John Howes

1750 - 1833  (83 years)

• Name	John Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Born	9 Nov 1750	Fleet Street, City of London, London   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	14 Nov 1750	St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, City of London, London   [7]
  Residence	3 Nov 1776	St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, City of London, London   [8]
  Occupation	1796  [9]
  	Clock Maker
  Residence	1796	Kentish Town, London   [9]
  Residence	5 Jun 1797	Wigginton, Hertfordshire   [2]
  Residence	19 Aug 1801	Northchurch, Hertfordshire   [1]
  Will	7 May 1833	Northchurch, Hertfordshire
  	see note
  Died	17 Dec 1833	Northchurch, Hertfordshire   [10]
  	Also from Bank of England records (incl. will) of the disposal of John's estate
  Buried	21 Dec 1833	Northchurch, Hertfordshire   [11]
  Probate	2 Jan 1834	London   [4]
  	PCC Wills
  Occupation	29 Sep 1851  [5]
  	Gentleman
  Notes	See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howes_(painter) for a biography of John. Could this also be the John Howes who married Ann Turner in Tring in 1790? Last Will and testament reads: This is the last will and testament of me, John Howes, of Northchurch in the county of Hertford, gentleman, .... all my debts, financial and testamentary expenses to be paid out of my personal estate. I give and devise to my dear wife, Sarah, my freehold messuage or dwelling house in which I reside, with the garden, orchard, outbuildings and appurtanences thereto belonging at Northchurch aforesaid and also all my land and orchard opposite held f the Manor of the Duchy of Cornwall both ..... and .... for the natural life of my said dear wife for her own use and benefit and after her decease I give and devise the messuage lands garden, orchard and all appurtenances thereto belonging to my two daughters, Margaret and Petronella Howes share and share alike for their own use and benefit and in case one of my two daughters shall die before my dear wife, then I give and devise the estate aforesaid to the survivor and in case both my daughters shall died before my dera wife, then I give and devise the estate aforesaid to my son George Herbst Howes and his heirs for ever and my will further is that if my dear wife shall not find it convenient to occupy the said dwelling house I hereby give te power to her to lett or sell the estate aforesaid with the consent of my two daughters in writing first obtained and the proceeds of the same to be laid out in Government securities, my wife to receive the same for her natural like and after her decease to be disposed on the the same manner as the estate. Also I give and bequeath to my dear wife all my household furniture and plate bed? linnen ......... pictures, wines, liquors and ready money in my house at the time of my decease for her ownuse and benefit. I lso give my dear wife the sum of one hundred pounds per annum in the long annuities part of a larger sum now standing in my name in the books of the Bank of England for her own use and benefit. I also give and bequeath the sum of forty pounds per annum other part of the said long annuities to my daughter Martha Eastwood, wife of William Eastwood of Gibson Street, Lambeth in the county of Surrey, Linen Draper for her natural life and if my said daughter should die before the expiration of the said long annuities the remainingpart of the term for which the long annuitieis were granted to be equalliy divided between all the children of my said daughter share and share alike, the aove legacy to be for the sole use of my daughter, not to be subject to the ....ed debts or engagements of her present or any future husband, the remaining part of my long annuities three per cent consols and all other moneys ....? whatsoever? or ....... I give to my two daughters Margaret & Petronella Howes and constitute them my residuary legatees and I hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife solo Executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time made and ..... this to be my last Will and testament written in my own hand this seventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Signed sealed published and ..... by the said John Howes, testator as and for this last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto: Henry Norris, farmer Patty Norris - James Lawrence, shopkeeper Proved at London th 2nd January 1834 before the worshipful John Haygans, Doctor of Laws & Surrogate by the oath of Sarah Howes, widow, the relict the sole Executrix to whom admon was granted having been forst sworn to administer. ======================================== Courtesy of Stephen Giles, here is an extract from the will of John Mulford of Tadley in Hampshire: John Mulford’s will 26 JAN 1814 The seven thousand pounds New South Sea Annuity I have standing in my name I give to my cousin John Howes and George Frederick Herbst his brother-in-law ... I give to my cousin John Howes one hundred pounds. I give to his children Margaret, Martha, Petronella, George Herbst fifty pounds each. I give Harriet, Martha, Jane, Margaret Lucy, Georgina children of my cousin Martha Herbst thirty pounds each ... Possible that this John Mulford was the son of the John Mulford to whom John's father was indentured in 1821
  Person ID	I46758	ONS
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	William Howes,   d. Abt 20 Nov 1788, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
  Mother	Margaret Selby,   d. Not known
  Married	17 Jul 1736	St Botolph, Aldersgate, City of London, London   [8]
  Notes	by licence
  Family ID	F36540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Mills,   d. Not known
  Married	3 Nov 1776	St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, City of London, London   [8]
  Witness	3 Nov 1776  [8]
  	John Mills
  Witness	3 Nov 1776  [8]
  	William Howes - father
  Notes	by licence
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F37757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Stallard,   b. Abt 1765, London ,   d. Abt Aug 1851, Berkhamsted RD, Hertfordshire  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1797	St Bartholomew, Wigginton, Hertfordshire   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Martha Howes,   b. Abt 1791, Northchurch, Hertfordshire ,   d. 2 Dec 1860, 25 St Peter's Square, Hammersmith, London  (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Margaret Howes,   b. Abt 1793, Kentish Town, London   3. Petronella Howes,   b. 12 May 1795, Tring, Hertfordshire ,   d. Abt Aug 1847, Berkhamsted RD, Hertfordshire  (Age 52 years) + 4. George Herbst Howes,   b. 5 Feb 1801, Northchurch, Hertfordshire ,   d. 11 May 1870, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F14029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Nov 1750 - Fleet Street, City of London, London Baptism - 14 Nov 1750 - St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, City of London, London Residence - 3 Nov 1776 - St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, City of London, London Married - 3 Nov 1776 - St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, City of London, London Residence - 1796 - Kentish Town, London Residence - 5 Jun 1797 - Wigginton, Hertfordshire Married - 5 Jun 1797 - St Bartholomew, Wigginton, Hertfordshire Residence - 19 Aug 1801 - Northchurch, Hertfordshire Will - 7 May 1833 - Northchurch, Hertfordshire Died - 17 Dec 1833 - Northchurch, Hertfordshire Buried - 21 Dec 1833 - Northchurch, Hertfordshire Probate - 2 Jan 1834 - London  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		David Garrick unveiling a herm of Shakespeare and the Ephesian Diana A medallion given to David Garrick by the actors of the Drury Lane Theatre, on March 25, 1777
  		John Howes Self Portrait

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Baptism record - son. [S66] Parish Register Transcript, Wigginton, Hertfordshire - at SoG. [S624] Will. [S117] Probate records. [S217] Marriage record - daughter. [S115] Will - Father. [S62] Parish Register - baptisms. [S64] Parish Register - marriages. [S558] Google Books, List of the Livery in London. [S89] Wikipedia, John_Howes_(painter). [S2305] Stephen Giles.