1629 "Burials Anno 1629 ... Margarett Howland wife of Henrie" was buried "Julye 31" in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England. [1]
1635 "Buryalls Anno Dm 1635 ... Henry Howland" was buried "May the 17" in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England. [2]
Research Notes:
Famous descendants of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley include Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, George H. W. and George W. Bush, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, pediatrician and peace advocate Benjamin McLane Spock, and actor Humphrey Bogart. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford are descendants of John Howland's brother Henry. Winston Churchill is descended from John Howland's brother Arthur. [3]
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Lineage: Franklin D. Roosevelt - James Roosevelt - Mary Aspinwall - Susan Howland - Joseph Howland - Nathanial Howland Jr. - Nathanial Howland Sr. - Joseph Howland - John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley).
Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush (Lineage: George W. Bush - George Bush - Prescott Bush - Flora Sheldon - Mary Butler - Elizabeth Pierce - Betsy Wheeler - Sarah Horton - Joanna Wood - Jabez Wood - Hannah Nelson - Hope Huckins - Hope Chipman - Hope Howland - John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley).
Ralph Waldo Emerson (Lineage: Ralph Waldo Emerson - Ruth Haskins - Hannah Upham - Hannah Waite - Lydia Sargent - Lydia Chipman - Hope Howland - John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley).
Benjamin McLane Spock, 1903-1998; Benjamin Ives Spock & Mildred Louise Stoughton; Charles Bradley Stoughton & Ada Ripley Hooper; Robert Chamblet Hooper & Adeline Denny Ripley; James Wolf Ripley & Sarah Denny; Thomas Denny, Jr. & Lucretia Sargent; Phineas Sargent & Mary Edson; Jonathan Sargent, Jr. & Deborah Richardson; Jonathan Sargent & Mary Lynde; John Sargent & Lydia Chipman; John Chipman & Hope Howland; John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley.
[1] Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England, Composite Register, Baptisms 1612-23 Mar 1739/40 Marriages 1612-2 Dec 1739 Burials 1612-15 Feb 1739/40, Huntingdonshire Archives, HP27/1/1/1, FHL film 1040984, Item 10, [FHLCatalog].
[2] Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England, Composite Register, Baptisms 1612-23 Mar 1739/40 Marriages 1612-2 Dec 1739 Burials 1612-15 Feb 1739/40, Huntingdonshire Archives, HP27/1/1/1, FHL film 1040984, Item 10, [FHLCatalog].
[3] Gary Boyd Roberts, Notable Descendants of Henry and Margaret (----) Howland of Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, Parents of John Howland of the Mayflower, Research Column #55, 2001, www.newenglandancestors.org provides the descent of Spock. See Gary Boyd Roberts, Notable Kin (1998, 1999) for the descents of Emerson (1:173-74), Longfellow (1:182-83), and Bogart (2:117). For the descent of Churchill, see NEXUS 13 (1996): 210-11, 166-72, 14 (1997): 72. For the others, see Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents (1995)