Descendants of William Howell of St. Botolph's, Steynton

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WILLIAM1 HOWELL was born  in of St. Botolph's,  Hubberston1, and died Bet. 1654 - 1656 in Hubberston2.

 

More About WILLIAM HOWELL:

Burial: Hubberston Park

Occupation: Husbandman

Will dated: 1654

Will proved: 14 November 1656, PCC

       

Children of WILLIAM HOWELL are:

2.                   i.    WILLIAM2 HOWELL, b. Bef. 1656, of St. Botolph's,  Hubberston; d. Aft. 1698.

3.                  ii.    DAVID HOWELL, b. Bef. 1656; d. Abt. 1698, Steynton, Pembs.

                    iii.    REBECCA HOWELL, b. Bef. 1656.

                   iv.    JENNET HOWELL, b. Bef. 1656.

                    v.    ELIZABETH HOWELL, b. Bef. 1656.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLIAM2 HOWELL (WILLIAM1) was born Bef. 1656 in of St. Botolph's,  Hubberston, and died Aft. 1698.

 

More About WILLIAM HOWELL:

Fact 1: Inherited all his fathers lands at St. Botolphs, Steynton together with all his father's goods and chattles

Fact 2: Sole Executor to his father's will.

Hearth Tax: 1670, Liable for 2 hearths

Living: 1698, Believed to be the same William who witnessed David Howell's will

       

Child of WILLIAM HOWELL is:

4.                   i.    JOHN3 HOWELL, b. of St. Botolph's,  Hubberston; d. Aft. 1701.

 

 

3.  DAVID2 HOWELL (WILLIAM1) was born Bef. 1656, and died Abt. 1698 in Steynton, Pembs.

 

Notes for DAVID HOWELL:

Believed to be the same "David Howell" who was the son of William Howell of Hubberston and mentioned in his will which was proved in 1656.  BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE PROVED.

 

Possibly related to John Howell of Stainton whose will was proved 1690.  One of the witnesses is the same on both wills.

 

More About DAVID HOWELL:

Occupation: 1698, Husbandman

       

Children of DAVID HOWELL are:

                      i.    THOMAS3 HOWELL.

                     ii.    ANN HOWELL.

5.                 iii.    JOHN HOWELL, b. of Stainton, Pembs; d. Bet. 16 October - 20 November 1689.

                   iv.    JOAN HOWELL.

                    v.    MARGARET HOWELL, m. MR FERRIOR.

                   vi.    GRACE? HOWELL.

                  vii.    MARY HOWELL.

                 viii.    ROON? HOWELL.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  JOHN3 HOWELL (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born in of St. Botolph's,  Hubberston, and died Aft. 1701.  He married LETTICE ELLIOT3, daughter of PHILIP ELIOT and MARY.  She died Aft. 1701.

 

Notes for LETTICE ELLIOT:

In her mother's Will Lettice inherited £30.

       

Child of JOHN HOWELL and LETTICE ELLIOT is:

                      i.    MARY4 HOWELL, b. 1701, of St. Botolphs, Hubberston, Pembs.4; d. 12 July 1770, of Hubberston, Pembs.4; m. REV. PHILIP ELLIOT5, 1726, St. Thomas, Haverfordwest6; b. Abt. 1706, of Annikell &  St. Botolphs, Pembs.7; d. 20 December 1766, Hubberston, Pembs7.

 

Notes for MARY HOWELL:

Mary was the only child and heiress of her father John Howell of St. Botolphs Mansion.  Her mother was Lettice Elliot.

 

An interesting extract from Mary Howell's will:

 

"And whereas I resigned up the lease of Annikell to Sir Richard Philipps Barronet of Picton Castle in the County of Pembroke aforesaid who hath entered into Bond on the penalty of two hundred pounds to pay me or my Executors yearly during the natural life of my sister law Mary Cole now in the town and county of Haverfordwest the sum of ten pounds for and in consideration of my resigning the aforesaid lease for and during the life of my sister law Mary Cole.  Now I give and bequeath the said ten pounds yearly to be paid by the said Sir Richard Philipps Barronet to my son Philip Elliot and my daugher Margaret Elliot equally between them and to the survivor of them during the life of sister Cole aforesaid and whatsoever my family may be intituled (entitled?) unto by virtue and under the Will of Mrs Lettice Eynon of Haskard deceased widow my will is that it may be equally divided between my five children Philip Elliot, Lettice Voyle, Anne Row, Margrit Elliot and Mary Grant."

