
14. v. ARTHUR3 HOWLAND, b. Bef. 1647.
vi. DEBORAH HOWLAND.
vii. MARY HOWLAND.
viii. MARTHA HOWLAND.
ix. ELIZABETH HOWLAND.

Generation No. 3

5. HOPE3 HOWLAND (JOHN2, HENRY1) She married JOHN CHIPMAN.

Child of HOPE HOWLAND and JOHN CHIPMAN is:
i. HOPE4 CHIPMAN, m. JOHN HUCKINS.

6. ZOETH3 HOWLAND (HENRY2, HENRY1)17,18,19 was born Abt. 1636 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass., and died January 21, 1675/76 in Pocaset, Rhode Island. He married ABIGAIL20,21 December 165622.

Notes for ZOETH HOWLAND:
Zoeth was born in Duxbury, Mass. The Friends' records at Newport, R.I., have the following entry in regard to his marriage: " Zoar Howlan of Dartmouth in Plimoth Colony was maried to Abigall his wife in the tenth month of the year one thousand six hundred fifty-six." [The tenth month in the Julian calender is December, 1656.] In the same records is this brief entry of his death: "Zoar Howland was killed by the Indians at Pocaset the twenty first day of 1st mo. 1676. [23 Mar 1676]

Abigail married second 2, Feb. 1678 Richard Kirby, Jr.

In the list of names of those who took the oath of "Fidelitie" at Duxbury in the 1657, is Zoeth Howland. Zoeth became a convert to the faith of his father about the same time, and meetings were held at his house, for which he was fined in Dec. 1657. The following deposition of Samuel Hunt shows the esteem in which he held the puritan clergy and their teachings. It reads: "About a fortnight before the date heerof, being att the house of Zoeth Howland, hee said hee would not goe to meeting to hear lyes, and that the diuill (devil) could teach as good a sermon as the ministers; and that a 2nd time being att the house of said Zoeth Howland, and his brother, John Hunt and Tho Delano being with him, hee questioned with the said Zoeth Howland whether hee would not goe to the meeting, because the minnesters taught lyes, and that the diuill (devil) could teach as good a sermon as the minnesters; and hee said hee denied it not. Alsoe, Tho Delano questioned him whether the minnesters taught lyes; and hee should find it soe." For this utterance he was arraigned at the next term of the court in March, 1657/8, "for speaking opprobiously of the minnesters of Gods Word," and was given the humiliating sentence "to sitt in the stockes for the space of an houre, or during the pleasure of the Court; which accordingly was preformed, and soe released." His wife was a sharer in his sympathies and fate. She was fined 10s in March, 1659, for not attending the meeting of the Puritans.

As stated earlier, Zoeth probably moved to Dartmouth as early as 1662, for more congenial society. The Newport Friends Record and the inventory of his estate, refer to him as Zoeth of Dartmouth, and his mother owned a house there. Just where he was killed, and how he came to be there, is probably unknown. The section of Rhode Island including Tiverton and Portsmouth was originally known as Pocasset, and later the name was confined to Tiverton. Here, where is now a stone bridge, was a ferry at that date. It was subsequently owned and kept by Zoeth's son Daniel. Zoeth was perhaps stopping there on his way to visit his son, - perhaps stopping there on his way to Quarterly Meeting at Newport. This was the time of the King Philips war. The northeast part of Dartmouth was burned the July previous. The Indians burned nearly thirty houses in Dartmouth, killing many people after the most barbarous manner, as skinning them all over alive, some only the heads, cutting off their hands and feet.

About that date the English had a skirmish with the Indians in Tiverton, south of Howland's ferry, and from that time they greatly annoyed the settlers. On the same days as Zoeth's untimely demise, "five men coming from Rhode Island to look up their Cattle upon Pocasset Neck were assaulted by the Indians. This was the first time any mischief was done by the Indians at Pocasset Neck (Hubbard's Narrative, 25.)"

Zoeth probably made no will, but there is recorded at Plymouth the following:

Inventory of Zoeth's Estate:

Imprimis 1 quarter share of land valued at 15=00=00
Item 1 yoake of oxen 07=00=00
Item 3 cows 06=10=00
Item 1 mare 01=10=00
Item 1 brasse Kettle 02=06=00
Item 1 Chest 00=06=00
Item 2 Kettles 00=08=00
Item 1 Broad Axe 00=05=00
Item old tools 00=06=00
Item 1 gun 00=10=00
Item plow tackling 00=13=00
Item pewter 00=13=00
Item 1 brass skillett 00=03=06
Item 1 Frying pan 00=04=00
Item 1 iron pot 00=10=00
Item 2 pair of pott hangers and hooks 00=05=00
Item 1 old iron pot 00=03=00

Total 36=14=6

Jane Fletcher Fiske, who is the editor of NEHGR and the foremost living early Rhode Island genealogist, discovered old court records from Newport County that had been in storage for over 300 years. Among these are records of the court martial of various Indians that occurred in the aftermath of King Philip's War. She published these court records in 1996 ("Records of the Rhode Island General Court of Trials"), but since the book is probably not widely available I thought I would post here some of the records relating to the trial of the murderer[s] of Zoeth2 Howland. Since the entry is fairly lengthy I will divide it into two parts and post the second installment in the near future.

Zoeth2 (Henry1) Howland of Dartmouth, MA was waylaid by a group of Indians at what has ever since been called "Sin and Flesh Brook" in Tiverton, RI. Tiverton was not settled at the time, and Zoeth was on his way from Dartmouth to Newport to attend a Quaker meeting, as a meeting had not yet been established in Dartmouth. I will put my own notes in brackets. These are the entries for 31 August 1676.

