John How
of Sudbury and Marlborough MA
(1602 - 1680)
- three generations -
First Generation
1. John HOW. Born 1602 [6]. Died 28 May 1680 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence Watertown / Sudbury / Marlborough MA [8].
[HowHG #1]
"... freeman 13 May 1640... He had petitioned 1656, for the grant of Marlborough, and removed thither with his family." [SavFS, II p. 475] [8]
He was mentioned in inventory of Edmund Rice 15 May 1663 [WarRF] [17]
He married Mary _?_, Before 1640 [6]. Died 1698 [6]. They had the following children:
2 i. John HOW
3 ii. Samuel HOW Col.
4 iii. Sarah HOW
5 iv. Mary HOW
6 v. Isaac HOW
7 vi. Josiah HOW
8 vii. Mary HOW
9 viii. Thomas HOW Col.
10 ix. Daniel HOW
11 x. Daniel HOW
12 xi. Alexander HOW
13 xii. Eleazer HOW Capt.
Second Generation
2. John HOW. Born 24 Aug 1640 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 20 Apr 1676 [36] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence Marlborough MA [32].
[HowHG #2]
"He was killed by the Indians in Sudbury, 20 Apr 1676 . [36] The probate records say his "housings were destroyed by the Indians... There were probably other children of John and Elizabeth whose births are not recorded." [HowHG, p. 7] [32]
He married Elizabeth WARD, daughter of William WARD Dea. & Elizabeth STOREY, 22 Jan 1662 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 14 Apr 1643 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 26 Apr 1710 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Residence Marlborough / Lancaster / Marlborough MA [32]. They had the following children:
14 i. Sarah HOW
15 ii. John HOW
16 iii. David HOW
17 iv. Elizabeth HOW
3. Samuel HOW Col. [8]. Born 20 Oct 1642 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 13 Apr 1713 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Buried in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Residence Sudbury / Framingham MA [32]. • Old Sudbury Burial Grounds.
[HowHG #3]
"Admitted freeman 31 May 1671. He lived in Sudbury, and built the bridge in the north east corner of Framingham in 1673. In 1682 he and Samuel Gookin bought of the Natick Indians, a large tract of about 1700 acres of Framingham lands, which is referred to in local histories as the Gookin and Howe purchase. He was very prominent in the early history of the town as it appears in the local histoies, and is spoken of as 'a man of energy and public spirit.'
"He served in King Philip's war, in Capt. Nathan Davenport's company, and was an officer in the militia, and his name appears in the lists of those who suffered in the Indian war." [HowHG, pp. 7-8] [32]
He first married Martha BENT, daughter of John BENT & Martha BAKER, 5 Jun 1663 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born 1643 [6] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Died 29 Aug 1680 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. They had the following children:
18 i. John HOW
19 ii. Mary HOW
20 iii. Lydia HOW
21 iv. Samuel HOW
22 v. Martha HOW
23 vi. Daniel HOW
24 vii. David HOW
25 viii. Hannah HOW
26 ix. Elisha HOW
He second married Sarah LEAVITT, daughter of John LEAVITT, 18 Sep 1685 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born 22 Feb 1659 [32]. Died 29 Mar 1726 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. They had the following children:
27 i. Daniel HOW
28 ii. Nehemiah HOW
29 iii. Moses HOW
30 iv. Ebenezer HOW
31 v. Micajah HOW
4. Sarah HOW. Born 24 Sep 1644 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 11 Aug 1707 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.
[HowHG #1.iii]
She married Samuel WARD, son of William WARD Dea. & Elizabeth STOREY, 6 Jun 1667 [8] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Born 24 Sep 1641 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 1729 [32].
"[He] took oath of fidelity 1652; was captain and representative 1679 and 80... His will of 22 May 1727, near 2 years before his death was disputed by the heirs on account of most of the estate being fiven to son Samuel." [8]
They had the following children:
32 i. Sarah WARD
33 ii. Joseph WARD
34 iii. Elizabeth WARD
35 iv. Mary WARD
36 v. Samuel WARD
37 vi. Bethia WARD
38 vii. Daniel WARD
5. Mary HOW. Born 18 Feb 1646 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 17 Mar 1647 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23].
[HowHG #1.iv]
6. Isaac HOW. Born 8 Aug 1648 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 9 Dec 1724 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence Marlborough MA [17].
[HowHG #4]
He first married Frances WOODS, daughter of John WOODS & Mary PARMENTER, 17 Jan 1671 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 10 May 1645 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 14 May 1718 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. They had the following children:
39 i. Elizabeth HOW
40 ii. Sarah HOW
41 iii. Mary HOW
42 iv. John HOW
43 v. John HOW 'Jr.'
44 vi. Bethia HOW
45 vii. Hannah HOW
46 viii. Thankful HOW
He second married Susanna SIBLE \ SIBLEY, 2 Dec 1718 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence of Sutton MA [32].
7. Josiah HOW. Born About 1650 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died About 1710 [32]. Residence Marlborough \ Sudbury MA [32].
