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Samuel Howell 1722–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1722

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 9 Dec 1805

Death Location: Tacony, Philadelpphia, PA

Father: Thomas Howell

Mother: Rachel Clayton

Spouse(s): Sarah Stretch

Children(s): Rachel Howell, Samuel Jr, Joseph Howell, Mary Stretch, Elizabeth Howell, Mary Howell, Ephraim Howell, Eunice Howell, Prudence Howell, Hannah Howell, Lemuel Howell, Sarah Howell, Mehetabel Howell, Mary Freeman

Samuel Howell was born in 1722 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas Yeoman Howell And Rachel Clayton. Samuel Howell married Sarah Stretch, and had children including Elizabeth Howell, Ephraim Howell, Eunice Howell, Hannah Howell, Joseph Howell, Lemuel Howell, Mary Eliza Jane Howell, Mary Howell Stretch, Mary Magdalent Howell Freeman, Mehetabel Howell, Prudence Howell, Rachel Howell, Samuel Howell Jr, Sarah Howell. Samuel Howell passed away in 1805 in Tacony, Philadelpphia, PA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Howell was born in 1722 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas Yeoman Howell And Rachel Clayton.
  • Samuel Howell married Sarah Stretch, and had children including Elizabeth Howell, Ephraim Howell, Eunice Howell, Hannah Howell, Joseph Howell, Lemuel Howell, Mary Eliza Jane Howell, Mary Howell Stretch, Mary Magdalent Howell Freeman, Mehetabel Howell, Prudence Howell, Rachel Howell, Samuel Howell Jr, Sarah Howell.
  • Samuel Howell passed away in 1805 in Tacony, Philadelpphia, PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Howell
1693–1753
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Clayton
1697–1760
Birth Location: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Stretch
1728–1770
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Howell
1753–1824
Birth Location: York County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Samuel Jr
1748–1806
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Joseph Howell
1750–1798
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Stretch
1778–1843
Birth Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Elizabeth Howell
1750–1808
Birth Location: Marcus Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
EH
Mary Howell
1749–1833
Birth Location: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
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Ephraim Howell
1752–
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Eunice Howell
1747–
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
EH
Prudence Howell
1745–
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Hannah Howell
1744–1820
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Lemuel Howell
1742–1793
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
LH
Sarah Howell
1754–1833
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Mehetabel Howell
1760–
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Mary Freeman
1758–1821
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Samuel Howell's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Howell
1722–1805
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parents
Thomas (Yeoman) Howell
1693–1753
Rachel Clayton
1697–1760
Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William (Mickel) CLAYTON
1667–1706
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Beaser
1635–1727
Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clayton
1632–1706
Prudence Lankford
1631–1689
Edward Bezer
1641–1688
Ann Fry
1642–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1599–1699
Ellen Gregson
1599–1705

Samuel Howell's Descendants

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Samuel Howell (12 Dec 1722–9 Dec 1805) m. Sarah Stretch (May 1728–1770)
  1. 1. Rachel Howell 1753–1824
  2. 2. Samuel (Howell) Jr 1748–1806
  3. 3. Joseph Howell 1750–1798 m. Catherine Reynolds 1759– m. Rebecca Betterton 1763–1787
    1. 1. Jacob (S) Howell 1796–1845
    2. 2. Thomas (Reynolds) Howell 1775–
    3. 3. Benjamin (Betterton) Howell 1786–1841 m. Angelica (Lucretia) Ritter 1802–1841 m. Frances 1791–1829
      1. 1. Anne Howell 1822–1849 m. John (Murray (Reverend) Forbes) DD 1807–1885
        1. 1. Francis (Blackwell) Forbes 1839–1908 m. Isabel Clarke 1846–1931
      2. 2. Alfred Howell 1825–1887
      3. 3. Rebecca Howell 1818–
      4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Howell 1826–1894 m. Maria (Mary Anna) Jacob 1829–1903
        1. 1. Orlando (William-) Howell 1870–1922
        2. 2. Mary (C) Howell 1850–1923
        3. 3. Anna (Ellen) Howell 1852–1899
        4. 4. Sarah (J) Howell 1855–1870
        5. 5. Alice (Rebecca) Howell 1857–1887
        6. 6. Emma Howell 1860–1870
        7. 7. Amanda (Hettie Fayette) Howell 1862–1943
        8. 8. Benjamin (McClellan) Howell 1864–1947
        9. 9. Charles (Grant) Howell 1866–1911
        10. 10. John (Elmer) Howell 1868–1945
        11. 11. Franklin (George) Howell 1872–1953
      5. 5. Ellen (Marie) Howell 1820–1843
  4. 4. Mary (Howell) Stretch 1778–1843
  5. 5. Elizabeth Howell 1750–1808
  6. 6. Mary (Eliza Jane) Howell 1749–1833
  7. 7. Ephraim Howell 1752–
  8. 8. Eunice Howell 1747–
  9. 9. Prudence Howell 1745–
  10. 10. Hannah Howell 1744–1820
  11. 11. Lemuel Howell 1742–1793
  12. 12. Sarah Howell 1754–1833
  13. 13. Mehetabel Howell 1760–
  14. 14. Mary (Magdalent Howell) Freeman 1758–1821

Samuel Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1722
12 Dec 1722
Birth of Samuel Howell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1805
9 Dec 1805
Age 83
Death of Samuel Howell in Tacony, Philadelpphia, PA
Tacony, Philadelpphia, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1722
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1805
    Event Place: Tacony, Philadelpphia, PA
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