Individual Details
Henry Howland
(25 Nov 1603 - 1 Jan 1671)
Life in New England: Henry first appeared in Plymouth records in the 1633 list of Plymouth freemen. He moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1636. Henry served on many juries and was the Duxbury surveyor of highways in 1656 and 1668. By 22 December 1657, he was a Quaker sympathizer and had allowed religious meetings in his house, which was against the law. He continued to behave as a Quaker "or manifest encourager of such" and ultimately was disenfranchised on 6 October 1659.
Family: Henry married Mary by 1628, assuming she was the mother of all his children, and had eight children. She died on 16 June 1674, in Duxbury.
Events
| Birth | 25 Nov 1603 | Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England |  | ||
| Occupation | 1 Oct 1623 | was apprenticed to his brother, Humphrey, at Drapers' Company, London - London, England |  | | |
| Marriage | 16 Jun 1624 | Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, British America - Mary Sarah Newland | | ||
| Emigration | 1632 | ship unknown, | | ||
| Religion | 22 Dec 1657 | Quaker sympathizer - Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, British America | | | |
| Death | 1 Jan 1671 | Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Sarah Newland (1609 - 1674) |
| Child | Abigail Howland (1628 - 1692) |
| Child | Zoeth Howland (1631 - 1678) |
| Child | Samuel Howland (1640 - 1716) |
| Child | John Howland (1641 - 1687) |
| Child | Mary Howland (1643 - 1699) |
| Child | Sarah Howland (1645 - 1712) |
| Child | Elizabeth Howland (1647 - 1711) |
| Child | Joseph Howland (1649 - 1692) |
| Father | Henry Howland Sr. ( - 1635) |
| Mother | Anne Margaret Ayres (1567 - 1629) |
| Sibling | Simon Howland ( - ) |
| Sibling | Arthur Howland ( - ) |
| Sibling | Humphrey Howland ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Howland (1600 - 1672) |
Notes
Occupation
Henry HOWLAND never completed his apprenticeship with Drapers.Religion
By 1657, Henry HOWLAND, was a Quaker sympathizer and allowed religious meetings in his house, which was against the law. He continued to behave as a Quaker "or manifest encourager of such" and ultimately was disenfranchised on 6 Oct 1659 from the Puritan church.Endnotes
1. Franklyn Howland, Author, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Their Descendants: Together with an Account of the Efforts Made in England to Learn of Their English Ancestey, Etc., 1st edition (New Bedford, MA: Published by the Author, 1885), .
2. "A Genealogical Profile of Henry Howland," article, Plymouth Ancestors (www.plymouthancestors.org : accessed ).
3. "Ancestors of Ben B. Bowen", digital image, libnewob, Ancestors of Ben B. Bowen (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/70489912/person/34214786805/family/pedigree/print : accessed ); undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted.
4. Robert S. Wakefield & Robert M. Sherman, "Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633," article, Plymouth Ancestors, Ancestry.com (www.plymouthancestors.org : accessed ); citing prior publication in National Genealogical Society Quarterly (75 (1987): 105-16, 216-225).
5. "A Genealogical Profile of Henry Howland," article, Plymouth Ancestors (www.plymouthancestors.org : accessed ).
6. Franklyn Howland, Author, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Their Descendants: Together with an Account of the Efforts Made in England to Learn of Their English Ancestey, Etc., 1st edition (New Bedford, MA: Published by the Author, 1885), .
7. "Ancestors of Ben B. Bowen", digital image, libnewob, Ancestors of Ben B. Bowen (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/70489912/person/34214786805/family/pedigree/print : accessed ); undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted.
8. "A Genealogical Profile of Henry Howland," article, Plymouth Ancestors (www.plymouthancestors.org : accessed ).
9. "A Genealogical Profile of Henry Howland," article, Plymouth Ancestors (www.plymouthancestors.org : accessed ).
10. "A Genealogical Profile of Henry Howland," article, Plymouth Ancestors (www.plymouthancestors.org : accessed ).
11. Franklyn Howland, Author, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Their Descendants: Together with an Account of the Efforts Made in England to Learn of Their English Ancestey, Etc., 1st edition (New Bedford, MA: Published by the Author, 1885), .
12. Franklyn Howland, Author, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Their Descendants: Together with an Account of the Efforts Made in England to Learn of Their English Ancestey, Etc., 1st edition (New Bedford, MA: Published by the Author, 1885), .
13. "Ancestors of Ben B. Bowen", digital image, libnewob, Ancestors of Ben B. Bowen (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/70489912/person/34214786805/family/pedigree/print : accessed ); undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted.
14. "A Genealogical Profile of Henry Howland," article, Plymouth Ancestors (www.plymouthancestors.org : accessed ).