HOWLAND, John^{[1, 2]}

1592 - 1672  (80 years)

• 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
  Age	80 years
  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]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. HOWLAND, Desire           b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] 3. HOWLAND, Lieut John II           b. 24 Feb 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1702 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] 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]  [Mother: Birth] 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]  [Mother: Birth] 6. HOWLAND, Lydia           b. 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1711, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] 7. HOWLAND, Hannah           b. 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1705, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] 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]  [Mother: Birth]   9. HOWLAND, Lieut Jabez           b. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 21 Feb 1711, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] 10. HOWLAND, Ruth           b. 1646, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. Oct 1679, Massachusetts, USA (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   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]  [Mother: 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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• 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

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