Some Descendants of Jabez Howland (John) and Bethia Thacher of Plymouth and Bristol

1. Jabez Howland was born on 15 Nov 1669 in Plymouth. [Ref, p. 11] He died on 17 Oct 1732, age 64, in Bristol and was buried on 19 Oct in St. Michael's Church Cemetery in Bristol. [Ref, p. 37] He married first Patience Stafford. [Ref, p. 37] She was the daughter of Samuel and Mercy (Westcott) Stafford. [Ref, p. 37] She was born about 1669 and died on 23 Oct 1721 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 37] He married second as her second husband Mary (Carder) Green after 11 Mar 1727 (int.) in Bristol. [Ref, p. 37] She was the daughter of John and Mary (Holden) Carder. [Ref, p. 37] She was born on 11 Sep 1677 in Warwick and died on 13 Apr 1761, age 83 years, six months and 22 days. [Ref, p. 37] She married first Richard Green in 1700. [Ref, p. 37] Jabez and Patience had nine children born in Bristol and baptised there in the First Church of Christ. [Ref, p. 40]
2. John Howland was born about 15 Jan 1672/3 in Plymouth. [Ref, p. 11] He died on 16 Jan 1672/3. [Ref, p. 11]
3. Bethia Howland was born on 3 Jun 1674 in Plymouth. [Ref, p. 12] "[S]he was accidentally drowned or stifled in a tub of clothes and water" in 1676. [Ref, p. 12]
4. Josiah Howland was born on 6 Aug 1676 in Plymouth. [Ref, p. 12] He died on 8 Feb 1717/8, age 42, in Bristol and is buried there in the East Burial Ground. [Ref, p. 41] He married Yetmercy Shove on 24 Nov 1709 in Barnstable. [Ref, p. 41] She was the daughter of George and Hannah (Bacon) (Whalley) Shove. [Ref, p. 41] She was born on 7 Nov 1682 in Taunton and died after 21 May 1760. [Ref, p. 41] Josiah and Mercy had two children born in Bristol and baptised there in the First Church of Christ. [Ref, p. 41]
   1. Yetmercy Howland was born on 11 Mar 1712/3 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 173] She was baptised on 5 Aug 1723 at the First Church of Christ in Bristol. [Ref, p. 173] She died on 8 Aug 1737 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 173] She married first Isaac Palmer on 17 Oct 1731 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 173] Isaac was the son of John and Elizabeth (Richmond) Palmer. [Ref, p. 173] He was born on 14 Jan 1701 in Little Compton and died before 26 Apr 1732. [Ref, p. 173] She married second Nathaniel Howland on 6 Dec 1753 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 173]
5. John Howland was born on 26 Jul 1679 in Plymouth. [Ref, p. 12] He died before 14 May 1708. [Ref, p. 12]
6. Judah Howland was born on 7 May 1683 in Plymouth. [Ref, p. 12] He was buried on 12 Nov 1683. [Ref, p. 12]
7. Seth Howland was born on 5 Jan 1684/5 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 12] He was buried on 12 Apr 1685. [Ref, p. 12]
8. Samuel Howland was born on 16 May 1686 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 12][Ref, 6;102] He died on 1 or 15 May 1748, age 62, in Briston. [Ref, p. 42] He is buried there in the Prince's Hill Burial Ground. [Ref, p. 42] He married first Abigail Cary on 6 May 1708. [Ref, p. 42][Ref, 6;102] Samuel married second as her third husband Rachel (Norton) (Smith) Allen after 18 Feb 1741/2 (int.) in Bristol. [Ref, p. 42] She was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bates) Norton. [Ref, p. 42] She was born about 1679, probably in Edgartown, and she died on 14 Jun 1743, age 64, in Barrington. [Ref, p. 42] She married first Joshua Smith on 17 Jul 1701 in Edgartown. [Ref, p. 42] She married second Samuel Allen between 25 Mar 1708/9 and 23 Feb 1731/2. [Ref, p. 42] Samuel married third as her second husband Dorothy (Ballard) Hunt on 4 Jun 1747 in Rehoboth. [Ref, p. 42] Dorothy was the daughter of John and Rebecca Ballard. [Ref, p. 42] She was born on 30 Jan 1685 in Lynn and died on 14 Oct 1765, age 81, in Rehoboth. [Ref, p. 42] She married first Daniel Hunt after 9 Jan 1707/8 (int.) in Rehoboth. [Ref, p. 42] Samuel and Abigail had eight children born in Bristol and baptised there in the First Church of Christ. [Ref, p. 44]
9. Experience Howland was born on 19 May 1687 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 12] She died young. [Ref, p. 12]
10. Elizabeth Howland was born about 1690 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 12] She died on 20 May 1707, age 26, in Newport, Rhode Island. [Ref, p. 45] She married Nathan Townsend of Newport. [Ref, p. 45] He was the son of Thomas and Mary (Davis) Townsend. [Ref, p. 45] He was born on 5 Jul 1677 in Boston and died between 12 Sep and 4 Aug 1756. [Ref, p. 45] He married second Agatha or Abitha Unknown. He married third Mary Davenport on 1 Jul 1745 in Newport. [Ref, p. 45] Elizabeth and Nathan had one son. [Ref, p. 45]
11. Joseph Howland was born on 14 Oct 1692 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 12] He was baptised on 8 Sep 1695 in the First Church of Christ in Bristol. [Ref, p. 12] He died on 16 Aug 1737 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 46] He married Bathsheba Cary about 1714 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 46] Joseph and Bathseba had three children born in Bristol and baptised there in the First Church of Christ. [Ref, p. 47]