Few days ago there were several postings in regards to the surname of HOWLAND in Plymouth Colony which later became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.......below is more info. In the book; "Pioneers of Massachusetts" by Pope, 1998 [reprint] page 243-244 1.ARTHUR, planter , yeoman, of Duxbury [Mass], proprietor 1640; . Prop. for farm.1 March 1641-2; Brought suit 5 Nov.1644 for goods brought from England for him by the wife of Robert Mendam. Arthur removed to Marshfield. Arthur died Oct 30,1675. Will probated 7 March 1678; bequests to: wife,Margaret; son Arthur; grand children Assadiah Smith and his 3 brothers; daus-Mary Williamson, Martha Daman, Elizabeth Low; grand children: Mary Walker and Timothy Williamson; The widow, Margaret was buried Oct 23,1683. Her will probated 5 March 1683-4, bequests to grandson, John Walker; to Ebenezer, Thomas and Arthur, children of son ,Arthur, whom she made Exec. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- 2. HENRY: yeoman, Duxbury, taxed in 1632; freeman 1633; able to bear arms,1643; town officer. His will dated 28 (9); probated 8 March 1670. bequests to wife,Mary, and children: Zeoth, Joseph, John, Samuel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, and Abigail. The widow, Mary: made will 3 May 1674; probated 26 same month; bequests to sons named above and to daughters, Abigail Young, Mary Cudworth, Sarah Dennis, and Elizabeth Allin [note: daughters with married names] ------------------------------------------------------------ 3.JOHN: came on the Mayflower, as a servant of John Carver,. signed the Mayflower Compact; took active part in the early explorations. Settled at Plymouth; town officer; a partner in the trading company of the colony; Prominent in the church so he "assisted in the imposition of hands" upon Rev. John Cotton,JR., when he was ordained pastor 30 (6) 1669. He married Elizabeth, dau of John Tillie[Tilly]. children John; Desire(also named at the division of cattle in 1627; she married John Gorum); Hope,1630+-, married John Chipman; Deborah, married 4 Jan 1648/9 to John Smith,Jr of Plymouth; Elizabeth, married Ephriam Hicks in 1649; Ruth, married in 1664 to Thomas Cushman........ others named in will. John died 23 February 1672-3; "a profitable instrument of good; last man that was left of those that came over on the Mayflower that arrived in Plymouth". His will dated 29 May , probated 6 March 1672; grown aged; bequest to wife, Elizabeth his house in Rocky Nook in the town of Plymouth, and made her residuary legatee; bequests to son,John Jabez, Isaac, Joseph; to daughters, Desire Gorum, Hope Chipman, Elizabeth Dickerson, Lydia Browne, Hannah Bosworth, and Ruth Cushman; grandchild Elizabeth, dau of his son,John. signed and sealed. The widow,Elizabeth died 21(12)1687, age 80 [Swansey rec.] Her will dated 17 Dec 1786, aged 79 years; bequests to sons named by husband and daughters, Lydia, Elizabeth, and Hannah. to grandchild: Elizabeth Bursely, Nathaniel Howland, James, Jabez, and Dorothy Browne, and Desire Gorum. Sons-in-law, James Browne and son,Jabex, exec. ---------------------------------------- Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com Rootsweb sponsor