Mary Houghton1

d. 1785
Family
Marriage*She married Richard Clayton.1 
(Wife) Deathbefore 30 September 1773Mary became a widow when Richard Clayton died.1 
Marriage*30 September 1773She married second, as his second wife, Harman Yerkes, son of Herman Yerkes and Elizabeth Watts, on 30 September 1773.2,1 
Death*1785She died in 1785.1 

Family 1

 Richard Clayton d. b 30 Sep 1773

Family 2

 Harman Yerkes b. 18 Jan 1720, d. 29 Nov 1804

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #8. Harman Yerkes, pages 17-19. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  2. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #2. Herman Yerkes, pages 9-11.

John Houlston1

Family

Family
Child 1.Sarah Houlston+1

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 163-165. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.

Sarah Houlston1

Family
Father*John Houlston1
Marriage*1685She married Peter Taylor in 1685.1 
Relocation*28 April 1712About the same time as their son Peter's marriage on 28 April 1712, Sarah and Peter Taylor moved to the township of Caln, Chester County.2 

Family

 Peter Taylor d. 15 Nov 1720
Child 1.Peter Taylor+1 b. 20 May 1686, d. Mar 1739/40

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 163-165. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 163-165, the date written as "2 mo. 28, 1712" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was April, not February.

Earl William House1

b. 15 March 1875, d. 25 February 1967
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Oscar F. House2,1 b. 24 Aug 1849, d. 9 May 1925
Mother*Mary Hannah McClure3,1 b. 1 Oct 1854, d. 8 Aug 1934
Birth*15 March 1875Earl William House was born on 15 March 1875 in Missouri.1 
Marriage*4 March 1896He married Margaret Burgdorf, daughter of John Henry Burgdorf and Emaline Heaton, on 4 March 1896 in Audrain County, Missouri.1,4,5 
Census US 1900*7 June 1900Margaret and Earl William House were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 7 June 1900 in Cuivre, Audrain County, Missouri. Earl was 25 years of age, a farmer, and owned his home free of mortgage. Margaret was 24. The couple had been married for four years. Margaret had given birth to one child, a daughter, Ione House, who lived with her parents and was one year old. Also residing with the family in 1900 was Margaret's widowed mother, Emaline (Heaton) Burgdorf.4 
(Husband) Death16 June 1955Earl became a widower when Margaret (Burgdorf) House died on 16 June 1955 at age 79.6 
Death*25 February 1967He died on 25 February 1967 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, at age 911 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Presbyterian Cemetery, Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Margaret Burgdorf b. 13 Nov 1875, d. 16 Jun 1955

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Earl William House, Memorial# 94189055. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar F. House, Memorial ID# 94168873.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Hannah (McClure) House, Memorial# 94168924.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Earl W. and Margaret House, Cuivre, Audrain, Missouri; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240837. Hereinafter cited as 1900 US Federal Census.
  5. [S1732] Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, Earle House and Maggie "Burgdof", Audrain County, 4 March 1896. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret "Maggie" (Burgdorf) House, Memorial# 94189235.

Oscar F. House1

b. 24 August 1849, d. 9 May 1925
Family
Father*Rockwell W. House2,1 b. 2 Sep 1808, d. 16 Feb 1897
Mother*Sally Maria Trask2,1
Birth*24 August 1849Oscar F. House was born on 24 August 1849 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Mary Hannah McClure, daughter of Granville McClure and Rachael Mannen.3 
Death*9 May 1925He died on 9 May 1925 in Audrain County, Missouri, at age 751 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Presbyterian Cemetery, Vandalia, Audrain County.1 

Family

 Mary Hannah McClure b. 1 Oct 1854, d. 8 Aug 1934
Child 1.Earl William House1,4 b. 15 Mar 1875, d. 25 Feb 1967

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar F. House, Memorial ID# 94168873. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rockwell W. House, Memorial# 94169038.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Hannah (McClure) House, Memorial# 94168924.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Earl William House, Memorial# 94189055.

