Howard Family Line
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Nana's 5x Great-Grandmother:
My 7x Great Grandmother:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 8x Great-Grandmother:
Bethia Howard (1691 - 1746)
Bethia Randall
Birthdate: ca. 1691
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Denomination: (possibly) Puritan / Congregationalist
Date of Marriage: August 12, 1712
Place of Marriage: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Death: November 5, 1746 in Providence, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Burial: North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Parents:
Ensign John Howard
1656-1726
Susanna Latham
1656-1703
Family
Spouse:
Jonathan Randall
Doct. Jonathan Randall
Also known as: "Dr Jonathan Randall", "Jonathan Randall, MD"
Birthdate: 1688
Birthplace: Providence, Providence County, Dominion of New England
Denomination: (probably) Puritan / Congregationalist
Death: October 7, 1724 in Providence, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Burial: North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Immediate Family:
Son of William Randall and Rebecca Fowler
See: Randall Family Line
Children:
1. John Randall 1713–1745
2. Joseph Randall 1713–1753
3. Mary Randall 1717–1724
4. Jonathan Randall 1724–
About Bethia Howard
Descendant of Mayflower passenger Mary Winslow (and James Chilton)...thru her mother, Sarah Latham. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-5029
Bethia Hayes formerly Howard aka Randall, Haward was born about 1691 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony to John Howard Jr. and Susanna (Latham) Howard. She is the sister of Martha (Howard) Perkins, Susanna (Howard) Ames, Edward Howard, Robert Howard, John Howard [half], Sarah (Howard) Turner, Mary Howard [half], Elizabeth Howard [half], Susannah Howard [half], Jonathan Howard [half] and Abraham Howard [half]
Wife of Jonathan Randall — married 12 Aug 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Wife of John Hayes — married 21 Apr 1726 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mother of John Randall, Joseph Randall, Mary Randall, Jonathan Randall and Zebedee Hayes
Bethiah died on November 5 1746 [location unknown]
Profile last modified 16 Jun 2016 | Created 6 Jun 2013
Biography
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Sources
Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 83-84
Acknowledgments
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References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KH7G-WS6/bethia-howard-1691-1746
https://www.geni.com/people/Bethiah-Randall-Hayes/6000000033762906220
http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I34753&tree=Schirado
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-5029
https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr11/rr11_201.html
http://dunhamwilcox.net/me/me_bio_howard.htm
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Nana's 6x Great-Grandfather:
My 8x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 9x Great-Grandfather:
Ensign John Howard (1656 - 1726)
John Howard Jr.
Also known as: "John Howard", "Ensign John Haward", "Hayward"
Birthdate: April 20, 1647
Birthplace: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
Denomination: (probably) Puritan / Congregationalist
Death: October 3, 1726 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Occupation: Tavern Keeper (1703-1726)
Parents:
John Haward
1624-1700
Martha Hayward
1634-1703
Family
Spouse:
Susanna Latham
1656-1703
Susanna Howard
Also Known As: "Sarah Latham", "Susannah Hayward"
Birthdate: ca. 1656
Birthplace: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Denomination: (possibly) Puritan / Congregationalist
Date of Marriage: 1678
Place of Marriage: Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
Death: June 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Robert Latham and Susanna Winslow
See: Latham Family Line
Children:
1. Martha Howard, b. ca 1679/80, Bridgewater d. 14 July 1735, Bridgewater
2. Susanna Howard, b. about 1683, Bridgewater d. 11 January 1767, Bridgewater
3. Edward Howard, b. 7 February 1687, Bridgewater d. 14 July 1771, Bridgewater
4. Bethiah Howard, b. 1691, Bridgewater d. 5 November 1746, Bridgewater
5. Robert Howard, b. about 1699, Bridgewater d. 17 August 1779, Bridgewater
6. Sarah Howard, b. about 1701, Bridgewater d. before 1768, Bridgewater
About Ensign John Howard
John Howard Jr. is a part of Massachusetts history.
From his family graveyard, John's internment is unknown.
From http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HAYWARD/2001-03/0985628598
JOHN2 HOWARD, JR. (John1 HAWARD) (Martha2, Thomas1 HAYWARD) "He [John Howard] then settled in Joppa in East Bridgewater and lived on the spot where Deacon Kenne afterward lived. While there, his father and friends at West Bridgewater would speak of Joppa as, “down at John’s,” “John’s bridge,” “John’s river,” so that these designations were later adopted in the records. After the death of his father, he sold his house and farm to his uncle Edward Mitchell in 1703, and went back to West Bridgewater to live. He inherited from his father, his house and barn, together with a large tract of land, and various lots of outlying land. He occupied the house, and conducted it as a tavern until 1726.
He had six children. m. 1678 Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA Sarah Latham (Robert1 LATHAM) (Susannah2, John1 WINSLOW) [Source: Descendants of John Howard, 1903 by Heman [sic] Howard; Privately Published by the Standard Printing Company, Brockton, MA]
Sources
↑ Heman Howard, Howard Genealogy, 1903, p 4
See also:
Mayflower Families, Vol. 15 p. 30-31
WikiTree profile Howard-3597 created through the import of Frutiger_Higginbotham Family T.ged on Aug 25, 2012 by Brian Frutiger. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.
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John Howard Estate Administration Record
References:
https://www.geni.com/people/John-Howard/6000000000426572716
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQMN-R6F
http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I34754&tree=Schirado
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-704
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40440398/john-howard
http://dunhamwilcox.net/me/me_bio_howard.htm
https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr11/rr11_201.html
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Nana's 7x Great-Grandfather:
My 9x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandfather:
John Haward (1624 - 1700)
John Howard
Also Known As: "Lt. John Howard", "Heyward," "Hayward", "Heward", "John Haward. Sr."
Birthdate: ca. 1624
Birthplace: Sandwich, Kent, England / London, Middlesex, England
Denomination: (possibly) Puritan / Congregationalist
Arrival: Arrived circa 1640 to Duxbury, Massachusetts, at age 15
Death: October 15, 1701 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
Burial: Ashland Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Occupation: Tavern Keeper, Carpenter
Military Service: He fought in King Phillip's War in May 1676. He was often referred to in the original records by his military title of "Ensign" subsequent to his appointment to that position in 1664 and as "Lieutenant" subsequent to his promotion to that position in 1689.
Parents:
James Howard
1602-1652
Mary Cooper
1604-1652
Family
Spouse:
Martha Hayward
1634-1703
Martha Haward
Also Known As: "Martha Howard"
Birthdate: ca. 1634
Birthplace: Corsham, Wiltshire, England (or, Aylesford, Kent, England)
Denomination: (possibly) Puritan / Congregationalist
Date of Marriage: 1679
Place of Marriage: Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
Death: May 12, 1693 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Burial: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Thomas Hayward and Susanna [unknown]
Children:
1. Ensign John Howard b. 20 April 1647, Duxbury d. between July 1725 and 3 October 1726, Bridgewater
2. Elizabeth Howard, b. about 1647, Plymouth d. 1747, Bridgewater
3. Sarah Howard, b. 20 August 1648, Bridgewater d. about 1703, Bridgewater
4. James Howard, d. 1690, Canada
5. Ephraim Howard, b. about 1666, Bridgewater d. 11 August 1750, Bridgewater
About John Haward
John Howard migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
John Howard was the son of James Howard and Mary Cooper. John came from England to Duxbury, Massachusetts, at age 15. He was born in 1628 in Sandwich, Kent County, England, and died in 1700 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He married Martha Hayward in 1679 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Martha was born in Aylesford, Kent County, England, and died before 1703 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. John lived with the family of Miles Standish and later moved to Bridgewater. John Howard was the first HOWARD to settle there. John was appointed Ensign on September 27, 1664. He also fought in King Phillip's War in May 1676.
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From the Harmons:
http://theharmons.us/harmon_t/b952.htm#P85725
Lt. John HOWARD (immigrant)[1354]
was born between 1 January 1622 and 1624 in Sandwich, Kent, England.
He emigrated about 1635. to Duxbury, MA (ABT 1651) to Bridgewater
He died on 15 October 1701 in prob. Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Alias:<ALIA> John /Haward/
Name variations: Haward, Hayward, Howard
From Savage, Vol. 2 "...one of the first settlers [of Bridgewater] brought up by Captain Miles Standish, in 1643 was of Duxbury, a carpenter, representative 1678 and often after, married Martha..[list of children]...and is so the progenitor of a distinguished family always called and spelled Haward. the change camegradually, I think, by first disuse of y in Hayward,and next following the usual Sound." All of John's descendants wrote the name Haward till after 1700,and the early town records are conformable to this spelling; but after that it it has been invariably written Howard.
Robert Howard , Sr.'s records: This is what I have written about John - a distillation from several sources. In Heman's book there is a letter written to him by his mother. John Howard,with his brother George, came from England and settled in Duxbury when he wasabout fifteen years old. Their widowed mother Mary, and at least one sister, remained in England. He lived in the family of Capt. Miles Standish who, it is said, treated him like a son. John married Martha Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward and Susannah Towne. John and Martha had seven children, four sons and three daughters; our ancestor was Ephraim, the youngest child, who was born when his father was about 40.
In Duxbury John Howard was among those who were able to bear arms in 1643. In 1645 his name appe ars as one of the fifty-four original proprietors of the grant of land afterward known as Bridgewater. Judge Mitchell, in his history of Bridgewater, says that John Howardwas a man of much influence in the new plantation.
