A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

Howland

Henry HOWLAND

Spouse: Margaret ?

Children: John; Henry, Duxbury appeared as early as 1633, married Mary Newland ; Arthur, Marshfield, married widow Margaret Read / Reed

John HOWLAND born c1592, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, ENG died 2/23/1672-3 buried on Burial Hill Plymouth, "an ancient professor of the ways of Christ; one of the first comers, and proved a useful instrument of good, and was the last man that was left that came in the May Flower."

Spouse: Elizabeth TILLEY baptized 8/30/1607, Henlow, Bedfordshire ENG died 12/21/1687 Swansea married c1624-5 Plymouth

Children: Desire born c1625 probably Plymouth died 10/13/1683 Barnstable married c1643 probably Plymouth Capt. John Gorum/Gorham killed at Swansea in King Phillips War; John born 4/24/1627 probably Plymouth died after 5/18/1699 Barnstable married 10/26/1651 Mary Lee at Plymouth; Hope born 8/30/1629 probably Plymouth; Elizabeth born c1631 possibly Maine died 1691 Oyster Bay Long Island NY married (1) 9/13/1649 Plymouth Ephraim Hicks (2) John Dickenson of Barnstable; Lydia born c1633 possibly Maine died after 1/11/1710-1 married c1654 James Brown of Swansea; Hannah born c1637 possibly Maine married 7/6/1661 probably Swansea, Jonathan Bosworth; Joseph born c1640 Rocky Nook/Kingston died 1/1703-4 Plymouth married 12/7/1664 Plymouth, Elizabeth Southworth; Jabez born c1644 Rocky Nook/Kingston died between 5/14/1708 & 2/6/1711-2 Bristol MA (now RI) married c1688 Plymouth, Bethiah Thacher; Ruth born c1646 Rocky Nook/Kingston died between 5/29/1672 & 10/16/1679 married 11/17/1664, Plymouth, Thomas Cushman son of Thomas Cushman & Mary Allerton [Smith/Glidden related through Cushman/Allerton Thomas' brother Rev. Isaac]; Isaac born 11/15/1649 Rocky Nook/Kingston died 3/9/1723-4 75th year Middleboro, The Green cemetery married c1676 probably Middleboro Elizabeth Vaughn

Hope HOWLAND born 8/30/1629 probably Plymouth, married 1646, died 1/8/1683-4 aged 54 years Barnstable; buried in the ancient burying ground on Lothrop's Hill; joined the Barnstable church 8/7/1650

Spouse: Elder John CHIPMAN born about 1620-1; came to NE May 1637 in service of his cousin Mr. Richard Derby who settled in Plymouth; carpenter; of Barnstable 1649 joined the church 1/30/1652-3 & chosen one of Ruling Elders; died in Sandwich 4/7/1708 age 88; John married (2) Ruth Bourne, died at Sandwich 1713 leaving no issue, daughter of William Sargeant born in Charlestown 10/25/1642 who had married 1st Jonathan son of Josiah Winslow of Marshfield and 2nd Mr. Richard Bourne of Sandwich.

Children: Elizabeth born 6/24/1648 in Plymouth married, as his 2d wife, Hosea Joyce/Joyse of Yarmouth; Hope born 8/13/1652 married 1st John Huckins who died 11/10/1678; Lydia born 12/25/1654 married as his 3rd wife John SARGENT born 12/1639-40 possibly Charlestown MA died 9/9/1716 Malden MA Bell Rock Cemetery married (1) Deborah Hillier/Hyllier intentions 3/19/1662-3; (2) Mary Bense who died 1670 no issue (3) Lydia Chipman circa 1674 ; John born 3/2/1656-7 died May 29, 1657 Barnstable; Hannah born 1/14/1658-9 died in Barnstable 11/4/1696 married Thomas Huckins/Huckens 5/1/1680 leaving issue; Samuel born 4/15/1661 died in 1723 leaving issue married 12/27/1686 Sarah Cobb; Ruth born 12/31/1663 died 4/8/1698 leaving issue married 4/7/1682 Eleazer Crocker ; Bethia born 7/1/1666 died after 11/12/1702 married Shubael Dimmock; Mercy born 2/6/1668 died 6/12/1724 married 12/13/1699 Deacon Nathaniel Skiff/Skiffe Sandwich and removed to Chilmark; John born 3/3/1670-1 died 1/4/1756 Newport RI married (1) Marcy/Mary Skiff (2) Elizabeth (Handley)(Pope) Russell (3) circa 1725 Newport RI Hannah (Hoxie/Huxley)(Griffin) Case; Desire born 2/26/1673-4 Barnstable died 3/28/1705 leaving issue married Hon. Melatiah Bourne 2/23/1692-3 who married (2) Abigail Smith widow of Thomas ; stillborn Daughter buried 9/9/1650; Hope born 8/13 or 31/1652 Barnstable died 7/25/1728 Middleboro married (1) 8/10/1670 John Huckins/Huckens (2) 3/1/1682-3 Barnstable Jonathan Cobb

