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Descendants of John Howell

Generation No. 1

1. JR. JOHN² HOWELL (JOHN¹)¹ was born Abt. 1630 in Wales or on ship¹, and died 1732 in Ile of Wight, Virginia¹. He married ELIZABETH SURBEY¹. She was born Abt. 1630 in Ile of Wight, Virginia¹, and died in Edgecombe Co., NC¹.

Notes for JR. JOHN HOWELL:
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From Clark Howell:
John Howell, Jr., son of John Howell, died, evidently intestate, as no
will has been recorded for him. He had land granted to him in 1694 as
the following record shows: "To All, know yea, I Sir Edmund Andros,
Lt. Gov., grand unto John Howell, son of John Howell, deceased, 100
acres of land in Isle of Wight Co., Va. This patent was a part of a
grant to Peter Johnson in 1642, and escheated to Hopkin Howell and
John Howell, who made a division thereof during their lifetimes, the
said mentioned land falling to John Howell, to whom this patent is
regranted. Dated April 20, 1694." This grant is further indication
that John Howell, Sr., and Hopkin Howell were brothers.
By 1722, according the Historians, Turner and Bridger, Bertie
Precinct, which for a long time as politically connected with
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, was formed, and the region settled
by the highest type of Virginia manhood. The mouth of Town Creek
marked the beginning of the settlement in 1720, but two years later
the present vicinity of Tarboro was settled by a small party of
Virginians.
The land upon which Tarboro was built was formerly the property of
Joseph Howell, Jr., of North Carolina, of this line. The dates of the
grants of land in North Carolina, and especially Edgecombe County, do
not represent the time of the arrival of the families, who, in many
cases had been resident there for fifteen or twenty years previous.
Settlers in North Carolina recorded their "Rights", which meant a
grant of fifty acres for each person brought into the colony, but the
recording, like the granting, took place long after the actual
settlement. John Howell, Jr., of Virginia, was designated as John
Howell, Sr., in North Carolina. Of his rights we have the following
record: "At a council in Edenton (Colonial capitol) March 15, 1743,
John Howellof Bertie County, was admitted to prove his rights in order
to take up land. The number of his rights were seven whites and eight
blacks."
His petition and the originals of the grants are in the Land Offices
at Raleigh, and describe minutely the metes (?) and bounds. Among the
NC State Papers is found the followign interesting item: "Deposition
of John Campbell, merchant of Bertie County. This deponent saith he
saw John Howell, Sr., have a blank warrant and a patent of land to be
filled without any date to either." Gov. Gale Johnson issued a large
number of such warrants.
John Howell married, possibly Elizabeth, who survived him, and whose
estate was administered by her son, Thomas Howell.
Besides the above information from Clark Howell, other names and dates
are from the FTM pages of Ann Howell.

Notes for ELIZABETH SURBEY:
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(One researcer has the death date as 1750, but this would have made
her 120 years old!)
Survived her husband, according to Clark Howell. Maiden name might
also be Shelby.

Children of JOHN HOWELL and ELIZABETH SURBEY are:

III JOHN³ HOWELL¹, b. Abt. 1650¹.

Notes for III JOHN HOWELL:
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I have changed him from John, Jr. to John III to avoid confusion,
since his father was John, Jr. and later re-named himself John Sr.
presumably after his son was born.
Clark Howell: "John, Jr., with his brothers Joseph and Thomas, was
appointed a juror for Edgecombe County, February 25, 1739-40;
petitioned for land Bertie County in 1742."

2.	ii.		THOMAS HOWELL, b. Abt. 1660.
	iii.		ROBERT HOWELL¹, b. Abt. 1660¹.

Notes for ROBERT HOWELL:
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Petitioned for 200 acres of land in Edgecombe Co., 27 Nov 1744, and
again for 100 acres on 6 Apr 1745 in Bertie Co., which is on the way
from Isle of Wight Co. to Edgecombe Co.

iv.

HOPKIN HOWELL¹, b. Abt. 1660¹.

Notes for HOPKIN HOWELL:
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Petitioned for land in Craven Co. in 1749. First name might be
Hopkins.

WILLIAM HOWELL¹, b. Abt. 1660¹.

Notes for WILLIAM HOWELL:
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Petitioned for land in Edgecombe Co. in 1739.
Source: Virginia Land Office, Book VIII, pp. 379-80. Turner and
Bridger, "Edgecombe County History", p. 17. "North Carolina State
Papers" Vol. IV, pp 625, 1119, 619, 342, 703. "North Carolina
Records" Vol. IV, pp 522, 866, 710, 761.

	vi.		PENELOPE HOWELL¹, b. Abt. 1660¹.
3.	vii.		JOSEPH HOWELL SR., b. 1670; d. 1749, Edgecombe Co., NC.

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