Howes, Thomas and Mary 
Thomas Howes Memorial 
headstone - Thomas Howes, Howes Burial Ground, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts 
Thomas Howes, Howes Burial Ground, Dennis, Massachusetts 
Prence-Howes Press Cupboard owned by Mary Howes 
This massive chest, now in the permanent collection of The Dennis Historical Society, was owned by Thomas and Mary Howes and was used by them to hold all of their personal belongings and worldly possessions during and after their passage on ship from England to America. It dates to the mid-1630's (or perhaps even earlier) and is constructed of English Red Oak. (photo courtesy of The Dennis Historical Society) 
Thomas Howes was born in January 1600/01 in Norfolk, England. He married Mary BURR in England. Thomas, Mary, and their family of three sons – Joseph (1630), Thomas (1634), and Jeremiah (1637), landed at Salem, Massachusetts from England about 1637, and moved to Yarmouth (now Dennis) Cape Cod about 1638 to farm the land granted by the King’s Governor. They are believed to be the first of their surname in the New World. Thomas died 26 Sep 1665 in Dennis, Massachusetts. (GOES AFTER PICTURE OF MEMORIAL)
Thomas Howes
The history of Thomas Howes – in Salem/Lynn Massachusetts- 1630
MARRIAGE - -?Our Thomas??'G leanings From English Records About N. E. Familys' - Henry Waters,D.M. (R929.1 E5 Pg. 65 Salem, Massachusetts 1862)
QUOTE: "Taken from the registry of the Bishop of London extract from marriage Licenses granted by Bishop of London 1598 - 1639. October 4 1630 THOMAS HOWE OF ST. DUNSTAN'S IN THE WEST, YEOMAN, BATCHELOR AND MARY CAMPE OF KELVEDON, ESSEX, MAIDEN, AGED 21, AT HER OWN DISPOSING, AT ST. FAITH'S _ 1632-5 COMMERCE THOMAS HOWES IN LYNN - 1636/8 (1635?)
1632"EDWARD HOWES of LONDON wrote to his relative, John Winthop,Jr. a letter dated April 3,1632.(h. HISTORY OF SALEM. SIDNEY PERLEY 1636-1712 3 VOLUMES (974.462) V1 PG221ed. {John Winthrop,Jr and Anthony Thatcher lived in Ipswich,Ma} " Edward Howes, writing to John Winthrop,jun., from London, 3rd Sept. 1636, says, Your Aunt Downing hath bespoken a black marble gravestone for you grandsire and grandmother." The Winthrop's heritage is from Groton England.(k) 1638 THOMAS HOWES (Below is first mention found of Thomas Howes in Essex County Court Record. Notice the spelling changes. AJH.) AUG 25, 1638 -Court held at SALEM(a)”At the 10th Quarter Court held at Salem Sept. 25, 1638 in the suit of Mr. Holgrave for trespass, the jury found for the plaintiff (note spelling changes, AJH) and “Seven bushels and a half of corn and four shillings cost Ø “A .Temple. Two bushels, 5s; and four shillings costØ H.Brown. Three bushels, 7s 6p; and four shillings costØ J.Moulto n. 1 peck: and 4 shillings costØ J.Hinds. Four and ½ bushel; and 4 shillings costØ H.Skerry . Four and ½ bushel; and 4 shillings cost TOTALS: 24 bushel Corn + 12s 6p fines + 20s Cost(Theses fines amount to considerable financial punishment … A bushel of corn would have been worth 2 pounds. Average weekly income as taken from the “Salem Town Journal” was 10 pounds. So Thomas Howes and his skittery horse (Earthquake? Maybe?) were fined a months income. AJH) >(from: (a.) > from, (d.) Thomas Howes mentioned in PLYMOUTH Colony Records, Dec. 1638 “Mr. John Crow(Crowell?) and Mr. Thomas Howes, of Mattachesse, otherwise called Yarmouth, took oath of allegiance to King and of Fidelity to Government December 18, 1638.” > At Plymouth Court > Jan. 7, 1638-9: A Grant of land made to Mr. Anthony Thatcher, (Ipswich resident and Thatcher’s Island Fame), Mr Thomas Howes and Mr. John Crow (Crowell?) > At Plymouth Court > Feb. 29, 1638-9: Richard Walker of Lynn sued ______ Howes, Planter, late of Lynn and then of Mattachesse, for damages sustained by him as surety for Howes for a debt to Samuel Smith = thirty bushels of corn and 10 s cost. (another 60 pounds debt AJH>)
Ed.
