Major Edward Howard1

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

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
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
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
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.

Genevieve Howard1

b. 1919
Father*Arthur B. Howard1 b. 21 Feb 1883, d. 13 Dec 1960
Mother*Marguerite Byrd Larson1 b. 5 Sep 1896, d. 4 Jan 1971
Birth*1919Genevieve Howard was born about 1919 in California.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19202 January 1920Genevieve was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 2 January 1920 in the household of her parents at 617 Joseph Street, Ukiah, Mendocino County, California. She was one year old.1 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 193010 April 1930Genevieve Howard was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Marguerite and Charles Foster, in the Globe Sawmill Camp, Walton, Lane County, Oregon. Genevieve was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 
Marriage*16 January 1938She married Roy M. Weaver about 16 January 1938, the date a newspaper in Sacramento, California, published a report that they had been issued a marriage license. Both were residents of Bryte, Yolo County, California, and Genevieve was 18 years old and Roy was age 20.3 
Divorce*Genevieve and Roy were divorced before the 1940 census was taken.4 
(Daughter) Census US 19408 April 1940Genevieve (Howard) Weaver was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 8 April 1940 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Marguerite and Larry Ellis, at 1935 McAllister Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Genevieve was 21 years of age, divorced, had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and worked for wages as a laborer in a privately owned bell factory. She had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken, 18 weeks the previous year and earned a total of $300.4 

Family

Roy M. Weaver

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arch and Marquerite Howard, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ukiah, Mendocino, California; Roll: T625_121; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 126. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles P. and Marguerite Foster, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walton, Lane, Oregon; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 2341680. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Sacramento Union, Sacramento, California, Sunday, January 16, 1938, reporting that a marriage license had been issued to Roy M. Weaver, 20, and Genevieve Howard, 18, both of Bryte. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Larry and Marguerite Ellis, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: m-t0627-00314; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 38-416. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

George Howard 3rd1

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.

George A. Howard1

b. 13 September 1837, d. 14 May 1922
Father*John C. Howard2,1 b. 1811
Mother*Phoebe A. Gardener2,1 b. 1817, d. 11 Jul 1882
Birth*13 September 1837George A. Howard was born on 13 September 1837 in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana.3,2,1 
Name VariationHis full name was George Alexander Howard.3,2 
Marriage*15 October 1873He married, as her second husband, Roselina Hurlbutt, daughter of Charles Snyder and Rebecca W. Alexander, on 15 October 1873 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan.3 
Census US 1880*1 June 1880Rose E. (Snyder) and George Howard were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan. George was 42 years of age and was working in a furniture factory, and Rose was 31 years of age and a dress maker. Their daughter, Maude E., was 5 years old.4 
(Stepfather) Marriage17 May 1885His stepson, Charles E. Snyder, married Ella L. Reamer on 17 May 1885 at the Howard home on Lake Street, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan.5,6 
Census US 1900*5 June 1900Rose E. (Snyder) and George A. Howard were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 5 June 1900 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan. George was 62 years of age and worked as an engineer, and Rose was 51 years of age. They owned their house free of mortgage, had been married for 26 years and Rose had given birth to one child, and he was living. Their grandson, Robert D. Snyder, was enumerated with them in 1900. He was 14 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school for nine months of the census year. Robert was the son of Rose's son, Charles E. Snyder, from her first marriage.7 
Death*14 May 1922He died on 14 May 1922 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, at age 84.2 

