Looking for descendants of William Henry Howden b. 6 Nov 1753 England and Sara Barnard b. abt. 1755 of Lyman MA. They settled in Salem MA where 7 out of 8 children were born:

(Would like to trace William Henry's origin back in England--he is said to have come to America as a British Soldier in General John Burgoyne's Army during the American Revolutionary War who fell in love and stayed after the War. Any assistance would be appreciated.)


William Jr. b. 4 Nov 1778 d. abt. 1839;
John b. 6 Jun 1781 d. 10 Feb. 1842;
Sharon "Polly" b. 12 May 1785 d. ?;
Thomas b. 14 Feb 1787 d. ?;
Betsey b. 28 Mar 1789 d. 10 Feb 1862
Jenny b. 4 Feb 1790 d. ?

Henry C. b. 18 Jun 1792 Peterborough NH
d. 2 Oct 1885 Hume, Allegany, NY

Have created a Howden FAMILY (NY) site at myfamily.com and would like to extend an invitation to any living descendants to share information and exchange data.

So far have researched and developed info on John, Sally, Betsey, and Henry C.--still working on the others: William Howden Jr.; Sharon, Thomas and Jenny.

Please e-mail me at vickymills101@myfamily.com

Thank you.