Leonardo Anrea, a respected South Carolina genealogist, believes our Howard line, of Greenville County, South Carolina, descend from James Howard . Virginia became a haven for Puritans and non-Conformists who were finding life uncomfortable while the Royalists held the upper hand in England. Despite its inaccuracies (the first of his American line appear to have landed in Virginia, not Georgia, for example), all we ever really had was the following, from Howards The Wandering Years, which all the biographies have used as their source for background information: My father, Dr. Howard, was the son of William Benjamin Howard, of Georgia. Issue as named: . etc. To my son John Howard - a certain tract of land & plantation lying on Cooneriskratt Swamp where John SPEARS formerly lived with all the land I have joyning on the southern side of sd swamp containing 440 acres. This was about 15% of all the recorded Howard's in USA. Other children of Cornelius HOWARD may have been: Joseph, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth (do not know which goes with which mother). The 1788 list for Brunswick County has three Howards, all on the same page: Thomas and William, both with one horse or mule; and Mordecai, who claims 2 Blacks over 16, 1 Black over 12 & under 16, and 3 horses. Was an ensign under Capt. He turned southward, into Mississippi, and obtained the position of overseer on the plantations of Squire James Henry,[2] whose daughter, Louisa, he married in 18.[3]. On November 29, 1790, Zebulon Williams married Nancy Anderton, with Mordecai Howard again providing surity (Marriage Records of Brunswick County, Virginia, 1730-1852). and the benefit of Half the Stock upon the Plantation and to Enjoy the Plantation peaceably between 115 Mary and my Son James til he comes of Age at Twenty Years and that if Francis Ballard my Son-in-Law will go to the charges of Recovering the Plantation that Saml. It has since been carved into several counties and states. Received 450 acres called "Howard's Heirship". Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. be paid to Mathew Howard for the killing of a wolf. William B. is mentioned in an Upson County, Georgia, Indenture, dated January 30, 1855, as being of the State of Mississippi.. named in the will of his bro. DANIEL RHYS HOWARD was booked on 2/28/2023 in Roanoke County, Virginia. 7 1624/5. To daughter Sarah, was left money; to daughter Ruth Duvall, and daughter Hannah Jacob, twenty shillings each. I give to my son Joseph, 200 acres called "Discovery," adjoining Ephriam. cit., p. 68), says that in 1662, "the sons of Mathew Howard, came up the Severn and seated themselves near their father's surveys. 16 min ago. Edmund Howard, of Charles County, Cornelius Howard of Baltimore County and Mathew Howard of Anne Arundel County all in some manner can claim descent from the family ranking next to the Royal House of England, but how they fit-in is a puzzle yet to be solved--- all three were conscious of their armorial rights and used the trappings in Maryland after they emigrated from their native England. Augusta was a huge county on the western border of Virginia back then. Cornelius Howard married Eilzabeth. Only issue of John Howard, and by his (1) m.: . etc. Muster of inhabitants of Virginia Settlements at "Elizabeth Cittie beyond Hampton River" in VirginiaFeb. But his son William re-established the Howards there. Cornelius Howard; Charles Howard; William Howard; Colonel Joseph Elphingstone Howard, I and 8 others; David Howard; Benjamin Howard; Mary Howard; Elizabeth Norwood (Howard); Sarah Howard; John Howard; Edmund Howard and Lois Howard less Their daughter Elizabeth Howard married Abraham Friend. He was born August 22, 1943, in Charleston, WV, a son of the late William H. and Martha Gibbs Malone. To my beloved wife Sarah - that part of the plantation whereon I now live being in Bertie Precinct, containing about 300 acres of upland and also half the Meaders ground with all the buildings and appurtenances there to belonging - beginning at the Black Walnut Branch at ye mouth thereof and so running up the north side to a marked white oak standing near the line of the plantation afad and from thence by a line drawn through the plantation afsd and through the Land I bought of Richd WILLIAMS to the head line thereof and that equal division of the same be made in two parts.That my wife afsd have the improvements as afed on her part of the afsd division.To hold the same land and premises with the improvements and profits during her widowhood and provided she marries before my son Solomon comes of age twenty years then my will is that she may live on the land afsd committing no waste & keeping ye plantation & buildings in good repair until my afsd son sollomom arrives to the age of twenty years. Stevens, 55, pointed to five family lines going back to Howard. Here is the Howard line. She was Martha Hall, daughter of Rev. Simon Peeter, aged 26, stated that Edy Hanklng said that Mathew Howard's wife went walking with Edward Lloide and left the children crying and her husband had to leave his work and quiet the children . Eady Hanking shall acknowledge the accusations and as Howard's wife openely forgiveness both at the house of Mr. Wm Julian on Friday next and also at the Parish Church the Sunday following and defray the charges of the Court". Our Howard line begins with Sarah E. Howard (1879-1916) and has been traced back to Alexander Howard (ca 1700-?) I give and bequeath a tract of land lying at Alligator Creek near New River containing 540 acres which I bought of my brother Joseph in manner following, viz - to my son James 100 acres to be laid off next the Bay. II, Contents. Grave stone for William Howard is barely visible. It was a well-knit family, because only in a few cases does one find brothers in Maryland remembering one another in their will and their brother's wives as was the case among the Howards of the second generation. He. Henry Sewell surveyed "Hope" and "Increase." He lived in 1861, at address. Issue of Matthew and Ann Howard, Sr. named in the order they were given in will of Richard Hall, therfore prob. He seemed to have left all connections behind him, and when he settled in Maryland neither he nor his sons commemorated any of his ancestoral estates by. his father Jarrot Howard. They were. in 1659 and prob. (His will given in full at the back of this chapter. Daughter of Harvey Howard (1843-1909) and Margaret Ann Peggy (McDole) Howard (1837-1890). The 1st Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard (1629-1685) was the great grandson of Lord William Howard (1563-1640), the youngest son of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, whose skill at marrying heiresses eventually led to his execution. Charles and his wife, Agnes Nancy Polly Lewis, were married about 1775 in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia). cit., Vol 5, p. 46); m. Major General John Hammond, who d. testate, A.A. Co. (His will given in full at the back of this chapter), and was buried Nov. 29, 1707 [Warfield, op. The first record of Mathew Howard being in the Colony of Virginia was on February 8, 1637--8, when he was seated on the western branch of the Elizabeth River in the Upper County of New Norfolk. tob. Issue of Samuel and Catherine (Warner) Howard: . etc. Witnesses: John Howard, John Burgess, William Phelps. The family Bible has his birth date as July 23, 1827; the 1830 U.S. Census for Capt Lumpkins District, in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, has a Henry Howard listed with four children, two of these were boys under five years of age, William Benjamin and his brother, Isaac. And athe afsd land & premises after my wife's Decease or widowhood or at his arrival to ye full age of twenty years which shall first happen I give my afsd son Sollomon & to the heirs of his body - and for want of such heirs I give and bequeath the afsd land etc to my son Edward & to his heirs lawfully begotten - and for want of such heirs I give and bequeath the land etc to my son John and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten. ALEXANDER HOWARD, son of THOMAS and MARGARET WILLOUGHBY HOWARD, was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in 1700. The same book has this mention for November 22, 1784, Mordecai Howard surety for marriage of John Anderton and Clarissa Durham.. John, were each left "a silver seal". Husband of NN Howard and Elizabeth Howard of John and Elizabeth Baldwin. The Genealogical Quarterly of London in its December 1934 issue stated "This noble name has been a sore puzzle to etymologists. CII) says the family may be Saxon, may be Danish. Mathew Howard Jr. displayed the arms of the Howards and a silver seale was listed in the inventory of his grandson. Frances Dryden; they were in Cumberland Co., VA bef 17 Mar 1756 when Rebecca was born. Samuel md Frances Dryden