recorded simply as the ch. of a Matthew Hedges.
292 History of Southampton.
171 Lemuel 4 bap. 1714 m. Jan. 8, 1740, Amy Dimon of South-
old, and had ch. 217 Amy 6 bap. 1742, 218 Mary 5 bap. 1746, 219
Lydia 5 bap. 1748, 220 Abigail 6 bap. 1750 and 221 Sarah 5 bap. 1752.
The descendants of 3 Isaac 2 , the second son of William the settler:
3 Isaac 2 b. abt. 1636, d. between Jan. 1 and Mch. 24, 1676-7, m.
Joana, d. of Joshua Barnes. 3 Isaac' at his death left a family of
young ch., number, sex and ages unknown, but among them was
222 Isaac 3 .
222 Isaac? d. Nov. 22, 1726, had ch. 223 Samuel 4 b. 1685, 224
Abraham 4 b. 1692, d. Jan. 1722-3, 225 Isaac 4 b. abt. 1695, 226
Jacob 4 b. 1698, d. 1723, 227 Jeremiah 4 bap. 1702, d. Jan. 4, 1722-3,
228 Johana 4 or Jemima 4 (name scarcely legible on church record)
bap. 1704, 229 Mary 4 bap, 1706, 230 Gideon 4 bap. 1711, 231 Henry 4
bap. 1713, 232 David 4 bap. 1715 and 233 John 4 bap. 1718.
233 Samuel 4 d. Mch. 9, 1755, ae. 70, m. May 8, 1701, Lois Par-
sons, who d. Dec. 25, 1718, and had ch. 234 Jonathan 6 b. 1706, 235
Samuel 6 b. abt. 1707 and 236 Benjamin 6 of Montauk b. 1714 and
perhaps daughters.
234 Jonathan 6 d. Jan. 16, 1763, m. Hannah Oonklin Oct. 9, 1729,
and hadch. 237 Jonathan 6 bap. 1730, 238 Lois 6 bap. 1733, 239Mehet-
abel 6 bap. 1737, 240 Barnaby 6 , 241 Abigail 6 and 242 Beuben 6 b. 1750.
242 Reuben 6 had ch. 243 Dr. George 7 bap. 1790, 244 Robert L. 7
bap. 1792, 245 Mehetabel' bap. 1798, 246 Hannah 1 and 247 Mary.'
235 Samuel 5 d. Aug. 27, 1735, m. Experience Talmage July 6,
1732, and had ch. 248 Experience 6 bap. 1734 and 249 Samuel 6 bap.
Eeb. 1735-6.
236 Benjamin 6 d. Mch. 24, 1812, m. Alethea, d. of Daniel Miller,
June 16, 1741, and "had ch. 250 Philip 6 bap. 1742, 251 Thomas 6
bap. 1744, 252 Nathan 6 bap. 1746, 253 Elihu 6 b. 1745, bap. 1749,
and 254 Christopher. 6
250 Philip 6 d. Mch. 3, 1834, ae. 92, and had s. 255 Benjamin 7 of
Amagansett, b. 1790.
255 Benjamin' had w. Janette and d. 256 Mary A. 6 b. 1840.
251 Thomas 6 had d. 257 Keziah' bap. 1767.
252 Nathan 6 had ch. 258 Phebe 7 bap. 1775, 259 Nathan 7 bap. 1777
and d. young, 260 Temperance 7 bap. 1780, 261 Nathan 7 bap. 1783
and 262 Hannah 7 bap. 1790.
253 Elihu 6 d. Aug. 23, 1823, and had ch. 263 Mary 7 bap. 1777, 264
Elihu 7 bap. 1784, 265 Esther 7 bap. 1788 and 266 Sarah 7 bap. 1791.
Genealogies.
293
254 Christopher^ had ch. 267 Lyon G.' bap. 1779, 268 Hannah'
bap. 1783, 269 Sylvanus 7 bap. 1786, 270 Elizabeth 7 bap. 1788 and
271 Sylvanus 7 bap. 1789.
225 Isaac 4 b. abt. 1695, m. Feb. 6, 1722-3, Phebe Parsons, and had
ch. 272 Abraham 5 bap. Dec. 1723, 273 Isaac 6 b. 1728, 274. Mary'
bap. 1731, 275 Joana 6 bap. 1734 and 276 Jacob 5 bap. 1738.
