per Mayflower records of London, will proved 10 Jul 1646
Ref to SOURCE: John Howland of the Mayflower, V.1 Called Henry Howland, yeoman.
died about 1645?

He is also listed as being born about 1574 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England.280

His death date is also listed as 1635. Other descendants include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Richard Milhous Nixon, and George Herbert Walker Bush.521

“In genealogy new information is found from time to time. The Howland family is a good example of this. This is an attempt to sketch how this knowledge has grown.
In 1885 Franklyn Howland published a book on the descendants of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland. A few years before that, the will of Humphrey Howland had been found (by Col. Chester) naming his brothers Arthur, John, and Henry as his heirs (Humphrey’s widow, Annie, was the executrix.) The brothers were to receive 8, 4, and 4 pounds due to Humphrey from Mr. Ruck of New England. Mr. Franklin makes no mention of the parents of Arthur, John and Henry.
In 1938, Mr. Clarence Almon Torrey reported in The American Genealogy (TAG) vol. XIV no. 4 (Apr 1938), pp 214-215 that the records of the Drapers’ Company of London had been found. They showed that ‘Henry Howland, another son of Henry Howland of Fenny Stanton, was apprenticed to Humphrey, Oct. 1, 1623.’
In 1949 Leon Clark Hills reported in The Howland Quarterly that he had found the marriage of a Henry Howland to Alice Ayres on April 26, 1600 in the parish records at Ely [I estimate Ely is 10 miles or so from Fen Stanton.] He also found a son John bp. 16 Jan 1602/3. ‘Mr. Hills stated that further proof should be found before it was accepted that this is the same Henry Howland who lived in Fen Stanton.’ In 1964 the work of Sir Anthony Wagner was reported in The Howland Quaterly Vol XXVIII nos. 2 & 3 (Jan. - Apr 1964). His ‘conclusion is that they are two separate families and that Henry Howland of Ely also appears on the Ely records as Henry Howlett.’ Also reported from the Ely parish records was the burial of John Howlett 29 Jun 1603. Also a son Henry Howland bp. 25 Nov, 1604. And again a son Henry Howlett, bp. 7 Nov 1612. [Which says to me the first Henry had died.] Furthermore, he found in the Fen Stanton parish register that ‘Margaret Howland wife of Henry’ was buried 1629 July 31 and that Henry Howland was buried 1635 May 17. So, in conclusion we have that Humphrey, Arthur, John, and Henry are all sons of Henry Howland and Margaret ______ of Fen Stanton. “522

“In 1948, Leon Clark Hills of Washington, D.C. reported that he had discovered in the parish records of Holy Trinity, Ely, Cambridgeshire, the marriage of a Henry Howland to Alice Ames on April 26, 1600 and the subsequent baptism of a son, ohn, January 16, 1602/3. Mr. Hills stated that further proof should be found before it was accepted that this is the same Henry Howland who lived in Fen Stanton. The year of birth of the John Howland of Ely is 10 years later than the accepted year of birth of John Howland of Plymouth who died ‘23 February 1672 and lived untill hee attained above eighty yeares in the world.’ The first time it is stated that Henry Howland of Fen Stanton and Henry Howland of Fen Stanton and Henry Howland of Ely are one and the same appears to be inColonel Stoddard’s book, although he is puzzled by the ten year discrepancy in birth dates. Recently our Society engaged Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter Principal King of Arms, to try to establish the ancestry of Henry Howland of Fen Stanton and, also, to determine whether he is the same Henry Howland who married Alice Ayres in Ely. Sir Anthony’s conclusion is that they are two separate families and that Henry Howland of Ely also appears on the Ely records as Henry Howlett. The Ely, Cambridgeshire Howlands/Howletts are given in the Holy Trinity records are as follows:
Henry Howland m. 26 April 1600 Alice Ayres.
Issue: . . John Howland, bapt. 16 Jan. 1602/3, buried as John Howlett, 29 June 1603.. . .
As far as can be determined at the present time the Pilgrim John Howland’s family in England is as follows:
Henry Howland, of the parish of Fenny Stanton, Huntingdonshire, yeoman, died at Fen Stanton, 17 May 1635. His wife, Margaret, buried at Fen Stanton, 31 July 1629.
Issue: . . . John, yeoman, passenger of Mayflower to Plymouth, 1620, died at Plymouth Colony, 23 Feb. 1672 ‘over eighty’. He is mentioned in will of his brother, Humphrey, 1646.”520

