The Howland surname has many origins but one of the most famous can be traced to a little town in the SE of England known as Newport Pond. My ancestors may have descended from John Howland 1st of Newport Pond. His gggrandson John Howland arrived at New Plymouth, Ma. in 1620 on the Mayflower. His other gggrandsons, all brothers of John of the Mayflower, came to New Plymouth a couple of years later. Henry Jr. and Arthur arrived in Plymouth in 1623 on the sister ship of the Mayflower known as the Anne. The forth brother, Humphrey, arrived later. My research hopefully will link my ancestors to one of these famous brothers.
I am currently trying to find the father of my gggrandfather, John M. Howland. John M. was born in 1828 and died in Phil.,Pa. in 1899. He was married to Mary Gevard who was b. 1800 and d. 1882. His mother was Margaret Morton. She later married James Moore after her husband was lost at sea. While John was still a young child, and after her marriage to James Moore, they moved from the Howland farm in Mass. to Phil.,Pa. . John spent his adult life in Southwark, Pa. as a provision dealer. Sons John and Henry also took on the trade. Which leads me to believe he may have been a grocer or a butcher. John and Mary had John, William, Margaret, Martha, Henry and Charles. Martha had stated in her family history writings that her "father's grandfather was a captain of a vessel and his father was a ship carpenter".
Searching for your ancestors can be a very exciting and challenging task. If anyone has any information relating to them or information on Howland families in the Philadelphia, Pa., Norwood, Pa., Ridley Park, Pa. and Atlantic City, N.J. areas, please drop me an email. Norwood, Pa. was the last known address for Emma C. Howland. Ridley Park, Pa., was the last address for Elizabeth M. Howland and Atlantic City, N.J. was the last known address for Charles G. Howland before they died according to Fernwood Memorial Cemetery, Fernwood, Pa. where they are buried.
Family data was acquired from members of the Howland, Frech, Purich, Ladd, Gouge, McFarland, Miller, Lewis, Packham and Hipp families. Last update : April 21, 2002. There are over 4,600 individuals so far with my last update.
I have put together a website titled "Howland Ancestry and Links to England". You will find 3 photo galleries there of towns and villages in the Cotswolds and around East Anglia. London and the River Thames make up the 2nd gallery. There is also another Photo Gallery of Pubs in the towns we visited. I have included Coats of Arms for some family surnames and also a link to a large Royal Genealogical database. There are many links to famous British department stores, online shopping, local and national newspapers, virtual tours and webcams and links to the Monarchy and Historical Palaces. See you there, Cheers!
Bob Howland
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This web site produced 21 Apr 2002 by Personal Ancestral File, a product of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Last update 24 May 2003.