Joseph Howes (abt. 1634 - 1695)

Born about 1634 in England

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1695 at about age 61 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph Howes immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

The birth of Joseph Howes is estimated at 1634; the son of Thomas Howes and Mary Unknown. He is named in his father's will dated September 26, 1665, "to sons Joseph, Thomas and Jeremy, (wife) Mary."^[1][2]

Joshua Crowell Howes in his "Genealogy of the Howes Family in America..." says that Joseph as well as his brothers Thomas and Jeremiah migrated from Norfolk, England and were in Salem, Massachusetts by 1637; then moving to Nobscussett, later known as Yarmouth and now called Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[3]

Marriage and Children

He married at Yarmouth to Elizabeth Mayo by 1657;^[2]daughter of John Mayo and Timmosjin (Tamisen) Mayo formerly Brike aka Breyck. She was born 1630^{[citation needed]} and died by March 16, 1700.^[3]

Their children were:

1. Samuel, named in his father's will.^[4]He died January 10, 1722/3.^[3]
2. Joseph, named in his father's will.^[4] m. Mary Vincent, Nov. 28, 1689. He died December 24, 1743.^[3]
3. John, named in his father's will.^[4] m. Elizabeth Paddock Nov. 28, 1689, (2nd) Mary Matthews July 8, 1691. He died April 30, 1736.^[3]
4. Nathaniel, father's will.^[4] m. Esther Ryder Feb. 22, 1704-5. He died July 25, 1745.^[3]
5. Thomas, father's will.^[4] m. Rebecca Howes.^[3]
6. Amos, father's will.^[4] m. Susanna Hedge May 22, 1701. He died February 16, 1717.^[3]
7. Mary who married John Hallett, named in her father's will.^[4]
8. Elizabeth who married _____Mirrick and was named in her father's will.^[4]
9. Hannah who was under aged 21 at the time of her father's will.^[4] m. William Matthews, Dec. 15, 1698. ^[3]

The children's birth order, along with dates of their birth and spouses were recorded in the other biography, but without citation, as follows:^{[citation needed]}

1. Samuel born about 1653, married his first cousin Rebecca Howes
2. Mary born 1659, married John Hallett
3. Joseph born 1660, married Mary Vincent and Hannah Snow
4. John born 1664, married Elizabeth Paddock and Mary Matthews
5. Nathaniel born 1671, married Esther Ryder
6. Amos born about 1672, married Susannah Hedge
7. Elizabeth born about 1675, married Joseph Merrick
8. Hannah born about 1676, married William Matthews
9. Thomas born about 1680, married Content Smith

Activities

• In 1659, May 1667, and May 1678, Joseph Howes is one of many who are listed as Freemen of the town of Yarmouth.^[5]
• In 1676 his name is found on a list of tax-payers of the town.^[5]
• Rev. John Mayo, Joseph's father-in-law, came to live with Joseph and Elizabeth in 1673. Rev. Mayo was one of the first settlers of Barnstable.^[5]
• He was one of four men who were appointed to a committee "to agree with some fit person to teach school."^[5]

Death, Will, Probate

"Joseph Howes, Sr. of Yarmouth died upon the 19th day of January 1694/5 and was buried upon the 21st day of said January 1694/5."^[6] His will as follows:

Greeting,

Know ye that on ye seventh day of February one thousand six hundred ninety four, five

Before me at Yarmouth ye will of Mr. Joseph Howse Late of Yarmouth deceased was proved.

