The following gives some good history on the Howland family.  As always, please be aware that this was written well after the Ancestors lived and some of the dates given do not take into account the old calendar.

 

 

Source Information
Ancestry.com. The Howland heirs : being the story of a family and a fortune : and the inheritance of a trust established for Mrs. Hetty H.R. [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Emery, William M.. The Howland heirs : being the story of a family and a fortune : and the inheritance of a trust established for Mrs. Hetty H.R. Green. New Bedford, Mass.: E. Anthony & Sons, 1919.