Born ‎ Jan 9, 1659 at Manchester, England (Walton on Hill), died ‎ Jul 3, 1738 at Baltimore Co., MD‎, 79 years, buried ‎ at Pikesville Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. Occupation: ‎ at Planter, Baltimore Co., MD;
REFN: 1856
Joshua Howard of Manchester, England, serving on King James's side, was
an officer in the army of the Duke of York during the Monmouth Rebellion
in 1685, despite his father's opposition. On his discharge, he came to
Maryland, rather than face his father's displeasure, and settled in
Baltimore County. He married Johanna O'Carroll, emigrant from Ireland,
and took up residence near Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland,
settling and building 'Belvedere' as a home. He was listed as a taxable
in Baltimore Co. as early as 1695. In 1698/9 he took up "Howard's
Square, (one of the "show places" of Baltimore County, a 150 acre tract,
which is presently the site of "Grey Rock" estate on the Reisterstown Rd,
north of Pikesville. Howard Family Cemetery is located on this estate.
He also acquired "Howard's Fancy", which in 1732, he and his wife,
Joanna, conveyed to their son, Edmund.
"Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland" page 240
"Colonial Families in the U.S."
Joshua Howard witnessed the will of John Carrington of Baltimore Co., MD
March 22, 1695.
Tombstones of Joshua Howard and Johanna Howard and their son Cornelius
and wife Ruth Eager Howard are found on page 39 of "The Green Spring
Valley, It's History and Heritage", Vol II by Robert Barnes, 1978, page
39. On page 38 is a list of their children, their grandchildren through
page 45. Grave markers in the Howard cemetery near Pikesville, MD,
clearly show dates of birth & death.
Will of Joshua Howard is dated July 3, 1738, proved September 14, 1738.
Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volume 7: "To son Francis and hrs, 100A.
'Howard's Inheritance' and shd. son Francis (now abroad) not make his
personal appearance with design to settle and enjoy afsd. tract, it is to
pass to son Cornelius and hrs. To son Edmund, and daus. Sarah Gist, Mary
Gist, Elizabeth Wells and Violat Gist, personalty. To son Cornelius,
ex., and hrs., 150A dwelling plantation, 'Howard's Square' and residue of
personal estate."
Apparently Francis did not return from abroad, because Cornelius
inherited.
Arms: - Gules on a bend between six crosslets, fitchee argent, an
escutcheon or, charged with a demi-lion rampant, pierced through the
mouth by an arrow, within a double tressure, counter flory of the first.
Crest: - On a chapeau gules, turned up ermine, a lion statant gardant,
with tail extended, or.
Motto: - Desir na repos.
The original Howard coat of arms "Gu, a bend between six cross crosslets
fitchee, ar" has remained the common characteristic feature in the arms
of all the subsequent branches of the English Howards, including the
Ducal branch. The armorial feature above noted, which identifies the
English titled Howards of various names, as of kindred stock, is
identical with that of the Maryland Howards. The stone erected over the
grave of Cornelius Howard (son of Joshua) who d. in 1777, and was buried
on the family estate near Baltimore, MD, bore, as it does today, the
arms: "Gu, a bend argent between six cross-crosslets fitchee" and as far
back as 1695, Jn. Howard, Sen. (son of Matthew 3) stamped on the waxen
seal of his will, still preserved at Annapolis, the arms of his house,
that came from his English forbears: "Gu, a bend between six crosses
crosslets fitchee, ar". Coats of arms on ancient tombstones, seals and
wills are usually regarded as authoritative in heraldry. In the present
case they seem to indicate the existence of kinship between the Maryland
Howards and the amorial English houses-- a kinship supported by much
tradition, although the exact connection is unknown, and may not be
proved.

Born ‎± ABT. 1675 at Tipperary Co., Ireland, died ‎ Aug 12, 1763 at Baltimore Co., MD‎, approximately 88 years, buried ‎ at Pikesville Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
REFN: 1857
Johanna O'Carroll came from Ireland before 1700. The O'Carroll's as
Princes and Lords of Ely were very powerful from the 12th to the 15th
century. The line of Carrolls that came to Maryland is as follows:
Fionir, Prince or Chief of Ely, slain in battle in 1205, had issue
Tiege, Chief of Ely, who had with Maobmanaidh a son
Donal, Chief of Ely, who settled in Litterluna and had issue
Donough, Dhearg, d. 1306, Chief of Ely, who had issue
William Alainn (the handsome) Chief of Ely, who had issue
Donough, b 1377, Chief of Ely, who had issue
Roderic, who had a son,
Daniel, who had a son
Roderic, who had a son
Donough, who had a son,
Daniel O'Carroll of Litterluna, who had four sons
1. Anthony of Lishenboy in County Tipperary, whose will was proved
in 1774, having had issue
a. Daniel
b. Michael
c. James of Anne Arundel, MD
d. Charles, will proved in 1724
e. Joanna, m. Richard Croxall of MD
2. Charles Carroll (alias O'Carroll) was of the Inner Temple,
London, emigrated to Md. on 10/1/1688, m. Elizabeth Brooks, dau.
of Clement and Jane (Seawell) Brooks.
3. Thomas
4. John, d 1733
This information copied from "Colonial Families in America", Vol II,
George Norburg MacKenzie, 1912, Reprinted 1966, 1995.
The O'Carroll pedigree is listed in Irish Pedigrees, Vol. 1, pages
75-76.
The Charles Carroll, grandson of Charles Carroll, immigrant, was the last
survivor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He died in
1832.
Pedigree in Maryland History Mag. Vol. 36 pp 203-204.
(Not sure where Joanna O'Carroll fits into this pedigree. In a
biographical sketch of the distinguished Howard family, published in the
Baltimore Sun, it was said that Mrs. Howard's father was one of the
O'Carrolls of Ely O'Carroll in County Tipperary, progenitors of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, and that he too settled in Maryland.)