Daniel Howland

Daniel Howland was the innkeeper and proprietor of Howland's Ferry. He acquired the ferry and inn from John Simmons in 1694. Daniel was prominent in town affairs and for the first twenty years he lived near his ferry service. The town meetings were regularly scheduled at his residence which also doubled as a tavern, therefore the immediate surrounding vicinity of the ferry became known as Howland's Ferry Village. It later would become known as Stone Bridge Village.

His wife Mary kept her husband's tavern while she was a widow.

Source: "Tiverton and Little Compton, Rhode Island, Volume 2"

He was a Quaker

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-175

Daniel Howland (1662 - bef. 1712)

Daniel Howland

Born Mar 1662 in Duxbury, Plymouth

Son of Zoeth Howland and Abigail (Unknown) Kirby

Brother of Nathaniel Howland, Benjamin Howland, Lydia Howland, Mary Howland, Mary (Howland) Freeman, Sarah Howland, Nicholas Howland, Henry Howland and Abigail (Howland) Booth

Husband of Mary (Sampson) Howland — married about 1689 [location unknown]

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Howland — married about 1693 in Tiverton, Rhode Island

Father of Thomas Howland, Daniel Howland, John Howland, Isaac Howland, Mercy Howland, Thomas Howland, Benjamin Howland, William Howland, Joseph Howland, Margaret Howland and Mary (Howland) Gardiner

Died before 26 Jan 1712 in Tiverton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 10 Mar 2022 | Created 12 Sep 2010

Biography

This profile is part of the Howland Name Study.
Birth

Daniel Howland, son of Zoeth, was born in March 1661/2, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.[1][2]
Marriage

Daniel Howland married Mary Sampson.[2] Mary's maiden name was Samson or Sampson. She was probably the sister of Benjamin Howland's wife. She was the daughter of Thomas Samson and probably the granddaughter of Abraham Samson; she died Nov. 17, 1736. Daniel Howland was tavern keeper at Tiverton and his widow continued the same after his death and until she married Samuel Goodspeed on February 26, 1712, at Tiverton.[3] However, his wife, Mary's maiden name is not Sampson.[4]

Children

Children of Daniel and Mary Howland were all born in Tiverton, Bristol County, Massachusets Bay as follow:
Daniel Howland, b. 29 May 1694.[5]
John Howland, b. 29 April 1696.[5]
Isaac Howland, b. 7 April 1698.[5]
Thomas Howland, b. 7 June 1701.[5]
Benjamin Howland, b. 23 May 1703.[5]
William Howland, b. 19 May 1705.[5]
Joseph Howland, b. 24 November 1708.[5]
Mary Howland, b. 10 January 1710/1.[5]
The births of all being of Tiverton record.[2]
Life

Daniel Howland was a man of great intelligence and filled many offices of public trust.[2]
There is manuscript in the Howland family showing that he was commissioned major by Governor Bellomont in 1699, a fact not set forth in the work on the Howland family.[2]
A petition of John Sheffield of Tiverton, showed that Daniel Howland of Tiverton brought his writ of ejectment against his petitioner's father Amos Sheffield, at the Interior Court held at Bristol in April 1709, for the recovery of the possession of a certain tract of land containing nine acres in Tiverton. At court Amos Sheffield recovered costs; from which judgment Daniel Howland appealed to the then next Superior Court for Bristol County held in September following, at which time the said Amos Sheffield could not attend the trial and for want of a proper defense the former judgment was reversed and Daniel Howland recovered possession of the land sued for and whereas the petitioner's grandmother Mary Peirce late of Tiverton widow and executrix to Amos Sheffield then deceased did on the twenty-second day of May 1712 brought her writ of review of the plea of trespass and ejectment against Mary Howland widow of Daniel Howland then deceased for reversing the judgment , which was tried at the next Superior Court of Judicature for Bristol County, and Mary Peirce being aged and infirm, and the petitioner in his non age, by which means the lawyers were not fully instructed, judgment was given against Mary Peirce and for as much as others who have the same title to the lands adjoining to the petitioners, have since had their lands surrendered up by the possessors, therefore praying that the petitioner as administrator of his father's estate with the will annexed, may be empowered to bring another writ of review of the said action at the next Superior Court to be held at Bristol against Mary and Daniel Howland for possession of the said nine acres of land, and (in regard that Mary and Daniel Howland live out of the Province) that the sheriff of the County of Bristol his leaving a copy of the said writ of review with John Howland the tenant in possession fourteen days before the sitting of the said court may be deemed a good service.[6]
For a number of years, he served as selectman, in 1705 was an assessor, and was town treasurer from 1714 to 1715.[2]
He was one of the proprietors of Tiverton and was the proprietor of Howland's Ferry, where he kept a tavern in which he lived, and in the same building, the town meetings were held for years.[2] Prior to 1715, the freemen of the town held their meetings at the house of Daniel Howland.[7]
Religion

Daniel Howland was a member of the Society of Friends.[2]
Death

He died prior to 26 January 1711/2 the date of his estate inventory,[1] survived by his widow, who married second, Samuel Goodspeed[2] February 26, 1712 at Tiverton, Rhode Island, Thomas Church, J.P. officiating.[3]
His widow attested the inventory the following 5 February 1714/15, together with the eldest son Daniel Howland. On 14 March 1714/15, John Howland gave a receipt to Daniel, identified as the administrator of the estate of his deceased father, Daniel. One week later (21 March 1714/15) an account was filed jointly by Mary Goodspeed, "formerly Mary Howland widow and relict of Lt. Daniel Howland late of Tiverton deceased."[8]
Probate Records

Inventory of Estate of Daniel Howland of Tiverton, dated 26 Jan 1711/2, presented by Mary Howland, his widow & Admin. Appraisers: Joseph Wanton & Robert Dennice [3:61/2].[9]
Account of Mary Goodspeed formerly Mary Howland, widow and Daniel Howland, eldest son, Execs. of Estate of Daniel Howland of Tiverton, dated 21 Mar 1714 [sic], recorded 17 Nov 1736. Includes payments by receipt to Thomas Corey, John Howland, Isaac Lawton and William Wanton. [8:422/3].[10]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Wakefield, Robert S. & Robert M. Sherman. 1987. Henry Howland of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1633, His Children and His Grandchildren. Natl. Geneal. Society Quarterly 75:105-116, 216-225, 278-288.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families. Vol. I. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co, 1908, p. 245. Print.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Goodspeed, Weston A. History of the Goodspeed Family. W.A. Goodspeed, 1907, p. 85. Print.
↑ Torrey, Clarence A, and Elizabeth P. Bentley. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. Seventh printing, 2004, p. 394. Print.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Arnold, James N. Vital Records of Rhode Island: 1636-1850: First Series: Births, Marriages, and Deaths: A Family Register for the People. Vol. 4, Part VII. “TIVERTON, Births and Deaths.” Providence: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1893, p. 89.
↑ Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province of Massachusetts Bay: To which are Prefixed the Charters of the Province. With Historical and Explanatory Notes, and an Appendix. Published Under Chapter 87 of the Resolves of the General Court of the Commonwealth for the Year 1867. Vol. X. Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1900, p. 618. Print.
↑ Bayles, Richard M. History of Newport County, Rhode Island: From the Year 1638 to the Year 1887, Including the Settlement of Its Towns, and Their Subsequent Progress. New York: L. E. Preston & Co., 1888, p. 938. Print.
↑ National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 75, Washington, D.C: National Genealogical Society, 1987, p. 220.
↑ Rounds, H. L. Peter. Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987), p. 53.
↑ Rounds, H. L. Peter. Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987), p. 255.
Howland, Franklyn. A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland (The Author, New Bedford, Mass., 1885) Page 80.
Kolner, Frances. Descendants of Edward Church Howland of Rhode Island and Florida. Melbourne, FL: F. Kolner, 1990, p. 139. Print.

Ancestry.com:

'Daniel Howland

Born in Duxbury on Jan 1661

to Zoeth Howland and Abigail.

Daniel married Mary Sampson and had 10 children.

He passed away on 1714 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Family Members

Parents

Zoeth Howland 1635-1656

Abigail 1635-1678

Spouse(s)

Mary Sampson 1662-1737

Children

Daniel Howland 1691-1752

John Howland 1696-1748

Isaac Howland 1698-Unknown

Mercy Howland 1699-Unknown

Thomas Howland 1701-Unknown

Benjamin Howland 1703-Unknown

William Howland 1705-Unknown

Joseph Howland 1708-Unknown

Margaret Howland 1710-Unknown

Mary Howland 1705-1747

GEDCOM Note

Daniel Howland

Daniel Howland
Birthdate:
May 1661
Birthplace:
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Death:
Died 1714 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Immediate Family:
Son of Zoeth Howland and Abigail Kirby
Husband of Mary Howland (Sampson)
Father of Thomas HOWLAND; Daniel Howland; Mary Gardner (Howland); John Howland; Isaac HOWLAND; Mercy HOWLAND; Benjamin HOWLAND; William HOWLAND; Joseph HOWLAND and Margaret HOWLAND « less
Brother of Nathaniel Howland; Benjamin Howland; Lydia Howland; Sarah Howland; Nicholas Howland; Henry Howland, (twin); Abigail Booth, (twin) and Mary Freeman « less

Occupation:
Ferry and Tavern Keeper

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About Daniel Howland
Daniel Howland was the innkeeper and proprietor of Howland's Ferry. He acquired the ferry and inn from John Simmons in 1694. Daniel was prominent in town affairs and for the first twenty years he lived near his ferry service. The town meetings were regularly scheduled at his residence which also doubled as a tavern, therefore the immediate surrounding vicinity of the ferry became known as Howland's Ferry Village. It later would become known as Stone Bridge Village.
His wife Mary kept her husband's tavern while she was a widow.
Source: "Tiverton and Little Compton, Rhode Island, Volume 2"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Weaver-Daniel_Howland_House

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The Clement Weaver-Daniel Howland House is a historic stone-ender timber frame house built in 1679. This rare example of primitive 17th-century architecture is located at 125 Howland Road in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It is the oldest documented dwelling house in Kent County and the second oldest home in Rhode Island.[2][page%C2%A0needed]
Clement Weaver, a native of Newport, Rhode Island, built the house in 1679, after fighting in King Philip's War. His descendants sold the house to Daniel Howland in 1784. Daniel Howland was a grandchild of Henry Howland, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1624. Henry was the younger brother of John Howland, one of the original Mayflower Pilgrims of 1620. In the early 20th century, Norman Isham, a prominent architect, restored the house. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] Larry Schneider, a general contractor specializing in historic restorations, restored the home in 1996.

In 1784, Daniel Howland purchased the home from the Weavers. Daniel Howland was a Quaker and chaplain during the Revolutionary War. Daniel willed the house to his son Daniel and his wife, Philadelphia of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The home remained with the Howlands for nearly two centuries. This home has had only six owners since it was built, 328 years ago.[2][3][page%C2%A0needed]
While most of the outbuildings have since disappeared, there remains a building that was originally a horse barn. After the Hurricane of 1938, this barn was converted into a smaller barn with an attached two-car garage. From the street, this building still retains its older look.