 Abt 1592 - 1673 (81 years)
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| Name |
John Howland |
| Birth |
Abt 1592 |
| Christening |
16 Jan 1602 |
Ely, Cambridge, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
23 Feb 1673 |
Plymouth, Mass. |
| Person ID |
I6157 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
28 Sep 2002 |
| Father |
Henry Howland, b. Abt 1564, Fenny Stanton, England d. 17 May 1635, Fennystanton England (Age 71 years) |
| Mother |
Anne-Margaret Aires, b. Abt 1567, Essex, England d. 30 Jul 1629, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Apr 1600 |
Cambridge, England (St. Mary's) |
| Family ID |
F3085 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth Tilley, b. Abt 1604, Scroobay, Nottingham, England d. 21 Dec 1687, Swanzey, Bristol Co., Mass. (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Aug 1623 |
Plymouth, Mass. |
| Children |
| | 1. Desire Howland, b. 13 Oct 1623-1625, Barnstable, Mass. d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Mass. (Age 58 years) |
| | 2. John Howland, b. 24 Feb 1627, Plymouth, Mass. d. 6 May 1693, Barnstable, Mass. (Age 66 years) |
| | 3. Jabez Howland, b. 1628, Plymouth, Mass. d. 1712 (Age 84 years) |
| | 4. Hope Howland, b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Mass. d. 8 Jan 1684, Barnstable, Mass. (Age 54 years) |
| | 5. Elizabeth Howland, b. Abt 1632, Plymouth, Mass. d. 1683 (Age 51 years) |
| | 6. Lydia Howland, b. Abt 1628, Plymouth, Mass. d. 11 Jan 1711 (Age 83 years) |
| | 7. Ruth Howland, b. Rocky Nook, Mass. |
| | 8. Hannah Howland, b. Abt 1635, Rocky Nook, Mass. d. 1687, Swansea, Bristol Co, Mass. (Age 52 years) |
| | 9. Joseph Howland, b. Abt 1637, Rocky Nook, Mass. d. Jan 1704 (Age 67 years) |
| | 10. Isaac Howland, b. 15 Nov 1649, Plymouth, Mass. d. 9 Mar 1724 (Age 74 years) |
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| Family ID |
F3067 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
Mayflower Passenger
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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 |
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was the only one of the three HOWLAND brothers to come on the Mayflower, 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.
From "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.'
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.
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