On 5 Jul 1733 when Robert was 25, he married Margaret Sprague (25158) , daughter of Nathan Sprague (16291) (ca 1679-1758) & Margaret Randall (9861) (18 Dec 1683-aft 29 May 1756), in Duxbury, MA.379 Born on 10 May 1713 in Marshfield, MA.379 Margaret died aft May 1756.

Children of Robert and Margaret (Sprague) Howland:
    i. Prince Howland, m. Abigail Wadsworth; and
    ii. Robert Howland, m. Ruth, resided at Pembroke.132

On 10 Apr 1730 when Alice was 20, she married Hezekiah Keen. Born on 17 Aug 1702 in Duxbury, MA. Hezekiah died in Duxbury, MA, on 27 Dec 1770; he was 68.

Hezekiah, son of Josiah & Lydia (Baker) Keen.

Prince married Job Otis (28579) , son of Job Otis (12024) (20 Mar 1677-1758) & Mercy Little (23799) (26 Feb 1678-1755). Born on 28 Mar 1702 in Scituate, MA.52 Job died aft 12 Dec 1781. Occupation: trader. Religion: Episopalian.

From L. Vernon Brigg’s Briggs Family:42
    Job lived first in Hanover, near Circuit St., in the Drinkwater section, where he was a member of the church in 1728/29. He inherited the farm on which his father resided, described as ‘on both sides of the road being about 60 acres with the buildings & my three acres at Buck’s field & my seven acres of salt marsh on the east & west side of Damon’s creek next the beach, also my 30 acres of woodland cedar swamp near the mill brook also about 60 acres of uplande meadow which I bought of William Ticknor and others joyning to Scituate harbour also about one hundred acres of land which I bought of Thomas Clark and others with the buildings on both sides of the way at a Place called the Clay pits.’ The will of Job Otis of Scituate, yeoman, dated 12 Dec. 1781, names wife Prince; dau. Eunice; sons Job, David, Prince and Abijah; daus. Mercy Curtis, Thankful Otis, Betty Sutton and Deborah Vinal.

The births of Job’s children by his second wife do not seem to be recorded anywhere.