History of Fleming Howland | English Heritage Since 1780

Protestant John Howland (1592) to Restorationist Joseph Smith (1805)- Direct Descendants

John Howland's rescue was recorded by Plymouth Governor William Bradford, who wrote that Howland was 'sundry fathoms under water' before catching a topsail halyard. Howland was an indentured servant to Governor John Carver. After surviving the voyage and the deadly first winter—which claimed the lives of Elizabeth Tilley's entire family, leaving her an orphan—the two survivors married. They raised a large family, and Howland became a leader in the colony, an assistant to the governor for many ye

Pilgrim John Howland Society | See Plymouth

Jabez Howland House | See Plymouth