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John HOWLAND

John HOWLAND

Male 1627 - Aft 1699  (> 72 years)

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  • Name John HOWLAND 
    Birth 24 Apr 1627  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth listed as "24, 2, 1627 [24 April 1627]" by White John Howland of the Mayflower Volume 2. She references "Judge Sewall's Diary in 'old style' (before September 1752), is incorrectly interpreted as 24 February 1627".
    Gender Male 
    Church member 18 Jun 1699  [3
    Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States 
    • West Parish Church
    Death Aft 18 Jun 1699  [2, 4
    Cause: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States 
    Person ID I247  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father John HOWLAND   d. Feb 1672/3, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth TILLEY,   b. Abt 1607   d. 22 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1624  [4
    Family ID F521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary LEE,   b. Abt 1632, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 6 May 1693 (Age > 61 years) 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1651  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Mary HOWLAND,   b. 1653   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth HOWLAND,   b. 17 May 1655, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 30 Jan 1695 (Age > 40 years)
     3. Isaac HOWLAND,   b. 25 Nov 1659
     4. Hannah HOWLAND,   b. 15 May 1661
     5. Mercy HOWLAND,   b. 21 Jan 1663
     6. Lydia HOWLAND,   b. 9 Jan 1665
     7. Experience HOWLAND,   b. 28 Jul 1668
     8. Anne HOWLAND,   b. 9 Sep 1670
     9. Shubael HOWLAND,   b. 30 Sep 1672   d. 17 Jun 1737 (Age 64 years)
     10. John HOWLAND,   b. 31 Dec 1674
    Family ID F706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

  • Notes 
    • "John Howland was a tolerant man. He warned his Quaker uncle, Arthur Howland, that the constables were on their way to arrest him for his non-conformist thinking. For this action, John was summoned before the General Court." (John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. 2, p18)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1584] DB: Barnstable, MA: Vital Records 1625-1903, 1 December 2013; entry for Lt. John Howland, 1:417; b 24 Feb 1626/7 in Plymouth, m. Mary Lee 26 Oct 1651 in Barnstable.
      Citing Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM

    2. [S1478] BOOK: John Howland of the Mayflower Vol. 2, p. 17.

    3. [S1478] BOOK: John Howland of the Mayflower Vol. 2, p. 20.

    4. [S1733] DB: Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: John Howland, 1 December 2013; John Howland.



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