This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wUB.2ACE/55.160.165.159.1.1 Message Board Post: Eugene, I believe we have two different Howell families. There are many people working on your Howell family. They come from the same area in NC and it is possible they are related further back. We only prove to John Howell b. 1753. We believe his father is Joshua Howell. Wynell