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==Status summary==
As of April 11, 2026:
*Recruiting patrilineal (all male line) descendants for NGS/WGS testing. Anyone believing they are such a descendant should [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]

<big>'''IMPORTANT:'''</big> [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]

==Paper trail==
===First Generation===
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-77 Henry Howland (II)] was born Fen Stanton Huntingdonshire abt 1600, son of Henry Howland and Margaret ____. He was the younger brother to both [[Howland (Y-DNA)#First Generation |John Howland]] of Mayflower fame as well as to Arthur Howland who later came over to Plymouth Colony. Henry Howland (II) died Duxbury between 28 Nov 1670 (will) and 14 Jan 1670/1 (inventory). He married before emigration Mary ____ and they had eight children: Abigail (c1628), Zoeth (1636), Samuel (c1638), John (1641), Mary (1643), Sarah (c1645), Elizabeth (1645) and Joseph (c1649).

===Second Generation===
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-93 Zoeth Howland] was born Duxbury abt 1636 and was killed by Indians at Pocasset (now Tiverton, RI) 21 Mar 1675/6. He married Newport, RI in Dec 1656 Abigail ____<ref>After Zoeth's death, Abigail married Richard Kirby.</ref> and they had nine children: Nathaniel (1657), Benjamin (1659), Daniel (1661/2), Lydia (1663), Mary (1665/6), Sarah (1668), Henry (1672), Abigail (1672) and Nicholas.

[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-121 Samuel Howland] was born Duxbury abt 1638 and died Freetown 7 May 1716. He married Duxbury 1671 Mary Sampson and they had nine children: Content, Samuel (c1671), Isaac (c1673), Mary (c1673), Abraham (1675), John (c1680), Joshua, Gershom and Alice.

[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-96 John Howland] was born Duxbury abt 1641 and died (s.p.) Freetown bef 8 Aug 1687. There is some controversy whether or not he married Duxbury 29 Jan 1684/5 Mary Walker, but his probate records indicate he had no children.

[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-71 Joseph Howland] was born Duxbury abt 1649 and died there 15 Jun 1692. He married Hampton, NH 4 May 1683 Rebecca Hussey<ref>After the death of Joseph Howland, the widow Rebecca married Samuel Collins.</ref> and they had infant dau. (1684-1684), Jedediah (1685), Patience (1687) and Lydia (1689).

===Third Generation===

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==DNA Results '''R1-FGC58211'''==
===Previous testing===
The [https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Howland?iframe=ydna-results-overview Howland surname DNA project] Groups: "Henry Howland through son Samuel" and "Henry Howland through son Zoeth" lists eight individuals who descend from this Henry Howland. It also has separate groups for Y-DNA descendants of John Howland and Y-DNA descendants of Arthur Howland. All of these groups are predicted to fall under R1b-M269.

===NGS/WGS testing===
Y-DNA Descendants of each the three brothers have Big Y tested and discovered where the haplogroup of Henry Howland of Fen Stanton (father to the three brothers) falls under R-U106>Z2265>BY30097>FTT8>Z381>Z301>L48>Z9>Z30>Z27>Z345>Z2>Z7>Z31>Z8>Z1>Z344>Z6>A96>S10415>A9701>A9703>A9708. The Big Y tests for descendants of two sons of Henry Howland (II) document where Henry (II) himself had a Y-DNA mutation, forming the A9708>FGC58211 clade. Thus all Howlands who test positive for FGC58211 '''must''' be Y-DNA descendants of Henry (II) and '''all''' Y-DNA descendants of Henry (II) would fall into this clade. In a similar vein, descendants of Arthur Howland form the A9708>FT62874 thus everyone who falls into this clade must descend from Arthur Howland.

===Lineage of testers===
The following lines have been confirmed by Y-DNA testing with those in '''bold font''' haven taken the Big Y test.

