Richard Howell I1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, d. 9 November 1709
     Richard was born in England. As legend has it, Richard was the son of John Howell. The family immigrated to Connecticut in 1640 with that of Peter Hallock. John had a son and a daughter. Soon after they arrived, John died and his widow with her children returned to England. When John came, he is said to have brought an old family bible and coat of arms. In this bible, it told of the Howell Welsh ancestry. Richard returned to America with his mother and her new husband, Peter Hallock. It is said that Peter had promised his new wife that if she came that her son would share in his lands with his sons. Richard's land lays on the border of what is now Riverhead and Aquebogue towns. Richard was on the tax rolls of Southold Township in 1675 for 77 pounds & in 1683 for 98 pounds. He resided next to the Hallock land.9,10,11 Richard was first married about 1669, but the name of his wife is not known.12 On the 26th day of July 1675, William, son of Peter Hallock granted a deed to his son-in-law, Richard Howell. William may have met his father’s son-in-law, Richard Howell, as it has been believed that Peter promised Richard’s mother that he would share his land with her son. The term “step-son” was not used in those days. On the 12th of November 1678, Richard hired John Salmon to frame and shingle a house for him.13,14 Richard married 2nd Elizabeth Cooke circa 1685 in the Town of Southold.15,16 In 1686, Richard Howell was the head of a household consisting of 6 males and 3 females residing in the town of Southold.17 In about 1692, Richard made out an "Account of what tobacco hath been sould at home & at the town". Among the entries listed was "Mother Hallock 5 pounds."18 1698, Richard waslisted on the Southold Town Census. Enumerated in this household were Richard Howell, David, Jonathon, Richard, Isaac, Jacob, Eliza & Dorothy. Richard made his will on 24 August 1709 at the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

In the name of God amen - I Richard Howell of the Town of Southold in the County of Suffolk in the Colony of New York in America, yeoman, being weak in body but of perfect mind & memory, at ye writing hereof, Thanks be given to God therefore, but calling to mind the Shortness of this transitory life and that it is apointed for all men once to dye, do make constitute ordaine & apoint this to be my Last will & testament, hereby revoking, disanulling and making void all and all manner of former wills and testaments by me heretofore, or in my name, had made or concluded, and that this only & none other shall be held deemed &: verify reputed to be my Last will & testament in manner & form following: That is to Say Firstly I commend my Soul to God from whom it came and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named: Secondly my will is that my beloved wife Elizabeth Howell Shall have one third part of my estate as ye law directs: Thirdly I give unto my son John Howell and to his Heirs forever all my messuage or farme where I now live and bounded on ye north by ye Sound and on ye South by ye road lately laid out that leads to Brookhaven by way of ye beach, and also one Equal fourth part of all my meadow on ye South Side of peaconneke river: Fourthly I leave unto my Son David Howell and to his Heirs and assignes for Ever one equal fourth part of all my meadow on ye Southside of Said peaconeke river: Fifthly I leave unto my Son Richard Howell & my Son Jonathan Howell all my Land near ye head of ye Said peaconeke river with ye appurtenances thereunto belonging and also one Equall halfe part of all my meadow on ye South Side of Said river, to be equally divided between them and to ye proper use & behalfe of them my Said Sons Richard & Jonathan Howell their Heirs and assignes for ever all my land & meadow at Brookhaven ffreel;y to be possessed & enjoyed: Sixly I give unto my Son Isaac and to his Heirs and assignes for ever all that messuage or Tenament where my Son John now lives, bounded north by my Son David's land, & South by the baye and also one Equal halfe part of all my meadow at Deep creeke to him my said Son Isaac Howell his heirs and assignes freely to be possessed & enjoyed: Seventhly I give unto my Son Jacob Howell and to his Heirs and assignes for ever all that land lying between ye baye and the high way Leading to Brookhaven by the waye of ye beach, which is the remaining part of the allotment where my messuage is herein given unto my Son John also I give unto my said Son Jacob Howell and to his Heirs & assignes for ever one equal halfe part of all my meadow at Deep Creek freel;y to be possessed & enjoyed: Eighthly I give unto my Daughter Hannah Haughins and to her Heirs for ever twenty pounds as money of this Colony to be paid her by my Executor: Ninthly I give unto my Daughter Dorothy Reeve for ever twenty Pounds as money of this Colony to be paid her by my Executor: Tenthly and my will is that the remaining part of my estate not hereto willed be equally divided between my Six Sons viz: John, David, Richard, Jonathan, Isaac & Jacob: to whom I do give ye Same for Ever: Lastly of this my Last will & Testament I doe by these Presents make constitute ordaine and apoint my Sons John, David and Jonathan to be my Executors with full power & authority to act in and about ye premises In witness whereof I have published & declared this to be my Last will and Testament and have hereunto Sett my hand & fixed my Sealle in Southold above Said this twenty fourth day of August In ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven hundred & nine.

Signed Sealed published & Declared
to be ye last will & Testament of Richard Howell
Richard Howell in ye of us.
Thomas Maples
James Mapes
Hope [her] Halioak

The Said thomas Mapes, James Reeve and Hope Halioak appeared before me and upon there oath Declared & is Declared that they Say Rrd Howll Sign Seal & Publish Publish & Declare this to be his Last wil and testament In Testamon whereof I have here Set my hand and Joseph Ffordham [Transcribed the original will by Thomas Donnelly 19 August 1995 from copy provided by William Asadovian of the Queensborough Public Library].


Richard departed this life on Saturday, 9 November 1709 in Mattituck in the Town of Southold.

