WADE/HOWELL/DRAKE SURNAMES, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 1999 by Barbara Fowler (sheep@digital.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ The following information is copied from the report done before my grandmother Minnie Belle Miller Asbury, died in 1946. Ann Looker Daughter of William Looker and ? b.1649 married Benjamin Wade d. July 31, 1737 and is buried in churchyard of the Presbyterian Church at Union, formerly Connecticut Farms. The stone stands about 20 feet from the north west corner of the church erected on the site of the one burned by the British in 1778. the inscription reads: Here lyeth ye body of Ann Wade, wife of Benjamin, deceased, who departed this life July ye 31.A.Dom 1737 and ye 88th year of her age. Capt. Abraham Howell. Son of Maj.John Howell and Susehhah. b. at Southampton Jan. 22, 1634 m. at Southampton Oct. 19, 1682 Abigail White d. at Southampton March 18, 1712 Abigail White, daughter of ? b. at Southampton m. at Southampton, Oct. 19, 1682 Capt. Abraham Howell d. at Southampton, June 19,1688 History of Southampton, Howell, pp. 304 and 305 Records of Southampton, Vol.II, p. 242 Abraham Drake Son of Rev.John Drake and Rebecca Trotter. b. April 1685 at Piscateway,N.J. Ref: Early Settlers Piscateway and Woodbridge, Monette Vol.3, p.413 m. about 1704 Deliverance Wooden d. Will was probated May 6, 1763. It was drawn July 28, 1759 and states that Abraham Drake was of Roxbury Township, Morris County, and leaves all my lands and grist mill to my grandsons Abraham and Jacob, the sons of my son Abraham; and they are to pay to my eldest son Nathaniel 20 shillings and to my son Jacob 10 shillings and to my son Elishe L 40, Executers--my said grandsons Ref.N.J. Archives 1st Series Vol. XXXIII p. 120. Abraham Drake appears as "Alsa Drake" in a list of Col. Thomas Farmers' Regiment in 1715. In Capt. Thomas Wetherle's Company. Ref. Proceedings N.J. Historical Society. New Series Vol. 13, p. 205. In a deed of 1761 Abraham and Deliverance Drake sell 368 acres to Moses Tompkins, all of Roxbury, April 28, 1751 he bought of the proprietors of the Twp, 54 Ref: Genealogical and Memorial History of N.J. Lee,p. 82. Deliverance Wooden Daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Wooden of Piscataway. Ref: Early Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge, Monette, Vol. 4, p. 602. b. ? m. Abraham Drake about 1704 d. She was living in 1761 as she gave a deed jointly with her husband then. No. 2 Benjamin Wade. Son of ? b. about 1646 m. Ann Looker d. about 1700 Benjamin Wade was a clothier and in Elizabeth as early as 1675 if not earlier. He appears to have previously resided in Jamaica,L.I., whence also came one William Looker, probably father of Ann. Family tradition says that Benjamin came from the county of Pembroke in Wales, a statement to a certain extent supported by the use of the Welsh motto "Y fynno Dwy y fydd" (What God willeth shall be) on the armorial book plate in the possession of the family (if authentic). Family tradtition also says that Ann Looker was on the same vessel as Benj Wade and that on the voyage their acquaintance ripened into love which resulted in marriage soon after landing. That Benj's stay in Jamaica was brief may be inferred from the silence of the records of that town. The riddle of his ancestry is beyond solution. On p. 137 of the following John Wade, son of John, married Hannah, daughter of John Milner. Issue Benj Wade of Leeds Burley (Probably ancestor of the New Jersey Wades as no further trace is found of him in England. All this in the Wade Genealogy.) Benjamin Wade Capt. Benjamin Wade was a clothier. He was doubtless of the family (probably a son) of Robert Wade who was at Dorchester, Mass., in 1635, at Hartford in 1640, afterward at