 

 

THE HAUNTING OF ST. BUTTOCKS CHAPEL

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Not far from the Elf-Murco Refinery (originally built and operated by Amoco) there is a fine mansion which has a long and fascinating history.  It was built on the site of St. Buttock's Chapel, named after a Celtic saint named Buttock or Buddock.  The chapel was used for worship by the monks of Pill Priory, which was less than a mile away.

 

The old chapel was in ruins by the late Middle Ages, and the first mansion was built on the site during the 1500's.  It was rebuilt in 1807 as a stately and elegant home; and since the original name was not suitable for use in refined circles, the mansion was renamed St. Botolph's.  When Amoco was involved in the construction of the nearby refinery the company bought the house for use as an office and residence for key workers.

 

One night a worker was woken up by a strange sound which at first he could not identify.  Then, when he was fully awake, he realised that the sound was that of a group of monks chanting and praying.  Eventually the sound disappeared and the man went back to sleep.  Nobody believed him  when he related this to his colleagues in the morning; and indeed neither he nor anybody else at the time was aware that the site was once used as a place of worship by the monks of Pill Priory.

 

So far as we know, this is the only recorded instance of a ghostly haunting by monks in the mansion.  However, there is another resident  ghost which began to appear after the mansion was bought and converted into luxury flats by Mr and Mrs Beer.  The ghost is female, and appears harmless and friendly, and some of her visitations are remembered by Mrs Merrl Lloyd, who was brought up in the mansion.  (Source: "Pembrokeshire Ghost Stories")

 

 

More About MARY HOWELL:

Burial: 23 July 1770, St. David's, Hubberston, Pembs8

Fact: Bef. 1769, Mary resigned up the lease of Annykell (Annikel) to Sir Richard Philipps, Barronet of Picton Castle

Fact 1: Married her first cousin

Fact 2: an only child, was heiress of St. Botolphs

Living: 1715, Mentioned in the will of her aunt, Mary Elliot9

Will dated: 19 December 1769

Will proved: 12 June 1771

 

Notes for REV. PHILIP ELLIOT:

The Revd. Philip Elliot was the only son of William Elliot of Lower Haythog & Annikel  and Anne Harries of Porthiddy Fawr.  He made a good marriage with his 1st cousin Mary Howell, heiress of St. Botolphs bringing into the Elliot family a large estate.  The lease of Annikel was surrendered in the 1760's and the family removed to St. Botolphs.

 

ST. BOTOLPHS Mansion, Steynton

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The earliest reference to this residence is in the will of William Howell of Hubberston Park 'to be buried in the Park chapel,...my sons William and David Howell, my daughters Rebecca and Jennet (to be kept at school till she can read the bible).  To my son William Howell all my lands at Boothockes in the parish of Hubberston, and to be executor', will proved 14 November 1656.  (ref. PCC Berkeley 385). Home to the Elliot, le Hunte and Stokes families   '... a newly erected mansion built on the site of the old chapel of St. Budock by Mr. le Hunte, a gentleman of Ireland who, since the troubles in that country, has resided in Pembrokeshire where he possesses a valuable property inherited from an ancestor in the time of Charles I, who married an heiress in this county through none of it lies in the neighbourhood of his residence'.  Fentons Tour 1811.  General le Hunte acquired the mansion through the marriage of a forefather to a co-heiress of lloyd of Kilkiffeth..

 

The Elliots, in the person of the Revd. Philip Elliot, obtained St. Botolphs through his marriage to a cousin, Mary, daughter of John Howell, of St. Botolphs.  Philip's son, Dr. George Elliot, MD, left two

sons who each married a daughter of Dr. John Coakley Lettsom, a fashionable 18th century doctor (vide: English Speaking Students of Medicine at the University of Leyden by R. W. Innes Smith).

 

Lewis (TDW) says that ' In the western part of Steynton parish is St. Botolph's, the seat of A L Stokes, Esq., by one of whose relatives it was purchased in 1826 from the representatives of General le Hunte.  The present mansion was built in 1800, about a hundred yards to the west of the ancient edifice, and partly on the site of a monastery ... and part of the walls of the ancient monastery, which are still remaining,have been incorporated with the out-buildings of the modern mansion'.

The house was, in 1976 a hotel. 

 

(Source:  "The Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and Their Families" by Major Francis Jones)

 

 Lewis (1833) also states:

 

"St. Botolph's, the seat of A.I. Stokes, Esq., by one of whose relatives it was purchased, in 1826, from the representatives of General le Hunt, who purchased it, in 1803, from the family of the Elliots, to whom it had belonged for many years. The present mansion was built in 1800, about a hundred yards to the

west of the ancient edifice, and partly on the site of a monastery supposed to have been a cell to the priory of Pill, near the head of Hubberston Pill.  In excavating the ground for the new building several stone coffins, containing bones, were dug up; and part of the walls of the ancient monastery, which are still remaining, have been incorporated with the out-buildings of the modern mansion."

