Major John Howell
1624 - 1696 (71 years)
Generation: 1
1. Major John Howell was born on 22 Nov 1624 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England (son of Edward Howell and Frances Paxton); died on 3 Nov 1696 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; was buried in Old South End Burying Ground, Southampton, Suffolk County, NY. John married Susannah Mitchell in 1647 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY. Susannah (daughter of Major Matthew Mitchell and Susan Wood Butterfield) was born in 1627-1628 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- John Howell was born on 28 Nov 1648; died on 8 Mar 1693 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.
- Edward Howell was born on 22 Mar 1650 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.
- Colonel Matthew Howell was born on 8 Nov 1651 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; died on 4 May 1705 in Newton, Long Island, NY.
- Captain Abraham Howell was born on 22 Jan 1654 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; died on 18 Mar 1712.
- Ephraim Howell was born on 1 Jan 1656 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.
- Susanna Howell was born on 15 Jul 1658 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.
- Hannah Howell was born on 29 Oct 1660 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; died on 29 Aug 1723.
- Captain Theophilus Howell was born on 18 Dec 1662 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; died on 12 Mar 1739.
- Nathaniel Howell was born on 29 Aug 1664 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; died in 1725.
- Prudence Howell was born on 27 Dec 1666 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.
- Abigail Howell was born on 5 Jul 1670 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; died on 10 Oct 1696 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.
2. Edward Howell Edward married Frances Paxton on 7 Apr 1616 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England. Frances was born in 1584 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; died on 2 Feb 1629 in Lynn, Essex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Frances Paxton was born in 1584 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; died on 2 Feb 1629 in Lynn, Essex County, MA. Children:
- Margaret Howell was born in 1622.
- 1. Major John Howell was born on 22 Nov 1624 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 3 Nov 1696 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY; was buried in Old South End Burying Ground, Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.
- Richard Howell was born in 1629 in Westbury Manor, Marsh Gibbon, Buckingham, England; was christened in 1629 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 9 Nov 1709 in Southampton, Suffolk County, NY.