272 Abraham 6 m. Oct. 25, 1747, Esther Miller, and had ch. 277
Elizabeth 6 bap. 1748 and 278 Esther 6 bap. 1753.
276 Jacob 5 had ch. 279 Abraham 6 bap. 1777, 280 Isaac 9 bap. 1778
and 281 Jacob 6 bap. 1784.
281 Deacon Jacob 6 had. ch. 282 Albert L. T b. 1820, 283 Jacob',
284 Clarissa E. 7 b. 1827 and 285 Abraham. 7
282 Albert L. 7 had w. Mary and ch. 286 Abraham E. 8 b, 1852 and
287 Mary E. 8 b. 1859.
283 Jacob 7 had ch. 288 Albert 8 and 289 Charles. 8
.From the church records of East Hampton we learn that a Phi-
letus Hedges had s. Benjamin bap. 1789.
Also, that an. Ebenezer Hedges m. Mch. 20, 1740, Mehetabel
Conklin, and had ch. Hannah bap. 1743, Lucretia bap. 1748 and
Ebenezer bap. 1752.
The second Ebenezer m. Nov. 5, 1793, Puah Tillinghast, and had
ch. John Tillinghast bap. 1796 and Hannah bap. 1798.
Four families of this name in Englaud are mentioned in Burke's
Gen. Armory as having coat armor. ,
Heerick Family.
This family is without question de-
scended from the Herricks of Leicester-
shire in England, as the crest of that
family is engraved on the tombstone of
William Herrick, the son of James
Herrick, the first of the name in South-
ampton. This is said because at the
time ot the death ot William Herrick
men in this country had not begun to
use arms, as they did at a later period
and do now, to which they are not en-
titled. From the Genealogical Eegister
of the Herrick family, issued by Jede-
294 History of Southampton.
diah Herrick in 1846, we learn that " in the year 1598 was granted,
from the Herald's office, unto Robert and William Herick, the
sonnea of John Herick, the sonne of Thomas Herick alias Erick
of Houghton, in the countie of Leicester, gentleman, and their
posteritie forever, a certeyne crest or badge, namelie : on a wreathe
of their couloures a bull's head argent, yssuing forthe of a laurell
garland. The mussel, eares and homes tipped sable. To be
annexed and borne with their auncient coat of armes, whichis silver,
a fesse verray, orr and gules. Motto : Virtus omnia nobiliiat."
James Herrick came to Southampton in 1653 probably a young
man and unmarried, and, it is conjectured, was the brother of
Henry Herrick, who settled a little earlier in Salem, Mass. He
soon married Martha, d. of Thomas Topping, who gave the young
people a homestead carved out of his larger homestead, embracing
now the residences and home lots of James H. Foster and Henry
Post, the latter being the one given to James Herrick. 1 James 1 d.
in 1687 and had w. Martha and ch. 2 James 5 , 3 William 2 b. 1654,
4 Mary", w. of Howell, 5 Sarah 2 , w. of Petty, 6 Thomas 2 ,
who d. s. p., and 7 Martha 2 , who in 1087 m. Zerubbabal Phillips.
The inventory of his property was £74 12s. Od.
etjh
(IM&T* s&JxffJ'c
2 James 2 d. Aug. 16, 1701, had w. Sarah, d. of Peregrine Sfcans-
brough, and one d. 8 Sarah 3 , not 18 years of age at time of her
father's death.
3 William 2 b. 1654, d. 1708, had w. Mehetabel, who d. 1736, and
had ch. 9 William 3 , 10 Stephen 3 , 11 Nathan 3 b. 1700, 12 James 3 , 13
Irene 8 , w. of Jonathan Raynor, 14 Phebe 3 , 15 Mehetabel 3 , w. of
Topping, and 16 Abigail 3 , w. of Obadiah Rogers.