[HowHG #5]
"The administrator of his estate was appointed 23 Jun 1710." [32]
He married Mary HAYNES, daughter of John HAYNES\HAINES & Dorothy NOYES, 18 May 1671 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born About 1647 [32]. Died 1718 [6]. They had the following children:
47 i. Mary HOW
48 ii. Mary HOW
49 iii. Dorothy HOW
50 iv. Josiah HOW
51 v. Daniel HOW Capt.
52 vi. Ruth HOW
8. Mary HOW. Born 18 Jan 1653/1654 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 1684 [6].
[HowHG #1.vii]
She married John WETHERBEE, 18 Sep 1672 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 1711 [6]. Residence Marlborough 1675 / Sudbury MA [8]. They had the following children:
53 i. Joseph WETHERBEE
54 ii. John WETHERBEE
55 iii. Thomas WETHERBEE
9. Thomas HOW Col. [32]. Born 22 Jul 1656 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 16 Feb 1733 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. • Spring Hill Cemetery [32].
[HowHG #6]
"He was a very prominent man in Marlborough, filling the office of Selectman and Town Treasurer for many years, was Representative to the General Court in 1700, and for several years thereafter. He was also one of the King's Justice of the Peace, and a colonel in the militia."
"As might be supposed, he was like other patriots of the time, hostile to the administration of the tyrant, Gov. Edmund Andros. In a curious little book entitled, 'Revlution in New England justified." there is found an affidavit made by Henry Kerley and Thomas How, sworn to by the latter on 2 Jan 1689/90. The writer of the book mention the affiants as 'two honest men.' The troubles with the Indians continued after the resettlement fo Marlborough at the close of the King Philip's war, and the inhabitants were kept in continual alarm by their savage foes. He took an active part in the wars, and was in a severe action at Lancaster 31 Jul 1704."
"'During the whole of this war,' says Mr. Hudson in his History of Marlborough. 'Capt. Thomas Howe acted a conspicuous part, he not only commanded the garrisons and scouts through the town, but led the troops to every place of danger which presented itself.'" [32]
"He was 35 years old, when he swore, 27 Dec 1689, with capt. Kerley, against Andros. See Revolution in N.E. Justified, p. 35." [8]
see: Revo. in N.E. Justif. p. 35
He first married Sarah HOSMER, daughter of James HOSMER & Ann _?_, 21 Jun 1681 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 7 Apr 1724 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. • Spring Hill Cemetery [32]. They had the following children:
56 i. Tabitha HOW
57 ii. James HOW
58 iii. Jonathan HOW
59 iv. Prudence HOW
60 v. Thomas HOW
61 vi. Sarah HOW
He second married Mary _?_, 24 Dec 1724 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 7 May 1741 [32] in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA [32].
10. Daniel HOW. Born 3 Jun 1658 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Died Jan 1661 [32].
[HowHG 1.ix]
11. Daniel HOW. Born 28 Jan 1661 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
12. Alexander HOW. Born 29 Dec 1661 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 4 Jan 1661 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG 1.x]
13. Eleazer HOW Capt. [32]. Born 18 Jan 1662 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 17 Mar 1736/1737 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG 7]
"He held the commission captain and was a well-known citizen of considerable wealth." [32]
"Freeman, 1690." [32]
He married Hannah HOW, daughter of Abraham HOW & Hannah WARD, Nov 1684 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 9 Nov 1663 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 24 Jun 1735 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. They had the following children:
62 i. Martha HOW
63 ii. Deborah HOW
64 iii. Eleazer HOW (Twin)
65 iv. Hannah HOW (Twin)
66 v. Gershom HOW Ensign
67 vi. Ephraim HOW
68 vii. Elizabeth HOW
69 viii. Eleazer HOW
70 ix. Hannah HOW
71 x. (child) HOW
Third Generation
14. Sarah HOW. Died 18 Jul 1692 [32] in killed by the Indians [32].
[HowHG #2.i]
"She was killed by the Indians 18 Jul 1692; of the four children the birth of only on is recorded." [32]
She married Peter JOSLIN, son of Nathaniel JOSLIN & Sarah KING, Before 1686 [6]. Born 22 Dec 1665 [32]. Died 1759 [6]. They had the following children:
72 i. Peter JOSLIN
73 ii. child JOSLIN
74 iii. child JOSLIN
75 iv. child JOSLIN
15. John HOW. Born 9 Sep 1671 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 19 May 1754 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG #8]
"His will dated 24 Jun 1752, mentionsall his children. He is named as one of the grantors in a deed executed 16 Mar1702/3by Isaac Temple and John How of Marlborough, John Johnson of lancaster, Sarah Joslin and Elizabeth Joslin of Marlborough, to Nathaniel Joslin of Marlborough, our right to estate given by our honored father Nathaniel Joslin, to our honored mother and her five daughters, by will dated 3 Mar 1694 (Middlesex Deeds, vol. 13, p. 432)." [17]
He first married Rebecca JOSLIN, daughter of Nathaniel JOSLIN & Sarah KING, Before 1695. Born 14 May 1672 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Died 22 Sep 1731 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. They had the following children:
76 i. Peter HOW
77 ii. John HOW
78 iii. Sarah HOW
79 iv. Ebenezer HOW
80 v. Rebecca HOW
81 vi. Mary HOW
82 vii. Hannah HOW
83 viii. Seth HOW
84 ix. Elizabeth HOW
85 x. Eunice HOW
86 xi. Dorothy HOW
He second married Ruth EAGER, daughter of Zachariah EAGER & Elizabeth NEWTON, 18 Jun 1740 [36] in Marlborough,Middlesex,MA [36]. Born 20 Dec 1694 [36] in Marlborough,Middlesex,MA [36]. Died 14 Oct 1781 [17].
