Jabez Howland

Abt 1644 - 1708

• Name	Jabez Howland
  Born	Abt 1644	Plymouth, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Deposed on 19 July 1680 aged 36 years.
  Gender	Male
  Died	07 Apr 1708	Bristol Co, Massachusetts
  Notes	He resided in Plymouth during the early part of his life, and took an active part in public life, holding various civil offices. He served as a lieutenant under Captain Benjamin Church in King Philip's War, and proved his bravery under a test made by Church for that purpose. He was a blacksmith and cooper, doing a very large business in both these trades, which were of large importance in early colonial days. He removed to Bristol, R. I., where he settled, and conducted a blacksmith establishment. His residence was on Hope street, where he kept a hotel. Jabez Howland was first town clerk of Bristol, and subsequently became prominent in the affairs of the town. He was selectman, assessor, and deputy to the General Court. He was active in the construction of the First Congregational Church of Bristol. His will, dated July 14, 1708, was proved April 21, 1712. He was one of the most influential citizens of early Bristol, highly esteemed. He was deputy to the General Court, a magistrate, and was licensed to marry persons.
  Person ID	I44328	Bryant
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	John Howland,   b. Abt 1592, Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England ,   d. 23 Feb 1672/73, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts
  Mother	Elizabeth Tilley,   d. 22 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
  Married	Aft Aug 1623	Plymouth Colony
  	After the death of her parents she became the ward of Governor John Carver, when she was about fourteen years of age. She married John Howland, who was also a passenger on the "Mayflower."
  Family ID	F1397	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bethiah Thacher
  Married	Abt 1668
  	Bethiah Thatcher, daughter of Anthony Thatcher, and granddaughter of Anthony Thatcher, who came from Sarum, England, with his second wife, Elizabeth Jones, in the ship "James," in April, 1635. The vessel was wrecked off Cape Ann, August 16 of that year, and he was made administrator of the estate of Joseph Avery, one of the victims of the disaster. The General Court gave to Anthony Thatcher the island on which the vessel was wrecked.
  Family ID	F3026	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1644 - Plymouth, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts Died - 07 Apr 1708 - Bristol Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S386] Pilgrim Migration, Anderson, Robert Charles, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 2004), p. 282.