Captain John Howard, II

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Edward Doty, Francis Cooke and Hester Cooke, Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins.

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John Howard (1748 - 1788)

Captain John Howard
Born 26 Mar 1748 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Howard and Eunice (Curtis) Howard
Brother of James Howard and Ebenezer Howard
Husband of Eleanor (Cobb) Howard — married 3 Nov 1770 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Eleanor (Howard) Hayward, John Howard, Maltiah Howard, James Howard and Ebenezer Howard
Died Mar 1788 at about age 39 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Descendant
Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Billington, Francis Cooke, Edward Doty, and Stephen Hopkins.
Bio from FAG: Son of John & Eunice (Curtis) Howard

John married Eleanor Cobb of Kingston; the publishment of marriage is dated Nov. 3, 1770.[1][2]

He was a sea captain, and was lost at sea March, 1788.[3]

He was a mariner on the sloop "Swift," commanded by Capt. John Wigglesworth in the Revolution: served three months and 14 days.[4]

He had 6 children. source: The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater by Herman Howard, published 1903[5]

ELEANOR, b. 1771 ; m. Charles Hayward of Bridgewater, April 10, 1797. She d. in Avon, Dec. 24, 1863; he d. Jan. 12, 1854. They had eight children

JOHN, b. ?

MALTIAH, b. ?

JAMES, b. 1777.

EBENEZER, b. ? m. Thankful (Whittemore) LeMoat of Plymouth, Dec. 23, 1804.

MARGARET, b. 1784 m. Rufus Robbins 1803; he was b. 1781, and d. of yellow fever at Charlestown, S. C, July 4, 1826, and is buried there; she d. Feb. 23, 1827.

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Volume 3 [p. 368] John Howard. Mariner sloop "Swift," commanded by Capt. John Wigglesworth; enlisted May 27, 1776; discharged Sept. 10, 1776; service, 3 mos. 14 days. Roll dated Plymouth.

Sources

↑ The Howard genealogy; descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903 page 105 in viewer wikimedia.org
↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCC3-245 : 28 December 2022)
↑ The Howard genealogy; descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903 page 105 in viewer wikimedia.org
↑ The Howard genealogy; descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903 page 105 in viewer wikimedia.org
↑ The Howard genealogy; descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903 page 105 in viewer wikimedia.org
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5G-V7J : 16 March 2022), John Howard, Birth 26 Mar 1748 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Father's Name John Howard; Mother's Name Eunice
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCC3-245 : 28 December 2022), John Howard, Marriage 3 Nov 1770 Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay; Spouse's Name Eleanor Cobb
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ69-TJT : 15 January 2020), John Howard in entry for son John Howard, Christening 19 Dec 1773 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2019), memorial page for Capt John Howard (26 Mar 1748–Mar 1788), Find A Grave Memorial no. 78820013, citing Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Peter (contributor 47447008) .
The Howard genealogy; descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903 page 105 in viewer wikimedia.org