Edward Howe (1587-1644)

Biography
Edward Howe of Watertown, MA was born January 1, 1587 (source?) and died 24 June 1644 and was married to Margaret Wells, born August 16, 1610. He was a freeman of Watertown May 14, 1634. Elder, selectman and rep. 1635, 1636, and 1639. Lawsuit against Dudley.

Associations: Edward Howe was elder brother of Mary (Howe) Treadway Stone, whose son and daughter Nathaniel Treadway and Anne (Treadway) Stone were early New England settlers [TAG 70:171-80]

Watertown Founders Monument
He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.

Marriage and Family
Marriage: Boxted, Essex, 16 August 1610 Margaret Wells, baptized there 31 May 1590, daughter of Richard Welles. She married (2) after 8 April 1647 (date of her will) as his second wife George Bunker and died before 18 December 1600 when her will was proved.

His widow married George Bunker and she made her will 8 April 1647, proved 18 Dec 1660. She gave ½ her estate to Nathaniel Treadway, who married her daughter, Sufferance. She gave 2/3 of the remaining ½ to John Stone who married her other child, Anne. The remainder was given to sister, Mary Rogers and her children; John and Elizabeth Rogers of Boxstead, Essex County, England.