"Manasses (Molasses) called and Answered to the name, being Examined, concerning Zow Howland kild at Pocassett side [Pocasset was an early name for what is now Tiverton; it is a Wampanoag word that probably means "where the river widens," referring to the widening of the Sakonnet River north of Fogland Point in Tiverton and Sandy Point in Portmouth] (being an Englishman) and slaine or murdered by the Indians, and this Molasses being charged or suspected to have a hand in the crime, answers that he did not kill him, but being up in the woods the Indians came and said such a one was kild and offered to sell the coate of the person soe murdered or slaine, and that he the said Mallasses bought the coate of the (said dead man) for ground nutts [these are tubers that grow wild in New England, eaten by both Indians and some early colonists] and further saith that it was one Quasquomack that killed the said Howland.

Mr. [probably Christopher2 (William1)]Almy [he spoke fluent Wampanoag and was one of chief colonial
negotiators with Metacom/King Philip] declared that at Plymouth being, Examination being then upon the death of Howland [Dartmouth was in Plymouth Colony, as was Tiverton once it was settled] it was declared there that this Indian now present, with two others one named Ohomm, the other Quasquomock did kill the said Howland.

[In a modern trial none of this would be admissible evidence.]

This Deponant John Cook [John2 (Thomas1) Cooke (1631-1691)] aged about forty five years Testefyeth, being at Punkatest [Punkateest, an early name for the southern part of Tiverton] in the middle of July or thereabouts, did ask of severall Indians named as followeth, Woodcock, Matowat, & Job, whome they were that kild Zow Howland the fore-sd Indians answer was that there were six of them in company and Manasses was the Indian that fetcht him out of the water further this deponant saith not.

This Deponant John Brigs [John2 (John1) Briggs (1609-1690)] aged thirty five years or thereabouts Testefyeth . . . that the said Manasses shot at Joseph Russill...

This deponant William Manchester [William2 (Thomas1) Manchester (1654-1718), son-in-law to John2 Cook above] aged twenty and two years or thereabouts, being at Pocasset asked of Peter Nunoet the husband of Wetamoe, whoe it was that killed Zow Howland, his answer was, that Manasses fetcht him out of the water and further saith not. [This refers to Peter Nunuit, supposedly the brother of Awashonks, the "squaw sachem" of the Sakonnet tribe of Little Compton. Awashonks remained neutral in King Philip's War, but many Sakonnets fought with Col. Benjamin Church's colonial forces. Wetamoe, the squaw sachem of the Pocassets of Tiverton, sided with King Philip; she had drowned while trying to escape a colonial raid on her camp. A recent aquisition of public parkland in Tiverton has been named "Wetamoo Woods," an honor that would have been unthinkable in 1676.]

The court martial continued on 1 September, 1676:

"Awetamoes [Weetamoo/Wetamoe, the aforementioned "queen" of the Pocassets] sister being examined what she could say concerning the killing of Zow Howland --- she saith that she was informed by one of those that was at his killing called Ohomm that this above Malasses was the person that fetcht Zow Howland out of the water at the time when he was kild although the Indians that were with them perswaded him not to persue him, and also further saith that she knoweth him the said Malasses to be one of the 12 that was of that company that took and kild the said Howland. [It is not clear if this was the sister of Weetamoo who was the wife of King Philip. Weetamoo's first husband was Wamsutta a/k/a Alexander, brother of Metacomet/Philip and son of Massasoit, who he succeeded as chief of the Wampanoag federation. Wamsutta died while in the company of the English at Plymouth, arousing suspicion among the Wampanoags that he had been poisoned. Weetamoo's second husband was Pettanonowett/Peter Nunuit, mentioned above, who was a secret agent of Col Benjamin Church and was disowned by Weetamoo upon her discovery of his betrayal.]

Mumuxuack alias Toby. . . was theatened by his brother to carry away John Archer's head and he did doe it, to Awetamoe by reason his brother theatened him, if he refused to take off his head, and that he carried the head to Awetamoe, and that his brother gave him a shirt for doing for carrying the head. [I suspect that this John Archer was an Indian who collaborated with the English. In an odd twist of fate, the English severed the head from Weetamoo's drowned body and displayed it at Taunton. King Philip's head was on a pole at Plymouth for 25 years. These displays sent a not-too-subtle message to the remaining Indians who survived the war].

Wehuncksum, alias Abram, saith that he well knoweth the above Malasses, and he heard at the spring of the yeare last, being then at Wachusett, that there was then information given what Execution had lately been done against the English, amongst which was affirmed that the above Malasses had lately killed an Englishman at Pocassett.

Suckats squaw that lives with Daniel Wilcocks [Daniel2 (Edward1) Wilcox (1635-1702) of Tiverton, another son-in-law of John Cook above and an ancestor of Winston Churchill] saith that she heard the abovesaid Malasses say being askt or Examined by the Indians in the spring of the yeare last toward Wachusett whether he had lately killed an Englishman at Pocassett, he answered that he had done it."

[This testimony would be admissible in a modern trial, since she herself had heard Malasses/Manasses make a declaration against interest, a hearsay exception].

That was more than enough evidence for the court martial, which sentenced Malasses/Manasses and
Mumuxuack to be turned over to Col. Benjamin Church, who was authorized to escort the offenders to Plymouth and to "dispose of them. . . to the inhabitants or others, for tearm of life or for shorter time as there may be Reasons." That was a polite way of saying that they were to be sold into slavery, a fate that befell many Indians in the wake of the war, including, quite shamefully, many who had surrendered willingly at the outset and had never lifted a finger against the colonists. Most of the Indian slaves were sent to the Caribbean, and few, if any, survived more than a few years thereafter.

Children of ZOETH HOWLAND and ABIGAIL are:
i. NATHANIEL4 HOWLAND23,24,25, b. October 01, 1657, Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.26; d. March 03, 1723/24, Dartmouth, Mass.; m. ROSE ALLEN27, Bef. August 1685, Dartmouth, Mass; b. December 1665, Dartmouth, Mass.; d. Dartmouth, Mass..

