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Major John Hopkins Howell 1623–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1623

Birth Location: Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, , England

Death Date: Mar 1679

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: John Howell

Mother: Mary Hopkins

Spouse(s): Susannah Mitchell

Children(s): Charles Howell, Hopkins Howell, Hopkins Howell, Hopkins Howell, Joane Howell, John Howell, John Howell, John Howell, John Howell, John Howell, John Howell, John Howell, John Howell, Joseph Howell, Joseph Howell, Mary Howell, Mary Howell, Penelope Howell, Robert Howell, Thomas Howell, Thomas Howell, William Howell, Richard Howel

Major John Hopkins Howell was born in 1623 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, , England, the child of John Howell And Mary Hopkins. Major John Hopkins Howell married Elizabeth Baker, John Howell, Susannah Mitchell, Useless Record Howell, and had children including Charles Howell, Hopkins Howell, Joane Howell, John Hopkins Howell, John Howell, Joseph Howell, Joseph Howell Sr, Mary Howell, Penelope Howell, Richard Howel, Robert Howell, Thomas Howell, William Howell. Major John Hopkins Howell passed away in 1679 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Major John Hopkins Howell was born in 1623 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, , England, the child of John Howell And Mary Hopkins.
  • Major John Hopkins Howell married Elizabeth Baker, John Howell, Susannah Mitchell, Useless Record Howell, and had children including Charles Howell, Hopkins Howell, Joane Howell, John Hopkins Howell, John Howell, Joseph Howell, Joseph Howell Sr, Mary Howell, Penelope Howell, Richard Howel, Robert Howell, Thomas Howell, William Howell.
  • Major John Hopkins Howell passed away in 1679 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Major Howell's Ancestors

Self
Major Howell
1623–1679
Birth Place: Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, , England
Parents
John Howell
1585–1650
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Mary Hopkins
1610–1680
Virginia, Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Howell's Descendants

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Major (John Hopkins) Howell (24 Nov 1623–Mar 1679) m. Susannah Mitchell (14 October 1627–24 March 1711)
  1. 1. Charles Howell 1650–1732
    1. 1. Frances Cross 1691– m. William Featherstone 1685–1718
      1. 1. William Featherstone 1710–1777 m. Susannah Grigg 1720–1767
        1. 1. Burwell ("Burrell") Featherston 1755–1808
        2. 2. Frances (Stell) Featherstone 1752–1785
        3. 3. Lucy Featherstone 1750–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Featherston 1750–1804
        5. 5. Jesse Featherston 1754–1816
        6. 6. Lewis Featherston 1742–1781
        7. 7. Lucy Featherston 1743–1817
        8. 8. M. (Charles) Featherston 1754–1791
        9. 9. Richard Featherston 1746–1790
        10. 10. Susannah Featherston 1752–1792
        11. 11. William (Grigg) Featherston 1741–1787
  2. 2. Hopkins Howell 1676–1740
  3. 3. Hopkins Howell 1676–1740
  4. 4. Hopkins Howell 1707–1807
  5. 5. Joane Howell 1646–
  6. 6. John (Hopkins) Howell 1654–1732
  7. 7. John (Hopkins) Howell 1672–1749
  8. 8. John Howell 1690–1761
  9. 9. John Howell 1680–1717
  10. 10. John Howell 1659–1743
  11. 11. John Howell 1698–
  12. 12. John Howell 1650–1717
  13. 13. John Howell 1680–1717
  14. 14. Joseph Howell 1703–1749
  15. 15. Joseph Howell 1680–1749
  16. 16. Mary Howell 1678–1773
  17. 17. Mary Howell 1678–1783
  18. 18. Penelope Howell 1688–1810
  19. 19. Robert Howell 1673–1745
  20. 20. Thomas Howell 1679–1750
  21. 21. Thomas Howell 1640–
  22. 22. William Howell 1681–1739
  23. 23. Richard Howel 1679–

Major Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1623
24 Nov 1623
Birth of Major John Hopkins Howell in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, , England
Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, , England
1679
Mar 1679
Age 56
Death of Major John Hopkins Howell in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1623
    Event Place: Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1679
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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