I've probably posted something similar before, but I'm still looking for information on William Howard who may have been the brother of the Thomas Howard who went to Nelson County, Kentucky and died there in 1810. He is not the William Howard born bef. 1665, died 1730 who was married to Mary Melton, or his son William Howard Jr. born bef. 1696, died 1753 who was married to Sarah Smith. If he was the brother of Thomas he would have also been a son of Edward Howard, who was probably born before 1707. I base this William's age on the following record. Timothy O'Rourke, compiler, Catholic Families of Southern Maryland, "State of His Lordship's Manors, 1766, 1767, 1768, Rent Rolls", reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003:46 45.[No. of lot or plat] (A) Dec. 25, 1741 [Date of Lease]; (B) Thomas Howard [To Whom Leased]; (C) 80-1/4 [No. of Acres]; (D) Athanatius Ford [Tenant in Possession]; (E) 0-8-9 [Annual Rent]; (F) 1-14-0 [Alienation Fine/Fines Due]; (L) William Howard, Thomas Howard, Nicholas Howard [On What Lives or Term of Years/now held]; (M) William 40, Thomas 28, Nicholas 30 [Ages of Persons mentioned in the Lease and other remarks]. Timothy O'Rourke, compiler, Catholic Families of Southern Maryland, "State of His Lordship's Manors, 1766, 1767, 1768, Rent Rolls", reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003:46 45.[No. of lot or plat] (A) Dec. 25, 1741 [Date of Lease]; (B) Thomas Howard [To Whom Leased]; (C) 80-1/4 [No. of Acres]; (D) Athanatius Ford [Tenant in Possession]; (E) 0-8-9 [Annual Rent]; (F) 1-14-0 [Alienation Fine/Fines Due]; (L) William Howard, Thomas Howard, Nicholas Howard [On What Lives or Term of Years/now held]; (M) William 40, Thomas 28, Nicholas 30 [Ages of Persons mentioned in the Lease and other remarks]. This would mean William was born about 1728, Thomas about 1740 and Nicholas (also unknown) about 1738. William Howard is also listed in the following records. I think they could all be the same man. V. L. Skinner, Jr., Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Volume XXX: 1758-1761, Libers: 37 (pp. 145-end), 38 (pp. 1-106), Genealogical Publishing Company, 2011: 82 Court Session: 1759 37:298 Thomas Aisquith (g, SM) exhibited: . . . . . . bond of Mary Macgey administratrix of Charles Macgey. Sureties: Thomas Forrest [Sr.], William Howard. Date: 7 August 1759. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 　 Peter Himmelheber , Chronicles of St. Mary's, Papist Lands in St. Mary's County Anno 1760, January 30, 2001:97 William Howard William Howard .............. D.* To pomphrey Fields.............................100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 　 Catholic Families of Southern Maryland: Records of Catholic Residents of St. Mary's County in the Eighteenth Century, Compiled by Timothy O'Rourke, reprinted for Clearfield Company, Genealogical Pub., Baltimore, Maryland, 2001, 2003 page 1 - Maryland Catholic Subscribers to Boston Relief, 1760 "#D.S. 1p. 38.1 cm X 30.5 cm Return for L5 11s. 0-1/2 d. from [the Roman Catholics] to aid the sufferers from the Boston fire. Signature: Joseph Moseley Subscribers: Francis Boarman, Richard Boarman, Mark Brewer, Ignatius Brown, Henry Bryan, Edward Cole, Robert Cole, Elizabeth Cooper, Benjamin Finwick, Cudbert Finwick, Ignatious Finwick, John Grant, William Howard, Henry Howe, John King, Clement Parsons, John Power, James Price, John Shercliff, Thomas Spalding Jr., Cornelius Wildman, Richard Wimsatt" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administration Accounts Libers 52-58 1764-1768 p. 27 Edward Cole 53.91 A SM L1141.10.2 L137.19.11 Sep 11 1765 Received from: William Diggs, John Taney, William King, William Clark, Thomas Forrest, Mory Trohane, Ann How, John Henning Jr., Joseph Hartley, John Freeman, Raphel Tauney, Elisabeth Craycroft, Sarah Cole, William Perkins, John Hazel, Clement Spalding, John Toone, Mr. Hunter, Mary Clark, James Gildart, John