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Howland Lineage
Henry Howland 1566-1635, father of John Howland 1591-1672, father of Desire Howland 1627-1683

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Howland Migration
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England > Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts > Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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Desire Howland, Bill's 8th Great-Grandmother
22 May 1627 - 13 October 1683
b. Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
d. Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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Parents:
John Howland 1592-1672
Elizabeth Tilley 1607-1687

Maternal Lineage:
Rose Marshe, mother of Joan Hurst, mother of Elizabeth Tilley, mother of Desire Howland

Spouse: John Gorham Sr 1619-1676

Married: 20 February 1643
Children:

1. Desire Gorham 1644-1700
2. Temperance Gorham 1646-1715
3. Elizabeth Gorham 1648-1683
4. James Gorham 1650-1707
5. John Gorham Jr 1651-1715
6. Joseph Gorham 1654-1726
7. Jabez Gorham 1656-1726
8. Mercy Gorham 1658-1725
9. Lydia Gorham 1661-1744
10. Hannah Gorham 1665-1728
11. Shubael Gorham 1667-1750

Tags: Mayflower_Descendant

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John Howland, Bill's 9th Great-Grandfather
1592 - 23 February 1672
b. Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
d. Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Burial Hill
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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Parents:

Henry Howland 1566-1635

Margaret Howland 1567-1629

Maternal Lineage:
Margaret Howland 1567-1629

Spouse: Elizabeth Tilley 1607-1686
Married: 1624
Children:

1. John Howland Jr 1627-1702
2. Desire Howland 1627-1683
3. Hope Howland 1629-1683
4. Elizabeth Howland 1631-1692
5. Lydia Howland 1633-1711
6. Hannah Howland 1637-1705
7. Joseph Howland 1640-1704
8. Jabez Howland 1644-1712
9. Ruth Howland 1646-1679
10. Isaac Howland 1649-1723

Tags: Immigrant_to_USA | Mayflower_Passenger

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Henry Howland, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1566 - 17 May 1635 (68-69)
b. Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
d. Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Margaret Howland, maiden name TBD
Married: 30 July 1629 at Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Children: 7

1. Arthur Howland 1591-1675 
2. John Howland 1591-1672
3. George Howland 1593-1643
4. Humphrey Howland 1595-1646
5. Margaret Howland 1602-1646
6. Simon Howland 1604-1636
7. Henry J Howland 1604-1671

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Margaret Howland, Bill's Nth Great-Grandmother

Maiden Name TBD

1567 - 31 July 1629 (61-62)
b. Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
d. Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Henry Howland 1591-1675

Married: 30 July 1629 at Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Children: 7

1. Arthur Howland 1591-1675 
2. John Howland 1591-1672
3. George Howland 1593-1643
4. Humphrey Howland 1595-1646
5. Margaret Howland 1602-1646
6. Simon Howland 1604-1636
7. Henry J Howland 1604-1671

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 28 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18676934/desire-gorham: accessed November 28, 2025), memorial page for Desire Howland Gorham (22 May 1627–13 Oct 1683), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18676934, citing Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ryan D. Curtis (contributor 46858513).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6613808/john-howland: accessed November 28, 2025), memorial page for John Howland (1592–23 Feb 1672), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6613808, citing Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48356201/henry-howland: accessed November 28, 2025), memorial page for Henry Howland (1566–17 May 1635), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48356201, citing St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 50603362).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 28 November 2025.

WikiTree contributors, "Henry Howland (1564-bef.1635)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-326 : accessed 28 November 2025).

---, "Margaret (Unknown) Howland (abt.1567-1629)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-42345 : accessed 28 November 2025).

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