Matthew Howard, Sr., of the Severn

• Not the son of John Howard, Sr. & Elizabeth Howard

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Matthew “of the Severn” Howard

• BIrth: 1609 - England
• Death: before 4 Sep 1659 (aged 49–50) - Matthew returned to Virginia to get the family and died before returning thus losing his Maryland land
• Burial: Burial Details Unknown
• Parents: unknown
• Spouse: Anne (unknown) - married before 1635
• They had 7 children: Elizabeth, Matthew, Cornelius, John, Samuel, Philip & Anne.
• Immigration: before 1635

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Biography

http://fzsaunders.com/howard.html

The ancestry of Matthew HOWARD is unknown. One theory of his ancestry, the HOWARD-ARUNDELL theory has been found to have no validity.

Another theory, the HOWARD-DOUGLAS theory, is that Matthew was a great grandson of Thomas HOWARD and Margaret DOUGLAS (niece of King Henry VIII).

This theory is also highly improbable. The foundation of Moss' theory rests on a false premise, that does not show a union between the HOWARD and DOUGLAS families as he implied

Matthew HOWARD and wife Anne had children:

• 1. Anne HOWARD b. ca. 1637; m. James GRENEFFE; living 1686
• 2. Elizabeth HOWARD b. ca. 1639; m. Henry RIDGELY; d. 16696-16727 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• 3. Matthew HOWARD b. ca. 1641; m. Sarah DORSEY; d. between 3 Oct. 1691and 12 Jan. 1692 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• 4. Cornelius HOWARD b. ca. 1643; m. Elizabeth; d. between 15 April and 15 Oct. 1680 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• 5. John HOWARD b. ca. 1645; m. Susanna (NORWOOD) widow of Charles STEVENS; m. Eleanor, widow of John MACCUBIN; d. between 30 Dec. 1695 and 13 May 1696 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• 6. Samuel HOWARD b. ca. 1647; m. Catherine WARNER; d. between 28 Feb. 1702 and 9 Nov. 1703 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• 7. Philip HOWARD b. ca. 1649; m. Ruth BALDWIN; d. between 25 July 1701 and 24 Feb. 1701 [1702] Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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His ancestry is unknown. There are several theories. He is certainly NOT the son of Thomas Arundell. The reason for this confusion is that Thomas Arundell had a son named Matthew born about the right time, but that son died young, and his tomb has been located. It clearly identifies him as the son of Thomas Arundell Baron Arundell.

Mathew's parents MAY have been Philip and Joan (Marriott) Howard. He emigrated to America in the 1630's.

Matthew is his will refers to his son John as heir of his grandfathers name. So John is probably best match to be his father.

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The English background Of Mathew Howard of the Severn in Mary-land has been the subject of much interest and not a little controversy as to the origin. That he was of the noble family of England cannot be denied, for, according to the ancient rules of heraldry and still adhered to by Lord Lyon of Scotland, any family which has been granted a coat-of-arms is deemed to be ennobled. Several fantastic theories, sworn by some descendants to be tile truth with gospel trimmings, have been put forth in the past.* [*In 1925 when research was being conducted on the Howards, I lent an ear to the story that he was the Mathew Howard whose legal name was Arundel, but changed it to Howard for political reasons. Furthermore, he was descended from an immediate line of the Duke of Norfolk, See "Anne Arundel Gentry", 1st ed. All claims have since been found to have little foundation] Considerable American dollars have been paid by descendants to English researchers with no positive results, and even the College of Arms has not been able to throw much light on the ancestry. Many visible and invisible indicators point to the belief that he was not of too remote relationship to the Howards of the Peerage, but certainly no title or even a knighthood was possessed by him. But the use of the ancient Howard arms on documents in Maryland and the fact that all of his sons were literate place his family in the social picture above many of the British planters who settled in the Colonies. The date of his settlement in America and the political times at home all have some bearing on his life and the motive for his leaving England. His politics were of the Puritan variety, although it was at one time stated otherwise: They may have alienated him from the conservative opinions of other members of the family--though many peers espoused the liberality and revolutionary actions of Cromwell and his adherents. His associations in Virginia were definitely with the liberal non-Conformists which was the reason of his leaving that colony and coming to Maryland at the invitation of Lord Baltimore. He was among the first contingency to arrive and settled on the north shore of the Severn opposite the present town of Annapolis around present Greenbury Point more or less under the ancient rights of squatters until patents were granted after certain formalities. While Virginia historians claim with much gusto that their colony was settled by Cavaliers,* [*Defining Cavalier in its strictest sense as "An adherent of the Stuarts of England as opposed to the Puritans"] they overlook the truth. Virginia became a haven for Puritans and non-Conformists who were finding life uncomfortable while the Royalists held the upper hand in England. Claiborne, Bacon and others were all tainted with Puritanism and possessed revolutionary qualities.

