The Will of Henry Howland
Nennery Howland being weak of body, yet a good and perfect memory makes and ordains this to be his last will and Testament as followfeth: Imprimis, I give and bequeath all my housing, both dwellilnghouse baarne with all my lands both upper and meddow land now lying and being within the Township of Duxbourrowf unto my sone Joseph Howland only during my wife's life she shall have and enjoy the new Room to herself for her owne. 2. I give and bequeath to my son John Howland five oxen and two heifers and one horse with all the trapping belinging there to as also a bed with things belonging there to as also my fowling piece. 3. My will is that son Joseph Howland out of the fore mentioned houses and lands and cattle hall or casue to paid unto my Zoeth Howland 20 pounds that is to say 5 pounds by the year till the pounds be paid; as alsoe twelve pence apiece to all his bothers and sisters and their children surviving. 4. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah two heifers and two sheep and one mare now running Apponogansett; as alsoe one bed and bedding there unto belonging. 5. Item I give unto my son John ome muskett 6 Item I give unto my Elizabeth one cow. 7 Item I give my old mare now running at Apponogansett unto my son Samuel Howland. 8 Item I give unto my son Joseph Howland ten acres of meadow land now lying and being at a place commonly known by the name of Garnetts Nose Marsh.9. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary, 10 shillings to be paid out of my estate as yet undisposed of of. 109 Item I give unto may daughter Abigail 10 shelllings to be padid bymy son Joseph wo is to sell a barrel of syder and to pay it out of that. 11. I give unto my two sons John and Samuel both of them a barrel of syder. 12. Lastly I give and bequeath unto my loving wife all the rest of my estate both movables and chattel that this is my last Will and Testament I here unto sett my hand and seale this 28th day of Nov 1670. Signed and sealed in the prsence of: Samuel Nash and John Sprague.
History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Descendants. Auth: Howland, Franklin Publication: New Bedford, Massachuestts; Published by the Author 1885. Repository: Catherine Albrizio in Everett, Washington 9820l page: p61 Quality 3 Text: "Some of the colonists my have reached greater distincitin in civil affairs, but none have love for integrity, thrift, uprightness, and unmixed faith inthe Divine One, than Henry Howland . His claimed virtues did not die with him, but permeated the lives of may of his dchildren, and his children's children to the ninth generation."

Henry appears in Duzbury among it's earliest settlers where he is referred to as "living by the near Love Brewster's", and the records say he was "one of the substantial landholders and freemen's chosen constable for Duxbury in 1635, and was for several years surve=yor of highways in the town was on a list of freemane and of men able to bear arms. He served on the grand jury nine years between ---- and 1656. In 17657 he apparently joined the Friends, which was just beginning to spread in America, and endured for rest of his life the various persecutions to which this sect was subjected by the civil courst. Towards the end of his l;ife he became a large possessor of real estate. In 1652 he wass associated with the ownesrship of a large tract of land in Dartmouth, and 1659 he bought with twenty six others ----called Assonet, now Freetown. It appears by his will that he owned a house in Duxbury where he died. From New England Families, Genealjogical and Memorial: A Record ot the achievements of Her People in the Maing of Commonwealths and the Found of a Nation. Author William Richard Cutter, AM pager 184 quality 3. Film #50433 Family History Center. The will of Henry Howland was exhibited to the court of Plymouth the 8th of March 1671 on the oaths of Samuel Nash and John Sprague.