Notes for NATHANIEL HOWLAND:
Nathaniel Howland was "one of the remarkable men of the day," according to Franklyn Howland . The records show that he was one of the foremost men in social, religious, business and political affairs. He severed the town of Dartmouth as selectman as early as 1699, and was subsequently chosen to that office several times. He served on the grande jury in 1702, was chosen moderator of the town meeting in 1721, and appointed tithingman* in 1726. He frequently appeared on committees of different descriptions. He was equally active and respected in the Quaker meeting. He almost never missed monthly meeting. He was approved and gifted minister** of the society, and the town showed its great respect for him and its confidence in his Christian integrity, by electing him minister of the town. His sons were all prominent in town affairs, and were Quakers.

It appears the he and his uncle Samuel owned the sixth lot of Freetown. They divided this lot between them 16 2nd month 1678. Samuel was to have "the part whereon the house stands and the meadows, whatsoever and wheresoever to be equally divided, Sam to have also 32 acres on the Swansea side of the river." In this division Samuel also received 20 acres of land in Swnsey. On Dec 8, 1691, Nathaniel sold the southerly half of the sixth lot in Freetown to Hanry Brightman, of Portsmouth, R.I. for 60 pounds and also half a freeman's share of the meadows at Sippican.

Nathaniel's home and land in Dartmouth, Mass. were on the north side of the road leading from New Bedford to Russell's Mills, Dartmouth, on the west bank of a brook that crosses this road, and a few hundred yards east of Slocum Road. The ruins were still discernible in 1885.

* The office of tithingman is referred to in laws of 1682 for the first time. It was called into existence "with reference to the Indians for their better regulating and that they may be brought to live orderly, soberly and Diligently." The court assistances appointed white overseers and Indian tithingmen who looked after the interests of the natives, and together formed a petty court for the trial of Indian cases. The tithingman had placed under his oversight ten families of Indians, and it is said that for this reason he was called tithing or tenth man. The General Court in 1692 required tithingmen to be chosen by the towns, and specified their duties as follows:

"All and every person and persons whatever shall, on the Lord's day, carefully apply themselves to duties of religion and piety publicly and privately, and no tradesman, artificer, laborer, or other person whatever shall upon the land or otherwise do or exercise any labor, business, or work of their ordinary calling, nor engage in any games, sport, play or recreation on the Lord's day, or any part thereof (works of necessity and charity only excepted) upon penalty that every person so offending shall forfeit five shillings.

"No traveller, drover, horse courser, wagoner, butcher, higler, or any of their servants shall travel on that day, or any part thereof except by some adversity they were belated and forced to lodge in the woods, wilderness, or highways the night before, and in such case to travel no further than the next inn, or place of shelter, upon the penalty of twenty shillings.

"No vintner, inn holder, or other person keeping any public house of entertainment shall encourage, or suffer any of the inhabitants of the respective towns where they dwell, or other not being strangers or lodgers in such houses to abide or remain in their houses, yards, orchards, or fields drinking or idly spending their time on Saturday night after the sun is set, or on the Lord's day, or the evening following.

"All and every justice of the peace, constable, and tithingman are required to take care that this act, in all the particulars thereof, be duly observed, as also to restrain all persons from swimming in the water, and unnecessary and unseasonable walking in the streets or fields."

An additional duty prescribed later was to "diligently look after such as sleep or play about the meeting-house in times of public worship of God on the Lord's day."

The badge of office was "A Black staff tipped with Brass, which as he hath opportunity, hee shall take with him when he goeth to discharge any part of his office."

For refusing to serve when elected, there was a fine of four pounds. Service was required but one year in seven.

Prof. Adams of Johns Hopkins University said that in some towns the tithingman's rod had a squirrel's tail at one end for the purpose of awakening women sleeping in church, and a deer's foot at the other to be applied to the heads of the sterner sex.

** The Friends' ministers received no salary, and the Dartmouth people apparently took advantage of this fact. Each town elected its own minister, and for his support the tax was levied. At a town meeting held on 28 Jun 1723, "Nathaniel Howland was chosen minister for said town, 55 votes for Nathaniel Howland, 12 votes for Samuel Hunt." Samuel Hunt was the Presbyterian minister, and preached at the "precinct Meeting House," which stood just east of Acushnet village, in the same town. The Dartmouth people then could claim that they had no salaried minister, which justified them in not paying the church rates. But this did not satisfy the Plymouth dignitaries, and they continued to forcibly collect the tax. Dartmouth voted squarely the next year not to raise the 100 pound church rates, but promptly raised 700 pounds to pay the expenses of resisting the collecting of them by the Plymouth authorities, the selectmen to be allowed a per diem for the time they were in jail for refusing to comply with the Court Order. Two of them were in the Bristol county jail eighteen months, and were released then by an order from the King of England annulling the act of the General Court. This was the crisis, and the practice was soon ended.

ii. BENJAMIN HOWLAND28,29, b. May 08, 165930; d. February 12, 1726/27, Dartmouth, Mass.; m. JUDITH SAMSON30, September 23, 1684.
iii. DANIEL HOWLAND31,32, b. March 01, 1660/61, Dartmouth, Mass.33; d. Bef. January 26, 1711/12, Tiverton, Rhode Island; m. MARY34.
iv. LYDIA HOWLAND35,36, b. November 23, 166337.
v. MARY HOWLAND38,39, b. February 23, 1665/6640.
vi. SARAH HOWLAND41,42, b. April 166843.
vii. HENRY HOWLAND44,45, b. June 30, 167246; m. (1) ELIZABETH NORTHUP46; m. (2) DEBORAH BRIGGS46, June 03, 1698.
viii. ABIGAIL HOWLAND47,48, b. August 30, 167249.
ix. NICHOLAS HOWLAND50,51, b. Abt. 1674; m. HANNAH WOODMAN52.

7. ELIZABETH3 HOWLAND (HENRY2, HENRY1)53,54. She married JEDEDIAH ALLEN54 Abt. 166854.

Child of ELIZABETH HOWLAND and JEDEDIAH ALLEN is:
i. MARY4 ALLEN, b. November 15, 1681, Sandwich, Mass; m. (1) THOMAS SMITH; b. Abt. 1672; d. 1732, Cape May, New Jersey; m. (2) DANIEL WELLS.