Note: It is my belief that Thomas Howes left Lynn owing these financial debts and went to Yarmouth to better his lot and additionally because of the following: occurrences and influences: from (e.)JUNE 1, 1638 - An earthquake caused considerable damage to property & alarm to people, and lasted about four minutes, and was followed by less severe shocks during the succeeding weeks. > from (f.)"The people of LYNN having established a settlement at SANDWICH,an attempt was made from the same quarter to establish another at MATTAKEESE."(Yarmouth) Foremost in this work was, "The Rev. Stephan Batchelor, the late pastor of LYNN, who, at the advanced age of SEVENTY-SIX, traveled the whole distance from LYNN to MATTAKEESE, more than 100 miles, at an inclement season of the year, by foot". INFLUENCES: REV. BATCHELOR Rev. Stephan Bachiler established FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH in LYNN, went first to IPSWICH (Anthony Thatcher's Residence, and 120 mile from Yarmouth, AJH.) from which place he, with some of his friends, went on foot, in the very SEVERE WINTER of 1637,to YARMOUTH. It was his intention, we are told to plant a town & build a church. Unforeseen difficulties prevented him from doing this. But in 1639, he and his son-in-law, Christopher Hussey, sold their possessions in NEWBURY<20 miles No. of LYNN. ed.)...Moved.. to HAMPTON, N:H:(e.-p.392) " The people of LYNN having established a settlement at SANDWICH,an attempt was made from the same quarter to establish another at MATTAKEESE."(Yarmouth) Foremost in this work was, "The Rev. Stephan Batchelor, the late pastor of LYNN, who, at the advanced age of SEVENTY-SIX, traveled the whole distance from LYNN to MATTAKEESE, more than 100 miles, at an inclement season of the year, by foot". And This Is Cape Cod" Eleanor Early, pg 18 “Sandwich settled in 1637 - "Thomas Dexter and nine of his neighbors had obtained from Plymouth Colony Court, a grant of township in Sandwich . The Dexter’s, disappointed in the new settlement, moved shortly to Lynn ..." (with Rev. Batchelor?) Note:found on ancestry.com
Notes from Findagrave.com The pictured monument was erected upon a millstone at the Howes Cemetery in 1834 to mark the resting place of Thomas and Mary (Burr) Howes. Thomas, Mary, and their family of three sons - Joseph (1630), Thomas (1634), and Jeremiah (1637), landed at Salem, Massachusetts from England about 1637, and moved to Yarmouth (now Dennis) Cape Cod about 1638 to farm the land granted by the King's Governor. They are believed to be the first of their surname in the ‘New World'. On the side of the monument it is indicated that the number of Thomas Howes descendants then (1834) living were as follows: 315 in Dennis, Massachusetts, 138 in Chatham, Massachusetts, and 396 in "other places".
1637 - Arrived in Salem, Massachusetts
1639 - Moved to Old Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Settled in Dennis, Massachusetts.
1644 - Appointed Constable
1652 - Appointed to recieve "oil of the country"
1652 - Deputy to the General Court
1658 - Member of Council of War
He was the first husband of Mary Burr, who later married Gov.Thomas Prence.
found on ancestry.com
The Howes family record goes back to 1066 when John de Huse received a grant of manor in Berkshire. John Howys was descended from him in unbroken line. The family seat was then Besthorpe in Norfolk County (1457). A descendant, Thomas, married Tabitha Roope, of Morningthorpe Manor, which has since been the seat of the Howes family in England.
found on ancestry.com
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Thomas Howes
Memorial
Photos
Flowers
Birth: 1590, England
Death: October 18, 1665
Dennis Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA
The pictured monument was erected upon a millstone at the Howes Cemetery in 1834 to mark the resting place of Thomas and Mary (Burr) Howes. Thomas, Mary, and their family of three sons - Joseph (1630), Thomas (1634), and Jeremiah (1637), landed at Salem, Massachusetts from England about 1637, and moved to Yarmouth (now Dennis) Cape Cod about 1638 to farm the land granted by the King's Governor. They are believed to be the first of their surname in the ‘New World'. On the side of the monument it is indicated that the number of Thomas Howes descendants then (1834) living were as follows: 315 in Dennis, Massachusetts, 138 in Chatham, Massachusetts, and 396 in "other places".