1 '''Henry Howland (c1600-1670/1)'''
2 '''Zoeth Howland (c1632-1676)'''
3 '''Nathaniel Howland (1657-1723/4)'''
4 '''John Howland (1687-1749)'''
5 '''Nathaniel Howland (1721-1801)'''
6 '''Peleg Howland (1751/2-1814)'''
7 '''George Howland (1792-1858)'''
8 '''Luther Orville Howland (1838-1902)'''
9 '''Luther Howard Howland (1885-1976)'''
10 '''Frank Day Howland (1914-1986)'''
11 '''''tester'''''' 
4 '''James Howland (1688-1748)'''
5 '''Thomas Howland "2d" (1718-1798)'''
6 '''Matthew Howland (1751-1834)'''
7 '''Thomas H. Howland (1795-1883)'''
8 '''Stephen Gifford Howland (1820-1857)'''
9 '''Thomas Hathaway Howland (1845-1911)'''
10 '''Frank Hathaway Howland (1873-1960)'''
11 '''William Norwood Howland (1910-1985)'''
12 '''''father of tester''''' 
13 '''''tester''''' <!--Thomas R. Howland (1955- ) FTDNA Kit #37929 email: genman45@aol.com, trhowland60@gmail.com)
2 '''Samuel Howland (c1638-b1716)'''
3 '''Gershom Howland (c1685-p1727)'''
4 '''Samuel Howland (c1728-b1798)'''
5 '''Zephaniah Howland (1752-b1834)'''
6 '''Benjamin Tucker Howland (1778-1862)'''
7 '''Samuel Levi Howland (1817-1864)'''
8 '''(Capt.) Thomas Benton Howland (1848-1894)'''
9 '''Thomas Fillman Howland (1880-1966)'''
10 '''Thomas Stuart Howland (1907-1988)'''

==References and External Resources==
* Anderson, Robert Charles, ''The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633'' (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004) pp. 275-279.

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                         ''tester'' <!--Daniel D. Howland "IX" (1952-    ) FTDNA Kit #675253 email: juliedhow@aol.com Y 37 STR tested -->
        '''Samuel Howland (c1638-b1716)'''
          '''Gershom Howland (c1685-p1727)'''
            '''Samuel Howland (c1728-b1798)'''
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                '''''Benjamin Tucker Howland (1778-1862)'''''<ref>Multiple Y-DNA testers confirm Benjamin was ''not'' the genetic/biological son of Zephaniah.</ref>
                Samuel Howland (c1799-c1865)
                  John P. Howland (1848-1922)
                    Paul Dewey Howland (1899-1950)

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                           '''''father of tester''''' <!-- William Norwood Howland Jr. (1930-2023) FTDNA Kit#49500 (Y111STR) -->
                             '''''tester''''' <!--Thomas R. Howland (1955-    ) FTDNA Kit #37929  email: genman45@aol.com, trhowland60@gmail.com) -->
-      Benjamin Howland (1659-1726/7)
+        (Lt.) Daniel Howland (1661/2-b1712)
-        Barnabas Howland (1699-1773)
+          Daniel Howland (II) (1694-1752)
-          Benjamin Howland (1727-1801)
+            Daniel Howland (III) (1724-1802)
+              Daniel Howland (IV) (1754-1834)
        '''Samuel Howland (c1638-b1716)'''
          '''Gershom Howland (c1685-p1727)'''

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       '''Nathaniel Howland (1657-1723/4)'''
         '''John Howland (1687-1749)'''
           '''Nathaniel Howland (1721-1801)'''
             '''Peleg Howland (1751/2-1814)'''
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                         '''William Norwood Howland (1910-1985)'''
                           '''''father of tester''''' <!-- William Norwood Howland Jr. (1930-2023) FTDNA Kit#49500 (Y111STR) -->
-                            '''''tester''''' <!--Thomas R. Howland (1955-    ) FTDNA Kit #37929  email: genman45@aol.com, trhowland60@gmail.com)
+                            '''''tester''''' <!--Thomas R. Howland (1955-    ) FTDNA Kit #37929  email: genman45@aol.com, trhowland60@gmail.com) -->
        '''Samuel Howland (c1638-b1716)'''
          '''Gershom Howland (c1685-p1727)'''

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            '''Samuel Howland (c1728-b1798)'''
              '''Zephaniah Howland (1752-b1834)'''
-               '''Benjamin Tucker Howland (1778-1862)'''
+               '''''Benjamin Tucker Howland (1778-1862)'''''<ref>Multiple Y-DNA testers confirm Benjamin was ''not'' the genetic/biological son of Zephaniah.</ref>
-                 '''Samuel Levi Howland (1817-1864)'''
+               Samuel Howland (c1799-c1865)
-                   '''(Capt.) Thomas Benton Howland (1848-1894)'''
+                 John P. Howland (1848-1922)
-                     '''Thomas Fillman Howland (1880-1966)'''
+                   Paul Dewey Howland (1899-1950)
-                      '''Thomas Stuart Howland (1907-1988)'''
+                     ''tester (deceased'' <!--Paul George Howland (1928-2010) FTDNA Kit #28646 Y37 STR -->
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 ==References and External Resources==