John Howard

Abt 1635 - 1696  (61 years)

• Name	John Howard  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1635	, Lower Norfolk, VA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Nov 1696	Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I5452	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Matthew Howard,   b. 1609, Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, ENG d. Bef 1659, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (Age < 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Hall,   b. 25 Oct 1610, Felmersham, Bedfordshire, England d. 1640, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1630	, , ENG   [3]
  Family ID	F387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA   [4]
  Married	1668	Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F8296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John did not move with his father to Maryland in 1650. He was transported there by Thomas Sechworth in 1662. He was the only son of Matthew to change his religious beliefs and become a Quaker. He was the only son of Matthew to marry twoth times to widows. His land was called "Howard's Interest". Only one of his sons lived to adulthood, a John Howard. This Howard line can be traced to the prestigious Howard family of England in part due to the fact that John stamped his will in wax with the arms of the Ducal House of Norfolk. His will is still preserved in Annapolis, Maryland today.

  
  

• Sources

  [S858] Brown, Immogene Hannan, Hammond Family of Maryland with Indiana Desendants (Indiana: I.H.Brown, c1976). [S1432] Scherzinger, Patricia Ann, Colonial Americans of Royal and Noble Descent, Alleged, Proven and Disproven (Heritage Books, Inc. housed at the State Library of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio). [S802] Newman, Harry Wright, Anne Arundel Gentry (Maryland Pioneer Series, c1933). [S25] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;). https://gw.geneanet.org/galagre73?n=howard&oc=&p=john [S9] Ancestral File at www.familysearch.com. [S803] Blazier, Jo Ann, The Howards, From England to the Ohio Valley (c2002).