Howland Branch of Essex. Its origin was Newport Pond, Essex.

Parentage

The similarities in language and wording between the two documents suggest a strong possibility that John Howland of Newport and John Howland, salter, of St. Margaret Moses are related as father and son. Further research into their respective backgrounds and connections may provide additional evidence to support this hypothesis.

First, John Howland of Newport's 1555 inquisition shows he owned a manor in Newport and two messuages on Friday Street in the parish of St. Margaret Moses in London. Also, his will, which he signed in 1547 and was probated in 1550, shows he owned a house in Newport.

Next, John Howland, salter, of St. Margaret Moses signed his will in 1568, and it was probated in 1570. It shows that he was a parishioner of St. Margaret Moses and donated the money to have it repaired. In addition, it describes that he owned lands, buildings, and a house in Newport, as well as several farms and tenements in other locations.

Both documents show similarities regarding the ownership of a house in Newport, implying that John Howland, salter, of St. Margaret Moses may have been John Howland of Newport's only son.

Further research into the genealogy of both John Howland, salter, of St. Margaret Moses and John Howland of Newport could provide more concrete evidence to confirm or refute this potential relationship. Additionally, examining historical records related to property ownership and inheritance laws during that time period could shed light on how wealth was passed down within the Howland family.

The historical records may support circumstantial evidence of his parentage, providing valuable insights into his familial connections.

Birth

In 1568, John Howland wrote in his will that he was born in Newport at the pond in the county of Essex, England.[1][2] Regretfully, the baptismal, marriage, and burial records of St. Mary the Virgin in Newport began to be recorded in 1558; however, prior to that year, no events were recorded by the church.[17] Additionally, in Wicken Bonhunt, the nearby village of Newport, the St. Margaret registers started documenting baptisms in 1597, marriages in 1590, and burials in 1588. Regrettably, the church did not keep track of any events prior to 1588.[18]

Although the exact birth year is uncertain, it is plausible that he was born around 1511 given that the average marriage age in the middle of the 16th century was 28 years old.

Life

He was called John Howland, Citizen and Salter of London.[2][3] He belonged to the Salters' Company, a historic guild of merchants involved in the salt trade that also dealt in chemical preparations, flax, hemp, logwood, cochineal, and potashes. He lived in London, where he worked as a salter.

He was a parishioner of St. Margaret Moses on Friday Street in London. In the City of London's Bread Street ward, the parish church known as St. Margaret Moses was located on Friday Street's eastern side. After being completely burnt in the Great Fire of London in 1666, the parish was combined with St. Mildred Bread Street instead of being rebuilt.

His possession of assets, chattels, plates, debts, home items, and readily available cash demonstrates his considerable fortune, as evidenced by his will. He also bequeathed three shillings and four pence to the parishioners of St. Margaret Moses and six shillings and eight pence for the repairs of his parish church. Additionally, he left forty shillings, or twenty shillings each, to the impoverished householders in the St. Margaret Moses parish. In addition, he left forty shillings to the impoverished residents of Newport at the Pond in Essex County, the county in which he was born.

He left money and donations to Saint Bartholomew's Hospital in West Smithfield, London, which helped the underprivileged. Additionally, he left forty pounds—that was, six shillings and eight pence for each prison house—to the underprivileged inmates of the two debtors' prisons located over the gates in Ludgate and Newgate. He left five marks to the box of the same company and four pounds to the Salter fellowship for them to tend to his remains at his burial in the livery.

He bequeathed his wife his residence on Friday Street in London for her benefit and commodity upon his passing. He asked her to give it to any two of his sons that she thought would be deserving. She fulfilled all of his lease obligations and retained the money. After his death, he desired all of the rents and earnings that accrued, as well as the tenements he had leased on Distafe Lane in London, where he had a warehouse.

He asked his wife to carry out his instructions by locating, raising, and teaching James and Nicholas Howland, his young sons, virtuous manners, and true and faithful learning.

He bequeathed all of his possessions to his wife Agnes during her natural life, including his freehold messuage, land, tenement, and hereditament, along with all of their appurtenances, lying, and being in the towns, parishes, fields, and territories of Newport at the pond and Widdington in the county of Essex, the city of London, and elsewhere. His will shows that he was in his house in Newport in 1568 as he hoped everything he owned was in good enough shape and only needed minor repairs.

He bequeathed to William Howland, his elder son, Robert Howland, Gyles Howland, William Howland, his younger son, James Howland, and Nicholas Howland, and their heirs all of his messuage, tenement buildings, and stables with the appurtenance in Seething Lane in the parish of All Hallows Barking in London, in exchange for an annual fee of four pounds per annum.

In addition, he left his wife all of his possessions, including his messuage, land, tenement, stable, yard, gardens, rent, revenues, profit, and hereditament with the appurtenance in Seething Land, with the exception of five annuties that he set aside for his sons, each worth four pounds a year.

