Silas Howell, >

Abt 1743 - 1792  (49 years)

• Name	Silas Howell
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  Birth	Abt 1743	{Baiting Hollow, Riverhead, Suffolk, NY}   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1792	Long Pond (now Lake Panamoka), Ridge, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	CAUS: of Small Pox[The Riverhead/Brookhaven town line runs just to the east of Long Pond. The letters of administration on his estate indicated that he was "of Riverhead" suggesting that his actual homestead was just within that town, near its western bo
  Person ID	I11947	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Israel Howell, >,   b. Abt 1708, Mattituck, Sfflk, N-Yr d. Between 1742 and 1745 (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Hannah Smith, >,   b. Abt 1712, of Mattituck, Sfflk, N-Yr d. Baiting Hollow, N-Yr
  Marriage	Abt Feb 1734/5  [3]
  Family ID	F5344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Benjamin, >,   b. Abt 1746, Baiting Hollow, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America d. 21 Oct 1821, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1764  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Henry Howell,   b. Abt 1775   d. Oyster Bay, Queens (now Nassau), NY   2. Benjamin Howell,   b. Abt 1775, Setsuket, Sfflk, N-Yr d. NY   3. Azuba Howell,   b. Abt 1775   4. Sarah Howell,   b. 18 Sep 1765, Of Wading River, Suffolk, New York d. Yes, date unknown   5. Silas Howell,   b. Abt 1766   d. 15 Apr 1814 (Age 48 years)   6. Joseph Howell,   b. 9 Dec 1770   d. 5 Sep 1833, Greenville, Bond, IL (Age 62 years)   7. Micah Howell, Jr,   b. 20 Jan 1773, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 30 Nov 1865, Baiting Hollow, Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 92 years)   8. Mary Howell,   b. 25 Jul 1775   d. 3 May 1865 (Age 89 years)   9. Charity Howell,   b. 1779, of Stony Brook, Suff., N.Y. d. 18 Oct 1864 (Age 85 years)   10. Smith Howell,   b. 19 Dec 1779   d. 2 Mar 1854 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F5332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S255] Donnelly Thomas H., A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, to seven generations (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, circa 2000)., p. 84. [S255] Donnelly Thomas H., A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, to seven generations (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, circa 2000)., p. 84ff. [S255] Donnelly Thomas H., A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, to seven generations (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, circa 2000)., p. 31. [S2115] Nathaniel Scudder Prime, A history of Long Island: from its first settlement by Europeans to the year 1845, with special reference to its ecclesiastical concerns .. (New York: Robert Carter, 1845)., p. 30. "... there is a remarkable succession of ponds in the eastern part of Brookhaven, near the line of Riverhead. These are situated on very elevated ground. They are 5 in number, lying in a direct line, and extending from the middle of the island to within 2 miles of the Wading river. There is no visible connection between them except when filled to overflowing. The most northerly one, which is probably the largest, being 110 rods in length, is called Long Pond. "A short distance to the east of Long Pond, and just within the bounds of Riverhead, is another smaller collection of water, bearing the name of Deep Pond. It is nearly circular, about 75 rods in diameter, and 54 feet in depth. ....."