HOWARD, Cornelius Captain

Abt 1637 - 1680  (~ 43 years)

• Name	HOWARD, Cornelius  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Captain
  Born	Abt 1637	Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Oct 1680	Ann Arundel County, Maryland
  Person ID	I3490	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	HOWARD, Mathew,   b. Abt 1600, England ,   d. Bef 1659, Norfolk, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	HALL, Anne
  Married	Bef 1624	Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  Family ID	F1344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	TODD, Elizabeth,   b. 13 May 1641, Wlakerne Parish, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. Abt 1680  (Age 38 years)
  Children	1. HOWARD, Elizabeth   2. HOWARD, Sarah,   b. Abt 1662,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. HOWARD, Joseph,   b. Abt 1676, Ann Arundel County, Maryland ,   d. 1736, Ann Arundel County, Maryland  (Age ~ 60 years)   4. HOWARD, Mary,   b. Abt 1664,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. HOWARD, Cornelius,   b. Abt 1665,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F1105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	DORSEY, Ann
  Children	1. HOWARD, Benjamin   2. HOWARD, David   3. HOWARD, William
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F1343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Known as Capt. Cornelius Howard of Howard's Heirship and Chance. He was the fifth son of Matthew and Ann Howard, who moved from Lower Norfolk, Virginia, together with his relative Edward Lloyd, in about 1650, to the south side of the Severn settlements. Cornelius became the most prominent member of the family in early Maryland affairs. He was born about 1637, in Virginia and he died in Maryland in 1680. He married Elizabeth, a daughter or grand daughter of Lawrence Todd. Cornelius came to the Severn River from Norfolk, Virginia. with the Puritan exodus of 1650-1658. He was commissioned Ensign under Capt. Benson. He served in the House of Burgess from 1671 to 1676, and was Justice of the Peace in 1679. Captain Howard's social position enabled him to increase his surveys. - Cornelius Howard (d.1680) Will Prerogative Court Anne Arundel County, MD Maryland Hall of Records Liber 2, folio 107 (Microfilm SR4398-1) Also the original Will (non circulating) is located at Box H, Folder 10 1/12/3/15 Written 15 April 1680 Probate 15 October 1680 In The Name Of God Amen the fifteen day of Aprill one Thousand Six hundred and Eighty Cornelius Howard being Sick and weak in body but in perfect memory Thanks be unto the Almighty God for it, Calling to Remembrance the uncertain Estate of this Transitory Life and that all flesh must yield to Death when it shall come or please God to Call Do make Constitute ordain & Declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth Revolking and anulling by these presents all and every Testament and Testaments Will and Wills here to fore by me made and Declared Either by work or writing and this is to be taken only for my last Will and Testament and no other and first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for my Sins past most humbly desireing forgiveness for the Same, I give and Committ my Soul unto the Allmighty God My Saviour and Redeemer in whom and by the Meritts of Jesus Christ trust and believe assuredly to be Saved and to have full remission & forgiveness for all my Sins and that my Soul at the Genl day of Resurrection Shall use again with Joy through the merritts of Christs Death and Passion and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven prepared for his Elect and Chosen and my Body to be buried in such place where it shall please my Executor hereafter named to appoint and now for the Setting of my Temporall Estate and such goods and chattells and Debts as it hath Pleased God farr above my Deserts to bestow upon me I do order give and Dispose the same in manner and form following That is to say first I will that all those Debts Dues as I owe in right or Conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly Contented and paid ordained to be paid within convenient time after my Decease by my executor hereafter named makeing my dear wife Elizabeth Howard my hole and sole Executrix. Item I give unto my Son Joseph Howard a Parcell of Land Called Howards Hope Lying on the South Side of Severn River in Ann Arundell County According to Pattent Item I give unto my Son Joseph Howard One hundred Acres of Land out of Pattent Called Howards Hardship beginning at a bounded White Oak the other side of a branch Called Cad Branch runing West and by North to Hockly Branch ------ that Branch whilst it intersects with ----- lot Todd Land is by that while it intersects with John Dorseys Land so along whilst it intersects with Samuel Howards Land that was Item. I give unto my Son Cornelius Howard a Parcell of Land Called Howards Hill as appears according to Pattent Item I give unto my Son Cornelius Howard a parcell of Land beginning at my Son Joseph's bounded white Oak and so running upon his Line to hockly branch So runing down the same branch till it intercpts with the neck Called Hockly Creek & so runing down the said Creek whilst it intercepts with Howards Hill. Item I give unto my Daughter Sarah two hundred and fifty acres of Land Lying at Tuckahoe in Choptank