Remarkably, he left his eldest son, Richard Howland out of his will for what could have been a disagreement over their respective theological philosophies or preferred careers. He then turned to leave John Howland, his second oldest son, a bequest in his will.

Marriage

The marriage entry in the registers of Saint Lawrence Jewry with Saint Mary Magdalene Milk Street says as follow:

"Anno. D: 1539... John Holland of Marg: Moses prishe & Agnes Greeneaway of this prishe} Holland & Greeneaway} June 16."[4][5]

John Holland married Anne Greenway, the daughter of John Greenway of Clay, County Norfolk, yeoman, on 16 June 1539 at Saint Lawrence Jewry with Saint Mary Magdalene Milk Street in London, England.[1] He was also known as John Howland, as written in his will in 1568 and in the Howland pedigree at the time of the visitation in 1623.[6]

Children

Regretfully, the baptismal, marriage, and burial records of St. Mary the Virgin in Newport began to be recorded in 1558; however, prior to that year, no events were recorded by the church. Additionally, in Wicken Bonhunt, nearby village of Newport, the St. Margaret registers started documenting baptisms in 1597, marriages in 1590, and burials in 1588. Regrettably, the church did not keep track of any events prior to 1588.

All their twelve children were baptized between 1540 and 1555, but surprisingly, none of them were listed in baptismal records at either church before 1558 or 1597, respectively. Our previous researchers thought they were recorded in Newport, but current research shows they were not. The baptism dates for all of their children appear to be in the registers of an unknown parish in Essex or possibly London, where John Howland married Agnes Greenway in 1539. Clearly, they were only recorded on the Howland family tree during the visitation of Surrey in 1623, and it is evident that their grandson, Matthew Howland of Surrey, armiger, transferred his pedigree of four generations to the manuscript and submitted it to William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms in 1623. Yet, the pedigree manuscript captured the baptismal dates of all their children. It is preserved in British Library and the reference for this pedigree is Harley Manuscript 1561, fos. 153b, 154, and 154b.

Currently, the baptismal location for their twelve children is unknown. Those baptismal dates come from John Howland and Agnes Greenway's grandson, Matthew Howland's knowledge. They had the following twelve known children:

1. Richardus (Richard) Howland (1540 - 1600) was their first son and heir and became Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and of St. John’s College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Peterborough. He was granted the special armorial achievement on 10 June 1584. He delivered the funeral sermon of Mary Queen of Scots.[2]
2. Johannes (John) Howland (1541 - 1611) was married and had three surviving children.[2]
3. Willelmus (William) Howland (1542 - bef. 1548), died young.[2]
4. Christina Howland (1544 - bef. 1588) died young.[2]
5. Robertus (Robert) Howland (1545 - 1607), of Gray's Inn, Middlesex, was never married.[2]
6. Radulphus (Ralph or Raffe) Howland (1546 - bef. 1558) died young.[2]
7. Egidius (Giles) Howland (1549 - 1608), Knight, of Streatham, was married and had six children.[2]
8. Willelmus (William) Howland, the Elder (1548 - 1588), Citizen and Mercer of London, was never married.[2]
9. Benjaminus (Benjamin) Howland (1550 - bef. 1558) died young.[2]
10. Willelmus (William) Howland, the Younger (1552 - 1601), Citizen and Haberdasher of London, was never married.[2]
11. Jacobus (James) Howland (1554 - 1598), Archdeacon of Northampton, was never married.[2]
12. Nicholaus (Nicholas) Howland (1555).[2]

All his twelve children were descended from the Howland branch of Essex, but this branch evolved into Howland branch of Surrey through his two sons, John Howland and Giles Howland.

Another branch of the possible separate Howland progenitor is called the Howland branch of Hertfordshire. The progenitor is John Howland at Stone of Wicken Bonhunt and his descendants are the Howland of St. Alban's.

Despite the fact that all the branches originated in the vicinity of Wicken Bonhunt and Newport Pond, approximately one mile apart in the County of Essex, which was known as the Howland branch of Essex that may have split into two branches. However, the relationship between the Howland branches of Surrey and Hertfordshire has not yet been clarified.

Regrettably, the Howland branch of Essex that gave rise to the Howland branch of Surrey via the two sons Giles and John Howland to continue the Howland family lineage was extinct; however, a female descendant was the last member of that Howland branch of Surrey via Giles Howland and passed away in 1778.

