Mary (Lee) Howland (1630 - aft. 1693)

Born 1630 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Wife of John Howland Jr. — married 26 Oct 1651 in Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died after 22 May 1693 after age 63 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

Mary Lee^[1][2][3] was born in 1626, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Mary Lee married John Howland on October 26, 1651, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts^[4][5][1] An annotation by Robert Bowman in his compilation of Barnstable Vital Records identified the parties to this marriage as Mary Lee, son of Robert, and John Howland, elder child of the Pilgrim.^[6][3]

They had 10 children: Mary, Elizabeth, Isaac, Hannah, Mercy, Lydia, Experience, Anne, Shubael, and John. ^[3]

Mary died after May 22, 1693 (date John and Mary delivered deed to Justice of Peace William Bradford), in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

• Also found Died 1695 in Barnstable, Massachusetts

Deed Records

Lieut. John Howland, Mary Howland, both of Barnstable, Jacob Cook, Frances Cook, both of Plymouth to Joseph Finney, of Plymouth, May 6, 1693. Acknowledged May 22, 1693 and May 6, 1697. Recorded May 14, 1705, Plymouth County.

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7. To all People to whome yes prsents shall Come Liet. John Howland & Mary: his wife, of Barnstable in ye County of Barnstable in New England, Jacob Cook & ffrances Cook of Plim.th in ye County of Plim.th in New England afors:d yeoman, Sendeth Greeting &c. Know yee yt wheras ye sd John Howland in ye right of his [sd inserted] wife was by order of Court, lawfully Seized of a Certain parcel of Meadoe containing foure acres be it more or less lying & being in Plim.th aforsd in a branch of the river comonly Called Jones River w.ch was for more then forty [years inserted] Since. granted to mr. Robert Lee late of Plim.th deceased, father of the sd Mary & by ye sd John Howland & Mary for full Satisfaction in hand given them, Sold to ye sd Jacob Cook & by ye sd Jacob Cook sold to his brother ye sd ffrances Cook & by ye sd ffrances Cook for & in Consideration of five pounds to him in hand paid by Joseph Phinny late of sd Barnstable, now resident in sd Plimoth ye receipt wherof he doth acknowledge & himself therw.th fully Satis:fied Contented & paid by these prsents hath given Granted, bargained Sold, Enfeofed, & Confirmed, & by these prsents doe fully clearly & abso:lutely give Grant, Bargaine, Sell, Enfeofe, & Confirme, unto him ye sd Joseph Phinny, his heirs & Assignes forever, all that his sd parcel of Meadoe above mentioned & is bounded according to ye Knowne boundaries therof vizt: by ye Meadoe comonly Called Sturtevants Mea:dow from a great Pine tree Standing on ye north Side of sd pcel of Meadoe, & is marked on foure sides, ranging Southerly to a Small Pine tree Standing near where ye two brooks meet, & thence to a great pine tree Standing on ye upland comonly called Barrows bo:und or markt tree; & Thence runing Westerly, till it Comes to ye up:land, w.ch is ye head bounds therof, and is bounded Northerly by the hills one yt side, and Southerly by ye hills on yt side thereof, till it Come to ye sd head bounds, together with all ye profitts priviledges & appurtenances, to ye sd parcel of Meadoe belonging or any wise ap:pertaining, & all his ye sd ffrances Cook right tittle, Estate & Interest therin, To have & to hold, all ye sd bargained prmises of Meadoe & other ye prmises, w.th all & Singular ye appurtenances therunto belonging, unto him the sd Joseph Phinny his heirs & assigns to ye only proper use & behoofe of him ye sd Joseph Phynny his heirs & Assignes forever; and wheras there hath not been her:tofore any deed of feofinent passed for ye Conveyance of ye sd pcel of Meadoe Either from the sd John Howland & Mary his wife or: he ye sd Jacob Cook or from the sd Jacob Cook to his Brother y sd ffran:ces Cook or from him to sd Joseph Phinny; now for diverse good Cau:ses & Considerations ye parties to these prsents Especially Moving & for ye there Sure Making & Confirmation of all ye sd pcel of Meadoe prmises & Appurtenances unto him ye sd Joseph Phinny his heirs & Assignes forever; further Know yee therfore, that he ye sd John Howland & Mary his wife, & he ye sd Jacob Cook, & ye sd ffrances Cook, have remised Released, & altogeather of & for Eacche of themselves re:Spectively & for Each & every of their respective heirs & Assignes fore:ver, Quitt Claymeth, to him ye sd Joseph Phinny (in his full & peacea:ble possession now being) his heirs & Assignes all their and Each & Eve.ry of their right, Estate, tittle, use, Interest, & Demand wtSoever w.ch they or Either or Any of them every had, now have, or att any time herafter, or any of their heirs, may have into ye sd parcel of Meadow and other of ye premises, with ye Appurtenances, so as neither ye sd John Howland, nor Mary his wife, nor their heirs nor ye sd Jacob Cook, nor his heirs, nor ye sd ffrances Cook nor his heirs, nor any other for them, or any of them, or in their^[7] [turn over] (8) 8th.: Or any of their names shall or may at any time herafter have or Challenge any Estate right, tittle, Interest, or demand, in of or to ye Same meadoe w.th ye appurtenances or any part therof, but therof shall forever, herafter be Excluded, & barried, by these prsents In Wittness wherof they have herunto respectively Sett their hands & Seals, ye Sixth day of May Anno Domini one thousand Six hundred ninty & three, according to their and Eache of their Seve:vall respective concerns, purport, true Intent & meaning of these prsents,