Family

Rose E. Snyder b. 31 Oct 1848, d. 3 Dec 1923
Child 1.Maud E. Howard4 b. 1875

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John C. and Phoebe A. Howard, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan; Roll: M653_561; Page: 89; Family History Library Film: 803561; their son George A. was 22 years of age. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of George Alexander Howard of 111 Lake Street, Buchanan, Michigan, age 84, general mechanic, married to Rose Howard, born on 13 September 1837 in Lima, Indiana son of John C Howard, born in Maryland, and Phoebe Gardner, born in New York, died on 14 May 1922 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA, informant his wife Rose Howard, burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, referencing File# 000482, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
  3. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Roselma "Hurlbet" of Buchanan, maiden name was Snyder, age 25, born about 1848 in Buchanan, and George Alexander Howard of Niles Township, Michigan, age 35, born about 1838 in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana, married on 15 October 1873 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA, record# 325, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 8, "1872 Tuscola-1873 Montcalm". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Roxe E. Howard, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 121c; Enumeration District: 005. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 20 September 1936 in St Louis, Missouri, USA, of Ella L Owens of Rombauer, Missouri, age 68, divorced, housewife, born on 16 August 1868 in Indiana, daughter of J. Reamer and Maggie Robinson, born in Indiana, informant K.O. Owens of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 36134. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  6. [S3018] Marriage of Charles E. Snyder and Ella L. Reamer, 1885, Buchanan, Michigan, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Buchanan Record, (Buchanan, Michigan), Thursday, May 21, 1885, Page 3, (Downloaded on May 1, 2026), reporting that Mr. Charley Snyder and Miss Ella L. Reamer were married Sunday evening, May 17, at the residence of George Howard on Lake Street. Hereinafter cited as Marriage of Charles E. Snyder and Ella L. Reamer, 1885, Buchanan, Michigan.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George A. and Rose E. Howard, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 702; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0062. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Henry Howard1

b. 1834
Birth*1834Henry Howard was born about 1834 in New York.1 
(Relationship Not Known) Census State IA 18561856Henry Howard was listed on the Iowa State census for 1856 in the household of Emmeline M. and John R. McClure in Cedar, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Henry was 22 years of age, had been born in New York, had lived in Iowa for one year, and worked as a laborer.1 

Citations

  1. [S1448] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household in 1856 of John R. and Emmeline M. McClure, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897. Hereinafter cited as Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.

Isaac Howard1,2

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.

Isabel Howard1

b. circa 1916
Father*Arthur B. Howard1 b. 21 Feb 1883, d. 13 Dec 1960
Mother*Marguerite Byrd Larson1 b. 5 Sep 1896, d. 4 Jan 1971
Birth*circa 1916Isabel Howard was born about circa 1916 in California.1 
Name VariationIsabel Howard was also called Polly Isabel Howard.2 
(Daughter) Census US 19202 January 1920Isabel was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 2 January 1920 in the household of her parents at 617 Joseph Street, Ukiah, Mendocino County, California. She was 4 years old.1 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 193010 April 1930Polly Isabel Howard was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Marguerite and Charles Foster, in the Globe Sawmill Camp, Walton, Lane County, Oregon. Polly Isabel was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arch and Marquerite Howard, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ukiah, Mendocino, California; Roll: T625_121; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 126. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles P. and Marguerite Foster, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walton, Lane, Oregon; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 2341680. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.

Isabelle Howard1

b. 29 September 1861, d. 12 June 1895
Father*Ziba Howard2,1 b. 6 Oct 1828, d. 14 Feb 1868
Mother*Josephine Roberts3,1 b. 20 Apr 1834, d. 29 Sep 1917
Birth*29 September 1861Isabelle Howard was born on 29 September 1861 in Iowa.1 
Name VariationShe was called Isabella.1 
Marriage*1 May 1884She married, as his first wife, John D. Vincent, son of James M. Vincent and Sarah Ann Heathman, on 1 May 1884 in Cedar County, Iowa.1,4 
Death*12 June 1895She died on 12 June 1895 in Cedar County, Iowa, at age 331 
Burial*1932 and was buried first in Howard Cemetery and then moved in 1932 to West Branch Cemetery, West Branch, Cedar County, where she was buried with her husband and his second wife.1,5,4 

Family

John D. Vincent b. 1854, d. 1931

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, Isabelle “Isabella” (Howard) Vincent, Memorial# 113449115. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ziba Howard, Memorial# 60997732.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Josephine (Roberts) Howard, Memorial# 6364203.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Dudley Vincent, Memorial# 88462568.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida Belle (Heathman) Vincent, Memorial# 88462278.

