Charity Mather [Marther]1,2,3
F, b. circa 1763
Charity was born circa 1763 in Aquabogue in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Mather and Margaret Downs. Charity married Parshall Howell I, son of Captain Richard Howell and Elizabeth Tuthill, on 24 January 1782 in Aquabogue in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.4 Charity's husband, Parshall, died after 1796 in New York, leaving her a widow.
Children of Charity Mather [Marther] and Parshall Howell I
- James Howell b. 30 May 1783, d. 21 Feb 1787
- Charity Howell b. 1783, d. 1847
- son Howell b. c 1786
- Parshall Howell II+ b. 23 Mar 1788, d. 30 Aug 1849
Citations
- [S85] Wilbur Franklin Howell, Howell Family Notebooks, page 74.
- [S182] Reverand Charles E. Craven, A History of Mattituck, Long Island, N.Y., page 327 - 24 January 1782 - Pershal Howell m. Charity Marther, 21 February 1787 - death of James Howell s/o Parshall & Charity [Matituck Parish Burying Ground - Feb. 21, 1787 death of James Howell age 3.8.27]. page 133 - "... The records of mortage for the years immediately following the war show that many men who had wealth were forced to borrow money on their lands. Amony these were John Gardiner, Capt. Peter Hallock, Jonathon Osman, Obadiah Hudson, Parshall Howell, and the Corwins. Most os these men were unable to weather the storm and losteverything."
- [S1055] Ruth Mather, Some Descendants of Richard Mather (1596-1669), pages 39-40 - Charity Mather born: 1763 Minisink; married: 24 January 1782 Parshall Howell; he born: 1760, died: 1796.
- [S182] Reverand Charles E. Craven, A History of Mattituck, Long Island, N.Y., 24 January 1782 - Pershal Howell m. Charity Marther,.