8. ABIGAIL3 HOWLAND (HENRY2, HENRY1)55,56 was born Abt. 1629, and died April 07, 1692 in Eastham, Mass.. She married JOHN YOUNG December 13, 1648 in Plymouth, Mass.. He died January 28, 1690/91 in Eastham, Mass..

Notes for ABIGAIL HOWLAND:
Abigail Howland died at Eastham, 7 April 1692, where she was identified as the "wife of John Younge Sr." She undoubtedly was the "A[----]" (document worn) who married at Plymouth, on 13 December 1648, to John Young. Her husband was born before 1627, probably even before 1623, because he was on the list of those able to bear arms in Plymouth in 1643. As "John Yeonge," he was included among creditors of John Jenney's estate in its 1644 inventory and so was presumably of age at that time. He was a constable at Eastham on 6 Jun 1654 and took the oath of fidelity in 1657 as a resident of that same town. Young died there on 28 January 1690/91.

The date of the marriage of Abigail to John Young is in dispute. According to Howland's History, this Abigail married Young on 2 9m [November] 1678, a date not found in any records relating to Abigail and one too late to accord with her being called Abigail Young in her mother's will of 1674. Howland's alleged date is the one found in the Friends Records for the marriage of an Abigail Howland to Richard Keerby (see Abigail, widow of No.2, Zoeth Howland). The names of some of the children born to John Young and wife Abigail (e.g., Joseph, Henry, and possibly Robert) are Howland names and re compatible with a presumption that the mother was a daughter of Henry Howland; but if she were, Abigail was married many years earlier. A likely record of the marriage is the previously cited one in 1684. Extensive information is available on the family, both published and unpublished. A quick review of the Youngs in Plymouth Colony, made by the the authors Wakefield and Sherman, suggests that this John is the only Young in the colony likely to be Abigail's husband.

The will of John Young, Sr., of Eastham, is dated 19 January 1688/89 and was proved 21 April 1691. It names wife Abigail and son henry as executors. The whole of his estate was left to the wife, during her widowhood. Also discussed were five sons (John, Joseph, Nathaniel, David, and Robert) and three daughters, unnamed. Overseers of the will were to be one Captain Sparrow; Daniel Done, Sr.; and Benjamin Higgins. The inventory, taken 3 February 1690/91 gives Young's death date as 29 January 1690/91.

In the absence of a will for Abigail, there are recorded several declarations that were brought to court on 19 April 1692 concerning the estate of the deceased Widow Young of Eastham. Jospeh Young said his mother told him that when she died she would leave all her estate with Henry, if Robert still had "that girl." but if Robert "had her not," the estate should be divided between Henry and Robert. Nathaniel Young testified much the same. Sarah, wife of Joseph Young, swore under oath on 25 April 1692 that "mother Young" had told her, some three weeks before, that her daughter Abigail had asked her to give each daughter a platter or something to remember her by, but the mother said she would not give them anything except possibly an earthen cup and platter to Lydia. All the rest was to go to Henry; but if Robert did not have "that girl," and if Henry was willing, Robert should have half of her estate. On 18 October 1692, the court ruled that the widow had adequately disposed of her estate, and three of her sons (John, Joseph and Henry) agreed. Robert must have kept the girl.

Children of ABIGAIL HOWLAND and JOHN YOUNG are:
i. JOHN4 YOUNG, b. November 1649.
ii. JOSEPH YOUNG, b. November 12, 1651.
iii. JOSEPH YOUNG, b. December 1654.
iv. NATHANIEL YOUNG, b. April 1656.
v. MARY YOUNG, b. April 28, 1658.
vi. ABIGAIL YOUNG, b. October 1660.
vii. DAVID YOUNG, b. April 17, 1662.
viii. LYDIA YOUNG, b. 1664.
ix. ROBERT YOUNG, b. April 1667.
x. HENERIE YOUNG, b. July 1669.
xi. HENERIE YOUNG, b. March 17, 1671/72.

9. SAMUEL3 HOWLAND (HENRY2, HENRY1)57,58 was born Abt. 163859,60. He married MARY SAMPSON61 Bef. June 02, 168161.

Child of SAMUEL HOWLAND and MARY SAMPSON is:
i. JOSHUA4 HOWLAND, b. Bef. 1690; d. Bef. 1770; m. DOROTHY LEE.

10. SARAH3 HOWLAND (HENRY2, HENRY1)62,63 was born Abt. 164563, and died October 02, 1712 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. She married ROBERT DENNIS63 November 19, 1672 in Rhode Island63.

Children of SARAH HOWLAND and ROBERT DENNIS are:
i. MARY4 DENNIS, b. September 22, 1673; m. GEORGE LAWTON.
ii. ROBERT DENNIS, b. November 05, 1677; m. SUSANNA BRIGGS.
iii. SARAH DENNIS, b. October 31, 1679; m. THOMAS FISH.
iv. JOHN DENNIS, b. August 15, 1682; m. ANA BRAYTON.
v. JOSEPH DENNIS, b. May 25, 1689; m. SARAH DURFEE.

11. DEBORAH3 HOWLAND (ARTHUR2, HENRY1)64 was born Bef. 1630 in pro. England64. She married JOHN SMITH January 04, 1648/49.

Children of DEBORAH HOWLAND and JOHN SMITH are:
i. HASADIAH4 SMITH, b. January 11, 1649/50.
ii. JOHN SMITH, b. October 01, 1651.
iii. ELIAZER SMITH, b. April 20, 1654.
iv. HEREKIAH SMITH, b. November 28, 1655.

12. MARY3 HOWLAND (ARTHUR2, HENRY1)64 was born Bef. 163564, and died August 26, 1690 in Marshfield. She married (1) TIMOTHY WILLIAMSON June 06, 1653 in Marshfield, Mass. He was born Abt. 1621 in pro. England. She married (2) ROBERT STANFORD January 22, 1678/79. He was born Abt. 1621 in England, and died Bef. May 15, 1721.

Notes for ROBERT STANFORD:
There is no evidence that Robert and Mary Stanford had any children. He married, second, Rebecca (Bartlett) Bradford, widow of william Bradford (brandson of the Plymouth Colony governor) and had a son Robert Stanford and probably other chilren.

