From Howlands of America, sent by Mary Pickens, May 1989. Pg. 19, Zoeth
Howland was born in Du(cs)bury. He was married to Abigail_____ at Dartsmouth
during Oct. of 1656. In the same Friend's records maintained at Newport,
R.I., is a brief record of his death, stating he was killed by Indians 1 Jan
1676.
In the list of names of those who took the oath of "Fidelitie" at
Du(cs)bury ub 1657 is the name of Zoeth Howland. He b ecame a convert to the
faith at about the same time as his father, and Quaker Meetings were held at
his house, for which he was fined in Dec. of 1657.
The following account of a Samuel Hunt, a Puritan, will show the esteem in which the established church was held and emphasize the great gap that ecisted between it and the Quaker religion. He recounts visiting the home of Zoeth Howland, and Zoeth having refused to attend Puritan church, saying that he would not attend a meeting to hear lies and that the devil could teach as good a sermon as the ministers.
Hunt's companion Tho Delano, being with him, also questioned Zoeth, who
again gave the same replies and further added "look in the Scriptures and yee
should find it so." For these utterances, he was arraigned at the nect term of the court, 1657-58, "for speaking approbiously of the ministers of Gods Word." He was given the humiliating sentence "to sitt in the stockes for the space of an hour, or during the pleasure of the court; which accordingly was pformed, and soe released." His wife shared his sumpathies and fate. She was fined 10s. In March, 1659, for not attending the Puritan meetings.
Zoeth probably moved to Dartsmouth as early as 1662 for more congenial
society. The Newport Friends Records, and the inventory of his estate, refer
to him as Zoeth of Dartmouth, and his mother owned a house there. Just how he was killed and how he came to be there is probably not known. The section of Rhode Island including Portsmouth and Tevertyon was origianlly known as
Pocasset, and later the name was confined to Teverton. Here, where a stone
bridge was later built, was a ferry at that time. It was subsequently owned
and kept by Zoeth's son Daniel. Conjecture is that his death occured at that
time, and that Zoeth was visiting his son - perhaps stopping there on his way
to Quarterly Meeting at Newport. The date ofhis death was in the middel of the famous King Phillip's war. The northeast part of Dartmouth had been burned by the Indians the preceeding July. About that date, the English had a skirmish with the Indians at Tiverton, south of Howland's ferry, and after that the Indians greatly annoyed the settlers. The Indians in the section were undoubtedly full of revenge andn Zoeth was one of their victims.
His death followed that of his parents but took him in the prime of his
life. No record of a will ecists, but an inventory of his estate was presented to the court held at Plymouth on the 7th of June 1677, by Abigail Howland, his widow. Its value was stated as 36 pounds, 14 shillings and si pence, and consisted of one quarter share of land, yoke of oen, 3 cows, 1 mare, 1 brass kettle, 1 chest, 2 kettles, 1 broad acs, tools, 1 gun, plow tackling, pewter, 1 brass skillet, 1 frying pan, 1 iron pot, 2 pair of pot hangers and hooks, and one old iron pot.
On July 3, 1678, the court ordered that the estate be given entirely to his widow, settled to her in consideration of the fact that the estate was small and she had many male children to bring up. This settlement was made after her application to the Plymouth Colony court.
His sons, ecsept Samuel, were all active members of the Old Apponegansett
meeting. All of the children eccept Nicholas are recorded in the Newport
Friends records.
From the book, Howlands of America, sent by Mary Pickens, of Indianapolis, Ind. May 1989.
From Daughters of American Pilgrims: Included in a lineage of Howland, there is the decendency of John Howland b. 1593 d. 1673 married to Elizabeth Tilley B. 1607 d. 1687
Their son Jobiz Howland m. Bethia Thatcher
Their son Samuel Howland b 1686 m. in 1708 to Abigail Carey b. 1684 d. 1737.
Their daughter Phoebe Howland b. 1720 d. 1794 m. 1741 John Wardwell b. 1720 d. 1770. Do not have information to tie in these families at this time, Nov 1989. However, it would appear that possibly, the father of Henry may be John Howland m. Elizabeth Tilley. NOTE: This John is the brother of Henry Howland as found in LDS records, this July 10, 1992.LDS Records AFN: 3W6V-WS
From pg. 19, Slocum-Howland Families in America. Given as Mary or Sarah
AFN:8V82-PR LDS Records.