Do Any of these Howell in "The Howells of New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio and Points West" ever settle for a time in Lewis, Randolph, Harrison or Kanawha, Counties Virginia in the late 1700's? Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannette Phethean" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [HOWELL] Fw: Roll Call-Grayson Co., VA>TN>MO>West > I'm quoting from the book "The Howells of New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio and > Points West" by Richard E. Wallace, Robert W. Cameron and Carmen J. Finley, > published in1994 by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD. > > "The children of Hugh and Margaret (Hixon) Howell have been identified from > his 1777 will. Their names will be restated, along with their actual or > approximate dates of birth an d their birth places. > > i. William Howell, born about 1745, in New Jersey. > ii. Andrew Howell, born about 1753, in New Jersey. > iii. John Howell, born about 1753, in New Jersey. > iv. Abner Howell, born before 1755, in New Jersey. > v. Benjamin Howell, born about 1755, in New Jersey. > vi. Daniel Howell, born about 1757, in New Jersey. > vii. Reuben Howell, born 26 Frbruary 1762, near Trenton, New Jersey. > viii. Rachel Howell, born before March 1777, in New Jersey or Virginia. > ix. Ann Howell, born before March 1777, in New Jersey of Virginia. " > > This book follows the family to about 1850, with much documentation and > proofs of the statements made in it. If oyu can find a copy, it will be very > useful. I believe it is out of print now. The three authors are really > careful to prove eveything they write. > > Jeannette > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Willie D Smith" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 12:04 PM > Subject: Re: [HOWELL] Fw: Roll Call-Grayson Co., VA>TN>MO>West > > > > Joe, > > I is right here! The names "Elijah" and "Andrew" are interesting. I'm > > wondering if perhaps our Howells in Grayson County, Virginia are from > Loudon > > County, Va and related to Hugh Howell's family? > > Hugh Howell died with a will in 1777, and names sons Benjamin, Abner, > > John, and other names quite familiar to us in SouthWest Virginia! > > Old Elijah Howell was down in South Carolina, forget at the moment what > > county he was in, but his father John Howell was born in Virginia. I'm > > wondering if perhaps his father was John Howell, son of Hugh? And if the > > Benjamin Howell who died in Montgomery County, VA in 1799 isn't really > > Benjamin Howell son of Hugh? Didn't Benjamin have brothers named David and > > Abner? These are also names listed as sons of Hugh Howell. Hopefully, > > someone on this list list is familiar with the Hugh Howell line in Loudon > > County, Virginia. I'm also interested in seeing if the Hash and Osborne > > families were also in Loudon before showing up in SW Virginia. > > George Howell is an interesting fellow. He shows up with land on Turkey > > Fork of Elk Creek in the early 1780's with a widow Sarah Howell who I'm > > convinced is either a sister-in-law or mother of George, James and William > > Howell. It seems our Grayson bunch are all descended from one of those > > three. > > Now, Hugh's son OLD Abner, went up into Pennsylvania, and was born about > > 1744, so he's old enough to have been a father or uncle to these older > > Howells. Also, the Abner down in Botetourt (and Montgomery?) was married > to > > a Hannah JAMES. I'm wondering if her James family was from Pitt County, > > N.C.? This James family is connected to my LaFevers in Tennessee, and some > > of the LaFevers are intermarried with descendants of John and Nancy Brewer > > Howell of White County, TN. > > Lets see what we can come up with on old Hugh Howell's bunch! I betcha > > there's a connection. I wasn't aware previously of his Loudon County, VA > > will of 1777. > > Will Smith > > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike and Diane Midkiff" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 12:39 AM > > Subject: Re: [HOWELL] Fw: Roll Call-Grayson Co., VA>TN>MO>West > > > > > > > Hi Joe, > > > > > > Your e-mail greatly intrigues me for two reasons: > > > > > > My 2g-grandmother, Susan Permelia Howell, was born in Andrew Co., > > Missouri, > > > in 1847, and raised there by her grandparents, James Howell and Agnes > > Cason. > > > My Howells and your Howells were in Andrew Co., Missouri at the same > time > > > ... do you have any idea if they could be related? > > > > > > Also, if they are related, I've researched numerous lines for my husband > > in > > > Grayson Co., VA/Ashe and Alleghany Co., NC (Toliver, Spurlin, Higgins, > > > Hampton, Cox, Collins, Davis, Stamper, etc ...) and one line of my own > > > (Hill). > > > > > > So I'd like very much to hear what you know about other Howell lines in > > > Andrew Co., MO. I know my 4g-grandfather, James Howell, was listed as > > > James, Jr. on his marriage certificate, although I've seen one > researched > > > try to place him as the son of Samuel Howell of Loudoun Co., Virginia. > I > > > don't know what's right. > > > > > > Diane > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Jos. W. Bower <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 8:08 AM > > > > Subject: [HOWELL] Fw: Roll Call-Grayson Co., VA>TN>MO>West > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Jos. W. Bower > > > > > To: Howell List > > > > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 8:34 AM > > > > > Subject: Roll Call-Grayson Co., VA>TN>MO>West > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings from a Howell List Lurker! > > > > > > > > > > William Howell ma. Elizabeth Hash ca. 1779, probably not in Grayson > > Co., > > > > VA > > > > > Children; > > > > > John Howell ma. Nancy Baker, dau. Rev. Andrew Baker and Elizabeth > > Avent > > > > ca. 1800 (This is my line) > > > > > William Howell ma. Sarah Halsey > > > > > James Howell > > > > > George Howell > > > > > Andrew Howell > > > > > Mary Howell ma. David Gilham > > > > > Jane Howell > > > > > Ruth Howell ma. John Phipps > > > > > Elizabeth Howell ma. William Long, Jr. > > > > > Mahala > > > > > Lydia ma. James Cole > > > > > Most of these Howells have Grayson County connections. It has been > > > > assumed that William ma. Elizabeth Hash in either PA or NJ and that > > > > Elizabeth was the dau. of Old John Hash. My line runs from John and > > Nancy > > > > (Baker) Howell, their children are; > > > > > Elijah Preston Howell b. 11DEC1803 ma. Margaret Jane Moreland DAVIS > in > > > > Santa Clara, CA; > > > > > James Madison Howell b. 21OCT1805 ma. (?) in TN and 2nd Rebecca > Reese > > > > JAMESON in GA > > > > > Alvin Tipton Howell b. ca. 1807 ma. Mahala CROUCH in Morgan Co., IL > > > > > Gula Elma Howell b. ca 1809 ma. David B. McELROY in Clay Co., MO > > > > > Jane Howell b. ca 1811 > > > > > Henry Harrison Howell b. ca.1813 > > > > > Andrew Baker Howell b. ca 1815 > > > > > Elizabeth Avent Howell b. ca 1817 ma. James S. CATE in MO > > > > > William Brazelton Howell b. ca 1818 > > > > > Rebecca Jameson Howell b. ca 1819 ma Tazwell Jones in MO > > > > > John Jackson Howell b. ca 1820, went to CA with Elijah in 1850 and > > lost > > > > track of him! > > > > > Francis Marion Howell > > > > > George Washington Howell > > > > > My line again goes through James Madison Howell and his first wife > > > > (unknown) he ma. in TN. James' first two children with wife #1 was > John > > > > Dickerson Howell (my line) and Harriet Melcena "Cena" Howell. > > > > > John Dickerson Howell b. TN 29APR1833 ma. 1st Elizabeth PIPER in > > Andrew > > > > Co., MO and had the following children; > > > > > James B. Howell b. 31JAN1854 > > > > > Julia Elma Howell b. 6AUG1856 ma. Jacob COOK 1877 in MO > > > > > Elijah Franklin Howell b. 12DEC1858 ma. Rebecca J. DAVIS in MO > > > > > Nancy Elizabeth Howell b. 23NOV1861 ma John SMITH in MO > > > > > > > > > > Harriet Melcena Howell b. ca 1829 ma. Jonas COOK in MO > > > > > > > > > > I am descended from John D. Howell and Elizabeth PIPER's son Elijah > > > > Franklin Howell and Rebecca J. DAVIS then through John Samuel Howell > > and > > > > Cordia Mae Jenkins, my Grandparents. > > > > > > > > > > I would like information and help in establishing proof and sources > > for > > > > any and all ancestral connections for William HOWELL and Elizabeth > HASH. > > > > Would also appreciate information and connections with these families! > > > > > > > > > > ALSO, does anyone know how I can get in contact with Willie Smith, > > > another > > > > Howell researcher, I haven't seen or heard from him in a while, any > help > > > is > > > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance from a HOWELL List LURKER!! Later...Joe Bower! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > > > > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an > email > > > > > at <[email protected]>. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > > > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > > > > at <[email protected]>. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > > > at <[email protected]>. > > > > > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the HOWELL discussion list, send a message to > [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] > (digest) with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <[email protected]>. >