10 Stephen 3 d. 1756, m. 1st Deborah Conkling of East Hampton,
Dec. 24, 1719, and m. 2d Dorothy , and hadch. 17 Cleopatra 4 ,
18 Deborah 4 , 19 Ann 4 , 20 Stephen 4 of New Haven, 21 Ashbel 4 , 22
George 4 b. 1734, 23 Hugh 4 b. 1742 and 24 Abigail. 4
22 George 4 d. 1786, m. Mary, d. of Obadiah Rogers, and had ch.
25 William 5 b. 1760 and 26 Austin 5 b. 1771 and d. 1793.
Genealogies. 295
25 William 5 b. 1760, d. Nov. 25, 1825, m. Phebe, d. of Timothy
Pierson, b. 1760 and d. 1846, and had ch. 27 Stephen 6 of Utica, N.
Y., 28 Hiram 6 , 29 William P. 6 , 30 George 6 , 31 Austin 6 , 32 Edward 6
and 33 Abigail. 6
27 Stephen 6 had ch. 34 John 1 , 35 William 7 , 36 Charles', 37
George 7 and 38 Elizabeth. 7
29 William P. 6 had w. Esther and ch. 39 William', 40 Elizabeth',
41 Abigail 7 and 42 Cephas. 7
31 Capt. Austin 6 b. Apr. 12, 1796, m.Mary W. b. Oct. 12, 1808,
d. of Samuel Jagger, and had ch. 43 Samuel Edward' b. Apr.
6, 1841, and 44 Mary A.' b. Mch. 6, 1846, and w. of Henry P.
Herrick.
43 Rev. Samuel Edward', D. D., of Boston, grad. of Amherst, m-
Sophia, d. of John Poster of Quogue, and has one d. 45 Margaret
P. 8 b. Peb. 21, 1868.
11 Nathan 3 b. 1700, d. 1784, had ch. (order of births not
known), 46 Mehetabel 4 , w. of Sayre, 47 Martha 4 , w. of
Woolley, 48 Eunice 4 , w. of White, 49 Nathaniel 4 (who had w.
Elizabeth, and he died 1784) and 50 Henry 4 b. 1737.
50 Henry 4 had ch. 51 Claudius 5 , of New Haven, b. 1775, 52
Selden 5 and 53 Eunice. 6
51 Claudius 5 of New Haven had ch. 54 John Pierrepont 6 b. 1807,
55 Edward Claudius 6 , the eminent scientist and librarian of Yale
College and 56 Henry. 6
54 Dr. John P. 6 , grad. of Yale, m. Esther, d. of James Poster,
and had eh. 57 James C, 58 Louisa P.' b. 1842, 59 John C b.
1845 and 60 Henry P.' b. 1847.
Dr. John P. Herrick was a man of high character and loved as a
friend as greatly as he was esteemed as a physician by the entire
village.
59 Dr. John C m. Ellen Topping and has ch.
60 Henry P. 7 m. Mary, d. of Capt. Austin Herrick, and had ch.
Esther Pierpont, who d. young, and John Austin.
56 Rev. Henry 6 had ch. 61 Charles' and 62 Lydia', and others,
names unknown to the writer.
52 Selden 5 had ch. 63 Clarissa 6 , 64 Sarah M. 6 , 65 Mehetabel 6 and
66 Jerusha. 6
12 James 3 d. 1783, had w. Abigail b. 1715, d. Apr. 6, 1795, ana
s. 67 Micaiah 4 b. 1739.
296 History of Southampton.
67 Micaiali 4 d. Sept. 16, 1782, had w. Martha and ch. 68 James 5
b. Oct. 23, 1769, 69 Edward 6 b. Jan. 28, 1773, d. Aug. 31, 1796, 70
Hiram 5 b. Nov. 6, 1775, d. Feb. 23, 1790, 71 Clarissa 5 b. Jan. 2,
1778, d. Nov. 30, 1856, w. of Obadiah Jones Eogers, and 72
Micaiah 6 b. Nov. 31, 1781.
72 Micaiah 5 d. Aug. 19, 1840, m. Nancy, d. of David Kose, and
had ch. 74 James 6 b. Feb. 25, 1809, d. s. p. Feb. 13, 1849, 75 Cor-
nelia 6 b. Oct. 18, 1810, w. of William Huntting, 76 Elizabeth 6 b.