John Howard was a carpenter by trade. In 1646 he was one of the two surveyors of highways for his town. In 1657 he took the Freeman's oath. On June 5, 1678, he was a deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts; also on the same date he was appointed a selectman of this town. In 1683 he, with Thomas Hayward, was a representativeto the general court.
In 1670 he was licensed to keep an "ordinary" or tavern, the first public house in Bridgewater, and kept it 30 years until his death in 1700. His eldest son then became the proprietor, and he was followed by three more generations of Howards until John's great-great grandson, Capt.Benjamin Beal Howard, died in 1821. The house was taken down in 1838.
"He was one of the first military officers and was appointed Ensign, September 27, 1664. In May, 1676, during King Philip's War, Ensign John Howard, with twenty others, fought with some Indians and took seventeen of them alive with much plunder, and all returned without serious injury."
On October 2, 1689, he was promoted and received his commission as a lieutenant.
Lieut . Howard died in 1700. His property was appraised in October, 1701. It consisted of about 450 acres of land and his estate was valued at about 840 pounds .
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 8WK2-PR: (Robert Howard, Sr.'s records) From the Kingman book [#1]. "John and James Howard, brothers, came from England and settled in Duxbury. John removed from thence to the West Parish of Bridgewater, and became one of the first settlers of the town, in 1651. [James went to Bermuda.] When a lad, it is said John lived in Captain Miles Standish's Family. He was a man of great influence in the new plantation, and was one of the first military officers in Bridgewater.
Previous to 1700 the name was commonly written Haward, but during the last century it is spelled Howard. The names of Howard and Haward are often confounded, and by many are pronounced alike. They may have been the same name originally, although John always wrote it Haward, without any 'y' ." [John] was an inn-keeper as early as 1670. see Also: Welsh, Doris V. The Keith family and allied New England families. Waynesbury, PA, 1981.
Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibr
Spouse: Martha (Mary) HAYWARD (Immigrant).
Martha (Mary) HAYWARD (Immigrant) and Lt. John HOWARD (immigrant) were married about 6 April 1657 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Children were: John HOWARD, Sarah HOWARD, Elizabeth HOWARD, Maj. Jonathan HOWARD, Ephraim HOWARD, Bethiah HOWARD.
Reference:
1354. Burgess (Updated: Wed Feb 18 10:46:23 2004).
[Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1921, Date of Import: Aug 31, 1997] From the Kingman book (#1):
" John and James Howard, brothers, came from England and settled in Duxbury.John removed from thence to the West Parish of Bridgewater, and became one of the first settlers of the town, in 1651.(James went to Bermuda.)When a lad, it is said John lived in Captain Miles Standish's family.He was a man of great influence in the new plantation, and was one of the first military officers in Bridgewater.Previous to 1700 the name was commonly written Haward, but during the last century it is spelled Howard.The names of Howard and Hayward are often confounded, and by many are pronounced alike.They may have been the same name originally, although John always wrote it Haward, without any 'y'."
(John) was an inn-keeper as early as 1670.
From Savage, Vol. 2
"...one of the first settlers [of Bridgewater] brought up by Captain Miles Standish, in 1643 was of Duxbury, a carpenter, representative 1678 and often after, married Martha... [list of children] ...and is so the progenitor of a distinguished and numerous family always called and spelled Howard.The change came gradually, I think, by first disuse of y in Hayward, and next following the usual sound."
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John Howard BIRTH 1624 Kent, England DEATH 1700 (aged 75–76) Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Unknown Add to Map MEMORIAL ID 40440368 · View Source
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John Howard, with his brother, came from England, and settled in Duxbury. He was among those who were able to bear arms there in 1643. He was about fifteen years old when he came to Duxbury. He lived in the family of Capt. Miles Standish.. He soon removed to Bridgewater, and was one of the original settlers and proprietors of that town. Judge Mitchell, in his history of Bridgewater, say that John Howard, the first Howard to settle in Bridgewater, was a man of much influence in the new plantation.
In 1645 his name appears as one of the fifty-four proprietors of the grant of land afterward known as Bridgewater. In 1656 he was one of the two surveyors of highways for his town. In 1657 he had taken the Freeman's oath. He was one of the fourteen men whose allotment of land was in the easterly part of the grant. He was one of the first military officiers, and was appointed Ensign, Sept. 27, 1664. In May, 1676, during King Philip's War, Ensign John Howard, with twenty others, fought with some Indians and took seventeen of them alive with much plunder, and all returned without serious injury. June 5, 1678, he was a deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts; also on the same date was appointed a selectman of his town. In 1683 he, with Thomas Hayward, was a representative to the General Court. Oct. 2, 1689, he was promoted, and received his commission as a lieutenant.
Mr. Howard was a carpenter by trade. He spelled his name Haward, and so did his descendants until after 1700. He married Martha, a daughter of Thomas Hayward, one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, who came on the ship Hercules, in 1635, from Sandwich, County of Kent, England, with five children and three brothers.
He lived in a house which he built near the first meeting house...This was the first public house in Bridgewater, as Mr. Howard was licensed to keep an ordinary or tavern, in 1670, at this place. This house was owned and managed by John Howard and his direct descendants for a period of 151 years. John Howard opened the tavern in 1670, and kept it 30 years, until his death in 1700. His oldest son, John, then became proprietor, conducting it 26 years, until 1726...
John Howard married Martha Howard. They were the parents of seven children, all born in Bridgewater. 1. John, who married Sarah Latham 2. Sarah, who married Zaccheus Packard 3. Jonathan, who married Sarah Dean & Susanna Keith 4. James, who married Elizabeth Washburn 5. Ephraim, who married Mary Edson Keith 6. Bethiah, who married Henry Kingman 7. Elizabeth, who married Edward Fobes
Spouse Martha Hayward Howard, 1634 – unknown
Children Sarah Howard Packard, 1648–1703 Elizabeth Hayward Howard Fobes/Forbes, 1650 – unknown John Howard,1656–1727 Jonathan Howard, 1664–1739 Ephraim Howard, 1667–1750 Bethiah Howard Kingman, 1672–1755
References:
https://www.geni.com/people/John-Howard/6000000002844078143
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYFT-2HY
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-701
http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I50835&tree=Schirado
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52081833/john-howard
https://doigsden.com/Howard.htm
http://dunhamwilcox.net/me/me_bio_howard.htm
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-247358921-1-25806/john-howard-in-myheritage-family-trees
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Nana's 8x Great-Grandfather:
My 10x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:
James Howard (1602 - 1652)
Family
Spouse:
Mary Cooper
1604-1652
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Nana's 9x Great-Grandfather:
My 11x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 12x Great-Grandfather:
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Nana's 10x Great-Grandfather:
My 12x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 13x Great-Grandfather:
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Origins of the Howard Family
The name Howard originated with the Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled Britain. It is derived from the Old French name Huard or the Old German name Howard. The former name is derived from the Old German name Hugihard, which literally means heart-brave. The latter name, which is also spelled Howart, is a cognate of the Old Norse name Haward and means high or chief warden.
Occasionally, the surname Howard may have been applied to someone who worked at a dairy farm at which female sheep were kept. In this case, the derivation is from the Old English words eowu, which means ewe, and hierde, which means herd.
In other cases, the name was adopted from where the person was born as in "William, son of Roger Fitz Valevine, took the name of Howard from being born in the Castle of Howard, in Wales, in the time of Henry I." Another source sums up the diversity of the family's origin thusly: "Camden, the most important witness of all, places Howard amongst the names in use in England at the time of the Conquest. In all probability this name has had more than one origin."
The surname Howard was first found in Norfolk, where one of the first records of the family was Elwin le Heyvard, who was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. The same rolls listed Alice le Heyward in Huntingdonshire and Geoffrey le Hayward in Cambridgeshire. Later, William Heyward or Howard was Sheriff of Norwich, Norfolk in 1657.
"The church [of East Winch in Norfolk] is a handsome structure in the later English style, with a square embattled tower; in the east window are the arms of Vere and Howard, and on the north side is the ancient chapel of St. Mary, the burial-place of the latter family. Near Grancourt House, which was the seat of Sir William Howard, who purchased the manor in the reign of Edward the First, are some slight remains of a religious house."
But the family quickly became widespread. Epworth in Lincolnshire was another ancient family seat. "This place, which is the principal town in the Isle of Axholme, a district comprising the north-west portion of the county, was anciently the residence of the Howard family, who had a castellated mansion here, of which nothing now remains except the site, where within the last 70 years have been dug up some of the cannon belonging to the fortifications."
In Westmorland, at Levens in the parish, union, and ward of Kendal another early branch of the family was found. "On the eastern bank of the river Kent, which is crossed by a bridge on the Kendal road, is Levens Hall, the venerable mansion of the Howards, embosomed in a fine park, and crowned with towers, which, overtopping the highest trees, command extensive prospects on every side. The Howard family built the chapel, a parsonage, and schools, and endowed the living. "
Howard Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Howard has appeared include Howard, Howerd, Haward, Heyward, and others.
Howard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
John Howard, who settled in Virginia in 1622
Judeth Howard, who landed in Virginia in 1622
John Howard, who settled in Virginia in 1634
William Howard, who settled in Virginia in 1635
Samuel Howard, who landed in America in 1635
Howard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Susan Howard, who landed in Virginia in 1701
Margaret Howard, who arrived in Virginia in 1716
Authur Howard, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746
Eignon Howard, who arrived in America in 1758
James Howard, who landed in America in 1760-1763