16. David HOW. Born 9 Apr 1674 [32]. Died 29 May 1674 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG #2.iii]
17. Elizabeth HOW. Born 16 Jul 1675 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 18 Aug 1764 [32] in Shrewsbury, Worchester, MA [32].
"She was visiting her sister [Sarah] at Lancaster at the time her sister was killed and was taken captive and taken to Canada, where after about three years she was redeemed and returned to her home." [32]
[HowHG #2.iv]
"The family tradition is that the Indians attacked the house of Peter Joslin, Jul 18, 1692, while he was at work in a distant field. Mrs. Joslin was baking bread and her sister Elizabeth, who was visting her, was singing while she was spinning flax. When the Indians came to the door, they were met by Mrs. Joslin, who with an oven shovel tried to prevent thier entrance, when one of them threw his tamahawk, which struck her in the head killing her instantly. The Indians then rushed in and murdered three of the children, taking captive another child, whcih they affterwards killed, and also Elizabeth, whom it is said they spared because she was a beautiful singer and whom they compelled frequently to sing for them. They carried her to Canada, where she remained for about three years, when she was redeemed and returned to her home. When she was captured her intended, Thomas Keyes, considering her lost to him forever, sresolved never to marry; but on her return wisely repented of his folly. It is said that Wlizabeth never fully recovered from the fright of the capture (History of Leominster Mass)." [32]
She married Thomas KEYES, son of Elias KEYES & Sarah BLANFORD, 23 Jan 1698/1699 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 1675 [6]. Died 25 Aug 1742 [32]. Residence Shrewsbury MA [32]. They had the following children:
87 i. David KEYES
88 ii. Jonathan KEYES
89 iii. Cyprian KEYES
90 iv. Dinah KEYES
91 v. Thomas KEYES
18. John HOW. Born 24 Jul 1664 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 19 Apr 1740 [32]. Occupation carpenter [32]. Residence Sudbury \ Framingham \ Hopkington MA [32].
[HowHG #9]
"[He] built his house in Sudbury near the Framingham line, but later he lived in Framingham, where he was Town Clerk, 1705-7; Town Treasurer, 1706-7, and Selectman 1701, 1705-7, 1710 and 1717. They lived in Framingham until 1720 when he moved to Hopkinton, Mass. It was at his house where the Rev. John Barrett (the first minister in Hopkington) began preaching in 1722." [HowHG, p. 15]
He first married Elizabeth WOOLSON, daughter of Thomas WOOLSON & Sarah HYDE, 3 Nov 1686 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born 30 Apr 1668 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 5 Dec 1711 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. They had the following children:
92 i. Sarah HOW
93 ii. Isaac HOW
94 iii. John HOW
95 iv. Elizabeth HOW
96 v. Martha HOW
97 vi. Phineas HOW
98 vii. Mary HOW
99 viii. Experience HOW
He second married Hannah HICHENS.
19. Mary HOW. Born 2 Mar 1665/1666 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 4 Feb 1719 [32].
[HowHG #3.ii]
She first married Thomas BARNES, son of Thomas BARNES & Abigail GOODENOW, 14 Apr 1685 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 23 Mar 1662/1663 [32]. Died 23 Apr 1734 [32]. Residence Marlborough \ Brookfield 1691 MA [32]. They had the following children:
100 i. Martha BARNES
101 ii. Samuel BARNES
102 iii. Prudence BARNES
103 iv. Lydia BARNES
104 v. Thankful BARNES
105 vi. Noah BARNES
106 vii. Comfort BARNES Dea.
She second married George FARMER.
20. Lydia HOW. Born 1667. Died in died young.
"Barry (History of Framingham, 294) also mentions 'Lydia' as one of [Samuel How's] children and Edward Robbins Howe in his compilation (Willard Howe MSS) also gives the name of 'Lydia b. 1666-7 d. young.' In the compilation furnished by Edward William Howe, Lydia is also mentioned. The same compilation entirely omits the names ... of the children of Samuel by his second marriage, and of those named as children of first marriage it omits the name of 'Hannah' and adds that of 'Joseph' who is said to have died in Framingham Oct. 13, 1723. Mr. Edward Robbins Howe in his compilation seems to have had some doubt as to whether the children named above as Samuel's children by his second marriage, were not the children of some other Samuel, but all are named in the settlement of Samuel's estate in 1713." [32]
21. Samuel HOW. Born 19 May 1668 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 13 Apr 1731 [32] in Framingham, Middlesex, MA [32]. Residence Framingham MA [32].
