Captain John Howland

From "Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass." by Henry M. Tower (Volume IV, 1909): "The Howland Oak"

"John Howland Jr. was born in Freetown in 1742. In company with his brother-in-law, Job Simmonds, who had married Elizabeth Howland, they came to Spencer in 1769 and camped under the oak shown in cut until they were able to erect dwellings, Howland one where John M. Newton now lives and Simmonds one where Eb. Howe's new house stands. Simmons did not stay in town but a few years, when the farm became the property of Reuben Bemis. Mrs. Simmonds died in north Brookfleld. John Howland was ensign in the Revolution.

Otis Howland, grandson of John Jr., to whom the Howland farm descended through his father, Abner, requested when he sold the place to Joel Howe that this tree always be preserved as a memorial to his ancestor."

• Residence: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 1800
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 15 2021, 20:37:40 UTC