Jan. 4, 1813^ d. May 21, 1884, 77 Mary 6 , w. of Isaac P. Foster, b.
Sept. 8, 1815, 78 George 6 b. Dec. 9, 1818, and 79 Edward 6 b. Feb.
28, 1821, d. July 31, 1838.
78 George 6 d. Oct. 5, 1873, m. Charlotte E., d. of George Meade,
and had ch. 80 Cornelia A. 7 b. July 25, 1844, d. Sept. 9, 1858, 81
James M. 7 b. Sept. 24, 1846, 82 Emily Louisa 7 b. Nov. 6, 1860, and
83 Mary Elizabeth 7 b. Dec. 3, 1862.
81 James M. 7 m. Susan Eose, d. of "William R. and Caroline
(Osborne) Howell, Oct. 29, 1884, and has d. 84 Cornelia 8 b. July
27, 1885.
58 Louisa P. Herrick d. in 1872, a yoang lady endowed with
every trait of character that wins the love and high esteem of man-
kind. In grateful remembrance of her friendship, which any man
might be proud to possess, this faint tribute to her is given.
In Memoriam.
Toll for the loved and lost.
Who the stream of death has crossed.
Swift came the terror king
The best of us summoning,
Stilling the throbbing breast,
Now in her cerements dressed.
Hark I what sounds are these,
Wafted by the ocean breeze ?
Weeping, as the broken-hearted,
For a soul to heaven departed ?
When the Lord Christ calls his bride.
And the gates are open wide 1
Now lift our hearts in praise,
Loud our song triumphant raise !
Onward to the fields of light,
There waits the Lamb in white.
Tonder gleams the jasper sea —
Hark ! High heaven's jubilee 1
Genealogies. 297
Hildreth: Family.
Thomas Hildreth was the progenitor of the Long Island family,
and must have been born in England, as no connection can be dis-
covered with any of the name in New England. He is first men-
tioned in the Southampton records in 1643, and might have come
a little earlier. One of his descendants, Dr. Shadrach, was a sur-
geon in the American army of the revolution, and died in the
service.
1 Thomas 1 d. 1657, had w. Hannah (who after death of Thomas
rn. Jonas Bower), and ch. 2 Joseph 2 , 3 Hannah 2 , 4 James 2 and 5
Peter 2 -
2 Joseph 2 , the ancestor of the Southampton village families of
this name, m. Hannah, d. of John Jessup, Sept. 11, 1678, and
had ch. 6 Joseph 3 b. July 27, 1679, 7 Nathan 3 b. Mch. 17, 1684-5,
8 Benjamin 3 b. Sept. 22, 1681, 9 Ephraim 3 b. 1689, 10 Daniel 8 ,
11 Jonathan 3 , 12 Joseph 3 , 13 John 3 probably, b. 1702, d. s. p. Oct.
1, 1722, and 14 Isaac 3 .
7 Nathan 3 d. June 13, 1746, had w. Sarah and ch. 15 John 4 , 16
Daniel 4 , 17 Sarah 4 , 18 Abigail 4 , 19 Hannah 4 , 20 Manassah 4 , 21
Joseph 4 b. 1727 and 22 Benjamin 4 .
21 Joseph 4 d. June, 1788, had w. Sarah and ch. 23 Daniel 5 , 24
Dr. Shadrach 5 , 25 Joseph 5 , 26 Samuel 5 , 27 Nathan 5 and 28 Philip 6 ,
who d. 1789.
23 Daniel 5 had ch. 29 Shadrach 6 and 30 Daniel 6 b. 1800.
29 Shadrach 6 had s. 31 Nathan' b. 1815.
31 Nathan' had w. Phebe L. b. 1817 and ch. 32 Oscar 8 b. 1840,
33 Charles N. 8 b. 1842, 34 John H. 8 b. 1844 and 35 Susan J. 8 b.
1847.
33 Charles N. 8 has w. Miranda and ch. George W. 9 b. 1862 and
Edward A. 9 b. 1864.
