Lieutenet Colonel Samuel Howe

1642 - 1713  (70 years)

• Name	Lieutenet Colonel Samuel Howe
  Birth	20 Oct 1642	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Apr 1713	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I18451	Master
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	John Howe,   b. 20 Nov 1620, Hadnall, Shropshire, England d. 28 May 1680, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Martha Jones,   b. 1618, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Sep 1672, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1640	Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F1754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Leavitt,   b. 25 Feb 1659, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 May 1726, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)
  Children	+ 1. Nehemiah Howe,   b. 1693, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 May 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F1746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Bent,   b. 5 Sep 1643, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Aug 1680, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1663	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Howe,   b. 2 Mar 1664, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Feb 1718, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years) + 2. John Howe,   b. 24 Jul 1665, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Apr 1740, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years)   3. Samuel Howe,   b. 19 May 1668   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Martha Howe,   b. 9 Oct 1669, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Nov 1721, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 52 years)   5. David Howe,   b. 2 Nov 1674   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hannah Howe,   b. 6 Apr 1677, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Nov 1742, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F2235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1642 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 5 Jun 1663 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death - 13 Apr 1713 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Bio Husband of Martha Bent, who grave we could not find. His stone is very small and in the middle of the first section of the grave yard. Lt. (Col.) Samuel Howe, second son of John and Mary (Jones ) Howe, was a prominent man in both civil and military affairs. He was a carpenter and resided in the hamlet of Lenham, in Sudbury. He held many town offices, and was colonel of a regiment made up of companies from the towns in the vicinity. He was admitted a freeman in Sudbury in 1671, and always resided in his native town. In association with Samuel Gookin, of Cambridge, he purchased a large tract of land from the indians, in what is now Framington, the deed dated May 19, 1682. In 1673 he built a new bridge in the northeast corner of Framingham. He married 1st in Sudbury, June 5, 1663, Martha Bent. She died August 29, 1680 and he married 2nd Sarah Leavitt, widow of Nehemiah Clapp. She was born February 25, 1659. He had 7 children from the 1st marriage and 6 from the 2nd. Most, but not all, are recorded in the vital records of Sudbury. Family links: Parents: Mary Martha Jones Howe (1618 - 1698) Colonel Samuel Howe Colonel Samuel Howe on May 31, 1671; "Admitted freeman. He lived in Sudbury, and built the bridge in the north east corner of Framingham in 1673. In 1682 he and Samuel Gookin bought of the Natick Indians, a large tract of about 1700 acres of Framingham lands, which is referred to in local histories as the Gookin and Howe purchase. He was very prominent in the early history of the town as it appears in the local histories, and is spoken of as 'a man of energy and public spirit.' "He served in King Philip's war, in Capt. Nathan Davenport's company, and was an officer in the militia, and his name appears in the lists of those who suffered in the Indian war." [Howe Genealogies - Daniel Waite Howe, NEHGS, pp. 7-8] He gave to his son David, land in Sudbury on which was built the Red Horse Tavern, later known Howe's Tavern and as the Wayside Inn which remained in his family for four generations Bio of Samuel Howe Birth: Oct. 20, 1642 Sudbury Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 13, 1713 Sudbury Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Husband of Martha Bent, who grave we could not find. His stone is very small and in the middle of the first section of the grave yard. Lt. (Col.) Samuel Howe, second son of John and Mary (Jones ) Howe, was a prominent man in both civil and military affairs. He was a carpenter and resided in the hamlet of Lenham, in Sudbury. He held many town offices, and was colonel of a regiment made up of companies from the towns in the vicinity. He was admitted a freeman in Sudbury in 1671, and always resided in his native town. In association with Samuel Gookin, of Cambridge, he purchased a large tract of land from the indians, in what is now Framington, the deed dated May 19, 1682. In 1673 he built a new bridge in the northeast corner of Framingham. He married 1st in Sudbury, June 5, 1663, Martha Bent. She died August 29, 1680 and from this marriage were 7 children: John Howe, 24 July 1664 Mary Howe, 2 March 1666 Samuel Howe, 19 May 1668 Martha Howe, 9 October 1669 Daniel Howe, 9 October 1772 David Howe, 2 November 1674 Hannah Howe, 6 April 1677. He married 2nd Sarah Leavitt, widow of Nehemiah Clapp. She was born February 25, 1659 and from this marriage were 6 children: Elisha Howe, abt 1687 Daniel Howe, 24 February 1690 Nehemiah Howe, Abt 1693 Moses Howe, 27 August 1695 Ebenezer Howe, 1697 Micajah Howe, 22 August 1700. Not all are recorded in the vital records of Sudbury. Family links: Parents: John How (1620 - 1680) Mary Martha Jones Howe (1618 - 1698) Children: Martha Howe Walker (1669 - 1721)* Daniel Howe (1689 - 1757)* Nehemiah Howe (1693 - 1747)* * Point here for explanation Burial: North Cemetery Wayland Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), Source number: 177.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: NV1. Birth date: 1642Birth place: MA http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=608901&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S32] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), Source number: 2818.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJK. Birth date: 1643Birth place: MAMarriage date: 1663Marriage place: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=95828&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S32] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), Source number: 19746.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO. Birth date: 1642Birth place: MAMarriage date: 1663Marriage place: MA http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=608914&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt