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Peter Howarth

Peter was born about 1600 in Lower Darwen.¹

Birth Notes
- Thomas was the first son and heir son of Lawrence

Peter's father was Lawrence Howarth and his mother was Alice Holden. His paternal grandparents were Peares (Peter) Howarth and Jennet Livesey. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, Richard, Elizabeth and Jenita. He died in 1677 in Blackburn.

General Notes
- Peter Howarth of Lower Darwen and Grace married in 1615, yet their oldest son and heir was Thomas born 1634. They must have had several infant deaths (some we know were baptised). Their senond son and heir was Richard.
  
  Peter Haworth was a Governor of the Grammar School at Blackburn in 1647 (and great nephew of Peter Haworth, of Thurcroft, who died in 1600,
  
  Peter probably had a brother James, living in Lower Darwen in 1636
  
  Peter died in 1677 in "possessed of landed property in Lower Darwen and elsewhere, which had descended to him by lawful succession or grant from his father, Thomas Haworth". His Will, dated 13 April 1677, was proved at Chester, 30 May. In it the testator names his wife, Grace, his eldest son and heir Thomas, and his three younger sons, Richard, James, and John. Richard and James, the second and third sons, were his executors, and he appointed William Yates, of Blackburn, Gent. his overseer.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Peter funded Thomas Howarth.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Thomas Haworth's Will, dated 13 April 1677 and proved at Chester, names his wife, Grace, his eldest son and heir Thomas, and his three younger sons, Richard, James, and John.
  He was a relative of Peares (Peter) Howarth.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Peter was the "great nephew of Peter Haworth, of Thurcroft", but in this tree he is a grandson.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Peares (Peter) Howarth
  - b.~  1592
  
  Lawrence Howarth
  - d.02 Mar 1618
  
  Jennet Livesey
  - b.~  1950
  
  Peter Howarth
  - b.~  1600 in Lower Darwen d.1677 in Blackburn
  
  Alice Holden
  - b.~  1560

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Peter's family with Grace Crosse

¹ BOOK - Pedigree of the Family of Howarths