Howard, Joseph 1a

Birth Name Howard, Joseph
Gender male
Age at Death 60 years, 6 months, 22 days

Narrative

This is an abstract of Joseph Howard's will as found in the Maryland
Calendar of Wills:
Howard, Joseph, planter, A. A. Co. 6th June, 1736
23rd July, 1736
To son Henry and hrs., 100 A. "Kilkenney" at Elkridge. 100 A. "Howard's Ha
zard," 100 A. of "Howard's Package." 310 A. of "Second Discovery;" and per
sonalty.
To son Ephraim and hrs., 500 A. of "Discovery," and personalty.
To son Joseph and hrs., 200 A. out of "Discovery," being pt. of tract whi
ch Phillip Hammond claims as his; dwelling plantation "Howard's Inheritanc
e," S. side South R; 30 A. "Sarah's Inheritance;" and
personalty.
To son Cornelius and hrs., residue of "Discovery," 400 A. of "Howard's Pac
kage"; and personalty.
To grandson Joseph Hichings and hrs., 100 A. of "Second Discovery."
To wife Margery, daus. Sarah, Ruth Duvoll and Hannah Jacob, personalty.
To children, viz.: Ephraim, Cornelius, Joseph and Sarah, residue of person
alty after wife's thirds are deducted. Dr. Richard Hill to have care of s
on Joseph until 21 yrs. of age.
Exs.: wife and sons Henry, Ephraim and Cornelius.
Overseers: Coll. Henry Ridgley, Joshua Dorsey and John Dorsey son of Edwar
d.
Test: John Howard, John Burgess, William Phelps
4 Aug. 1736. Oath of Zacharias Spenser, one of witnesses to will of Josh
ua Stokes, Baltimore Co., taken at instance of Humphrey Wells Stoakes, o
ne of the sons and legatees of the dec'd. Will recorded v. 20, f. 444, M
d. Cal. of Wills, v. 6, p. 232.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1676 Anne Arundel Co., MD    
Death 1736-07-23 Anne Arundel Co., MD    

Age: 60y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Howard, Cornelius16431680-10-15
Mother Todd, Elizabeth1641-05-131680
         Howard, Joseph 1676 1736-07-23

Families

Family of Howard, Joseph and Keith, Margerey
Married Wife Keith, Margerey ( * 1693 + 1739 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1708-09-28 Anne Arudel Co., MD Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Howard, Ruthbefore 1708-03-201783-08-17
Howard, Ephriam1714-02-261770-03-15
Howard, Sarah1722-06-20
Howard, Cornelius1716/7-02-01 (Julian)1772-05-00

Family of Howard, Joseph and Barnett, Ann
Married Wife Barnett, Ann ( * 1680 + 1707 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage   Anne Arundel Co., MD Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Howard, Henry1701/2-01-14 (Julian)1773

Source References

  1. Janet Skelton: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3082686&id=I602407381 My family from the Virginia/West Virginia areas
      • Source text:

        # ID: I602407381
        # Name: Cornelius HOWARD
        # Given Name: Cornelius
        # Surname: Howard
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: Abt 1643 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
        # Death: 15 Oct 1680 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
        # Note:

        Known as Capt. Cornelius Howard of Howard's Heirship and Chance and was t
        he fifth son of Matthew and Ann Howard, who moved from Lower Norfolk, Virg
        inia, together with his relative Edward Lloyd, in about 1650, to the sou
        th side of the Severn settlements. Cornelius became the most prominent mem
        ber of the family in early Maryland affairs. He was born about 1630, in Vi
        rginia and he died in Maryland in 1680. He married Elizabeth, a daught
        er or grand daughter of Lawrence Todd.
        He came to the Severn River from Norfolk, Virginia. with the Puritan exod
        us of 1650-1658. He was commissioned Ensign under Capt. Benson. He serv
        ed in the House of Burgess from 1671 to 1676, and was Justice of the Pea
        ce in 1679. Captain Howard's social position enabled him to increase his s
        urveys. In Cornelius' will, made in 1680, he bequeaths "To wife Eliza, exe
        cutrix., home plantation during life". His children and their inheritan
        ce are noted as follows, To son Joseph at 18 yrs. of age, "Howard's Hop
        e" on s. side Severn R., and "Howard's Hardship." To son Cornelius at 18 y
        rs. of age, "Howard's Hills and tract on Hockly Creek." To dau. Sarah, 2
        50 A. at Tuckahoe on Choptanke River. To dau. Mary, 200 A., part of "Howa
        rd and Porter's Range." To dau. Eliza:, personalty. His will is witness
        ed by Phillip Calvert and John Howard. Cornelius Howard's will was probat
        ed October 15, 1680.

         

         

         

         

        Father: Matthew HOWARD b: 1 Jun 1609 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England
        Mother: Ann HALL b: Abt 1609 in Wardour Castle, England

        Marriage 1 Elizabeth TODD b: 13 May 1641 in Wlakerne Parish, Herts, England

        * Married: 15 Oct 1660 in Anne Arundel Co., MD

        Children

        1. Has Children Joseph HOWARD b: Abt 1676 in Anne Arundel Co., MD

      • Citation:

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