[HowHG #10]
He first married Abigail MIXER, daughter of Isaac MIXER Mr. & Rebecca GARFIELD, 11 Dec 1690/1691 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born 16 Nov 1672 [32] in Watertown, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 26 Nov 1703 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. They had the following children:
107 i. Abigail HOW
108 ii. Samuel HOW
109 iii. Peter HOW
He second married Martha [32] [23] \ Elizabeth [23] GOODALE, daughter of Nehemiah GOODALE & Hannah HAVEN, 10 Sep 1704 [23]. Born 4 May 1674 [32] in Lynn, Essex, MA [32]. Died After 1753 [32]. They had the following children:
110 i. Martha HOW
111 ii. Joseph HOW
22. Martha HOW. Born 9 Oct 1669 [23] in Sudbury,Middlesex,MA [23]. Died 24 Nov 1721 [32] in Framingham, Middlesex, MA [32].
[HowHG #3.iv]
She first married Thomas WALKER, son of Thomas WALKER & Mary STONE, 7 Dec 1687 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born 22 May 1664 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 25 Aug 1717 [32]. Residence Framomgham MA [32]. They had the following children:
112 i. Thomas WALKER
113 ii. Samuel WALKER
114 iii. Obadiah WALKER
115 iv. Martha WALKER
116 v. Mary WALKER
117 vi. Thomas WALKER
118 vii. Asa WALKER
119 viii. Hannah WALKER
120 ix. Jason WALKER
121 x. John WALKER
She second married John WHITNEY.
23. Daniel HOW. Born 9 Oct 1672 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 7 Feb 1680 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23].
[HowHG #3.v]
24. David HOW. Born 2 Nov 1674 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 3 Aug 1759 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23].
[HowHG #11]
"freeman 1671" [SavFS, II p. 476] [8]
He married Hepzibah DEATH, daughter of John DEATH & Mary PEABODY, 25 Dec 1700 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born 5 Jun 1680 [32] in Framingham, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 15 Apr 1769 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. They had the following children:
122 i. Thankful HOW
123 ii. Hepzibah HOW
124 iii. Elephalet HOW
125 iv. Isreal HOW
126 v. Ruth HOW \ HOWE
127 vi. David HOW
128 vii. Ezekiel HOW Col.
25. Hannah HOW. Born 6 Apr 1677 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 8 Nov 1742 [32]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32].
[HowHG #3.vii]
She married John BARNES, son of Thomas BARNES & Abigail GOODENOW, Before 1695 [6]. Born 25 Dec 1666 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Died 5 Apr 1752 [32]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Residence Marlborough MA [32]. They had the following children:
129 i. Abigail BARNES
130 ii. Dorothy BARNES
131 iii. Daniel BARNES Dea. Capt.
132 iv. Jonathan BARNES
133 v. David BARNES
134 vi. Hannah BARNES
135 vii. John BARNES
26. Elisha HOW. Born in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 16 Dec 1753 [32].
[HowHG #12]
He married Hannah SHAVALLY, daughter of Nicholas SHAVALLY & Rebecca WHEELER, 18 Aug 1718 [23] in Concord, Middlesex, MA [23]. Born 17 Feb 1688/1689 [32]. Died 30 Jan 1757 [32]. They had the following children:
136 i. John HOW
137 ii. Sarah HOW
138 iii. Rebecca HOW
139 iv. Samuel HOW
140 v. Hannah HOW
141 vi. Leavitt HOW
27. Daniel HOW. Born 24 Feb 1689/1690 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died 3 Feb 1757 [32] in Westmoreland, Chester, NH [32]. Residence Sudbury \ Rutland 1722 Framingham 1726 MA Westmorland Vt[32].
[HowHG #13]
He married Elizabeth JOHNSON, daughter of Caleb JOHNSON & Agnes BENT, 17 Dec 1716 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Died About 1779 [32]. They had the following children:
142 i. Elizabeth HOW
143 ii. William HOW
144 iii. Joseph HOW
145 iv. Mary HOW
146 v. Daniel HOW
147 vi. Beulah HOW
28. Nehemiah HOW. Born About 1693 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 25 May 1747 [32] in Quebec, Ontario, Canada [32]. Residence Framingham \ Sudbury \ Grafton MA [32].
[HowHG #14]
He married Margaret WILLARD, daughter of Benjamin WILLARD Capt. & Sarah LAKIN, [32]. Died 25 Jan 1758 [32]. They had the following children:
148 i. Joshua HOW
149 ii. Submit HOW
150 iii. Caleb HOW
151 iv. Esther HOW
152 v. Caleb HOW
153 vi. Sarah HOW
154 vii. Samuel HOW
155 viii. Edward HOW
156 ix. Abner HOW
157 x. Hannah HOW
158 xi. Mary HOW
159 xii. Martha HOW
29. Moses HOW. Born 27 Aug 1695 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 16 Feb 1749 [35]. Buried in Rutland, Worchester, MA [35]. Residence Sudbury \ Rutland 1719 \ Brookfield MA [32]. • Rutland Cemetery [35].
