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Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard 1676–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Death Date: 23 Jul 1736

Death Location: Howards Inheritance, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Father: Cornelius Howard

Mother: Sarah Dorsey

Spouse(s): Margery Keith, Hannah Howard

Children(s): Dr. Howard, Sarah Howard, Margery Howard, Joseph Howard, Ruth (Duvall), Joseph Howard, Cornelius Howard, Henry Howard, Hannah Howard, Joseph Howard, Cornelius Howard, Isaac Howard

In 1676, Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard entered the world in South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, born to Cornelius Howard And Sarah Dorsey. Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard married Anne Burrass, Hannah Howard, Margery Keith, Martha Hall, and had children including Cornelius Joshua Howard, Dr Ephraim Howard, Hannah Howard, Henry Howard, Isaac Howard, Joseph Howard, Margery Howard, Ruth Howard Duvall, Sarah Howard. Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard passed away in 1736 in Howards Inheritance, Anne Arundel, Maryland.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard entered the world in South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, born to Cornelius Howard And Sarah Dorsey.
  • Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard married Anne Burrass, Hannah Howard, Margery Keith, Martha Hall, and had children including Cornelius Joshua Howard, Dr Ephraim Howard, Hannah Howard, Henry Howard, Isaac Howard, Joseph Howard, Margery Howard, Ruth Howard Duvall, Sarah Howard.
  • Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard passed away in 1736 in Howards Inheritance, Anne Arundel, Maryland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Col. Howard's Ancestors

Self
Col. Howard
1676–1736
Birth Place: South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Parents
Cornelius Howard
1629–1680
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Sarah Dorsey
1652–1692
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Howard's Descendants

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Col. (Joseph Elphingstone) Howard (1676–23 Jul 1736) m. Margery Keith (1680–1739) m. Hannah Howard (–8 Mar Abt 1893)
  1. 1. Dr. (Ephraim) Howard 1714–1770 m. Martha Sparrow 1720–1793 m. Martha (Sellman) (Macklefresh)(Howard) 1712–1792
    1. 1. Margaret Howard 1740–1796 m. Vachel Hinton 1737–1825
      1. 1. David Hinton 1786–1870
      2. 2. Daniel Hinton 1775–1825
      3. 3. Dorcas Hinton 1777–
      4. 4. John (Vachel) Hinton 1779–1873 m. Jane (Elizabeth "Betsy" Mattingly -) Hinton 1792–1836 m. Mary (Nancy* Mattingly -) Hinton 1779–1813 m. Susan McClain 1770–1792 m. Jane Mattingly 1792–1836 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Mattingly 1792–1751
        1. 1. James (M) Hinton 1822–1845
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Hinton 1812–1887
        3. 3. John (B.) Hinton 1790–1854
        4. 4. Ann (Nancy) Hinton 1810–1845
        5. 5. Austin Hinton 1817–1854
        6. 6. Joseph (H) Hinton 1819–1897
        7. 7. James (M.) Hinton 1822–1845
        8. 8. John Hinton 1807–1854
        9. 9. Catherine Hinton 1824–
        10. 10. Nancy (Ann) Hinton 1828–1885
        11. 11. Ezekiel Hinton 1831–1854
        12. 12. William Hinton 1834–1911
        13. 13. Elizabeth Hinton 1836–1852
  2. 2. Sarah Howard 1722–1722
  3. 3. Margery Howard 1714–
  4. 4. Joseph Howard 1722–1783
  5. 5. Ruth (Howard) (Duvall) 1708–1783
  6. 6. Joseph Howard 1701–
  7. 7. Cornelius (Joshua) Howard 1690–1777
  8. 8. Henry Howard 1703–1773
  9. 9. Hannah Howard 1701–1777
  10. 10. Joseph Howard 1690–1717
  11. 11. Cornelius (Joshua) Howard 1717–1717
  12. 12. Isaac Howard 1701–1776

Col. Howard's Timeline

6 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard in South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland
South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland
1708
28 Sep 1708
Age 32
Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard was married in St Annes Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
St Annes Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1712
1712
Age 36
Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard was married in Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD
Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD
1717
01 January 1717
Age 41
Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard was married in Anne Arundel, MD
Anne Arundel, MD
1736
6 Jun 1736
Age 60
Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard resided here in Anne Arundel, Maryland, British America
Anne Arundel, Maryland, British America
1736
23 Jul 1736
Age 60
Death of Col. Joseph Elphingstone Howard in Howards Inheritance, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Howards Inheritance, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1708
    Event Place: St Annes Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 January 1717
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, MD

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Year: 1686; Page Number: 39

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1736
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, British America
    Record Source: Maryland, Calendar of Wills, Volume: VII, Wills from 1732 to 1738

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, Colonial Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Dorsey Family : Descendants of Edward Darcy-Dorsey of Virginia and Maryland for Five Generations and Allied Families
    [2] Ancestral colonial families : genealogy of the Welsh and Hyatt families of Maryland and their kin

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1736
    Event Place: Howards Inheritance, Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, Calendar of Wills, Volume: VII, Wills from 1732 to 1738
    [2] Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777, Will books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777, Will books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland

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