John Howland 17,426
- Born: Abt 1592, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England 17,197,426
- Marriage: Elizabeth Tilly about 25 Mar 1623 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts 17,423,424,425
- Died: 23 Feb 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA about age 80 17,197,404,427,428
 General Notes:
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He was the 13th Signer of the Mayflower Compact. He was servant to John Carver, who became the first governor, and held various other colony posts. The Carvers survived the first winter but both died in the spring. Since they had no children, John Howland is thought to have inherited their estate.
He actually died in Rocky Nook, Kingston which was then part of Plymouth.
He was a passenger on the Mayflower which left Plymouth, England in the fall of 1620 and arrived in America in November, 1620. During the voyage, he was swept overboard by high seas but was rescued.
Noted events in his life were:
• Immigration: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, 1620. 17,426
John married Elizabeth Tilly, daughter of John Tilly and Joan Hurst, about 25 Mar 1623 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts 17,423.,424.,425 (Elizabeth Tilly was born on 30 Aug 1607 in Henlow, Huntingdonshire, England 17,197,424 and died on 22 Dec 1687 in Swansey, Bristol, MA 17,429,430,431.)
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