HOWARD, Mathew

Notes:

From Notable Southern Families:

Settled in Va. before 1623 on the Eastbank of the Elizabeth River near the present Parish of Norfolk.

He had a large tract of land and several white servants. He received a grant of land in 1638 (150 acres).

He removed from Virginia to Maryland in 1649.

He and his family lived around Annapolis.

1652 to Mathew Howard for killing onewolf: 100 lb. tobac co;
and Cornelius Howard to collect taxes for the Western Branch in the Elizabeth River and to pay 100 lb. tobacco.

From Maryland and Va. Colonials: Matthew returned to Va. to get thefamily and died before ret urning thus losing his Md. land.Matthew may have been the son of Sir Thomas Arundel, who was beheaded and his estates confiscated. He assumed his mother's name (Howard) and emigrated. Or Matthew may have been a descendant of the John Howard who came to this country in 1621 and was killed by the Indians.
Whatever his lineage, Matthew and his first wife Margaret settled in Virginia before 1623 on the East bank of the Elizabeth River near the present Parish of Norfolk.
He had a large tract of land and several white servants.
Matthew then m. Ann Hall.
He received a grant of land in 1638, and became a large landowner.
He removed from Virginia to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 1649.
In 1652 Mathew Howard (could be the son) was fined 100 lb. tobacco for killing one wolf. He and his family lived around Annapolis.

Mathew married HALL, Anne Bef 1624, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Samuel — WARNER, Catherine. [Group Sheet]

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.

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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
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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

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9 sowes at 1500 tenn barrows at 1600 one boare at 60 & 26 young 4220
shoats at 40 s 1040 comes to
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8 Cowes with Suckling Calves at 650 & two cowes at 550 6300
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7 yearlings of one yeare old700
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2 steeres at foure years old & one Bull of foure 1200
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one steire of three yeares old & Calfe at 350
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one diseased Steire at200
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2 horses at 1400 one Mare & Colt 12002600
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The Little Roome
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one feather bed with bolster & pillow a paire of blankets & Rugg with Curti 1000
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one old feather bed & ould paire of blankets & ould Rugg and old trunnall b 600
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2 doozen of old diaper Napkins & two table Cloths 900 900
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one dooz of Napkins & table Cloth of new dimmit 800
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one old Table Cloth with two napkins & two old towels 10
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5 paire of sheetes ould & foure old pilow boxs 350
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one Callicoe Cubbard Cloth at 3030
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10 doosen of pewter buttons for brest 14 four doosens of thred 20
buttons
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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
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the dec wearing Cloths at 11001100
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one old Chest & parcel of Lumber at 130, one old Carpit & one 270
old bellows & baskit at 40 one Loking glass 100
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1 paire of pistells & canister Cimiter(?) at 200 & a paire of 260
Stilliards at 60
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one old bedsted & Cubbard & room(?) and Padd 80
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The Upper Roome
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one feather bed & bolster & pillow a paire of old blankets & 900
an ould Rugg & one old bedsted
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too old feather beds & too Bolsters with an ould paire of 1300
blankets & Rugg & one old bedsted at
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Too ould Chests with ould Lumber at 200 with a parcell of 500
Carpenters old tooles 100 & a sett of Coopers tooles 200
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6 ould wooden Chaires at 100 two old Ruggs & a Couch bed at 100 200
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one Doosen of Turkie worke Chaires at 400 one Inkhorne with 3 420
old bookes at 20
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The Lower Roome
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one Table & Six Joynt Stooles & a small table 600
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one old Couch frame & old Chaire at100
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one Chest w a Little Lumber at200
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a parcel of old Syder Caske & a Little trunk w an old Table & 200
frame & few glass bottles
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one old Razor & 2 old hones at 30 & a paire of plaine shoose 60
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one paire andirons & foure shovells & Tongs, two flatt Smoothing 200
Irons & one box Iron & Spitt at 200
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3 small Iron potts & two old kettles & a frying pann & two paire 350
of pott Racks at 350
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Too old kettles & one broken skillet two Skimers & one warming 500
pann pestell & morter
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one Mill & frame at 350 a parcell of old Sifters 30 380
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A parcell of powder at 700 & one doosen of Trenchers 2 Earthen 730
dishes & a Bason
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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
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Four old Candlesticks of wood & Iron 12 one Iron pestle at 30 42
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5 Gunns 3 of them fixt & two not fixt at 1000 1000
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one Cart & wheeles & old geaires at 500 & one grind stone at 50 550
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one parcel of Earthen potts at 20 foure wedges & a broken sawe 170
too axes & one old frame with a parcell a ould Iron
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one Man servant two yeares to serve1800
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one boy Serv foure yeares to serve2400
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Debts Belonging to y Estate
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Thomas Baker Indebted by bill to y Estate 3500
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Henry Wellden Indebted by bill to the Estate 48
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W Petticote Indebted by bill to the Estate 3109
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Andrew Norwood Indebted by bill to the Estate 494
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Olliver Broattene Indebted by bill to the Estate 286
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Charles Stevens Indebted by bill to y Estate 2000
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W Grambell Indebted by bill to y Estate 400
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John ffuller & Peeter Barnet Indebted by bill 1080
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Richard Burratt two notes Indebted to the Estate 200
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W Yeldhall Indebted by booke to y Estate 141
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Richard Rawlings Indebted by booke to the Estate 102
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Henry Jones by booke Indebted to the Estate 168
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Peeter Band Indebted by booke to the Estate 190
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James Griniffe Indebted by booke to the Estate 332
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Henry Pearpoint Indebted By Booke to y Estate 132
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Philip Howard Indebted by booke to y Estate 550
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Henry Kettelwall Indebted by booke to the Estate 50
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John Rockhould Indebted by booke to the Estate 212
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Adam Shipley Indebted by booke to y Estate 4495
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Richard Wharffeld Indebted by Booke to the Estate 886
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Richard Everwhare Indebted by booke to y Estate 176
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John Medcalfe Indebted40
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James Smith Indebted by booke to y Estate 140
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The Summe is26023
The other side27492
y whole totall is53515
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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

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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.

