Arthur
Howland
Born about in Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Howland Jr.
and Deborah (Unknown) Howland
Husband of
Abigail (Eames) Howland
— married
30 Nov 1721 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died before
before about age 59
in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Birth
If Arthur Howland had to be within the legal age to marry Abigail Eames in 1721, he could be born before 1700. Since 1692, the marriage law of the Province of Massachusetts Bay allowed that “any person or persons that are or shall be at the time of such marriage... within the age of consent; that is to say, the man fourteen years of age, the woman twelve.”[1]
However, Arthur⁴ (Arthur³, Arthur², Arthur¹) Howland could be born sometime before or after Abigail Eames' birth in 1691.
Marriage
Arthur Howland married Abigail Eames on 30 November 1721 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay.[2][3][4]
Children
- Children of Arthur Howland and Abigail Ames:
- Abigail (Howland) Little (1722 - 1744)
- Elizabeth (Howland) Whittemore (1723 - 1806)
- Arthur Howland (1728 - 1797)
Life
According to History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Arthur Howland was a school teacher in 1709 and 1710 in Marshfield.[5]
Death
After Arthur Howland signed his will on March 29, 1744, he died sometime before his will was probated on November 2, 1749, in Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Probate Records
The Will of Arthur Howland of Marshfield. Signed 29 March 1744. Proved 2 November 1749.
In the name of God Amen the 29th day of March One thousand Seven hundred & fourty four I Arthur Howland of Marshfield within the County of Plimouth in the province of the Massachusetts bay in New England yeoman being aged & weak in body but of sound mind & memory thanks be given to God for the same and Calling to mind the uncertainty of this life and Desireous to settle things in Order do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say principally and first of all I Commend my soul to God my Creator and my body to be buried in Decent Christian manner as to my Executrix hereafter named shall be thought meet, and as to such worldly Goods or Estate as the Lord hath given me my will is that they shall be disposed of in the following manner, viz, I Give to my beloved wife Abigail Howland the use & improvement of one half all my Real Estate dureing term she remaineth my widdow also I give her the use and improvement of all my household stuff dureing sd term and to dispose to Either unto both my Children as she shall see Cause, Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Whetemore Two hundred pounds in old tenour or so much in the New Emission as shall be Equivalent to it, I also Give her all the things that she hath already had, Item I Give unto my son Arthur Howland his heirs & assigns all my Farme both upland & meadow provided he do pay to his sister Elizabeth the Two hundred pounds aboves: within two year after he shall be one & twenty year old and further my Will is that my Just debts and funeral Charges shall be well and truly paid out of my moveable Estate by my Executrix and the remainder of my Moveable Estate I Give the use and improvement to my sd wife dureing the Term she shall remain my Widow and after her decease or second marriage I Give One quarter part there of to my daughter Elizabeth and the other three quarters I Give to my son Arthur and if it so happen that my wife doth marry again, then my Will is that she shall have best bed in ye house & Beding Suitable to it and Surrender up her Right in the rest of my Estate And Lastly I do Constitute and Appoint my beloved wife Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testement In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day above written
Signed Sealed & Declared by the said Arthur Howland to be his last Will in the presence of Thomas Foster, Faith Foster Benja White jur
Memorandm the word as between the 12th or 13th lines & the words one half between the 16 & 17th lines & word new between the 21. & 22 lines were Enterlined before Sealing
Arthur Howland (seal)
Plimth. Ss. Novr. the 2. 1749 This will being presented by the Execx. therein named for Probate the sd Thomas
Thomas Foster & Benjamin White junr made Oath that they have said Arthur Howland Sign & Seal & heard him declare this Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament and that they at the same time in his Presence together with Faith Foster Subscribed as Witnesses and that according to the best of their Judgement he was then of sound mind
Before me Jno Cushing Judge of Probt[6]
Letter of Administration on Arthur Howland, November 2, 1749
Province of the Massachusetts bay Plimouth Ss John Cushing Esqr appointed & Comissioned by the Govr with the advice & Consent of the Council of said province to be Judge of the Probate of Wills & for Granting Letters of Adminstration on the Estates of persons deceasd haveing Goods Chattles Rights & Credits in the Ceounty of Plimouth within the province aforesaid
To all unto whom these presents shall come Greeting.
Know ye that upon the day of the date hereof before me at Plimouth in the County aforesd. the Will of Arthur Howland late of Marshfield in the County of Plimouth yeoman deceasd. to these presents annexed was proved approved and allowed who haveing while he lived and at the time of his death Goods Chattles Rights or Credits in the County aforesd. & the Probt of the sd. Will & power of Committing of administration of all and Singuler the Goods Chattles Rights & Credits of the sd Deceasd and his will in any manner Concerning is hereby Committed unto Abigail Howland widdow of the Deceasd & Sole Executrix in the same Will named well and faithful to Execute the sd. Will and to administer the Estate of the Deceasd according thereunto & to make a true & perfect Inventory of all & Singuler the Goods Chattles Rights & Credits and to Exhibit the same unto the Registry of the Court of Probate for the County aforesaid at or before the Second day of February next Ensuing and also to Render a plain & true account of her said administration upon Oath within twelve month Next Comeing In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of the sd Court of Probate the Second day of Novr A.D. 1749.
Jho Cushing[7]
His inventory was taken on 4 November 1749 in Marshfield.[8]
Sources
- ↑ The Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay: To Which Are Prefixed the Charters of the Province. With Historical and Explanatory Notes, and an Appendix. Volume I. 1693 - 1714. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1869, p. 172.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2495/40168_268630__0017-00023/77734182. (Subscription required.).
- ↑ Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 6 (1852). Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14517/143/265076517. Text: “Arthur Hovwand [Howland] & Abigall Eames both of Marsfield were married Nov. 30, 1721.”
- ↑ Hurd, D H. History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Part III. Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co, 1884. Print, p. 1150.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-NFVN : 20 May 2014), image 198 of 642, Probate Records 1748-1750, vol. 11, p. 369; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-NN81 : 20 May 2014), image 199 of 642, Probate records 1748-1750, vol. 11, p. 371; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-F6BG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 97 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- Howland, Franklyn. A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and Their Descendants, of the United States and Canada: Together with an Account of the Efforts Made in England to Learn of Their English Ancestry, Etc. Bedford, Mass.: the Author, 1885, p. 44.
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Categories: Howland Name Study
Arthur² Howland, Sr wrote a deed record, dated 29 June 1708 and acknowledged 15 March 1709/10, and sold his property to his son Prince³ Howland. He wrote, "my honoured mother Margaret Howland late of Marshfeild... her three grand Children & my Sons Namely Ebenezer Thomas & Arthur... my wel beloved son Prince Howland Duxborough." Arthur² Howland's son, "Arthur Howland junr." was his witness and also known as Arthur³ Howland, Jr. Arthur² Howland, Sr. clearly identified his relationship to them on the deed record.
However, his son, Prince³ Howland died intestate, and his estate was administered on 8 January 1713/14, so Arthur² Howland made his will on 15 March 1720/21, and he wrote, "my son Prince Howland late of Marshfield Deceased." It is attributed to Arthur² Howland.
The will of 1721 can't be attributed to Arthur³ Howland. Also, he was still active in 1730s as recorded in Marshfield Town Records.
The will of 1721 can't be attributed to Arthur⁴ Howland because he already made his will in 1744 and mentioned his wife Abigail therein, and his will was proved in 1749.