Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Stephen Howison

Male 1736 - 1815  (79 years)


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  • Name Stephen Howison 
    Birth 31 Jan 1736  Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Feb 1815  Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I103439  Tree1
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Father John Howison,   b. Bef 1713   d. 14 Oct 1736, Charles County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 23 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne Wood,   b. Bef 1717   d. 16 Dec 1743, Charles County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 26 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1733  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F44387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Brooke,   b. 1739, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1808, Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1756  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Howison,   b. 25 Aug 1758, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1770, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 11 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Mary Howison,   b. Bef 1765, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1784, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 21 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Joseph Howison,   b. Bef 1765, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1874, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 111 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. James Howison,   b. 27 Mar 1765, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     5. Anne Wood Howison,   b. 8 Jun 1766, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1845, St. Francis County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Sarah Anne Howison,   b. 1768, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1857, Bel Aire, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]
     7. Alexander Howison,   b. 1773, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1805, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 33 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. Stephen Howison,   b. 20 Jan 1776, Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1862, Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]
     9. John Howison,   b. Bef 1777, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     10. Samuel Howison,   b. 23 Jan 1779, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1805, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 27 years)  [Father: natural]
     11. Mary Anne Howison,   b. 1780, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     12. William Howison,   b. 1782, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1805, Prince William County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]
     13. Robert D. Howison,   b. 24 Nov 1787, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F9269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5800/sc5881/000001/000000/0 00104/pdf/msa_sc_5881_1_104.pdf
      George Calvert and some of his Decendents
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      http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2478
      Stephen Howison Gravestone
      In Memory of Stephen Howison who departed this life February 1st, 1815 aged 79 years & 1 day.
      With faith in God the friend of man, he stood,
      And sought their Earthly and eternal good
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      John Brooke 5.22 D CH £268.6.4 Sep 14 1767
      Legatees (4 daughters): Elisabeth Stewart, Mary Harrison, Sarah Roby, Jane Roby.
      Distribution to: Widow (unnamed, 1/3). Residue to 5 youngest children (equally):
      William, Charity, Walter, Chloe. (Only 4 names given.)
      Executors: Sarah Brooke, Peter Robie.
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      MATHEWS, JOHN, Charles Co. 2 Jan. 1765; 11 May, 1765
      Wife Mary, extx, and to her I leave my whole estate.
      To dau Charity Mathews, furniture on day of marriage.
      If wife marries or after her decease, remainder of estate to be divided amongst her other children and my other two, that is to say Joseph Harrison, Mary Harrison and Sarah Stewart and Mary Williams,
      Wit: John Woodward, Tho. Posey, Heugh Clark. 33.294
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      Charles County Land Records 1782-1786; Liber Z#3; Page 57. Apr 13, 1784 from Stephen Howison and Mary, his wife, of Prince William County, Virginia, to Alexander Robey, planter of CC, for 6000 lbs of crop tobacco clear of cask, and for divers other good causes, part of a tract of land in CC called Good Neighbourhood, containing about 72 acres_ Signed - Stephen Howison, Mary (X her mark) Howison. Wit - Dan Jenifer, W.R. Jenifer. Sd Mary Howison relinquished her right of dower to the lands within mentioned. Recorded Apr 14, 1784.
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      John Cornwell vs. John C. Weedon, 1855, Court Case Extract

      Surnames: Cornwell, Weedon, Crickman, Keys, Nelson, Calvert, Hoof, Petty, Brockley, Grigsby, Jones, Davis, Matthews
      Birth John Cornwell became 21 years old in 1830
      Death Francis Jackson died between 1805 & 1828
      Death Jesse Cornwell died in NC in 1804 or 1805
      Death Thomas Nelson, exor. of Constance Cornwell, died in 1845
      Defendant John C. Weedon (admr.); Thomas Nelson (decd); J.L. Thornton (sheriff - admr.); Constance Cornwell (decd)
      Deponent / Affiant William King; John Webster; Susan Cheshire; Catharine Appleby; John W. Williams; Wileman Thomas; Kitty King (alias Kitty Cornwell); John Davidson; Jesse W. Ketchen; George Waters; William King; John Appleby; A. Sidney Tebbs; Moses Lynn; Stephen Howison; Thomas Jones; Nancy Calvert; Peyton Calvert; John W. Howison; William Keys; Robert G. Maddox; Henry Keys; Benson Lynn; John W. Davis; Richard W. Weedon; Seymour Lynn; Harrison P. Carter; Thomas Gooding; William G. Howison; John Gibsons; John Tansill; Thomas M. Grigsby; Isaac W. Davis; William T. Allen; Jesse Brockley; Thomas Tansill; Vincent Calvert; Nancy Clutts; James Arnold; Seymour H. Storke; John Conner; John C. Cooper; William Carter; John DeBell; Benjamin F. Rose; A.S. Grigsby; John Lynn; Isaac Lynn; Joseph Crouch; Maddam Rennoe; Manassa Russell; Mary Rennoe; Jno. Williams; Susan Brumpton; Eliza Gosling; Northumberland Pearson; John Webster; Jno. Simcox; Jane Haney; Lucinda Matthews; Enoch Grigsby; Alexander Jones; Isaac W. Davis
      Estate I&A of Constance Cornwell decd. estate - 1825
      Family Jesse Brockley, grandson of Jesse Cornwell
      Family John Cornwell, son of Catharine Cornwell, daughter of Constance Cornwell
      Family John Cornwell, son of Kitty King daughter of Constance Cornwell
      Family Jubar (slave), father of John Cornwell by Kitty Cornwell (white)
      Family Peyton Calvert, son of William Calvert & grandson of Humphrey Calvert
      Free Negro John Cornwell (Mulatto), the plaintiff
      Locality Prince William Co.; Alexandria; DC (Georgetown); NC
      Marriage Cornelius Petty (aka Eli Petty) -mr- Catherine Cornwell
      Marriage Cornelius Hooff -mr- Lydia Cornwell, daughter of Jesse Cornwell
      Marriage Nehemiah Brockley -mr- Nancy Cornwell, daughter of Jesse Cornwell
      Marriage Jesse Cornwell -mr- Constance Calvert, daughter of Humphrey Calvert
      Marriage FNU Appleby -mr- Catharine Petty, daughter of Constance Cornwell
      Miller William Keys, miller for Thomas Nelson
      Plaintiff John Cornwell
      Slave Abraham; Betsey & children Mehala (aka Mahalia), Jane & Harriott; Frank; Martin - property of Jesse Cornwell
      Slave Letty, mother of Prue; Oster (aka Oscar), son of Elizabeth and grandson of Prudey; Prudence (aka Pruey) (40-45) & children Elizabeth (27), Evelina (19), Ludwell (15), Catharine (12), Jessee & Albert - property of Constance Cornwell
      Slave trader John C. Cooper
      Will Constance Cornwell - Prince William Co. - 1825
      Will Jesse Cornwell - Prince William Co. - 1804 / 1813
      Administrative Information
      Record title John Cornwell vs John C. Weedon
      Year recorded 1855
      Collection CR-CI-H
      Record ID 75-8
      End Notes
      Preserved by City of Fredericksburg
      Processed by Margaret Anne Crickman
      Extracted by Barry L. McGhee
      Extracted on 9/5/2002

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