Henry HOWLAND

Male Abt 1603 - 1671  (68 years)

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  • Name Henry HOWLAND 
    Birth Abt 1603 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1671  Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I24811  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Humphrey HOWLAND   d. Abt Jun 1646, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Annie Unknown   d. Dec 1653, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F09298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary NEWLAND   d. 17 Jun 1674 
    Marriage Abt 1625 
    Children 
     1. Abigail Howland,   b. Abt 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1692 (Age 63 years)
     2. Zoeth Howland,   b. 1636, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1675/76 (Age 40 years)
     3. Mary Howland,   b. Abt 1637, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Howland,   b. Abt 1638, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1687 (Age 49 years)
     5. Samuel Howland,   b. Abt 1640, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1716 (Age 76 years)
     6. Sarah HOWLAND,   b. 1645, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1712, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     7. Joseph Howland,   b. Abt 1649, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1692 (Age 43 years)
     8. Elizabeth Howland,   b. Abt 1650, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1686, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    Family ID F09299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • Henry was in Scrooby, England; in 1608 went to Amsterdam and spent a year there; moved to Leyden; and was at Plymouth, MA, in 1624. He was among the early settlers of Duxbury, where he held many leadership postiions. Purchased land in Dartmouth, Freetown, and Swansea. Will dated 28 Nov 1670 mentions wife, Joseph, John, Zoeth, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Abigail, and Samuel; probated 8 Mar 1671.

      Source: "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts."

      Also see "A Brief Genealogical History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Their Descendants."

      Henry was a brother of John Howland who came on the Mayflower. He became a Quaker and was fined by leaders of Plymouth. See:
      http://www.pilgrimjohnhowlandsociety.org/john_howland_john_elizabeth_howla nd.shtml

      The following is excerpted from an article titled "Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: Henry Howland" by Robert Charles Anderson"

      "Henry Howland was the son of Henry Howland and Margaret (?) of Fen Stanton, one of six children. His older brother Humphrey was a member of the Drapers

  • Sources 
    1. [S013839] William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), Vol 4 p 2685.