 

In his mother's Will, Philip inherited the lease of Annikal and real and personal estate, goods and chattels.

 

Philip was  the last Elliot to be in possession of Annikel as the lease was surrended in the 1760's by his wife, Mary Howell.  Philip died in 1766 and his wife Mary in 1770.  Sir Richard Philipps, Barronet of Picton Castle, entered into Bond on the penalty of two hundred pounds to pay to Mary or her Executors yearly during the natural life of her sister-in-law Mary Cole.  The sum of ten pounds for and in consideration of her resigning the aforesaid lease for and during the life of her sister-in-law Mary Cole, she bequeath the said ten pouns yearly to be paid by the said Sir Richard Philipps to her son Philip Elliot and her daughter Margaret Elliot equally between them and to the survivor of them suring the life of sister Cole aforesaid.

 

Philip is mentioned in the Will of his friend Lettice Eynon of Hasguard, widow of Thomas Eynon.  He was a co-executor to her will.

 

More About REV. PHILIP ELLIOT:

Baptised: 18 December 1706, Steynton, Pembs.10

Burial: 23 December 1766, St. David's, Hubberston11

Education: 24 May 1723, Admitted to University Coll. Oxford

Executor: 1757, To the  Will of Lettice Eynon of Hasguard.12

Fact 1: 1737, Sole Executor to his mother's will

Fact 2: 26 April 1730, Ordaned Deacon

Fact 3: Bet. 24 November 1743 - 20 December 1766, Rector of Rudbaxton - Presented by the King13

Fact 1: Bet. 12 December 1739 - 20 December 1766, Rector of Treffgarne - Presented by Eleanor Jones of Haverfordwest, widow14

Fact 2: M.A. Oxford

Fact 3: Married his first cousin

Inherited: 1747, The lease of Annikel together with her real and personal estate from his mother

Living: 1737, Hubberston

Will dated: 11 October 1765

Will proved: 10 September 1768

 

More About REV. ELLIOT and MARY HOWELL:

Marriage: 1726, St. Thomas, Haverfordwest15

 

 

5.  JOHN3 HOWELL (DAVID2, WILLIAM1)16 was born  in of Stainton, Pembs16, and died Bet. 16 October - 20 November 1689.  He married ?16. 

 

Notes for JOHN HOWELL:

Believed to be the same "John Howell" who was the son of David Howells of Stainton whose will was proved 1698.  One of the witnesses is the same on both wills and David's son Roon Howell signed the Inventory in 1689.

 

More About JOHN HOWELL:

Inventory: dated 20/11/1689

Occupation: 1689, Yeoman17,18

Will dated: 16 October 1689, at Stainton

Will proved: 1690

       

Children of JOHN HOWELL and ? are:

                      i.    BRIDGETT4 HOWELL18.

                     ii.    ANN HOWELL18.

                    iii.    JOHN HOWELL18.

                   iv.    ELINOR HOWELL18.

                    v.    WILLIAM HOWELL18.

                   vi.    VALENTINE HOWELL18.

 

Notes for VALENTINE HOWELL:

[Howell.FTW]

 

Valentine inherited with his mother all the houses, lands and chattels of his father, John Howell.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  "Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and thier Families" by Major Francis Jones.

2.  Will of William Howell, proved at the PCC.

3.  Will of Philip Eliot, dated 1677 & the Will of Mary Eliot, dated 1703.

4.  Monumental Stones, Hubberston Churchyard.

5.  Historical Society of West Vales - Vol. 8.

6.  Dyfed Marriage Index pre 1813.

7.  Monumental Stones, Hubberston Churchyard.

8.  Hubberston Parish Registers.

9.  NLW  Ref: SD/1715/47 W  - Will of Mary Elliot, of St. Bothox, Hubberston.

10.  Steynton Parish Registers.

11.  Hubberston Parish Registers.

12.  Francis Green Papers, Vol. 20 (Wills at Carmarthen) page 319/318.

13.  List of Vicars at St. Michaels, Rudbaxton.

14.  List of Vicars, Trefgarne Church.

15.  Dyfed Marriage Index pre 1813.

16.  Howell.FTW, Date of Import: 28 Sep 2000.

17.  Will of John Howell.  Nat. Lib. of Wales Ref:   SD/1690/200 W.

18.  Howell.FTW, Date of Import: 28 Sep 2000.