Henry
Lyman
"Lyman Rathbun"
[uncertain]
Howlett
Sr
Born about in New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Howlett
and Mary Rathbun
Brother of
Lyman Rathbun Howlett and John R Howlett
Husband of
Corrine Marie Salles
— married
before 1860 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Lyman Howlett Jr
Died
at about age 61
in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2023
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Biography
Henry was born about 1819 in New York area. He disappears and reemerges in Brownsville, Texas around late 1850s. In Brownsville, he is a notary public, lawyer, and judge, as well as right-hand man to the famous King-Kenedy Ranch of southern Texas. He is a respected and revered stateman until his death in 1880.
DNA evidence supports Benjamin Howlett-Mary Rathbun DNA in Henry Howlett Jr's descendants.
Exhaustive genealogy records led to a Last Will and Testament of Henry's father Benjamin Howlett naming his two sons Henry L and John R, along with wife Mary Howlett, in October 1853.
Henry L's maternal uncle was banker, builder, and hotel fancier Benjamin Rathbun, who was imprisoned for a massive fraud of forged promissory notes totaling over $1.5 million in 1836. Co-conspirators were Benjamin's brother Lyman, his nephew Rathbun Allen, and also nephew Lyman Rathbun Howlett.
Lyman Rathbun Howlett is also the son of Benjamin and Mary Polly Rathbun Howlett. He fled the country when his uncle Benjamin's fraud was discovered in 1837, and reportedly ended up in Texas.
After the death of Benjamin Howlett (Henry's father), Henry pops up in Cameron County records. Due to DNA, I strongly believe that Henry Lyman Howlett and Lyman Rathbun Howlett are the same person. His identity was hidden in his father's LW&T (as "Henry L"), changes name to Henry Lyman, and hides his son's name on 1870 and 1880 census as "Joseph", to name a few instances of willfully obscuring his identity.
The story of Lyman Rathbun Howlett (aka "Henry Lyman Howlett Sr") is here: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/185835569
Sources
- 1870, 1880 censuses, obituary, known relatives. Great great grand daughter
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~6.25%
Linda Garner
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WX7701923 [compare], Ancestry member LindaGarner
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