TOWN OF SOUTHOLD

LONG ISLAND

Personal Index prior to 1698
and
INDEX OF 1698
 

COMPILED AND COPIED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING CORRECTIONS SUGGESTED
AND GREATER FULLNESS AND ACCURACY ATTAINED AND PRESERVED,
ESPECIALLY AS TO THE FIRST OR EARLY SETTLERS OF THE
TOWN, INCLUDING ALL NAMED IN OR PRIOR TO
THE LIST OF 1698

By CHARLES B. MOORE
 

Notice - Any person discovering an error or imperfection is requested to send a written statement, with each reference to authorities, books or records, to the Town Clerk, or to Charles B. Moore.

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New York:

JOHN MEDOLE, PRINTER , 193 PEARL STREET

1868.


 

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Shows the following information on Howells:

Richard Howell
Died: 9 Nov 1709
Married Elizabeth, daughter of William Hallock

Children:
David, Jonathan, Richard, Isaac, Jacob, Elizabeth, Ruth, Dorothy, John & Hannah.

Record of Incidents experienced by Richard:
1694.Witness to an Indian deed, Brookhaven
1675.Witness to an Indian deed to R. Woodhull
1675.Deed from William Hallock, father-in-law, 20 or 27 rods wide from Sound to Bay.
1676.Rated for 6 acres, 8 cattle, 2 horses, 5 goats and 77 pounds (money)
1683.Rated for 987 pounds
1686.6 males and 3 females in his family.
1691.Deed from Jabez Mapes and wife, south of Peconic River.
1691.Deed from Thomas and Katherine Moore
1692.Deed from John Tuthill and Sarah
1694.Deed from Thomas and Mary Mapes.
1709. Aug 24.Will, mentioning wife Elizabeth, sons John, David, Richard, Jonathan, Isaac and Jacob, daughters Hannah and Dorothy Reeve
1710. Jan. 1.Proved.



Information on Richard's children:

David Howell
Born 1676
Died 18 Aug., 1756 -- age 79

Married 1) Abigail Conkling in 1717/18 She died 7 April 1726
Married 2) Lid. Hodridge in 1726
Married 3) Mary ______ who died 22 Dec 1742 Age 66

Children:
Daniel
Aaron
Mary - who married Joseph Longbotham in 1724
Israel
James
Richard

1756.Will



 

Richard's Children continued:

Jonathan Howell

1708.Deed from Christopher Young, Peconic River



 



Richard Howell, jun.
Born 1684
Died 15 March, 1769 -- Age 85

Married 1) Deborah _______, Born 1687 Died 21 Feb 1724/5
Married 2) Wid. Prudence Griffing in 1725

Children:
Richard, only son
Deborah, married ____ Doddy
Sarah, married William Penny in 1731/2
Dorothy, married _______ Conkling
Hannah, Married _____ Ketcham
Abigail, married prob. Simon Horton

1712.Deed from Archibald Thompson. 40 acres
1738.On list of freeholders
1758. Jan. 10.Will, naming wife, etc
1769. April 7.Will proved



 



Isaac Howell
Died 1757-59

Married Phebe _________ who died wid 29 Feb., 1772

Children:
A child died 1720
Another child died 1739
Daniel
Micah
Hannah
Phebe, who married Nathan Curwin in 1736/7
Rachel
Probably Isaac junior killed 26 April 1746

1714/15.Deed from W. Mapes
1714/15.Deed from J. Shaw
1737.On list of freeholders
1757. Sept. 30.Will. Witnesses Peter Osman, Stephen Corwin And Daniel Wells.
1759. Nov 28.Probate.



 



Richard Howell's children, continued:



Jacob Howell
Died 24 May, 1732

Married Margaret, prob. Parshall, in 1710.

1714/15.Same deed as the last
1732.Letters of administration to brother David and widow Margaret.



 



Elizabeth Howell (Wife or daughter of Richard)
If wife, B. 1665, Died wid. 4 Mar, 1724/5, age 70



 



Ruth Howell

1698.Living with or near Wm. Hallock



 



Dorothy Howell

Married _________ Reeve.



 



John Howell
Died. 20 Jan., 1734

Married 1) Margaret ____ who died 2 Feb., 1708
Married 2) Hannah who died wid. 15 March 1768

Children by 1st wife:
John. Who died 19 March 1741

Children by 2nd wife:

Jonathan
Eunice
Jemima
Esther

1733. Dec. 14.Will. Proved Feb., 1734
1732.Letters of administration to brother David and widow Margaret.



 



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