Person:Elizabeth Vaughan (1)

Widow Elizabeth Howland's Will

"[5:391] 'Elisabeth Howland of middleboro Relict of Isaac Howland Sen^r late of S^d middleboro deceas^d' made her will 13 October, 1725.

Bequests were as follows.

To 'my Son Nathan Howland: The feather Bed I Lodge on with all y^e furniture belonging to it: also I give Him my two Cows' also 'Halfe my Pewter & Halfe my Brasse: because I think He Hath most need of it.'

To "my Son Seth Howland the Bed & furniture that He Commonly Lodges on.'

'all y^e Rest of my moveables & Debts due to me Shall be Equally divided between my Children. viz. Nathan. Seth. Priscilla Bennett. Jael Southworth. & Hannah Tinkham.'

'I doe hereby Constitute. … my Son Nathan Howland my Sole Executor'

The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Joshua Morss, Benjamin Foster and Thomas Palmer.

[From original summons] On 15 December, 1727, 'Isaac Winslow Judge of Probate' issued a summons 'To mr Thomas Palmer, mr Joshua Morss and mr Benjamin Foster all of Middleborough' the 'witnesess to the last Will of mrs Elizabeth Howland late of Middleborough aforesd deceased' to testify 'before my selfe at the house of mr Thomas Wetherell in Plimoth on friday the Twenty second of this Instant December'

[5:392] Thomas Palmer made oath to the will on 22 December, 1727, and Benjamin Foster on 8 March, 1727/8, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. The will was allowed, at Marshfield, on 28 March, 1728, and letter of administration issued to Nathan Howland, the executor."^[7]

1. ↑ Marshfield, Mass. Vital Records, in Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography
   2:6.

   Elizabeth The daughter of George Vaughan was Borne the .8. of Aprill 1653.

2. ↑ Records of the Second Church of Scituate, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
   57:85.

   1657. Elisabeth, Joseph, Daniel, ye children of George & Elizabeth Vaughan [baptized] May 31.

3. ↑ Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records, in Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography
   5:38.

   Mrs Elisabeth Howland widdow of Mr Isaac Howland senior Deceased october ye : 29th : 1727 In the : 75th : year of her age.

4. ↑ Records from the Old Cemetery in Middleborough, in Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography
   13:27.

   Howland, Elizabeth, "Ms", died 29 October 1727, in her 75th year.

5. ↑ Isaac² Howland, in General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. (New England - United States: General Society of Mayflower Descendants., Various)
   23:1:15.
6. ↑ Elizabeth Vaughan Howland, in Find A Grave.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "Howland Notes", in Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography
   17:188-89.