John (How) Howe (1669 - aft. 1732)

Born 3 Mar 1669 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John was the son of John How. He was born in Topsfield, Mass, 3 March, 1669.^[1] He married 27 Sept. 1697, Sarah Caves.^[2] He is "John How of Middleton," which was formed in 1726 from parts of Topsfield, Andover, Boxford, and Salem. He died some time after 1732, since he signed a deed in 1732 transferring land to his son Mark.

Children: (they are listed as shown in the Howe Genealogies.^[3] The births of the first three and the last child are recorded in Boxford Vital Records.^[4]The baptisms of all but the second Mary are recorded in Topsfield church records.)^[1]

1. Mark, b. 18 April 1701, married Lydia Wilkins of Salem; 2nd Dorothy ? ; 3rd Mary Stevens; 4th Mrs. Eunice (White) Kenney
2. Mary, b. 3 April 1703, died young
3. Sarah, bapt in Topsfield 7 Apr 1706, married Ebenezer Stiles
4. John, bapt 6 March, 1708-9, married Mary Daggett of Salem
5. Mary, bapt in 1711, married Samuel Farnum of Andover
6. Zebulah, bapt 15 May 1715, married Paul Averill
7. Joseph, b 7 Oct 1719 married Sarah Sheldon of Salem

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mass. Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Volume I, Topsfield Births, p 59-60
2. ↑ Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Volume I; Topsfield Marriages, p 156
3. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, NEHGS, Boston, 1929, Vol. 2, page 162-163
4. ↑ Vital records of Boxford, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Boxford Births, p 50