Saybrook, where in Aug. 1657 he was divorced, and finally at Norwich in 1659 where he dies in 1682. His first wife remained in England and Benj may have been her son. He came here not later than 1675, probably much earlier. At his first coming he rented Luke Watsons house and grounds which he purchased March 16, 1676 for L 24. The same day he bought of Nicholes Carter for L20, payable in pipe stems his house lot and 40 acres. Twenty days before he had bought for L 39 Thomas Pope's house, house-lot and 60 acres of upland. Less than two years after he bought Jan.1,1678 or 9 of William Hill his house and lot. Previous to all this he had received an allottment of 244 acres - 48 acres in Rahawack Swamp, adjoining Thomas Moore and Samuel Marsh,Jr. also 40 acres of upland on the north side of branch and of the said meadow. He died about 1698. Ref: Hatfield's History of Elizabeth pp.172 and 173. Hatfield refers to Savage IV 378. Miss Calkin's Norwich edition of 1866 p. 206, East Jersey Records I 71,72,72,159, etc. The author of the Wade Genealogy says that this ancestry is not possible. Rev. John Drake Son of Capt. Francis Drake and his wife Mary b.1655 m. 1st Rebecca Trotter in 1677. Ref: Early Germans in N.J., Chambers, p. 37. She was the mother of all his children though he was married twice after her death. d.His will dated April 7,1740 and probated Sept.29, 1741 names children: Benjamin, Isssaca, Abraham, Samuel, Sara Fulson,also among the beneficiaries are "the poor of Piscaaqua (Piscataway)." Archives 1st Series Vol. XXX p. 151. He was pastor of the Baptist Church at Piscataway, N.J. from 1689 to 1739. He was also a Civil Magistrat and the most distinguished member of his family. "Drake, Rev. John 1655-1741. Deputy to General Assembly 1693. Justice of Peace, Middlesex and Somerset 1709. Ref: Register N.J. Society of Colonial Dames of America. 1928, p. 343. Rebecca Trotter, daughter of William Trotter b. ? m. Rev. John Drake in 1677 ____Page 3 (the No. 2 above stood for page 2) Andrew Wooden Son of ? b. ? m. Elizabeth d. ? Children: Deliverance m. Abraham Drake Andrew and Elizabeth Wooden lived at Piscataway, Ref: Early Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge, Monette, Vol.4, p. 602. William Looker, Son of ? b. m. d. Children: Ann m. Benj. Wade William Looker is said to have come with his daughter Ann on the same ship with Benj. Wade. William Looker was a member of the Colonial Assembly of N.J. Dec. 2, 1695. Ref.:Hatfield's History of Elizabeth town, p. 270. Capt. Francis Drake, Son of b. About 1620 in Devonshire,Eng. (In 1615 at or near Epping, Essex Co., accordin to an article in D.A.R. magazine) m. Mary, (possibly Walker) in New Hampshire about 1650. She died July 29, 1688. d. Sept. 24, 1687 Letters of Administration were granted to his son George Drake of Piscataway on 28, 1687. Ref. N.J. Archives 1st Series Vol. XXIII p. 142 Capt. Francis Drake was at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1661 where he served on the grand jury in 1663. Probably removed to N.J. soon after. He was one of the early settlers of the N.J. community settled by men from Pisdatequa, N.H. on a tract acres near the Raritan River in 1666. Francis Drake soon became an outstanding figure in the Piscataway Colony. In addition to being a land owner he conducted a tavern. Records show that he was commissioned captain of militia ofo Piscataway Twp. On July 15,1676 and was discharged at his own request on May 30, 1678. He was one of the selectmen of Piscataway, was constable, justice of the peace, and in 1682 was county judge. Ref: D.A.R. magazine Vol. 64 #9, p. 562. Capt. Francis Drake--cont'd: "The presumed father of Francis Drake was Robert Drake who his his children emigrated from Colchester, Essex, Eng. to New Hampshire in the