Judith (Sampson) Howland (abt. 1664 - aft. 1728)

Born about 1664 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Howland — married 23 Jul 1684 in Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died after 22 Mar 1728 after about age 64 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Judith was a Friend (Quaker)

Judith Sampson, daughter of Abraham and his unidentified second wife, was born say 1664, in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony. She m. 3 April 1684, at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Benjamin Howland.^[1]

Judeth married Benjamin Howland on 3 April 1684 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[2]

Benjamin was a farmer and a member of the Apponegansett Friends Meeting.^[3]

Judith was still alive March 22 1727/28 when she was mentioned in an accounting of Benjamin Howland's estate, dartmouth estate..^[4]

Children:^[3]

1. Abigail b. 30, 11, 1686; m. 1710 Jonathan Ricketson of Dartmouth
2. Benjamin b. 30, 11, 1688. not mentioned in father's will
3. Isaac b. 30 1. 1694; d. 22, 9, 1778
4. Desire b. 20, 8, 1696; m. 19, 1, 1726 John Lapham Jr of Dartmouth
5. Barnabas b. 16, 9, 1699; d. 19, 2, 1773
6. Lydia b. 8, 10, 1701; m. 1719 George Sowle, son of William and Hannah Sowle of Dartmouth

Sources

1. ↑ Wakefield, Robert S. The Daughters of Abraham Sampson. The American Genealogist 63:207-210. Oct 1988. [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/12792/207/144289985 p. 207 American Ancestors link ($)
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711
   FamilySearch Record: FHPX-D52 (accessed 8 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-CW52 Image number 00368
   Judeth Sampson, Samson marriage to Benjamin Howland on 3 Apr 1684 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Howland, Franklyn. A brief genealogical and biographical history of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and their descendants, of the United States and Canada : together with an account of the efforts made in England to learn of their English ancestry, etc. (New Bedford, Mass., The author, 1885.) p. 79
4. ↑ Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts Notes: Probate Records, Howard, Elijah - Howland, Eliphal. Benjamin Howland Dartmouth 1727 [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9069/007702643_00238 Accessed at Ancestry ($)

• Howland, Franklyn. A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland (The Author, New Bedford, Mass., 1885) Page 79
• Emery, William M. The Howland Heirs (E. Anthony and Sons, Inc., New Bedford, Mass., 1919) Page 6
• American ancestors, Fall 2005, p 40.