30 Daniel 8 had w. Mary b. 1799 and ch. 36 Caroline B. b. 1837,
37 Lucy and others.
25 Joseph 6 d. 1789, had ch. 38 Joseph 6 b. 1776, 39 John 6 and 40
Daniel 6 bap. 1787.
38 Joseph 6 m. Beulah, d. of Abraham Sayre, and had ch. 41 Albert'
b. 1812, 42 Lewis' b. 1814 and 43 Elmira', w. of Thomas Warren,
who had son Capt. Thomas.
38
298 Histoey of Southampton.
41 Albert' m. 1 Mehetabel b. 1820, d. of Samuel Sanford, andm.
2 Elmira, d. of Capt. John Bishop, and had by his first w. ch„ 44
Eleanor J. 8 b. 1844, w. of David Harold Rose, and 45 Samuel L. 8 b.
1847 and d. young.
42 Lewis 7 m. Amanda, d. of Capt. Andrew Halsey of Cobb, b.
1827 and had ch. 46 Edgar A. 8 b. 1852, 47 Henry H. 8 b. 1855, 47£
"William 8 , who d. in infancy, 48 Harriet E. 8 w. of Jeremiah Tuthill
of Outchogue, and 49 Charles L. b. 1864 and d. young.
46 Edgar A. 8 m. Clara, d. of Albert Jagger, and has son Lewis
Pelletreau.
47 Henry H. 8 m. Mary, d. of Albert Jagger, and has s. William
Warren.
9 Ephraim 3 b. 1689, d. Jan. 16, 1771, had w. Abigail b. 1695 and
d. Mch. 21, 1737, and ch. 50 Abigail 4 , w. of L'Hommedieu, 51
Sibyl 4 , w. of Poster and 52 Phebe. 4
12 Joseph 3 had 1st w. Hannah, who d. Dec. 22, 1725 ae. 23,
and 2d w. Deborah, and ch. 53 Hannah 4 , 54 Mary 4 , 55 Deborah 4 ,
56 Sarah 4 and 57 Anne. 4
14 Isaac 3 had s. 58 John 4 , of Bridgehampton.
58 John 4 had ch. 59 Isaac 6 , 60 Luther 5 , 61 John 5 and 62 Septi-
mus 6 , and probably three daughters before 62 Septimus 5 to warraDt
his name.
59 Isaac 5 had ch. 63 Luther 6 b. 1785, 64 Abigail 6 , 65 Ann 6 , 66
Shadrach 6 , 67 Isaac 6 b. 1791, 68 Lester" b. 1793, 69 John 6 and 70
Matthew 6 b. 1798.
70 Matthew 6 m. Hannah Topping b. 1801, and had ch. 71
Samuel' b. 1826, 72 Clara T. 7 b. 1827, 73 Maria 7 , w. of E. Jones
Ludlow, 74 Caroline H. 7 , w. of Capt. Henry E. Huntting, 75 Abra-
ham T. 7 76 Egbert H. 7 b. 1837, 77 Mary G. 7 b. 1839 and 78 John
Howard 7 b. 1843.
76 Egbert H. 7 m. 1, Dec. 28, 1864, Etta Miller, who d., and he
m. 2 Adaliza S. Hawkins, Mch. 21, 1882, and has s. Frederic P. 8 b.
Nov. 7, 1865.
60 Luther 6 had s. 79 Samuel T. 6 of Sag Harbor, b. 1797.
79 Samuel T. 6 had w. Phebe b. 1797 and ch. 80 Samuel T. 7 b.
1830, 81 Augustus P. 7 b. 1840, 85J Abbie E. 7 b. 1839 and 83 Wil-
liam H. b. 1841.
The families of this name residing mostly in Bridgehampton are
descended from 4 James. 2
Genealogies. 299
4 James 5 had s. 84 James. 3
84 James 3 d. abt. ] 722 had w. Deborah and ch. 85 Noah 4 , 86
Deborah 4 w. of Israel Rose, 87 Hannah 4 , 88 Sarah 4 89 David 4 and
90 Joshua. 4
85 Noah 4 d. 1735-6 hadw. Hannah and probably a son 91 Peter, 6
as 84 James 3 mentions a gr. son of this name.