River. Item I give unto my daughter Mary about two hundred [acres] of land Lying in that Divident Called Howard and Porters Range. I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Howard two cows. Item I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Howard one good feather bed and furniture with it. Item I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Howard one Suit of Damask. I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Howard Two thousand pounds of Tobacco to be paid Soon after the Day of her marriage. Item I give unto Dear wife Elizabeth Howard her Life Time on that plantation and Land whereon I now dwell. She or her predecessors leaving of it Tenantable making my son Cornelius at age of Eighteen years giving him that Privilege to Seat upon any Convenient place in the Said Divident Likewise makeing my son Joseph at age of Eighteen years makeing my dear Brother and friend Samuel Howard and John Hammond my overseers and assistance to my Executrix and if it should please God my Executrix should Dye before my Sons should be of age Then I give full power to my Brother Samuel Howard and John Hammond the looking after and Trustees for the Said children whilst they Come of age as is before mentioned. /s/ Cornelius Howard (Seal) Abraham Childe the mark of Charles Stevens the mark of Lanclett T Todd John Howard - Inventory: Cornelius Howard (d.1680) Account (Inventories & Accounts) Anne Arundel County, MD Maryland Hall of Records Liber 7A, folio 307 (Microfilm Roll 64-2) 28 October 1680 Maryland y 28th of October 1680 By Vertue of a Commission from the honn Philip Calvert Esq Chiefe Judge for probate of wills & we underwritten have appraised the Estate of Cornelius Howard, the Inventory of the Estate of Cornelius Howard deceased as followith ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 sowes at 1500 tenn barrows at 1600 one boare at 60 & 26 young 4220 shoats at 40 s 1040 comes to ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Cowes with Suckling Calves at 650 & two cowes at 550 6300 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 yearlings of one yeare old700 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 steeres at foure years old & one Bull of foure 1200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one steire of three yeares old & Calfe at 350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one diseased Steire at200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 horses at 1400 one Mare & Colt 12002600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Little Roome ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one feather bed with bolster & pillow a paire of blankets & Rugg with Curti 1000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one old feather bed & ould paire of blankets & ould Rugg and old trunnall b 600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 doozen of old diaper Napkins & two table Cloths 900 900 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one dooz of Napkins & table Cloth of new dimmit 800 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one old Table Cloth with two napkins & two old towels 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 paire of sheetes ould & foure old pilow boxs 350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Callicoe Cubbard Cloth at 3030 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 doosen of pewter buttons for brest 14 four doosens of thred 20 buttons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Silver Tankert Six silver spoones at 1600 one old wine cupp 2022(?) two small dramm Cupps & a broken Corrall whistell of silver 300, one small Chest 60 two combs 12 one Bible 50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the dec wearing Cloths at 11001100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one old Chest & parcel of Lumber at 130, one old Carpit & one 270 old bellows & baskit at 40 one Loking glass 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 paire of pistells & canister Cimiter(?) at 200 & a paire of 260 Stilliards at 60 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one old bedsted & Cubbard & room(?) and Padd 80 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Upper Roome ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one feather bed & bolster & pillow a paire of old blankets & 900 an ould Rugg & one old bedsted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- too old feather beds & too Bolsters with an ould paire of 1300 blankets & Rugg & one old bedsted at ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Too ould Chests with ould Lumber at 200 with a parcell of 500 Carpenters old tooles 100 & a sett of Coopers tooles 200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 ould wooden Chaires at 100 two old Ruggs & a Couch bed at 100 200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Doosen of Turkie worke Chaires at 400 one Inkhorne with 3 420 old bookes at 20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Lower Roome ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Table & Six Joynt Stooles & a small table 600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one old Couch frame & old Chaire at100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Chest w a Little Lumber at200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a parcel of old