Children of MARY HOWLAND and TIMOTHY WILLIAMSON are:
i. EXPERIENCE4 WILLIAMSON.
ii. NATHAN WILLIAMSON.
iii. ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON.
iv. DAUGHTER WILLIAMSON.
v. MARY WILLIAMSON, b. July 07, 1654.
vi. TIMOTHY WILLIAMSON, b. February 26, 1654/55.
vii. JOANNA WILLIAMSON, b. March 21, 1656/57.
viii. CALEB WILLIAMSON, b. March 1661/62.
ix. MARTHA WILLIAMSON, b. May 01, 1670.
x. ABIGAIL WILLIAMSON, b. August 10, 1672.
xi. GEORGE WILLIAMSON, b. May 02, 1675.

13. MARTHA3 HOWLAND (ARTHUR2, HENRY1)64 was born Abt. 163964, and died December 19, 1732 in Hingham, Mass65. She married (1) PETER BACON65. He died August 09, 169465. She married (2) JOHN DAMON65 January 15, 1658/59 in Scituate, Mass65. He died Bef. October 23, 1676 in Scituate, Mass65.

Child of MARTHA HOWLAND and PETER BACON is:
i. SUSANNA4 BACON66, b. November 04, 168266.

Children of MARTHA HOWLAND and JOHN DAMON are:
ii. MARTHA4 DAMON66.
iii. EXPERIENCE DAMON66, b. April 17, 166266.
iv. SILENCE DAMON66, b. January 02, 1663/6466.
v. EBENEZER DAMON66, b. January 11, 1665/6666.
vi. ICABOD DAMON66, b. April 08, 166866.
vii. MARGARETT DAMON66, b. July 20, 167066.
viii. HANNAH DAMON66, b. December 02, 167266.

14. ARTHUR3 HOWLAND (ARTHUR2, HENRY1)67 was born Bef. 164767. He married ELIZABETH PRENCE68 December 09, 1667 in Marshfield, Mass69, daughter of THOMAS PRENCE.

Children of ARTHUR HOWLAND and ELIZABETH PRENCE are:
i. ARTHUR4 HOWLAND70.
ii. PRINCE HOWLAND71.
iii. ELIZABETH HOWLAND71, m. SANDERS71.
iv. HANNAH HOWLAND71.
v. MARY HOWLAND71, b. February 22, 1667/6871; m. GODDARD71.
vi. EBENEZER HOWLAND71, b. December 07, 167171.
vii. THOMAS HOWLAND71, b. September 26, 167271; d. Bef. January 02, 1736/37, Pembroke; m. MARY.

Endnotes

1. The Truth Abouth the Pilgrims.
2. The Truth Abouth the Pilgrims, p. 129, By Francis R. Stoddard published 1952 by the Society of mayflower Descendants in the State of New York, NewYork, New York.
3. The Truth Abouth the Pilgrims.
4. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly, pp. 105-107 Vo. 75 No. 2, 1987.
5. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 61-69.
6. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vo. 75, Number 2, jun 1987 pp. 105-107.
7. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69.
8. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
9. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69.
10. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
11. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69.
12. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
13. The Truth Abouth the Pilgrims.
14. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71.
15. The Truth Abouth the Pilgrims.
16. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71.
17. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 75 June 1987 No. 2, pp. 105-109; and, Vol. 25 No. 2 Sept 1987 pp.216-225.
18. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69, 70-74.
19. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p 107.
20. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
21. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), pages 70-74.
22. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
23. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
24. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 77-79.
25. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
26. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
27. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 77-79.
28. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
29. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
30. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
31. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
32. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
33. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
34. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," P. 109.
35. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
36. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
37. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
38. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
39. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
40. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
41. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
42. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
43. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
44. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
45. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
46. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
47. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
48. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
49. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
50. Robert S. Wakefield, F.A.S.G. & Robert M. Sherman, F.A.S.G., National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
51. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 74.
52. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 109.
53. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69.
54. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
55. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69.
56. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
57. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69.
58. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
59. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p 107.
60. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; " Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren."
61. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
62. Franklyn Howland, Howlands in America, (Published 1885), page 69.
63. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and the late Robert M. Sherman, FASG, "National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 75, No. 2 June 1987; Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren," p. 107.
64. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71.
65. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71, page 89.
66. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71, page 90.
67. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71.
68. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71, page 91.
69. Marshfield Vital Records, page 6.
70. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71, Page 91.
71. Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, his wife Margaret (__) Walker, & their Children, by Wakefield & Sherman, National Genealogical Quaterly V71, page 91.

Re: Henry Howland brother of John (Mayflower)

jstromquist1 — 2011-12-15 10:43:44Z

please send me any info you have on henry lines. thanks

john

Re: Henry Howland brother of John (Mayflower)

jstromquist1 — 2011-12-15 10:42:44Z

please send me any info you have on henry...saw your post. i am doing research for my mother on her line for xmas. I am a direct decendant to john dare howland (famous pioneer artist) and am close to connecting all the dots to henry. my line goes henry b. 1604. zoeth...henry...william....william...joseph....josesph....john dare...can take it from there. any info would be appreciated. thanks

john stromquist

Re: Henry Howland brother of John (Mayflower)

jstromquist1 — 2011-12-15 10:39:05Z

please send me what you find. also researching henry howland line for my mother.

thanks,

John stromquist

Online photo: Anne Wallace Howland in 1899

eGENEee — 2011-12-09 16:21:32Z

I found this lovely photo online of Mrs. Anne Wallace Howland in 1899:

http://imagesearch.library.illinois.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php...

It's part of the American Library Association Archives Digital Collections.

It's likely she was either a librarian or married to a librarian. Also, the location is Atlanta, Georgia, but this might have been a convention site, not her residence.

I'm not related.

Just thought I'd share...

