Person:Daniel Howland (15)

A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland And their Descendants of the United States and Canada By Franklyn Howland First Edition New Bedford, Mass: Published by the Author 1885 Page 164 Daniel 6 (Daniel 5, Daniel 4, Daniel 3, Zoeth 2, Henry 1) born 1755, at East Greenwich, R.I.; m. Sarah, dau. of Richard Greene, of Warwick or Portsmouth, R.I., b.1761, d. 1840. Daniel always lived in his native place, where he was an approved minister of the Friends' Society. He was a man of large stature and inclined to corpulency, but was very lively in conversation, with the heartiest and most mirthful laugh ever heard, and his genial nature endeared him to a large circle of friends. He traveled frequently in the service of the ministry, visiting different parts of New England, and sometimes extending his journeys to the more distant meetings of New York and Pennsylvania. His sermon was never long, but some thought a trifle prosy, and he always preached the same one. It is said that William Almy, whose wealth and position gave him the self-constituted right to snub and reprimand whomsoever he pleased, was once dining with Daniel at a friend's house, when William said. "Daniel, why does the preach the same sermon over and over again?" Daniel quickly replied, "When thee and my other hearers pay heed to my advice, then perhaps my Divine Master will give me something more to say." He never coveted either the wealth or honor of the world. If wanting in worldly wealth, he was rich in faith.

BIOGRAPHY: Daniel Howland, son of Daniel and Philadelphia (Brownell) Howland, was born at the East Greenwich homestead, in 1755, where he resided all his life, his death occurring February 23, 1834. He was a man of large physical proportions, of genial, sunny nature, quick in repartee, and dearly beloved. He was a minister of the Society of Friends, and traveled often in sections of Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. He married Sarah Greene, a daughter of Richard Greene, of Potowomut Neck, one of the prominent men of the Providence Plantations. (from History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920)

Daniel the 4th,was born at the East Greenwich homestead, in 1755, where he resided all his life, his death occurring August 23, 1834. He was a man of large physical proportions, of genial, sunny nature, quick in repartee, and dearly beloved. He was a minister of the Society of Friends, and traveled often in sections of Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. He married Sarah Greene, a daughter of Richard Greene, of Potowomut Neck, one of the prominent men of the Providence Plantations.

1. ↑ American Historical Society, Inc., 1920. The History of the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations: Biographical. (Pages 118-20).
2. ↑ East Greenwich Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
   125.

   HOWLAND, Daniel, of Daniel, Jr., and Philadelphia, [born] Dec. 24, 1754.

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Narragansett Record of Friends, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
   150.

   HOWLAND, Daniel, of Daniel and Philadelphia, [born] East Greenwich 24d 12m 1754, [died] 23d 8m 1834