Syder Caske & a Little trunk w an old Table & 200 frame & few glass bottles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one old Razor & 2 old hones at 30 & a paire of plaine shoose 60 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one paire andirons & foure shovells & Tongs, two flatt Smoothing 200 Irons & one box Iron & Spitt at 200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 small Iron potts & two old kettles & a frying pann & two paire 350 of pott Racks at 350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Too old kettles & one broken skillet two Skimers & one warming 500 pann pestell & morter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Mill & frame at 350 a parcell of old Sifters 30 380 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A parcell of powder at 700 & one doosen of Trenchers 2 Earthen 730 dishes & a Bason ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 pailes at 60 & a Small Churne at 20 few small trayes & an old 160 great one 25 too wooden dishes & a funnell 15 one Iron dripping pann ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four old Candlesticks of wood & Iron 12 one Iron pestle at 30 42 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Gunns 3 of them fixt & two not fixt at 1000 1000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Cart & wheeles & old geaires at 500 & one grind stone at 50 550 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one parcel of Earthen potts at 20 foure wedges & a broken sawe 170 too axes & one old frame with a parcell a ould Iron ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one Man servant two yeares to serve1800 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- one boy Serv foure yeares to serve2400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debts Belonging to y Estate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Baker Indebted by bill to y Estate 3500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Wellden Indebted by bill to the Estate 48 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Petticote Indebted by bill to the Estate 3109 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Norwood Indebted by bill to the Estate 494 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olliver Broattene Indebted by bill to the Estate 286 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Stevens Indebted by bill to y Estate 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Grambell Indebted by bill to y Estate 400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John ffuller & Peeter Barnet Indebted by bill 1080 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Burratt two notes Indebted to the Estate 200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Yeldhall Indebted by booke to y Estate 141 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Rawlings Indebted by booke to the Estate 102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jones by booke Indebted to the Estate 168 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peeter Band Indebted by booke to the Estate 190 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Griniffe Indebted by booke to the Estate 332 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Pearpoint Indebted By Booke to y Estate 132 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Howard Indebted by booke to y Estate 550 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Kettelwall Indebted by booke to the Estate 50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Rockhould Indebted by booke to the Estate 212 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Shipley Indebted by booke to y Estate 4495 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Wharffeld Indebted by Booke to the Estate 886 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Everwhare Indebted by booke to y Estate 176 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Medcalfe Indebted40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Smith Indebted by booke to y Estate 140 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Summe is26023 The other side27492 y whole totall is53515 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Praysed by Us: Lanclett Tood ? & John Davisie This a true Inventory of y goods Chattells & Debts of Cornelius Howard as witness our hands & seales this 28 of October 1680 Lanclett Todd John Davis sealed - In Cornelius' will, made in 1680, he bequeaths "To wife Eliza, executrix., home plantation during life". His children and their inheritance are noted as follows, To son Joseph at 18 yrs. of age, "Howard's Hope" on s. side Severn R., and "Howard's Hardship." To son Cornelius at 18 yrs. of age, "Howard's Hills and tract on Hockly Creek." To dau. Sarah, 250 A. at Tuckahoe on Choptanke River. To dau. Mary, 200 A., part of "Howard and Porter's Range." To dau. Eliza:, personalty. His will is witnessed by Phillip Calvert and John Howard. Cornelius Howard's will was probated October 15, 1680.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 1. [S45] Maryland Genealogies Vol. 2, Page 161. [S46] Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties. [S47] Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7. [S48] Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 6 [p.47]Dorsey-Ball. [S49] Notable Southern Families, Volumes I & II. [S50] Maryland Archives.