Cornelius — TODD, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 13 May 1641, Wlakerne Parish, Hertfordshire, England; died Abt 1680. [Group Sheet]

Cornelius — DORSEY, Ann. [Group Sheet]

Philip — BALDWIN, Ruth. [Group Sheet]

Mary — HAMMOND, John. John (son of HAMMOND, Thomas) was born 1643, Isle of Right, England; died 24 Nov 1707, Maryland; was buried 29 Nov 1707, Annapolis, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Joseph made his Will on June 6, 1736, and it was proved on July 23, 1736.

He leaves lands to sons:
Henry, Ephriam, Joseph, and Cornelius, also leave land to grandson Joseph Hitchings.
His personal posesions were left to his wife Margery, and to daughters Sarah, Ruth Duval and Hannah Jacob.
The remainder of property was devided between Ephriam, Cornelius, Joseph and Sarah.
Son Joseph was to be cared for by Dr. Richard Hill until he turned age 14.

Joseph — DORSEY, Hannah. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married BURRAS, Ann 12 Dec 1706, Ann Arundel County, Maryland. Ann died 1707. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married KEITH, Margaret 28 Sep 1708, Ann Arundel County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Cornelius Howard, Second, son of Cornelius Howard, First, and Elizabeth (Todd). He was born about 1665 in Maryland and married Mary Hammond. His children were, Charles Howard, Cornelius Howard, Third, James Howard and John Howard.

Cornelius — HAMMOND, Mary Katherine. [Group Sheet]

Hannah married HAMMOND, Charles Major 1690. Charles (son of HAMMOND, John and HOWARD, Mary) was born 1670; died 23 Nov 1713, Ann Arundel County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Charles married HOWARD, Hannah 1690. Hannah (daughter of HOWARD, Philip and BALDWIN, Ruth) was born 1678, Maryland; died 9/09 Feb 1751/1752, Ann Arundel County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Hannah married JABOB, Richard 1/01 Jan 1718/1719. Richard (son of JACOB, John and CHENEY, Anne) was born 30/30 Jan 1697/1698, South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; died Jun 1779. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

After the dissolution of the importing house of Cornelius Howard and his three sons, upon the death of the father in 1772, Joseph Howard continued the business until his death.
He died testate in Anne Arundel County. His last will and testament, dated June 20, 1776, was probated on March 25, 1777, with M. Pue, Brice Howard and Deborah Dorsey as the witnesses. The widow apparently disliked the will of her deceased consort, so at court she denounced it and demanded her thirds in both the realty and personalty.

To sons Cornelius and William, all land in Baltimore Co., being portions of "Poole's Desire" , "Warfield", "Wilkes" and "Liberty" in Anne Arundel, but inasmuch as "beloved wife Rachel is now with child, if a male should inherit equally" in said land.

To wife Rachel all land adjoining the dwelling-plantation during widowhood.

To son Joseph all land in and adjoining the dwelling-plantation at the death or remarriage of his mother, at age of 21.

To daughter Elizabeth Ijams all that "she had already received plus some livestock.

To daughter Rachel Howard negro.

To four children Cornelius, William, Joseph and Rachel and unborn child residuary estate.

Executors-sons Cornelius and William.

The appraisement of the personal estate was made on May 24, 1777, with his widow, Rachel Howard, as the executrix. Rachel Howard and Brice Howard approved as the next of kin.

On March 12, 1785, the widow who peculiarly styled herself as "Rachel Howard of Anne Arundel County, Spinster", made a deed of gift of negroes to her three daughters, namely, Elizabeth ljams, Rachel Gassaway and Sarah Howard, formerly belonging to the estate of her late husband, Joseph Howar
Soon thereafter she married Robert Beall, of Frederick County. On April 14, 1790, the widow and her husband, Robert Beall, filed the final account on her deceased husband's estate, when they accounted for a balance of #1,586/19/8 due the representatives. Thomas Cornelius Howard and Brice Howard were sureties for the widow and executrix. The widow was allotted one-third of the balance of the estate plus the quarter shares of the sons, Cornelius and William Howard. Other Iegatees were Joseph Howard, Rachel Howard and Sarah Howard." A case before the Court of Chancery in 1785 stated that Joseph Howard of Cornelius died testate sometime in 1777, leaving his widow, Rachel, who later married Robert Beall, of Frederick County, with a personal estate appraised at #1,516/16/6. His children were Rachel who married El y Gassaway, Sarah who married Joseph Mackelfresh, and Joseph Howard. The whereabouts of two sons, Cornelius Howard and William Ridgely Howard, were unknown, but it was believed that they were deceased. Another case before the High Court of Chancery filed in 1799, stated that a co-partnership was entered into in 1765 between Cornelius and his three sons (Joseph, Thomas Cornelius and Brice) for the purpose of importing merchandise. The business was profitable until 1772 when Cornelius Howard died and the partnership was dissolved, but Joseph Howard continued the business until his death in 1777. Robert Beall and his wife, Rachel stated that Thomas Cornelius Howard and Brice Howard, had always refused to make a settlement of the share belonging to her deceased husband, Joseph Howard."

Cornelius married WORTHINGTON, Rachel Ridgely Abt 1740. Rachel (daughter of WORTHINGTON, Thomas and RIDGELY, Elizabeth) was born 28 Aug 1722; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

John — DORSEY, Anne. [Group Sheet]