This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GayleLonderee Surnames: Howard, Clarke, Gough, Greenwell, Coomes Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.counties.stmarys/4536/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A couple of months ago a descendant of William Howard (b. abt. 1771 St. Mary's, Maryland - d. Nov 1859 New Haven, Nelson, Kentucky) and Ann Clarke contacted me concerning my family tree on Rootsweb. After comparing notes he agreed to take a yDNA test. He has received preliminary results back. He is also haplogroup E1b1b, as are the descendants of my ancestor James Howard (b. abt. 1758 St. Mary's - d. 1802 Washington county, KY). As I've noted before, the Howards of Baltimore, Ann Arundel and Charles county test haplogroup R1b. The tree of this descendant is as follows: William Howard (1771-1859) & Ann Clarke Joseph Edward Howard (1799-1879) & Elizabeth "Betsy" Greenwell William Howard (1833-1863) & Cordelia Frances Coomes George Washington Howard (1860-1937) & Mary F Metcalf John Bernard Howard (1888 - 1930) & Edna Browning Booher The last was his grandfather. My current theory is that William Howard was the brother of James Howard of Hardin Creek, and that they were somehow related to the Edward Howard who died around 1810 in Springfield, and the Thomas Howard, son of Edward, who married Ann Gough. I also think all the St. Mary's Howards are descended from Thomas Howard, born around 1625 in England, who immmigrated to St. Mary's in 1647. Any help in establishing these connections is appreciated. Gayle Howard Londeree [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.