James Howard1

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
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.

Jane Howard1

b. 1689
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Ephraim Howard1 d. 1750
Mother*Mary Keith1 d. 1760
Birth*1689Jane Howard was born in 1689.1 

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.

Jane Howard1

b. 18 April 1742, d. 1816
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Dr. Abiel Howard1 b. 1704
Mother*Silence Washburn1
Birth*18 April 1742Jane Howard was born on 18 April 1742 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*2 June 1763She married first Ebenezer Ames, son of Joseph Ames and Susanna Littlefield, on 2 June 1763 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,4,2 
(Wife) Death1 March 1779Jane became a widow when Lieutenant Ebenezer Ames "drowned himself" on 1 March 1779.1,5 
Marriage*10 August 1786She married, second, widower Captain Thomas Hooper, son of William Hooper and Lois Thomas, probably shortly on 10 August 1786 when their Intention of Marriage was recorded in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). The Ames source reported that the marriage actually took place on 10 Aug 1786 in Middleborough. Nahum Mitchell, in his Bridgewater History, appears to have confused Jane (Howard) Ames, wife of Ebenezer Ames of Bridgewater and her aunt, Sarah (Howard) Ames, wife of Ebenezer Ames of Bridgewater and Easton when, he named Sarah as the "widow" who married Thomas Hooper in 1786. Mitchell, in the Howard section, stated that Jane Howard born in 1742, the daughter of Dr. Abiel Howard and his wife Silence Washburn, married Ebenezer Ames and, in the Ames section, stated that Thomas Hooper married the widow of Ebenezer Ames, Sarah Howard born in 1707, the daughter of Major Jonathan Howard and his wife Sarah Dean. Just to make it more confusing, Sarah's husband Ebenezer Ames was the uncle of Jane's husband Ebenezer Ames, corresponding beautifully with the fact that Sarah was Jane's aunt. In the Howard section of his book, only Sarah's marriage to the uncle Ebenezer Ames of Bridgewater and Easton was identified for Sarah. For Jane, in the Howard section, only her marriage to Ebenezer Ames, the nephew, was mentioned. The Hooper section did not include any mention of Thomas Hooper at all. Further research showed that only the marriage between Captain Thomas Hooper and widow Jane Ames was recorded in Bridgewater and that Sarah (Howard) Ames and her husband, the uncle Ebenezer Ames, had moved from Bridgewater to Easton, Bristol County before the birth of their last child in 1750. Sarah Ames, wife of Ebenezer Ames of Easton, died there in 1763 and didn't marry Thomas Hooper in 1786.6,7,8,9,10,11,2 
(Wife) Death2 May 1789Jane (Howard) became a widow again when Captain Thomas Hooper died on 2 May 1789.12 
Death*1816She died late in the year of 1816 at the home of a granddaughter in Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont.1,2 

Family 1

Ebenezer Ames b. 15 Mar 1738/39, d. 1 Mar 1779

Family 2

Thomas Hooper b. 7 Feb 1731, d. 2 May 1789

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. [S900] Ann Theopold Chaplin, The Descendants of William Ames of Braintree, Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Newbury Street Press, c2004), Person# 38, Ebenezer Ames, pages 79-81. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Ames of Braintree.
  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, page 30. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S900] Ann Theopold Chaplin, Descendants of William Ames of Braintree, Person# 17, Joseph Ames, pages 41-44.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 430, his name recorded as Lieutenant Ebenezer Ames.
  6. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32, stating that Thomas Hooper married Jane Howard born in 1742, widow of Ebenezer Ames and the daughter of Dr. Abiel Howard and his wife Silence Washburn.
  7. [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.
  8. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Ames, pages 98-104.
  9. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 31.
  10. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 188.
  11. [S580] Easton (Massachusetts) Town Clerk, Births, deaths, and marriages by families, 1697-1847 (Easton, Massachusetts); FHL film# 1059951, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Births, deaths, and marriages, 1697-1847 (Easton, Massachusetts).
  12. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 495.

