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G^N / ^^ GENEALOGYGENEA] JMjy((y\M-£^ yVj-H^U ^^#1^)^ H834H I THE Howard Genealogy DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HOWARD BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS FROM 1643 TO 1903 BY HEMAN HOWARD Copyrighted, 1903, by Heman Howard. Printed by The Standard Printing Co., Brockton, Mass. CONTENTS. 1157706 Preface, ...... Historical Sketch of Bridgewater, Mass., Howard Seminary, .... xm The Old Bridgewater Historical Society Building, xiv Letter from Mary Hayward to John Hayward, . xvi The Howard Genealogy, -262 Supplement—Corrections—Additions, . 263 Index of Christian Names of Howards, 267 Index of Names other than Howard, 287 INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Heman Howard, portrait, .... Frontispiece Howard Seminary, .... Old Bridgewater Historical Society building, Mary Hayward's letter to John and George Hayward, Coat of Arms, ..... Site of the first John Howard's house, Jonathan Howard house, Elijah Howard's first house, . Benjamin Beal Howard house, Nehemiah Howard house, George Howard house, . Barnabas Howard house, Daniel Howard house, Abigail Howard tombstone, Gamaliel Howard house, Galen Howard house, Nathan Howard house, . THE HOWARD GENEALOGY. Salmon Howard house, . Jesse Howard house, Ethan Howard house, Jeptha Howard house, . Roland Howard house, Elijah Howard, Jr., house, Edwin Howard, portrait. Col. Caleb Howard house, Edwin Howard house, George Howard, Jr., house, Oliver Howard house, Capt. Eliakim Howard house. Col. Joshua Howard, portrait, John Howard house, Blanche Willis (Howard) von Truffel, portrait, Nathan Howard house, . Thaddeus Howard house, Howard House, Randolph, Mass., 129 Caleb Howard, Jr., house, 132 William Alanson Howard, portrait, 140 Elijah Howard's second house, George Howard house, . Thomas Jefferson Howard house. 156 Major Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, portrait, 193 Gen. Charles Henry Howard, portrait, 196 Rev. Rowland Bailey Howard, portrait, 204 Lucius Howard house, 208 Willard Howard, portrait. 230 PREFACE. The following pages, which are now given to the public, are the result of an attempt of the author, more than ten years ago, to gather some information about his own family connections, and to trace his ancestry. Then, and for some years later, the work was only a private matter, with no thought that it would ever be given to the public and to future generations. He would not then have ventured upon the task of tracing all of the descendants of such a prolific family as was John Howard's. Material has been gathered from time to time as opportunity permitted, until the author feels that all of the descendants of John Howard should have the benefit of it. The sources of in- formation have been many : —such as town and city records, pro- bate court records, inscriptions on tombstones, histories, genealogies, compilations from the State archives, verbal statements, and re- sponses from letters. Many dates and statements have been verified from different sources. No attempt has been made to give extended biographical sketches of the many people of whom much might be said ; a few historical facts have been concisely stated about each, if they could be obtained, especially facts relat- ing to public service. In many cases little is learned except dates of birth, marriage and death, and in some cases not all of these. The plan adopted for the arrangement of the family records is simply and comprehensive. To trace the ancestry of a person, find the record of the person's family referred to, by the index, ob- serve the number given to the family in the centre of the page, turn back and find the corresponding number on the left hand margin of the page, continue in like manner as far as desired ; to trace the descendants of a person, observe the number opposite the name in the margin, find the corresponding number in the the centre of the page. No separate record of the families of the daughters has been made ; all of the information that has been obtained about them is given in the record of the father's family. Vm THE HOWARD GENEALOGY. For twelve hundred years or more, previous to 1752, in most Christian countries the year commenced the 25th of March, and is designated as O. S., Old Style. In 1753, by an act of Parliament, in England and in all of her dominions, the year was made to com- mence Jan. I St, and is designated N. S. or New Style. In this work the year has been made to conform to the New Style. The following abbreviations are used : — b. for born, m. for married, d. for died, dau. for daughter, B. for Bridgewater, W. B. for West Bridgewater, E. B. for East Bridgewater, N. B. for North Bridge- water, E. for Easton, S. for Stoughton, H. for Holbrook, and R. for Randolph. Towns and cities which are not located, are in Massa- chusetts. The author takes this opportunity to acknowledge his indebt- edness, and express his thanks to numerous correspondents and those whom he has visited, for the willingness with which they have assisted, and furnished