Rockwell W. House1

b. 2 September 1808, d. 16 February 1897
Family
Birth*2 September 1808Rockwell W. House was born on 2 September 1808 in Connecticut.1 
Marriage*He married Sally Maria Trask.1 
Death*16 February 1897He died on 16 February 1897 in Audrain County, Missouri, at age 881 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Presbyterian Cemetery, Vandalia, Audrain County.1 

Family

 Sally Maria Trask
Child 1.Oscar F. House+1,2 b. 24 Aug 1849, d. 9 May 1925

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rockwell W. House, Memorial# 94169038. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar F. House, Memorial ID# 94168873.

Mary Elizabeth (______) Housman1

Family
Marriage*8 May 1898She married as her fourth husband, and as his second wife, William Adolphus Gillham, son of Thomas Milton Gillham and Eliza MaryAnn Funk, on 8 May 1898 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.1 

Family

 William Adolphus Gillham b. 9 Jun 1838, d. 11 Jan 1909

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Adolphus Gillham, Memorial# 8364992. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Dr. Abiel Howard1

b. 1704
Family
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Jonathan Howard2
Mother*Sarah Dean2
Birth*1704Dr. Abiel Howard was born in 1704.2 
Marriage*He married Silence Washburn.1 

Family

 Silence Washburn
Child 1.Jane Howard1 b. 18 Apr 1742, d. 1816

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Abraham Howard1

Family
Residence*1767Abraham Howard Esquire was of Rahane, County Westmeath, Ireland, according to his daughter's marriage announcement in 1767.1 

Family
Children 1.Catherine Howard1
 2.William Howard2
 3.John Howard2

Citations

  1. [S344] Genealogical Department, Dublin, Ireland, Marriages from Exshaw's magazine 1741-1800 and the Hibernian magazine 1771-1800, volumes I, II, and III, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, page 55. Hereinafter cited as Irish Marriages Exshaw's & Hibernian 1741-1800.
  2. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1767; Film number 528935; Volume 259; Page 247; Record number 166561. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Abraham Howard1

Family
Marriage*20 September 1787He married Hannah Hayward, daughter of Elisha Hayward and Abigail Pratt, on 20 September 1787 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).2,3 

Family

 Hannah Hayward b. 2 Jul 1749

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hayward, pages 181-190, his name spelled "Hayward."
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, pages 171 and 189 and noted that his name was "Hayward" on the intention and "Howard" in both the Bridgewater and Plymouth County marriage records. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Amy Howard1

b. 1734
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Jonathan Howard1 b. 1692
Mother*Sarah Field1 b. 7 Jan 1700
Birth*1734Amy Howard was born in 1734.1 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Benjamin B. Howard

b. 2 March 1788
Family
Father*Colonel Edward Howard1 b. 11 Mar 1723/24
Mother*Abigail Beal1 b. 1746
Birth*2 March 1788Benjamin Beal Howard was born on 2 March 1788 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2,1 
(Witness to Bond) Administration4 October 1831The estate of John Bolton of West Bridgewater, who died intestate, was opened for probate on 4 October 1831 in East Bridgewater. Jonas Hartwell was appointed Administrator by Wilkes Wood Esq., Judge of the Probate of Wills, and for granting Letters of Administration, and Hartwell paid a Surety Bond of $200 with Benjamin B. Howard and Libbeus Packard as witnesses.3 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 191-201. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume 1, page 136, his surname recorded as "Haward". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S781] John Bolton of West Bridgewater, Probate file# 2218, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, found among "Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967", Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County) microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels. Includes Index. Papers on multiple films, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550911, Book 61, page 440; FHL Film# 555259, Book 68, page 253; FHL Film# 555261, Book 72, pages 146-147; FHL Film# 555262, Book 74, pages 107-108. Hereinafter cited as John Bolton Probate file# 2218.

