Individual Notes
Note for: Owen Chapman, ABT 1828 -
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Event: Type: US Federal Census
Date: 18 AUG 1860
Place: Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Individual Note: [1.ged]
Owen Chapman [32 New York], Louisa [31 New Jersey], Amanda [6
Michigan], Frank [4 Michigan], Fred [1 Michigan]. [They are residing
next to Elizabeth Howell - mother of Luizs]
Owen & Luiza had children: Amanda, Frank, & Fredrick.
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Howell, - 9 NOV 1709
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Event: Type: US Federal Census
Date: 1698
Place: Mattituck, Southold Twp., Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Will: Date: 24 AUG 1709
Place: Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Name Note: Source: pages 5-8
Name Note: Source: pages 41 - much of the information on the early Howells can be found
in the cordovan-covered trunk now in the Suffolk County Historical
Society at Riverhead. Richard had 4 daughters & 6 sons.
Name Note: Source: pages 59 - Richard Howell purchased from Thomas Moore in 1691 lot
located north of the highway & west of the creek - this is where he
established his sons & his descendants lived for many generations;
page 62 - 1675 & gave strip to son-in-law Richard Howell on western
side that went from north to south sea consisting of 150 acres & when
the town of Riverhead was set off in 1792 this set the border on the
west side of the farm which left the Howell property in Southold; page
66 - among 12 households on rate list 16 September 1675; page 68 -
near him father-in-law William Hallock & brother-in-law John Hallock ;
page 69 - notes he had moved further to the west;
Name Note: Source: pages 5-8
Name Note: Source: pages 41 - much of the information on the early Howells can be found
in the cordovan-covered trunk now in the Suffolk County Historical
Society at Riverhead. Richard had 4 daughters & 6 sons.
Name Note: Source: pages 59 - Richard Howell purchased from Thomas Moore in 1691 lot
located north of the highway & west of the creek - this is where he
established his sons & his descendants lived for many generations;
page 62 - 1675 & gave strip to son-in-law Richard Howell on western
side that went from north to south sea consisting of 150 acres & when
the town of Riverhead was set off in 1792 this set the border on the
west side of the farm which left the Howell property in Southold; page
66 - among 12 households on rate list 16 September 1675; page 68 -
near him father-in-law William Hallock & brother-in-law John Hallock ;
page 69 - notes he had moved further to the west;
Individual Note: [1.ged]
Richard Howell, David, Jonathon, Richard, Isaac, Jacob, Eliza,
Dorothy.
In the name of God amen - I Richard Howell of the Town of Southold in
the County of Suffolk in the Colony of New York in America, yeoman,
being weak in body but of perfect mind & memory, at ye writing hereof,
Thanks be given to God therefore, but calling to mind the Shortness of
this transitory life and that it is apointed for all men once to dye,
do make constitute ordaine & apoint this to be my Last will &
testament, hereby revoking, disanulling and making void all and all
manner of former wills and testaments by me heretofore, or in my name,
had made or concluded, and that this only & none other shall be held
deemed &: verify reputed to be my Last will & testament in manner &
form following: That is to Say Firstly I commend my Soul to God from
whom it came and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the
discretion of my Executors hereafter named: Secondly my will is that
my beloved wife Elizabeth Howell Shall have one third part of my
estate as ye law directs: Thirdly I give unto my son John Howell and
to his Heirs forever all my messuage or farme where I now live and
bounded on ye north by ye Sound and on ye South by ye road lately
laid out that leads to Brookhaven by way of ye beach, and also one
Equal fourth part of all my meadow on ye South Side of peaconneke
river: Fourthly I leave unto my Son David Howell and to his Heirs and
assignes for Ever one equal fourth part of all my meadow on ye
Southside of Said peaconeke river: Fifthly I leave unto my Son
Richard Howell & my Son Jonathan Howell all my Land near ye head of
ye Said peaconeke river with ye appurtenances thereunto belonging and
also one Equall halfe part of all my meadow on ye South Side of Said
river, to be equally divided between them and to ye proper use &
behalfe of them my Said Sons Richard & Jonathan Howell their Heirs and
assignes for ever all my land & meadow at Brookhaven ffreel;y to be
possessed & enjoyed: Sixly I give unto my Son Isaac and to his Heirs
and assignes for ever all that messuage or Tenament where my Son John
now lives, bounded north by my Son David's land, & South by the baye
and also one Equal halfe part of all my meadow at Deep creeke to him
my said Son Isaac Howell his heirs and assignes freely to be possessed
& enjoyed: Seventhly I give unto my Son Jacob Howell and to his Heirs
and assignes for ever all that land lying between ye baye and the high
way Leading to Brookhaven by the waye of ye beach, which is the
remaining part of the allotment where my messuage is herein given unto
my Son John also I give unto my said Son Jacob Howell and to his Heirs
& assignes for ever one equal halfe part of all my meadow at Deep
Creek freel;y to be possessed & enjoyed: Eighthly I give unto my
Daughter Hannah Haughins and to her Heirs for ever twenty pounds as
money of this Colony to be paid her by my Executor: Ninthly I give
unto my Daughter Dorothy Reeve for ever twenty Pounds as money of
this Colony to be paid her by my Executor: Tenthly and my will is
that the remaining part of my estate not hereto willed be equally
divided between my Six Sons viz: John, David, Richard, Jonathan, Isaac
& Jacob: to whom I do give ye Same for Ever: Lastly of this my Last
will & Testament I doe by these Presents make constitute ordaine and
apoint my Sons John, David and Jonathan to be my Executors with full
power & authority to act in and about ye premises In witness whereof I
have published & declared this to be my Last will and Testament and
have hereunto Sett my hand & fixed my Sealle in Southold above Said
this twenty fourth day of August In ye year of our Lord Christ one
thousand Seven hundred & nine.
