Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
John Howland (I25328)
Abt 1592 - 1673 (~ 81 years)
1607 - 1687 (80 years)
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Name John Howland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Relationship 
with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth Abt 1592 Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England 
[1, 5] Baptism 16 Jan 1603 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Gender Male Arrival 18 Dec 1620 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [5] Arrived with the original group of Pilgrims, saved from falling overboard during trip Death 23 Feb 1673 Rocky Nook, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1, 5] Burial 25 Feb 1673 Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1] Siblings 2 brothers 1. John Howland (current person), b. Abt 1592, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England d. 23 Feb 1673, Rocky Nook, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 81 years)
▻Elizabeth Rogers Tilley, b. 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Bedfordshire, Englandd. 21 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years), m. 25 Mar 1623, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA 2. Henry Howland d. DECEASED 3. Arthur Howland d. DECEASED Notes - American history legend from the voyage of the Mayflower and founding of Plymouth Rock in 1620.
When American children discover John Holland, they learn of the Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims' leader Governor William Bradford wrote a first hand account of the Pilgrim history from 1620 to 1647. This account was first published in 1952, and is considered one of the best first hand accounts of any kind on American history. In Bradford's account of the voyage over on the Mayflower, he tells of how John Howland washed overboard in violent storm. Howland was about 14 years of age at the time. [Correction added by Jeff Vitter: He was actually about 28 years old. His gravestone documents that he was over 80 years old when he died in 1672.] Howland was able to grab some ropes from the sails and gradually pull himself back on board the ship. This event and Bradford's account of it made John Howland a legend. Howland's name and account has been published in hundreds of publications and in school history books. As myths can grow, the story had changed that he had died and was the first pilgrim to die, thus the oldest burial in the Plymouth cemetery, Burial Hill. In fact, he survived, married and had a number of children with Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, and lived to 80 plus, according to his grave stone. His grave stone also states from Plymouth records that he was the last male to die from the original pilgrims of the Mayflower.
Person ID I25328 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Last Modified 23 Oct 2023
Father Henry Howland, b. 1564, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England d. 17 May 1635, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 71 years) Mother Anne Margaret Ayres, b. 1567, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England d. 30 Jul 1629, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 62 years) Marriage Abt 1590 Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England [6] Family ID F17466 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Rogers Tilley, b. 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England d. 21 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years) Marriage 25 Mar 1623 Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Children 1. Desire Howland, b. 22 May 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years)2. John Howland, b. 24 Apr 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jan 1704, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years)3. Hope Howland, b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Jan 1684, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)4. Lydia Howland, b. 1 Feb 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Jan 1711, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 77 years)5. Elizabeth Howland, b. Feb 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Jan 1683, Oyster Bay, North Shore of Long Island, Nassau, New York, USA (Age ~ 49 years)6. Hannah Howland, b. 31 Jan 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Dec 1686, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 49 years)7. Jabez Howland, b. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 Apr 1708, Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Age 64 years)8. Joseph Howland, b. Feb 1645, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jan 1704, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 58 years)9. Ruth Howland, b. 1646, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Oct 1679, Massachusetts, USA (Age 33 years)10. Isaac Howland, b. 15 Nov 1649, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Mar 1723, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years)Family ID F17465 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Oct 2023
- American history legend from the voyage of the Mayflower and founding of Plymouth Rock in 1620.
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1592 - Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England 
Baptism - 16 Jan 1603 - Ely, Cambridgeshire, England 
Arrival - Arrived with the original group of Pilgrims, saved from falling overboard during trip - 18 Dec 1620 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA 
Marriage - 25 Mar 1623 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA 
Death - 23 Feb 1673 - Rocky Nook, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA 
Burial - 25 Feb 1673 - Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Documents 
Great Migration Begins: Immigration to N.E. 1620–1633, Vols. I–III, pages 1820–1824 Document
These pages are an excerpt from a volume published as part of the American Ancestors series by the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Document 
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Document
Book Title: Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy : Part 1 : Coat-of-Arms
Headstones 
Howland John Headstone
Genealogy Charts Descendants of Richard Howland (1443–1501)
Richard Howland was 14th great grandfather of Sharon Weaver Vitter's sister-in-law Stacey Walters Weaver and their second cousin Daleen Walters. His grandson was Lord of Newport Pond John Howland, and five more generations later was Mayflower passenger John Howland (1592–1673), the subject of a history on the main webpage.
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Sources - [S1251] Find A Grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6613808Howland John Headstone - [S525] Ancestry.com, Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Document - [S979] William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, 1606-1646, (Name: Massachusetts; Date: 1952;), Summary of account written by Governor William Bradford.
American history legend from the voyage of the Mayflower and founding of Plymouth Rock in 1620.
When American children discover John Holland, they learn of the Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims' leader Governor William Bradford wrote a first hand account of the Pilgrim history from 1620 to 1647. This account was first published in 1952, and is considered one of the best first hand accounts of any kind on American history. In Bradford's account of the voyage over on the Mayflower, he tells of how John Howland washed overboard in violent storm. Howland was about 14 years of age at the time. Howland was able to grab some ropes from the sails and gradually pull himself back on board the ship. This event and Bradford's account of it made John Howland a legend. Howland's name and account has been published in hundreds of publications and in school history books. As myths can grow, the story had changed that he had died and was the first pilgrim to die, thus the oldest burial in the Plymouth cemetery, Burial Hill. In fact, he survived, married and had a number of children with Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, and lived to 80 plus, according to his grave stone. His grave stone also states from Plymouth records that he was the last male to die from the original pilgrims of the Mayflower. - [S651] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), North America, Family Histories, 1500–2000 for Lydia Howland, pages 110–113.
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Document
Book Title: Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy : Part 1 : Coat-of-Arms - [S1391] Family Database of Fleming Family, John Howland.
Extensive documentation and testimony (with over 2,000 sources!) about Pilgrim John Howland.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~barbpretz/ps01/ps01_377.htm - [S1251] Find A Grave, Henry Howland May 1635.
Henry Howland
BIRTH 1566
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
DEATH May 1635 (aged 68–69)
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
BURIAL
St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
MEMORIAL ID 48356201
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48356201/henry-howland
Howland Henry Headstone
- [S1251] Find A Grave.