Bethiah Howard1

Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Howard1
Mother*Martha Hayward1
Marriage*She married Henry Kingman.2,3 

Family

 Henry Kingman
Children 1.Bethiah Kingman+2 b. 6 Jun 1693
 2.Martha Kingman+4 b. 10 Jul 1699, d. 15 Feb 1793

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I. Births, page 195, both her name and her daughter's name spelled "Bithiah". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Kingman, pages 225-229.
  4. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.

Catherine Howard1,2

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*Abraham Howard1
Marriage License9 February 1767A marriage license was issued to Catherine Howard and William Hinds in Dublin, Ireland, on 9 February 1767. The license stated that William Hinds of "Currycane", County Cavan, Esq., and Catherine Howard of Dublin, a Spinster, were to be married in the Dublin parish of St. Andrews.3 
Marriage*between 14 February 1767 and 28 March 1767She married William Hinds, son of Walter Hinds and Martha Faris, between 14 February 1767 and 28 March 1767.4 

Family

 William Hinds

Citations

  1. [S344] Genealogical Department, Dublin, Ireland, Marriages from Exshaw's magazine 1741-1800 and the Hibernian magazine 1771-1800, volumes I, II, and III, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, page 55. Hereinafter cited as Irish Marriages Exshaw's & Hibernian 1741-1800.
  2. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1767; Film number 528935; Volume 259; Page 247; Record number 166561. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  3. [S834] Microfilm of original manuscripts in the Genealogical Office of Ireland, Dublin Consistorial Office marriage licence books, ca. 1630-1825. Includes parish where marriage is to take place, residence and marital condition of the bride, usually residence and occupation of the husband, and the date of the license. In alphabetical order by groom; includes brides' index: Volume No. 474, Volume II E-M, page 90; on FHL Film 100227, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Dublin marriage licence books.
  4. [S344] Genealogical Department, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Marriages Exshaw's & Hibernian 1741-1800, volumes I, II, and III: volume II, page 55.

Charity Howard1

b. July 1720, d. 25 February 1748
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Jonathan Howard2,1 b. 1692
Mother*Sarah Field2,1 b. 7 Jan 1700
Birth*July 1720Charity Howard was born, possibly in 1721 as stated in both the Bridgewater History and the Pierce Families sources or, as calculated from her age at death, in July 1720.3,4 
Marriage*3 November 1743She married Benjamin Pierce Jr. of Scituate, son of Benjamin Pierce and Mary Cowing, on 3 November 1743 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,5,6,7 
Death*25 February 1748She died on 25 February 1748 in Scituate at age 271,8 
Burial* and was buried in Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Her gravestone noted her death at age 27 years, 7 months.8 

Family

 Benjamin Pierce Jr. b. 4 Dec 1721, d. 2 Jul 1768
Children 1.Luther Pierce1 b. 9 Feb 1745, d. 28 Feb 1745
 2.Benjamin Pierce+1 b. 1 Mar 1746, d. 1809
 3.Jonathan Pierce1 b. 18 Feb 1748, d. 1807

Citations

  1. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207, with year of birth as 1721.
  4. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214, the year stated as 1721.
  5. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 236. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 172, her surname spelled "Haward" on the intention and "Hayward" on the marriage record. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  7. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207, with marriage date as 1742.
  8. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Scituate Vital Records to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 432, her surname spelled "Peirce" and referencing G.R.2: citing a gravestone record, Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate.

Cordelia Howard1

Family
Father*Joseph Howard1 b. 1790
Mother*Malinda Lomax1
Marriage*17 May 1842She married Charles F. Shipman, son of Sanford Shipman and Jane Winn, on 17 May 1842 in Greene County, Illinois.1,2 

Family

 Charles F. Shipman
Child 1.Adaline M. Shipman+1 b. 3 Dec 1842, d. 1 Apr 1925

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Adaline M. (Shipman) Hall, Memorial# 23733839. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1600] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1791 to 1850, online at www.ancestry.com, Charles F. Shipman and Cordelia, Greene County, 17 May 1842. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1791 to 1850.

