John HOWLAND b. Bef 1592 Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England d. 23 Feb 1673 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts: Darlene's Family Genealogy

Bef 1592 - 1673 (> 81 years)

Headstones

John Howland Headstone
John Howland, one of the original pilgrims, is the husband of Elizabeth Tilley. He is buried in Burial Hill in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

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Name	John HOWLAND [2, 3, 4]
	American history legend from the voyage of the Mayflower and founding of Plymouth Rock in 1620. American children discover John Howland when they learn of the Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims' leader Governor William Bradford wrote a first hand account of the Pilgrim history from 1620 to 1647. This account was first published in 1952, and is considered one of the best first hand accounts of any kind on American history. In Bradford's account of the voyage over on the Mayflower, he tells of how John Howland washed overboard in violent storm. Howland was 29 years of age at the time. Howland was able to grab some ropes from the sails and gradually pull himself back on board the ship. This event and Bradford's account of it made John Howland a legend. Howland's name and account has been published in hundreds of publications and in school history books. As myths can grow, the story had changed that he had died and was the first pilgrim to die, thus the oldest burial in the Plymouth cemetery, Burial Hill. In fact, he survived, married and had a number of children with Elizabeth Tilley Howland, and lived to 80 plus, according to his grave stone. His grave stone also states from Plymouth records that he was the last male to die from the original pilgrims of the Mayflower. (bio by: Bruce) Inscription: Here ended the Pilgrimage of JOHN HOWLAND who died February 23, 1672/3 aged above 80 years. He married Elizabeth daughter of JOHN TILLEY who came with him in the Mayflower Dec. 1620. From them are descended a numerous posterity. "Here was a godly man and an ancient professor in the ways of Christ. Hee was one of the first comers into this land and was the last man that was left of those that came over in the Shipp called the Mayflower that lived in Plymouth." [1]
Birth	Bef 1592	Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England [4, 5]
Gender	Male
Fact	03 Mar 1672	Inventory taken. [5]
Will	29 May 1672 [5]
Death	23 Feb 1673	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts [4, 5, 6]
Burial	Burial Hill, Rocky Hook, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Notes	Excerpt from Mayflower Increasing: In the Plymouth ChR 1:147, Rev. John Cotton said of him, " he was a good old disciple & had bin sometime a magistrate here, a plaine-hearted christian". Nathaniel Morton wrote, "The 23 February 1672 Mr John Howland Senr of the Towne of Plymouth Deceased hee was a Godly man and an ancient professor in the wayes of Christ hee lived untill hee attained above eighty yearaes in the world he 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 ship Called the May Flower that lived in Pkymouth he was with honor intered at the Towne of Plymouth on the 25 February 1672."
Person ID	I30032	Main Tree
Last Modified	30 Apr 2021

Father	Henry HOWLAND, b. 1564, Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England d. 17 May 1635, Fen Stanto, Hunts, England, Great Britain (Age 71 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Margaret ?, b. 1567, Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England d. 30 Jul 1629, Fenny, Stanton, Hunts, England (Age 62 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	26 Apr 1600	Ely, Cambridge, Eng., (st. Mary)
Family ID	F05335	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth TILLEY, c. 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England d. 22 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts (Age ~ 80 years)

Marriage 25 Mar 1623 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts [5]

Children

	1. Desire HOWLAND, b. Bef 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstaple Co.,, Massachusetts (Age > 58 years) [Birth]
	2. John Joseph HOWLAND, b. 24 Apr 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 18 May 1699, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts (Age > 72 years) [Birth]
	3. Hope HOWLAND, b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachsetts d. 08 Jan 1683/4, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) [Birth]
	4. Elizabeth HOWLAND, b. Bef 1631 d. 1691, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York (Age > 60 years) [Birth]
	5. Lydia HOWLAND, b. Abt 1633 d. 11 Jan 1710/1 (Age 78 years) [Birth]
+	6. Hannah HOWLAND, b. Abt 1637, Maine d. 1705, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 68 years) [Birth]
	7. Joseph HOWLAND, b. Abt 1640, Kingston, Massachusetts d. Jan 1703/4, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years) [Birth]
	8. Jabez HOWLAND, b. 1644, Rocky Nook, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Between 14 May 1708 and 6 Feb 1712, Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island (Age 64 years) [Birth]
+	9. Ruth HOWLAND, b. Abt 1646, Kingston, Massachusetts d. Between 29 May 1672 and 16 Oct 1679 (Age 26 years) [Birth]
	10. Isaac HOWLAND, b. 15 Nov 1649, Kingston, Massachusetts d. 09 Mar 1723/4, Middleboro, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) [Birth]

Family ID F07230 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 May 2021

Event Map

Birth - Bef 1592 - Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England

Burial - - Burial Hill, Rocky Hook, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Sources

[S02329] Find A Grave Website.
[S00012] E. Glenn Denison, "Denison Genealogy" Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison, (Name: Name: Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore 1993;;), 63-13712.
[S2670] Helen Hester King, B.S and Kinetta Ainsworth Daniels, Some Descendants of Captain John Gorham of Plymouth Colony in New York State and the Western Reserve.
[S3569] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. II.
[S02658] Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Susan E. Roser.
[S02648] Mayflower Births & Deaths Vol. 2, by Susan E. Roser.