The first record of Mathew Howard being in the Colony of Virginia was on February 8, 1637--8, when he was seated on the western branch of the Elizabeth River in the Upper County of New Norfolk. His emigration therefore ante-dates that year, but it is not believed to have been [Howard Family 227] too many years. At the time of his leaving England the Royalists held control and Archbishop Laud of Canterbury was offering his decrees to bring the Established Church back to more spirituality and ritualism, but at the same time offending the liberal churchmen who were rapidly forming themselves into a political party.

His being in Virginia by 1637 precludes his identity as the Mathew Howard, of County Essex, who matriculated at Magdalene, Cambride, at Easter 1634, and who later "migrated to Queens on November 1,1639", and who received his B.A. 1639/40, according to Alumni Cantabrigienses.* [*Approximately six years were rather a lengthy period of study at Cambridge for that time. Could the records be confused and there were two Mathew Howards, the one at Magdalene leaving before the conferment of the degree? The 1634 registration could fit the Maryland emigrant. All of his sons were literate, so it is evident that the father was likewise.] Throwing aside any political entanglement of Mathew Howard in England, his desire to settle in the Colonies may have been actuated by sheer adventure and the opportunities which a new world offered to younger sons without estates.

There is no record of his bringing-in children, but only his wife, Anne, and two man-servants. Consequently, it can be assumed that he had recently married and set out for Virginia shortly thereafter. He seemed to have left all connections behind him, and when he settled in Maryland neither he nor his sons commemorated any of his ancestoral estates by. the naming of their plantations to offer a clue to their life in England. As mentioned previously, he was seated on the western branch of the Elizabeth River in Upper Norfolk which is present Nansemond County, where a hot-bed of non-Conformists had developed through mutual interests.

It was not until May 27, 1638, that he applied for his head-rights in financing his own passage-and that of Anne his wife. He also-transported at his own expense two unnamed persons. If they were his children, the records fail to state, but the two transportees were probably past the infant stage, and are usually cited as servants. If they had been his children, the records would have most likely stated as such. He had a family by July 6, 1640, as the following human interest item will prove.

" Simon Peeter, aged 26, stated that Edy Hanklng said that Mathew Howard's wife went walking with Edward Lloide and left the children crying and her husband had to leave his work and quiet the children .... Eady Hanking shall acknowledge the accusations and as Howard's wife openely forgiveness both at the house of Mr. Wm Julian on Friday next and also at the Parish Church the Sunday following and defray the charges of the Court". [228 Anne Arundel Gentry]

By 1648 Mathew Howard was the father of six children. Richard Hall, of Lower Norfolk County, died testate in 1648 without issue and named Mathew Howard the Elder as the executor of his estate and bequeathed legacies to the Howard children. To Anne Howard he left a cow calf and a barrow shote; to Elizabeth Howard two cows and all their increase and a sow; to Mathew Howard the Younger a sow shote; to Cornelius Howard a sow and "my hat"; To John Howard "my wigg and new clothes"; and to Samuel Howard "my money and tobacco". He further- more left "Old Mathew" one yearling stear calf and "my best pair of breeches".

On November 15, 1648, Mathew Howard appeared at court and under oath declared that the last will and testament of Richard Hall as offered for probation was true and correct, thereupon administration was grant- ed.