Three separate churches in St. Albans, Hertfordshire; Streatham, Surrey; and Marylebone, London, have memorial monuments with the Howland coat of arms. All the branches used the same design of the Howland coat of arms, which Queen Elizabeth I first awarded to Richard Howland, the Bishop of Peterborough, in 1584, for displaying it on their memorial monument. This is because the Clarencieux King of Arms validated the particular application of the Howland coat of arms, which Richard Howland allowed the members of his family to engrave on their memorial monuments in those churches, or even engrave it on a plate and leave it to an heir or godchild.[8][9]

In contrast to the Howland branches of Essex and Surrey, the Howland branch of Hertfordshire may have continued to this day through any male descendant of Howland; however, additional investigation will be required to confirm this. Also, all descendants descended through females from that Howland branch of Hertfordshire continue to this day.

Death and Burial

John Howland, salter, died 22 March 1570 (New Style) in the County of Essex before he was buried on 24 March 1569/70 (Old Style/New Style) at St. Margaret Moses, Friday Street in London, England.[2][10] The church of St. Margaret Moses shared the ruins of many other churches in being burnt down in the Great Fire of 1666 but never rebuilt. The church of St. Margaret Moses stood on the east side of Friday Street in the Bread Street ward of the City of London.[11] His will was dated 28 July 1568; his will was proven on 28 July 1570.[2]

On 7 August 1671, his widow, Anne Howland married secondly, John Quarles, Citizen and Draper of London, who died 12 November and was buried 25 November 1577 at St. Peter le Poor in London, England.[2][12]

Widow Agnes Quarles died on 18 April 1588 and was buried on 6 May 1588 at St. Peter le Poor in London, England.[13] St Peter le Poer was a parish church on the west side of Broad Street in the City of London. Of medieval origin, it was rebuilt in 1540, and again in 1792 to a design by Jesse Gibson with a circular nave. It was demolished in 1907.[14]

Coat of Arms

John Howland was possibly a pronounced non-conformist although he was a parishioner of St. Margaret Moses, which was a conformist church. Under his views and beliefs, he omitted to mention his eldest son, Richard Howland, in his will because Richard Howland abandoned non-conformism, adopted conformism, and became a priest of the ritualistic church. Clearly, John Howland refused the law of primogeniture in making his will and left his exceedingly profitable business of salter to his second son, John Howland, and trained him in that work. He bequeathed his manor estate at Newport Pond to his second son, John Howland, with the life tenure of his widow, Agnes Howland, so John Howland deprived Richard Howland, his eldest son, of the family title and arms associated therewith. That was the basis upon which Queen Elizabeth, taking sides with Richard Howland, created in his honor a new coat of arms.[15]

His rejection of non-conformism and adoption of ritualism, contrary to the trend in England at that time, offended his father, who, by omitting Richard Howland's name from his will and by bequeathing all his estate to other children and by bequeathing to John Howland, his second son, as though he were the eldest son, disowned Richard Howland and cut him off from the inheritance of his rightful estate.[15]

Queen Elizabeth welcomed Richard Howland as a convert from non-conformism to ritualism and took measures to reward him. She took action to restore his right to family arms by recognizing him as the son and heir of John Howland of London, Gent. She took further action to attract the other descendants of that non-conformist John Howland to ritualism by using Richard Howland's right to family arms, as restored by her, as a suitable base for bestowal of special arms on him, which was accomplished not by discontinuing the family arms but by variation as follows: a change in color from Sable to Argent, and in the crest a change from the Lion to a Leopard. Her action here did not displace the family arms. She was seeking converts to ritualism, and her hope was that some of the descendants would abandon non-conformism and family arms and adopt ritualism and use the special arms granted by her to Richard Howland, as shown by the language in her grant of those special arms as follows: "Howland, Richd, D. D. Cambridge, son and heir of John of London, Gent., arms confirmed and crest given by patent, 20, Jan. 1584-5, and to descendants of his father, by Cooke."[8] Some of the descendants remaining in England did abandon non-conformism and the family arms and adopt ritualism and use the special coat-of-arms granted to Richard Howland, but other descendants, and more especially those through John Howland, second son of John Howland, citizen of London, and salter, quite generally continued as non-conformists and used the more ancient coat-of-arms.[15]

Probate Records
Will of John Howland, Citizen and Salter of London
Signed 28th July 1568
Delivered 26th March 1569 (1570) by witnesses
Proved 28th July 1570 by Agnete Howland
PROB 11/52/310

