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John Howell 1732 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Wesr Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Howell

Mother: Sarah Parker

Spouse(s): Anna Mechem

Children(s): Thomas Howell

The story of John Howell began in 1732 in Wesr Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. John Howell married Anna Mechem, and had children including Thomas Jefferson Howell. John Howell passed away in 1780 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Howell began in 1732 in Wesr Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John Howell married Anna Mechem, and had children including Thomas Jefferson Howell.
  • John Howell passed away in 1780 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Howell
1701 – 1761
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Parker
1701 – 1771
Birth Location: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Mechem
1733 – 1820
Birth Location: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Howell
1767 – 1825
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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John Howell's Ancestors

Self
John Howell
1732 – 1780
Birth Place: Wesr Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Hopkins Howell
1701 – 1761
Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Parker
1701 – 1771
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (John) Howell
1675 – 1750
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Major- (George E.) Parker
1665 – 1731
Onancock, Accawmacke County, Virginia; Colonies of England in America
Tabitha Truitt
1665 – 1745
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj. Cromwell)
1627 – 1674
Florence VA)
1635 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Parker
1592 – 1639

John Howell's Descendants

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John Howell (1732 – 1780) m. Anna Mechem (1733 – 23 April 1820)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Howell (Sep 1767 – September 1825) m. Rebecca (Anne) Henthorn (1767 – 26 Oct 1867)
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson Howell) II (1800 – Abt. 1866) m. Elizabeth (Eliza Davidson) Davison (7 Apr 1812 – 16 Jun 1887)
      1. 1. Mary Howell (10 February 1840 – 7 December 1913) m. Jacob Thomas (30 April 1833 – 28 June 1895)
        1. 1. John (W) Thomas (Nov 1865 – ) m. Rachel (Williams) (Thomas) (abt 1872 – 27 Jan 1928)

John Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of John Howell in Wesr Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Wesr Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1780
1780
Age 48
Death of John Howell in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Wesr Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
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