Family 1
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth Cooke b. 1655, d. 4 Mar 1724/25
Children

Citations

  1. [S85] Wilbur Franklin Howell, Howell Family Notebooks.
  2. [S265] Thomas H. Donnelly, A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, pages 5-8.
  3. [S133] Virginia Wines, Pioneers of Riverhead Town, pages 41 - much of the information on the early Howells can be found in the cordovan-covered trunk now in the Suffolk County Historical Society at Riverhead. Richard had 4 daughters & 6 sons.
  4. [S182] Reverand Charles E. Craven, A History of Mattituck, Long Island, N.Y., pages 59 - Richard Howell purchased from Thomas Moore in 1691 lot located north of the highway & west of the creek - this is where he established his sons & his descendants lived for many generations; page 62 - 1675 & gave strip to son-in-law Richard Howell on western side that went from north to south sea consisting of 150 acres & when the town of Riverhead was set off in 1792 this set the border on the west side of the farm which left the Howell property in Southold; page 66 - among 12 households on rate list 16 September 1675; page 68 - near him father-in-law William Hallock & brother-in-law John Hallock ; page 69 - notes he had moved further to the west;.
  5. [S187] Indexed by Rosanne Conway Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York, page 48.
  6. [S30] New York Historical Society, Collections of the New York Historical Society Abstract of Wills, Volume 26: pages 36-37.
  7. [S187] Indexed by Rosanne Conway Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York, page 50 - Southold Town Census.
  8. [S739] Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Immigrants, page 19 - "16 Feb 1624list of all those living in Virginia & those who had died after April 1623 - Among the living were John Howell, Richard Craven & his wife, on the mainland. James Howell was killed at the college land. Andrew Howell at James City; 1628 - Petition of the Poor Planters of Somers Island - residents of 16 yrs concerning tobacco they had not received payment of from England ... John Howell, Thomas Howell etc.
  9. [S506] Note: This bible was passed down through the family for many years. It is last known to have been in the hands of James Howell [1890], son of Phineas, daughter's daughter. When she was dying, she asked her husband to give it to her sister - after that it is all a mystery. Supposedly, James Howell born 1790 was the last entry in the bible. As to whether this story is true - no one knows but it has come down with family tradition & most likely has some truth to it.
  10. [S506] Note: The coat of arms that John possessed was the same as that of Edward Howell of Southampton but no proof has ever been found linking these two families. Edward was born about 1600 and could possibly be a brother to John. Further investigation is needed to prove any of this.
  11. [S506] Note: Tradition has stated that the Widow Howell married Peter Hallock & that her daughter, Margaret, married Peter Hallock's son William and Richard married Peter's daughter Elizabeth. This is questionable. It is also believed the Widow was the Margaret who married William Hallock & Peter who was probably the father of William never came to this country. This conclusion would be consistant with some documents found in the old trunk that had belonged to Richard Howell.
  12. [S2200] Thomas H. Donnelly, A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, Elizabeth Hallock, the daughter of William Hallock, is said to have been the first wife of Richard Howell (33. Charles B. Moore, A British History on Line INDEX OF British History on Line SOUTHOLD, 92.). While this may be true, it cannot be accepted as proven, since it appears to have been derived from the wording of the deed cited previously, the will of Richard Howell, naming his wife, Elizabeth, and the record of her death. As will be seen, British History on Line these last two points refer to his wife, Elizabeth, the former wife of John Harrud, who might have been born as Elizabeth Hallock but who, if she was, could not have been the wife of Richard Howell in 1675, since it appears that John Harrud was still living then. [Note - It is said that William Hallock married Margaret, the sister of Richard Howell. If Richard married their daughter, he would be marrying his niece. If Richard married an Elizabeth Hallock as his first wife, she was probably the daughter of Peter. Unfortunately we have no evidence that Peter had any other children than Willaim. - KLM]
  13. [S2200] Thomas H. Donnelly, A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, An account of what I paid John Salmon for fframing my house, and helping to shingle it.." was dated 12 Nov 1678 by Richard Howell.
  14. [S2200] Thomas H. Donnelly, A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, "..William Hallieke..for divers considerations me hereunto moving..doe hereby give grant and confirm unto my son in law Richard Howell of Southold, twenty roods wide of land from North to South Sea, lying and being next unto ye lands of William Halliock, on ye east side and John Conklin Jun on ye west side--and ye sd Richard Howell doth oblidge himself unto the sd William Hallock that what land he shall from time to time take in from ye comon, he shall sett up and maintaine a sufficient fence and shall not lett said land to any person but shall be approved by ye neighborhood-and in case sd Richard Howell die without issue, then ye sd land to fall to John Hallocke he paying for the houseing and fencing.
  15. [S2083] New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Volume 2: Page 801 - Richard Howell [-1709] & Elizabeth Hallock [-1709+]: by 1676?; Southold Long Island; [Southampton 320; NY Wills 2: 36-7].
  16. [S2083] New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Volume 2: Page 801 - Richard Howell [-1709] & Elizabeth Hallock [-1709+]: by 1676?; Southold Long Island - This Elizabeth married married Richard Howell in 1685 - It is possible that her maiden name was Hallock, but at this point it can not be proven - she was the widow of John Harrud who died in 1684 - KLM.'
  17. [S2200] Thomas H. Donnelly, A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, pages 2 & 3.
  18. [S2200] Thomas H. Donnelly, A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, page 3 -In about 1692, Richard Howell made out an "Account of what tobacco hath been sould at home & at the town". Among the entries listed was "Mother Hallock 5 pounds" for £0 2s 6d. [We can not be sure whether Richard is talking about his mother or that of one of his wifes -KLM]