ID: I3993
Name: Henry Howland
Sex: M
Birth: NOV 1604 in , Essex, England
Death: 17 JAN 1670/71 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA
Immigration: 1628 , Plymouth, MA, USA
Burial: JAN 1670/71 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA
Reference Number: 4597
Note:
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume
III , pg 1619 HOWLAND The early settlers in America by the name of
Howland were Arthur, Henry and John. The last named was one of the
"Mayflower" number, and the others appeared in the early days of the
settlement of Plymouth. but how and from what part of England they
came has never been definitely ascertained. ‎(I)‎ Henry Howland, the
youngest of the three brothers mentioned above, is first heard of in
Plymouth in 1624, when his name appears in the allotment of cattle to
the different families. In the court records of Plymouth the name of
"Henry Howland" is found in the list of freemen, where he is referred
to under date of 1633. He was one of the earliest settlers of Duxbury,
Massachusetts, his home there being on "the bay side, near Love
Brewster's." The records there say that he was "one of the substantial
landholders and freemen." He was chosen constable for Duxbury in 1635,
and was for several years surveyor of highways in the town. In 1643 he
was on a list of freemen and of men able to bear arms. He served on
the grand jury in years 1636-37-39-40-51-52-53-56. In the following
year he apparently joined the sect of Friends, which was just gaining
foothold in America, and as a result he endured for the remainder of
his life the various persecutions to which this sect was subjected by
the civil authorities of the time. Towards the end of his life he
became a large possessor of real estate. In 1652 he was associated
with others in a large tract of land in Dartmouth, and in 1659 he
bought, with twenty-six others, what was then called Assonet, and is
now Freetown. It appears in his will that he owned a house in Duxbury,
where he doubtless died. He married Mary Newland, who died June 6,
1674. He died January 17, 1671. Children: Joseph, Zoeth, mentioned
below; John, Samuel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Abigail. Plymouth Colony:
Its History and People 1620-1691 Part Three: Biographical Sketches
Biographical Sketches Howland, John xxx -A brother of 1620 Mayflower
passenger, John Howland, Henry Howland was in Plymouth at least as
early as 25 March 1633, when his name appears on the tax list, and he
was also on the original freeman list. On 8 April 1633, Walter Harris
had his indenture transferred to Henry Howland ‎(PCR 1:13)‎. On 5
January 1635/36 Henry became the constable of Duxbury ‎(PCR 1:36)‎. He
was frequently a member of trial and grand juries ‎(PCR, passim)‎. On 3
June 1657 he, John Tompson, Morris Truant, Ralph Allen, and Thomas
Greenfield refused to serve on the grand jury ‎(PCR 3:115)‎. On 2 March
1657/58, the same day his brother Arthur was fined Ð4 for permitting a
Quaker meeting in his house and Ð5 for resisting the constable of
Marshfield in the execution of his office, Henry Howland was fined ten
shillings for entertaining a meeting in his house ‎[p.311]‎ contrary to
court orders ‎(PCR 3:129)‎. On 7 June 1659 the court, referring to an
order disenfranching Quakers and other offenders, gave notice to four
men to appear in court the following August, and on 6 October 1659
Howland had his freeman status taken away from him ‎(PCR 3:167, 176)‎.
On 1 May 1660 Henry Howland was charged with entertaining another
man's wife in his house after her husband had complained to him, and
for permitting a Quaker meeting in his house and entertaining a
foreign Quaker. He stiffly denied the first charge, and the court
noted that the evidence "did not appeer to make it out," but he was
convicted on the Quaker charges. On the same day Lt. Samuel Nash
complained against Howland for stopping up a highway ‎(PCR 3:186)‎. On 2
October 1660 he was fined Ð4 for twice having Quaker meetings at his
house ‎(PCR 3:201)‎. On 3 June 1668 he was a highway surveyor for
Duxbury ‎(PCR 4:181)‎. He made his will 28 November 1670, inventory 14
January 1670/71, and he named his wife Mary ‎(her surname is not known;
they were possibly married in England)‎, his sons Zoeth, Joseph, John,
and Samuel, and his daughters Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, and Abigail ‎(MD
19:32)‎. An article by Robert S. Wakefield and the late Robert M.
Sherman, "Henry Howland of Duxbury, Mass., 1633, His Children and His
Grandchildren," will appear in a forthcoming issue of NGSQ. Plymouth
Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691 Part One: Chronological
Histories Chapter 5: Quaker Ranters, Baptist Schismatics, and Indians
with Tongues Running Out ‎(1657-1675)‎ xxx Thomas Prence, that "Terrour
to evill doers," was not known for his compassion towards Quakers. And
few families were more identified with the Quakers than those of
Arthur and Henry Howland, the two brothers of Mayflower passenger and
erstwhile Assistant, John Howland. As early as 22 December 1657, Mr.
