John Howland (1719 - bef. 1756)

Born 28 Nov 1719 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Shepherd) Slead — married 5 Feb 1746 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 1756 before age 36 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Howland Name Study.

John was a Friend (Quaker)

Birth

John Howland was born 28d 9m 1719 [28 Nov 1719].^[1] He was the son of John and Mary Howland of Dartmouth.^[2]

Marriage

John Howland married Deborah Shepherd, daughter of John and Dorcas Shepherd of Dartmouth, on 5d 12m 1745/6 [5 Feb 1746].^[2]

Death

John Howland died sometime before his estate was administered on March 29, 1756, in Dartmouth.

Probate Records

Appointment for Appraising the Estate of John Howland

Province of the Massachusetts} Bristol Ss

To Mr Abraham Sherman, Peleg Smith & Abraham Russell all of Darmouth in the County of aforesd Greeting

You are hereby appointed and impowered to take an inventory of, & (according to your best skill & Judgment) truly and justly to apprise in lawfull all the Estate wherof John Howland late of Dartmouth died seized, in the aforesaid County, & you are to make Return of this warant with your doings thereon unto the Probate office in the same County as soon as Conveniently may be. Given under my hand this Twentininth day of march AD 1756 Samll Willis Justice Pacis

Bristol Ss These may certifie that the above mentioned Gentlemen personally appeared: (on the said 29th of march : the said Peleg & Abraham Russell gave their solemn affirmation, and the said Abraham Sherman made oath to the faithfull discharge of their above mentioned Trust attest Pr

Samll Willis Justice Pacis^[3]

Inventory of the Estate of John Howland

[folded paper]

[page 1]

A True Inventory of all the Estate Booth Real and Personal Which Belonged to Richard K

[blank]^[4]

[page 2]

A True Inventory of All the Estate Booth Real and Personal Which John Howland Late of Dartmouth Deceased Deid seezed of; that was shewed to us; taken by us the subscriber in Lawfull money : att Dart mouth aforesd. the 27th Day of April AD : 1756

Impris His Purs and Mony £1:15:3

His apparrel two Hatts 4./ two pair yarn Mittens 1/4 one Wigg 1/8 all £0:07:--

His Great 16/4 one pair of Leather Gloves 1/4 £0:17:8

His thred Druged Coat with twelve silver Buttens £1:05:--

His Broadcloath Coat with four silver buttens 13/3 full Cloath Jacost 4/8 £--:17:11

Duroy Jacoat with ten silver Buttens 10/4 two flanel Jacots 2/ £--:12:4

His Newest Leather Breches with twelve silver buttens 12/8 £--:12:8

one pair old Leather Breches 1/4 two Pair of linning Breches 3/8 £--:5:--

five shirs 10/ three Holland Caps & two hankercheif 2/ £--:12:--

five pair stocking 8/ Neck band & buckel 6/ sleave Buttens /3 £--:14:3

one pair shoes & shoe Buckels 6/8 one pair of shoe Boots 6/8 £--:13:4

two old Jacoats & Girdle 1/4 £--:4:4

Book one Bible 4/8 one Inkhorn 0/1 all 4/9d £4:9

One Bed in ye West Room two Coverled three Blanketts Curtains & valients head Cloath teaster Cloath one Bolster two Pillows with Cases Bedsted Beadcoard & two Matts all £6:13:4 £6:13:4

High Case of Drawers 33/4 Round table 14/8 a Chest with a drawer 9/4 £2:17:4

one Joynt stool 2/8 six Bannester Backd. Chairs 10/ Looking Glass 12/8 £1:5:4

one Black Jack 1/ Earthen Ware 7/4 Glass Ware 2/ one Brush & Combs 0/7 £--:10:11

In the Bedroom one Bed three Coverled one Blanket two sheets four Pillows & two Cases Under bed Bedsted & bedcoard all £5:05:4 £5:5:4

one Chest with a Drawer 9/4 one small Chest 1/8 £--:11:--

In the East Room one Bed one Coverled three Blankets one Bolster and Pillow with Cases Under bed bedsted And bedcoard All £5:1:4