In the name of God Amen The xxviijth Daye of Julye Ao 1568 and in the tenthe yeare of the raigne of or Soveraigne ladye Elizabeth by the grace of God Quene of England ffrance and Irelande defender of the faythe &c, I John Howland Citizen and Salter of London being whole of mynde, and in good and pfect Remembrance (laude & Prayse be given to allimyhte God, do make ordenie and dispose this my present testament conteyninge herein my last will in maner & forme ffolloweinge that is to saye, ffirst and prinicpallie I give and ramend my soule into the hande of all mighte god my maker and creator and to his onlie sonne Jesus Christ my savioure and Redemer; in whome and by the merytte of his blessed deathe & passion I trust and believe to be saved and to have forgivenes of all my synnes, and I comytte my bodie into the earthe to be buried in xrian burial where yt shall please go to provyde for me, And after my bodie buried, Then I will that all suche debte & dewties as I owe to anye psone or psons of righte or in conscience shalbe trulie paied or sett in staye or good assurance howe to be payed, And that donne I will that all and singular my goode Chattells, Plate, Debte, howseholde stuffe and Reddye money shalbe: Indifferenthlie provysed valued and devided, into thre ptes according to the landable use and Custome off the cytie of London [?] Thereof one parte I give and Bequeathe to Agnes my Welbeloved wife to her owne proper use in name of her porcon if all my goode, Chattells, Plate, howseholde stuffe and reddie money to her after the Landable custome of the cytie of London belonginge, And one other parte therof I give and bequeathe to & amongest all my children equallie Equallie amongest them to be devyded parte and portion like to be paied and delyvered to them and everye of them as they shall come to their lawfull ages of twentye and one yeares, And yf deathe happen to anye of them in the meane tyme I will that the rest of the children livinge shall have the parte and portion of him or them so dyeng amongest them to be devyded accordinge to the sayed Custome, And the third parte therof I reserve to my selfe and to my executivx hereunder namyd to paye and pforme my debte legacyes and bequeste herafter followinge, that is to saye, ffirst I give and bequeath to the persone of the parrishe churche of Sainte Margaret Moyses in frydaye streate in London where I am a parrishenor for tythes forgotten (yf anye suche be) thre shillinge and fower pence, Item I give and bequeathe to the repacons of my sayed parrishe churche, of Sainte Margaret Moyses in frydaye streate, Sixe shillinge and eighte pence, Item I give and bequeath to be distributye amongest the poore householders inhabytinge within the parrishes of St Margaret Moyses in frydaye streate and Saincte Myldrede in Bread strete in London ffourtye shillinge, That is to saye, to either of them Twentie shillinge a pece, to be destrybuted within one moneth next after my decease, at furthest Item I give and bequeathe to the poore householders dwellinge in Newporte Ponde in the cowntye off Essex where I was borne, ffortye shillinge to be distrybuted within one moneth nexte after my decease And further I bequeath for a drynkinge to be h[?] amongest the parrishenors there, Twentie shillinge the same to be done within one moneth next after my decease, Item I give and bequeath to the [reliefe?] of the poore people being in saynte Barthelmewes hospitall in West smythefield of London [?xxs] Also I give and bequeath to the poore prysoneres beinge in Ludgate, Newgate, The twoe comuters in London The Kinge benche and Marshalsey in Southewarke ffortye shillinge, that is to saye, to every one of the sayed prysone howses Six shillinge and eighte pence or pece. Item I give and bequeathe to the followshippe of Salter’s in London for a repast amongest them, of the liverye to thentent they shall attend upon my bodye to my buriall in their lyverie ffower pounds, and to ye boxe of the same companye ffyve markes, Item I give and bequeth to every one of John Romneyes children Thre pounds sixe shillinge and eighte pence a pece, to be payed unto them as they shall accomplishe their sceverall ages of xxith yeares a pece (yf they live and come to that age) I have payed Mathew Romney parte to his Mr that he is prentice wth all and he is discharged if his parte, And to John Hayles my wyves systers sonne ffive markes, and to Mr Dane & Mres Dane Twentie shillinges a pece to make either of him and her a Ringe wthall. Item I give and bequeathe to my frend John ffitzwillms mercer of London fortie shillinge to make him a ringe or a blacke gowne Item I give and bequeathe to my ffrend Mr Skott salter ffortye shillinge to buye him a gowne Item I will that twentie shillinge in money shalbe delyvered wthin one moneth next after my decease, to my Lovinge ffrends Mr Skott salter, Mr Lowe Ioyntener, and Mr Peacocke salter to thentent therwth to make repast or drinkinge for them selves, and for suche other of my ffrends as they shall come best by their discretion Item I give and bequeath to Hughe Hodges neighboure one of my gownes at the discretion of my executrix hereunder named. Item I gyve to twelve poore men which shall attene and beare my body to the buryall gownes of broade clothe or of good mantel freese of the value of xiijs iijd ev’y gowne therof; Some is viijli And further I will and my mynd and intent is That all suche some and somes of money as I have in my hande that were of the bequestes of Raffe Greneway late citizen and alderman of London deceassed and of Thomas Greneway or of either of them or by any other given and bequeathed to the Children of me the said John Howland or of any of them shall Well instely and truly payd unto them When and as sone as he she or they shall severally accomplishe & come to theyre lawfull ages; Item I will and my mynd and intent ys; that Aynes my wyffe shall duringe the naturall life of the same Agnes have & occupie my dwelling house in frydaie streate in London for her owne pffytte & Comodytie yf the terme of yeares that I have therin do so longe ordure; and afterward she to dispose to anye twoe of my sonnes as she shall thinke god she kepinge & pforminge all the covennts & payments in my lease therof mentonyd; Item I will that all the Rente and proffitte that shall come & growe of & for all the tenemente that I have my lease in distafe lane in London after my decease untyll Bothe my sonnes Willm Howland the elder and Willyam Howland the yonger or the longest liver of them shalbe of thage of twentie and sixe yeares, shalbe by my sayed wyffe fullye employed given and bestowed in and for the fyndinge kepinge and bringing upe of James and Nicholas Howland my sonnes in good educaion vertue maners and lernynge trewlie and faythfullie wthout ffrawde roveyn deceipte, gugle or delaye in anye maner wise, And also I will that the warehouse that I kepe in my hande which dothe belonge to the sayed tentmente in distafe lane shalbe from henceforthe contynuallie duringe my sayed wives lyfe used kepte and occupied as and for a warehouse, to my sayed dwellinge house in ffrydaie strete, as yt nowe is & hertofore hath bene used, So that she or her assignes do paye yerlie twentie shillinge a yere for the rent of the same warehouse to the sayed Willm Howland and Willm Howland my sonnes or to suche as shall have their intereste therin, And when and as sone after as my sayed twoe sonnes Willyam Howland and Willyam Howland or the longer liver of them shall have accomplished his or their sayed ages of twentie and Sixe yeres Then as nowe, and nowe as then I do give will and bequeathe my sayed lease and forme of yeres of xiv the sayed tenement in distafe lane in London to the sayed Willm Howland thelder & Willm Howland the yonger my sayed sonnes the Resydue of all and singular my third pte hoollie remayminge I give and bequethe & I will shall remayne to my welbelovye wyffe and all my children into two equall ptes to be devided; wherof one parte I give and bequeathe to my sayed wyffe to hir owne proper use, And the other parte therof I give bequeathe and will that yt shall remayne and be equallie payed & delyvered to and amongest all my sayed Children parte and porcon like, as they shall come to them lawfull ages of twentie and one years, and every one of them to be others heire, if deathe Happen to anye of them in the meanetyme as I have afore willed and devysed, And of thexecucion of this my present testament and last will. I ordeyne & make the sayed Agnes my wellbeloved wife my sole executrix, And I ordeine and make my oversear of this my last will and testament to [?]e the same trulye pformed accordinglie; my trustie and welbeloved frend Willyam Gybbons salter And I give and bequethe to him for his paynes to be taken in that behalf Thre pounds Sixe shillinge and eigthe pence, and to him and to the wyffe of my sayed brother Gybbons a blacke gowne a pece, And as touchinge the disposicon of all & singuler my messuage lande tenement and heredytamete with all & singler their appurtennce sett, lyeng and beinge As well in the townes, parrishes, ffields and terrytories of Newport Ponde and Wedington in the countye of Essex and in the cytie of London, as els where within the realme of england I do give and devyse them in maner & forme followinge that is to saye ffirst I give and bequethe unto the sayed Agnes my wyffe all those my lande tenement and heredytamente wthall their appurtennce being freholde which I have lieng and being in Newporte Ponde aforsaed and in Wedington in the countie of Essex To have & to holde all the same lande tenemete and heredytamente wth their appurtennce to the sayed Agnes, and to her assignes for the terme of her natural lyfe, upon condicon that she or her assignes shall sufficientlie maynteigne & kepe the nedefull reparacons of the same and every parte therof from tyme to tyme as often as nede shall require duringe hir sayed naturall lyfe, And wthout makinge ordeinge or sufferinge to be made anye wilfull wast in or upon the premisses or anye pte therof, And ymediatlie after the decease of the same Agnes I give and bequethe, and I will that all & singler the same Lande tenemente & heredytamente shall remayne to John Howland my Second sonne & to the heires males of his bodie laufullie to be begotten, the Remaynder therof to Robert Howland my sonne and to the heires males of his bodie laufullie begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssew the remaynder therof to Willm my eldyst sonne of that name, and to the heires males of his bodye laufullie begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssew, the Remaynder therof to Gyles my sonne and to the heires males of his body laufullie begotten And for defaulte of suche yssue, the Remaynder therof to Willyam my yongest sonne of that name, and to the heyres of his bodie laufullie begotten, And for defaulte off suche yssue the remaynder therof to James my sonne, and to the heires of his bodye laufullye begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssue the Remaynder therof to Nycholas my sonne and to the heires males of his bodye laufullie begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssue, Then Remaynder therof to the righte heires of me the sayed John Howland for ever, Item I doe give grannte will and bequethe to the sayed Willyam Howland my eldyst sonne of yt name and to his heires from thend and expiracon of one whole yere next ffollowinge the daye of the feast of Sanicte Michaell tharchangell next to come after my decease for the wares for every one Anuytie or yerelie Rent of ffower pounds of good and laufull money of england by the yeare goinge owte of all and singuler my messuage tenement howses and Stables with thapptnnce in Sethinge lane in the parrishe of Alhalloes Barkinge in London To have and to hold all the same anuytie or yerlye rent of ffowr pounds to the same Willyam Howland my eldest sonne of that name and to his heires forever. At twoe formes of the yeare that is to saye at the ffeaste of the Annucyacon of o Ladie and Sainte Michaell the Archangell, or within one moneth next followinge other of the same feaste by then parcons under this condicon that yf the same Willyam Howland my eldest sonne sonne of that name do at any tyme herafter bargaine sell, alyenate give grannte or do awaye by anye meanes or ways directlie or indirectlie his