Approved and allowed who having while he Lived and at ye time of his death Goods chattels Richts & credits in ye aforesd County ye Administration of all and singular ye Goods and Chattels Richts & credits of ye sd deceased and his will in any manner concerning was comitted unto Mrs. Elizabeth House Relict of sd deceased And Mr. Joseph Howse son of sd deceased executors In ye same will named well and truly to Administer ye same And to make a true and perfect Invintory of all and singular ye goods chattels Richts and credits of sd deceased and ye same to exhibit into ye Regesters office of said County According to Law And to render a true and plaine account of your sd Administration upon oath.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and ye seal of the sd office. Dated at Barnstable ye twelvth day of February 1695:5.^[7][8]

The probate record includes:^[4]

• son Samuel Howes - all lands I formerly gave him as childs portion.
• son Joseph Howes - all lands both upland and meadow formerly gave him as childs portion.
• son John Howes - confirm all lands which I gave him upland and meadows.
• three sons Nathaniel, Thomas, Amos Howes - all the rest of my lands to be equally divided between them with the provizo that if wife Elizabeth has occasion for it she shall have liberty during her widdow hood to make use of one third part of it.
• daughter Mary Hallett - twenty shillings in household goods as they are aprized.
• daughter Elizabeth Mirrick - 20 shillings in household goods as aprized.
• daughter Hannah Howes - £30 at marriage or age 21.
• grandchildren he has at present - a Bible
• wife Elizabeth - house, home stead, lands chattels, plate money and all other my estate whatever it may be. If she marries, one third to her and the rest equally divided between all children.
• Elizabeth and son Joseph executors. Brother Jeremiah Howse and John Mayo advisors.

The inventory of Joseph Howe's estate was taken at Yarmouth on January 30, 1694/5 and totalled £454-18-00.^[4]

Research Notes

The following paragraph is unsourced material from a previous biography. A source needs to be found and inline citations produced:

Joseph was a cooper by trade, he made the wooden barrels and buckets that stored so much of the colonists’ goods. He was very involved with local politics.^{[citation needed]}

March 6, 1665-6: Constable of Yarmouth, The same date he was approved as one of the selectmen of Yarmouth.^{[citation needed]}

June 5, 1666, Selectmen of Yarmouth^{[citation needed]}

June 5, 1671 Surveyors of Highways of Yarmouth.^{[citation needed]}

1679 Joseph Howes and two others were appointed a committee to collect the residue of the salary due the minister.^{[citation needed]}

In February, 1680, the town agreed upon him, with Samuel and Jeremiah Howes, to secure to it all such whales as should he cast up between Sawsuit Harbor mouth and Yarmouth Harbor, for £4 a whale.^{[citation needed]}

1684 Joseph Howes, served 5 years; 1684^{[citation needed]}

1685, and June, 1686, he is mentioned as one of the selectmen of Yarmouth. (b) Jan. 7, 1694-5, and proved Feb. 7, 1694-5.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ The Mayflower Descendant Volume 6. pg157 (1904) from Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories II:II:31 pg 157
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 2, p. 802.subscribers#
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} "Genealogy of the Howes Family in America, Descendants of Thomas Howes, Yarmouth, Mass. 1637 - 1892" Joshua Crowell Howes, Dennis, Mass. Printed by Fred Hallett, Yarmouthport, Mass. 1892. pp. 5, 10. see at play.google.com
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10} “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 1, p. 124 - 126. "Barnstable County Probate, Vol. 1"'subscribers$
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "History of Old Yarmouth. Comprising the Present Towns of Yarmouth and Dennis. From the Settlement to the Division in 1794 with the History of both Towns to These Times" Charles Francis Swift. Pub. Yarmouth Port (1884).see at archive.org
6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Yarmouth - V1, p. 129. death record.subscribers#
7. ↑ “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) "Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685 - 1789. Vol. 1, p. 127.subscribers$
8. ↑ "Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-N9T6 : 22 April 2024), Film# 00770540, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 66-67, Vol 1, Page 108-110.

See Also:

• Mayflower Descendant: A Journal of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) "Abstracts of Barnstable County Probate Records" Vol. 23, p. 68.subscription
• Howes Genealogy - used with the permission of the Dennis Historical Society, Joshua Crowell Howes, revised and extended by Col. Bob Howes, (1892, revised in 2006).
• Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 18 Jul 1928, 7322
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [1] : accessed 6 January 2016), Joseph Howes, 1695; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 47990583, Find a Grave.
• Massachusetts and More Genealogy Blog. Massachusetts Genealogy, With a Focus on Mayflower Families & Other Early Settlers of Plymouth & Barnstable Counties. [2]