On June 15, 1649, he witnessed the last will and testament of Edward Hodge, of Lower Norfolk County, Merchant.

On July 3, 1650, Robert Clark, Surveyor General of the Province, stated that' he had 'laid out for Mathew Howard of the Severn in the County of Ann Arundell planter a parcell of land lying on the south side of the River Severn near a creek called Marshes Creek........containing and now laid out in the whole for Six Hundred and fifty acres more or less". The 650 acres were undoubtedly due for his own personal adventure into the Province (100 acres) and the remainder for the transportation at his own expense eleven persons whose names unfortunately were not recorded. His younger children were certainly under age at that time, so it can be assumed that among the eleven were several of his children.

He perhaps returned to Virginia or his son and namesake remained behind, for on November 15, 1650, the Court of Lower Norfolk ordered that 100 lbs. tob. be paid to Mathew Howard for the killing of a wolf. It is also evident that he was a resident of Virginia as late as 1652. Lt. Coll. Cornelius Loyd in that year was appointed the Collector of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River for 97 tithable persons with a quota of 31,880 lbs. tob. His remuneration was to be 4,150 lbs. tob. and Mathew Howard was to receive 100 lbs. tob. In the same year Robert Woody was ordered to pay Mathew Howard 500 lbs. tob.* [*Lower Norfolk County, Records 1651-54, folios 27, 32, 34, 39.] No record can be found of any last will and testament or even an inventory or administration of his estate. From the year 1650 to 1658 the Puritans were virtually in control of the Province of Maryland, and while records were kept during that period, none refer to Mathew Howard or his children. He was deceased by 1659, when Edward Lloyd who was the guardian of his youngest son, Philip, had "Howardstone" on the Severn surveyed for Philip Howard, stating that he was an orphan of Mathew Howard. It was not until 1660 or a little later that his sons appeared in the service and annals of the Province.

Children of Mathew and Anne Howard 1. Samuel Howard married Catherine Warner. q.v. 2. John Howard married the Widow Stevens and the Widow Maccubin. q.v. 3. Cornelius Howard married Eilzabeth. Gorsuch, q.v. 4. Mathew married 'Sarah Dorsey. q.v. 5. Philip Howard married Ruth Baldwin. q.v. 6. Anne Howard married James Greeniffe.* [*James Greeniffee died testate A. A. County, will dated Feb. 21, 1686/7, named his wife, Anne. appointed "brother Samuel Howard the overseer", and left a legacy to "brother John Howard". Ref: Wills, Liber 2, filio 215.]7. Eizabeth Howard married [Henry Ridgeley]. 8. [Mary Howard married Major General John Hammond.] q..v.

About 1667 or before appeared in Anne Arundel County Henry Howard whose interest in the new world was apparently commercial. The inventory of his estate proved definitely that he was a merchant. Until his death in 1684, he figured prominently in probate records, being appointed overseers of several estates. What relationship existed between him and Mathew Howard Sr. has not been determined, but he was acquainted with the sons and mentioned both John Howard and Mathew Howard Jr. in his last will and testament. His will was drawn up on December 31,1683 with Richard Howard as one of the witnesses. Richard can not be identified, as very little is known about him and no further record is available. While bearing the family name of Howard, he was not one of the legatees of Henry Howard who died without issue.

To Mr. John Bermitt and Sarah his wife, Henry Howard bequeathed "one sealed Ring marked with a coate-of-arms and one hopped Ring marked F C". He failed to state that the ring bore his coat-of-arms, though it is possible that it did. To John Howard he bequeathed a suit of wearing apparell, and to "John Howard and Mathew Howard of Anarundell County each a silver Seale a peice". As the last will and testament of John Howard contained the Howard arms beside his signature, it was probably the impression from the "silver seale". Mathew Howard Jr. displayed the arms of the Howards and a silver seale was listed in the inventory of his grandson. The records of Oxford and Cambridge do not reveal that any of the sons of Mathew Howard were sent back to England for their education, but all were literate and manifested a high degree of intellect. It is therefore apparent that they were tutored in Virginia and that the [23O Anne Arundel Gentry] younger ones were later schooled after settlement in Maryland.

