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Where did the English Howland family come from? What is the English Howland family crest and coat of arms? When did the Howland family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Howland family history?
In ancient Anglo-Saxon England, the ancestors of the Howland surname lived in one of four places named Hoyland in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname Howland belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Howland are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Howland include: Howland, Hoyland and others.First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Howland research. Another 292 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1187, 1591, and 1673 are included under the topic Early Howland History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Howland. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Howland or a variant listed above:
Howland Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Howland (c. 1591-1672) who came over on the "Mayflower" in 1620 with his wife Elizabeth Carver, eponym of Howland, Maine
- Henry Howland, who landed in Massachusetts in 1621-1623
- Henry Howland settled in New England in 1630
Howland Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Christopher Howland, who arrived in America in 1807
- Mary Ann Howland, aged 19, landed in Massachusetts in 1812-1813
- Joseph Howland arrived in New York in 1820
- John Howland, aged 36, arrived in Missouri in 1845
- Ada H. Howland, aged 24, who emigrated to the United States, in 1893
Howland Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- A. Howland, who settled in America, in 1908
- Howland, aged 59, who emigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1909
- Adelaide Howland, who emigrated to America, in 1910
- Agnes Howland, who emigrated to the United States, in 1911
- Adelaida Howland, aged 22, who emigrated to Randolph, Vermont, in 1915
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- Olin Howland (1886-1959), American film actor
- Esther Howland (1828-1904), American artist and businesswoman who is responsible for popularizing Valentine's Day greeting cards
- Sir William Pearce Howland PC , KCMG , CB (1821-1907), American-born, Canadian politician, the 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1868-1873), one of the Fathers of Confederation
- Jobyna Howland (1880-1936), American stage and screen actress
- Ben Howland (b. 1957), American college basketball coach and former player
- Elizabeth "Beth" Howland (b. 1941), American four-time Golden Globe nominated actress
- Joseph Howland (1834-1886), American Union Army general, politician and philanthropist, New York State Treasurer (1866 to 1867)
- Keith Howland (b. 1964), American guitarist and singer, lead guitarist for the veteran pop-rock band, Chicago
- William Bailey Howland (1849-1917), American editor of The Outlook, publisher of The Independent
- Alfred Cornelius Howland (1838-1909), American painter from Walpole, New Hampshire
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- John Howland of the Mayflower by Elizabeth Pearson White.
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- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
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The Howland Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Howland Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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