Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Henry Howland (302) & Margaret Aires
768. George Howland.
769. Arthur Howland. Born ca 1600 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire. Arthur died in Marshfield, MA in Oct 1675. Buried on 30 Oct 1675 in Marshfield, MA.60 Occupation: Yeoman. Religion: Quaker.

Arthur was of Marshfield by 1643. He was granted 50 acres of land and some meadow at North River in 1640. He bought an additional three hundred acres of land for 21 pounds sterling, 13 pounds in money and the balance in corn and cattle. Arthur was called before the Plymouth court on 22 Dec 1657 ‘to answer for entertaining a Quaker, and suffering and inviting sundry to hear said Quaker.’ In 1669, he was arrested for neglecting to pay his minister-tax; due to his advanced age and low estate he was excused from paying.

Will: Last Will and Testament of Arthur Howland deceased exhibited to the Court holden att Plymouth the seaventh of March Ann Dom. 1675 and ordered by the said Court here to be Recorded: In the name of God amen: I Arthur Howland, of marshfield in the collonie of new Plymouth in New England, yeoman, being weake of body but of sound and perfet memory, praised be Almighty God for the same, Knowing the uncertainty of [man's life] this short life and being desirous to settle that outward estate that the Lord hath lent mee, I doe make this my last will and testament in maner and form following: That is to say, first and principally, I Comend my soule to Almighty God my Creator, expecting to receive full pardon of all my sinnes, and salvation by Jesus Christ my Redeemer, and my body to the earth To be buried in decent maner as to my executrix, hereafter named, shalbe thought meet and Convenient, and as concerning such worldly estate which the Lord hath lent mee, my will and meaning is the same shalbe Imployed and bestowed as hereafter in and by this my will is expressed.
    Imprimus: I doe revoak, Renounce all and make void all [former] wills by mee formerly made and declare and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament.
    Item: I will that all the debts that I justly owe any maner of person or persons whatsoever, shalbe well and truely payed or ordained to be payed in Convenient time after my decease by my executrix hereafter named, except only the debt, thirty shillings, which I owe to Edward Wanton, which said debt I will that the same be payed by Timothy Williamson in maner [and time] hereafter expressed.
    Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Arthur Howland, his heires and assignes for ever, fifty acres of upland and alsoe meddow sufficient to keep six head of Cattle which said Land is now in the tenure and occupation of my said son Arthur, and lyeth next unto John Moshers land, and Runneth fron the boundary marke that the Jury made, which the land of the mee the said Arthur Howland and the said John Mosher To the Ridge Northeast and southwest.
    Item: I give and bequeath unto my grandchild Assadiah Smith the full sume of five pounds to be payed to her by the heires, executors, and administrators or assigns of my deare wife margarett Howland Imediately after her decease.
    Item: I Givc and bequeath unto the three brothers of the said Assadiah the sume of five pounds to be equally divided betwixt them and to be payed unto them by the heires, executors, Administrators and assignes of my said wife Imediately after her decease and incase any of the said Children die before by said Wiffe, my will is that the said sume shalbe equally devided betwixt the survivers of thern.
    Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Williamson the sume of ten pounds To be payed to her by the heires, executors, Administrators or assignes of my said wife imediately after her decease.
    Item: 1 Give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha, Damon the sume of ten pounds To be payed unto her by the heires, executors, administrators or assignes of my said wife Imediately after her decease.
    Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Low the sume of ten Pounds to be payed To her by the heires, executors, administrators or assignes of my said wile Irnediately after her decease.
    Item: I Give and bequeath unto my wifes Grandchild Mary Walker the full sume of ten poonds to be payed unto her by the heires, executors, Administrators or assignes of my said wife Imediately after her decease.
    Item. I Give and bequeath unto my Grandchild Timothy Williamson, his heires and assignes for ever, after my said wifes decease a Piece of meddow in the Township of Marshfeild aforesaid Containing f[ive?] acres be the Same more or lesse that lyetb between a Certaine Creek that comes out of the River there and a Great Rocke that stands in the Marrsh, hee paying unto Edward Wanton, his executors or assignes, for the term of three years next after hee comes to enjoy the said meddow the sume of ten shillings per annum.
    Item: I Give and bequeath the full Remainder of Reall and personall estate whatsoever it is or whatsoever it may he found unto my deare and welbeloved wife Margarett Howland and to her heires, Executors, Administrators and assignes for ever, And doe hereby Nominate, Constitute and appoint my said wife the sole executrix of this my last will and testament, In Witnes whereof whereof I, the said Arthur Howland, have hereunto sett my hand and seale the third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred seventy and foure, Ann. Regni Regis, Caroli Secundi nunc Anglia.

    Arthur Howland senior
    Signed, sealed and published by Arthur Howland
    And a seale as his last will and Testament in the presence of us
    And was att the time of the ensealing
    Edward Pelhams acknowledged before
    Resolved White* Josiah Winslow Govnor.