It was a well-knit family, because only in a few cases does one find brothers in Maryland remembering one another in their will and their brother's wives as was the case among the Howards of the second generation. The family left its mark on Maryland and the scions intermarried with the county gentry of the Province. They were large land and slave owners which were symbols of wealth and position in those days. While the emigrant was undoubtedly of Puritan leanings, the sons conformed to the Established Church and even became members of the local vestries. The parentage of Mathew Howard at this publication still remains a mystery and is consistent with the mysteries of the family origin. The Genealogical Quarterly of London in its December 1934 issue stated "This noble name has been a sore puzzle to etymologists. A writer in the Quarterly Rev. (vol. CII) says the family may be Saxon, may be Danish. They are more probably of Norwegian origin. Havardor Haavard was a common personal name among the Northmen. It appears to be the English name Howard and left by them in Northumberland and East Anglia. Heimskringla, the seventeenth century genealogists, laboured hard to prove a Norman origin for this illustrious race, but authentic records extend back no further than the XIII cent., when the Howards rose into eminence in Norfolk, though Houardus, the Essex under-tenant of Domesday, may be cited on that side".

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• Matthew Howard1
• M, #184033, b. circa 1620, d. 1658/59
• Last Edited=6 Feb 2006
• Matthew Howard was born circa 1620 at England.1 He married Anne (?) circa 1637 at Virginia, U.S.A..1 He died in 1658/59 at Anne Arundel, Maryland, U.S.A..1
• Child of Matthew Howard and Anne (?)
  • 1.Matthew Howard+1 b. c 1632, d. 1691/92
• Citations
• 1.[S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p18404.htm#i184033 ________________________________
• Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families ... By Sharon J. Doliante
• http://books.google.com/books?id=1KvkiaQks-kC&pg=PA367&lpg=PA367&dq...
• Pg.353
• MATTHEW HOWARD, SR. was probably b. at least by 1610, and since he was not listed among those person living in Va., at the time of the 'Muster" of 1624/25, he clearly was not b. in Va. He d. sometime bet. 1652 and 1659, in Va.; m. possibly C1635, Ann (___), whose transportation into Va., he claimed - probably having brought her here, himself. It isn't known when Ann died. Her last child was b. C1651.
• As will be shown below, the earliest record in America which mentions the name of Matthew Howard, of which we have knowledge, was dated 1635, and the last was in Dec. 1652. His wife Ann, was first mentioned in Va. records on May 26, 1638, with no further known reference to her after July 6, 1640, although she undoubtedly lived a number of years after this.
• It seems likely that Ann, the mother, had died only shortly before the children came to Maryland, in 1659.
• It doesn't take too much imagination .... etc.
• Pg.356
• Issue of Matthew and Ann Howard, Sr. named in the order they were given in will of Richard Hall, therfore prob. in their order of birth (the last two not having then been born):
  • I. Ann Howard (q.v.)
  • II. Elizabeth Howard (q.v.)
  • III. Matthew Howard Jr. (q.v.)
  • IV. Cornelius Howard (q.v.)
  • V. John Howard (q.v.)
  • VI. Samuel Howard (q.v.)
  • VII. Philip Howard (q.v.)
  • VIII. Mary Howard (q.v.)
• I. Ann Howard, prob. b. C1637, Lower Norfolk Co., Va.; Legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, in Va.; m. James Greneff, or Greniffe. He left a will dated Anne Arundel Co., Md., Feb. 21, 1686; proved, Sept. 26, 1694 (given in full at the back of this chapter), in which he ment. his wife Ann, his children, and also his "broth", John Howard, and "brother" Samuel Howard, his sister Catherine, and others. Issue as named: .... etc.
• II. Elizabeth Howard, prob. b. C1639, Lower Norfolk Co., Va; d.aft. 1669 but bef. 1673, Md.; m. bet. 1659 and 1664, A.A. Co., Md., Col. Henry Ridgley. She was also a legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, and her husband claimed land rights in 1664, for having transported her into Maryland. Actually, it seems doubtful that such was the case. Probably she transported herself, or perhaps one of her brothers brought her to Maryland, but if a woman married before land rights could be claimed for her, it was customary to allow her husband that privilege. Her bro. Cornelius came to Md. in 1659 and prob. the others too, and Elizabeth with them. For Known issue of Col. Henry Ridgley, which we believe to also have been Elizabeth's, see the Ridgley family.
• III. Matthew Howard, Jr., prob. b. C1641, Lower Norfolk Co., Va.; d. testate, A. A. Co., Md., bet. Oct. 3, 1691 and Jan. 19, 1694 (dates of the writing and proving of his will (Given in full at the back of this chapter.); m. bef. 1667, Sarah Dorsey, dau. of Edward and Ann Dorsey. She predeceased him. [See: The Dorsey Family, by Dorsey and Nimmo (Baltimore, 1947.).]
• Matthew, Jr., was a legatee in the 1648 will fo Richard Hall, in Va., and in the 1684 will of one Henry Howard, of A.A. Co., Md. He and his bro. John, were each left "a silver seal". (This will also given in full at the back of this chapter.)
• He immigrated to Md., from Va., bef. 1659 [Skorda, op. cit., p. 216], and in 1661, Henry Catlin, also from Va., and one of Edward Lloyd's commissioners, assigned his Md. survey to Matthew, Jr., who then re-named it, "Howard's Inheritance" [Warfield, op. cit., pp. 44, 68.]
• Pg.357
• Matthew claimed land rights for having transported Sarah Darey (sic), prior to 1667, when he styles her, his wife. [Skordas, op. cit., p. 122/]
• Issue of Matthew and Sarah (Dorsey) Howard, Jr.: .... etc.
• Pg.359
• IV. Cornelius Howard, prob. b. C1643, Lower Norfolk Co., Va.; d. testate, A.A. Co., Md., bet. Apr. 15, and Oct. 15, 1680 (his will given in full at the back of this chapter); m. Elizabeth (?Todd), dau. of Thos. (See: Anne Arundel Gentry, by Newman, p. 183).
• Cornelius was a legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, in Va. He immigrated to Md., from Va., by 1659 [Skordas, op. cit., p. 240]. Prof. Warfield (op. cit., p. 30), spoke of him as "Captain", and said he settled in Middle Neck Hundred, A.A. Co., After 1660, on his land, "Howard's Heirship & Chane". He was a Delegate from A.A. Co., from 1671-75 [Ibid., pp. 39 and 71], and a Justice from 1680-82, during which latter period, his bro-in-law, Henry Ridgely, served as a Delagate [Ibid., p. 40]. "Ensign Cornelius Howard was mentioned [Semmes, op. cit., p.701.]
• Issue of Cornelius and Elizabeth (?Todd) Howard: .... etc.
• Pg.361
• V. John Howard, b. C1645, Lower Norfolk Co., Va.; d. testate bet. Dec. 20, 1695 and May 13, 1696, A.A. Co., Md. (his will given in full at the back of this chapter); m. (1) Susanna (Norwood) Stevens, widow of Chalres Stevens, and dau. of Capt. John Norwood; m. (2) Elinor ( ___) Maccubin, widow of John Maccubin. He was a legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, in Va.; in the 1683 will of Henry Howard, of A.A. Co., Md., (who left him his wearing clothes, and a silver seal), and in the 1691 will of his bro., Matthew, Jr.
• Prof. Warfield (op. cit., p. 68), says that in 1662, "the sons of Mathew Howard, came up the Severn and seated themselves near their father's surveys. John, Samuel and Cornelius Howard, all transported a number of
• Pg.362
• settlers, and received grants for the same upon the Severn. They located adjoining each other, near Round Bay." And, "the five brothers, John, Samuel, Mathew, Cornelius and Philip, had nine hundred acres granted them as brothers. It was upon one of these many hills of Severn, in the neighborhood of Round Bay, that John Howard slew the lion." Richarson, op. cit., vol. 1, p. 329, shows that "Howard's Interest" was surveyed for John Jan. 28, 1662.
