Some Descendants of Arthur Howland of Marshfield

1. Arthur Howland [Ref] married Elizabeth Prence [Ref][Ref, p. 310] on 9 Dec 1667. [Ref, p. 94][Ref]
   Arthur's father and uncle Henry were well known Quakers and Gov. Thomas Prence was strongly opposed. On 5 Mar 1666/7 the General Court, presided over by Thomas, fined Arthur five pounds for "inveigling of Misris Elizabeth Prence and makeing motion of marriage to her, and prosecuting the same contrary to her parrents likeing, and without theire consent, and directly contrary to their mind and will". On 2 Jul 1667 Arthur solemnly promised to desist. [Ref, p. 94]
   Arthur was constable of Marshfield on 5 Jun 1671. [Ref, p. 94]
   1. Mary Howland was born on 22 Feb 1668 in Marshfield. [Ref]
   2. Ebenezer Howland was born on 7 Dec 1671 in Marshfield. [Ref]
   3. Thomas Howland was born on 26 Sep 1672 in Marshfield. [Ref]
      
2. Deborah Howland [Ref] died before 3 Jul 1674. [Ref, no first name] She married as his first wife Lieut. John Smith. [Ref, no first name][Ref]
   1. Hasadiah Smith [Ref] was born on 11 Jan 1649. [Ref] She died on 15 Dec 1723. [Ref] She married Jonathan Russell on 5 Feb 1678. Jonathan, the son of Jonathan and Dorothy Russell, was born about 1655 and died on 5 Dec 1727. [Ref]
      1. Deborah Russell was born on 10 Jan 1681 in Dartmouth. [Ref, Rec. with mar. record of Jonathan and Hasadiah Smith.] Deborah of Dartmouth married Benjamin Allen of Dartmouth on '24th, 6 mo. 1704' in Dartmouth. [Ref]
         1. Dorothy Allen, the daughter of Benjamin, was born on 16 Jan 1707 in Dartmouth. [Ref] Dorothy, the daughter of Benjamin of Dartmouth, married William Wilcox, the son of of Damiel (deceased) on '8th, 12 mo., called february, 1732-3' in Dartmouth. [Ref]
            1. William Wilcox, the son of William and Dorothy, was born on 8 Aug 1739 in Dartmouth. [Ref] William of Dartmouth married Sarah Smith of Dartmouth, daughter of Ebenezer Smith, on 2 Jan 1762 in Dartmouth. [Ref]
               • David Wilcox, the son of William, blacksmith, and Sarah, was born on 10 Jan 1762 in Dartmouth. [Ref] He is said to have gone to Palmyra, Wayne, New York about 1791 and to have purchased a 100 acre farm and blacksmith ship. He is also said to have married Anna Baker and to have had a daughter Clarissa, who married Ambrose Hall. It does not appear well documented, however, that he is the David Wilcox who went to Palmyra.
                 • Clarissa Wilcox married Ambrose Hall.
                   Ambrose Hall of Palmyra, Wayne, New York signed his will on 27 Dec 1825. He mentions, among others, his wife Clarissa and his daughter Clarissa. He appointed William Wilcox as an executor and guardian of his children. He added a codicil on 3 Oct 1827. [Ref]
                   • Clarissa (Clara) Hall married Leonard W. Jerome.
                     • Jennie Jerome married Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill
                       • Winston Churchill
                         
   2. Unknown Son Smith [Ref]
   3. Unknown Son Smith [Ref]
   4. Unknown Son Smith [Ref]
3. Mary Howland married Timothy Williamson [Ref, no first name] on __ Jun 1653 in Marshfield. [Ref]
   1. Timothy Williamson [Ref]
4. Martha Howland was born about 1638. She died on 19 Dec 1732, age 94, in Hingham. [Ref, pp. 128-9] She married first John Damon [Ref, no first name] of Scituate. [Ref, pp. 128-9] She married second as his second wife Peter Bacon on 19 Feb 1679/80 in Hingham. [Ref, pp. 128-9] Peter, the son of George and Margaret Bacon, was born say 1640 and was baptised on 17 Sep 1654 in Hingham. [Ref, pp. 128-9] He married first Sarah Jenkins. [Ref, pp. 128-9] Sarah, the daughter of Edward Jenkins of Scituate, died on 21 Jul 1677 in Hingham. [Ref, pp. 128-9]
5. Elizabeth Howland married Unknown Low. [Ref]