Comparing the Southampton Howells and
the Southold Howells


 

At the same time that Richard Howell was growing up in Southold, another Howell family lived just 30 miles away in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York. Edward Howell moved from England to Boston in 1639, then moved on as one of the early settlers of Southampton in about 1640.*

Although many have assumed Richard Howell of Southold and Edward's son, Richard, of Southampton are the same person, evidence clearly shows otherwise:
 

Richard of Southold

Born:
Married: Elizabeth Hallock
Died: 9 Nov 1709

Children:

  • Elizabeth: Born 1657
  • Dorothy: Born 1660
  • Hannah: Born 1663
  • Jacob: Born 1667
  • Ruth: Born 23 June 1669
  • John: born 24 June 1670
  • Isaac: born 1672    died 1757-59
  • Jonathan: born 1674
  • David: Born 1676    died 18 Aug 1756
  • Richard: Born 1684    died 15 Mar 1769

  • Richard listed as William Hallock's Son-in-law in land deed in 1675

  • Elizabeth Hallock in her father's will in 1684
    		• Richard of Southampton

    Bapt: 1629
    Married: Elizabeth Halsey
                   ______ Raynor
    Died:

    Children:

  • Richard: Died 1740
  • Josian: Born 1675
  • Hezekiah: Born 1677
  • Edward
  • Obadiah
  • Christopher
  • Daniel
  • David
  • Edmund
  • Ruth: widow of Jonas Bower
  • Isaac
  • Sarah
  • Richard Listed in Thomas Halsey's Will in 1677

    • ** New DNA evidence shows Richard of Southold and Edward of Southampton were not closely related. See www.familytreedna.com/public/howell

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    * History of Southampton, Genealogies, pages 301-322.