Individual Details

Stephen Howard Sr

(Bef 1694 - Bet Jan 1745 and Jul 1745)

Stephen's son Edmund and widow Sarah presented his will (it was unsigned) for probate in July 1745. Ref. Onslow County, NC Court Minutes 1741-1768, July 1745. Ref. NC Colonial Records V22 p494 and Vol14 p273. Ref. "Ancestors and Friends" by Wm Lusk Crawford, p173.

Stephen Howard is referred to in the will of John Sanders (see HC Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol1, #1; also North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790. Will date 1/6/1732, probated 4/3/1733) as Uncle Stephen along with Stephen's sons Edmund and Stephen.

Although Stephen Howard did have a wife named Sarah, it is not necessarily true that her maiden name was Sanders. This conclusion has been reached by some researchers because John Sanders' will refers to Stephen Howard as his uncle. There are three ways that Stephen could be his uncle. One way is indeed for John's father to have a sister (maiden name Sarah Sanders) who married Stephen, thus making Stephen an uncle by marriage. But, just as likely, is for John's mother (maiden surname Howard) to have had a brother named Stephen. In this manner Stephen would be a blood uncle. The third way is for John's mother (maiden surname unknown) to have a sister named Sarah who married Stephen Howard. The "uncle" designation is valid in each case.

Events

BirthBef 1694
Residence1721Chowan, North Carolina, USA
DeedBet 1722 and 1728Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
MarriageBef 5 Mar 1723Bertie, North Carolina, USA - Sarah Unk
DeedAug 1723Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Residence1733Onslow, North Carolina, USA
ResidenceBet 1734 and 1741Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Land Acquisition1736Onslow, North Carolina, USA
ResidenceApr 1744Onslow, North Carolina, USA
DeathBet Jan 1745 and Jul 1745Onslow, North Carolina, USA

Families

SpouseSarah Unk (1700 - 1745)
ChildStephen Howard Jr (1724 - 1777)
ChildEdmond Edward Howard (1724 - 1759)
ChildNehemiah Milton Howard (1735 - 1798)
ChildObadiah Howard (1737 - 1804)
FatherJames Howard (1662 - 1717)
MotherLiving
SiblingJames Howard (1683 - 1729)
SiblingEdward Howard (1694 - 1745)
SiblingJoseph Howard Sr (1702 - 1763)
SiblingJohn Howard (1704 - 1751)
SiblingLiving

Notes

Deed

Land Transactions

Deed

Land Grant

Residence

John Sanders will

Residence

Various activities of Stephen Howard

Residence

Petition for grist mill

Endnotes

1. US & International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

2. Mary Lou McHaffie Ramsey, McHaffie Families (Mary Lou Ramsey), Owner of site: Mary Lou Ramsey.

3. Gordon Howard, North Carolina Howard Court Records (Gordon Howard).

4. Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Chowan, NC.

5. North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 2, p617.

6. Mary Best Bell, Colonial Bertie County NC Deed Books A-H 1720-1757 (Southern Historical Press), A and B Book.

7. US & International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

8. GenForum presented by Genealogy.com, http://genforum.genealogy.com/howard/messages/3976.html.

9. William L Crawford, Ancestors and Friends (Farmer Genealogy Co), p173-178 "The Howard Family".

10. William L Crawford, Ancestors and Friends (Farmer Genealogy Co), p173.

11. Mary Bonsal, Rootsweb Freepages-mbonsal, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mbonsal/howard/nehemiah.html.

12. The Howard family of Nansemond Co., Bertie Co, and Onslow Co., http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fcharper/theory.html#The Howard family of Nansemond Co., Bertie Co, and.

13. Gordon Howard, North Carolina Howard Court Records (Gordon Howard).

14. Mary Best Bell, Colonial Bertie County NC Deed Books A-H 1720-1757 (Southern Historical Press).

15. Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Bertie, NC.

16. North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 1, p388.

17. Gordon Howard, North Carolina Howard Court Records (Gordon Howard), Onslow, NC.

18. The Commonwealth of Onslow, p382.

19. Onslow County, North Carolina Court Minutes, Vol2, p3.

20. Mary Lou McHaffie Ramsey, McHaffie Families (Mary Lou Ramsey), Owner of site: Mary Lou Ramsey.

21. Mary Lou McHaffie Ramsey, McHaffie Families (Mary Lou Ramsey), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mchaffie&id=I1702.

22. J Bryan Grimes, Abstract of North Carolina Wills 1663-1760 (EM Uzzel and Co), p3.

23. William L Crawford, Ancestors and Friends (Farmer Genealogy Co), p173.

24. Rebecca Echols Terry, Nehemiah Howard and His Family (Rebecca Echols Terry), Chapter II: The Parents of Nehemiah Howard.

25. Gordon Howard, North Carolina Howard Court Records (Gordon Howard).

26. North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 1, p166.

27. Onslow County, North Carolina Court Minutes, Vol2, p17-19, 21. July 1745..