Howland Family

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Comment by Sharon Eastman Marcyes on August 20, 2009 at 12:12pm

I am a descendant of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley through their daughter, Hope (b. 1629), who married John Chipman. I stay with the Chipman line until 1805 when Amanda Chipman (born in Leed, Ontario) married William Burton Simmons. Their daughter, Flora Ann Simmons (b. 1832) married Robert Calder. Their daughter, Amanda (b 1859), married Robert Pope and they were my great grandparents. I remember Amanda. She died in Garden City, Utah,when I was 16 and was considered a Mormon Pioneer.

Comment by Judy Brooks Truchon on August 20, 2009 at 8:25am

Interesting story about Zoeth Howland (my eighth great grandfather and the nephew of John Howland of the Mayflower). When this event occured Zoeth was on his way from Dartmouth, MA to a Quaker meeting in Newport, RI.

Sin and Flesh Brook
River of death!
http://www.quahog.org/attractions/index.php?id=64
On March 28, 1676, a pious fellow named Zoeth Howland was riding from Dartmouth to Newport to attend a Quaker meeting. It was quite a distance to travel in those days, and all the more so because of the dangers en route. Howland had to be careful of wolves and rattlesnakes, and, because of the ongoing war with the Narragansett, ticked-off Indians.

Having come about fifteen miles from Dartmouth, and with a like distance still to go, Howland was following a small stream through a forest in Tiverton when he was ambushed by six Indians. They killed the dedicated church-goer, mutilated his body and threw the mangled corpse into the stream.

After the discovery of Howland's body, the brook became known as "Sinning Flesh River." Over the years the name has been colloquialized to Sin and Flesh Brook. Since no mention is made in the story of any sin that Howland may have committed, we're not sure of the exact connection, but it's a cool name, anyway.

The easiest access point to the brook is at its outlet into Nannaquaket Pond. For those who are more intrepid, Fort Barton Woods is only a short drive up Highland Road. A military redoubt used during the Revolutionary War, Fort Barton commands a splendid view of the Sakonnet River and the Portsmouth shore. Behind the fort are several miles of wooded trails that offer a pleasant spot for an afternoon walk. Although it's not marked, some of the trails pass over Sin and Flesh Brook, perhaps close to the spot where Zoeth Howland lost his life.

ZOETH, born in Duxbury; married to Abigail October, 1656. They moved to Dartmouth about 1662 for more congenial society. Zoeth was killed by the Indians during the famous King Philip's war. The English had a skirmish with the Indians in Tiverton, south of Howland's ferry, and from that time they greatly annoyed the settlers. At the time of Zoeth's death the war was going on in southwestern Rhode Island only, the savages in this section were doubtless full of revenge, and Zoeth was one of their victims."
From:"The Howlands In America"
William Howland
The Pilgrim John Howland Society Detroit, MI: 1939

Comment by Norma Lawson on August 19, 2009 at 8:40pm

Hi, My grandma was Flora Howland b.14 Feb 1882 in Clayton County, Iowa. Her father was William J Howland b. 28 Jan 1852 in Little Rock, Kendall, IL d. 1927 in SD and her mother was. Barbara Hauncle. Would appreciate any suggestions for next steps in researching this line.

Comment by Katrina Haney on August 3, 2009 at 1:59pm

Yes the Haines family remained Quakers for several more generations, and I really don't know when they stopped. Solomon Haines moved to Ohio and was still a Quaker, and I think his son Levi was. But by the time his son, Asahel, my gg grandfather moved to Colorado, it seems his family became something else. The quakers did keep excellent records, but I haven't had a chance to really delve into them properly yet.

And you are so right. All of my family trees have scant information once they get away from the early years in New England.

Comment by Sue Lederer Geiger on August 3, 2009 at 7:41am

Did the Haines remain Quakers? It looks like they kept excellent records like the New Englanders. The records for my descendents of Henry Howland get more and more scant when they move west out to New England to New York and the Midwest.If it wasn't for Grace Croft writing a book about the Milk/Milks family,I'd know far less.

Comment by Katrina Haney on July 29, 2009 at 12:40pm

I'm descended from Henry's daughter Elizabeth, who married Jedediah Allen in Sandwich. The Allen family was one of the ones that got heavily involved with the Quakers, and were often heavily fined and even imprisoned for it. Eventually Jedediah and Elizabeth moved to New Jersey where a lot of new Quaker immigrants were gathering, and their son Judah married Deborah Adams, another family that started in Plymouth and ended up in New Jersey due to Quaker affiliation. Judah and Deborah's daughter Rebecca married WIlliam Sharp, their son Allen married Elizabeth Haines, their daughter Rebecca married Solomon Haines, and then the line stayed with Haines for about 5 generations. And yes, I agree about the records, how fortunate for us.

Comment by Sue Lederer Geiger on July 29, 2009 at 8:18am

Thanks Katrina.You have a great looking page! I'd appreciate any information, and I may have some thing you don't. Which of Henry's children are you descended from? I'm descended from his daughter, Sarah, who married Robert Dennis.Their daughter married George Lawton,and their daughter,Ruth,married John Trowbridge. Their daughter Mercy Trowbridge married Jonathan Milk. (I'd never noticed how many daughters before! Thank goodness those New Englanders kept excellent records!) Etc.Etc.

Comment by Katrina Haney on July 28, 2009 at 8:35pm

Hi Sue, I am also a descendant of Henry Howland, and I have quite a bit of material on him. Let me gather it together for you.

Comment by Sue Lederer Geiger on July 28, 2009 at 8:24pm

I'm a descendent of Henry Howland (my 9th great grandfather) who did not sail of the Mayflower like his older brother.Somewhere I read that he emigrated in 1623 on the Anne or the Fortune. Does anyone have that information? I like the fact that he was a bit of a rebel and was fined for the crime of entertaining Quakers in his home.

Comment by Judy Brooks Truchon on July 24, 2009 at 9:54am

I am a descendant of Henry (aka Humphrey) Howland (my 10th great grandfather), father of John Howland (my ninth great grand-uncle) who married Elizabeth Tilley.

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