Matthew Howland (bef. 1586 - 1648)

Born before 2 Feb 1586 in Streatham, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1648 after age 61 in Holborn, Middlesex, England

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Biography

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Baptism

Matthew Howland was baptized on 2 February 1585/86 at St Bartholomew Exchange in London, England.^[1][2]

Marriage

Sir Matthew Howland married Frances Fosset, daughter of Edward Fosset, Esq. of Marylebone. His wife Dame Frances was buried in 1668 in Marylebone church.^[3]

Issue

Sir Matthew and Dame Frances Howland had two children as following:

1. Elizabeth Howland (1615 - 1658), the only daughter of Sir Matthew Howland of Streatham, married first, Thomas Roberts, Esq., son and heir of Sir Walter Roberts, Baronet of Glassenbury, Kent; she married second, Humphrey Scott of Hawkhurst, Kent and died in 1658. Her coat of arms was 1. Argent two bars Sable in chief three lions rampant of the second.—Howland, impaling, Or a lion rampant Sable over all a bend gobony Argent and Gules.—Forsett. 2. Azure on a chevron Argent three mullets Sable—Roberts, impaling Howland. 3. Argent a cross crosslet fitcheé Sable.—Scott, quartering, Azure three congers' heads erased Or.—Conghurst, and impaling Howland.
2. Edward Howland was christened on 21 October 1616 at St. Stephen, Coleman Street, in the City of London, London, England, and died in infancy.^[4]

Probate Records

In the name of God Amen This is the last will and testament of mee Sr Mathewe Howland of high Holborne in the countie of Midd Knight in this Twelfe daie of August in the yeare of or Lord God One Thousand six hundred fortie seaven. Inprims I give my soule to the ffather of all Spiritte God Almightie And my bodie I leave to be buryed by my execrutrixe herein after warde nominated in the parish Church of Streattham in the Countie of Surrey on where else my said Executrix shall thinke fitt; And my farther desire to her is that shee will cause a small monument (to the value of Twenty pounds or thereabout) to bee there erected for mee where my bodie shall bee buryed; And for my funeral I would not have it expencefull but onlie decent and moderatie, And as concerninge my worldly goods and estate wherewith it hath pleased God to blesse mee, I dispose thereof as followeth: ffirst I give to mr Tucker Minister of Streattham aforesaid or to such other Minister as shall preach at my funeral (if my said Executrix shall see thinke it convenient) the summe of ffortie shillings Item to the poore of Stretham aforesaid ffyve poundes; And fyve pounds to the poore of the parish of St Giles. And as touchinge my lands Tenements and hereditaments as well Coppyholde as freeholde scituate lyinge and beinge within the Mannors of Tootinge Beeck and Laam or either of them or elsewhere within the parish of Streatham aforesaid I give and bequeath them all to my lovinge wife Dame ffrannces Howland for and duringe the terme of her naturall life And after her decease then to my daughter Elizabeth Scott for the mayentenannce of Mathewe Scott her sonne until hee shall accomplish his full age of one and Twentie yeares, And after that the said Mathewe shall attayne to his said age of Twentie one yeares Then and from thenceforth the inheritance of all and singuler the said premisses both Coppyholde and freeholde unto the said Mathewe Scott and his heires for ever, But if it shall be happen that the said Mathewe Scotts shall dye without anie yssue of his bodie before he shall have accomplished his said full age of Twentie one yeares then I give and bequeath the Inheritannce of all and singuler the aforesaid premisses to my two Grandchildren Howland Roberts and Walter Roberts and their heires equally to bee divided betwixt them. And as for all those my Messuages Tenements and hereditaments scituate lyinge and beinge in high Holdborne in the parish of St. Andrewes commonly called or knowne by the name of the George Yarde and whereof my said wife hath a Joynture for terme of her life. I give and bequeath them all after my said wives decease to my said Daughter Elizabeth Scott for the better maynetenannce and education of her said sonne Walter Roberts untill hee shall accomplishe his age of one and twentie yeares And after his said age of twentie one yeares accomplished Then and from thenceforth to the said Walter himselfe and to his heires for ever; but if the said Walter shall happen to dye without anie yssue of his bodie before hee shall attayne to his said age of Twentie one yeares Then I give and bequeath all and singuler those my said Messuages Tenements an hereditaments last mentioned to the said Howland Roberts and Mathewe Scott and their heires equally to bee devided betwixt them Item I give unto my Grandchilde ffrances Scott the summe of Sixe hundreth poundes To be paid unto her at her age of One and twentie yeares or at the daie of her marriage which shall first happen And to Elizabeth Scott my other Grandchilde the summe of fower hundred poundes To bee paid unto her at her age of one and twentie yeares or at the daie of her marriage which shall first happen Provided alwaies; that if either of the said two sisters shall happen to dye before shee shall bee marryed or shall have attayned to her said age of Twentie one yeare, That the other sister survyvinge shall have and enioye all the said parte and portion of the said other sister soe dyinge as aforesaid. Item I give to every one of my holdhould Servannte which shall bee dwelling with mee at the tyme of my decease, and which shall then have contynued in my service by the space of one whole yeare next before the time of my death One whole yeare wages over and above his and her ordinary and usuall wages. And lastly I make my said beloved wife ffrances Howland the sole and whole Executrix of this my said last will and Testament unto whome I give and bequeath all my chattles both reall and prsonall And alsoe all the rest of my goode and Creditts whatsoever to and for her owne proper use and benefitt after my debts and legacies before specified paid and my funeral expences discharged. Onlie I recommend this as my last request to the speciall care and discretion of my said wife and Executrix & to remember and gratifie such of my kindred and friends with such Tokens of love and kindness as my said Executrix in her discretion shall thinke fitt and convenient And soe the Lord my God grannte mee a wyfull resurrection By Mathewe Howland. Signed and sealed by the said Mathewe Howland as his last will and Testament in the presence of us Tho: Tesdale Ralph Coverdale.