autumn of probably 1640 and finally settled at Hampton where he died Jan. 14, 1668, age 88 years. Thus he was born in 1579. He was a "searge-maker" by occupation at the time of emigrating. According to a position executed by his sons Nathaniel and Abraham on April 27, 1691 (N.H. Historical and Genealogical Register Vol.21 p. 316). They had resided at Colchester "since childhood". This indicates that the children were borned elsewhere, perhaps at or near Eppiing. Western Essex. The will of immigrant Robert Drake, on file at Ipswich, Mass. makes no mention of a wife or a son Francis. This circumstance has added to the difficulty of tracing this connection. The records show that Ann, wife of Robert Drake, was buried at Epping, Essex, in May 1640. In all probablity this was the wife of immigrant Robert Drake, and upon her demise the family departed for the new world. Robert never remarried, and his household apparently was managed by his daughter, Susennah, who seems never to have married. The parentage of Robert Drake was proved difficult to establish. The occurance of Robert, Francis and John strongly indicate descent from the Devonshire family of Drake and that particular branch from which the famous navigator, Sir Francis Drake descended. The name Robert was borne by the third son, and at least two grandsons of the last John Drake of Otter ton and his Agnes Kelloway, the former a brother of John Drake of Exmouth and Ash. ____No. 4 Capt. Francis Drake--cont. "The apparent use of the name Francis in the immigrant's family must have been more than a mere coincidence, as our New Jersey Francis was born less than two decades after the Navigator's death, where his place in history had become well established." On the other hand there anciently was a family naved Drex iin Essex, which intermarried with the Scott family. On April 23 a Christian martyr Rev. Robert Drake (or Drakes) rector at Thunderaley, Essex, was burnt at the stake at Smithfield, Middlesex, upon refusal to renounce his faith after having been incarerated in prison for about a year. Whether immigrant Robert Drake was a grandson or grandnephew and namesake of this martyred minister of whether he or his parents came to Essex from Devonshire or elsewhere, between the Devonshire Drakes and the Drex family of Essex. The Drake family of New Hampshire and J.J. by C.I.Kephart in D.A.R.Magazine Vol. 64, no.9, pp. 561 and 562. Capt. Francis Drake---cont. "Drake, Francis (circa) 1620 - 1687. Captain in New Jersey Foot, Colonial Militia, 1675. Justice of Peace and Judge County Court, Middlesex County 1682. First Selectman of Piscataway" Ref: Register N.J. Society of Colonial Dames of America, I (28 p. 342). As to the parentage of Francis Drake the following "Francis Drake said to be grandson of Sir Francis Drake's brother Thomas, to whom his brother left his estate by others believed to be his nephew, Robert Drake, father of Francis, was co-temporary with Sir Francis - both belonged to the original family of Devonshire, Eng., where the Drake estate was established shortly after the Norman Conquest. Ref: Bi-Centennial Piscataway Planters by Oliver B. Leonard, Esq., p.112. "Robert Drake born Devonshire, Eng 1580, died June 14, 1668. From Exeter N.E.removed to Hampton,N.H., where he entered his "causions" about house and lands in 1650. Selectman 1654. His will, probated Apr.11, 1668, mentions three children - Nathaniel, Abraham and Samuel. Francis is supposed to be a son of Robert although he is not mentioned in his will."Ref: Early Germans in N.J., Chambers, p. 337. Edward Howell -- son of Henry Howell b. He was baptized July 22, 1584 according to the Parish Register at Marsh Gibbon, Eng. m. Frances - who according to same register "Francis Howell, wife of Edward Howell, gentlemen, buried