[HowHG #15]
He first married Eunice ROGERS, About 1718 [32]. Born About 1707 [35]. Died 28 Sep 1741 [32]. Buried in Rutland, Worchester, MA [35]. • Rutland Cemetery [35]. They had the following children:
160 i. Samuel HOW
161 ii. Sarah HOW
162 iii. Estes HOW
163 iv. Eunice HOW
164 v. Anne HOW
165 vi. Moses HOW
166 vii. Micajah HOW
167 viii. Elizabeth HOW
168 ix. Caroline HOW
169 x. Elijah HOW
He second married Hannah HEALD, 9 Sep 1742 [32]. Born About 1701 [35]. Died 7 Jun 1762 [32]. Buried in Rutland, Worchester, MA [35]. Residence of Concord MA [32]. • Rutland Cemetery [35]. They had the following children:
170 i. Jonas HOW
30. Ebenezer HOW. Born About 1697 [32] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 30 Jun 1753 [32]. Residence Sudbury \ Brookfield 1719 MA [32].
[HowHG #16]
He first married Lydia WOOLCOTT, daughter of John WOOLCOTT & Joanna EMERSON, 23 Apr 1724 [32]. Died About 1750 [32]. They had the following children:
171 i. Lucy HOW
172 ii. Lydia HOW
173 iii. Charles HOW
174 iv. Samuel HOW
175 v. Sarah HOW
176 vi. Lydia HOW
177 vii. Sarah HOW
178 viii. Charles HOW
179 ix. Joseph HOW
180 x. Benjamin HOW
181 xi. Nehemiah HOW
182 xii. Ebenezer HOW
He second married Mary DELAND, daughter of Paul DELAND & Phebe GREEN, [32]. Born 16 Jul 1730 [32] in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. Died Before 1783 [32]. They had the following children:
183 i. Mary HOW
31. Micajah HOW. Born 22 Aug 1700 [23] in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA [23]. Occupation butcher. Residence Sudbury MA \ Burlington MA \ 1730 NJ.
[HowHG #17]
He married Martha _?_, [32]. They had the following children:
184 i. Samuel HOW
185 ii. Micajah HOW
186 iii. Bathsheba HOW
187 iv. Susanna HOW
188 v. Elizabeth HOW
32. Sarah WARD. Born 23 Apr 1668 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.
[HowHG #1.iii.1]
33. Joseph WARD. Born 1670 [32].
[HowHG #1.iii.2]
He married Abiah WHEELOCK, 5 Jun 1700 [6].
34. Elizabeth WARD. Born 21 May 1672 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.
[HowHG #1.iii3]
She married Nathaniel HAPGOOD, son of Shadrack HAPGOOD & Elizabeth TREADWAY, 14 Aug 1695 [6] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Born 21 Oct 1665 [23] in Sudbury,Middlesex,MA [23].
35. Mary WARD. Born 4 May 1676 [94]. Died 18 Aug 1742 [37]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [37]. • High School Cemetery [37].
[HowHG #1.iii.4]
She married Caleb RICE Dea. [37], son of Joseph RICE & Martha \ Mercy KING, 21 May 1696 [6] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Born 19 May 1666 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 5 Jan 1738/1739 [37]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [37]. Residence Marlborough MA [17]. • High School Cemetery [37]. They had the following children:
189 i. Martha RICE
190 ii. Mary RICE
191 iii. Josiah RICE
192 iv. Jabez RICE
193 v. Nathan RICE
194 vi. Rebecca RICE
195 vii. Sarah RICE
196 viii. Caleb RICE
197 ix. Hepzibah RICE
198 x. Keziah RICE
36. Samuel WARD. Born 8 Mar 1678 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.
[HowHG #1.iii.5]
He married Mary _?_, [32].
37. Bethia WARD. Born 25 May 1681 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.
[HowHG #1.iii.6]
She married Elnathan BRIGHAM, son of Thomas BRIGHAM & Mary RICE, 17 Jun 1705 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 7 Mar 1683 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence of Mansfield CT 1741 [17]. They had the following children:
199 i. Priscilla BRIGHAM
200 ii. Dinah BRIGHAM
201 iii. Elnathan BRIGHAM
202 iv. Prudence BRIGHAM
38. Daniel WARD. Born 1687 [8]. Died 13 Apr 1700 [32].
[HowHG #1.iii.7]
39. Elizabeth HOW. Born 25 May 1673 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG #4.i]
She married Isaac BELLOWS, son of John BELLOWS & Mary WOODS, Before 1695. Born 13 Sep 1663 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. They had the following children:
203 i. Elizabeth BELLOWS
204 ii. Isaac BELLOWS
205 iii. Samuel BELLOWS
206 iv. James BELLOWS
207 v. Bathsheba BELLOWS
208 vi. Gideon BELLOWS
209 vii. Tabitha BELLOWS
210 viii. David BELLOWS
211 ix. Jonathan BELLOWS
40. Sarah HOW. Born 28 Jan 1675 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 4 Dec 1733 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32].
