Zoeth HOWLAND

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His name appears in the list of those who took the oath of fidelity at Duxbury in 1657. He became a convert to the Quaker faith (s did his father) about this time, and meetings were held at his ouse, for which he was fined in december, 1657. He removed to Newport R.I., and then in about 1662 to Dartmouth. He was killed by the Indians at Pocasset during King Philip's war, 21st of 1st month, 1676.

Zoeth married Abigail ? in Oct 1656. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nathaniel HOWLAND was born on 5 Aug 1657 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1723 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
2. Benjamin HOWLAND was born on 08 Mar 1659 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
3. Daniel HOWLAND was born in 1661 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died before 1714.
4. Lydia HOWLAND was born on 23 Sep 1663.
5. Mary HOWLAND was born on 23 Dec 1665.
6. Sarah HOWLAND was born in Feb 1668.
7. Henry HOWLAND was born on 30 Jun 1672; died in 1729.
8. Abigail HOWLAND was born on 30 Jun 1672.
9. Nicholas HOWLAND was born in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died before 7 May 1722 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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The youngest (at least the last mentioned in the will of Humphrey) of the Howlands who have been heretofore referred to as arriving at Plymouth probably before 1625, was without doubt Henry. It is on record that he was a brother of Arthur, and they all doubtless held the same family relationship to each other.....

Search has been made in vain for his name on records of departures from England and arrivals in this country. The first mention made of him in New England is that in the allotment of cattle to the different families in Plymouth in 1624, he appears as the owner of the "black cow." On the first page of Vol. 1 of the curt records of new Plymouth, is found in a list of freemen, under date of 1633, the name of "Henery Howland." On the 25th of March of the ame year he is taxed "s.9 for the publike vse,......rated in corne at vi s p bushell." His thrift is shown in the fact that on the 27th of March, 1634, he is on the tax list for 18s.

He appears in Duxbury among its earliest settlers, some of the first inhabitants of Plymouth locating themselves there across the harbor, on the north side of the bay. here he is referred to as living "by the bay side, near Love Brewster's" and the record reads that he was "one of the substantial landholders and freemen."

The old records of Plymouth colony say that "Att a Courte held ye 5 of Jan., An 1635." Henry Howland was chosen "cunstable for Duxberry.".....

In 1640 he purchases five acres of upland and one acre of marsh meadow in Duxbury, the price which he paid being "Twelve bushells of Indian Corne." For several years he was surveyor of highways in the town. In 1643 he was on a list of freemen of Duxbury, and of men able to bear arms. He served on the "Grand Inquest" (grand jury) in 1636, '38, '39, '40, '49, '51, '52, '53, '56.

He was evidently placed on the next grand jury, for his name appears in 1657, June 3d, on a list of tose who refused "to serve on the Grand Enquest". The apparent reason for this is that he had joined the Friends' sect, which was just beginning to spread in America, and the duties were such that he could not conscientiously perform them...

At the court of October, 1657, Henry "was summonsed to appear at the next March Court to answare for intertaining Quakers meetings in his house." he appeared at the court referred to, and was fined 10s....

Toward the latter part of his life he became a large possessor of real estate. In 1652 he was associated with others in a large tract of land in Dartmouth. On the 2d of April, 1659, together with twenty-six others, he bought of Wamsutta and Pattapanum what was then called Assonet and is now Freetown. They gave 20 coats, 2 rugs, 2 iron pots, 2 kettles and one little kettle, 8 pairs shoes, 6 pairs stockings, 1 dozen hats, 2 dozen hatchets, and 2 yards broadcloth. At the division, in 1660, of "yeffreeman's land att Taunton River," which was this purchase, he received for his share the sixth lot. This was afterwards inherited by his son Samuel. He was one of the grantees of Bridgewater, but probably never lived there. In 1664 he bought a large tract of land in Mettapoisett (Swanzey).

Henry married Mary about 1628. Mary was born in England; died on 16 Jun 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: The claim that Mary was a NEWLAND is unsupported