 Cornelius Howard, son of Joshua Howard and Joanna O'Carroll.Born 1707 at Garrison Forest, Baltimore Co., MD, died Jun 14, 1777, 69 or 70 years, buried at Howard Family Cemetery, Baltimore Co., MD REFN: 1859 Married Jan 24, 1738 at St. Thomas, Baltimore Co., MD (39 years married) to:  Ruth Eager, daughter of John Eager and Jemima Morray.Born May 23, 1721 at Baltimore Co., MD, died Nov 17, 1796, 75 years, buried at Howard Family Cemetery, Baltimore Co., MD REFN: 1865 REFN16151 Children: 2. Rachel HowardBorn May 5, 1743, died Oct 1, 1747, 4 years REFN: 2005 3. Joshua HowardBorn Sep 29, 1745 at St. Thomas Church, Garrison Forest, Baltimore Co., MD, died Oct 13, 1767, 22 years REFN: 2006 5. Rachel HowardBorn Oct 14, 1749 REFN: 2009 6. John Eager HowardBorn Jun 4, 1752, died Oct 12, 1827, 75 years REFN: 1866 Colonial Families in the U.S.: COL. JOHN EAGER HOWARD, b. 4th June, 1752, at the place settled by his grandfather in the "Garrison Forest,", Baltimore County; served through the Revolutionary Was as Caption, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and "Lieutenant Colonel Commanding;" he was at White Plains, Germantown, Monmouth, Camden, Cowpens, Guileford Court House, Hobkirk's Hill, and Eutaw Springs, commanding his Regiment on most of those fields; for his conduct at Cowpens, where he commanded the main infantry line and at a critical moment, on his own responsibility, ordered a bayonet charge which decided the battle, he was voted by Congress a silver medal (one of the 12 medals given by the Congress during the war); he subsequently served his State and Country as Member of the Maryland Senate, Governor, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator, and in other capacities, and was honored by the choice of Washington for a seat in his Cabinet and as a Brigadier General in the expected war with France; m. 18th May, 1887, Margaret CHEW, b 17th December, 1760; d 29th May, 1824, dau. of Chief Justice Benjamine and Elizabeth (OSWALD) CHEW. John Eager Howard was born & died at "Belvedere" in Baltimore Co., MD, the home built by his grandfather, Joshua Howard. 7. Cornelius HowardBorn Dec 2, 1754, died Feb 12, 1844, 89 years REFN: 2013 8. James HowardBorn Jul 8, 1757, died Jun 11, 1806, 48 years REFN: 2014 9. Violetta HowardBorn Sep 22, 1759, died Feb 21, 1844, 84 years REFN: 2015 Violetta Howard married Joseph West of Rhode Island (of the Revolutionary Army); they died at the original Howard settlement in the "Garrison Forest", Baltimore Co., MD, having had one child, John (or Joseph) Howard West, b. Feb. 5, 1786, d Aug. 12, 1791. Colonial Families in the U.S. 10. Philip HowardBorn Sep 17, 1762, died Aug 14, 1764, 1 years REFN: 2016 11. Anne HowardBorn Jul 10, 1765, died Dec 30, 1770, 5 years REFN: 2017 | |||