[HowHG #4.ii]
She married Moses NEWTON, son of Moses NEWTON & Joanna LARKIN, 11 Dec 1695 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 28 Feb 1669 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 23 May 1736 [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [32]. They had the following children:
212 i. Isaac NEWTON
213 ii. Beulah NEWTON
214 iii. Moses NEWTON
215 iv. Elisha NEWTON
216 v. Sarah NEWTON
217 vi. Margaret NEWTON
218 vii. Aaron NEWTON
219 viii. Thankful NEWTON
220 ix. Tabitha NEWTON
221 x. Amos NEWTON
222 xi. James ? NEWTON
41. Mary HOW. Born 13 Feb 1677 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG #4.iii]
She first married Jonathan WILDER, 26 Mar 1707 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 19 Aug 1707 [32] in Sterling, Worcester, MA [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [32]. killed by the Indians [32].
"He was killed by the Indians at Sterling, 19 Aug 1707."
They had the following children:
223 i. Jonathan WILDER
She second married David CHURCH, son of Garrett CHURCH & Sarah _?_, 21 Jul 1710 [32]. Born in Watertown, Middlesex, MA [32]. They had the following children:
224 i. Adonijah CHURCH
225 ii. Noah CHURCH
226 iii. Ephraim CHURCH
227 iv. Mary CHURCH
42. John HOW. Born Oct 1680 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died in (died young) [32].
[HowHG #4.iv]
43. John HOW 'Jr.' [17]. Born 16 Sep 1682 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 19 May 1754 [32] in Rutland, Worchester, MA [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [17].
[HowHG #18]
He married Deliverance RICE, daughter of John RICE & Tabitha STONE, 3 Nov 1703 [23] in Sudbury,Middlesex,MA [23]. Born 14 Aug 1681 [23] in Sudbury,Middlesex,MA [23]. Died After 1723 [94]. They had the following children:
228 i. Jazaniah HOW
229 ii. Matthias HOW
230 iii. Isaac HOW
231 iv. Benjamin HOW
232 v. Tabitha HOW
233 vi. Patience HOW
234 vii. Paul HOW
235 viii. Mary HOW
236 ix. Francis HOW
237 x. Abigail HOW
44. Bethia HOW. Born 24 Aug 1684 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG #4.vi]
She married Benjamin GARFIELD, son of Joseph GARFIELD & Sarah GALE, 19 May 1714 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 1674 [32] in Watertown, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 11 Jan 1752 [32] in Westborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. They had the following children:
238 i. Tabitha GARFIELD
239 ii. Sarah GARFIELD
240 iii. Benjamin GARFIELD
45. Hannah HOW. Born 17 Jun 1688 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 9 Oct 1773 [32].
[HowHG #4.vii]
She married John AMSDEN, son of Isaac AMSDEN & Jane RUTTER, 25 Jul 1704 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 28 Dec 1683 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 12 Nov 1761 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [32]. They had the following children:
241 i. Amity AMSDEN
242 ii. Unity AMSDEN
243 iii. Uriah AMSDEN
244 iv. Zeruiah AMSDEN
245 v. Jonathan AMSDEN
246 vi. Ephraim AMSDEN
247 vii. John AMSDEN
248 viii. Hannah AMSDEN
249 ix. Persis AMSDEN
250 x. Isaac AMSDEN
251 xi. Aaron AMSDEN
252 xii. David AMSDEN
253 xiii. Jesse AMSDEN
46. Thankful HOW. Born 22 Jun 1691 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG #4.viii]
She married James CADY, 26 Apr 1711 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence Marlborough MA \ removed [32]. They had the following children:
254 i. Hannah CADY
255 ii. Elias CADY
256 iii. Joseph CADY
47. Mary HOW. Born 7 Apr 1672 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died in young [32].
[HowHG #5.i]
48. Mary HOW. Born 4 May 1674 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died in young [32].
[HowHG #5.ii]
49. Dorothy HOW. Born About 1676 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 28 Sep 1749 [32] in Lancaster, Worcester, MA [32].
[HowHG #5.iii]
She married John PRESCOTT, son of John PRESCOT & Mary HAYNES, [32]. Born About 1672 [32]. Died 11 Oct 1749 [32].
50. Josiah HOW. Born 24 Dec 1678 [23] in Sudbury,Middlesex,MA [23]. Died 20 Sep 1766 [32] in Marlborough,Middlesex,MA [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [32].
[HowHG #19]
He first married Sarah BIGELOW, daughter of Samuel BIGELOW Mr. & Mary FLAGG, 14 Dec 1706 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 1 Oct 1681 [32] in Watertown,Middlesex,MA [32]. Died Before 1713 [32]. They had the following children:
257 i. Phineas HOW
258 ii. Abraham HOW
259 iii. Rachel HOW
He second married Mary MARBLE, 26 Nov 1713 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. They had the following children:
260 i. Sarah HOW
261 ii. Mary HOW
262 iii. Josiah HOW
263 iv. Dorothy HOW
264 v. Jacob HOWE
51. Daniel HOW Capt. [33]. Born 5 May 1681 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 22 Nov 1768 [32].
[HowHG #20]
He married Esther CLOYES, daughter of James CLOYES & Mary _?_, 17 Jun 1725 [32]. Born 27 Apr 1702 [32] in Framingham, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 27 Jul 1759 [33] in Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA [32]. Buried in Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA [33]. • Mountain View Cemetery [33]. They had the following children:
265 i. Daniel HOW
266 ii. Jotham HOW
267 iii. Nathan HOW
268 iv. Gideon HOW
269 v. William HOW
270 vi. Lucy HOW
271 vii. Mary HOW
272 viii. Martha HOW
52. Ruth HOW. Born 6 Jan 1684 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG #5.vi]
"We have no account of their deaths, but it is claimed that she married for a second husband _?_ Cloyes, of whom we have no record. It is supposed that she had two sons born in Westborough." [32]
She first married John BOWKER, son of John BOWKER & Mary HOW, [32]. Born Sep 1679 [32]. Residence Marlborough \ Westborough MA [32]. They had the following children:
273 i. John BOWKER
274 ii. Josiah BOWKER
She second married _?_ CLOYES.
53. Joseph WETHERBEE. Born 18 Sep 1672 [32]. Died 1720 [6].
[HowHG #1.vii.1]
He married Elizabeth JOHNSON, 9 Feb 1699 [6]. Died 1726 [6].
54. John WETHERBEE. Born 26 Mar 1675 [32]. Died 1720 [6].
[HowHG #1.vii.2]
He married Catherine WHITCOMB, 2 Jun 1698 [6] in Concord, Middlesex, MA [6]. Died After 1715 [6].
55. Thomas WETHERBEE. Born 5 Jan 1678 [8]. Died 1713 [6].
[HowHG #1.vii.3]
He married Hannah WOODS, 20 Feb 1698/1699 [6].
56. Tabitha HOW. Born 29 Mar 1684 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 1 Mar 1755 [32].
[HowHG #6.i]
She married James EAGER Capt. [17], son of William EAGER & Lydia _?_, 2 Apr 1713 [36] in Marlborough,Middlesex,MA [36]. Born 21 Sep 1686 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 7 Jun 1755 [32]. Residence Marlborough / Northborough MA [32].
"He was one of the wealthy men of the town; he gave the land for the church in 1746." [32]
They had the following children:
275 i. Vashti EAGER
276 ii. Hassadiah EAGER
277 iii. James EAGER
278 iv. Lydia EAGER
57. James HOW. Born 22 Jun 1685 [36] in Marlborough,Middlesex,MA [36]. Died 17 Aug 1734 [32] in Worcester,Worcester,MA [32]. Residence Marlborough / Worcester 1722 MA [32].
[HowHG #21]
He married Margaret GATES, daughter of Simon GATES & Margaret _?_, About 1710 [32]. Born 13 Aug 1689 [8] in Cambridge,Middlesex,MA [32]. They had the following children:
279 i. James HOW
280 ii. Abisha HOW
281 iii. Thankful HOW
282 iv. Margaret HOW
283 v. Sybil HOW
284 vi. Submit HOW
285 vii. Zerviah HOW
286 viii. Tabitha HOW
287 ix. Azubah HOW
58. Jonathan HOW. Born 23 Apr 1687 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 22 Jun 1738 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [32].
[HowHG #22]
He married Lydia BRIGHAM, daughter of Samuel BRIGHAM Capt. & Elizabeth HOW, 5 Apr 1711 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 5 Mar 1691 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. They had the following children:
288 i. Timothy HOW
289 ii. Prudence HOW
290 iii. Bezaleel HOW
291 iv. Charles HOW
292 v. Eliakim HOW
293 vi. Lucy HOW
294 vii. Lydia HOW
295 viii. Mary HOW
296 ix. Lydia HOW
59. Prudence HOW. Born 27 Aug 1689 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 16 Jan 1724/1725 [32].
[HowHG #6.iv]
She married Abraham WILLIAMS Col. [32], son of William WILLIAMS & Elizabeth LARKIN, 5 Jan 1714/1715 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 15 Apr 1695 [32]. Died 10 Jul 1781 [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [32].
"He became one of the leading men of Marlborough, and was colonel of the 3d regiment of the militia." [32]
They had the following children:
297 i. Isaac WILLIAMS
298 ii. Elizabeth WILLIAMS
60. Thomas HOW. Born 16 Jun 1692 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 2 Apr 1777 [32].
[HowHG #23]
In the records of Essex Co. , Register of Deeds, (vol. 41, p. 232) is found an agreement, (dated 23 Mar 1715, and recorded 23 Feb 1722/3) between Capt. Thomas Fiske of Wenham, MA, and Capt. Thomas How of Marlborough, MA, reciting the proposed marriage of Thomas How, son of Capt. How, and Rebekah Perkins, "a relative of sd Capt. Fiske and brought up by him." and providing for a marriage settlement ot be made by Capt. How upon Rebekah. [32]
He married Rebecca PERKINS, daughter of John PERKINS & Mary FISKE, 26 Apr 1715 [32]. Baptism 1692 [32] in Wehham, Essex, MA [32]. Died 3 Jul 1774 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32].
A relative of Capt. Thomas Fiske of Wenham and brought up by him. [32]
They had the following children:
299 i. Thomas HOW
300 ii. Mary HOW
301 iii. Ezekiel HOW
302 iv. Simon HOW
303 v. Samuel HOW
304 vi. Sarah HOW
305 vii. Rebecca HOW
61. Sarah HOW. Born 16 Aug 1697 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died About 1725 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32].
[HowHG #6.vi]
She married James BROWN, 5 May 1719 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence Marlborough MA [32]. They had the following children:
306 i. Elizabeth BROWN
62. Martha HOW. Born 4 Sep 1686 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32].
[HowHG 7.i]
She married Daniel BARTLETT, son of Henry BARTLETT & Mary BUSH, 12 Feb 1716/1717 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 6 Apr 1692 [32]. Died 2 May 1764 [32]. They had the following children:
307 i. Jotham BARTLETT
308 ii. Sarah BARTLETT
309 iii. Daniel BARTLETT
310 iv. Abigail BARTLETT
311 v. Abraham BARTLETT
312 vi. John BARTLETT
313 vii. Jonathan BARTLETT
314 viii. Isaac BARTLETT
315 ix. Abner BARTLETT (Twin)
316 x. Mary BARTLETT (Twin)
317 xi. Jonas BARTLETT
318 xii. Mercy BARTLETT
63. Deborah HOW. Born 6 Jul 1688 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 17 Mar 1718 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32].
[HowHG 7.ii]
She married Benjamin BAILEY, 30 Jun 1710 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence Marlborough \ Berlin MA [32]. They had the following children:
319 i. Benjamin BAILEY
320 ii. Barnabas BAILEY
321 iii. Benoni BAILEY
64. Eleazer HOW. Born 3 Jul 1692 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 27 Jul 1692 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG 7.iii]
65. Hannah HOW. Born 3 Jul 1692 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 27 Jul 1692 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36].
[HowHG 7.iv]
66. Gershom HOW Ensign [32]. Born 8 Sep 1694 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 28 Oct 1738 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Residence Marlborough MA [32].
[HowHG 24]
They lived in Marlborough, where he was an active citizen, and bore the title of Ensign. The Inventory of his estate, showed he was something of a military man, he had two firelocks, two swords, two belts and two girdles. [32]
He married Hannah BOWKER, daughter of John BOWKER & Mary HOW, 6 Dec 1721 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 21 Sep 1699 [32] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Died 12 Mar 1750 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [32]. Residence Marlborough MA [32]. They had the following children:
322 i. Miriam HOW
323 ii. Moses HOW
324 iii. Silas HOW
325 iv. Zeruiah HOW
326 v. Persis HOW
327 vi. Hannah HOW
67. Ephraim HOW. Born 30 Mar 1699 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 14 Jan 1764 [37]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [37]. Occupation farmer [32]. Residence Marlborugh MA [17]. • High School Cemetery [37].
[HowHG 25]
He married Elizabeth RICE, daughter of Benjamin RICE & Mary RICE, 8 Jan 1722/1723 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 9 Dec 1697 [36] in Marlborough,Worcester,MA [36]. Died 28 Dec 1775 [37]. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [37]. • High School Cemetery [37]. They had the following children:
328 i. Stephen HOW
329 ii. Azadiah HOW
330 iii. Elizabeth HOW
331 iv. Deborah HOW
332 v. Lydia HOW
333 vi. Hannah HOW
334 vii. Mary HOW
68. Elizabeth HOW.
[HowHG 7.vii]
She married _?_ WETHERBEE, [32].
69. Eleazer HOW. Born 15 Dec 1707 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Baptism 11 Apr 1708 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 6 Dec 1768 [36].
[HowHG 26]
He married Hepzibah BARRETT, daughter of Thomas BARRETT & Elizabeth STOW, 26 Jun 1732 [32]. Born 13 Apr 1708 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died 22 Feb 1794 [36]. They had the following children:
335 i. Lemuel HOW
336 ii. Sabilla HOW
337 iii. Catherine HOW
338 iv. Jonas HOW
339 v. Levi HOW
340 vi. Ebenezer HOW
341 vii. Luther HOW
70. Hannah HOW.
[HowHG 7.ix]
She married Eleazer BEAMAN \ BEAMONT, son of Thomas BEAMAN & Elizabeth WILLIAMS, 2 Mar 1726 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Born 6 Jun 1683 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. They had the following children:
342 i. Abraham BEAMAN
71. (child) HOW. Born 25 Feb 1702/1703 [36] in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA [36]. Died in stillborn [36].
Reference Notes
[6] [TorNE] Charles Almon Torrey, "New England Marriages Prior to 1700", (1985)
[8] [SavFS] James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" (1860-1862) 4 vol
[17] [WarRF] Andrew Henshaw Ward, A.M., "The Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice" (1858)
[23] [SudVR] Sudbury, Middlesex, MA Vital Records, (1903)
[32] [HowHG] Daniel Wait Howe, "Howe Genealogies", New England Historic Genealogical Society, (1929)
[33] [ShrGS] Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury,Worchester,MA
[35] [RutGS] Cemetery, Rutland, Worcester, MA
[36] [MarVR] Marlborough, Middlesex, MA Vital Records (1908)
[37] [MarGS, High School], Marlborough, Middlesex, MA, High School Cemetery
[94] [RicWS] Supplement to The Rice Family of Andrew Henshaw Ward (1858), 1967
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