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Howell Family
South Carolina Probate Records
-Craven County, South Carolina
-Newberry County, South Carolina
-Richland County, South Carolina
-Union County, South Carolina
Craven County, South Carolina
Arthur Howell of Craven County
Will written: 2 Dec 1752
Will proven: 9 Mar 1753
-daughter Sarah
-son John
-son Matthew
-son WilliamÂ
Executors: -William Howell
-Martha Howell
-William Hay
Witnesses: -John Hamilton
-William Hart
-John Lester
William Howell of Craven County
Will written: 2 Feb 1757
Will proven: 6 May 1757
-wife Martha
-daughter Sarah [minor]
-children of Arthur Howell [5 in number, minors]
-children of Thomas Howell
-William, son of Arthur Howell deceased
-Robert, son of Arthur Howell deceased
Executors: -wife Martha
-Thomas Howell
-John Hamilton Esq.
Witnesses: -Francis Carrie
-Benja. Farar
-Evan Reece
Thomas (John) Howell of Craven County
Will written: 13 Mar 1760
Will proven: 9 Aug 1760
-wife Gracey
-son Thomas
-son William
-son Robert
-son Malica [Malachi]
-daughter Gracey
Executors: -wife Gracey
Witnesses: -John Hamilton
-Ann Bourget
-William York
William Howell planter of Craven County
Will written: 20 Jun 1776
Will proven: _________
-wife Lucy
-eldest son Thomas: land where William's mother now lives called Howells Ferry
-daughter Grace
-son William
-son Malachi
-son James
-son Robert
Executors: -Grace Russell
-John Taylor
-James Taylor
-Malachi Howell
-Thomas Taylor
-Nathan Center & son
-Thomas Howell
-William Howell
Witnesses: -John Boyd
-Henry Smith
-James Liviston
-Joseph Tatum
John Howell of Craven County
Will written: 8 Apr 1777
Will proven: _________
-wife Patience
-"Brackwell son called John Brackwell"
Executors: -brother Arthur Howell
-brother Mathew
Howell
-brother William
Howell
Witnesses: -Richard Bell
-William Smith
-James Procter
Newberry County, South Carolina
Richard Fowler
Will written: 5 Jun 1789
Will proven: 16 Oct 1797
-wife Ruth Fowler
-son Nathan Fowler
-son Levy Fowler
-son Elijah Fowler
-daughter Ruth Fowler
-son Josiah Fowler
Executors: -wife Ruth
-son Josiah Fowler
-son-in-law Joseah
Ducket
Witnesses: -Micajah Bennet
-John [blank]
-Joseph Howell
Richland County, South Carolina
Thomas Howell of Richland County
Will written: 29 Oct 1788
Will proven: 18 Nov 1788
-wife Mary
-son Thomas James Howell
-father William Howell deceased
-brother William Howell Jr.
-brother Malachi Howell
Executors: -brother William
Howell
-Jesse Goodwyn
-James Goodwyn
Witnesses: -Jesse Goodwyn
-James Goodwyn
-Grace Baker
-Frederick Lamb
Arthur Howell of Richland County
Will written: 22 Mar 1792
Will proven: 3 Jan 1802
-wife Mary
-unnamed children
-son John Howell
-brother William Howell
-sister Martha Howell
-cousin Joseph Daniel
Executors:
Witnesses: -Robert Howell
-John Howell
-Wm. Meyer
Joseph Reese of Richland County
Will written: 27 Apr 1792
Will proven: _______
-wife Sarah [previously married]
-daughter Catherine Wells
-daughter Ann Tucker
-son Ephraim Reese
-daughter Mary Arthur
-son Joseph Reese [married Sarah Howell]
-son Jesse Reese
-son Timothy Reese [married Elizabeth Howell]
-son John Altom Reese [married Mary Howell]
Executors: -son-in-law Hargrave
Arthur
-son Joseph Reese
-son Timothy Reese
-son-in-law Robert
Tucker
Witnesses: -Joel McLemore
-Isaac Raiford
-G. L. Parker
William Howell Junr. of Richland County
Will written: [intestate?]
