Edward Howell (died 1655)
Edward Howell, Lord of Westbury Manor | |
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Coat of Arms for Edward Howell, Lord of Westbury, Founder of Southampton, New York | |
| Born | 1584 |
| Died | October 6, 1655 (aged 70–71) |
| Resting place | Southend Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, New York |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Founding Southampton, New York |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Frances Paxton (2) Eleanor |
| Children | Children with Frances Paxton: Henry John Edward Richard (m. Elizabeth Halsey) Dorothy Margaret Margery Children with Eleanor: Henry Arthur Edmund |
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Edward Howell, Gent. (1584–1655), born in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, was an English Puritan who settled at Lynn, Massachusetts in 1635. He was known for the founding of Southampton, New York with Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Abraham Pierson the Elder, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton, Job Sayre, and Thomas Halsey in 1639/40.