ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF
SAMUEL HOWELL
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE
AND OF
THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY
AND OF HIS BROTHER
ISAAC HOWELL
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE
SIGNER OF COLONIAL CURRENCY FOR THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA
AND OF THE CONTINENTAL CURRENCY FOR CONGRESS
AND SIGNER OF $7,000,000.00 OF BILLS OF CREDIT
TO FINANCE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
COMPILED BY GEORGE CASTOR MARTIN ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY, 1913 REWRITTEN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 1953 MEMBER OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TULSA CHAPTER, OKLAHOMA SOCIETY #459 NATIONAL SOCIETY #74409
— SEP 161953
Gnceoto^tA Gomfvlted by Qeo^ge Caotot iHaM/in Go^u/sty Paw? Hew <^etoety, 1*113 fewn^ttcn San Gntonlos De^ao, 1*153 lUemfce't of 3he Sono of -the GnTetrloan feaK^ut'lon 3ut<*a Chanter, (SM^homa Soc/letty #45*1 IktUonat Soolet^ #7440*1 CO V- * S^ I jQedleated to -the memo'tfty of HetMe Caato*i Borkt wife of Scwrawet ^tdhctm who -died on the Cfenth 4otty of ltoaach, 1*153 a tAneat 1 - 1. fyohm, Howe&t woo the fiAot of thrlo famAjy -to come to GmeAlca. He wao bonm, oA, G^e^othwuth, CaAdrlgan- oMAe, iDaleo, and GAAA/^ed AM Phii/odre£Khia AM 1©*)7 01 1©*18, omd died inteotate on ^anua^ 2©, 1721. He wao a Sua&et, omd wao inteAAed AM the &*afeeA OUAIOI Q^ound, 3m •gAonted to hlo eldeot oon? 6uan Howet-t, on <§nme 21, 1721. Hio thtee chitdAen, 6uan, ^acob J ~ 2 - d widow. ^-oooVo ehltcHen wefte oM by hlo -fviot wife, r c^ooue: 3* Benjamin 3 bomi ^ctofren, l i5 1?10« J&led -la wfonc^, 4o Hannah 9 $om ^etofcuvity 23, 1712. M&d -In ^fomcty. 5. &o$m>, bomi <$ -but declined -due to it^~hearlth0 COmJTOAOrti'Ue^lW fKKM, TOTlo Samuel HoweM moA^led Grvn, daughter of }kM;h &jano and hlo wife, Zomsy blWiairno, of CheoteA County, Peimoflfl- 'uania, Gnn wao bom ^ommAsy 23, 1718. Samuel died - 4 _ Sefi/temoe't lfc, 1780, and wao AMA^AA/ed -the oome doty, Hio witt wao -dated June 15, 1780, and wao liAoued October 3nd of that 'tyea'u c8ooue" 140 Gbigaril, bom. $ecemoe'i 23, 1745; died unmoA^led frkxty12 , 1774» 15o Hugh, of whom jviieoentrt^o lfc. $azob Samuel, bom lltau 14, 174*|; died Sehtem&ea 2©, I7*f3» 17« Sarah, bom llksAch 1, 1750; died wuna. 18c Gnn, bom. 3*eMuaAtyf 1?53; maiA/ied GaAon GohVi^dae. l*je Samueto 20. jQefcofjah, bom UtaAch 28. 1757} moA^ied &cta&e>t ©, 1778, Abnrtet toifftin, of If-l^g^rnia. 21* ChaAleo. 