Hi Marilyn, Marilyn Prinzing wrote: > The most recent topic has brought up a question which someone might be able > to answer. The brothers Gen. William Howe and Adm. Richard Howe had a > nephew who gave up his lands to come to the Colonies. This nephew fought on > the American side against his uncles. > > Is there any genealogical history available on these Howes in order to > determine who the nephew was? <snip> If it is a nephew of the two named, then it should be the son of 3rd Viscount George Augustus Howe (ca.1725-1758) I was found several interesting items that might prove fruitful - ------- William Howe was one of three brothers in a family that had played a major role in defending the liberties of the American colonies. During the Seven Years' War the eldest brother, the 3rd Viscount George Augustus Howe, had died leading a combined force of British and American troops against the French fortress of Ticonderoga in northern New York. In recognition of his sacrifice, the grateful colony of Massachusetts had raised £250 to commission a memorial to the 3rd Viscount in Westminster Abbey. ----------------- Just a snippet of a very interesting exchange at http://webserver1.oneonta.edu/external/cooper/articles/nyhistory/1914nyhistory-holden.html "It was at this time that the remains of Lord George Viscount Howe, killed in the attack an Ticonderoga, 1758, which had been removed according to B. J. Lossing, the historian, to "a Place under the chancel of St. Peter's Church", were found; and they now rest under the vestibule of the present St. Peter's. (J. A. Holden, "New Historical Light on Real Burial Place of Lord Howe", Proceedings of New York State Historical Association, 10:259-366, Glens Falls, 1911)." ----- http://www.fort-ticonderoga.org/bibliographies.htm go to very bottom of page under 'Genealogy' 'Possible' that they may has his genealogy available under French & Indian Wars, or a suggestion where to find it. Good luck, Jan