William Collier and Capt. Josias Winslow, having knowledge of a Quaker
meeting to take place at Arthur Howland's ‎[p.94]‎ house in Marshfield,
sent Constable John Phillips of Marshfield to interrupt the meeting
and arrest a Quaker leader, Robert Huchin. As Phillips testified, he
could not apprehend Huchin, being hindered by Howland, who told
Phillips "hee would have either a sword or a gun in the belly of him."
Seventeen-year-old Samuel Hunt testified that Zoeth Howland, son of
Henry, had told him he would not go to a church meeting with him "to
hear lyes, and that the devill could teach as good a sermon as the
minnisters." Henry Howland himself was disenfranchised, along with
William Newland, on 6 October 1659 for being an abettor and
entertainer of Quakers. Plymouth Colony: Its History and People
1620-1691 Part One: Chronological Histories Chapter 5: Quaker Ranters,
Baptist Schismatics, and Indians with Tongues Running Out ‎(1657-1675)‎
xxx On 2 October 1660 the General Court ordered that fines would no
longer be levied on those not coming to the colony's church meetings.
This was of course of benefit to Quakers, as well as other
non-Congregational church-goers. However, on 4 June 1661 the court
ordered that all qualified men refusing to take the Oath of Fidelity
would be fined Ð5. On the same date, it enacted laws that any "Quakers
or other such like Vagabonds" coming into any colony town would be
whipped by a marshall or constable, and there would be a penalty of
forty shillings or a whipping for those allowing Quaker meetings in
their houses, or speaking at such meetings. Significantly, the law
also specified "and incase any Constable of this Jurisdiction shalbee
unwilling or cannot procure any to Inflict the punishment aforsaid
that then they shall bringe such psons to Plymouth to the under
Marshall and hee shall enflict it," thus recognizing that Quaker
persecution was not so popular among colony rank and file. Probably
not long after, though, these laws, though not formally repealed, were
just crossed out, as if they had not existed. After 1661 the records
show but few monetary or bodily punishments of Quakers. On 2 October
1660 Henry Howland was fined Ð4 for entertaining Quaker meetings in
his house twice, but on 7 May 1661 the court merely noted that at
Sandwich several people had entertained foreign ‎(probably English)‎
Quakers, William Allen entertaining Christopher Holder, William
Newland entertaining one foreign Quaker, and Peter Gaunt entertaining
two foreign Quakers.13 Henry was apprenticed 1 Oct. 1623 to his
brother Humphrey in London but such appears not to have been
completed. Most researchers feel that Henry and Mary were most likely
married in England and that Abigail and possibly Zoeth were also born
there. He appears in the Tax list for Plymouth in 1633 and has moved
to Duxbury by 5 Jan 1636 when he appears as the Constable. He
frequently served on the grand inquest and other juries and was twice
the surveyor of highways for that town. In 1656 he and brother Arthur
had accepted the teachings of George Fox and became Quakers. This did
not set well with the Pilgrims and Puritans and they were regularily
fined and otherwise punished for their faith as noted above. In his
will his major bequests went to his youngest son Joseph. The
approximate birth dates of the children of Henry and Mary are clouded
in speculation. More research is required. We will accept the listing
and order as presented by Wakefield and Sherman NSGQ Vol.75 NOTE
Smith/Edwards/Moss/McFarlan
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Birth: Abt 1600 in England
Death: 17 Mar 1670/1671 in Duxbury,Plymouth,Ma
Change Date: 15 May 2004
Note:
‎[James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of NewEngland,]‎
HENRY, Duxbury 1633, may have been br. of the first Arthur, was a granteeof Bridgewater 1645, but did not rem.; d. 1670, leav. wid. Mary, wh. d.16 June 1674. His will of 28 Nov. 1670, beside w. ment.eight ch. Joseph,Zoeth, John, Samuel, Sarah, Eliz. Mary, and Abigail.
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