Howland Family - Ourfolk
John Howland ABT 1592 - 23 FEB 1673
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John was born on ABT 1592 and died on 23 FEB 1673 in Plymouth, Mass. . He was the son of Henry Howland (ABT 1564 - 17 MAY 1635) and Anne-Margaret Aires (Howland) (ABT 1567 - 30 JUL 1629). John was married to Elizabeth Tilley (Howland) on 4 AUG 1623 in Plymouth, Mass.. Elizabeth was born on ABT 1604 in Scroobay, Nottingham, England and died on 21 DEC 1687 in Swanzey, Bristol Co., Mass. and was buried in Brown lot, Little Neck, Riverside, Ri. . She was the daughter of John Tilley (D: 1621) and Joan Hurst (Tilley) (B: ABT 1570). View Family Chart - - -
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Sources:
S1 Caleb Johnson's Mayflower History.com
- John Howland's tombstone - 'Hee was a Godly man and an ancient professor in the wayes of Christ. Hee was one of the first comers into this land and was the last man that was left of those that came over in the Shipp called the Mayflower and lived in Plymouth.' Plymouth Records
was the only one of the three HOWLAND brothers to come on the Mayflower in 1620,
the other two brothers came over in 1624.
His was the 13th name of 41 persons who signed the memorable compact in
the cabin of the Mayflower in 'Cape Cod Harbor' in Nov 1620.
He signed on as a manservant Mr. John CARVER.
'A profitable instrument of good; the last man that was left of those
that came over on the ship called the May Flower...' - Plymouth Col. Recs.
John:
'One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families' by John Osborne AUSTIN -
'A lusty
young man (called John Howland) coming upon some occasion above the
grating was with a seele (Sail)
of the ship thrown into the sea, but it pleased God that he
caught hold of the topsail halyards which hung overboard, an ran out at
length, yet he held his hold (though he was sundry fathoms under water) till
he was hauled up by the same rope to the brim of the water, and then with a
boat hook and other means got into the ship again.'
Illustration by H.B. Vestal 1966
the other two brothers came over in 1624.
His was the 13th name of 41 persons who signed the memorable compact in
the cabin of the Mayflower in 'Cape Cod Harbor' in Nov 1620.
He signed on as a manservant Mr. John CARVER.
'A profitable instrument of good; the last man that was left of those
that came over on the ship called the May Flower...' - Plymouth Col. Recs.
'One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families' by John Osborne AUSTIN -
'A lusty
young man (called John Howland) coming upon some occasion above the
grating was with a seele (Sail)
of the ship thrown into the sea, but it pleased God that he
caught hold of the topsail halyards which hung overboard, an ran out at
length, yet he held his hold (though he was sundry fathoms under water) till
he was hauled up by the same rope to the brim of the water, and then with a
boat hook and other means got into the ship again.'
Illustration by H.B. Vestal 1966
came to America on the Mayflower with her parents and future husband.
Elizabeth Tilley came on the Mayflower, at the age of about thirteen, with her parents John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley. Her parents, and her aunt and uncle Edward and Agnes Tilley, all died the first winter, leaving her orphaned in the New World. She soon married, about 1624 or 1625, to fellow Mayflower passenger John Howland, who had come as a manservant, or apprentice, to Governor John Carver who died in April 1621.
John and Elizabeth Howland raised a large family with ten children, all of whom lived to adulthood and married. As a result, they likely have more descendants living today than any other Mayflower passengers. Some of their descendants include Franklin D. Roosevelt; both President Bush's; actors Alec and Stephen Baldwin, Humphrey Bogart, Christopher Lloyd; Mormon church founder Joseph Smith; poet Ralph Waldo Emerson; and Doctor Benjamin Spock.
Elizabeth: Signature of Elizabeth Tilley (Howland)
Signature of Elizabeth Tilley (Howland)
Elizabeth Tilley came on the Mayflower, at the age of about thirteen, with her parents John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley. Her parents, and her aunt and uncle Edward and Agnes Tilley, all died the first winter, leaving her orphaned in the New World. She soon married, about 1624 or 1625, to fellow Mayflower passenger John Howland, who had come as a manservant, or apprentice, to Governor John Carver who died in April 1621.
John and Elizabeth Howland raised a large family with ten children, all of whom lived to adulthood and married. As a result, they likely have more descendants living today than any other Mayflower passengers. Some of their descendants include Franklin D. Roosevelt; both President Bush's; actors Alec and Stephen Baldwin, Humphrey Bogart, Christopher Lloyd; Mormon church founder Joseph Smith; poet Ralph Waldo Emerson; and Doctor Benjamin Spock.
Signature of Elizabeth Tilley (Howland)
When the Mayflower was yet in Cape Cod Harbor, ten of her 'principal men',
including John, were sent out in a boat, manned by eight sailors, to select a
place to establish a longed-for home for the weary band. A storm drove them
into Plymouth harbor, and Plymouth was selected as the place of settlement.
John: Jabez Howland House
including John, were sent out in a boat, manned by eight sailors, to select a
place to establish a longed-for home for the weary band. A storm drove them
into Plymouth harbor, and Plymouth was selected as the place of settlement.
The Jabez Howland house in Plymouth was built about 1667. John and Elizabeth Howland lived with their son Jabez in this house during the winters, and Elizabeth also lived their after the death of her husband in 1672.
Jabez Howland House
Jabez Howland House
The 23th of February Mr. John Howland Senir of the Towne of Plymouth Deceased Hee lived until hee attained about eighty yeaes in the world and was the last man that was left of those that Came over in the ship Called the May flower, that lived in Plymouth hee was with honor Intered att the Towne of Plymouth on the 25 of February 1672.
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