Information per Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Roser
pg 68: Rev. John Cotton said of John Howland, "He was a good old disciple & had bin sometime a magistrate here, a plaine-hearted christian". Nathaniel Morton wrote, "The 23 of February 1672 Mr John Howland senr of the Towne of Plymouth Deceased hee was a Godly man and an ancient professor in the wayes of Christ hee lived untill hee attained above eighty yeares in the world hee was one of the first Comers into this land and proved a usefull instrument of Good in his place & was the last man than was left of those that Came over in the shipp Called the May Flower that lived in Plymouth hee was with honor Intered att the Towne of Plymouth on the 25 February 1672". page 80 Will of John Howland Sr.: 5/29/1672, "being now Grown aged", ment. eldest son John Howland; son Jabez Howland; youngest son Isacke Howland; wf Elizabeth; son Joseph Howland; daus Desire Gorum, Hope Chipman, Elizabeth Dickenson, Lydia Browne, Hannah Bosworth, Ruth Cushman; granddaughter Elizabeth Howland dau of son John. Inv. taken 3/3/1672. Will of Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland: (widow) 12/17/1686, "being 79 yeares of Age", ment. eldest son John Howland; sons Joseph Howland; Jabez Howland, Isaack Howland; dau Lidia Browne & son in law James Browne; daus Elizabeth Dickerson, Hannah Bosworth; granddaughter Elizabeth Bursley; grandson nathaniel Howland son of son Joseph; grandsons James Browne, Jabez Browne; granddaughters Dorothy Browne, Desire Cushman. Pr 1/10/1687-8.

Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families; mentions Arthur pg 148, Henry pg 150 & John Howland pg 151

Gen Reg of 1st Settlers of NE pg 152: HOWLAND, JOHN, one of the first pilgrims, was elected an assistant of Plymouth colony from 1633 to 1635, 3 years, d 23 Feb 1673, ae about 80, being the "last of those in the town of Plymouth who came in the May-Flower 1620." Henry Howland was one of the proprietors of Bridgewater in 1645, and might be a so. pg 344. HOWLAND, JOHN, was upwards of 80 years. The Plymouth Colony Records say of him that he was "an ancient professor of the ways of Christ; one of the first comers, and proved a useful instrument of good, and was the last man that was left than came in the May Flower".

Pioneers of MA 244: Howland, John, came in the Mayflower as servant (or steward) of Mr. John Carver. Signed the compact; took an active part in the early explorations. Settled at Plymouth. Town officer; a partner in the Trading Company of the Colony; Asst. or deputy almost continually. Prominent in the church, so that he "assisted in the imposition of hands" upon Rev. John Cotton, Jr. when he was ordained pastor 30 (6) 1669. He m. Elizabeth dau. of John Tillie. [B.] Ch. John b. 2/24/1626, [S.] Desire, (also named at the division of cattle in 1627; she m. John Gorum); Hope (b. about 1630 [Gr. st.] m. John chipman); Deborah (m. 1/4/1648 John Smith, Jr. of Plym.); Elizabeth (m. 9/13/1649 Ephraim Hicks); Ruth (m. 11/17/1664 Thomas Cushman). Others named in will. /P/ He d. 2/23/1672-3; "a profitable instrument of good; the last man that was left of those that came over in the ship called the May Flower that arrived at Plymouth." [Plym. col. Rec. VII, 34.] He made will 5/29, prob. 3/6/1672. Grown aged; beq. to wife Elizabeth his house in Rockey Nook in the town of Plymouth, and made her residuary legatee; beq. to sons John, Jabez, Isaac, Joseph; to daus. Desire Gorum, Hope chipman, Elizabeth Dickerson, Lydia Browne, Hannah Bosworth and Ruth Cushman; to gr. ch. Elizabeth, dau. of his son John. Signed and sealed (but only copies of Plym. wills extant). The widow d. 21 (12) 1687, ae. 80. [Swansey rec.] Her will dated 12/17/1686, aged 79 years; beq. to sons named by her husband, and daus. Lydia, Elizabeth and Hannah; to gr. ch. Elizabeth Bursley, Nathaniel Howland, James, Jabez and Dorothy Browne, and Desire Gorum. Son-in-law James Browne and son Jabez execs.