Howard, Cornelius 1a

Birth Name Howard, Cornelius
Gender male
Age at Death 55 years, 2 months, 20 days

Narrative

He died in May 1772 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. He had ann estate probat
ed on 1 Jun 1772 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. He signed a will on 2 May 17
77 in Anne Arundel Co., MD

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1716/7-02-01 (Julian) Howard’s Inherit, Ann Arundel Co., MD    
Death 1772-05-00 Anne Arundel Co., MD    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Howard, Joseph16761736-07-23
Mother Keith, Margerey16931739
    Sister     Howard, Ruth before 1708-03-20 1783-08-17
    Brother     Howard, Ephriam 1714-02-26 1770-03-15
    Sister     Howard, Sarah 1722-06-20
         Howard, Cornelius 1716/7-02-01 (Julian) 1772-05-00

Families

Family of Howard, Cornelius and Worthington, Rachel Ridgely
Married Wife Worthington, Rachel Ridgely ( * 1722-08-28 + 1801 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage   Anne Arundel Co., MD Religious Marriage  

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

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