Mary Lee (mtDNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of January 30, 2022:
- Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Mary LEE Howland for mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Biography
First Generation
Mary Lee, daughter of Robert Lee and Mary Atwood, was born in England abt 1630 and died Barnstable aft 24 Feb 1704/5.[1] She married Plymouth 28 Oct 1651 John Howland (II) and they had ten children: Mary (1652), Elizabeth (1655), Isaac (1659), Hannah (1661), Mercy (1663), Lydia (1665), Experience (1668), Anne (1670), Shobal (1672) and John (1674).
Second Generation
Mary Howland was born Marshfield abt 1652 and died Killingly, CT aft 3 Aug 1711. She married Barnstable late in 1673 John Allyn and they had ten children: John (1674), Mary (1675-1677), Matthew (1677-1680), Isaac (1679), Mercy (1681-1683), Hannah (1683 m James Holmes), Thomas (1684), Matthew (1687), Jabez (1688) and Elizabeth (d. 1693).
Elizabeth Howland was born Marshfield 17 May 1655 and died Shrewsbury, NJ aft 30 Jan 1695. She married Barnstable Dec 1673 John Bursley (III) and they had ten children: Elizabeth (1674-1675), Mercy (1675-1676), John (1677), Mary (1679 m Joseph Smith), Jabez (1681), Joanna (1684 m Nathan Crocker), Joseph (1686), Abigail (1690 m Nathan Bodfish), Elizabeth (1692 m Jonathan Crocker) and Temperance (1695 unm.).
Hannah Howland was born Barnstable 15 May 1661 and died there bef 1 Feb 1710/1. She married Barnstable 20 May 1686 Jonathan Crocker and they had eight children (Barnstable): Lydia (1686 m Benjamin Bodfish), Hannah (1688 m Shubael Fuller), Thankful (1690 unm.), Isaac (1692), Reliance (1694 m Joseph Smith), Jonathan (1696), James (1699) and Ephraim (1702-1704).
Mercy Howland was born Barnstable 21 Jan 1663 and died Taunton abt 1706. She possibly married Edward Richmond and they had six children: Mercy (1693 m Edward Walker), Edward (1695), Josiah (1697), Nathaniel (1700), Elizabeth (1702 m Nathaniel Hathaway & John Wadsworth) and Seth (1704).
Lydia Howland was born Barnstable 9 Jan 1665 and died Middleborough 5 Jul 1717. She married Middleborough 25 Feb 1684/5 Jeremiah Thomas and they had eleven children (Middleborough): Nathaniel (1685), Sarah (1687 m Isaac Howland (II) & Samuel Wood), Jeremiah (1688), Elizabeth (1690 m John Thomson), Mary (1692 poss. m Joseph Coleman), Lydia (1694 m George Hackett), Thankful (1695 m Jacob Cobb), Jedidiah (1698), Bethiah (1701 m Jacob Chipman), Ebenezer (1703) and Priscilla (1705 m John Watson).
Experience Howland was born Barnstable 28 Jul 1668 and died Halifax aft 16 Oct 1734. She is believed to have married Barnstable abt 1685 James Bearse and they had eight children: Thankful (1685 m Elisha Curtis), Shubael (1687), James (1689), Experience (1692 m Dennie Edgerton), Priscilla (1694 m Josiah Bourn), Mary (1696 m Elisha West), John (1698) and Rebecca (1705 m [Rev] Joseph Chard).
Anne Howland was born Barnstable 9 Sep 1670 and died there 19 Apr 1750. She married Barnstable 18 Sep 1691 Joseph Crocker and they had three children (Barnstable): Deborah (1691 likely d.y.), Prudence (1692 m John Gorham [III]) and Benjamin (1696).
- ↑ Signed off her dower rights to a deed of her husband. Original deed in possession of the Pilgrim John Howland Society.
DNA results TBD
To date, we know of no matrilineal (all female line) descendants of Mary LEE Howland, who has taken a mtDNA test (and publicly posted their results). Anyone who believes they are a matrilineal descendant (ie mother's mother's mother's etc.) is encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com.
