On 10 May 1725 when Consider was 24, he married
Ruth Bryant (40501) , daughter of
Jonathan Bryant (52686) (1 Jan 1679-) &
Elizabeth Barker (20909) (31 Oct 1677-17 Apr 1711), in Plymouth, MA.
Born on 15 Mar 1709 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 2, Ruth was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 27 May 1711.52 Ruth died in Plymouth, MA, on 11 Jan 1775; she was 65.
(Did Ruth marry Consider Howland at age 16, or was that some other Ruth? Which Ruth Bryant married Uriah Lambert in 1734 at Hanover?)
Children of Consider and Ruth (Bryant) Howland
i. Lucy Howland, b. 1726, m. Abraham Hammatt;
ii. Elizabeth Howland, b. 1728;
iii. Ruth Howland, b., 1730, m. Thomas Crandon;
iv. Mary Howland, b. 1732, m. William Thomas;
v Thomas Southworth Howland, b. 1734, m. Abiah Hovey;
vi. Consider Howland, b. 1736;
vii. Joanna Howland, b. 1738;
viii. Martha Howland, b. 1739, m. Isaac LeBaron;
ix. Joseph Howland, b. 1742;
x. Bethiah Howland, b. 1743, m. a Delano;
xi. Consider Howland, b. 1745;
xii. Experience Howland, b. 1748, m. Samuel West of Tiverton;
xiii. John Howland, b. 1751;
xiv. Joseph Howland, b. twin, 1751, twins; and
xv. Hannah Howland, b. 1753.132