# ID: I602407381
# Name: Cornelius HOWARD
# Given Name: Cornelius
# Surname: Howard
# Sex: M
# Birth: Abt 1643 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
# Death: 15 Oct 1680 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
# Note:

    Known as Capt. Cornelius Howard of Howard's Heirship and Chance and was t
    he fifth son of Matthew and Ann Howard, who moved from Lower Norfolk, Virg
    inia, together with his relative Edward Lloyd, in about 1650, to the sou
    th side of the Severn settlements. Cornelius became the most prominent mem
    ber of the family in early Maryland affairs. He was born about 1630, in Vi
    rginia and he died in Maryland in 1680. He married Elizabeth, a daught
    er or grand daughter of Lawrence Todd.
    He came to the Severn River from Norfolk, Virginia. with the Puritan exod
    us of 1650-1658. He was commissioned Ensign under Capt. Benson. He serv
    ed in the House of Burgess from 1671 to 1676, and was Justice of the Pea
    ce in 1679. Captain Howard's social position enabled him to increase his s
    urveys. In Cornelius' will, made in 1680, he bequeaths "To wife Eliza, exe
    cutrix., home plantation during life". His children and their inheritan
    ce are noted as follows, To son Joseph at 18 yrs. of age, "Howard's Hop
    e" on s. side Severn R., and "Howard's Hardship." To son Cornelius at 18 y
    rs. of age, "Howard's Hills and tract on Hockly Creek." To dau. Sarah, 2
    50 A. at Tuckahoe on Choptanke River. To dau. Mary, 200 A., part of "Howa
    rd and Porter's Range." To dau. Eliza:, personalty. His will is witness
    ed by Phillip Calvert and John Howard. Cornelius Howard's will was probat
    ed October 15, 1680.





Father: Matthew HOWARD b: 1 Jun 1609 in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England
Mother: Ann HALL b: Abt 1609 in Wardour Castle, England

Marriage 1 Elizabeth TODD b: 13 May 1641 in Wlakerne Parish, Herts, England

    * Married: 15 Oct 1660 in Anne Arundel Co., MD

Children

   1. Has Children Joseph HOWARD b: Abt 1676 in Anne Arundel Co., MD