• John's (2) wife, Elinor or Eleanor Maccubin, was the mother of Sarah Maccubin, who m. Wm. Griffith & was the mother of Orlando Griffith, who was called "grandson" in John's will. He m. June, 6, 1717, Katherine Howard, dau. of John & Katherine (Greenberry)-Ridgley Howard.
• Only issue of John Howard, and by his (1) m.: .... etc.
• VI. Samuel Howard, b. C1647, Lower Norfolk Co., Va.; d. testate, A.A. Co., Md. (His will given in full at the back of this chapter.), bet. Feb. 28, 1702/3 and Nov. 9, 1703; m. Catherine Warner, dau. of James and Joan (___) Warner. (NOTE: Prof. Warfield (op. cit..p. 70), erroneously stated that Catherine was a dau. fo "James and Elizabeth Warner, daughter of William Harris..."; however, Elizabeth (___) Harris, widow and not daughter of William Harris, married James Warner, as his (2) wife, onlly about a year before he died [Quakers In The Founding Of Anne Arundel County maryland, by J. Reaney Kelly (Baltimore, 1963), pp. 79-81], and there was no issue of that marriage. Catherine was a dau. of Joan (___) Warner, who immigrated to Maryland with James Warner and their dau., Joan, or Johanna, in 1650 [Liver Q, ff. 237-8, Land Office, Annapolis.]
• Samuel was legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, in Va., and in the 1673 will of his father-in-law, James Warner, was one of the overseers
• Pg.363
• named in the will of his bro. Cornelius, in 1680; legatee of is bro. Matthew, Jr., in 1691; and legatee in the 1696 will of his bro., John.
• 100 a called "Howard's Hope" was surveyed for Samuel, Jan. 26, 1662 [Richardson, op. cit., vol. 1, p. 329.]
• Issue of Samuel and Catherine (Warner) Howard: .... etc.
• VII. Philip Howard, prob. b. C1649, in Lower Norfolk Co., Va. (NOTE: he was not a legatee in the 1648 will of Richard Hall, there, as were his older siblings.) He d. testate, A.A. Co., Md., bet. July 29, 1701 and Feb. 24, 1701/2. (His will given in full at the back of this chapter.); m. Ruth Baldwin, dau. of John and Elizabeth Baldwin.
• Prof. Warfield says, "In 1659, Cammander Edward Lloyd surveyed for Philip Howard, after the death of Mathew, the Severn tract of 'Howardstone', for 'Philip Howard, Orphant.
• Philip was a legatee in the 1691 will of his bro., Matthew, Jr., and in the 1696 will of his bro., John. In 1697 "Capt Philip Howard of Anne Arundell Co.", was mentioned. [Semmes, op. cit., p. 215.] he was a Justice of A.A. Co., in 1694, and in the same year was one of the Commissioners for laying out the town of Annapolis. [Warfield, op. cit., p. 74.]
• Pg.364
• Only issue: .... etc.
• VIII. Mary Howard, prob. b. C1651, Lower Norfolk Co., Va.; d. testate A.A. Co., Md., bet. Apr. 4 and 6, 1721 (Cotton, op. cit., Vol 5, p. 46); m. Major General John Hammond, who d. testate, A.A. Co. (His will given in full at the back of this chapter), and was buried Nov. 29, 1707 [Warfield, op. cit., p. 179.]
• John Hammond was named as one of the overseers of the Estate of his bro-in-law, Cornelius Howard, in the latter's will of 1680; and in 1699, his bro-in-law, Henry Ridgley "ordered that the Commission be prepared to appont the Honble Major John Hammond Colonel" of Col. Ridgley's Co., in the latter's place [Archives, op. cit., vol. 25, p. 80]. These two men appear to have been particular friends and associates. They were A.A. Co. Justices together from 1687, at least through 1692, perhaps longer [Warfield, op, cit., pp. 40, 178-9], and were Delegates together, in the latter year. He was also a member of the vestry of St. Anne's Church, and was appointed Judge of the High Court of Admiralty "by the royal administration [after 1692], with whom he was in favor" [Ibid., p.178.]. Issue: .... etc.
• Pg.366
  • WILL OF RICHARD HALL-1648
• [NOTE: The page from the old book of Wills and Deeds on which the following will appears, has been torn all the way down the right-hand side, so that on almost every line, the last several letters are missing.]