Probatum fuit Testamentum suprascriptum apud London coram dilecto Subdito nostro Mag[ist]ro Henrico Smith Clerico Surrogato dilecti Subditi nostri Domini Nathanelis Brent Militia Legum Doctoris Curia nostræ Prærogativæ Cantuar[iensis] Mag[ist]ri siue Custodi l[egi]time constitue Vicesimo quarto die Mensis Martij Anno Domini iuxta cursum et computat[i]onem Ecclesiae Anglicanæ Mill[es]imo Sexcentesimo quadragesimo octavo, Juramento Dominæ Francisca Howland Relictæ dicti Defunct et executricis in hu[ius]mo[d]i Testamento nominat[e] Cui comissa fuit administratio om[ni]um et singulor[um] bonor[um] Jur[iu]m et creditor[um] dicti Defunct[i] De bene et fideliter administrand eadem Ad sancta Dei evangelia Jurati.^[5]

Death

Sir Matthew Howland died in his residence on a street called High Holborn in Holborn, Middlesex, just outside of the City of London, England on 7 January 1648.^[6]

Burial

Sir Matthew Howland was buried on 12 January 1648 at St Leonard in Streatham, Surrey, England.^[7]

His burial record was extracted from the parish register of Streatham, Surrey and it said, "Sir Matthew Howland, bur. 12 Jan. 1648."^[7]

Coat of Arms

Matthew Howland's coat of arms featured a shield with a silver background, two black horizontal bars, and three black lions standing upright in the upper section, along with a gold crescent for distinction.

On his memorial monument, Matthew Howland's coat of arms was displayed alongside his wife's family coat of arms to symbolize their union, following a common heraldic tradition.

The coat of arms is described as having, on the left, a shield with a silver background, two black horizontal bars, and three black lions standing upright in the upper section, along with a gold crescent for distinction (Howland). On the right, a gold shield displays a black lion standing upright with a silver and red gobony pattern (Forsett).^[8]

In heraldry, impalement is when two coats of arms are displayed side by side on a split shield to symbolize a marital alliance. It was commonly used to represent the joining of two families through marriage, with the husband's coat of arms displayed on the left and the wife's on the right. This symbol of unity was seen on a monument or memorial to honor the bond between the two families.

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1. ↑ England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
2. ↑ Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives; Reference Number: P69/BAT1/A/001/MS04374/001. St Bartholomew Exchange, 1558-1712. Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1624/31281_a101123-00015. (Subscription required.)
3. ↑ Daniel Lysons, 'Marylebone', in The Environs of London: Volume 3, County of Middlesex (London, 1795), pp. 242-279. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-environs/vol3/pp242-279 [accessed 23 December 2018].
4. ↑ Surrey Archaeological Collections: Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County. Vol. XI. London: Boworth & Co. Limited, 1893, p. 318. Print.
5. ↑ “Will of Sir Mathewe Howland of High Holborn, Middlesex.” PROB 11/207/419. The National Archives. NationalArchives.gov.uk. (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D861634 : accessed 15 March 2019).
6. ↑ Manning, Owen, and William Bray. The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey. Wakefield, Eng.: EP Pub. in collaboration with Surrey County Library, 1974, p. 389. Print.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica, Vol. III. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1836, p. 313. Print.
8. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives. “St Leonard, Streatham (Monument to Sir Matthew Howland) and His Achievement.” COLLAGE - The London Picture Archive, City of London Corporation, 2018, collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk. (https://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/view-item?i=20105).

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