>Bonnie Weber and Erika Dolmans sent the message below regarding Seth >Howard b.1732 in Stoughton, MA. Bonnie and Erika, what are your >sources? And who are Seth's Hayward/Howard ancestors? > >Here is a long shot based on circumstantial evidence. The following two >persons > >Lemuel Howard b.1773, later of Athol MA, m.Lydia Kelton) and >Caleb Howard b.1774 (later of Deerfield MA and Conway MA, m.Anna Childs) > >COULD be sons of your Seth Howard b.1732, and siblings of your >Nathan b.1761 in Cumberland RI, >Cynthia b1762 in Cumberland RI, >Frederick b.1764 in in Cumberland RI, >Jesse b.1766 in Cumberland RI, >Lucinda b.1767 in Cumberland RI, >Mindwell b.1769 in Cumberland RI, >Seth Jr. b.1772 in in Cumberland RI, >Lydia b.1776 in Rowe MA, >Phebe b.1777 in Rowe, >Elizabeth b.1779 in Rowe, >Abel b.1781 in Rowe. > >There are 3 pieces of circumstantial evidence: > >1. This branch is geographically close to yours. Athol, Conway, Deerfield, >Rowe, and Colrain (all in MA); and Windham VT are all within 20-30 miles >of each other. > >2. Lemuel Howard b.1773 had a daughter Lydia b.1814 in Athol, probably >named after Lemuel's wife Lydia Kelton (AND possibly also Lemuel's sister >Lydia b.1776 in Rowe?) > >3. Caleb Howard b.1774 had a grandson Seth Childs Howard (my >g-g-grandfather) b.1822 in Colrain, possibly named after Caleb's father >Seth Howard b.1732, and Caleb's brother Seth Howard Jr. b.1772 in >Cumberland RI? > >I have a RootsWeb database showing descendants of Caleb Howard b.1774. >http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=dm_howard2 >In my Rootsweb file, based on locale and given names of descendants, >Lemuel b.1773 and Caleb b.1774 were ASSUMED to be brothers, and grandsons >of Ezekial Hayward b.1703, but PROOF IS LACKING. > >The ancestry of Lemuel Howard b.1773 and Caleb Howard (my >4th-g-grandfather) b.1774, IS UNKNOWN. Please contact me by email, anyone who would like a PDF file with the descendants of Lemuel Howard b.1773 and Caleb Howard b.1774. Deane Merrill Asheville NC 28805 dwmerrill@charter.net >At 02:55 PM 7/14/2007, Bonnie Weber wrote: >>Erika >>Are you aware, that Howard is interchangeable with Haward and Hayward? >> >>Just doing a little checking, 3 Howard brother's, from MA, settled in >>Jamaica, VT, in 1775, similar to your time frame for Seth and Phebe settling >>in Franklin County, and right near the border in Windham. Apparently there >>were 5 or six brothers in total. >>Have you checked? >> >>Bonnie >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Erika Dolmans" <ErikaDolmans@pandora.be> >>To: <MAFRANKL@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:38 AM >>Subject: [MAFRANKL] HOWARD family of Myrifield (Rowe) >> >> >> >I am looking for information about the HOWARD family who arrived in >> >Myrifield (now Rowe) in 1776. >> > Parents were: Seth Howard (b:1732 Stoughton ,Massachusetts and Phebe >> > Hayden. >> > Children (born Cumberland, Rhode Island): Nathan b: April 29, 1761; >> > Cynthia (b:November 19, 1762) ; Frederick (b:May 12, 1764); Jesse (b: >> > January 14, 1766); Lucinda (B:December 07, 1767); Mindwell (B:May 26, >> 1769 >> > M: Jonathan Gleason); Seth Jr (b: May 10, 1772); >> > Children born in Rowe: Lydia (b: March 16, 1776 m: Isaac Tracy) ; Phebe >> > (b: March 25, 1777); Elizabeth (b: January 31, 1779); and Abel ( b: >> > February 04, 1781 m; Irena Tracy). >> > >> > I am particularly interested in Nathan, the name of his wife and children >> > and his movements. >> > >> > Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. This could be the answer to a >> > brick wall I have been trying to get through for 35 years. >> > >> > Erika Howard Dolmans >> > ErikaDolmans@gmail.com