Howard, Cornelius 1a

Birth Name Howard, Cornelius
Gender male
Age at Death 37 years, 9 months, 14 days

Narrative

Known as Capt. Cornelius Howard of Howard's Heirship and Chance and was the fifth son of Matthew and Ann Howard, who moved from Lower Norfolk, Virginia, together with his relative Edward Lloyd, in about 1650, to the south side of the Severn settlements. Cornelius became the most prominent member of the family in early Maryland affairs. He was born about 1630, in Virginia and he died in Maryland in 1680. He married Elizabeth, a daughter or grand daughter of Lawrence Todd. He came to the Severn River from Norfolk, Virginia. with the Puritan exodus of 1650-1658. He was commissioned Ensign under Capt. Benson. He served in the House of Burgess from 1671 to 1676, and was Justice of the Peace in 1679. Captain Howard's social position enabled him to increase his surveys. In Cornelius' will, made in 1680, he bequeaths "To wife Eliza, executrix., home plantation during life". His children and their inheritance are noted as follows, To son Joseph at 18 yrs. of age, "Howard's Hope" on s. side Severn R., and "Howard's Hardship." To son Cornelius at 18 yrs. of age, "Howard's Hills and tract on Hockly Creek." To dau. Sarah, 250 A. at Tuckahoe on Choptanke River. To dau. Mary, 200 A., part of "Howard and Porter's Range." To dau. Eliza:, personalty. His will is witnessed by Phillip Calvert and John Howard. Cornelius Howard's will was probated October 15, 1680.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1643 Anne Arundel County, Maryland   1b
Death 1680-10-15 Anne Arundel Co., MD    

Age: 37y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Howard, Matthew1609-06-011659
Mother Hall, Anna16101640
    Brother     Howard, Samuel 1631 1703-11-09
    Sister     Howard, Susan 1633 1670
    Brother     Howard, Matthew 1641 1691-01-12
         Howard, Cornelius 1643 1680-10-15
    Brother     Howard, John 1645 1695-12-20
    Brother     Howard, Samuel 1647
    Sister     Howard, Mary 1647 1721-04-04
    Brother     Howard, Philip 1649

Families

Family of Howard, Cornelius and Todd, Elizabeth
Married Wife Todd, Elizabeth ( * 1641-05-13 + 1680 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1660-10-15 Anne Arundel Co., MD Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Howard, Joseph16761736-07-23

Source References

  1. Janet Skelton: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3082686&id=I602397369 My family from the Virginia/West Virginia areas
      • Source text:

        # ID: I602397369
        # Name: Matthew HOWARD
        # Given Name: Matthew
        # Surname: Howard
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: 1 Jun 1609 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England 1
        # Death: Abt 1659 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
        # Birth: 1600 in Wardour Castle, England
        # Note:

        Note: Matthew Howard (c1607-c1659) immigrated to Virginia before 1635 a
        nd may or may not have moved to Maryland. We are pretty sure that Matth
        ew cames from the Dukes of Norfolk line. Matthew's son, John affixed his s
        eal to his will dated 30 December 1695 (produced in Court 19 May 1696, whi
        ch displays "the undifferenced arms of the Howards: on an escutcheon, a Be
        nd between six crosses crosslet fitchee. The three lower 'crosses' are pla
        ced diagonally with the bend (one 'cross' being chipped off), and these ar
        ms of the red waxen seal correspond with the exemplification of the origin
        al arms of the Howard family of Yorkshire, whence descended Thomas, Du
        ke of Norfolk, to whom Henry VIII granted an augmentation of the arms f
        or his signal service as General of the Army at Flodden-field."
        The ancestry of Matthew HOWARD is unknown. One theory of his ancestry, t
        he HOWARD-ARUNDELL theory has been found to have no validity. Another theo
        ry, the HOWARD-DOUGLAS theory, is that Matthew was a great grandson of Tho
        mas HOWARD and Margaret DOUGLAS (niece of King Henry VIII).
        This theory is also highly improbable. The foundation of Moss' theorym res
        ts on a false premise, that does not show a union between the HOWARD and D
        OUGLAS families as he implied.
        Matthew HOWARD's son John HOWARD on his 1695 will affixed a wax seal, whi
        ch corresponds with the undifferenced arms of the HOWARD family of Englan
        d, from which descended the HOWARD family of the Duke of Norfolk. The ar
        ms were on an escutheon, a bend between six cross crosslets fitchee.
        After the Battle of Flodden in 1513, Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, was grant
        ed an augmentation that appeared on the bend as a small shield with the d
        emi-lion of the arms of the King of Scotalnd cut in half with an arrow thr
        ough its mouth. The seal used by John HOWARD did not contain the augmenta
        tion.
        Many writers have stated that the use of the arms by John HOWARD showed th
        at the family was not too distantly related to the Norfolk line. They al
        so believed that the MD Howards would not have used the arms, if they d
        id not have the "legal" right.
        Illegal use of arms was a problem, both in England and America. The purpo
        se of the Herald's Visitations in England in the 16th and 17th centuries w
        ere to determine those who did have right to display arms. Little, if an
        y, effort was made by colonial governments to enforce laws regarding Heral
        dry.
        Contemporary with when John HOWARD wrote his will, a Mr. Gore, a carria
        ge painter in Boston created arms for socialites there.28
        Undifferenced usage of arms passed at death to a man's eldest son, other s
        ons being allowed to use a differenced version of the arms. In that John H
        OWARD used the undifferenced, pre-1513 arms of the Ducal HOWARDs his usa
        ge was illegal according to the laws of Heraldry. Whether the HOWARD fami
        ly of MD was entitled to use a differenced version of the Ducal arms is un
        known.
        Matthew HOWARD and wife Anne had children:
        1. Ann HOWARD1 b. ca. 1637;2 m. James GRENEFFE;4 living 16864
        2. Elizabeth HOWARD1 b. ca. 1639; m. Henry RIDGELY;5 d. 16696-16727 Anne
        Arundel Co., MD
        3. Matthew HOWARD1 b. ca. 1641;2 m. Sarah DORSEY;8 d. between 3 Oct. 1691
        and 12 Jan. 1692 Anne Arundel Co., MD3
        4. Cornelius HOWARD1 b. ca. 1643;2 m. Elizabeth;9 d. between 15 April and
        15 Oct. 1680 Anne Arundel Co., MD9
        5. John HOWARD1 b. ca. 1645;2 m.1. Susanna (NORWOOD) widow of Charles
        STEVENS;10 m.2. Eleanor,12 widow of John MACCUBIN;11 d. between 30 De
        c. 1695
        and 13 May 1696 Anne Arundel Co., MD12
        6. Samuel HOWARD1 b. ca. 1647;2 m. Catherine14 WARNER;13 d. between 28 Fe
        b. 1702
        and 9 Nov. 1703 Anne Arundel Co. MD14
        7. Philip HOWARD3 b. ca. 1649;2 m. Ruth BALDWIN;15 d. between 25 July 17
        01 and
        24 Feb. 1701 [1702] Anne Arundel Co., MD16
        There are claims that Matthew HOWARD had a daughter Mary who married Jo
        hn HAMMOND. The earliest mention I have found of this is by J. D. WARFIE
        LD in 1905.22 H

         

         

         

         

        Father: Thomas ARUNDELL-HOWARD b: Abt 1560 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England
        Mother: Anne PHILIPSON b: 7 Jun 1577 in Brook, Westmoreland, England

        Marriage 1 Ann HALL b: Abt 1609 in Wardour Castle, England

        * Married: 1629 in England

        Children

        1. Has Children Matthew HOWARD b: Abt 1641 in Norfolk Co., VA
        2. Has Children Cornelius HOWARD b: Abt 1643 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
        3. Has Children John HOWARD b: Abt 1645 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
        4. Has No Children Samuel HOWARD b: Abt 1647 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
        5. Has Children Mary HOWARD b: Abt 1647 in Anne Arundel Co. MD
        6. Has No Children Philip HOWARD b: Abt 1649 in Lower Norfolk Co., VA

         

        Sources:

        1. Title: janet skelton.FTW
        Repository:

      • Citation:

        e-mail: Janetskelton0713@aol.com

      • Source text:

        # ID: I602397369
        # Name: Matthew HOWARD
        # Given Name: Matthew
        # Surname: Howard
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: 1 Jun 1609 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England 1
        # Death: Abt 1659 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
        # Birth: 1600 in Wardour Castle, England
        # Note:

        Note: Matthew Howard (c1607-c1659) immigrated to Virginia before 1635 a
        nd may or may not have moved to Maryland. We are pretty sure that Matth
        ew cames from the Dukes of Norfolk line. Matthew's son, John affixed his s
        eal to his will dated 30 December 1695 (produced in Court 19 May 1696, whi
        ch displays "the undifferenced arms of the Howards: on an escutcheon, a Be
        nd between six crosses crosslet fitchee. The three lower 'crosses' are pla
        ced diagonally with the bend (one 'cross' being chipped off), and these ar
        ms of the red waxen seal correspond with the exemplification of the origin
        al arms of the Howard family of Yorkshire, whence descended Thomas, Du
        ke of Norfolk, to whom Henry VIII granted an augmentation of the arms f
        or his signal service as General of the Army at Flodden-field."
        The ancestry of Matthew HOWARD is unknown. One theory of his ancestry, t
        he HOWARD-ARUNDELL theory has been found to have no validity. Another theo
        ry, the HOWARD-DOUGLAS theory, is that Matthew was a great grandson of Tho
        mas HOWARD and Margaret DOUGLAS (niece of King Henry VIII).
        This theory is also highly improbable. The foundation of Moss' theorym res
        ts on a false premise, that does not show a union between the HOWARD and D
        OUGLAS families as he implied.
        Matthew HOWARD's son John HOWARD on his 1695 will affixed a wax seal, whi
        ch corresponds with the undifferenced arms of the HOWARD family of Englan
        d, from which descended the HOWARD family of the Duke of Norfolk. The ar
        ms were on an escutheon, a bend between six cross crosslets fitchee.
        After the Battle of Flodden in 1513, Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, was grant
        ed an augmentation that appeared on the bend as a small shield with the d
        emi-lion of the arms of the King of Scotalnd cut in half with an arrow thr
        ough its mouth. The seal used by John HOWARD did not contain the augmenta
        tion.
        Many writers have stated that the use of the arms by John HOWARD showed th
        at the family was not too distantly related to the Norfolk line. They al
        so believed that the MD Howards would not have used the arms, if they d
        id not have the "legal" right.
        Illegal use of arms was a problem, both in England and America. The purpo
        se of the Herald's Visitations in England in the 16th and 17th centuries w
        ere to determine those who did have right to display arms. Little, if an
        y, effort was made by colonial governments to enforce laws regarding Heral
        dry.
        Contemporary with when John HOWARD wrote his will, a Mr. Gore, a carria
        ge painter in Boston created arms for socialites there.28
        Undifferenced usage of arms passed at death to a man's eldest son, other s
        ons being allowed to use a differenced version of the arms. In that John H
        OWARD used the undifferenced, pre-1513 arms of the Ducal HOWARDs his usa
        ge was illegal according to the laws of Heraldry. Whether the HOWARD fami
        ly of MD was entitled to use a differenced version of the Ducal arms is un
        known.
        Matthew HOWARD and wife Anne had children:
        1. Ann HOWARD1 b. ca. 1637;2 m. James GRENEFFE;4 living 16864
        2. Elizabeth HOWARD1 b. ca. 1639; m. Henry RIDGELY;5 d. 16696-16727 Anne
        Arundel Co., MD
        3. Matthew HOWARD1 b. ca. 1641;2 m. Sarah DORSEY;8 d. between 3 Oct. 1691
        and 12 Jan. 1692 Anne Arundel Co., MD3
        4. Cornelius HOWARD1 b. ca. 1643;2 m. Elizabeth;9 d. between 15 April and
        15 Oct. 1680 Anne Arundel Co., MD9
        5. John HOWARD1 b. ca. 1645;2 m.1. Susanna (NORWOOD) widow of Charles
        STEVENS;10 m.2. Eleanor,12 widow of John MACCUBIN;11 d. between 30 De
        c. 1695
        and 13 May 1696 Anne Arundel Co., MD12
        6. Samuel HOWARD1 b. ca. 1647;2 m. Catherine14 WARNER;13 d. between 28 Fe
        b. 1702
        and 9 Nov. 1703 Anne Arundel Co. MD14
        7. Philip HOWARD3 b. ca. 1649;2 m. Ruth BALDWIN;15 d. between 25 July 17
        01 and
        24 Feb. 1701 [1702] Anne Arundel Co., MD16
        There are claims that Matthew HOWARD had a daughter Mary who married Jo
        hn HAMMOND. The earliest mention I have found of this is by J. D. WARFIE
        LD in 1905.22 H

         

         

         

         

        Father: Thomas ARUNDELL-HOWARD b: Abt 1560 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England
        Mother: Anne PHILIPSON b: 7 Jun 1577 in Brook, Westmoreland, England

        Marriage 1 Ann HALL b: Abt 1609 in Wardour Castle, England

        * Married: 1629 in England

        Children

        1. Has Children Matthew HOWARD b: Abt 1641 in Norfolk Co., VA
        2. Has Children Cornelius HOWARD b: Abt 1643 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
        3. Has Children John HOWARD b: Abt 1645 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
        4. Has No Children Samuel HOWARD b: Abt 1647 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
        5. Has Children Mary HOWARD b: Abt 1647 in Anne Arundel Co. MD
        6. Has No Children Philip HOWARD b: Abt 1649 in Lower Norfolk Co., VA

         

        Sources:

        1. Title: janet skelton.FTW
        Repository:

      • Citation:

        e-mail: Janetskelton0713@aol.com