John Howard1

Father*Abraham Howard1

Citations

  1. [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; Deed number 166561. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

John Howard1

(Original Proprietor) Land Grant1656John Howard was among the fifty-four Duxbury men listed in 1645 as original proprietors for the development of the town that would become Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). Two others, Reverend James Keith and Samuel Edson, were added to the group later, and when the town of Bridgewater was actually incorporated in 1656 there were a total of fifty-six. Of these proprietors, only eighteen, about one-third, actually relocated and became residents of the new plantation. John Howard was one of the proprietors who relocated from Duxbury and settled in Bridgewater.

The area known as the Bridgewaters was originally inhabited by Wampanoag who called it Saughtuchquett (Satucket). In 1642 when the township of Marshfield was separated from Duxbury and became its own distinct entity, Duxbury petitioned the court for additional land “to the westward” in compensation.

The General Court granted their petition in 1645 and six trustees, Captain Myles Standish, John Alden, George Soule, Constant Southworth, John Rogers, and William Brett were appointed to divide the land. The action by the General Court was primarily an authority to purchase land, and Captain Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth were appointed to make the purchase. The deed was signed on 23 Mar 1649.

The Bridgewater lands were divided among the inhabitants “by an agreement among themselves”. Unfortunately, there is no record to tell us how the town proceeded to agree to their division, or how, by whom, or when it was determined what residence or other circumstance should entitle anyone to a share. To view the complete list of Bridgewater's Original Proprietors, click on the PDF icon; the photo icons lead to four early maps of the Bridgewater settlement.2,3,4,5,6
Marriage*He married Martha Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward and Mehetible Waldo.1 

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 1. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
  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). Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S913] Author unidentified, A map identifying the lands of the Original Proprietors of the Bridgewater Settlement, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, c1645-1656, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified). Hereinafter cited as Bridgewater Original Proprietors Map, c1645-1656.
  4. [S888] Author unidentified (although probably a descendant of David Perkins), A map of Old Bridgewater identifying the lands of the Perkins Family and their neighbors, 1680-1730, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 17.995 x 15.555 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of Old Bridgewater, 1680-1730.
  5. [S889] Author unidentified, A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater incorporated June 1, 1716 and called the South Parish, indicating the early highways and paths and the dwelling places of the settlers, at the date of incorporation of the Precinct and before the Census of 1746, Second Precinct, South Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.48 x 17.51 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater, 1716-1746.
  6. [S890] Author unidentified, A map of the East Parish of Bridgewater founded from Old Bridgewater December 14, 1723, the Meeting House raised March 14, 1720 and officially incorporated in 1823; the map also includes West Bridgewater, first settled in 1651 from Old Bridgewater and officially incorporated in 1822. The dwelling houses of some of the landowners are identified, c1723, East & West Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.215 x 17.12 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the East and West Parishes of Bridgewater, c1730.
  7. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207.

John Howard1

Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Howard2
Mother*Martha Hayward2
Marriage*He married Sarah Latham, daughter of Robert Latham and Susanna Winslow.2 

Family

Sarah Latham
Children 1.Robert Howard3 b. c 1699, d. 17 Aug 1779
 2.Sarah Howard+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), 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.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 191-201.