Re: FATHER'S FAMILY

hiswillbdone4him — 2011-11-28 00:28:23Z

Jenny
This is Mary, I hope You see this. I have been trying to contact You and Ed. Tammy was HORRIFICALLY MURDERED!! This is Mary Gloudeman. You Can Google the name David Kenneth Howell and read all about it. My e-mail address is; hiswillbdone4him@yahoo.com.

Re: FATHER'S FAMILY

hiswillbdone4him — 2011-11-27 23:29:02Z

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH EDWARD LEROY HOWLAND JR. HIS DAUGHTER TAMMY LYNN HOWLAND WAS MURDERED. ONE OF HER 13 YEAR OLD TWIN DAUGHTERS WAS RAPED REPEATIDLY FOR OVER 12 HOURS NEXT TO HER MOTHER'S DEAD BODY!!! IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST HENEOUS CRIMES EVER COMMITTED IN LA COUNTY. THE MURDER & TRIAL HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE NEWS. ON AUGUST 24, 2009, TAMMY WAS BRUTALLY BEAT, THEN, HER HANDS DUCT-TAPED, BEHIND HER BACK, & HER HEAD AND NECK TIGHTLY DUCT TAPED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HER DAD, EDWARD LEROY HOWLAND JR. & HER AUNT JENNY. I AM NOW RAISING HER 5 CHILDREN. GOOGLE THE NAME DAVID KENNETH HOWELL & YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT!!

Re: UK Howland Family

JeannaBaty — 2011-11-07 19:14:24Z

Have you read that Howland geneology folder yet? I am trying to get back past Bradfield Howland whose family emigrated to Canada (my great grandfather). I believe his father and grandfather were Christopher Howland, but then the trail goes dead. Do any of these names seem familiar to you, please? They lived in London before emigrating.
Bradfield Howland: 1853-1908: Born Great Dunmow, Essex, England. Died London, England
Christopher Howland, 1828-1886: Essex, England
Christopher Howland, 1761, London, England (not sure of this information), but he's my 3rd great grandfather.
Any help at all would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Jeanna Baty, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Re: UK Howland Family

JeannaBaty — 2011-11-03 22:24:33Z

I see your message was a long time ago, but I have a UK 2nd and 3rd great grandfather by your name and am stumped about going further. Could this be more than coincidence? What did you learn from your search?
I am stumped with the Howland search. Have gotten as far back as my 3rd Great grandfather, Christopher Howland, who died 1761 in London I think, and then nothing. I have probably made a mistake here somewhere....but I do know my great grandfather Bradfield Howland is correct: born Great Dunmow, Essex, 1853 and died London in 1908. His father was another Christopher I think (1828-1886 - Essex). Can you help me out please? All relatives dead now....but I know the family goes farther back. Have even heard a family story about robbery of estate/wealth by the Bishop of bedford I believe, way back....
The next generation....my grandmother and my great aunt did migrate to Canada early in 1909.
Thanks for any help.
Jeanna Baty (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Re: howland roots back to 1481

JeannaBaty — 2011-11-03 22:13:29Z

Hi. I am stumped. Have gotten as far back as my 3rd Great grandfather, Christopher Howland, died 1761 in London I think, and then nothing. I have probably made a mistake here somewhere....but I do know my great grandfather Bradfield Howland is correct: born Great Dunmow, Essex, 1853 and died London in 1908. His father was another Christopher I think (1828-1886 - Essex). Can you help me out please? All relatives dead now....but I know the family goes farther back. have even heard a family story about robbery of estate/wealth by the Bishop of bedford I believe, way back....
Thanks.
Jeanna Baty (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Re: Isaac Howland

lauriejhampton — 2011-10-30 21:42:59Z

Hi Pearl, Arghhh! I just wrote you a long email with lots of names and dates, and then somehow the whole thing disappeared when I tried to correct something while previewing it. Okay, deep breat, I'll try again! My name is Laurie Hampton. I live in Seattle, and I'm 54. My maternal grandmother was Nellie Howland (1885-1977). Her father was William Bronson Howland (1850-1923). His father was Peter William Howland (1830-1908). And HIS father was Isaac Cornell Howland (1794-1870). I've found an Isaac Howland (1763-?) and Lydia Cornell (1766-1852). You would think they would be Isaac Cornell Howland's parents because they were the right age, and the names fit, but I can only find two children listed for them - Philip Howland (1785-1809) and Stephen Howland (1794-1855). Curious, eh? Seems like a good clue to pursue. I don't have a lot of time for genealogy (I still work!), but my sister, who doesn't, also dabbles. Her name is Leanne Rowlands. What is YOUR connection to Isaac Cornell Howland? My email address is lauriejhampton@comcast.net, if you'd prefer to communicate that way instead of through geneology.com. I guess this way is good, though, in case someone else out there has any information...

Re: Isaac Howland

pearlaking — 2011-10-30 21:10:00Z

I think I'm still in that spot. I have not been real active lately,but recently quit work and hope to start in again. So, we are distantly related? Where do you live? I am in Platte City,Mo. Let's keep in touch.

Re: Isaac Howland

lauriejhampton1 — 2011-10-28 00:45:15Z

Hi Pearl King,

I am in the same boat as you were on your Nov. 13, 1999 post as far as being stuck on Isaac Cornell Howland. I am not sure of his parents, but it seems they must be Isaac Howland (b. June 30, 1763, d. ?) and Lydia Cornell (no dates for her). I am finding that they had two children: Philip Howland (10-31-1785 to 11-14-1809) and Stephen Howland ((9-28-1785 to 3-28-1855). My research shows Isaac Cornell Howland being born in 1794 (no exact date)in Maryland, Cherry Valley, Otsego, NY, and dying on 11-5-1870 in Lineville, Wayne, Iowa. Have you had any luck finding a link to his parents?

My grandmother was Nellie Howland, b. 3-28-1885 in Howard, Elk, Kansas, d.6-19-1977 in Seattle, WA.