90 Joshua 4 d. 1758, m. Ann Stratton of B. H. Jan. 26, 1721, and
had ch. 92 James 6 , 93 Daniel 5 and 94 Ann 6 , w. of Alison.
92 James 6 d. 1778-9, m, Phebe Howell and had ch. 95 Noah 6 , 96
David 6 , 97 James 6 , 98 Joshua 6 , 99 Mary 6 , 100 Eebecca 6 , 101 Phebe 6
and 102 Levi. 6
98 Joshua 6 had ch. 103 David' and 104 Patrick G.' of New York.
102 Levi 6 m. Mary Jennings and had ch. 105 Henry Lawrence',
b. 1807, 106 Mary', w. of David Burnett, 107 Phebe, w. of Arnold
Douglas of New York, and 108 James M.' b. 1803.
105 Henry Lawrence 7 had w. Jernsha and ch. 109 Phebe 8 b. 1836,
and 110 Edward A. 8 b. 1853, who m. Sept. 9, 1873, Hattie N., d.
of James Haynes, and had ch. Edward Eaymond b. May, 1877 and
Henry L. b. July 13, 1882.
108 James M.' m. Frances A., d. of Silas Cook of Bridgehamp-
ton, and had ch. Ill Mary Prances 8 b. 1832, 112 Eliza 8 b. 1835, w.
of Capt. Barney Green, 113 Laura 8 b. 1838, 114 James A. 8 b. 1841,
115 Ella C. 8 b."l844 and 116 Annie M. 8 b. 1847.
5 Peter 9 had s. 117 Peter. 3
117 Peter 3 had ch. 118 Peter 4 and 119 David. 4
118 Peter 4 had s. 120 Jonathan. 5
120 Jonathan 6 had ch. 121 James Halsey 6 b. 1801 and 122 Alfred. 6
121 James Halsey 6 had w. Mary P., b. 1808 and ch. 123 James
H.' b. 1828, 124 Charles H. 7 b. 1830, 125 Solon H.' b. 1833, 126
Wm. Wallace' b. 1838, 127 Sarah' b. 1840, 128 George A.' b. 1841
(who m. Caroline A. Pierson, Nov. 23, 1864), 129 Nathaniel' b.
1845, 130 Lucy' b. 1848 and 131 Mary R.' b. 1852.
124 Charles H.' has w. Julia A. and ch. 132 Abbie 8 b. 1860 and
133 James E. 8 b. 1861.
West of the hills a 134 Joseph P. (whose ancestors I know not)
b. 1810 had in 1855 w. Armenia b. 1811 and ch. 135 Joseph P. b.
1837, 136 Charles E. b. 1839, 137 James E. b. 1842, 138 Mary H.
b. 1844, 139 Samuel R. b. 1847 and 140 George W. b. 1850.
300
History of Southampton.
Howell Family.
Edward Howell of Marsh
Gibbon, Buckinghamshire,
England, was the ancestor
of this family of Southamp-
ton. A Richard Howell
came to Southold with his
mother, a widow, it is said
by Rev. "William Hallock,
D. D., late of New York,
who married Peter Hallock,
the ancestor of the Long
Island family of Hallocks.
No relationship is known to
exist between these two pio-
neers. Edward Howell dis-
posed of considerable estates in Bucks county in 1639, among
which was the manor of Westbury in Marsh Gibbon, purchased by '•'
his grandfather, "William Howell, in 1536. The old stone manor
house is still standing, though the remains of an old foundation
near it show that some portions of it have been taken down. It is
of two full stories and what is called a double house, now nearly
covered with ivy. Edward Howell came in 1639 with his family .
to Boston, where he was made freeman, March 14, 1639-40. He
soon removed to Lynn, where he had a grant of 500 acres. During
the winter of 1639-40 a new settlement was projected on Long
Island, of which he seems to have been the leader, as the compact
or agreement of terms of founding the plantation is in his hand-
writing, as well as the laws adopted by the first settlers, and to the
last year of his life he was always a magistrate and member of the
colonial legislature at Hartford. The manner in which his name
is mentioned in the colonial records of New England and New
York point to the same conclusion.