John C. Howard1

b. 1811
Birth*1811John C. Howard was born about 1811 in New York.2 
Marriage*He married Phoebe A. Gardener.1,2 
(Husband) Death11 July 1882John became a widower when Phoebe Ann (Gardener) Howard died on 11 July 1882 at about age 65.3 

Family

Phoebe A. Gardener b. 1817, d. 11 Jul 1882
Child 1.George A. Howard+1,4 b. 13 Sep 1837, d. 14 May 1922

Citations

  1. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of George Alexander Howard of 111 Lake Street, Buchanan, Michigan, age 84, general mechanic, married to Rose Howard, born on 13 September 1837 in Lima, Indiana son of John C Howard, born in Maryland, and Phoebe Gardner, born in New York, died on 14 May 1922 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA, informant his wife Rose Howard, burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, referencing File# 000482, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John C. and Phoebe A. Howard, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan; Roll: M653_561; Page: 89; Family History Library Film: 803561. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2129] Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Phebe Ann Howard on 11 July 1882 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, age 65, Married, born about 1817 in New York, daughter of ______ Gardener and ______, citing FHL Film# 945406. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John C. and Phoebe A. Howard, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan; Roll: M653_561; Page: 89; Family History Library Film: 803561; their son George A. was 22 years of age.

John Edward Howard1

b. 21 April 1793
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Judge Daniel Howard2,1 b. 13 Apr 1749
Mother*Abigail Packard1,2 b. 25 Oct 1754
Birth*21 April 1793John Edward Howard was born on 21 April 1793 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,2 
(Guardian) Administration3 October 1831In a letter to Justice Wilkes Wood dated 3 October 1831, John E. Howard wrote that he was the guardian of the deceased John Bolton's father, Joseph Bolton Jr.. Stating also that the deceased John Bolton died without issue, John E. Howard requested that Jonas Hartwell, a selectman of West Bridgewater, be appointed Administrator of John Bolton's estate.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 138. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S624] 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 filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Film# 2426726, Probate# 2218. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.

Jonathan Howard1

b. 1692
Birth*1692Jonathan Howard was born in 1692.1 
Marriage*1719He married Sarah Field, daughter of Captain John Field and Elizabeth Ames, in 1719.2,1 

Family

Sarah Field b. 7 Jan 1700
Children 1.Nathan Howard1 b. 1720
 2.Charity Howard+1,3 b. Jul 1720, d. 25 Feb 1748
 3.Susanna Howard+1 b. 1724
 4.Sarah Howard+1 b. 1726, d. 28 Aug 1774
 5.Captain Jonathan Howard Jr.+1 b. 1729, d. 18 May 1809
 6.Amy Howard1 b. 1734

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, Field, pages 161-162.
  3. [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.

Jonathan Howard1

Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Howard1
Mother*Martha Hayward1
Marriage*He married Sarah Dean.1 

Family

Sarah Dean
Children 1.Dr. Abiel Howard+1 b. 1704
 2.Sarah Howard+1 b. 28 Oct 1707, d. 27 Aug 1763

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.

Captain Jonathan Howard Jr.1,2

b. 1729, d. 18 May 1809
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Jonathan Howard1 b. 1692
Mother*Sarah Field1,3 b. 7 Jan 1700
Birth*1729Captain Jonathan Howard Jr. was born in 1729.1 
Marriage*11 March 1756He married Phebe Ames, daughter of Joseph Ames and Susanna Littlefield, on 11 March 1756 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Jonathan's name was spelled Jonathan "Haward" Jr. in the record of their marriage.1,4 
Death*18 May 1809He died on 18 May 1809 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,2 

Family

Phebe Ames b. 8 Mar 1736/37
Child 1.Phebe Howard+1 b. 21 Feb 1759

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), Deaths, Volume II, page 497. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [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.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 33, with the notation that in the Plymouth County record the date was recorded as 1 May 1756.

Joseph Howard1

Marriage*4 September 1788He married, as her second husband, Relief (Bartlett) Hooper, daughter of Wright Bartlett and Bethia Packard, on 4 September 1788.1 

Family

Relief Bartlett b. 10 Mar 1740

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.

Joseph Howard1

b. 1790
Birth*1790Joseph Howard was born about 1790.2 
Marriage*5 December 1811He married Malinda Lomax, daughter of Thomas Lomax, on 5 December 1811 in Warren County, Kentucky.1,2 

Family

Malinda Lomax
Child 1.Cordelia Howard+1

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. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, Joseph Howard, born about 21 years of age, and Malinda Lomax, Warren County, 5 December 1811. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.

Joshua Howard1

Name VariationHis surname in some records was spelled HAWARD.2 
Marriage*6 May 1724He married Susanna Hayward, daughter of John Hayward and Susanna Edson, on 6 May 1724 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,2 

Family

Susanna Hayward b. 13 Sep 1699

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. [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 176, his surname spelled "Haward". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hayward, pages 181-190, his surname spelled "Howard."

Martha Howard1

Marriage*1699She married David Perkins, son of Abraham Perkins and Mary __?__, in 1699.1 
(Wife) Death1 October 1736Martha became a widow when David Perkins died on 1 October 1736.1,2 
Estate*11 October 1738In a settlement of the estate of David Perkins, the widow's thirds were set off to Mrs. Martha Perkins and one-tenth of the remainder went to daughter Elizabeth (Perkins) Leonard, wife of Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater on 11 October 1738.3 

Family

David Perkins b. 1653, d. 1 Oct 1736
Children 1.John Perkins1 b. 21 Sep 1700
 2.Mary Perkins1 b. 10 Dec 1702
 3.Martha Perkins1 b. 30 Nov 1704
 4.Elizabeth Perkins+1,3 b. 29 Mar 1707, d. 19 Apr 1781
 5.Susanna Perkins1 b. 27 Feb 1709
 6.David Perkins1 b. 12 Aug 1711
 7.Jonathan Perkins1 b. 16 Mar 1713/14
 8.Abraham Perkins1 b. 16 Jul 1716
 9.Sarah Perkins1

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), Perkins, pages 277-281. 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), Deaths, Volume II, page 536 referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater, "in 84th y". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 63, Solomon Leonard, page 62. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Martha Howard1

b. 1695
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Ephraim Howard1 d. 1750
Mother*Mary Keith1 d. 1760
Birth*1695Martha Howard was born in 1695.1 

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.

Mary Howard1

b. 1707, d. 12 June 1788
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Ephraim Howard2 d. 1750
Mother*Mary Keith3 d. 1760
Birth*1707Mary Howard was born in 1707.3 
Marriage*1726She married John Field, son of Captain John Field and Elizabeth Ames, in 1726.1,2 
(Wife) Death1729Mary became a widow when John Field died in 1729.1 
Marriage Intention*29 April 1738An intention of marriage for Mary (Howard) Field and Elisha Pierce was recorded on 29 April 1738 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4 
MarriageShe married Elisha Pierce of Scituate, son of Benjamin Pierce and Martha Adams.1 
Death*12 June 1788She died on 12 June 1788 in Scituate5 
Burial* and was buried in Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Her gravestone marked her death in her 81st year and the Scituate record identified her as the wife of Deacon Elisha.5 

Family 1

John Field b. 27 Feb 1704, d. 1729
Children 1.John Field6 b. 8 Apr 1727
 2.James Field6 b. 1 Jun 1729

Family 2

Elisha Pierce b. 24 Nov 1699, d. 15 Jul 1770
Children 1.Elisha Pierce1 b. 9 Apr 1739, d. b 1770
 2.Calvin Pierce+1 b. 14 Apr 1742, d. 2 Dec 1817
 3.Mary Pierce1 b. 5 May 1746, d. b 1770
 4.Persis Pierce+1 b. 2 Jul 1748, d. 9 Jan 1835

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), Field, pages 161-162. 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.
  4. [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.
  5. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Scituate Vital Records to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 433, referencing G.R.2: citing a gravestone record, Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate.
  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), Births, Volume I, page 110. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.