Signed Sealed published & Declared
to be ye last will & Testament of Richard
Howell
Richard Howell in ye of us.
Thomas Maples
James Mapes
Hope [her] Halioak
Jany 4: 1709
The Said thomas
Maples, James Reeve and Hope Halioak appeared before me and upon there
oath Declared & is Declared that they Say Rrd Howll Sign Seal &
Publish Publish & Declare this to be his Last wil and testament In
Testamon whereof I have here Set my hand and Joseph Ffordham
[Transcribed the original will by Thomas Donnelly 19 August 1995 from
copy provided by William Asadovian of the Queensborough Public
Library]
In the name fo Gos amen - I Richard Howell of the Town of Southold in
the County of Suffolk in the Colony of New York in America, yeoman,
being weakly in body but of perfect mind & memory, at ye writing
hereof. Thanks be given to God therefore, but calling to mind the
Shortness of this transitory life and that it is apointed for all men
once to dye, do make constitute ordaine & apoint this to be my Last
will & testament, hereby revoking, disannuling and making void all and
all manner of former wills and testaments by meheretofore, or in my
name had made or concluded, and that this only & none other, shall be
held deemed & verily reputed to be my Last will & testament in manner
& form following: That is to Say Firstly I commend my Soul to God
from whom it came and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at
the descretion of my Executors hereafter named: Secondly my will is
that my beloved wife Elizabeth Howell Shall one third part of my
estate as ye law directs:L Thirdly I give unto my Son John Howell and
to Heirs for ever all my messuage or farme where I now live and
bounded on ye north by ye Sound and on ye South by ye road lately laid
out that leads to Brookhaven by ye way of ye beach, and also one Equal
fourth part of all my meadow on ye South Side of peaconneeke river:
Fourthly I give unto my son David Howell and to his Heirs and
assignes for Ever one equal fourth part of all meadows on ye South
side of Said peaconneke river: Fifthly I give unto my Son Richard
Howell & my Son Jonathan Howell all my Land near ye head of ye Said
peaconneke river with ye appurtenances thereunto belonging and also on
e Equall halfe part of all my meadow on ye South Side of Said river,
to be equally divided between them and to ye proper life & behalfe of
them my Said Sons Richard & Jonathoan Howell and to their Heirs and
assignes for Ever all I give Equally between my sd Sons Richard and
Jonathan and to their Heirs and assigns for ever all my land & meadow
at Brookhaven ffreely to be possessed or Tenament where my son John
now lives, and bounded north by my son Davids land, & South by the
baye and also one Equal halfe part of all my meadow at Deep creeke to
him my said Son Isaac Howell his Heirs & assignes freely to be
possessed & enjoyed: Seventhly I give unto my Son Jacob Howell and to
his Heirs& assignes for ever all that land lying between ye baye and
the high way Leading to Brookhaven by the waye of ye beach, which is
the remaining part of the alotment where my messuage is herein given
unto my Son John also I give unto my said Son Jacob Howell and to his
Heirs & assignes for ever one equal halfe part of all my meadows at
Deep Creek freely to be possessed & enjoyed: Eightly I give unto my
Daughter Hannah Haughins and to her Heirs for ever twenty pounds as
money of this Colony to be paid her by Excur: Ninthly I give unto my
Daughter Dorothy Reeve for ever twenty pounds as money of the Colony
to be paid her by my Execur: Tenthly and my will is that the
remaining part of my estate not herein willed be equally divided
between my Six Sons viz: John, David, Richard, Jonathan, Isaac &
Jacob: to whom I doe give ye Same for Ever: Lastly of this my Last
will & Testament I doe by these Presents make constitute ordaine and
apoint my Sons John, David and Jonathan to be my Exeurs with full
power & authority to act and have hereunto Sett my hand & fixed my
Sealle in Southold above Said this twenty fourth day of August In ye
year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven hundren & nine.
Signed Seaked published & Declared
to be ye last will & Testament of
Richard Howell
Richard Howell in ye of us.
