# ID: I602397369
# Name: Matthew HOWARD
# Given Name: Matthew
# Surname: Howard
# Sex: M
# Birth: 1 Jun 1609 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England 1
# Death: Abt 1659 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
# Birth: 1600 in Wardour Castle, England
# Note:

    Note: Matthew Howard (c1607-c1659) immigrated to Virginia before 1635 a
    nd may or may not have moved to Maryland. We are pretty sure that Matth
    ew cames from the Dukes of Norfolk line. Matthew's son, John affixed his s
    eal to his will dated 30 December 1695 (produced in Court 19 May 1696, whi
    ch displays "the undifferenced arms of the Howards: on an escutcheon, a Be
    nd between six crosses crosslet fitchee. The three lower 'crosses' are pla
    ced diagonally with the bend (one 'cross' being chipped off), and these ar
    ms of the red waxen seal correspond with the exemplification of the origin
    al arms of the Howard family of Yorkshire, whence descended Thomas, Du
    ke of Norfolk, to whom Henry VIII granted an augmentation of the arms f
    or his signal service as General of the Army at Flodden-field."
    The ancestry of Matthew HOWARD is unknown. One theory of his ancestry, t
    he HOWARD-ARUNDELL theory has been found to have no validity. Another theo
    ry, the HOWARD-DOUGLAS theory, is that Matthew was a great grandson of Tho
    mas HOWARD and Margaret DOUGLAS (niece of King Henry VIII).
    This theory is also highly improbable. The foundation of Moss' theorym res
    ts on a false premise, that does not show a union between the HOWARD and D
    OUGLAS families as he implied.
    Matthew HOWARD's son John HOWARD on his 1695 will affixed a wax seal, whi
    ch corresponds with the undifferenced arms of the HOWARD family of Englan
    d, from which descended the HOWARD family of the Duke of Norfolk. The ar
    ms were on an escutheon, a bend between six cross crosslets fitchee.
    After the Battle of Flodden in 1513, Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, was grant
    ed an augmentation that appeared on the bend as a small shield with the d
    emi-lion of the arms of the King of Scotalnd cut in half with an arrow thr
    ough its mouth. The seal used by John HOWARD did not contain the augmenta
    tion.
    Many writers have stated that the use of the arms by John HOWARD showed th
    at the family was not too distantly related to the Norfolk line. They al
    so believed that the MD Howards would not have used the arms, if they d
    id not have the "legal" right.
    Illegal use of arms was a problem, both in England and America. The purpo
    se of the Herald's Visitations in England in the 16th and 17th centuries w
    ere to determine those who did have right to display arms. Little, if an
    y, effort was made by colonial governments to enforce laws regarding Heral
    dry.
    Contemporary with when John HOWARD wrote his will, a Mr. Gore, a carria
    ge painter in Boston created arms for socialites there.28
    Undifferenced usage of arms passed at death to a man's eldest son, other s
    ons being allowed to use a differenced version of the arms. In that John H
    OWARD used the undifferenced, pre-1513 arms of the Ducal HOWARDs his usa
    ge was illegal according to the laws of Heraldry. Whether the HOWARD fami
    ly of MD was entitled to use a differenced version of the Ducal arms is un
    known.
    Matthew HOWARD and wife Anne had children:
    1. Ann HOWARD1 b. ca. 1637;2 m. James GRENEFFE;4 living 16864
    2. Elizabeth HOWARD1 b. ca. 1639; m. Henry RIDGELY;5 d. 16696-16727 Anne
    Arundel Co., MD
    3. Matthew HOWARD1 b. ca. 1641;2 m. Sarah DORSEY;8 d. between 3 Oct. 1691
    and 12 Jan. 1692 Anne Arundel Co., MD3
    4. Cornelius HOWARD1 b. ca. 1643;2 m. Elizabeth;9 d. between 15 April and
    15 Oct. 1680 Anne Arundel Co., MD9
    5. John HOWARD1 b. ca. 1645;2 m.1. Susanna (NORWOOD) widow of Charles
    STEVENS;10 m.2. Eleanor,12 widow of John MACCUBIN;11 d. between 30 De
    c. 1695
    and 13 May 1696 Anne Arundel Co., MD12
    6. Samuel HOWARD1 b. ca. 1647;2 m. Catherine14 WARNER;13 d. between 28 Fe
    b. 1702
    and 9 Nov. 1703 Anne Arundel Co. MD14
    7. Philip HOWARD3 b. ca. 1649;2 m. Ruth BALDWIN;15 d. between 25 July 17
    01 and
    24 Feb. 1701 [1702] Anne Arundel Co., MD16
    There are claims that Matthew HOWARD had a daughter Mary who married Jo
    hn HAMMOND. The earliest mention I have found of this is by J. D. WARFIE
    LD in 1905.22 H





Father: Thomas ARUNDELL-HOWARD b: Abt 1560 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England
Mother: Anne PHILIPSON b: 7 Jun 1577 in Brook, Westmoreland, England

Marriage 1 Ann HALL b: Abt 1609 in Wardour Castle, England

    * Married: 1629 in England

Children

   1. Has Children Matthew HOWARD b: Abt 1641 in Norfolk Co., VA
   2. Has Children Cornelius HOWARD b: Abt 1643 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
   3. Has Children John HOWARD b: Abt 1645 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
   4. Has No Children Samuel HOWARD b: Abt 1647 in Norfolk, Lower Norfolk Co., VA
   5. Has Children Mary HOWARD b: Abt 1647 in Anne Arundel Co. MD
   6. Has No Children Philip HOWARD b: Abt 1649 in Lower Norfolk Co., VA


Sources:

   1. Title: janet skelton.FTW
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