Bolster & Case and Bedcoard all £1:12:--

Brass Warming pan 7/8 Looking Glass /4d Box Iron & Heaters 4/ £--:11:--

fire shovel & tongues 3/8 three Iron Candel sticks 1/ £--:4:8

six Common Chear 13/4d one Weavers Loom and tackling 8/8 £1:2:--

one Cradle 3/8 one pair of hand Belloses 1/8 square table 2/4 £--:7:8

Candle shade /10d one pair of large stillard 8/ one pair dito small 3/4 £1:1:4

thirty six Pound wt. of Puter £1:14:--

Glass Ware In sd East Room Eight Glass Bottles 2/ two half point bottles 2½d £--:2:2½

& Eleven Voials /9 two Rasors & Shealth 1/4 Instruments to Draw teeth 1/4 £--:3:5

Earthen Ware in ye East Room 4/9 seven knifes & ten forks 4/8 £--:9:5

Chopin knife /8d Melting ladle 1/1 one lamp 1/8 £--:2:5

Shears & Boneing Iron /6 two silver spoons 24/ Carpenderstools 14/6 £1:19:--

Snare Beding four sheets one Bolster Case & four Pillocases £1:4:4

old Beding 2/ three Pound Wt of tallow Candles 1/2 £--:3:2

Table Lining two table Cloath four Napkins & two towels all £--:3:8

Cotten Wooll & Worsted 1/4 Stocking Worsted and yarn 1/4 £--:2:8

Foder & Shot /6d one Gun 20/ hold fast and free 2/ sheep shairs 0/8d £1:3:2

I turn over^[5]

Bond of Administration for the Estate of John Howland

Know all Men by these Presents, That We Deborah Howland widow John Shephard yeoman Benjamin Wing yeoman all of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol within his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England, are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto George Leonard Esqr Judge of Probate of Wills, and granting Administrations within the County of Bristol in the full and just Sum of four Thousand Pounds, in Lawful Money of the Province of the Massachusett-Bay, to be paid unto the said George Leonard or his Successors in the said Office, or Assigns : To the true Payment whereof, we bind our selves, and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, jointly and severally for the whole and in the whole firmly by these Presents, Sealed with our Seals. Dated the fourth Day of May Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty six Annoque Regni Regis George Secondi etc primo Hono

The Condition of this present Obligation is such, That if the above-bounded Deborah Howland appointed administrator on the Estate of John Howland late of Dartmouth aforesd do make or cause to be made a true and prefect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased, which have or shall come to the Hands, Possession or Knowledge of her the said Deborah or in the Hands or Possession of any other Person or Persons for her : And the same so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Court of Probate for the said County of Bristol at or before the fourth Day of August next ensuing ; the same Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits, and all other the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said deceased, at the time of his Death which at any Time after shall come to the Hands and Possession of the said Deborah Howland or into the Hands and Possession of any Person or Persons for her do well and truly Administer according to Law : And further do make, or cause to be made a just and true Accompt of her said Administration upon Oath at or before the fourth Day of May which will be in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty seven and all the rest and residue of the said Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrator's Accompt (the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the time being of Probate of Wills and granting Administrations within the County of Bristol aforesaid) and shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to Law shall limit and appoint: And if it shall hereafter appear, that any last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased, and the Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the Court of Probate for the said County of Bristol making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly : If the said Deborah Howland within bounden being therupon required, do render and deliver the said Letter of Administration (Approbation of said Testament being frist had and made) into the said Court : Then the before written Obligation to be Void and of none Effect, or else to abide and remain in full Force and Virtue

Deborah Howland {seal}

John Shepherd {seal}

Benjamin Wing {seal}

Sealed and Delivered

in Presence of

Jonn Craur

Geo Leonard Jr^[6]

