Looking for identity/parentage of a Rebecca Howard "of prince's street, Lancaster", daughter of an unknown Howard and his wife Elizabeth. She married planter Richard Tuite who died in 1748 and later remarried John Carter, m.d. She was probably born in the second half of the 17th century. Her will is dated 1756 and then she was living in Prince's street, London. Would highly appreciate any help with this since I've hit rather a dead end and have been trying to find her for quite a while. Any kind souls out there to give me a hand?

jakob.furst@gmail.com wrote: > Looking for identity/parentage of a Rebecca Howard "of prince's street, Lancaster", daughter of an unknown Howard and his wife Elizabeth. She married planter Richard Tuite who died in 1748 and later remarried John Carter, m.d. She was probably born in the second half of the 17th century. Her will is dated 1756 and then she was living in Prince's street, London. > > Would highly appreciate any help with this since I've hit rather a dead end and have been trying to find her for quite a while. Any kind souls out there to give me a hand? > How contemporary is the record which says "of prince's street, Lancaster". I'm struck by the coincidence of two streets of the same name in places which start with the same letter. Streetmap.co.uk's gazetteer doesn't have a modern Princes St, Lancaster. Could there be a transcription error somewhere? Also what spelling variations have you looked at? In my part of the world, West Yorks, the spelling "Howard" only becomes universal in the C19th; in the C17th it's usually "Heward", "Heaward" or "Heyward". Other possible variations could include "Howarth" or "Heywood". -- Ian The Hotmail address is my spam-bin. Real mail address is iang at austonley org uk