1637 - Arrived in Salem, Massachusetts
1639 - Moved to Old Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Settled in Dennis, Massachusetts.
1644 - Appointed Constable
1652 - Appointed to recieve "oil of the country"
1652 - Deputy to the General Court
1658 - Member of Council of WarHe was the first husband of Mary Burr, who later married Gov.Thomas Prence.Children: Joseph Howes, Thomas Howes Jr (father of Thomas Howes III and Jonathan Howes), and Jeremiah Howes.
Family links: Children:
Joseph Howes (1634 - 1695)*
Jeremiah Howes (1637 - 1708)* Spouse:
Mary Burr Howes Prence (____ - 1695)*
Burial:Howes Cemetery Dennis Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA
found on ancestry.com
Thomas and Marys oak chest - C1635 This massive chest, now in the permanent collection of The Dennis Historical Society, was owned by Thomas and Mary Howes and was used by them to hold all of their personal belongings and worldly possessions during and after their passage on ship from England to America. It dates to the mid-1630's (or perhaps even earlier) and is constructed of English Red Oak. (photo courtesy of The Dennis Historical Society)
They sailed in 1634/35 from London to the port of Salem, USA on the 'James' which was in port at Salem on 17 July 1635
found on ancestry.com
Notes on Capt Thomas Howes Thomas Howes came to America about 1637. He first came to Lynn, Massachusetts, but later settled in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He was one of the original proprietors. He lived in Nobscusset on the north side of Cape Cod which became part of the town of Dennis. He was named constable of Yarmouth August 20, 1644.
On June 5, 1650 Thomas Howes and Samuel Mayo were appointed administrator of the estate of the late Samuel Hallett.
On October 5, 1658 Thomas Howes purchased a farm in Yarmouth from Capt Myles Standish.
found on ancestry.com
Thomas Howes
The history of Thomas Howes – in Salem/Lynn Massachusetts- 1630
MARRIAGE - -?Our Thomas??'G leanings From English Records About N. E. Familys' - Henry Waters,D.M. (R929.1 E5 Pg. 65 Salem, Massachusetts 1862)
QUOTE: "Taken from the registry of the Bishop of London extract from marriage Licenses granted by Bishop of London 1598 - 1639. October 4 1630 THOMAS HOWE OF ST. DUNSTAN'S IN THE WEST, YEOMAN, BATCHELOR AND MARY CAMPE OF KELVEDON, ESSEX, MAIDEN, AGED 21, AT HER OWN DISPOSING, AT ST. FAITH'S _ 1632-5 COMMERCE THOMAS HOWES IN LYNN - 1636/8 (1635?)
1632"EDWARD HOWES of LONDON wrote to his relative, John Winthop,Jr. a letter dated April 3,1632.(h. HISTORY OF SALEM. SIDNEY PERLEY 1636-1712 3 VOLUMES (974.462) V1 PG221ed. {John Winthrop,Jr and Anthony Thatcher lived in Ipswich,Ma} " Edward Howes, writing to John Winthrop,jun., from London, 3rd Sept. 1636, says, Your Aunt Downing hath bespoken a black marble gravestone for you grandsire and grandmother." The Winthrop's heritage is from Groton England.(k) 1638 THOMAS HOWES (Below is first mention found of Thomas Howes in Essex County Court Record. Notice the spelling changes. AJH.) AUG 25, 1638 -Court held at SALEM
Ed.
Note: It is my belief that Thomas Howes left Lynn owing these financial debts and went to Yarmouth to better his lot and additionally because of the following: occurrences and influences: from (e.)JUNE 1, 1638 - An earthquake caused considerable damage to property & alarm to people, and lasted about four minutes, and was followed by less severe shocks during the succeeding weeks. > from (f.)"The people of LYNN having established a settlement at SANDWICH,an attempt was made from the same quarter to establish another at MATTAKEESE."(Yarmouth) Foremost in this work was, "The Rev. Stephan Batchelor, the late pastor of LYNN, who, at the advanced age of SEVENTY-SIX, traveled the whole distance from LYNN to MATTAKEESE, more than 100 miles, at an inclement season of the year, by foot".
Notes from Findagrave.com The pictured monument was erected upon a millstone at the Howes Cemetery in 1834 to mark the resting place of Thomas and Mary (Burr) Howes. Thomas, Mary, and their family of three sons - Joseph (1630), Thomas (1634), and Jeremiah (1637), landed at Salem, Massachusetts from England about 1637, and moved to Yarmouth (now Dennis) Cape Cod about 1638 to farm the land granted by the King's Governor. They are believed to be the first of their surname in the ‘New World'. On the side of the monument it is indicated that the number of Thomas Howes descendants then (1834) living were as follows: 315 in Dennis, Massachusetts, 138 in Chatham, Massachusetts, and 396 in "other places".
1637 - Arrived in Salem, Massachusetts
1639 - Moved to Old Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Settled in Dennis, Massachusetts.
1644 - Appointed Constable
1652 - Appointed to recieve "oil of the country"
1652 - Deputy to the General Court
1658 - Member of Council of War
He was the first husband of Mary Burr, who later married Gov.Thomas Prence.
found on ancestry.com
The Howes family record goes back to 1066 when John de Huse received a grant of manor in Berkshire. John Howys was descended from him in unbroken line. The family seat was then Besthorpe in Norfolk County (1457). A descendant, Thomas, married Tabitha Roope, of Morningthorpe Manor, which has since been the seat of the Howes family in England.
found on ancestry.com
obit
Thomas Howes
Memorial
Photos
Flowers
Birth: 1590, England
Death: October 18, 1665
Dennis Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA
The pictured monument was erected upon a millstone at the Howes Cemetery in 1834 to mark the resting place of Thomas and Mary (Burr) Howes. Thomas, Mary, and their family of three sons - Joseph (1630), Thomas (1634), and Jeremiah (1637), landed at Salem, Massachusetts from England about 1637, and moved to Yarmouth (now Dennis) Cape Cod about 1638 to farm the land granted by the King's Governor. They are believed to be the first of their surname in the ‘New World'. On the side of the monument it is indicated that the number of Thomas Howes descendants then (1834) living were as follows: 315 in Dennis, Massachusetts, 138 in Chatham, Massachusetts, and 396 in "other places".
1637 - Arrived in Salem, Massachusetts
1639 - Moved to Old Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Settled in Dennis, Massachusetts.
1644 - Appointed Constable
1652 - Appointed to recieve "oil of the country"
1652 - Deputy to the General Court
1658 - Member of Council of WarHe was the first husband of Mary Burr, who later married Gov.Thomas Prence.Children: Joseph Howes, Thomas Howes Jr (father of Thomas Howes III and Jonathan Howes), and Jeremiah Howes.
Family links: Children:
Joseph Howes (1634 - 1695)*
Jeremiah Howes (1637 - 1708)* Spouse:
Mary Burr Howes Prence (____ - 1695)*
Burial:Howes Cemetery Dennis Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA
found on ancestry.com
Thomas and Marys oak chest - C1635 This massive chest, now in the permanent collection of The Dennis Historical Society, was owned by Thomas and Mary Howes and was used by them to hold all of their personal belongings and worldly possessions during and after their passage on ship from England to America. It dates to the mid-1630's (or perhaps even earlier) and is constructed of English Red Oak. (photo courtesy of The Dennis Historical Society)
They sailed in 1634/35 from London to the port of Salem, USA on the 'James' which was in port at Salem on 17 July 1635
found on ancestry.com
Notes on Capt Thomas Howes Thomas Howes came to America about 1637. He first came to Lynn, Massachusetts, but later settled in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He was one of the original proprietors. He lived in Nobscusset on the north side of Cape Cod which became part of the town of Dennis. He was named constable of Yarmouth August 20, 1644.
On June 5, 1650 Thomas Howes and Samuel Mayo were appointed administrator of the estate of the late Samuel Hallett.
On October 5, 1658 Thomas Howes purchased a farm in Yarmouth from Capt Myles Standish.
found on ancestry.com
Hello Arn and Jody,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great resource. I trace my roots through Thomas Howes and Mary Burr. My current project is to assemble all immigrants in my tree but I keep running into false info about birth places of people from early colonial records.I assume Phoebe Howes, b. 1622 was born in England since her parents arrived in the '30s. Would you happen to know where in England? Thanks, Bruce Gillett
Hello, I am a direct descendant of Thomas and Mary. I would love to know more about my grandma Mary and grandma Lady Tabitha Roope. Thank you.
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