The name ‘Howe’ originates from England. It is derived from the topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or a man-made mound or barrow, from the Middle English word ‘how’, Old Norman word ‘haugr’, or habitation name from a place named with this word, such as ‘Howe’ in Norfolk and West Yorkshire. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Howe’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘Roger del Howes’, from the county of Cambridgeshire, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definitely determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘James Howe’, He immigrated to North America in 1637, settling at Roxbury, Massachusetts, and in 1641 moved to Lynbrook Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was born in 1598, and died in 1702 after living in three centuries and under ten English rulers, aged 104. However the founder of this family in America is believed to have been a …
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