Francis Howard not father of James Howard--Francis did not come to the American colony--he died in Belgium. See transcript below from another message board:
Reference The life of Philip Thomas Howard, O.P., cardinal of Norfolk, grand almoner ... By Charles Ferrers Raymund Palmer 1867
HiraethHoward (View posts) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 8:30PM
Classification: Query
Surnames: howard
amprof, this information is very informative. Unfortunately, I believe it is only useful in debunking the HF Howard line of descent for the Francis Howard who died in Bertie NC (from which I am descended on my grandfather's side). I say this because using some of the key terms in your information, I found a google archive book for: The Life of Philip Thomas Howard, O.P., Cardinal of Norfolk, Grand Almoner ... By Charles Ferrers Raymund PalmerWhich shows on page 118 that this Francis Howard, son of HFH died in Geele [Geel] Belgium in 1683 aged 45. Thank you for all the research you've done in trying to make the connection. But I feel it's given me the information needed to finally close the door on that specific potential line.
Page 117-118
About this time Francis seventh son of Henry Frederic earl of Arundel joined the Order. He was born in 1639, and when he was fourteen years old went July 8th 1654 with his brothers Edward and Bernard to the English college at Douay. There he had a very severe illness in 1656, and when the physicians despaired of his recovery and he seemed to be at the gate of death he was wonderfully recalled to life by the relics of John Southworth a secular priest martyred in England two, years before. In 1658 he went with Francis Hayes from Douay to Bornhem and stayed some time with his brother F. Thomas Howard, who gave him the habit March 21st 1660 and with it the additional name of Dominic. He made his solemn profession March 22nd 1661 to the vicar-general of the house, studied. The work was probably given to him by his mother or some of the family; and a new interest is added to its history if he carried it with him when he fled out of England.philosophy at Douay, and after he had been ordained deacon returned to Bornhem to prepare for the priesthood. He was scrupulously pious and had quite a morbid dread of the priestly office. This unfortunate state of mind together with maladies which seized him in Lent 1662 and again in 1668 stopped his ordination. He spent his time in Paris, Louvain, Brussels, Bornhem and other places, and died at Geele February 27th 1683 in the forty-fifth year of his age.
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