Accompt

[folded paper]

[page 1]

The Acmpt of Deborah Howland Administratrix of the Estate of John Howland Late of Dartmouth Decd the Accoptat Charges Her self with the poot of the Inventory Amounting In Personal Estate: £78:13:4½

Come to Knowledge since ye Inventorey was taken to cash Recd of thems Pell 50/ £20:10:0

one Cow 50p/ fifteen sheep 50p/ Nine swine 60/ £8:0:0

two tubs two pails & one pigginall 6/6 £0:6:0

one old Wolling Wheel 2/ one Iron Wedge Round Shoves 6 £0:3:8

one old Great Coat 2/ 6 one Book 1/ all £0:3:6

£89:16:1½^[7]

Deborah Howland, Accompt

[page 2]

The Accoptat Prays Allowance for sundeys as follos

[cash pd in at Probate £ 1:11:0 crossed out]

for Cash paid Jeremiah Gifford £1:0:0

paid Thomas HIcks 21/ £1:1:0

paid Sam:ll Willis for qualifying the apprisers £0:4:0

paid Abraham Sherman 6/ £0:6:0

paid Adam mott 2/ £0:2:0

paid William Davel 47/ £2:7:0

paid Ebenezer Allen 4/3 £2:6:3

paid Mary Howland 3/4 £0:3:4

for twelve Days Work done on ye stable £1:10:0

for a Corn Crib £2:16:0

for board & Plank apprised at 9/4 & Used on ye House & stable £0:9:4

pd William Wood £0:12:0

for Nales apprised at 14/4 & used for stabl[e] and house £0:14:4

for [illegible] Work done on ye house & [illegible] Cap £0:12:0

for Cash pd to ye Judge & Clerk of Probate £1:11:0

for my trouble and Charge in Setting ye Estate £3:0:0

for Utentials for house Keeping £12:0:0

Prays allowance meet Prised at £1:6:8d front in ye family £1:6:8

and for Leather yoused in ye family 4:8 and wll of wall used to cloth ye Children 3:4d £0:8:0

and for cloath and yarne used to clath ye Children £1:15:0

to Corne and by Prised that was spend in ye family £1:2:3

aside Ladell Prised that was not his £0:12:0

and 2 swine that deyed £0:13:4

for 4 sheeps Kiled to Eat in ye family £0:12:0

allowing and Rigesting this amount £0:6:3

£36:19:4

The Estate is ye to Indebited sundery Persons viz

to John Slocum of Newport on bond £21:3:0:

Due to Dr Tobay as be with £1:4:0

to Ebenezer Allen on bond £27:2:10

to Huphrey Smith on note of Hand £7:15:0

to Mary Howland on bond £18:12:5

to Samll Perry on book 17/ to doctor Morse 8/ £1:5:0

to Ebenezer [illegible] on our book 8/ to Peleg Smith 5/ £0:13:0

to Abraham Russell 5/ £0:5:0

£78:00:3

Deborah Howland

Affermed October 13th 1758 G Leonard^[8]

[turn over]

Bristol Ss October ye 12th 1758

Then before the Honble George Leonard Esqr Judge of the probate of Wills & for ye County of Bristol Came Deborah howland administratorix on ye Estate of John Howland late of Dartmouth deceased and made her solemn affirmation being one of the people called Quaker that the within written accompts of her admintr so far is just and true which I do allow of and order to be of Record

Coram George Leonard

Bristol Ss October ye 12th 1758

Entered in ye 16 Book folio 126

p George Leonard Reg

Deborah Howland, Accompt Recorded^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends: Dartmouth, Mass.), p 10.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends: Dartmouth, Mass.), p 334.
3. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48300/13647-co9/0).
4. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48300/13647-co11/0).
5. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48300/13647-co12/0).
6. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48300/13647-co3/0).
7. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48300/13647-co5/0).
8. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48300/13647-co6/0).
9. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48300/13647-co4/0).

• Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929-1930), 126.