sayed anuytie or yerlie rent of ffower pounds or evy parte or pcell therof from him selfe his laufull wyffe and children to anye psone o psons other then to Robart Howland my sonne or his heires or to suche other of my children or their heires then livinge or to whome the revercon of the same my messuage tenemente & howses in Sethinge Lane aforesayed at the tyme of the same alyenacon sale gifte or grannte is most nerest and likest to come after my wyves decease That then and from thence for the I Will that All the same his anuytie or yearlie rent given to him & his heires shall from thence for the clearlie cease and be utterlie voyed had for noughte and no longer paieable as thoughe if had never ben grannted, and shall from thence for the holie remayne goe & come to thuse comodtie and behoufe of the righte heires of me the said John Howland forevr any thinge above rehersed not with standinge, And yf it shall happen the sayed Anuytie or yerlie rent of ffower pounds to be behind unpaied in parte or in all by the space of Sixe weeke over or after anye ffeast or terme of paymet therof abovesayed in wch it oughte to be paied and if lawfullie asked; That then or at anye tyme after at the will & pleasure of the same Willm my eldyst sonne of that name his heires and assignes (pforminge the condicon aforsayed) yt shalbe leefull and lawfull to and for him and them unto the sayed Messuage Lande and tenement to enter and distreyue, And the distresses thereof taken leefull to beare, leade, dryve and carrye awaye and fowarde them to retayne and kepe untill the sayed Anuytie or yerlie rent with tharrerage of the same (if anye Be) be fullie contentyd & payed, And in like maner I do geve grannte and bequethe to Gyles Howland my sonne and to his heires for over the like Anuytie or yerlie rent of ffower pounds of good and lawfull money of England by the yeare goinge owte of all & singler my sayed messuage tentmente and other The premisses in Sethinge lane aforsaied to Comence and Begine as aforesayed and payeable at the foresayed twoe termes of the yere above expressed (under the like condicon) And that the same Gyles Howland his heires and assignes (pformyng the same condicon) shall and maye have the lyke comodytie, remedie benefyte, and advantage to distreyue, in and upon the premysses, wherwth the same annuitye is charged for the none payment therof or anye pte thereof within the lyke tyme above lymited to his sayed brother Willyam Howland, As fulllie hollie, and largelie in all thinge as the same Willyam his heires or assignes or anye of them maye or oughte to doe by force of this my grannte gifte will or bequest, or anye thinge in this my last will conteyned, And in like maner I doe give grannte will and bequeath to Willyam Howland my yowngest sonne of that name and to his heires for ever the like annuytie or yerlie rent of ffower pounds off lawfull money of England by the yeare goinge owte of the premisses in Sething Lane aforesayed, to comenie & beginne as aforesayed and payeable at the foresayed twoe tearme of the yere, above expressed upon the like condicon And that the same Willyam my yougest same of that name his heires and assignes shall have the lyke comodytie remedy benefyte & advanntage to distreine in and upon the premisses wherewith the same annuitye is charged for the none paymet therof or anye pte therof within the like tyme above lymited, as fullie whollie and largelie in all thinge as his sayed Brethren aforenamyd maye doe bye force hereof, And in like maner I do geve grannte will & bequethe to James howland my sonne and to his heires for ever, the like Annuitye or yearlie rent of ffower pounds of lawfull money of England by the yeare, goinge owte of the premysses in Sething lane aforesaied to commence and begine as aforesayed & payeable as aforesayed, upon the like condicon, And that the same James his heires and assignes shall have the like comodytie remedye, benefyte and advantage to distreyue thereupon for the same rent within the like tyme above lymited, and largelie as his sayed other brethren aforenamyd maye doe by force hereof, And also in like maner I give will and bequethe to Nycholas Howland my sonne and to his heires for ever the like annytie or yerlie rent of ffower pownde of lawfull money of England goinge owte of all & singuler the sayed Messuage tentment and other the premysses in Sethinge lane, aforesayed to comence and begynne as aforesayed and payeable at the foresayed twoe termes of the yere above expressed, upon the like condycon, that ye same Nycholas his heires and assignes shall and maye have the like comdoytie remedye benefyte and advantage to distreyne in and upon the same premysses wherewith the same Anuytie is charged for the payment therof or anye parte therof within the like tyme above lymited to his brother Willyam Howland as fullie, longelie and hollie in all thinge as the same Willyam Howland his eldest brother of that name his heyres or assignes or anye of them maye or can doe by force of this my grannte gifte will or bequest or anye thinge in this my last will conteyned Item I do give will and bequeath unto the sayed Agnes my welbelovyd wyffe All my sayed Messuage Lande Tenemente Stables, yarde gardens Rente revenewes, proffytte, and heredytamente with their appurtennce in Sethinge lane aforesayed, Excepte and reservyed the foresayed ffive sceverall anuyties of ffower pounds a yere a pace Amowntyng in the whole to Twentye pounds a yeare to my sayed fyve sonnes Willyam, Gyles, Willyam, James, and Nicholas Howland and to their heires ffor ever in suche maner amd for me as they be above willed geven and grannted, To have and to holde all the sayed Messuage, Tenemente, Stables, yardes, gardens, Rente, proffitte and heredytamente in Sethinge lane aforesayed (Except before excepted) unto the sayed Agnes my wyffe for and duringe her lyfe naturall upon condicon that she or her assignes Tenante or ffarmers therof, doe well and sufficientlie repaire upholde, maynteineand kepe All ye same Messuage, tenement howses and Stables in Sethinge lane aforesayed, in all maner of nedfull and necessarie repacons from tyme to tyme, during her sayed lyfe naturall, And the decase