Michael Howlett (1679 - abt. 1774)

Born 15 Dec 1679 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut Colony, (Present USA)

Ancestors

Husband of Experience (Newton) Howlett — married 1704 in Newton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, (Present USA)

Descendants

Died about Feb 1774 at about age 94 in Killingly, Windham County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)

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Biography

Michael Howlett was born December 15, 1679 in Killingly, Windham, CT, USA. He was the son of John Howlett and Abigail Powell.

He married his wife Experience Newton at some point. Together, they had the following children:

1. Josiah
2. Experience
3. Daniel^[1]

Research Progress

Conflict in Spouse:

A posting on Facebook by a fellow researcher named Stephen Haynes pointed to a conflict in the name of the spouse of Michael HOWLET. In the posting he stated that the wife of Michael HOWLET was actually Experience MacKay, daughter of Daniel MacKay.

He mentioned that, Daniel MacKay "was one of those unfortunate Scotsmen captured by Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War and transported to New England in involuntary servitude. Daniel was one of the more fortunate among them, however, marrying, having many children, and living to a ripe age and dying in 1711."

He went on to mention that "in his will, [Daniel MacKay] mentions a bequest to a his youngest married daughter, 'Experience Howlet.'"and that he believes that "Experience had married a Michael Howlet and they had two sons in Daniel's then home town, Newton, MA, in the seven years before Daniel died."

This brings into question the identity of Experience and whether she was a MacKay or a Newton. Further research in documents is required to determine her true identity. [NOTE: I said in documents, this does not mean other researcher's trees or submitted information that was not written down within an acceptable time frame in reference to the actual events. This will be hard to prove due to the time frame that the individuals were living.]

Probate Docket Lu-Pa 14401-16800,Index of No. 14477, Daniel MacKey of Newton

Probate file no. 14477,^[2] Daniel MacKey does mention a daughter named Experience Howlet in his will, but the name of her spouse is not mentioned in the will.

Probate record, vol. 12, pg. 375 (Will) Will of Daniel MacKey, written 24 June 1711 in Newton, Massachusetts, proved 7 August 1711.

Probate record, vol. 12, pg. 377 (Probate)

Probate record, Vol. 12, pg. 387 (Inventory)

Sources

1. ↑ Son Daniel's Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT7-ZQM : 13 July 2016), Michael Howlet in entry for Daniel Howlet, 07 Sep 1709; citing Birth, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,868.
2. ↑ Will of Daniel MacKey, 1711: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, "Probate papers 14400-14519", file 14477, Daniel Mackey, 1711; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DP-1C64?i=640&cat=263304 and covering images 641 to 644 : accessed 25 September 2018); citing Family History Library microfilm publication 421462.

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