“Fen Stanton Records
The following are the Fen Stanton Records, Huntingdonshire, as found by Sir Anthony Wagner. Parish Registers searched from 1610 to 1650. . . .
1635 May 17___Henry Howland Buried”

“Henry Howland lived in Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England, and was buried there 19 May 1635. He married, it is said, Alice Aires, although the marriage is not found in the parish register, and the Bishop’s Transcript must be checked. Furthermore, she was not the mother of John Howland if he was born in 1592. His son Humphrey gave to his daughter Anne all the pewter marked ‘A.H.’ which had belonged to her grandmother. Nothing further is known of Henry Howland, the records of the children being found largely in the files of the Drapers’ Company of London, and the probate courts.” 355

“Henry Howland of Fenny Stanton, co. Huntington, was born in the latter half of the sixteenth century. He was buried at Fenny Stanton on May 19, 1635. Possibly his wife’s name was Anne as his son Humphrey bequeathed to his daughter Anne all the pewter marked A.H. which had belonged to her grandmother.” 519

“After several years of careful and persistent research in England, thanks to the efforts of our Vice-President, McClure M. Howland, we have finally found absolutely authentic records of the ancestry of the Pilgrim John Howland, who we know came to Plymouth in the Mayflower in 1620.
In the will of Humphry Howland, a member of the Draper Company, he mentions ‘his brother George and also three other brothers - arthur, Henry and John, who are in New England.’ The latter is our ancestor, John Howland, the Mayflower Pilgrim.
Accoring to the records of the Draper Company, Humphry’s fahter was Henry Howland, of Fen Stanton, Lancashire, England.” 523

“In Volume I, Number 3, of the Howland Quarterly, published by the Pilgrim John Howland Society (Incorporated), an announcement of great interest to the descendants of John, Arthur, and Henry Howland was made through the kindness of Mr. McClure M. Howland, of New York City, vice-president of the society. It has long been known that they had a brother Humphrey Howland, draper, of London, England. The records of the Drapers’ Company of London were searched. As a result of this investigation, it was announced that ‘According to the records of the draper Company Humphry’s father was Henry Howland of Fen Stanton, Lancashire, England.’ . . . The search of Fen Stanton parish records of baptisms and burials, 1612-1640, was disappointing. No Howland baptism was found, and only one burial, viz. that of Henry Howland, May 19, 1635. This Henry was the father of John, Arthur and Henry Howland of Plymouth Co9lony. Perhaps the later records of Fen Stanton mention the burial of Henry’s widow. Possibly her name was Anne, as Humphrey gave to his daughter Anne all the pewter marked ‘A.H.’ which was her grandmother’s.” 518


“Hanry Howland . . . Henry was born in the latter half of the 16th century. He died in Feny Stanton (sic), May 17, 1635. His wife’s name was Margaret, who was buried at Fenny Stantion, July 31, 1629, (Howland Quarterly).
The sequency of birth of the children does not agree in the referenced articles.” 358

“Henry Howland of Fen Stanton, Huntingtonshire, England had at least five sons, three of whom emigrated to New England: Arthur, John and Henry. John came on the Mayflower in 1620, Arthur and Henry arriving on the same ship about 1623/4.” 285

“Ever since McClure Meredith Howland discovered in 1937 that records of the Drapers’ Company in London indicated that Humpharey Howland was the son of Henry Howland of Fenstanton, then we have known who was the father of Pilgrim John Howland and where he probably was born. Last year our Society erected in the Fenstanton church a tablet in memory of Henry Howland, father of John Howland. Here is the information we have ona the Fenstanton Howlands.
Henry Howland, yeoman, died at Fenstanton, 17 May 1635 and his wife, Margaret, was buried at Fenstanton 31 July 1629.”

“Memorial Plaque - Fenstanton Church
‘In memory of HENRY HOWLAND
who was buried int he churchyard
of this parish on 17th May 1635 - Father of John Howland a pilgrim
to America on the Mayflower 1620
Erected by the Pilgrim John Howland Society 17th May 1966’ “ 408