The arms of this family, as found on an old family seal now in
possession of one of the descendants and on several old tombstones
of the seventeenth century in Southampton, are as follows : Gules,
three towers triple-towered, argent.
Genealogies. 301
Crest used by] some branches. Out of a ducal crown or, a rose
argent stalked and leaved vert, between two wings, indorsed of the
last.
Motto : Tenax propositi.
William Howell of Wedon, in county of Bucks, m. 1st Maude, who
died and left ch., John the elder and John the younger. William
m. 2d Anne Hampton and had s. Henry. He had besides, but by
which wife I cannot say, ch. Jacob and Eachel, w. of Eev. Thomas
Willis, and Isabel, Jane, Cecil, Agnes, Anne, Joane and Alice.
His will of date Nov. 30, 1557, directs his body "to be buried in the
parish church of Wingrave, in the chancel before the high altar."
Gives legacies to the poor of Aylesbury, the poor of Whitechurch
and the poor of Marsh. Gives his wife Anne his lands in Watton
and Hamme for her life, and at her decease they are to go to
Henry. Gives his eldest son John his lands in Marsh Gibbon and
in default of issue to his son Henry, and in default of issue to son
Jacob. To each of his daughters £20 and a legacy for bells for the
Hardwick church. He d. in 1557 and John the eldest son inheri-
ted the manor, and himself died without issue 1576.
From the parish register of Marsh Gibbon the following extract
is taken :
Henry Howell, Gent.^ was buried ye twenty day of July, 1625.
Edward Howell was baptized the 22d of July, 1584.
Francis Howell, wife of Edward Howell, Gent.; buried 2d of
July, 1630.
1 Edward 1 , the son of Henry Howell, had 1st w. Frances and ch.
2 Henry 2 bap. Dec. 20, 1618, and buried 29 Aug. 1619, 3 Margaret 5
bap. Nov. 24, 1622, w. of Rev. John Moore of Southold, L. I., 4
t 'John 2 bap. Nov. 22, 1624, "5 Edward 2 bap. Sept. 1626, 6 Margery 2
bap. June 1, 1628, 7 Richard 2 bap. 1629. Edward Howell m. 2d
Eleanor and by her had ch. 8 Arthur 2 bap. 1632 and 9 Edmund. 2
Edward Howell built in 1648 the house occupied in his life-time
by William P. Herrick, nearly opposite the present residence of
Capt. James M. Herrick, and had the two adjoining house lots to
the north, his front extending to Job's lane, as he had purchased
302 History of Southampton.
three shares in the corporation of the settlement. This house was
taken down about twenty-five years ago by Capt. Philetus Pierson,
who purchased the homestead. His three shares entitled him to
over 3,000 acres within the boundaries of the town.
4 Major John 2 d. Nov. 3, 1696, had w. Susannah and ch. 10
John 3 b. Nov. 28, 1648, 11 Edward 3 b. Mch. 2, 1649-50, and d. s.
»., 12 Matthew 3 b. Nov. 8, 1651, 13 Abraham 3 b. Jan. 22, 1653-4,
14 Ephraim 3 b. Jan. 1, 1655-6, 15 Susannah 3 b. July 15, 1658, 16
Hannah 3 b. Oct. 28, 1660, 17 Theophilus 3 b. Dec. 18, 1662, 18
Nathaniel 3 b. Aug. 29, 1664, 19 Prudence 3 b. Dec. 27, 1666, and 20
Abigail 3 b. July 5, 1670.
Major John Howell was a man of distinction and one who more
than any of his coutemporaries in Southampton was entrusted with
the management of public business, especially in its graver relations
with New England and the colonial government of New York.
10 John 3 d. Mch. 8, 1692, m. 1st Martha, d. of John White, and
she d. June 7, 1688. He m. 2d Mary, wid. of Eev. Joseph Taylor,
Jan. 30, 1690, and had ch. 21 Mehetabel 4 b. Mch, 12, 1674, 22
John 4 b. July 11, 1676, 23 Phebe 4 b. Sept. 5, 1678, 24 Susannah 4 b.
