Capt. Thomas HOWES, Jr.

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He was brought to New England by his parents and resided in the part of yarmouth now Dennis. He took the oath of fidelity in 1657. He was one of the selectmen of Yarmouth for 6 years, commencing in 1668. he was a deputy to the General Court at Plymouth for seven years, commencing n 1668. He was appointed captain of the military company June 3, 1674, and is usually called Capt. Thomas Howes.


In 1742 Ebenezer Goodspeed, then 86 years old swore that he was a soldier in the Narragansett wars so called under Capt. Thomas Howes. Capt. Howes served in the 3d expedition in King Phillip's war with eight one month's men and in the fifth expedition with 21 men. His wages on the third expedition were L6. June 1, 1663, he was on the grand jury. April 2, 1667, he was appointed one of the council of war for yarmouth. June 5, 1667, he was sworn as constable of Yarmouth. June 30, 1667, he signed a paper to the General Court in favor of the Rev. Thomas Thornton against an attack by Nicholas Nickerson. Oct. 30, 1667, at the request of the town, the court added Andrew Hallett, Thomas Howes, and John Thacher to the committee of Yarmouth for the disposing of lands in that town. June 3, 1668, he is mentioned as one of the deputies to the General Court. The same date he was one of the selectmen of yarmouth. At the same date also he complained against William Nickerson, Sr., Nathaniel Covel, Samuel Nickerson, Joseph Nickerson, and William Nickerson, Jr., for affronting him in the execution of his office while he was constable of yarmouth and offering divers abuses to him. They were convicted and punished......

His will, dated Jan. 15, 1675/6m and proved Aug. 14, 1677, is printed in 6 Mayflower Descendant, page. 160. He made his wife Sarah executrix and requested his friend and brethren Jonathan Sparrow, Jonathan Bangs, Jeremiah Howes and John Thacher to be helpful to her. The witnesses were Benjamin Howes and John Thacher. He mentions his sons Thomas and Jonathan, his daughters Rebecca and Sarah, an unborn child, Elizabeth (daughter of "my brother Sparrow") and his mother Prence....

Thomas married Sarah BANGS in 1656 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of Edward BANGS and Rebecca HOBART) died in Feb 1682/3. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas Howes was first in Lynn and afterward settled in yarmouth, of which he was one of the three original proprietors. He settled at Nobacusset on the north side of Cape Cod, which afterwards became a part of the town of Dennis. he was one of those in August, 1643, between 16 and 60 years of age, able to bear arms in yarmouth. he was one of the deputies from yarmouth to the General Court at Plymouth for six years, commencing in 1652. The tax of his widow (then also the Widow of Gov. Prence) in 1676 towards the charges of the late war" was L1 3s. 4d.

The first mention of Thomas' Howes is in the court records of Essex county n September, 1633. At the 10th Quarter Court, held at Salem Sept. 25, 1633, in the suit of Mr. Holgrave against Thomas Howes for trespass, the jury found for the plaintiff seven bushels and a half of corn and four shillings costs. At the same court Abram Temple obtained a verdict for two bushels of corn, five shillings damages and four shillings costs against Mr. John Humphreys, Mr. Howes and Mr. Hawks for trespass done by their horses; Hugh Browne, a verdict for three bushels of corn, seven shillings and sixpence damages and four shillings costs against Thomas Howes for trespass; James Molton a verdict for eleven bushels and one peck of corn and four shillings costs against Mr. Howes and Mr. Hawks for trespass; James Hinds, a verdict against the same two for four bushels and a half of corn and four shillings costs for trespass; and Henry Skerry, a verdict against the same two, also for trespass for the same amount of corn and costs....

Thomas married Mary BURR. Mary was born in England; died on 09 Dec 1695 in Yarmouth; was buried on 11 Dec 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]