of my sayed wyffe I give and bequeathe all my sayed Messuage Lande, tenement and gardens in Sething lane aforesayed (Except Before Exceptyd) to Robert Howland my sonne, and to the heires males of his bodie laufullie begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssue the remainder therof to Willyam my eldyst sonne of that name, and to the heires males of his bodye lawfullie begotten, And for defaulte of such yssew the remaynder therof to Gyles my sonne and to the heires males of his bodie lawfullie begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssewe the Remaynder therof to Willyam my yougest sonne of that name, and to the heires males of his bodye lawfullie begotten, And for defaulte of such yssew, the Remaynder therof to James my sonne, and to the heires males of his bodye lawfullie begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssew, the remaynder therof to Nycholas my sonne and to the heires males of his bodye laufullie begotten, And for defaulte of suche yssue The Remaynder therof to the right heires of me the sayed John Howland for ever, Provyded allwaies that yf at eny tyme hereafter yt shall happen that my sayed Messuage, Tenemente, howses and Stables, in Sethinge lane, aforesayed, or anye of them by storme or tempest of wether, Casualtie of fyer or other sodeyne mysfortune to be cast or blowen downe overthrowen broken spoyled or brent (as god it defend) that then as nowe, and nowe as then I will and my mynde and entent is That as well my sayed wyffe or her assignes, as my Right trew and lawfull mext heyre or heires then livinge, and all the rest of my children and their heires to whome I have above in this my present testament and last will given anye the same premysses or anye Anuytie or Rent charge unto, owte of the same premysses, shall whollie Compownde and lovinglie agree And take order together betwene them, for new edefyeng, buildinge and repayringe of the same pmisss so caste or blowne downe, overthrowen, broken, spoyled or brent, And shall edefye, Buylde & repaire them and every of them, with as muche convenyent expedicon as maye be, at their owne charge rateablie according to the comodytie that every one of them shall then have in the same premysses, or as that all the whole rente revenues and proffitte of all the same Messauges tenement, howses, and stables in Sethinge lane aforesayed, and every pte & parcel therof shall from thence forthe warde [ronne?], goe, and be employed to the new, edefyeng, buildinge up and repayringe of the same Messuage, tenement, howses, and stables so by casualtie as is aforesaid burnt, broken downe or empayred as aforesayed, untyll they all be againe repayred and buylded without delaye collusion or detracon, And that no sinister practyse deceyte delaye, fraude, coveyne, untrew meanes or ways, be had made devysed or attemptyd, to prolonge hinder or let the same, newe edefyeng and buyldinge to be repayred and donne (Anye thinge in this my present testament or last will conteyned or thereupon to be construed to ye contrarie in any wyse notwthstandinge) Item I do not onlye heretelie require and desyer the sayed Agnes my welbeloved wyffe, But also I do chardge hir as she will answere before allmightie god at the dreadfull daye of indgement, (Cum venerit indicare uiuos et mortuos) in seculum p[er] ignem, That she doe not onllye pforme and execute this my last will and testament in all thinge according to the tenor, trew entent, and meanynge of this pnte But also, do honestlie apointe put and set forthe my sayed children, in good and honest places usage & govermet, to honest psons for their good erudycon and preferment in her lyfe tymes as myne of peciall trust is in her, Item my mynde and entent is, and also I do will and devyse by this my present testament that all the waynescotte wyned worke bedding and other stuffe and ymplemente of household that I have nowe remayninge at my Messuage or house in Newporte ponde in the countie of Essex shall ther still contynuallie for ever remayne and be accomptant and appendannte as pcell and belonginge to the inherytance and ffe simple of the same my mesuage or house, to thuse and behoofe of suche pson or psons and their heyres, as I have above in this my present testament given willed and bequeathed the same messuage or house unto, And also I will and my mynde and entent, That all the waynescote wyned morke bedding & other stuffe and implemente of household that I have nowe remayninge at my messuage or howse in Lyttle Haddam in the countye of Hartford shall there still contynuallie for ever remayne and be accomptannte and appendannte as pcell and belonginge to the inherytance and fe simple of the same my messuage or house to the use & behoofe of suche psone or persons and their heires as I gave about in this my present testament given willed and bequeathed, the same messuage or house unto, And I utterlie revoke and adnull all other former wills testament, legaces, gifte bequest, Executours and overseers by [strikethough "th"] me the saied John Howland heretofore in anye wyse made Legacies, given, bequeathed, ordeyned & appointed, And I will that this my present testamet and last will, together with all the Legacies givyftes, bequest, devyces, executryce and oversear by me gevein made, legacies, given, bequeathed, devysed, made, ordeyned constitutyed, & apointed shall stand and ppetuallie remayne and abyde for my very trew testament and last will and none other or otherwise. In wytnes wherof to this my present testament and last will conteyninge Sixtene sheets of paper I the sayed John Howland salter have subscrybed my name and setto my seale, yeaven the daye and yeare first above written. By me John Howland Rcad, sealyd, Subcrybed, publysshed, and delyvered by the sayed John Howland the testator the xxviijth daye of Julye 1568, as and for his last will and testament, the present of me Peter Baker, and of us Thoms Hedd, and John Peyto, apprentice of the sayed Peter Baker Snr: By me John Skott, p me Willm Gibbins, By me Gabriell Colston Newlye delyvered in the presens of John Scott, Willm Gibbins salters, and Gabriell Colston, By the sayed John Howland test: the xvith of marche 1569.