Her father was William Bronson Howland, b. 12-24-1850 in PA
d. 11-26-1923, in Seattle, WA

William Bronson's father was Peter William Howland, b. 3-24-1830 Milford, Otsego, NY, d. 9-28-1908 Cleo Springs, Major, OK

Peter William Howland's father was Isaac Cornell Howland, b. 1794, Maryland, Cherry Valley, Otsego, NY, d. 11-5-1870, Lineville, Wayne, Iowa.

And Peter William Howland's father was Isaac Cornell Howland, b. 1794, Maryland, Cherry Valley, Otsego, NY, d. 11-5-1870, Lineville, Wayne, Iowa

Peter William was married to Elizabeth Peeterson, b. 6-13-1806, Worrester, Otsego, NY, d. 9-4-1886, Lineville, Wayne, Iowa.

Please let me know if you've had any luck establishing genealogy further back from Isaac Cornell Howland. I am visiting WA DC (I live in Seattle) as I write this. I spent several hours at the excellent library at the DAR during my visit hoping for some success in research in my family genealogy beyond Isaac Cornell, but am stymied. I would greatly appreciate any information you can provide.

Thank you,

Laurie J. Hampton

Re: using birth records

Roger_Howland — 2011-09-03 20:10:38Z

No. The computerized information is considered a secondary source. Primary sources are the original such as family bible, land records, actual church records, etc.

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

mamanance6 — 2011-08-28 13:42:21Z

That's quite an article. What a horrible accident. My niece just found the newspaper article about Henry's death. It is attached below as I am no computer wizard about attachments. I did put it in my family tree under Henry's name.

That's crazy- Beaverton. Talk about a small world.I live in Zigzag, up by Mt Hood. I lived in Gresham and Portland for a few years and just couldn't take the busyness of all the traffic and people. Which is why I left Seattle, actually. So now I live in a sleepy little village where yesterday I got to go to the huckleberry festival. Don't you miss marionberries? And all of that GRAY sky? Florida may not have but one season, but at least it's a sunny one.

Thank you so much for the article and all of the information, and of course, getting to know you a bit.

A Poor Boiler
May 15, 1888

It explodes killing one man and injuring four

The town of Caro greatly excited and hundreds of persons rush to the scene.

Caro, Mich- May 15- A terrible boiler explosion occurred in the Caro woodenware works yesterday morning. The town was startled and hundreds rushed to the scene.

The boiler occupied a brick building between the machine shops and the works. A 50 horse power engine run the the machinery, and the gauge showed 80 pounds of steam at the time of the accident. The debris was scattered over across the ground, and the ends of the boiler were blown 30 rods in opposite directions.

Henry Howland was killed, his neck and legs being broken.

The following were injured:
Joe Randall, engineer, badly cut on the head.
Frank Riddle, head cut.
T.H. Wisner, arm hurt.

Judge Thomas, Mr. June, William Ford and others narrowly escaped injury.

Some blame probably rests on the company, since the boiler was old and patched. James Shepherd, scientific engineer says that the accident was caused by low water in the boiler.

source: The Daily Chronicle
location: Marshall, Michigan

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

jrbjr423 — 2011-08-28 00:27:18Z

Nancy,

Here is my email jrbjr423@aol.com do you have anything you could send me that directly links George Henry Howland to Porter Luce Howland this is so exciting

John

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

jrbjr423 — 2011-08-27 23:38:27Z

Wow information overload where in oregon? After I got out of the Marines I moved to Beaverton,Oregon for a year and half.. but I missed Florida to much and moved back Dawn Claus and family doesn't ring a bell but they might of had my uncle and aunt as teachers they taught all over Titusville and Port St John which is just south of Titusville...Here is an article that you will want to read..I've got much more stuff so I'll keep adding as we go...

http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/ccc1908b%20(E)/...

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

mamanance6 — 2011-08-27 22:41:51Z

You may know them already. Dawn married a guy named Bill Claus- 4 daughters- Amber, Emily, Piper and Cassandra.
Her girls are near your age. How awesome is that!

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

mamanance6 — 2011-08-27 22:32:34Z

Oops again, a bit of a brain loss moment on Hilda's mother- her name was Helena, not Christina or anything else for that matter. sorry 'bout that.

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

jrbjr423 — 2011-08-27 22:31:59Z

Wow really Titusville,FL

I grew up in Titusville and went to Titusville High School Class of 2000. My uncle and his wife and 2 children still live there talk about a small world! I'm working on sending you information that I have and pictures as well and would love to see what you have talk to you soon,

John

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

mamanance6 — 2011-08-27 22:28:05Z

Hi there, my dad is Donald Howland, born in 1934 in Illinois. His father, Edward Raymond Howland was born in 1909 in Caro, Michigan. His father was George Henry Howland, born in 1877 in Michigan. His father was also George H Howland and went by Henry. He was born in Michigan in about 1841, and his father was Porter Luce Howland, born in Gill, Mass.

I hope this helps your search.

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

mamanance6 — 2011-08-27 22:20:40Z

I forgot to tell you, my real email address is mountainmamas@msn.com.
I am on the other side of the country, in Oregon

Nancy

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

mamanance6 — 2011-08-27 22:18:08Z

Oh my goodness. I cannot tell you how amazing this is. We were lucky enough to grow up with our great grandparents, George and Hilda and my dad always knew of his Great Uncle Gerald but I am not sure if he ever met him. I spoke with him last night and he said that he remembered his parents-Edward and Isabella, taking a trip to St Augustine once to see Gerald and his family. My dad's brother and his nephew were both named Gerald.Perhaps they were named for your Gerald S Beverly. Sadly, they both died young, father at age 49 and son at age 40. We have the smaller side of the family with George and Hilda having 4 children, Harry, Helen, Edward and Ruth. I still am looking for all of Harry and Helens' kids. Ed had 2 sons, 5 grandchildren,10 great grndchildren and 7 great great grands with the 8th about to be born within the next 24hours. Ruth had 2 children- Lois and David and David also died young, just before age 50. The men on this side all had bad hearts. My father, Don, has lived the longest and will be 77 next month. He and my mother, Kay, have 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren. I think they are inpatient for the greats to start showing up.

