Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Descendants of John Howland, Sr.![]() John Howland, Sr., was one of the approximately 100 passengers on the voyage of the Mayflower from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, in 1620. He was an 18-year-old hired hand who worked in the employ of John and Catherine Carver. He was nearly swept to his death during a severe storm during the voyage. About 2 1/2 years after arriving in the New World, he married Elizabeth Tilley, who was also a passenger on the Mayflower with her parents, John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley, Sr. He was the 13th signer of the Mayflower Compact.
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