Thomas Mapes
James Reeve Jany
1:1709
Hope her Halioak The Said Thomas
Mapes James Reev &
mark Hope
Hallok appeared before me &
upon there oath Declared & is Declared
that they Say Rrd Howll Sign Seal &
Pubublish Pubiblish and Declare this
to
be his Last will and testament
In Testimon whereof I have
here and Set my hand and
Jpse[j Ffordham
[Transcribed from copy of original will obtained from William
Asadovian, of the Queenborough Public Library, Long Island Division]
As legend has it, Richard was the son of John Howell. The family
immigrated to Connecticut in 1640 with that of Peter Hallock. There
were three sons. Soon after they arrived, John died and his widow
with her children returned to England. When John came, he is said to
have brought an old family bible and coat of arms. In this bible & it
told of our Welsh ancestry. This bible was passed down through the
family for many years. It is last known to have been in the hands of
James Howell (1890), son of Phineas, daughter's daughter. When she
was dying, she asked her husband to give it to her sister - after that
it is all a mystery. Supposedly, James Howell born 1790 was the last
entry in the bible. As to whether this story is true - no one knows
but it has come down with family tradition & most likely has some
truth to it.
The coat of arms that John possessed was the same as that of
Edward Howell of Southampton but no proof has ever been found linking
these two families. Edward was born about 1600 and could possibly be a
brother to John. Further investigation is needed to prove any of
this.
Richard came or returned to America with his mother and her new
husband, Mr. Hallock. It is said that he had promised his new wife
that if she came that her son would share in his lands with his sons.
His land lays on the border of what is now Riverhead and Aquebogue
towns. This land is adjacent to that of Peter Hallock. Tradition has
stated that the Widow Howell married Peter Hallock & that her
daughter, Margaret married Peter Hallock's son William and Richard
married Peter's daughter Elizabeth. This is questionable. It is also
believed the Widow was the Margaret who married William Hallock &
Peter who was probably the father of William never came to this
country. This conclusion would be consistant with a some documents
found in the old trunk that had belonged to Richard Howell.
Notes of Interest:
-1675, Father-in-law William Hallock deeded land to him; west side of
Howell farm was dividing line between Southold & Riverhead making it a
part of Southold; Riverhead Town [1792] originally Aquebogue;
Jamesport Church originally Aquebogue Meeting House [1731];
-12 November 1678 earliest document found of Richard Howell is receipt
to John Salmon for shingling my house;
-10 February 1684 - William Hallock names daughter Elizabeth in his
will. [Unfortunately William does not name the husbands of his
daughters]
-11/23/1684 - Statement of John Roe & his wife about expressed wishes
of John Harrud concerning disposition of his property to his wife &
children. [Note: This seems to indicate John Harrud died before
11/23/1684]
-9/26/1685 - Receipt to Elizabeth Howell 14/11s/9d "of her former
husband's estate." This item is from Elizabeth Howell. Second receipt
is to Richard Howell for goods to the value of 3s/3d "of his wife's
estate". Receipt is signed by Benjamin Moore & also lists other
payments made by Richard Howell to others.
-1686 - Richard Howell listed as head of family consisting of 6 white
males & 3 white females.
- 1692 - Richard made an account of what tobacco had been sold at home
& at the town - among the entries was "Mother Hallock five pounds" for
2s.6d.
It is possible that Richard's mother was Margaret Howell & was
the step son of William Hallock. If this is true, it seems improbable
that he would have married Elizabeth, d/o William & Margaret. If
original tradition holds true, Margaret would have been his sister &
he may have married her daughter. Nothing conclusive can be made.
Richard was on the tax rolls of Southold Township in 1675 for 77
pounds & in 1683 for 98 pounds. He resided next to the Hallock land.
Individual Notes
Note for: Miss , - ABT 1884
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Individual Note: [1.ged]
Tradition says she was Elizabeth Hallock, daughter of William &
Margaret [Howell] Hallock but no proof exits.
Individual Notes
Note for: Hannah Howell, ABT 1674 -
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Name Note: Source: page 11-12
Name Note: Source: page 11-12
Individual Notes
Note for: Jacob Howell, ABT 1690 - 24 MAY 1732
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Name Note: Source: page 21
Name Note: Source: page 46 - eldest son of Richard, b. 1667, m. Margaret Parshall, d/o
James who lived 3 miles west of Richard's homestead on Sound Avenue.
m. 1709 & had son Jacob who m. 7 November 1734. Jacob was in Capt.
Reeves Number 2 Company. Margaret m. Richard Sweezy.
Name Note: Source: page 21
Name Note: Source: page 46 - eldest son of Richard, b. 1667, m. Margaret Parshall, d/o
James who lived 3 miles west of Richard's homestead on Sound Avenue.
m. 1709 & had son Jacob who m. 7 November 1734. Jacob was in Capt.
Reeves Number 2 Company. Margaret m. Richard Sweezy.
Individual Note: [1.ged]
Letters of Administration given to wife Margaret & brother David on 9
March 1732/33.
Jacob & Margaret had children: Jacob & Margaret. Jacob was a member
of Captain Reeves Southold Company Number 2 in 1715.