• In the name of God Amen: I Richard Hall of Virginia being weake in body but in perfect memory (thanks bee [to] God), doe make this my last will and testament: ffirst I bequeath my Soule to Jesus Chrit my Mediator & Redeeme[r] and my body to the earth; and for my worldly good w'ch the Lord hath given mee after by debts are payd & my furneral expenses discharged I bequeath as followeth: ffirst I bequet[h] unto Mathew Howard the elder one yearling ssteere Calfe I bequeath unto Ann Howard a Cowe calfe & a Barrowe Chote I bequeath unto Elizabeth Howard my Two Cows with all theire encrese after the date hereof, alsoe I bequeath unto ye said Elizabeth Howard my sow will all increase excepting three chotes, I give one Sow Chote of a twelve month old to Mathew Howard the younger I give one Sow pigg to Cornel[ius] Howard and my hatt. I give one Sow pigg to John Howard and my work Clothes & my handkercheifes I give unto Math[ew] Howard the elder my best paire of breeches; I give unto Samuel Howard all the tob'o that is coming unto mee after by debts are payd I give unto Thos. Bell my bedd, bouls[ter] & blankett & my chest & my old suite w'ch I now have on & one payre of shoes & stockins; I desire Mathew Howard [the] elder [to be] by sole Executor of this my last will & testament [In] Witness hereof I hereunto sett by hand this twenty first day of August 1648. /s/ Richard Hall
• Signed & deliv[ered] in the presence of Cornelius Lloyd. The mke of Tho. Pull
• By the Govern'r & Cap't General of Virginia To all to whome these pr'sents chall come I Sr Wm Berke[ley] Lu't Governor & Cap't Generall of Virginia Send greeting in our Lord God everlasting whereas Rich Hall late of this Collony deceased did by his last will & testament nominate and appoint Mathew Howard the elder his executor and the said Mathew did at a County Court holden for Lower Norfolk upon the fifteen day of November 164[8] make humble suite to the board: That a Probate of th[e] said will might bee graunted unto him for w'ch case fu[ll] power and lawfully authority is hereby given & granted unto him the said Mathew Howard to dispose of all an[d] singular the goods rights & Creditts of the said deceden[t] according to the true intent & meaning of the said will [&} testament expressed: given at James City under my ha[nd] and Seale of the Colony this sixteenth day of November Anno Dom 1648.
  • /s/ William Berkeley
• [Norfolk County, Viginia, Wills & Deeds G, 1646-1651. No page no. given.] ____________________
• The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records (1905)
• https://archive.org/details/foundersofannear00warf
• https://archive.org/stream/foundersofannear00warf#page/30/mode/1up
  • MIDDLE NECK HUNDRED AFTER 1660.
• South-side Severn settlements were increased in 1662. Matthew Howard, who had come up from Lower Norfolk, Virginia, in 1650, with his neighbor and relative, Edward Lloyd, had died before 1659, but his five sons now came. They were Captain Cornelius Howard, of "Howard's Heirship and Chance" ; Samuel Howard, of "Howard's Hope"; John Howard, of "Howard's Interest"; all adjoining near Round Bay. Philip and Matthew were on North Severn. In 1664, the three sons of Edward Dorsey, the immigrant of 1650 — relatives of the Howards — took up and patented their father's survey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole." They were Colonel Edward Dorsey, Joshua and Hon. John Dorsey, prominent leaders in political movements, and representatives in legislative measures.
• Adjoining these, Nicholas Wyatt extended his surveys of "Wayfield," which was bought by Richard Warfield. Henry Sewell surveyed "Hope" and "Increase." General John Hammond held a large estate east of the Howards. James Warner adjoined them in "Warner's Neck." John Mackubin surveyed "Timber Neck," on Broad Creek. Henry Pierpoint's "Diamond" adjoined Nicholas Wyatt, Richard Warfield and Thomas Browne. These surveys were nine miles west of Annapolis. ____________________________
• A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et. al.
• http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/0...
• HAMMOND, CHARLES (ca 1670-1713) BORN ca. 1670 in Anne Arundel County; probably fourth son. NATIVE: third generation. RESIDED: in Anne Arundel County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER John Hammond (1643-1707). MOTHER
• http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/0... Mary (?-by 1678), daughter of Matthew Howard and wife Ann. UNCLE: Cornelius Howard (?-1680). AUNT: Elizabeth Howard, who married Henry Ridgeley (?-1710). BROTHERS: Thomas Hammond (?--ca. 1724/25); John Hammond (ca. 1665-1742/43); and William (?-1711/12), who married Elizabeth Cockey. SISTERS: Mary, who married Cornelius Howard (ca. 1670-1717), son of Cornelius Howard (?-1680); and Elizabeth, who married first, Richard Moss, and second, Thomas Cockey. FIRST COUSINS: Matthew Howard (ca. 1675-1750); Sarah Howard, who married first, John Worthington (1650-1701), and second, John Brice (?-1713). MARRIED his first cousin Hannah (1678-1752), daughter of Philip Howard and wife Ruth Baldwin; niece of both Cornelius Howard (?-1680) and Mary Howard, who married John Hammond (1643-1707). Hannah subsequently married Edmond Benson (1687-1734). Her first cousins were Matthew Howard (ca. 1675-1750); Sarah Howard, who married first, John Worthington (1650-1701), and second, John Brice (?-1713). CHILDREN. SONS: Charles Hammond (1692/93-1772), who married in 1715 Rachel (?-1748/49), widow of Charles Greenberry (1672-1713) and daughter of John Stimpson; Philip Hammond (1697-1760), who married first, Comfort, and second, Rachel (1711-1781), daughter of John Brice (?-1713); John (?-1755), who married Ann, daughter of Edward Dorsey (?-1705); Rezin (?-1739); and Nathaniel (1708-1762), who married Ann Welsh. DAUGHTERS Mehitabel (Hamutel) (baptized 1713-?), who married Charles Worthington (1701-?), son of John Worthington (1650-1701); and Ruth (baptized 1713-?), who married first, in 1730 Peasley Ingram, and second, Thomas Franklin (ca. 1706-1788). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES second generation burgess. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter; merchant. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Anne Arundel County, 1710-1711 (elected to the 3rd session), 1712-1713 (died before the 3rd session). LOCAL OFFICE justice, Anne Arundel County, by 1702-1713 (quorum, 1708-1713). MILITARY SERVICE: officer, by 1696; major, 1708-1713. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION over 1,039 acres (796 acres inherited from his father). WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED on November 23, 1713. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £1,090.14.0 sterling (including 14 slaves); FB, £1,056.10.2. LAND ca. 1,500 acres. ______________________________
• William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 9
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• The Dorsey Family By Maxwell J. Dorsey, Wright Dorsey
• http://books.google.com/books?id=k7doBt3-KHQC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq...
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• Birth: June 19, 1609 Essex, England
• Birth: 19 Jun 1609 Wardour, Wiltshire, England

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References

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2. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I2001...
3. WikiTree contributors, "Matthew Howard Sr. (abt.1609-aft.1658)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-8458 : accessed 19 March 2024).
4. http://fzsaunders.com/howard.html
5. http://www.genealogy.com/users/h/o/w/Kenneth-H-Howard-III/GENE2-000... #http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1615.htm#27285 #http://home.netcom.com/~fzsaund/howard.html #http://genforum.genealogy.com/howard/messages/5020.html
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111900196/matthew-howard (unlikely pedigree shown)
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9. http://fzsaunders.com/howard.html