Daniel Howard1,2

b. 16 March 1778
Family
Relationship2nd cousin of John Bolton
Father*Ezra Hayward1 b. 30 Jun 1751, d. 25 Nov 1781
Mother*Esther Delano1 b. 15 Nov 1745, d. 23 Apr 1818
Birth*16 March 1778Daniel Howard was born on 16 March 1778 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1 

Citations

  1. [S847] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations - Part One (Family Numbers 198-367) (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), Family number 329, page 134. Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 5th and 6th Generations - Part One.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Daniel Howard1

b. 3 October 1699, d. 16 April 1779
Family
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Ephraim Howard1 d. 1750
Mother*Mary Keith1 d. 1760
Birth*3 October 1699Daniel Howard was born on 3 October 1699 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
(Witness to Deed) Land Transfer20 July 1741Robert Howard and Daniel Howard witnessed the signature and seal of John Bolton, yeoman, of Bridgewater, Plymouth County on 20 July 1741 for his sale of land in Stoughton to Theophilus Curtis, yeoman, of Stoughton, Suffolk County. Daniel Johnson, Justice of the Peace, verified that John Bolton had personally appeared before him on 3 October 1743 and acknowledged the instrument to be his act and deed, and the document was recorded in Suffolk County on 21 January 1778 by Joshua Henshaw, Registrar.4 
Death*16 April 1779He died on 16 April 1779 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), at age 79.5,6 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 137, surname spelled "Haward". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-201.
  4. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 496, surname spelled "Howard."
  6. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 191-201.

Judge Daniel Howard1

b. 13 April 1749
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Colonel Edward Howard1 b. 11 Mar 1723/24
Mother*Susanna Howard2,1 b. 1724
Birth*13 April 1749Daniel Howard was born on 13 April 1749 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County.2,1 
Marriage*22 December 1776He married Abigail Packard, daughter of Captain Isaac Packard and Abigail Porter, on 22 December 1776 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County.1,3,4 

Family

 Abigail Packard b. 25 Oct 1754
Child 1.John Edward Howard5,1 b. 21 Apr 1793

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 191-201. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume 1, page 137, his surname recorded as "Haward". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Packard, pages 253-264.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, pages 164 and 242.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume 1, page 138.

David Howard1

b. 1703
Family
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Ephraim Howard1 d. 1750
Mother*Mary Keith1 d. 1760
Birth*1703David Howard was born in 1703.1 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Colonel Edward Howard1

b. 11 March 1723/24
Family
Father*Major Edward Howard1
Mother*Mary Byram1 b. 1690
Birth*11 March 1723/24Edward Howard Jr. was born on 11 March 1723/24 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage25 April 1745He married Susanna Howard, daughter of Jonathan Howard and Sarah Field, on 25 April 1745 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County.1,3 
Marriage*19 December 1786He married second, as her second husband, Abigail (Beal) Hayward of Braintree, daughter of Lieutenant Benjamin Beal and Abigail ______, on 19 December 1786 in Braintree, Suffolk County.4,5 

Family 1

 Susanna Howard b. 1724
Child 1.Judge Daniel Howard+4 b. 13 Apr 1749

Family 2

 Abigail Beal b. 1746
Child 1.Benjamin B. Howard4 b. 2 Mar 1788

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 137, his surname recorded as "Haward". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 191.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 191-201.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 191, both surnames recorded as "Howard" in Bridgewater, stating a duplicate record recorded both as "Hayward."

