Rebecca Howland

John Howland, of Swansea was never married to Rebecca Howland and never had five children from her in Freetown, Massachusetts.

In 1885, the work of Franklyn Howland on page 86 claimed that John Howland married to first wife, Rebecca, and had five children, "a son" identified to be Beenanewell Howland, Rebecca Howland, Sarah Howland, Penelope Howland, and Susanna Howland from her. Research shows that it is the result of misidentification and conflation.