Smith, Edward Spalding Payments to: Lillias Bools, Joshua Jarboe, William Howard, James Drurey, Zechariah Forrest, Young Parran, Jeremiah Jordan, Henry Queen, John Smith, Henry Darnall, Clement Spalding, Ann Low, William Heard, Rose Wood, Henry Jernegan, John Henning, Sr., Eleanor Moore, John Southwell, Thomas Smith, Normand Bruce, Thomas Forrest, Athanatius Ford, John Reeder, James Mosuby (?), Margaret Lessidore, Margart Young Exec: Ann Cole p. 78 John Dant 55.311 SM Feb 26 1767 Payments to: …William Howard, Thomas Melton, Zachariah Forrest… Exec: John Baptist Dant V.L. Skinner, Jr., ABSTRACTS OF THE INVENTORIES OF THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF MARYLAND 1718-1720 , Family Line Publications, 1991:58 List of Debts to Philip Key estate In the Inventories is a list of the debts due to the estate of Philip Key. The inventory was filed in St. Mary's County. This list is dated 9 December 1769, and can be found in Liber 102, Folios 101-114. List of Debts (note: this contains hundreds of names, it looks like most of the population of SMC - Howards on the list) Sarah Howard Joshua Howard James Howard William Howard Clement Howard Henry Howard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Maryland & Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 3 No.4 Summer 1962 Whole Number 12 (June - July - August), "Notes on the Howard Family of St. Mary's County, Maryland", Contributed by John Insley Coddington, 11 Walnut St., Bordentown, N. J.: 83-84 10. William Howard of St. Mary's Cty. 9 March 1775: Bond of William Dunlap as administrator of estate of William Howard, late of St. Mary's Cty. Securities: William Richardson, Joseph Bratten (Testamentary Proceedings, v. 46, p. 217). V.L. Skinner, Jr., ABSTRACTS OF THE INVENTORIES OF THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF MARYLAND 1718-1720 , Family Line Publications, 1991:58 List of Debts to Philip Key estate In the Inventories is a list of the debts due to the estate of Philip Key. The inventory was filed in St. Mary's County. This list is dated 9 December 1769, and can be found in Liber 102, Folios 101-114. List of Debts (note: this contains hundreds of names, it looks like most of the population of SMC - Howards on the list) Sarah Howard Joshua Howard James Howard William Howard Clement Howard Henry Howard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Maryland & Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 3 No.4 Summer 1962 Whole Number 12 (June - July - August), "Notes on the Howard Family of St. Mary's County, Maryland", Contributed by John Insley Coddington, 11 Walnut St., Bordentown, N. J.: 83-84 10. William Howard of St. Mary's Cty. 9 March 1775: Bond of William Dunlap as administrator of estate of William Howard, late of St. Mary's Cty. Securities: William Richardson, Joseph Bratten (Testamentary Proceedings, v. 46, p. 217). V. L. Skinner, Jr., Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Volume XXX: 1758-1761, Libers: 37 (pp. 145-end), 38 (pp. 1-106), Genealogical Publishing Company, 2011: 82 Court Session: 1759 37:298 Thomas Aisquith (g, SM) exhibited: . . . . . . bond of Mary Macgey administratrix of Charles Macgey. Sureties: Thomas Forrest [Sr.], William Howard. Date: 7 August 1759. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 　 Peter Himmelheber , Chronicles of St. Mary's, Papist Lands in St. Mary's County Anno 1760, January 30, 2001:97 William Howard William Howard .............. D.