Major Edward Howard1

Family
Marriage*7 February 1710/11He married Mary Byram, daughter of Captain Nicholas Byram and Mary Edson, on 7 February 1710/11 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County.2,3,4 

Family

 Mary Byram b. 1690
Children 1.Sarah Howard+1 b. 1714
 2.Colonel Edward Howard+2 b. 11 Mar 1723/24

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Ripley, pages 298-299. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Byram, pages 127-130.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 164, his surname recorded as "Haward". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Elizabeth Howard1

Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Howard1
Mother*Martha Hayward1
Marriage*She married Deacon Edward Fobes.2,1 

Family

 Deacon Edward Fobes
Children 1.Elizabeth Fobes+2 b. 1677
 2.John Fobes+2,1 b. 1 Jul 1679, d. 16 Aug 1725
 3.Mary Fobes2 b. 1681
 4.Bethia Fobes+2 b. 1683
 5.Hannah Fobes2 b. 1686
 6.Ephraim Fobes+2 b. 9 Feb 1688, d. 11 Dec 1756
 7.Joshua Fobes2 b. 1689
 8.Benjamin Fobes2 b. 1692
 9.William Fobes+2 b. 1698, d. 26 Jun 1764

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Fobes, pages 162-166.

Ephraim Howard1

d. 1750
Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Howard2
Mother*Martha Hayward2
Marriage*He married Mary Keith, daughter of Reverend James Keith and Susanna Edson.3,2 
Death*1750He died in 1750.2 

Family

 Mary Keith d. 1760
Children 1.Jane Howard2 b. 1689
 2.Susanna Howard2 b. 1692
 3.Martha Howard2 b. 1695
 4.Ephraim Howard2 b. 1697
 5.Daniel Howard2 b. 3 Oct 1699, d. 16 Apr 1779
 6.David Howard2 b. 1703
 7.Silence Howard2 b. 1705
 8.Mary Howard+1 b. 1707, d. 12 Jun 1788

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Field, pages 161-162. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Keith, pages 214-224.

Ephraim Howard1

b. 1697
Family
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Ephraim Howard1 d. 1750
Mother*Mary Keith1 d. 1760
Birth*1697Ephraim Howard was born in 1697.1 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Ezra Howard1,2

b. 1 August 1773, d. before 1844
Family
Relationship2nd cousin of John Bolton
Father*Ezra Hayward1 b. 30 Jun 1751, d. 25 Nov 1781
Mother*Esther Delano1 b. 15 Nov 1745, d. 23 Apr 1818
Birth*1 August 1773Ezra Howard was born on 1 August 1773 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*before 1844He died before 1844.1 

Citations

  1. [S847] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations - Part One (Family Numbers 198-367) (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), Family number 329, page 134. Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 5th and 6th Generations - Part One.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

George Howard 3rd1

Family
Marriage*29 May 1808He married Sarah Manley, daughter of Daniel Manly and Sarah Monk, on 29 May 1808 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,2 

Family

 Sarah Manly b. 19 Sep 1791

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Manly, page 250. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 191, her name spelled "Manley" and with the notation that the date was in later handwriting. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Isaac Howard1,2

Family
Relationship2nd cousin of John Bolton
Father*Ezra Hayward3 b. 30 Jun 1751, d. 25 Nov 1781
Mother*Esther Delano3 b. 15 Nov 1745, d. 23 Apr 1818
Birth*Isaac Howard was born in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).3 

Citations

  1. [S847] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations - Part One (Family Numbers 198-367) (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), Family number 329, page 134 lists only three children of Ezra and Esther (Delano) Hayward/Howard. There is no mention of Isaac. Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 5th and 6th Generations - Part One.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S847] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 5th and 6th Generations - Part One, Family number 329, page 134.

James Howard1

Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Howard2
Mother*Martha Hayward2

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Packard, pages 264-276. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207.

James Howard Jr.1

b. 1753
Family
Birth*1753James Howard Jr. was born in 1753.1 
Marriage*1775He married Abigail Snell in 1775.1 

Family

 Abigail Snell
Child 1.Vesta Howard1 b. 3 Feb 1791

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Howard, pages 197-207. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.