Page 7 We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. In fact, not only was David Walser not born in Denmark, neither was his father (Pennsylvania), nor his father (Switzerland). q..v. About 1667 or before appeared in Anne Arundel County Henry Howard whose interest in the new world was apparently commercial. I wouldnt be surprised if there was some family connection, but I havent found one with the line of Howards that Im studying. He does not appear on the next (available) tax list for 1800, although there is a John Howard. until Howard Hankins from Croaker, which is located around 11 miles from Williamsburg, decided to turn his family farm into a safe . On June 15, 1649, he witnessed the last will and testament of Edward Hodge, of Lower Norfolk County, Merchant. 16-- - 165-. On that date, a Mordecai Howard signed a petition calling for the punishment of Tories (Selected Virginia Revolutionary War Records, Vol. Overseers: Jno. Log In or Sign Up Virginia Howard See Photos Virginia Howard See Photos Virginia Howard See Photos Virginia Howard See Photos One of my great-grandfathers was born somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean between the coast of Kerry and New York I mean, my great-great-grandfather he was of the old Gaelic family of the MacEnry. 1659 and 1664, A.A. Co., Md., Col. Henry Ridgley. (This was later deeded by Ephriam to his brother Henry). q.v. These are the earliest records we have of the Howard family. 4. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Howard D. Hunt (Martinsville, Virginia), born in Rocky Mount, Virginia, who passed away on February 9, 2023, at the age of 33, leaving to mourn family and friends. Issue of Matthew and Sarah (Dorsey) Howard, Jr.: . etc. The 650 acres were undoubtedly due for his own personal adventure into the Province (100 acres) and the remainder for the transportation at his own expense eleven persons whose names unfortunately were not recorded. Some are happy with portrayal, but unhappy with violence, language. To my son James Howard - a plantation & improvements lying in Nansemond County Virginia, near the plantation of John SPEIGHT, which plantation I had with my beloved wife Sarah.To my son James Howard a plantation joyning upon my Manner Plantation & my brother Edward Howard, containing 150 acres on the East side of the Black Swamp Branch - but if my son James is disposed to sell the afsd land then my will is that if he sells it to either of his brothers that hath land adjoining upon the afsd land then in such case I give the afsd land to my son James. I give to Joseph the plantation on which I now live, known as " Howards Inheritance," 380 acres, and it is my desire that my friend, Dr. Richard Hill, will instruct in the knowledge of phisick, and be his guardian. She was also a legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, and her husband claimed land rights in 1664, for having transported her into Maryland. Land was paid to Revolutionary veterans as pensions causing the first large migration and the devastation of the Civil War caused the second. He failed to state that the ring bore his coat-of-arms, though it is possible that it did. 1). tob. were devised to his wife and children. Virginia Graham was born on December 10, 1932. . Transcriptions of theWashington County, VA Survey records abstracts 1781-1797(available from the fine folks at the USGenWeb Project) has several Howard mentions from the early 1780s. The earls of Suffolk, Carlisle, and Effingham and the Lord Howard of Glossop and Lord Stafford represent the family in its younger lines. 28, spring 1995, and the 1860 U.S. Census). Howard Family, a famous English family whose head, the duke of Norfolk, is the premier duke and hereditary earl marshal of England. Again, as far as I can determine, REHs line of Howards came to Georgia from Virginia in the early 1800s. He was my grandfather. Cemetery is located approximately 70 feet off the main road at the corner of Yorktown Road and Fairfield Drive in the densely wood, ivy covered lot. Thomaslived at address, Utah. appointed "brother Samuel Howard the overseer", and left a legacy to "brother John Howard". A. Co., Md., bet. Howard Family Farms. b. C1649, in Lower Norfolk Co., Va. (NOTE: he was not a legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, there, as were his older siblings.) Matthew, Jr., in 1691; and legatee in the 1696 will of his bro., John. Another tome, Marriage Records of Brunswick County, Virginia, 1730-1852, has some interesting additions. 