Individual Details

Jabez Howland

(1644 - May 14, 1708)

Jabez is the son of John and Elizabeth Tilley Howland, both of the Mayflower. Jabez married Bethiah thatcher, they lived in the Howland house, still standing at 33 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360. Jabez's parents, the Pilgrims, visited this house and possibly lived there in later years.

Events

Birth1644Plymouth, British America
Marriage1669Bethiah Thatcher
CivilMay 29, 1670Freeman - Plymouth, British America
WillBristol, British America
DeathMay 14, 1708Bristol, British America
ProbateFebruary 21, 1711Bristol, British America
Burial

Families

SpouseBethiah Thatcher (1645 - 1725)
FatherJohn Howland (1599 - 1673)
MotherElizabeth Tilley (1607 - 1687)
SiblingHannah Howland (1637 - 1705)
SiblingLydia Howland (1633 - 1711)
SiblingJohn Howland (1642 - 1710)

Notes

Probate

Wife Bethiah, son Jabez is executor with his mother. Will mentions “my four sons".

Burial

Bethiah has a headstone in East Burial Ground. Husband Jabez's burial is unknown.

Endnotes

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2. New Plymouth Colony. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, In New England. Boston: Press of W. White, 1855, Volume 5 page 274.

3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2011), Volume 3 page 55, image 60 of 397.

4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2011), Volume 3 page 55, image 60 of 397.

5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2011), Volume 3 page 55, image 60 of 397.

6. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .