Individual Details
John Howland
(Abt 1592/93 - 23 Feb 1672/73)
Sailed from Plymouth, England 6 September 1620 on the Mayflower as a servant of John Carver. Swept overboard but rescued on the passage from England. Signed the Mayflower Compact in Plymouth harbor on 21 December 1620.
RESIDENCE: Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England; one year in Amsterdam, Holland; Leyden, Holland; Plymouth, Massachusetts (manservant in the household of Gov. Carver); built a house on Leyden Street, Plymouth, 16 Leyden St.; Duxbury, Massachusetts; along the Kennebec River in Maine; Plymouth, Massachusetts. John bought land at Rocky Nook, Plymouth Colony (now Kingston, Massachusetts) 2 Feb 1638/9 and lived there the rest of his life. He also was granted land in Yarmouth in 1639, in Harwich in 1653, and in Barnstable in 1657.
OCCUPATION: Manservant in the household of Gov. John Carver. Then upon Carver's dealth he managed the Carver household.
He for a time operated a trading post for the Plymouth Colony along the Kennebec River in Maine. Secured many furs in trade with the Indians which helped to repay the colony's debt to the merchants in England who had financed the Pilgrim's journey.
RESIDENCE: Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England; one year in Amsterdam, Holland; Leyden, Holland; Plymouth, Massachusetts (manservant in the household of Gov. Carver); built a house on Leyden Street, Plymouth, 16 Leyden St.; Duxbury, Massachusetts; along the Kennebec River in Maine; Plymouth, Massachusetts. John bought land at Rocky Nook, Plymouth Colony (now Kingston, Massachusetts) 2 Feb 1638/9 and lived there the rest of his life. He also was granted land in Yarmouth in 1639, in Harwich in 1653, and in Barnstable in 1657.
OCCUPATION: Manservant in the household of Gov. John Carver. Then upon Carver's dealth he managed the Carver household.
He for a time operated a trading post for the Plymouth Colony along the Kennebec River in Maine. Secured many furs in trade with the Indians which helped to repay the colony's debt to the merchants in England who had financed the Pilgrim's journey.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1592/93 | Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England | |||
| Marriage | Abt 25 Mar 1623 | Elizabeth Tilley | |||
| Death | 23 Feb 1672/73 | Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts |  |  | |
| Burial | 25 Feb 1672/73 | Plymouth Colony, British America | |||
| Residence | Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts | ||||
| Residence | Amsterdam, Holland | ||||
| Residence | Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts | ||||
| Residence | Leyden, Holland | ||||
| Burial | Burial Hill, Plymouth Colony, British America |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Tilley ( - 1687) |
| Child | Desire Howland (1624 - 1683) |
| Child | John Howland (1627 - 1704) |
| Child | Hope Howland (1629 - 1683) |
| Child | Elizabeth Howland (1631 - 1683) |
| Child | Lydia Howland (1633 - ) |
| Child | Hannah Howland (1637 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Howland (1640 - 1703) |
| Child | Jabez Howland (1644 - 1712) |
| Child | Ruth Howland (1646 - 1687) |
| Child | Isaac Howland (1649 - 1723) |
| Father | Henry Howland ( - 1635) |
| Mother | Margaret ? ( - ) |
| Sibling | Humphrey Howland ( - 1646) |
| Sibling | George Howland ( - 1643) |
| Sibling | Arthur Howland ( - 1675) |
| Sibling | Henry Howland ( - 1670) |
| Sibling | Margaret Howland ( - ) |
Notes
Death
DEATH: Died at Rocky Nook, now a part of Kingston, Plymouth, MassachusettsEndnotes
1. New England Families, Rhode Island Edition 1925 (1925).
2. Vernon Heaton, The Mayflower (New York, New York: Mayflower Books, 1980).