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  Notes for Leonard Howson:
  From Mary and Robert Pettitt:  See the notes of Hannah Rodham, daughter of Mathew Rodham an d Elizabeth Hewitt, and sister to Elizabeth Rodham, wife of Richard Kenner.
  There are a series of dispositions given on April 11, 1671 which several people testify tha t they had heard stories that Hannah was some kind of witch, because she had supposably put s ome kind of hex on a Edward Cole and his family. It turned out that Mr. Cole decided that Han nah wasn't a witch after all, and he was trying to make statements to clear her name. These d ispositions were witnessed by a couple of people, among them apparently this Leon Howson
  Leonard Howson Sr was born before 1670, the first event for which there is a recorded date.
  He married Elizabeth Lee do Richard I in Dividing Creek, Northumberland, VA, 1670. Elizabet h was born in Va 1653. Elizabeth was the daughter of Colonel Richard Lee I and Ann Constable.
  Cottrell: Source: The Virginia Histircal Magazine, Vol XXXI. Marriages of some Virginia Resid ents.
  The Lees of Virginia. Everton Publishrs Computrized Family Files.
  Leonard Howson fought in the Susquahannock Indian War.
  Leonard and Elizabeth were members of the Church of England.
  
  Notes for Leonard Howson:
  From Mary and Robert Pettitt:  See the notes of Hannah Rodham, daughter of Mathew Rodham an d Elizabeth Hewitt, and sister to Elizabeth Rodham, wife of Richard Kenner.
  There are a series of dispositions given on April 11, 1671 which several people testify tha t they had heard stories that Hannah was some kind of witch, because she had supposably put s ome kind of hex on a Edward Cole and his family. It turned out that Mr. Cole decided that Han nah wasn't a witch after all, and he was trying to make statements to clear her name. These d ispositions were witnessed by a couple of people, among them apparently this Leon Howson
  Leonard Howson Sr was born before 1670, the first event for which there is a recorded date.
  He married Elizabeth Lee do Richard I in Dividing Creek, Northumberland, VA, 1670. Elizabet h was born in Va 1653. Elizabeth was the daughter of Colonel Richard Lee I and Ann Constable.
  Cottrell: Source: The Virginia Histircal Magazine, Vol XXXI. Marriages of some Virginia Resid ents.
  The Lees of Virginia. Everton Publishrs Computrized Family Files.
  Leonard Howson fought in the Susquahannock Indian War.
  Leonard and Elizabeth were members of the Church of England.
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  wp. 17 Apr 1689 Wicomico Parish, Northumberland Co., VA 1676 Jul 4th furnished pack saddles f or the Susquehanhock War 1680 May 19th sworn as High Sheriff & held for several years Justic e of Co. Courts for several years
  The VA Mag. of Hist. & Bio. Vol.62 #1, by Ludwell Lee Montague (40 pages) Floyd W. Wickenkam p "Robt. Howson, the one who 1st owned the land where Alexandria & the Pentagon now stand, wa s probably the same family, although at least one reference says Robt. was a Welshman. Likel y Leonard's family in England will be in the north, not too far from Yorkshire West Riding" Y etive D. Ramsey.  Church of Eng.   Capt. of Militia, Susquehonnock Indian War VMHB Vo. 31 192 3 pg 354-57, He was merchant in Wicomico Parish Member of Church of England

Details of Leonard Sr's family with Elizabeth LEE