1©. J=acoo Samuel Howell, oecond oon of Samuel Howell Ho *|, wao -born Iftaty 14, 174*1, and died Sentem&er 2©, 17*13 of ueMow -fe/uen,. He wao Secretary of -the Council of Sarfetty AM 177© Guguot, Sehtem^eA, and &cto&eAs 1777? <^d $onuoAty 27, 1778, woo oHHointed fecei/uer Qenerorl of C -lathing, (unlformo -for the GAmty) with -the nank of Colonel, which office he reoigned GfaAAA, 8, 1778o Hio wife wao toaity Canmarlt, who wao bom JlVaty 30, 1752. and who dried Guguot 25, 1830* c^ooue: 24. Aameo HoweM, bom, Gfvvil 8* 1785c He matnied December 2, 180©, Sarah &OAAU* 25« Caled- HoweM, bom, &cio&e*t 8, 1785. 1*1 o Samuel HoweM, -third oon of Samuel HoweM Ho. *f, wao bom $awvaASy 1, 1755, He maiAied, in 1?81, Suoannah Hanoon, of «£itt^e Heofe, iJetaware, and had iooue0 - 5 ~ 20. &e£otoh Howet-t, -fowuth dccurgntet of Samuel HoweM Ho. *f, woo born, toa'ich'28, 1757 J toa/uaet, of Gocomao, li^g-inta,, jQantet woo IKMWI Gh/ult 7J 1754, and died <&ecem&e*k 31ot, iS1.2o Jooue; 2©c $anlet ltVvffttn. 27 • Gnn ^AMUMC 28, Sarreu^t Atfft^ 2*j* Jkoohua Howett 30c miAH Howett 31 • Jhomao toifrg^in 10o Joaac Howet-i, oAnAJh, oon of $acoo Howett Ha. 2, woo bom Uictty 17, 1722, (3n <&une 18, 1774, he woo made a memoes of A\he Committee of CoA/teoHondenoe, and on &u&y 15, 1774, woo a $ehutty to the Pwinncia/L Confe^enoeo (9n ^wne 30, 1775, he wao d etc. ^ecemfret 4S 1?80, he wao made one of the thn oi^wioono of Alhe monety fwveooeo. &n ^eMuxvu^ 14 9 1777? he wao -elected one of -the jA^ot^ceo of Pfvlta- de-lHhla, Joaac .Howe^t died -in <&eeem&e^s ITT?? hto wl^t &eing dated j&ecem&e^ 8S and Moved J&ecem&et 21ot of -the oame 'tyea^w He roa^/W/eds -fwuot, Houemfre^ 21, 1745s liking, daiuglvten, of ^airrveo Oaat^am and £t^25a4eth lfkiAA&» Wity woo -6onn Houemfre'i, 12., I727? and died fieeem&e'w 1©, 175©. He trKWi/led» oecond, Gfvi/ii 1«|, 175*1, Pa4>lenoe, widow of SamfU/et Qta/ty and diawgJvte'L of ®obeAA.> ftobeM/z and PntAocM/tta ^ohno. Part/lenoe n>ao #oin Gjv^lt 1, 1725, and died AM &ota&e>u, 17*j3? of tyet?x>w -fewWe <£o#ue -frty •fi'iiot wife: 32. Aa/Tfteo, -feo^n &c 3©» ^OCM>&- fe&et4>o HowefX, ontty oon of A*aac- Howett, Ho. 10, who had i 'fcawtyM, and woo adirrvltted to A%e ban, iHa^ch 239 l?85o - 7 . HUGH HOWELL 1747 - ante 1787 He -died QcAobei 7, )7*f3, of yellow -fevetc c#ooue; 37. WAAA/m, who dried 'youna. 38, 8eulah, bom &me 4, 178*1. j&led untiia/wrled Gurguot 5, 1873. 15. Hugh Howell, e£deot oon of Samuel Ho. *J, wao bom GfaAAAr 2, 1747* He woi&ed with hlo -#athe>i •In hlo -Imno^ittng. and manufcK^>uina -ftuotneoo on Cheotnut Street, Phlfoidre^hhla* Hugh mcinufactu/ied <^un-howde>i -fat, the (fe^K^utrlonai^ G>unty, ao ohown by the, iHrinuteo of the Boaid of toot,, Guguot ©, 1775; t!ln/u fefre^t Joweto wao di/bectred -to detwet -to Hurgh HoweM 500 'l&Oc of outhhun,, etc" Hugh mavited, AM 1780, Hannah, daugJvte/i of £&m Hatydocfe and hlo wife, &ll#afreth, dauahtet of fieu&en 3KMuote^/C ^karmah Haudoofe wao -fronn -in PhUadrefytlvla -in 1750. £den omd tlAwahoAh wete mai/i/led foatch 2*(9 174©. 