Individual Details

John Howland

(1599 - February 23, 1673)

John Howland sailed on the Mayflower, his brothers came to America a couple years later. He was a servant or secretary of John Carver. John H married Elizabeth Tilley who was taken in by Carver when both her parents died the first winter in Plymouth. John and Elizabeth Tilley Howland had 10 children, all survived and had their own children. In 2010 John and Elizabeth have about 2 million descendants in America.

Events

Birth1599Cambridgeshire, England
DepartureJune, 1620
ArrivalNovember, 1620on the Mayflower - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
CivilDecember, 1620Exploring party
MarriageAugust 14, 1623Plymouth, British America - Elizabeth Tilley
WillMay 29, 1672
DeathFebruary 23, 1673Plymouth, British America
BurialPlymouth, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationTrader, trading post

Families

SpouseElizabeth Tilley (1607 - 1687)
ChildHannah Howland (1637 - 1705)
ChildLydia Howland (1633 - 1711)
ChildJabez Howland (1644 - 1708)
ChildJohn Howland (1642 - 1710)
FatherHenry Howland (1566 - 1635)
MotherMargaret Unknown Howland (1567 - 1629)
SiblingArthur Howland (1606 - 1675)
SiblingHumphrey Howland (1601 - 1646)
SiblingHenry Howland (1604 - 1671)
SiblingGeorge Howland (1593 - 1643)

Notes

Birth

There is no actual birthdates, estimates range from 1590-1600

Arrival

After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination, the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced a return to Cape Cod hook.

Civil

Original exploring party of 10 men: "What people inhabit here we yet know not, for as yet we have seen none"

Will

I will and bequeath my body to the dust and by soul to God that gave it, in hope of a joyfull resurrection unto glory and as concerning my temporall estate I dispose thereoff as followeth.

Burial

Here ended the Pilgramage of John Howland who died February 23, 1672/3 aged above 80 years. He married Elizabeth Tilley who came with him on the Mayflower Dec. 1620

Kingston, Massachusetts sites at Plymouth Archaeology Rediscovery Project

Plymouth Archaeology Rediscovery Project, Reports, By Town, Kingston: a list which includes John and Elizabeth Howland.

Endnotes

1. (1995). || Volume 2 G-O page 1020 - 1023.

2. (1995). || Volume 2 G-O page 1020 - 1023.

3. (1916). || Page 36 - 39 The Landing.

4. (1916). || Page 36 - 39 The Landing.

5. (2008). || Volume 2 page 803 HOWLAND, John -1692/3 and Elizabeth TILLEY 1607-1687, Swansea; ca 14 Aug 1623; Plymouth.

6. (1995). || Volume 2 G-O page 1020 - 1023.

7. Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2013., Volume 2 page 103 John Howland.

8. (1885). || Page 318 image 348 of 502.

9. (1995). || Volume 2 G-O page 1020 - 1023.

10. (1847) || Volume 9 page 317 Plymouth Colony Records Deaths.

11. (1995). || Volume 2 G-O page 1020 - 1023.

12. Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2013., Volume 2 page 103 John Howland.

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

14. (1995). || Volume 2 G-O page 1020 - 1023.

15. (1885). || Page 317 trading post.