July 2, 1630. d. Edward Howell came in 1639 with his family to Boston, removed to Lynn where he had a grant of 500 acres, was a leader in the new settlement on Long Island. Built in Southampton in 1648. His 3 share in the corporation entitled him to over 3,000 acres with in the boundary of the town. Ref: Hist. Southampton pp.301 and 302. "Howell, Edward, Mr. 1584 - 1653. Magistrate of Connecticut from Southampton, L.I., 1547 - 53 Assistant, 1647 - 1651, 1653. Representative at Hartford 1647, -48-49-50-51. Member of Governor's Council 1647-49, 1653." Register N.J. Soc.Colonial Dames of America, 1928, p. 409. "Edward Howell, 1585 - 1656, of Lynn, Mass. and Southampton, L.I. Governor's Assistant 1647 -53 Conn. Colony" Ref: Soc. Colonial Wars, Ancestor Index, p. 254. _____p.5 Maj. John Howell, Son of Edward Howell and Frances b. Nov. 28, 1624 at Marsh Gibbon, Eng. (Howell's Hist. says he was baptized that date) m. Susannah d. At Southampton, L.I. Nov. 3, 1696 Children: John b. Nov. 26,1648 Hannah b. Oct.28, 1660 Edward b. March 2, 1650 Theophilus b. Dec. 18, 1662 Matthew b. Nov. 8, 1651 Nathenial b. Aug. 29, 1664 Abraham b. Jan. 22,1653 Prudence b. Dec. 27, 1666 Ephrain b. Jan. 1, 1655 Abigail b. July 5, 1640 Susannah b. July 15, 1658 Services of Maj. John Howell: He was Deputy 1662 -64; Governor's Assistant 1664; held command against the Dutch 1673-74: was Maj. of Troops 1684; Elected Assemblyman for the County of Suffolk Sept. 22,1685. Ref: Society Colonial Wars, Ancestor Index 1922 p. 254. Records Town of Southampton p. 286. Hist. Southampton, Howell, ed. 1887, pp. 64-28. "Howell, John 1604 - 1696. Assistant of Conn. 1663 - 1664; Delegate from Southampton to convention held at Hampstead, L.I. 1665. Maj. of Southampton Troops, 1684. Commisioner and Judge under Conn.Colony for the towns of Southampton, East Hampton, and Southold, 1674." Register N.J. Society Colonial Dames of America, 1928, p. 410. Maj. John Howell -- cont. "At a town meeting held at Southampton the 23 day of Nov. 1686, it is agreed by a major vote of the town that Maj. John Howell shall go to New York about the present affairs of making good our title to our lands called into question at Shinnecock, and that Henry Ludlem is likewaise chosen to wait upon him. Ref: Hist. Southampton p. 28. The indirect result of this order was the obtaining of Gov. Dongen's patent dated Dec. 6, 1686. Extract from patent (found in Appendix to Hist. Southampton p. 46 I)"by these parts do grant Ratify, Release and Confirm unto Major John Howell, Thomas Helsey Sen., etc., all the aforesaid tracts and necks of land within the bounds and limits aforesaid." "Capt. John Howell with 40 soldiers from Southampton and 20 from East Hampton, came promptly at the summons of Maj. Winthrop for assistance and took part in this engagement. The Dutch withdrew their forces." Hist. Southampton p. 64 "Maj. John Howell was a man of distinction and one who more than any of his contemporaries in Southampton was entrusted with the management of public business, especially in it grave relations with New England and the Colonial Government of New York" Hist. Southampton, p. 302. Timothy Whitehead -- son of b. m d. His will drawn July 26, 1779 leaves L 150 to "the children of my daughter, Magdalena Wade" and makes his son Timothy and his son-in- law Daniel Wade executors. Ref: N.J.Archives 1st Series Vol. XXXV p. 501. He lived in "The Borough of Elizabeth, Essex County." "Friend Timothy Whitehead" is executor of the will of Robert Wade Robert Wade -- Son of Benjamin Wade and Ann Looker b. m. 1st Elizabeth --2nd. Sara d. His will was drawn Jan. 7, 1760 and probated Aug. 21, 1766 and names beside his wife Sara, the followiing children: Henry, Daniel, Patience, Benjamin, Woodruff, and two granddaughters, Sarah Cherry and Sarah Brown. His plantation is left to his son Daniel who is made executor with "friend Timothy Whitehead." Ref: N.J. Archives 1st Series Vol. XXXIII p. 459. The Wade Genealogy p. 239 lists as children 1.Robert 2.Benjamin b. 1729 3.Patience b. 1736 4.Matthew b. Sept.1,1739 5. Daniel could not have been less than of age however when appointed executor of his father's will. ___p. 6 Robert Wade was Overseer of Highways in 1718 at Elizabeth, N.J. Ref:Hatfield, p.306. Abraham Drake 2nd -- Son of Abraham Drake and Deliverance Wooden b. m. Name of wife unknown d. He was dead before July 28, 1750, as his father's will made that day, leaves his grist mill to the two sons of his son Abraham. Children: -- Abraham 3rd Jacob Abraham Howell, Jr. -- Son of Capt. Abraham Howell and Abigail White b. at Southampton, L.I. July 30, 1683 m. 1st Mary -- 2nd Patience Foster (widow of Thomas Sayre, who died Dec. 10, 1715, age 49 years --date of marriage some time after that death) Patience was born at Southampton March 7, 1672 or 73, and judging by dates we would assume that Charles b. 1721 was her son d. at Southampton in 1741. Children: David B. 1715, Silas b. 1719, Charles b. 1721, John, Dorothy, and Abigail. Ref:History of Southampton, Howell, p. 305; the Sayre Family, Benta, p. 29. "whereas Abraham Howell, Jr., of Southampton in Suffolk County died intestate, Letters of Administration were granted to his sons David and Charles Howell, March 17, 1741/42. Ref: Abstracts of Wills, N.Y., Vol.3, p. 369. Temperance -- Magdalena Whitehead --daughter of Timothy Whitehead b. m. Daniel Wade after Dec. 4,1758 (date of death of 1st wife) d. Before her father's will was drawn (July 26, 1779) as that will leaves money to her children and not to her. Daniel Wade -- Son of Robert Wade whose wives were 1st Elizabeth, 2nd Sara. b. As his first wife died in 1758, also as in 1760 his father wrote his name as exexutor of his will, Daniel must have been born in 1730 and not 1740 as given in Wade Genealogy also the birth of his 4th child in 1760 would indicate the same. m. 1st Elizabeth -- who died Dec. 4, 1758, age 39 years. 2nd Temperance is given in Wade Genealogy, but the will of Timothy Whitehead of the Borough of Elizabeth, Essex Co., drawn July 26, 1779, leaves L 150 to "the children of my daughter Magdalena Wade" and makes his son-in-law Daniel Wade executor.Ref: N.J.Archives, 1st Series Vol. XXXIV, p.581. Of course, Temperance may have been the pet name for Magdalena. d. Daniel Wade's will was probated July 9, 1793. Ref: N.J. Wills Liber 33 p. 192 Children 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Moses Daniel Wade was private in Essex Co. militia Ref: Gen'l Stryker p. 810. Daniel Wade - cont. At the time of the Revolution, this Daniel was practically the head of the family and an extensive land owner at Connecticut Farms (earlier Wade Farms). He is found possessed of much property that was originally granted to Benj. Wade, the ancestor. In fact this property practically surrounded the present church, graveyard and parsonage at Union. ____p. 7 At his death there was a grand division of his property among his six sons and two daughters. #52 Connecticut Farms, Inventory of property of Daniel Wade taken and destroyed by the British troops or their adherents on 7th of June 1780. Viz. House Pillowcases 3 Swines Barn Fine linen shirts 3 calves Weaving Sp. Shifts 38 geese Hogsheads Feather beds 200 posts for fence Still House Stockings 20 fowls Looms Breeches Wheels Coats Tales Aprons Chairs,etc. Handerchiefs Large and small Bible with margin, Watts Sermons, Psalms and Hymns, Grey's Sermons, Delridge's Works, Sunday Books, Total 636:14:6. Attested to by Daniel Wade and Daniel Wade,Jr., Rev. Wade family p. 245 -47. Charity Young -- the daughter of