Administration: 6 Jul 1795
Executors: -Elizabeth Howell
-Malachi Howell
-Ethel Heath
Securities: -John Howell
-James Goodwyn
Robert Howell of Richland District
Will written: 14 May 1804
Will proven: 16 Oct 1804
-wife Mary
-son John Howell
-son Robert Howell
-daughter Mary Weston
-daughter Elizabeth Boldrick
-son Joseph Howell
-daughter Sarah Smith
Executors: -wife Mary
-son John Howell
-son Joseph Howell
-son Robert Howell
Witnesses: -Green Rives
-Joel Adams Esq.
-Isaac Tucker
Margaret Howell of Richland District
Will written: 16 Jan 1816
Will proven: 30 Jan 1816
-daughter Polly Oliver
-son Matthew Howell
-son Arthur Howell
-son Thomas Howell
-daughter Margaret Tyson
Executors: -son Matthew Howell
-friend Thomas Heath
Witnesses: -John Montgomery
-Grace Baker
-Gilbert May
Mary Howell widow of Robert Howell of Richland District
Will written: __ Nov 1820
Will proven: 22 Mar 1829
-son John Howell Jr. in Georgia (crop from land belonging to John Howell dec)
-son William Robert Howell
-daughter Mary Weston
-granddaughter Sarah Howell McCord
-daughter Sarah White
-son Robert Howell
-grandson Thomas Richard Baldrick, son of Elizabeth
-grandson Robert Howell Baldrick, son of Elizabeth
Executors: -son Robert Howell
-Robert Weston
-Joseph B. White
-Thomas Baldrick
Witnesses: -J. Howell
-Grace Howell
-Jesse Spigner
Malachi Howell of Richland District
Will written: 20 Nov 1821
Will proven: 15 Dec 1821
-wife Eliza D.
-adopted daughter Eliza Howell Goodwyn
-nieces and nephews; children of Lucy Stanton & Elizabeth Ware
Executors: -wife Eliza D.
-adopted daughter Eliza Howell
Goodwyn
-friend Thomas Heath
-friend John Howell
-friend John J. Chappell
Witnesses: -Brian Gunter
-Richard M. Todd
-William S. Patridge
Lucy Howell
Will written: 30 Nov 1821
Will proven: 9 Feb 1822
-son Malachi Howell
-John Taylor
-daughter Grace Baker
-granddaughter Lucy Staunton, wife of Joseph B. Staunton
-granddaughter Elizabeth Ware, wife of Thomson Ware
-Thomas Heath
*Note: "son Malachi recently departed life without issue & appoint friend Thomas Heath as co-executor with the others previously mentioned."
Executors: -John Taylor
-Malachi Howel
-Joseph B. Staunton
-Thomas Heath
Witnesses: -Thomas Long
-Thos. Taylor
-W. J. Taylor
Grace Howell
Will written: 19 Dec 1835
Will proven: 27 Jan 1836
-nephew Arthur H. Reese
-sister Sarah Reese
-sister Mary Reese
-sister Elizabeth Reese
-niece Sarah Howell, widow of John R. Howell
-brother John Howell deceased
-sister Martha Howell
Executors: -Col. Wade Hampton
-B. F. Taylor
-Dr. John F. Fisher
-Arthur H. Reese
-J. L. Clark
Witnesses: -James L. Clark
-M. M. R. Howell
-E. Brenn
Union County, South Carolina
William Lee of Union County
Will written: 12 Sep 1796
Will proven: 3 Dec 1796
-son Michael Lee
-son Thomas Lee
-son John Lee
-son Joseph Lee
-daughter Catharine Breed
-daughter Jean Howel
-daughter Oliviah Frazer
-daughter Sarah Bates
-daughter Nancy Jackson
Executors: -friend Drury Murrell
-friend George Harlan
-son Thomas Lee
Witnesses: -John Stockes
-Hezekiah Rice
-William Rice
Daniel Howel of Union County
Will written: 19 Dec 1796
Will proven: 2 Jun 1797
-unnamed wife
-son Joseph Howel
-daughter Sarah Lee
-daughter Roseanna Lee
Executors: -friend Humphrey
Bates
-friend John Lee
-friend Joseph Lee
Witnesses: -Thomas Lee
-Sarah Lee
-Rebecca Spicer