Roger Howman (1606 - abt. 1670)

Ancestors

Husband of Meriall Amyas — married 30 Aug 1638 in Deopham, Norfolk

Descendants

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Biography

An original old memo about this family was treated as important by several historians of Norfolk families, including Dashwood (who reproduced it on page 413 of his edition of the 1563 Norfolk visitation) and Carthew (who reproduced it on page 277 of his history of Launditch). The reason it was important was for its connection to the family of Roger's mother, the Bozouns of Whissonsett.

Amongst other things, it mentions Roger's baptism, to which it adds:

"His godfathers, Mr. Roger Bozoune of Wissingsett, his grandfather, and Mr. John Bozoune of Horningtoft, his uncle; his godmother, Mrs. Crow of Billney, his aunt."

He went to Caius college 9 June 1623, after studying in the school in Holt under Mr Tallis. He had his BA 1626/7 and MA 1630. He was a deacon June 1634, rector of Salle in 1637.

There is a record of Roger Howman's attitude in 1640 to the "ship money" demanded by Charles I.

May 26. 9.

"Information of Thomas Baldwinne, constable of Sall, in Norfolk, taken before Thomas Windham, Esq., sheriff of that county. That going to the parsonage house he demanded in civil manner 15s. of Mr. Roger Howmans, clerk, for ship-money, when Howmans, being much moved, asked this informant if the Devil had sent him to him for the said ship-money. [1 p.]"^[1]

In the will of 1670, Roger Howman his son is to get all books, Merriall Howman his daughter to get 10 pounds. His loveing wife Merriall Howman also expected to outlive him, and arrangements were made for her. The other 6 children handled together: Katherine, William, Merriall, Henry, Mary and Anne.^[2]

He married Meriall Amyas in 1638 according to the visitation, and this can be traced to Deopham parish.^[3]

Following this lead, the marriage of "Roger Howman p~son of Saull" married Mariall Amyas on 30th August 1638 and this can be found in the Deopham register. In that register, if we go back to the period where Meriall must have been born, we find baptisms for children of Francis and Mary Amyas or Amias or Amies: Thomas 7 Sept 1606, George 2 August 1607, Henry 1 April 1619, Katherine 2 December 1622. (Thomas seems to have been buried 29 Oct 1616.)^[4]

The children of Roger can be found baptised in Salle St Peter and St Paul, with the father always marked as Roger Howman, clerk, and no mother marked.^[5]

• Roger Howman. Baptised 17 Apr 1640 . Roger was a well-known doctor. See https://books.google.be/books?id=GRM-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA99
• Katharyne Howman. Baptised 11 Mar 1641/42 . Her will: Howman, Catherine, of Salle 1693 ANW, will register, 1693-1694, (1693) fo. 88. It was made 27 December 1692, and mentions Mary Long sister and executrix, who has a daughter Mary Long, kinsmen (apparently sons of Mary) Thomas, Roger, and James Long. It also mentions her honoured Mistress Mrs Elizabeth Potts, Edward Howman son of Roger Howman her brother, Erasmus Howman, Maryall Howman, and Ann the wife of William Howard.
• Muriall Howman. Baptised 06 Sep 1644 .
• Mary Howman. Baptised 17 Jun 1646 . Presumably her married name was Mary Long? See the will of Catherine.
• Henery Howman. Baptised 03 Jan 1648/49.
• William Howman. Baptised 29 Aug 1649 .
• Ann Howman. Baptised 18 Oct 1651. Who married William Haward of Bungay.

In the Salle parish register under "Burialls" for 1670 we find the first entry "Roger houmans Clarke [something erased, perhaps "Deceased"?] was buried the 29 of June".

Sources

1. ↑ 'Charles I - volume 455: May 26-31, 1640', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1640, ed. William Douglas Hamilton (London, 1880), pp. 217-257 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas1/1640/pp217-257 [accessed 24 September 2015].
2. ↑ Will: Howman, Roger, clerk, of Salle 1670 NCC will register Alden 40. Inventory: Howman, Roger, clerk, of Salle (Norfolk) 1670-1671 DN/INV 56/28
3. ↑ Campling ed. East Anglian Pedigrees, pp.112-113
4. ↑ Deopham parish register.
5. ↑ Salle parish register

• This person's ancestry is the subject of a detailed webpage by his descendant Andrew Lancaster, which was the basis of an early version of this profile.
• The hundred of Launditch and deanery of Brisley ... v.1. Carthew, George Alfred, 1807-1882. page 277
• George Henry Dashwood page 413 of his edition of the 1563 Norfolk visitation. Norfolk & Norwich Archeological Society, College of Arms (Great Britain),
• Francis Blomefield, 'Eynford Hundred: Salle', in An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 8 (London, 1808), pp. 269-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol8/pp269-276 [accessed 19 August 2022].