6den wao oon of ftobeAA, Hatydocfe omd fefceoca, dmirghtet of $anlel iDltmington, ite£awa4«e9 -in 1743, whe^ie he remained one W'inte'u He eotafrt/iohed fvlo oon &dem, AM Phita- - 8 - HART HOWELL 1783 - 1819 detfihta, -family ^ 3buiioh 23» Iltety Howett5 daurghtea of Hugh HowetX^ l*o« 15* mavirteds ao -defo^je otated? Jhomao Ou^vi/ldaes who woo bom fyvM 22, 1782 and died (Motet 13, 18fc0« See f,Jhe 0x^/yag^B toem(wLa&>v,£t y Gfruah G„ Oun/wiQe, 6ootons 1877s •fot' -the anceoto'io and deocendanta- of Uhomao 6Uw/idfg by Qeot#e C, toanAAM-,Phtt^detHhla 5 l*jl0, fot-a tecoad of hlo deoc^wianto, "Jhe ih/tAOfye, Iftemo^lat" woo tiowfoiZed by Gfroah Go 0Ufiag Q C/CK2cfirrvcwi 3^0 Cfhomao. iio^e^t &wi/idg toa*.ty iiow^t Ho 23 s ma 3^<>^m«p>cv6 Ijo'vfeclvi^e AM. 181fc? 4/n, Gfmts 1888* Jhe ll(Mi>ett-f^^^d^^ln4^^ WUe *;ec 45, &ohm MoiiM»ytt lfi^Xts>5 bow Guguot 3B 1841. 4fc, ihl^m^^MM^i b&*®Jha/ich Afa^ 18ii/led ftkwjiell fewtand^ of HotmeofruAa. 48, li^U-Mam Comti* HilUo; bom hM ©» 1847» llkwuled Ctla Iftunoono 4*J, Cha^teo initio, bomfyuAjy\%i 184*|o J&Led iui<^ 10 s 18531 50- SoArtty Hood llti-Ho lHen/i% -in -M^^e /ueco^d), -&o«m llovemfre^, 30 > o1850. £ooi AM Khe ohirft "6et^-e of the S-eao" -en toute -to China» 51- Sixwifc iR^Ho, -6o*w toa«ch lfcj 1853* 52, Aooenh lutlto- !••%•-, bom. %\JAM 4, 1855, 53- Borneo Aay- to*rUo: -tow^^I* 185*1. 54- fiannah fi&viAaae fe^to, IKMSH, &ecerode>t ^ 18©0. iftaAAA&& ^ohn Iivlll4ramg who wao bom jftecem&eAr 30 * 1830,. See "Jhe Cooton- Sfomilty" -fo/t hto anceotnty. liia/ity dried Ifta^ch 17* 18*11, het buo&and hammq dried n^eAM^uotty on Iftafy- lfc, 1880. cfcoue- 55 c Qeo^ae G, Caoto'W of whom -H^eoenf/ly-o 5©o toony- Caoto^ of whom n*i»eoervtityo 5?. Hettie toritlo Cdoto^9 of whom Meoentt^. 55. QeoA^e G, Caoto-% wao £o*n -In Hotmeofeu^, Pewi&uWania? Guguot ©5 185© He mavuled fcthe^/ine $uffty* 3eo^ua«^ 1*1, 1*J04, he wao -etec-ked -to -fltt a avacancv *tn the Cang^eoo of -the linited Stateo, -late*!,, fan, the -fol/tow'tna -tewi- He died, tn Hotmeo6i4/i^s $ef> <$ooue' 58. Ifto^ton Caoto^s <&ow at Hofmeo^un^* Penno^AKinrlas Gto/H 30$ 187&>« Ravuled* -but died without 'iooueJ *t/a Carllfo'wviao 5*f* &a4he%tne Cooto^-, -fknn 3eMua^'8. 1878. lta/w/ied,. ^cto*ea 2?,. 1W' lOttfAcm te.% Heag^eo; and, -a-ved wt/ihou fct foO, Q^oi^e tooiMoo- CaotoA, tow -in 187*1- Aied <^wve *!