b. m. Col. Jacob Drake d. Oct.26, 1776 Col. Jacob Drake -- son of Abraham Drake 2nd and ? b. April 21,1732 at Piscataway m. 1st Charity Young -- 2nd Esther Dickerson d. Sept. 1823 Children: Rachel b. 1762 --married Samuel Howell Clarissa b. Aug. 23, 1783 m. Ebenezer Woodruff Siles b. Apr.19, 1790 Hon. Geo.King b. Sept. 16, 1788 Peter b. Apr. 9, 1792 Eliza b. Apr. 4,1794 m. A. Woodruff (Doctor) Colonel of Western Battalion, Morris Co.,N.J. and held many other positions of trust among them Member of General Assembly.Ref: Genealogy of Drake and Howell families in Early Germans in N.J., Gen'l. Strykers Official Register p. 351, Histories Morristown by Sherman, p. 161. He is described as "of handsome physique, quick and active in his movements and of very popular manners." Stephen Howell --son of Samuel Howell and Rachel Drake b. Aub. 22, 1789 m. Esther Wade on Jan. 4, 1814 in Essex Co,N.J. cermony performed by the Rev. Stephen Thomson of the Connecticut Farms Church, Union Township. This section was earlier known as Wade's Farms. The church is Presbyterian. d.1865. Children: 1. Charles 4. Julia m. Pope 7.Catherine m. Galbreith 2. Stephen Meeker* 5. William 3. Caroline 6. George Esther Wade -- Daughter of Moses Wade and Mary Headley b. June 18, 1792. m. Stephen Howell Jan. 4, 1814 d. 1876. Stephen M. Howell said his mother became concerned over the deplorable condition of small-pox patients, who were often actually deserted when it was known they had contracted the disease. Vaccination was unknown, so she had herself innoculated with the disease and dedicated her life to nursing those sick with that dread complaint. Though she was married and had a large family she continued her work. He could remember as a small boy that a knock in the night meant somebody had come for his mother and regardless of what might be happening in her home, she went. The unwritten law was that then it became the duty of every woman in her neighborhood to see first to the Howell household, her own taking second place in importance. They lived in Elizabeth, N.J., if recollection H.H. Orr is correct. Samuel Howell -- son of Charles Howell and Deborah Jessup b. He was baptized in Morristown, N.J. on Nov. 15, 1757 m. Oct. 10, 1782 to Rachel Drake d. Morris Co. records state that in 1907 he purchased property, and S.M. Howell said his grandfather went chestnutting at the age of 96 years with a crowd of twelve year old children and found nuts than any of them. We have no date of his death. Children: Jacob Drake b. July 24, 1793 Charles Elies Mary John Clerless Stephen Elize Charity Samuel Harriet Private Morris Co., N.J. See page 637 of General Strykers Official Register of Officers and Men in the Revolutionary War. Rachel Drake -- Daughter of Col. Jacob Drake and his wife, Charity Young b.1762 m. Samuel Howell, Oct. 10,1782 d. Have no date, but it was after 1801 as she and her husband gave a mortgage in Morris County that year. Moses Wade--son of Daniel Wade and his second wife Temperance or Magdalena Whitehead b. about 1760 m. about 1787 Mary Headley, daughter of Samuel Headley d. After 1810. Children: Esther was their third child and she was born June 18, 1792. Ref:Wade Genealogy and Genealogy of Families of Mass. and N.J. compiled by Staurt Charles Wade in 1900, pages 264 and 265. Charles Howell-- son of Abraham Howell, Jr. and either Mary or Patience b. at Southampton,L.I. m. Deborah Jessup d. Tomestone in Morristown Presbyterian Graveyard says June 18,1759, aged 38 years. He joined that church by letter Nov. 19,1755, and was one of the trustees chosen under the indorporation act of 1756. Children: Ruth m. June 10, 1757 John Perrins --Taken from Church records John b. Nov. 9, 1755 m. Phebe Farrand Samuel b. Nov. 15, 1757 Mary b. July 28, 1759 Deborah Jessup -- daughter of b. Dec. 16, 1723 in Southampton, L.I. m. Charles Howell d.Inscription in Old Presbyterian Graveyard at Morristown says Dec. 19,1765, age 43 years. She joined the Presby. Church of Morritown with her husband by letter on Nov. 9, 1755. William Trotter -- son of b. m d. 1676 William Trotter was one of the original associates of Elizabeth,N.J. who came from Newbury,Mass. Ref: Sketches of Pioneer Progenitors of Piscataway Planters. O.B. Lonard, Esq. 1889 page 112. Hatfield;s History of Elizabeth page 96. William Howell -- son of b. m. 1st 2nd Anne Hampton d William Howell was of Wedon in the County of Bucks Ref: Howell's History of Southampton, p. 301 Henry Howell --son of William Howell and Anne Hampton b. m d. Buried "Ye 20 day of July 1625" according to Parish Register at Marsh Gibbon, Eng. Father of Edward Howell. ____________________________________________________________________________ __________ STEPHEN MEEKER HOWELL His parents: Stephen Howell and Esther Wade ************* ***************** His grandparents: Samuel Howell and Rachel Drake Moses Wade and Mary Headley ************************** ************************************ Great-grandparents: Charles Howell and Deborah Jessup Daniel Wade and Magdalena Whitehead Jacob Drake and Charity Young Samuel Headley & ? ************************** ************************************* Great-Great grandparents: Abraham Howell,JR. and Patience Foster Robert Wade and Sara/Elizabeth Abraham Drake, 2nd and ? Timothy Whitehead...and ? ******************************** *************************************** G-G-G grandparents: Abraham Howell,SR. and Abigail White Benjamin Wade and Ann Looker Abraham Drake and Deliverance Wooden ********************************** *************************************** G-G-G-G grandparents: John Howell and Susannah John Drake and Rebecca Trotter Andrew Wooden and Elizabeth William Looker ********************************** *************************************** G-G-G-G-G grandparents: Edward Howell and Frances Frances Drake and Mary William Trotter ********************************* *************************************** G-G-G-G-G-G grandparents: Henry Howell and ? ******************************** *************************************** G-G-G-G-G-G-G grandparents: William Howell and Anne Hampton **************************************************************************** ***************** Stephen Meeker Howell, Son of Stephen Howell and Esther Wade b. 1820 m. Martha Elizabeth Little in 1846 d.1905 Children: Harriet Howell m. 1st Harvey Orr 2nd Louis Sanders George Howell m. Lola Wallace ****Mary Fair Howell Married Jasper Miller on Dec. 18, 1878. Mary Fair Howell: b. Oct. 2, 1878 m. Jasper Miller, lived in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC--on Dec. 18. 1878 d.Sept. 18, 1815 Children: George Lawrence Miller -b. Nov. 30, 1879 Married twice: 1st Annie Lee Blair 2nd Ella ? Harriet Sanders Miller - b. Nov. 4, 1881 Married _____Watts Howell Miller b. Feb. 21, 1883 Jasper Miller, Jr. b. Dec. 2, 1884 ** Minnie Belle Miller - b. March 7, 1886 Carrie Louise Miller - b. May 29, 1888 (never married) Martha Elizabeth Miller --b. Oct. 29, 1890 Stephen Alexander Miller --b. May 4, 1895 ***My grandmother was Minnie Belle Miller who married Otis Kerr Asbury. Both were raised in Charlotte, NC. Somehow, one of her grandmothers, evidently on Jasper Miller's side was Margaret J. Harrison; unless, it is thru Otis' mother's side. Margaret J. Harrison made a sampler in 1835. The family claims kinship thru her with the presidents Harrisons. Any help to fill in the missing pieces would be appreciated. I hope in sharing the above it will help someone else complete their family lines. Mrs. Barbara Lee Asbury Fowler email address is sheep@digital.net