John Howland {seal}

Jacob Cook {seal}

Frances Cook {seal}

Signed Sealed & delivered by John Howland for himself & Mary his wife, in prsence of

Thomas Hinkly:

Thankfull Hinkly;

And Signed Sealed, & delivered,

by Jacob Cook & ffrances Cook in prsence

of Samuel Bradford

Thomas Gray;

The within & above Named Jacob Cook & ffrances Cook appeared both of ym pSonally before me ye 22 : day of May 1693, & did freely Acknowledged this Instrument to be their Act & Deed:

William Bradford Justice of Peace

The within and above named John Howland appeared & Ac:knowledged this Instrument to be his Act & deed this Sixth of May 1697 before Barnabas Lothrop Justice of peace

Entered May ye 14th. 1705

& Recorded per Thomas Little Reg.r#^[8]

(Plymouth County, Deed Records, Vol. 6, 1705 - 1709, p. 7 - 8).

Sources

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92008456/mary-howland : accessed 26 October 2021), memorial page for Mary Lee Howland (1630–6 May 1693), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92008456, ; Maintained by Roderick & Tetuanui Cummings Graham (contributor 47835588) Body lost or destroyed, who reports a Buried in Plymouth Massachusetts?.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Torrey
2. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Vol 2 page 159. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.) Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3718/images/mayflowerbdii-002191.159
4. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston:The New England Historic Genealogical Society) Vol. IX p. 313
5. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Plymouth, Vol. 1, page 659. Plymouth Register of Marriages and Burials, 1651: JOHN HOWLAND married to MARY LEE 26 Oct. [1651].
6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Barnstable, Vol. 1, page 32.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Z7-LW8R?cc=2106411&wc=MCB2-GZ9%3A361612701%2C361637101 : 22 May 2014), Plymouth County, Deed Records, 1705 - 1709 vol. 6, p. 7, image 14 of 504; Plymouth County courthouse and office, Massachusetts.
8. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Z7-LWFQ?cc=2106411&wc=MCB2-GZ9%3A361612701%2C361637101 : 22 May 2014), Plymouth County, Deed Records, 1705 - 1709, Vol. 6, p. 8, image 15 of 504; Plymouth County courthouse and office, Massachusetts.

• Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Vol 2 page 159. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.)
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: SAR Membership Number: 80144
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA