Capt. Thomas HOWES, Jr.

- 1676

• Name	Thomas HOWES  [1, 2, 3]
  	He was brought to New England by his parents and resided in the part of yarmouth now Dennis. He took the oath of fidelity in 1657. He was one of the selectmen of Yarmouth for 6 years, commencing in 1668. he was a deputy to the General Court at Plymouth for seven years, commencing n 1668. He was appointed captain of the military company June 3, 1674, and is usually called Capt. Thomas Howes. In 1742 Ebenezer Goodspeed, then 86 years old swore that he was a soldier in the Narragansett wars so called under Capt. Thomas Howes. Capt. Howes served in the 3d expedition in King Phillip's war with eight one month's men and in the fifth expedition with 21 men. His wages on the third expedition were L6. June 1, 1663, he was on the grand jury. April 2, 1667, he was appointed one of the council of war for yarmouth. June 5, 1667, he was sworn as constable of Yarmouth. June 30, 1667, he signed a paper to the General Court in favor of the Rev. Thomas Thornton against an attack by Nicholas Nickerson. Oct. 30, 1667, at the request of the town, the court added Andrew Hallett, Thomas Howes, and John Thacher to the committee of Yarmouth for the disposing of lands in that town. June 3, 1668, he is mentioned as one of the deputies to the General Court. The same date he was one of the selectmen of yarmouth. At the same date also he complained against William Nickerson, Sr., Nathaniel Covel, Samuel Nickerson, Joseph Nickerson, and William Nickerson, Jr., for affronting him in the execution of his office while he was constable of yarmouth and offering divers abuses to him. They were convicted and punished...... His will, dated Jan. 15, 1675/6m and proved Aug. 14, 1677, is printed in 6 Mayflower Descendant, page. 160. He made his wife Sarah executrix and requested his friend and brethren Jonathan Sparrow, Jonathan Bangs, Jeremiah Howes and John Thacher to be helpful to her. The witnesses were Benjamin Howes and John Thacher. He mentions his sons Thomas and Jonathan, his daughters Rebecca and Sarah, an unborn child, Elizabeth (daughter of "my brother Sparrow") and his mother Prence.... [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	England   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Nov 1676  [1, 3]
  Person ID	I29926	Main Tree
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas HOWES,   b. England d. Between 6 Oct 1665 and 13 Oct 1665
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary BURR,   b. England d. 09 Dec 1695, Yarmouth
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F34993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah BANGS   d. Feb 1682/3
  Marriage	1656	Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F10225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - England Marriage - 1656 - Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3601] Leonard H. Smith Jr., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy Vol. 1. [S02018] Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines Vol. II. [S12730] Dean Dudley, History and Genealogy of the BANGS Family in America with Genealogical Tables and Notes.