Edward Howe (abt. 1573 - 1639)

Born about 12 Jun 1573 in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Howe — married before 1608 in England

Husband of Elizabeth (Marvil) Howe — married about 1 Oct 1632 in Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1639 at about age 65 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Edward Howe migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 3, p. 428) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Edward Howe was born in England in 1573. According to the ship manifest of the Truelove (see below), he was 60 years old when he embarked from England in 1635, which would place his birth in 1575. Threlfall ^[1] states that he was baptized on 12 June 1573 at Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England. He probably married his first wife around 1598, because he had a daughter baptized at Ivinghoe on 11 Nov 1599. Threlfall states he next appears in nearby Iver, Buckinghamshire where son Ephraim was baptized in Oct 1625. His son Isaac was baptized there in June 1628. Threlfall concludes that there were probably two wives involved in these births over a 29 year span. His second wife may have died about 1631, because there is a record of a marriage between an Edward Howe and Elizabeth Marvill on 1 October 1632 at Watton-on-Stone, Hertfordshire. Threlfall believes that this is the Elizabeth that accompanied Edward Howe on the Truelove.

According to the Truelove's manifest^[2][3] , Edward How(e) embarked with his family on the "Truelove", on 19 September 1635, John Gibbs, Master; the manifest shows:

• Edward Howe, husbandman 60
• Elizabeth Howe 50
• Jeremie Howe 21
• Sarah Howe 12
• Ephriam Howe 9
• Isacke Howe 7
• Wm Howe 6

The Iver records cited by Threlfall agree well with the manifest. Anderson ^[4]accepts the Iver records, but questions whether the Edward Howe records from Ivinghoe are the same person and feels further research is needed.

On reaching this country, they settled at what is now known as Lynn, Mass. He was admitted freeman 8 Dec. 1636. Evidently he was a man of much ability, of good report, and a highly respected citizen. He was chosen deputy to the General Court in 1638, and in the same year, his name appeared on the list of land-owners in Lynn, as having 210 acres.^[5]

Edward Howe died unexpectedly in April 1639. John Winthrop records in his Journal^[6], "One Mr. Howe of Lynn, a godly man, and a deputy of the last general court, after the court was ended, and he had dined, being in health as he used to be, went to pass over to Charlestown, and being alone, he was presently after found upon the strand, being there (as it seemed) waiting for the boat, which came soon after."

Marriages and Children

Married: 1st - Elizabeth Unknown about 1607 based solely the estimated birth of their first known child Daniel. It has been suggested that he married as early as 1598 and had a daughter baptized in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire;^[7] however, there is no evidence that this is the same Edward Howe or that he ever had an additional daughter. This also makes an unlikely 30 year gap between the first and last child.

Married: 2nd - He possibly married Elizabeth Marvill on 1 October 1632 at Watton-on-Stone, Hertfordshire.^[8] There is no evidence that the first wife ever died so this is uncertain if this marriage pertains to this Edward Howe.

Children of Edward Howe and Elizabeth Unknown:

1. Daniel Howe. Born about 1608 (estimate based estimated marriage date).^[9][4]
2. Jeremiah Howe. Born about 1614 (aged 21 in 1635).^[4]
3. Joseph Howe. Born say 1621 (based on marriage about 1646).^[4]
4. Sarah Howe. Born about 1623 (aged 12 in 1635).^[4]
5. Ephraim Howe. Baptized on 28 October 1625 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England as "son of Edward." Aged 9 in 1635.^{[citation needed]}
6. Isacke Howe. Baptized on 22 June 1628 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England as "son of Edward." Aged 7 in 1635.^{[citation needed]}
7. William Howe. Born about 1629 (aged 6 in 1635).^[4]

Research Notes

• Parents and baptism: Anderson in the Great Migration sketch describes Edward Howe's origins as unknown. He comments that the records identified by Threlfall for Edward Howe in Iver "fit very nicely and this identification seems likely, but the connection to Ivinghoe is not so clear. Although Threlfall did not attach Daniel Howe to this immigrant, the name Daniel does appear in the Ivinghoe family, and this claim deserves to be researched more extensively." He also notes that Thomas Cooper's identification of a christening of Daniel Howe in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire July 8, 1604 [SCHSR 15:98] is geographically plausible and corresponds with a gap in other identified records. Great Migration, 3, pp 430-1.

• Children: Five of the children were named with their parents as passengers on the Truelove, namely Jeremiah, Sarah, Ephraim, Isaac and William.
  Daniel Howe called Jeremiah Howe his brother. Also, two sons of Edward Howe named children Daniel. So, Daniel is another son Edward who immigrated before his parents and siblings.
  Joseph Howe had Ephraim Howe act as a witness to the codicil, making it likely he is another son of Edward Howe.

• 1st wife Elizabeth Pike: It has been suggested that his first wife was Elizabeth Pike who he married on 22 April 1610 in London, England.^[10] However, there is no reason to think this marriage in London pertains to this Edward Howe of Buckinghamshire. Also, the record appears to be for an Edward Lowe and not for Edward Howe.

Sources

1. ↑ John Brooks Threlfall, Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists To New England & Their Origins (Madison, Wisconsin, 1993), pages 135-140
2. ↑ Immigration: "Britain, Registers Of Licences To Pass Beyond The Seas 1573-1677"
   Archive: The National Archives; Reference: E 157/20; Folio: 116
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 6 March 2023)
   First name(s): Edward; Last name: Howe; Birth year: 1575; Age: 60; Occupation: Husbandman; Departure date: 19 Sep 1635; Departure port: London; Ship name: Truelove; Destination: New England; Regional destination: The Americas; Piece description: Register of passengers leaving the port of London for New England and other colonies, and register of licences of persons to pass beyond the seas; Piece year range: 1634-1635; Country: Great Britain.
3. ↑ Hotten, John Camden. "The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Emigrants, Religious Exiles...". (London, 1874): page 131.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Anderson. Great Migration, volume III, G–H. (2003): pages 428-431.
5. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Vol. 2, NEHGS; Boston 1929, pages 397-398
6. ↑ John Winthrop's Journal, History of New England, 1630-1649, Vol. 1, p295.see at archive.org
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQFP-6T5 : 30 December 2014), Rebecca Howe, 11 Nov 1599; citing IVINGHOE,BUCKINGHAM,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,042,386.
8. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N28N-LTB ), Edward How and Elizabeth Marvill, 10 Oct 1632.
9. ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). sketch of Daniel Howe.subscription$
10. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKGJ-NXP), Elizabeth Pike in entry for Edward Lowe, 1610.

• Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, volume III, G–H. (Boston: NEHGS, 2003): pages 428-431, biography of Edward Howe. AmericanAncestors.org link.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQFP-6T5 : 30 December 2014), Rebecca Howe, 11 Nov 1599; citing IVINGHOE,BUCKINGHAM,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,042,386.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N28N-LTB ), Edward How and Elizabeth Marvill, 10 Oct 1632.

• Hotten, John Camden. "The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Emigrants, Religious Exiles...". (London, 1874): page 131.

See also:

• Don Howe, "The Howe Family History 1573 to Present: Edward Howe" on The Howe Family Website
• Mead, Spencer P., Ye historie of ye town of Greenwich, county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut, with genealogical notes, published 1911. Reference page 569 Shows wife's name as Elizabeth ______, and children starting with Jeremiah