Nov. 20, 1680, 25 Stephen 4 b. May 10, 1683, 26 Henry 4 b. Mch. 18,
1684-5 (and removed to Boston, where he had ch.), 27 Elizabeth*
b. Feb. 4, 1687, and 28 Sibyl 4 b. Aug. 9, 1691.
22 John 4 d. 1748, m. 1st Joana Cooper and 2d Eebecca ,
and had ch. 29 John 5 b. 1711, 30 Ebenezer 6 , 31 Catherine 5 , 32
Charles 5 , who removed to Cohanzy, N. J., 33 Timothy 6 , 34 Joana 5
b. 1722, w. of Zebulon Howell, 2d, and 35 Eebecca. 5
29 Capt. John 5 d. June 16, 1791, m. Desire, d. of Ephraim
White, and had ch. 36 John 6 b. Apr. 20, 1743, 37 Henry 6 b. Jan.
22, 1745, 38 Stephen 6 b. Nov. 23, 1746, 39 James 6 , 40 Nathan 6 and
41 Mary 6 , w. of David Sayre.
36 John 6 m. Mehetabel Jessup and had ch. 42 John 7 , 43 Horace',
44 Orson 7 , 45 Frederic 7 b. 1803, 46 Philo, 47 Dr. Thomas 7 and 48
William. 7
43 Horace' of Eusbville, Yates county. N. Y., had s. 49 Elisha
Carpenter 8 of Ovid, Seneca Co., N. Y.
49 Elisha C. s has s. 50 William C. 9
45 Frederic 8 m. for his third wife Milicent, d. of Ebenezer Jag-
ger, and left one son, 51 William F. 9 , who m. and has ch. living
now in Corydon, Wayne Co., Iowa.
Genealogies. 303
37 Henry 6 removed to Elizabeth, N. J., and had ch. 52 Ann' and
53 David. 7
33 Timothy 5 had w. Deborah and ch. 54 Eunice 6 , 55 Anna 6 , 56
Ezekiel 6 , 57 Jonathan 6 and 58 Prudence. 6
12 Ool. Matthew 8 was a representative for Suffolk Co. in the
Colonial Legislature in 1691, 1692, and from 1694 to 1706 inclusive.
April 17, 1701, he was honored with an expulsion from that body
by the Governor, for presenting a paper considered " disloyal to his
Majesty, and disaffected to his government," a paper, however,
which we should now regard simply as breathing only the senti-
ments of a larger liberty than that vouchsafed to the colonists at
that day. Col. Henry Pierson, also a member of the same Assem-
bly, and three others were rebuked for signing it, among who was
Kiliaon Van Rensselaer, then the head of the distinguished family
of that name in Albany. Col. Howell was, to the credit of his
constituents, promptly re-elected, and sent back to the same As-
sembly, and remained throughout all his term of office an able de-
fender of the rights of the colonists. After his death at Newtown
on his way home, his body was taken to Southampton and buried
in the Southend burying-ground, where a massive tombstone, re-
maining to this day, and bearing the family arms, marks his last
earthly resting-place.
12 Matthew 3 b. Nov. 8, 1651, d. May 4, 1706, m. Mary Halsey
Nov. 8, 1677, and had ch. 59 Eunice 4 b. Aug 18, 1678, w. of
Wakeman, 60 Nathan 4 b. Nov. 24, 1681, 61 Jerusha 4 , 62 Israel 4 b.
Apr. 17, 1686 and 63 Ezekiel" b. Jan. 21, 1688-9.
62 Israel 4 lived in Southampton till the death of his first wife ;
then soon after moved to Islip, then to Moriches, where he d. May
2, 1739. He m. 1st Mary Eogers Nov. 22, 1711, and she d. Mch. 26,
1716. He m. 2d July 1, 1719, Abigail Cooper or Abigail Howell
(statements vary) who d. 1773, ae. 77, and had ch. 64 Matthew" b.
Aug. 23, 1712, and d. Dec. 14, 1715, 65 Eunice 6 b. Dec. 11, 1713,
66 Israel 5 b. Mch. 14, 1715-6, 67 Jerusha 5 b. July 30, 1720, 68 Abi-
gail 5 b. Jan. 9, 1722, 69 David 5 b. June, 1724, 70 Matthew 5 b. Feb.