HOWLAND, John^{[1, 2]}

1592 - 1672  (80 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	HOWLAND, John
  Birth	16 Jan 1592	Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	5 Aug 1620 to 11 Dec 1620	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	MAYFLOWER of London, two hundred tons, Christopher Jones, master. Left Southampton Aug 5, and arrived at Cape Cod December 11, with one hundred and one passengers.
  Mayflower	11 Nov 1620  [1]
  	Signed Mayflower Compact
  	On the Mayflower in the harbor (now known as Provincetown Harbor) at Cape Cod Hook [3]
  Occupation	1629-1635	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	Assistant to Governor;deputy to Gen.Court;purchaser;
  Obituary	23 Feb 1672	Plymouth Massachusetts, British Colonial America   [1]
  	The 23 of February, 1672, Mr John Howland, Senr, of the towne of Plymouth, deceased. Hee was a godly man and an ancient professor in wayes of Christ; hee lived until hee attained above eighty years in the world. Hee was one of the first comers into this land, and proved a useful instrument of good in his place, & was the last man that was left of those that came over in the shipp called the May Flower, that lived in Plymouth; hee was with honor intered att the towne of Plymouth on the 25 of february, 1672. Plymouth Colony Records; page 34. [1]
  Death	23 Feb 1672	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Burial	25 Feb 1672	Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Will	29 May 1672  [5]
  	He died 23 Feb 1673. It would take time for the Executors and the court to process the Will
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	HOWLAND, Henry             d. 1656, St. Savior, Southwark, London, England   (Father)  AIRES, Anne Margaret             d. 20 Dec 1653  (Mother)
  Person ID	P14875	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	HOWLAND, Henry             d. 1656, St. Savior, Southwark, London, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	AIRES, Anne Margaret             d. 20 Dec 1653
  Relationship	Birth
  Children	+ 1. HOWLAND, John           b. 16 Jan 1592, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England           d. 23 Feb 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F4787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TILLEY, Elizabeth           b. 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England           d. 21 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)  [6]
  Marriage	17 Nov 1664	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 72 years and 10 months - She : 57 years and 3 months.
  Children	+ 1. HOUSTON, Joseph           b. 1776  [Father: Birth] ➕ Alice + 2. HOWLAND, Desire           b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ GORHAM, Capt John  m. 1643 3. HOWLAND, Lieut John II           b. 24 Feb 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1702 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ LEE, Mary  m. 26 Oct 1651 4. HOWLAND, Hope           b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 08 Jan 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ CHIPMAN, Elder John  m. 1646 5. HOWLAND, Elizabeth           b. 1631, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 26 Jan 1692, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ HICKS, Ephraim  m. 13 Sep 1649;   DICKINSON, Capt John  m. 10 Jul 1651 6. HOWLAND, Lydia           b. 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1711, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ BROWN, Lieut James  m. Abt 1654 7. HOWLAND, Hannah           b. 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1705, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ BOSWORTH, Jonathan Jr 8. HOWLAND, Capt Joseph           b. 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 01 Jan 1704, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ SOUTHWORTH, Elizabeth  m. 07 Dec 1664   9. HOWLAND, Lieut Jabez           b. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 21 Feb 1711, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth] 10. HOWLAND, Ruth           b. 1646, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. Oct 1679, Massachusetts, USA (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ CUSHMAN, Thomas  m. 17 Nov 1664   11. HOWLAND, Isaac           b. 15 Nov 1649, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Mar 1723, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F4707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Jan 1592 - Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Arrival - MAYFLOWER of London, two hundred tons, Christopher Jones, master. Left Southampton Aug 5, and arrived at Cape Cod December 11, with one hundred and one passengers. - 5 Aug 1620 to 11 Dec 1620 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Occupation - Assistant to Governor;deputy to Gen.Court;purchaser; - 1629-1635 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 17 Nov 1664 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Obituary - 23 Feb 1672 - Plymouth Massachusetts, British Colonial America Death - 23 Feb 1672 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Burial - 25 Feb 1672 - Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  John Howland 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. "He was a godly man and an ancient professor in the ways of Christ. He was one of the first comers into this land and was the last man that was left of those that came over in the Ship called the Mayflower that lived in Plymouth."

  
  

  Documents		John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley Massachusetts_US_Town_and_Vital_Records_1620-1988
  		Mayflower_Births_and_Deaths_Vol_1_and_2
  		John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley Alabama_US_Surname_Files_Expanded_1702–1981
  		Maine_US_Nathan_Hale_Cemetery_Collection_1780-1980
  		US_Sons_of_the_America_Revolution_Membership_Applications_1889-1970
  		John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley Marriage Record
  		Pennsylvania_US_Society_of_Mayflower_Descendants_Applications_1911-1929
  		John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley Death Record
  		Colonial Families Of The United States Pg 221
  		Colonial Families Of The United States Page 222
  		New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Page 1020
  		New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Page 1021
  		New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Page 1023
  		New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Page 1024
  		Article
  		John Howland Mayflower Connection Chart Part 1
  		John Howland Mayflower Connection Chart Part 2

  
  

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• Notes

  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 [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S84] Ancestry.com. [S141] Familysearch.org. September 17, 2018 by mgladson [S462] Millennium File. [S141] Familysearch.org. March 18, 2020 by mgladson [S465] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. Pg. 349 [S465] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. [S50] Findagrave.com.