'Probatum fuit hmoi testamentum Coram Mro Thomas Yale Legum Doctore Curie Prerogative Comte comissario, apud London xxviij o die Menss Julij Anno Dm 1570. Juramento xpofer Robinson norij puri procuratoris Agnete Howland relce et executrive in hmoi testament naati &c Cui comissa fuit Administrato: oniu et singlerth honorj &c De bene &c ad Sra dei Evngelia Jurat &c.[16]

John Howland, Citizen and Salter of London, mentioned the following people in his will:

• Agnes my Welbeloved wife
• all my children
• one of John Romneyes children
• Mathew Romney
• John Hayles my wyves systers sonne
• Mr Dane & Mres Dane
• my frend John ffitzwillms mercer of London
• my ffrend Mr Skott salter
• my Lovinge ffrends Mr Skott salter, Mr Lowe Ioyntener, and Mr Peacocke salter
• Hughe Hodges neighboure
• Raffe Greneway late citizen and alderman of London deceassed and of Thomas Greneway
• Bothe my sonnes Willm Howland the elder and Willyam Howland the yonger
• James and Nicholas Howland my sonnes
• my trustie and welbeloved frend Willyam Gybbons salter
• the wyffe of my sayed brother Gybbons
• John Howland my Second sonne
• Robert Howland my sonne
• Gyles Howland my sonne
• (Witnesses) Peter Baker, Thoms Hedd, and John Peyto, apprentice of the sayed Peter Baker Snr, John Skott, salter, Willm Gibbins, salter, and Gabriell Colston.

After John Howland made his will on 28 July 1568, he died at some point before 26 March 1569/70 (Old Style/New Style) when it was delivered to the probate court in London, and his will was proved on 28 July 1570. The burial entry of the registers of St. Margaret Moses confirms he was buried on 24 March 1569/70.

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See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132791646/john-howland: accessed February 23, 2024), memorial page for Sir John Howland (1516–20 Jul 1568), Find a Grave Memorial ID 132791646, citing St Mary-le-Bow, London, City of London, Greater London, England; Maintained by A AAA American (contributor 47337652). (Secondary source).
• The Howland Homestead. United States, Society of the Descendants of Pilgrim John Flower, of the Ship Mayflower, 1911, p. 5.
• UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
• London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) "London Metropolitan Archives, St Lawrence Jewry, Composite register: baptisms 1538 - 1605, marriages and burials 1538 - 1604, Tithe and clerk wage assessment 1643."