The surname Howes derives from the French for "A high place, a hill; critically, a hill in a valley."
De La Howe, 'from the hill,' was originally the name of the family. They came to England with William the Conqueror.
Name: EBENEZER HOWES
BIRTH: 1 FEB 1743
Father: THOMAS HOWES
Born:
Mother: BETHIA SEARS
Born: 3 January 1662
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Ma
Died: 5 May 1724
Chatham, Barnstable, Co. Ma
Daughter of Paul Sears (Born 1638-Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts)
Deborah Willard (Born:1638-Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died: 13 May 1721-Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Family 1: PRISCILLA HOWES
Married: 4 APR 1765
Tom Campbell is a descendant, is married to Alana and lives in Washingon state.