John Howell b 1757 Orange County, NC d 1808 Rutherford County, TN His wife was named Sarah. Children (order not established): 1. Elizabeth b 1796 m Samuel McBride in Davidson County, TN 2. Gwin Howell m Catherine in Rutherford County, TN 3. William Howell d in Rutherford County, TN 4. Nancy Howell m Thomas Nelson 5. Peggy Howell b 1778, m John Whitsett 1797 d 1840 Newbern, AL John Howel [1 "L"] purchased land Nov 1796 in Davidson County. In 1803 in Rutherford County John Howell is among seven persons taking oath of office as county commissioners. In 1804 he is listed among the same group referred to as magistrates for the same county and subsequently was elected ranger. [Davidson County was created from Davidson County in 1803] This data is from the book "Annals of Rutherord County" by J. Spence. Lew Howell ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.