> 18*^, umwo'i/uied. ©1« fcotette Cooto't, &vw 4/n, Hoav^m&en,, 1886!.. Ulan/vied Qeotfle U>, ftwnmet, cmd ted a diGBugHte^s TlaCo^ie fiwwvei -. who woo 6onn -vri I Wo 6i>. toa/wj Gaoto^s etdet dcBU^MeA, of Qecwge IRatlviao Caotot, Pewrv&'iftA><»n^ toaty 3? 1858c Slie mavuled* Biaty 3, 1878, i* 57' He^He lM/t£o CaotoArS oeoond datvgfitea woo -bow *wi &ofcrae&&u>\#> PH-UraieWvla, P«Amoty&iKWvia» Gjvult 3S 18fc4» SHe roevwied, -fvuvt, 4)eoerrv6e>v fc, 1883? &i<. fttclvaid G&ien tocwW/ai who d/ied -w% &>oion» llki &3« Qeo/i^e Cacvtoi, lftaM>frft4 -fcoin Hew tyotA ftU%5 tocfich 30A 1885, ©4, Bichowd dtlem> foaM/tAi, bom Hew IJonA Citty, ^oto-fcet 14s 188©. ile dried, wmaAAMd-, *m ^ - 12 - SuAthet detarlto 13 ~ jQediooted to -the memo^ of HeMle Cootor OaM wife of Samuel &tdham who dried on the 3enth day of Iftarch, 1*)53 a iineat -deocendant of Samuel HoweM and Hugh HoweM and of iDiMiam 8aM, Grumrlaea., who Iturchaoed -from the iW&e of ^Jorfe lHarch 21ot, 172&-*f Jhe Iftanoi/ of Hofve in Phitaderlhhia, fAom 1750 %iown ao Richmond HaM, more recenttty ao QaAAAxxm and Port Richmond 1 - 1. fyohm, Howe&t w $wi/la£ (Jaxviwid, 3m 1721. Hlo thtee cfvUd/iens &iMm<, <§ 2. ^acob Howet£9 oeoond oon of J^ohn, woo bow AM iDateo- 1743, he woo Cou/rvtty Coronrl J J - a - d widow. ^-ocoVo chrtldren were ott by hio {foot wife. c^ooue: 3* Benjamin, &otn ^ctofren, l*js 1710. jO-led in -infancy, 4. Hannah, $om ^eoru-arty 23, 1712. &ied -In infancy 5. &o$m>, -born S^eMuaru 12, 1714* B <&ied at feeo HaM, near SaaKinnah, Qeoraia, €k>tober, 17©5. !o, Aacab-, -6onn Aurlv 13, 1715. 7» Sarah, to SeVuurfvty 5, 1717- &he mawiedj in 1740, Charteo iksneo of PM/ladetnhia. 8o Aooenh, bom Sebwarty 8, 1718. *j9 Sawueti twin of J^oehJi Tlo. 8, of whom fvueoent/fcty. 10. etoaac, to4n Ula^ 17? 1722, -of whom MeoentrtVo 11* Aoohua, -bow Gwguot 7? 172©. 1?. niaAy-, -bow 3ve#ruaA3# 5, 1728. <$ied -la infancy. 13. likvttha, twAm, of. Ifiar^ Ho. 12. J0ied in infancy* *).. Samuel HoweM, -twin of ^ooetvh Ha* 8, wao -bonn 3e&- rwarty ©, 1718, and wao -fifth oon of J-acoo HoweM, Ho, 2* Samuel, wao a hat mamtfacturer and dealer AM and irahorter of aenerat merchandise. $io jirlace of $uoi/rieoo wao at "Jhe Si^ of the Beaver", on Cheotnut Street. c$n -the "Penno^/iKinia Qagjette", &cta&er 18, 1753, anHeared, the fot/lowina adn*eA4>ioe- ment: "^uot imported AM Zhe London, GO^AJOAM Shvi/leu, ^nom fofidoft, and &> &e oaid by Samuel HoweM at "Dive Sign of the Oeaaier", in Cheotnut Street. €>®enbrigo, -cotton and tbnen cheofeo 10d» and 20d., naMo5 f&owder and ohot, cHioh linen, a <|oad aooortmetvt of o-Hfe fuindte^hiefo, Cim^^erfxmd and Scoto 'linen •ditto" -etc. etc Samuel HoweM oigned the Hon-^JMioTriaiion Gareement of Steto&er 25, 17©5» the firot act of rederMion agorlnot * - 3 -