25, p. 80]. It was upon one of these many hills of Severn, in the neighborhood of Round Bay, that John Howard slew the lion." An asignee of Thomas Howards had a land transaction in Turkey Cove somewhere in the Powells Valley. ], Abraham Childe the mark of Charles | Hevens the mark of Lanclett T Todd John Howard ____________________________, South-side Severn settlements were increased in 1662. Eizabeth Howard married [Henry Ridgeley]. Someone on Ancestry.com has done a fairly extensive Walser family tree, and it has Walser born not in Denmark, but in North Carolina. Elizabeth HOWARD 1 b. ca. These families owned as much property as they could and they moved often. On June 11, 1795, (according to his headstone) Henry Howard, Robert E. Howards grandfather, was born to Mordecai and Jane Howard nee Anderton at Brunswick, Lunenburg, Virginia (per The Howard Historian Vol. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, 1643 - Virginia, United States Of America, Apr 15 1680 - Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States Of America, Circa 1643 - Lower Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America, Between Apr 15 1680 and Oct 15 1680 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, Captain Cornelius Howard, Sarah Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Mary Howard, Joseph Howard, Elizabeth Ridgely (born Howard), Matthew Howard Jr., John Howard Sr., Samuel Howard, Philip Howard, Anne Greniffe (born Howard), Oct 15 1680 - Anne Arundel County, Maryland, John Howard, Matthew Howard, Ann Howard, Samuel Howard, Mary Howard, Phillip Howard, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Lot # 125 Virginia Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 25405 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath single family home offered for sale at $259,995. 1659 [Skorda, op. Henry, whose daughter he married. Marywas born on November 30 1837, in Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England. Find company research, competitor information, contact details & financial data for Howard Family In Painting LLC of Chesapeake, VA. Get the latest business insights from Dun & Bradstreet. Children of Cornelius Howard and Elizabeth Gorsuch are: +Cornelius Howard, Jr., b. It appears to be the English name Howard and left by them in Northumberland and East Anglia. It doesn't take too much imagination . etc. He d. testate, A.A. Co., Md., bet. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Children of James and Sarah Howard: James Howard Sarah Howard, under 18 years at date of will Samuel Howard " Edward Howard " John Howard" Solomon Howard " 1757 tax List of Bertie Co., NC lists: Solomon Howard James Howard Edward Howard Samuel Howard Thomas Howard evidently all sons except John Howard still lived in Bertie at least until 1757. 100 a called "Howard's Hope" was surveyed for Samuel, Jan. 26, 1662 [Richardson, op. He and his bro. cit., p. 122/]. Furthermore, he was descended from an immediate line of the Duke of Norfolk, See "Anne Arundel Gentry, 1st ed. Whether or not this last man is our man, thats the last Mordecai mention in Virginia before our guy shows up in Georgia, where Robert E. Howard thought it all began. The last two digits are not provided in the typescript; the Howard family Bible records the wedding date as December 16, 1856. Cornelius came to Md. Cornelius Loyd in that year was appointed the Collector of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River for 97 tithable persons with a quota of 31,880 lbs. cit., p.701.] For it is in Virginia that we pick up the trail of three brothers with the surname of Howard: Richard, Thomas, and Mordecai. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Family Histories (Virginia) This is a selective list of some of the more important Virginia family histories or collective genealogies in the U.Va. The records of Oxford and Cambridge do not reveal that any of the sons of Mathew Howard were sent back to England for their education, but all were literate and manifested a high degree of intellect. While bearing the family name of Howard, he was not one of the legatees of Henry Howard who died without issue. William Benjamin was a name in my Howard family at that time. 15, page 3.Will of JAMES HOWARD, Oct. 6, 1729 In the name of God Amen.James Howard of Bertie Precinct in North Carolina, Gent.