Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameThomas HOWARD 
Birthca 1740, St. Mary’s Co., MD
DeathMay 28, 1810, Nelson Co., KY
FatherEdward HOWARD (<1707-<1785)
Misc. Notes
In 1634 a group of Catholic immigrants arrived in the present day state of Maryland after fleeing England due to Religious persecution. They settled, farmed and chartered religious organizations until 1785. They then formed a group know as the "League of sixty" and left Maryland to settle other lands. They left in three groups, the last being led by Edward Howard in 1787 and settling in Bardstown, Kentucky. There, Thomas Howard, son of Edward, and his wife Ann, set up a plantation of 109 acres in 1794. They also managed to acquire a total of 369.5 acres by 1807. This land was willed to the Catholic Church upon his death in late July 1810. The agreement in the will was that the church received ownership of the land upon his death, but his wife was to remain and cared for until she remarried, and left the plantation to live with her new husband, or until she died. Also, the plantation would have to remain property of the Catholic Church forever, never to be sold.
28 May 1810, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Nelson Co Will Book 1785-1820 Pg 209 Wife Ann, negroes, plantation and stock.Niece Mary Cissell, some stock and furniture.A part of the land devised to the Catholic Church.Wit: Henry Burch, Raphael Knotts and Valin Hefner Exec: Wife Ann
Revolutionary War veteran.
HOWARD, Thomas. Private, St. Mary´s County Militia, 1777 [Ref: M-214]. Seaman on the State ship Defence in 1776 and midshipman from May 15 to Dec. 31, 1777 [Ref: D-607, D-657, S-25]. Took the Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. John Shanks in St. Mary´s County in 1778 [Ref: J-1146, K-70].
28 May 1810, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Nelson Co Will Book 1785-1820 Pg 209 Wife Ann, negroes, plantation and stock.Niece Mary Cissell, some stock and furniture.A part of the land devised to the Catholic Church.Wit: Henry Burch, Raphael Knotts and Valin Hefner Exec: Wife Ann
Revolutionary War veteran.
HOWARD, Thomas. Private, St. Mary´s County Militia, 1777 [Ref: M-214]. Seaman on the State ship Defence in 1776 and midshipman from May 15 to Dec. 31, 1777 [Ref: D-607, D-657, S-25]. Took the Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. John Shanks in St. Mary´s County in 1778 [Ref: J-1146, K-70].
Spouses
Birthca 1738, St. Mary’s Co., MD
DeathMar 9, 1836, Nelson Co., KY
FatherPeter GOUGH (1723-1766)
MotherEleanor BOWLES (1728-1775)
Misc. Notes
Letter from Fr. Jean David to Fr. Simon Gabriel Brute
27 Jun 1811, St. Stephen's, Kentucky, USA
"A Thomas Howard has left the church a plantation of 400 acres of good land three leagues from Bardstown. It will suffice for the sustenance of the church. They have taken over half of it. The other half comes at the death of the widow..."
Letter from Fr. Jean David to Fr. Simon Gabriel Brute
18 Jul 1811, Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
"...The widow has come to offer the other half to Bishop (Benedict Joseph) Flaget, asking only for a house and a small subsistence for the rest of her days...
Letter from Fr. Jean David to Fr. Simon Gabriel Brute
16 Sep 1811, St. Stephen's, Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
"...A half dozen from the parishes want to come to the seminary but they lack a building. The Widow Howard's house would be useful for this when she goes elsewhere..."
27 Jun 1811, St. Stephen's, Kentucky, USA
"A Thomas Howard has left the church a plantation of 400 acres of good land three leagues from Bardstown. It will suffice for the sustenance of the church. They have taken over half of it. The other half comes at the death of the widow..."
Letter from Fr. Jean David to Fr. Simon Gabriel Brute
18 Jul 1811, Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
"...The widow has come to offer the other half to Bishop (Benedict Joseph) Flaget, asking only for a house and a small subsistence for the rest of her days...
Letter from Fr. Jean David to Fr. Simon Gabriel Brute
16 Sep 1811, St. Stephen's, Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
"...A half dozen from the parishes want to come to the seminary but they lack a building. The Widow Howard's house would be useful for this when she goes elsewhere..."