* To pomphrey Fields.............................100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 　 Catholic Families of Southern Maryland: Records of Catholic Residents of St. Mary's County in the Eighteenth Century, Compiled by Timothy O'Rourke, reprinted for Clearfield Company, Genealogical Pub., Baltimore, Maryland, 2001, 2003 page 1 - Maryland Catholic Subscribers to Boston Relief, 1760 "#D.S. 1p. 38.1 cm X 30.5 cm Return for L5 11s. 0-1/2 d. from [the Roman Catholics] to aid the sufferers from the Boston fire. Signature: Joseph Moseley Subscribers: Francis Boarman, Richard Boarman, Mark Brewer, Ignatius Brown, Henry Bryan, Edward Cole, Robert Cole, Elizabeth Cooper, Benjamin Finwick, Cudbert Finwick, Ignatious Finwick, John Grant, William Howard, Henry Howe, John King, Clement Parsons, John Power, James Price, John Shercliff, Thomas Spalding Jr., Cornelius Wildman, Richard Wimsatt" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administration Accounts Libers 52-58 1764-1768 p. 27 Edward Cole 53.91 A SM L1141.10.2 L137.19.11 Sep 11 1765 Received from: William Diggs, John Taney, William King, William Clark, Thomas Forrest, Mory Trohane, Ann How, John Henning Jr., Joseph Hartley, John Freeman, Raphel Tauney, Elisabeth Craycroft, Sarah Cole, William Perkins, John Hazel, Clement Spalding, John Toone, Mr. Hunter, Mary Clark, James Gildart, John Smith, Edward Spalding Payments to: Lillias Bools, Joshua Jarboe, William Howard, James Drurey, Zechariah Forrest, Young Parran, Jeremiah Jordan, Henry Queen, John Smith, Henry Darnall, Clement Spalding, Ann Low, William Heard, Rose Wood, Henry Jernegan, John Henning, Sr., Eleanor Moore, John Southwell, Thomas Smith, Normand Bruce, Thomas Forrest, Athanatius Ford, John Reeder, James Mosuby (?), Margaret Lessidore, Margart Young Exec: Ann Cole p. 78 John Dant 55.311 SM Feb 26 1767 Payments to: …William Howard, Thomas Melton, Zachariah Forrest… Exec: John Baptist Dant V.L. Skinner, Jr., ABSTRACTS OF THE INVENTORIES OF THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF MARYLAND 1718-1720 , Family Line Publications, 1991:58 List of Debts to Philip Key estate In the Inventories is a list of the debts due to the estate of Philip Key. The inventory was filed in St. Mary's County. This list is dated 9 December 1769, and can be found in Liber 102, Folios 101-114. List of Debts (note: this contains hundreds of names, it looks like most of the population of SMC - Howards on the list) Sarah Howard Joshua Howard James Howard William Howard Clement Howard Henry Howard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Maryland & Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 3 No.4 Summer 1962 Whole Number 12 (June - July - August), "Notes on the Howard Family of St. Mary's County, Maryland", Contributed by John Insley Coddington, 11 Walnut St., Bordentown, N. J.: 83-84 10. William Howard of St. Mary's Cty. 9 March 1775: Bond of William Dunlap as administrator of estate of William Howard, late of St. Mary's Cty. Securities: William Richardson, Joseph Bratten (Testamentary Proceedings, v. 46, p. 217). V.L. Skinner, Jr., ABSTRACTS OF THE INVENTORIES OF THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF MARYLAND 1718-1720 , Family Line Publications, 1991:58 List of Debts to Philip Key estate In the Inventories is a list of the debts due to the estate of Philip Key. The inventory was filed in St. Mary's County. This list is dated 9 December 1769, and can be found in Liber 102, Folios 101-114. List of Debts (note: this contains hundreds of names, it looks like most of the population of SMC - Howards on the list) Sarah Howard Joshua Howard James Howard William Howard Clement Howard Henry Howard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Maryland & Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 3 No.4 Summer 1962 Whole Number 12 (June - July - August), "Notes on the Howard Family of St. Mary's County, Maryland", Contributed by John Insley Coddington, 11 Walnut St., Bordentown, N. J.: 83-84 10. William Howard of St. Mary's Cty. 9 March 1775: Bond of William Dunlap as administrator of estate of William Howard, late of St. Mary's Cty. Securities: William Richardson, Joseph Bratten (Testamentary Proceedings, v. 46, p. 217). There was a later William Howard who served in the Revolution and who married Eleanor Thompson in 1776. His connections are also unknown. Thank you for your input or thoughts, Gayle