information. The author, and every one who reads this book, is especially indebted to B. Winslow Packard, of South Boston, for very much material furnished about the early generations ; to Rev. William L. Chaffin, of No. Easton, for information furnished about the Easton families; to George Burrill Howard, of Brockton, for information furnished about the descendants of his ancestor, George Howard ; and to Mrs. T. O. Paine, of East Bridgewater, for much information gathered by her father. Rev. Adonis Howard. Because of the fact that the Howard family have had so much to do with the settlement, growth and development of Bridgewater, it seemed to the author that an outline of the history of the town would be of special interest to the readers of this volume, conse- quently the following very brief sketch has been added. It is the hope of the writer that this work may be read by the hundreds into whose hands it shall come with the same interest that he has taken in bringing together from many sources this information. HEMAN HOWARD. South Easton, Mass., 1903. BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS. Bridgewater was the first inland town in the Old Colony. It was originally a plantation granted to the town of Duxbury. When the township of Marshfield, which joined Duxbury on the east, became a separate corporation, Duxbury applied to the Old Colony Court at Plymouth, for an extension to the westward, as a compen- sation for the territory lost by the incorporation of Marshfield. In 1645, ^^^ inhabitants of Duxbury were granted a competent proportion of lands about Saughtuckquett, toward the west, for a plantation for them, and to have it four miles every way from the place where they shall set up their centre, provided it intrench not upon Winnytuckquett, formerly granted to Plymouth. Capt. Miles Standish, Mr. John Alden, George Soule, Constant South- worth, John Rogers and William Brett were nominated by the Court to be foefees in trust for the equal dividing and laying forth the said lands to the inhabitants. There were at first fifty-four inhabitants, who each had one share, and were called original pro- prietors ; only about one-third of these ever became residents of the new plantation ; one of this number was John Howard. This grant by the Court was considered as only an authority or right to purchase it of the Indians ; accordingly, Capt. Miles Standish, Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth were appointed to make the purchase, which they did, as appears by the following deed : Witness these presents, that I, Ousamequin, Sachem of the country of Poconocket, have given, granted, enfoefed and sold unto Miles Stan- dish, of Duxbury, Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth, of Duxbury, aforesaid, in behalf of all the townsmen of Duxbury, aforesaid, a tract of land usually called Satucket, extending in the length and bredth thereof, as followeth, that is to say, from the Weir at Satucket seven miles due east, and from the said Weir seven miles due west, and from the said Weir seven miles due north, and from the said Weir seven miles due south : the which tract the said Ousamequin hath given, granted, enfoefed and sold unto the said Miles Standish, Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth in behalf of all the townsmen of Duxbury as aforesaid, with all the immunities, privileges, and profits whatsoever, belonging to the said tract of land, with all and singular, all woods, un- . X THE HOWARD GENEALOGY. derwoods, lands, meadows, rivers, brooks, rivulets, etc., to have and to hold to the said Miles Standish, Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth in behalf of all the townsmen of the town of Duxbury, to them and their heirs forever. In witness whereof, I, the said Ousamequin, have hereun- to set my hand, this 23d of March, 1649. JOHN BRADFORD, 1 Witness the ^ of WM. OTWAY (alias) PARKER, / mark 1 OusAMEqym In consideration of the aforesaid bargain and sale, we the said Miles Standish, Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth, do bind ourselves to pay unto the said Ousamequin, for and in consideration of the said tract of land, as foUoweth : 7 Coats, a yard and a half in a coat. 9 Hatchets. 8 Hoes. 20 Knives. 4 Moose Skins. 10 yards and a half of cotton MILES STANDISH, SAMUEL NASH, CONSTANT SOUTHWORTH. The grant of the Court four miles each way from a centre was located within this territory, purchased from the native Indians. The centre was not located until several years after the purchase. The spot is now marked by a stone monument, which stands near the Westdale railway station. An additional grant was made by the court of New Plymouth to the town of Bridgewater in 1688. It was that they should have six miles from the centre on the north side if the line of the Colony hindereth not, and on the west side up to Taunton bounds (now Raynham and Easton), and on the south and southeasterly sides unto Titicut river as far as the six miles extends, and so likewise on the east side.

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