    Memorandum that before the signeing of this will by the Testator hee Revoaked the bequest of five acres more or lesse of Meddow above mentioned, Intended to have been Given to his Grandchild Timothy Williamson.”
Arthur married Margaret. Margaret died in Marshfield, MA in Jan 1683. Buried on 22 Jan 1683 in Marshfield, MA.60

Arthur Howland was probably Margaret’s second husband. Her first husband was likely a Mr Walker, and John Walker of Marshfield who married Lydia Reed in 1654 was probably her son by her first husband. Eleven years before that marriage, there was an agreement, dated 6 Jun1643, by John Walker, “sonn in law of Arthur Howland,” to appear before the next General Court. If the term son-in-law is taken to mean step-son, then John Walker was a son of Margaret. On the other hand, if it means what the modern term means, then John Walker had married a daughter of Arthur Howland.
Their children include:
1895i.
Deborah Howland (ca 1630-16 Oct 1665)
1896ii.
Arthur Howland (-bef 15 Dec 1726)
1897iii.
Mary Howland (ca 1634-26 Aug 1690)
1898iv.
Martha Howland (ca 1638-19 Dec 1732)
1899v.
Elizabeth Howland (ca 1633-12 Oct 1678)
770. Margaret Howland. Born ca 1601 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire. Margaret died bef 13 Apr 1655.
On 26 Apr 1623 Margaret married Richard Phillips in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire. Born ca 1593 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire.
Their children include:
1900i.
Thomas Phillips (ca Sep 1623-)
1901ii.
Savage Phillips (ca Apr 1625-)
1902iii.
Margaret Phillips (ca Jun 1627-)
1903iv.
William Phillips (ca Aug 1629-)
1904v.
Ann Phillips (ca Feb 1632-)
1905vi.
Henry Phillips (ca Oct 1635-)
771. John Howland. Born ca 1602 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire. John was baptized in Ely, Cambridgeshire, on 16 Jan 1603. John died in Plymouth, MA on 23 Feb 1672.62 “The 23^th of February 1672 Mr John Howland senir of the Towne of Plymouth Deceased: he was a Godly man and an ancient professor in the waves of Christ hee lived untill hee attained above eighty yeares in the world, hee was one of the first Comers into this land and proved a usefull Instrument of Good in his place & was the last man that was left of those that Came over in the shipp Called the Mayflower, that lived in Plymouth hee was with honor Intered att the Towne of Plymouth on the 25 of February 1672”. Buried on 25 Feb 1672 in Plymouth, MA.62

John came to New England on the Mayflower in 1620.

There’s an article on John Howland in The Great Migration Begins.16
Ca 1624 John married Elizabeth Tilley, daughter of John Tilley (ca 1571-1620) & Joan Hurst (-1621), in Plymouth, MA.16 Born ca 1607 in Henlow, Bedfordshire. Elizabeth was baptized in Henlow, Bedfordshire, on 30 Aug 1607.16 Elizabeth died in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts on 22 Dec 1687.16
Their children include:
1906i.
Desire Howland (ca 1624-13 Oct 1683)
1907ii.
John Howland (24 Apr 1627-ca 1702)
1908iii.
Hope Howland (30 Aug 1629-8 Jan 1683)
1909iv.
Elizabeth Howland (ca 1631-Dec 1691)
1910v.
Lydia Howland (ca 1633-11 Jan 1709/10)
1911vi.
Hannah Howland (ca 1637-)
1912vii.
Joseph Howland (ca 1640-Jan 1703/4)
1913viii.
Jabez Howland (ca 1644-bef 6 Feb 1711/2)
1914ix.
Ruth Howland (ca 1646-27 May 1672)
1915x.
Isaac Howland (15 Nov 1649-29 Oct 1727)
772. Humphrey Howland. Humphrey died in St. Swithin Parish, London on 10 Jul 1646.
Humphrey married Margaret Calvert.
773. Henry Howland. Born ca 1600/1605. Henry died in Duxbury, MA 1 Jan 1670/1.16 Occupation: yeoman. Religion: Quaker.

Henry was in Duxbury 1633. He was a grantee of Bridgewater in 1645, but did not remove there.25 Freeman Mar 1636. Henry was fined on May 1, 1660, and again on Oct. 2, 1660, for having entertained Quakers in his house.
Abt 1628 Henry married Mary. Mary died in Duxbury, MA on 16 Aug 1674.25

Anderson16 says, “the claim that Mary was a Newland is unsupported.”
Their children include:
1916i.
Abigail Howland (ca 1628-7 Apr 1692)
1917ii.
Zoeth Howland (ca 1631-13 Mar 1676)
1918iii.
Samuel Howland (ca 1638-bef 18 Apr 1716)
1919iv.
John Howland (ca 1641-bef 8 Aug 1687)
1920v.
Mary Howland (ca 1643-bef 5 Jan 1699)
1921vi.
Sarah Howland (ca 1645-2 Oct 1712)
1922vii.
Elizabeth Howland (ca 1647-aft 15 Sep 1711)
1923viii.
Joseph Howland (ca 1649-15 Aug 1672)
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