An American Family History

Daniel Howell was born about 1680 in Southampton, Long Island. 

His wife was named Mary. According to First Settlers of y^e Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge Olde East New Jersey by Monnette and An Ancestral Chart and Handbook by Rowland, his wife was Mary Bonham. But other reseachers do not agree.

David Howell (1705, married Mary Baker),
Phebe Howell (1707, married John Scudder),
Elizabeth Howell (1709, married William Pearson),
John Howell (1713)
Hannah Howell (1714)
Daniel Howll (1716)
Mary Howell (1718)
Abigail Howell (1720)
Joshua Howell (1722)
Prudence Howell (1724)
Hezekiah Howell (1727)

The deeds for his land were from Samuel Coxe and John Hutchinson, dated 1702, and from William Worrell, dated 1705.

Daniel died on April 25,1732, Ewing, New Jersey Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

from Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "old Hunterdon County" by Eli Field Cooley, William Scudder Cooley

It is believed on good family tradition that the first American ancestor of the Howell family came from Kent county, England. Daniel Howell came to Ewing, New Jersey, from Long Island; he purchased and lived on the land which has continued in the family, last inherited by a great-great-granddaughter, married to Alfred Muirheid.

The deeds for his land were one from Samuel Coxe and John Hutchinson, dated 1702, and one from William Worrell, dated 1705.

Daniel (1), died April 25th, 1732, aged 52, having married Mary, sister of Ebenezer Prout's wife; she died September 26th, 1760, aged 76, and had

children:
David (2) ; 
Phebe, born September 28th, 1707, married John Scudder,
Elizabeth, born January 9th, 1709, married William Pearson; 
John, died January 13th, 1732, aged 20;
Hannah, born February 24th, 1714;
Daniel (3), born February 24th, 1716;
Mary, born February 6th, 1718;
Abigail, died January 31st, 1746, aged 26;
Joshua (4), born October 11th, 1722;
Prudence, died January 13th, 1734, aged 10;
Hezekiah (5), born August 7th, 1727.

David (2), son of Daniel (1), died October 24th, 1775, aged 70.. having married Mary Baker, she died January 15th, 1786, aged 79, had children: Daniel (6); John (7); Timothy (8); David (9); Joseph (10'); Amos; also a daughter that married a Mr. Hartley, and had at least two children, Lydia and Amos, mentioned in her will.

Will of Daniel Howell
1725, August 30. Howell, Daniel. of Trenton, Hunterdon Co., blacksmith; will of.

Wife, Mary.
Son, David, land on east side on the middle road, Trenton; lot on the west side of Kings Street, Trenton, adjoining John Severan; lot of meadow in Maidenhead great meadows, adjoining James Price's land, said lot bought of Samuel Hunt.

Son, Daniel, when 21, house at Trenton which John Severin lives in; half of meadow lot in Maidenhead great meadows, bought of Ralph Hunt, Senior.

Son, Joshua, 100 acres of plantation where testator lives, adjoining Ebenezer Prout and John Dean; also lot in Trenton, adjoining Josiah Howel's lot.

Son, John, balance of plantation where testator lived, when of age; lot in Trenton.

Daughters— Phebe, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary and Prudence, when aged 18.

Testator bequeaths "my son Daniel unto my son David that he may live with him," until he is aged 20 years; Daniel to be taught trade of glazier.

Executors—son, David, and friend Nathaniel Moor.

Witnesses—George Woolesey, John Carpenter, Moses Dickinson.

1732, April 21. Codicil. Son, Hezekiah, having been born since writing of will, to him a lot of land with a house, and a bond due from Hezekiah Bonham and Johanas Anderson, of Maidenhead.

Witnesses—Ann Yearley, Henry Woodward and Enoch Armitage
. Proved August 2, 1732.

1732, June 3. Inventory (£418) includes
24 swine,
50 sheep,
negro man Jack about 50 years old (£20),
negro woman and her child (£40), and
bonds of Samuel Everit, Samuel Ruckman, Isaac Reeder, John Moor, Richard Morril, David Davis, Jonathan Davis, William Merril, Isaac Hutchinson, Henry Oxley, John Smith of Maidenhead, Matthew Rigby, Nicholas Roberts and Edward Hart.
Made by Enoch Armitage and Jonathan Davis.