On to the lost information.
We are still trying to find anything more about George and matilda. They seem to have disappeared, as did Great Aunt Ada and her husband Alger. I have very little doubt that ultimately George (Matilda's) was a son of Porter Luce Howland who was a direct descendent of John Howland, who came over on the Mayflower. We just need to find evidence of his birth or death to help. No idea about Matilda, from Canada. I guess it'd be much easier if we knew her maiden name. I'll start looking for any documentation about George's death. He did go by Henry, by the way. The Howland kids from George and Matilda, as well as their grandkids from George and Matilda were born in Caro, MI.

Ok, George and Hilda
George was born 6/10/1877 in Caro, MI, and died Aug 13,1960 in Chicago Heights, Ill.
Hilda Cecilia Peterson was born on 12/28/1878 in Karlskrona, Sweden. She was the illegitimate daughter of a a woman named Christina. Hilda came to the US at age 20, in May of 1898. Hilda died 5/6/1970 in Chicago Heights. I remember her as a big Swede. She always had funny tasting food in her home and I wasn't able to understand much of what she said because of her accent. Her son, Ed, was very good to her and took care of her after George died in 1960, taking meals to her several times/week and keeping up her home.

Yes, George and Matilda had 3 children. Ada E was born in 1875, George Henry was born in 1877 and Gerald Sydney was born in 1882. My dad said they had always heard that Uncle Gerald was their grandpa's brother, but was given up to another family for some reason. Apparently it was no secret in the family and as I looked at the census records in 1880, I saw that the Beverlys lived in the same neighborhood as the Howlands. I am supposing that they were the couple who raised your great grandfather. Do you have any other information on how that went down?

I really want to thank you for corresponding with me about this. I will work at sending you pictures if you want some. I also have some funeral notices from the family if you want.
We also have more family in Florida. My Uncle Gerald's daughter, Dawn, and her 4 daughters and 7(soon 8) grandchildren live near Titusville. My cousin Gerald's son, Nathan Howland, also lives in FL, but I'm not sure where.

Attached is a picture of Ed, Isabella, Gerald and Donald Howland from about 1950.

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

Brake1223 — 2011-08-27 01:37:48Z

Hi-Your Dad is Don Howland
What's his father name

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

jrbjr423 — 2011-08-26 23:48:05Z

Hello Nancy,

With you responding to my post you have solved a 50 year old mystery. There are other Howland’s out there, my family has tried to find that side of the family in the past but was unsuccessful. I asked my grandmother if I could take up the research I don’t know where to start, so I’ll start from the beginning. Gerald Sydeny Beverly was my Great Grandfather and he was born on 1/17/1882 Kingston, Mich. and died 12/31/1961 in West Palm Beach, Fl. He married Clara Price 7/24/1886-1/14/1955 they had one child my Grandfather John Burton Beverly 12/8/1921-10/14/1989. He married my Grandmother Nina Ledbetter she still lives in the house that Gerald built in St Augustine,FL. Together they had 5 children of those children they had 10 grand children. I am one of the 10 and of those 10 there are 7 Great Grand Children with one on the way. My grandmother’s Email is NBev592939@aol.com she can tell you more about Gerald.

Here are my holes in the Howland Tree:

Henry ? Howland Born ?- Died 5/19/1888 Boiler Accident in Caro, Mich.
He was Married to Matilda J ? Born: ? Died: ? is from Canada
They had 3 or 4 children maybe a daughter ?
George was born: 6-10-1876 and died:1960 near Chicago
Married Hilda Peterson Born:?Died:?

That’s all unless you have more

Here is a Picture of Gerald and his wife Clara

Re: George and Hilda Howland nee Peterson

mamanance6 — 2011-08-26 19:16:00Z

Hi John, my name is Nancy Howland and I am the great great granddaughter of George and Matilda. My father, Don Howland, and I have been trying to track down George and Matilda as well as Gerald. My dad remembered stories of his grandfather George and Great Aunt Ada having a brother Gerald who their parents couldn't care for. In Great Grandpa George's obituary it is mentioned that he was survived by a brother Gerald Beverly in St. Augustine. We lost track long ago of Ada, only knowing that she and her husband Alger lived somewhere in Michigan in the 1940's.
If it's alright, I'd like to forward this information to my dad and have him contact you, as he would so love information about Gerald. His email address is drayhowland@verizon.net, should you want to contact him. I must say, I am so excited to hear from you. I would love to have any information you have and certainly we would love to share information with you. Thank you so much, Nancy

using birth records

jaynerd — 2011-08-22 23:17:46Z

Hi all, I'm in the process of trying to prove several lines for my husband and our girls, including through John Howland. I'm wondering if the birth records here on ancestry.com can be used as "proof?" (The ones that say, "Copy of an old birth record.) Thank you!

Re: Howland, John

bird4713 — 2011-07-21 21:16:37Z

If you go to the Howland House in Plymouth they will be able to direct you to where you want to go, they are very helpful. The Howand house is right on the main street just where it changes names for some reason, can't miss it, small parking lot though. I can post a picture of it on Ancestry. It is pretty close to the Mayflower, the rock is NOT Plymouth rock but it gives tourists something to take a picture of. Plymouth Plantation will be interesting though I have never been (shame on me for being brought up in Massachusetts, I never went to Bunker Hill either) Harvard is great, go to the Peabody Museum, it was free last time I went, that was a Sunday afternoon outing for us. Walk the Freedom Trail it is great, take a bus ride they will explain everything in a comical way (sometimes)it will take you by The Bull and Finch---Cheers used it for their filming. OK enough, I feel like a tour guide. Ask me if you want more.
October is BEAUTIFUL in New England, be sure to get to Ogonquit Maine,it isn't too far from Boston, it took about an hour and half drive. Be sure to look at the ocean from the Cliff House, it is a hotel on the shore, but you can park there and look or go inside and go on a balcony to see a very good view, can you tell my heart is in Maine, "The way life should be" their motto. I AGREE.
Have a blast, wish I was going up this year but who knows we could just run into each other.