Born about 1710 North Carolina, owning land in Beufort, Bladen, and Anson Counties. About 1757 he left anson Co., NC, with his wife and 7 children to settle an area in Georgia known as St. Mathews Parish, later, 1777, to become Effingham County, and in 1793 the home was in Mt. Pleasant, GA, on the Savannah River in the newly created Scriven County, GA. The spelling of Scriven was changed to Screven. Caleb died in 1784, leaving Daniel and Caleb Jr. to carry on.
Source: William Thomas
granted 300 acres by the Govenor of Georgia Gabriel Johnson
petitioned the the Provential Council for 200+ acres of land as
he had no lands and having ben in the county of three years and
"having a wife seven children and a negro"
granted 400 acres by Govenor Johnston (in the area that later
became Anson County)
a member of the General Assembly as a representative
sold 125 acres of his original land grant to William Grist for
230 pound bills of NC
sold 200 acres of his 400 acre tract to Andrew Falkenburgh
was granted 300 acrea by Govenor Johnston that apparently
adjoined the 300 acre tract
witnessed the sale of land with his son William Howell (first
mention of a child)
was appointed the Collector and Receiver of a duty on the
importaiton of rum, wine, and other liquors
elected to serve in the General Assembly for Anson COunty (as
evidenced by a certificate returned by the Clerk of the Crown)
moved to GA soon after a judgement was made against him for an
action of debt a Justice of the Peace in good standing dispite legal problems
moved his family
elected a Justice of the Peace seven times during the years
elected numerous times to serve as Justice of the Peace
greiving over the loss of his son Thomas in the revolutionary
effort
grieving over the loss of a third son, Philip, to the
revolutionary effort
living near the humiliating defeat of General John Ashe to the
British which took place near his lands
The following is an extract from the book by John Lynnwood
Stone, second and third paragraph on the page titled "CALEB
HOWELL SR. (108)". - Beg Mary to type this in see my page 1S0242
Howell, Caleb
200 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Surveyed September 15, 1762 Plat Book C, page 75
No grant recorded.
Bounded on the northeast by Brier Creek, south by Hugh Kanady.
Howell, Caleb
200 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Surveyed September 10, 1760 Plat Book C, page 76
Granted May 21, 1762 Grant Book D, page 98
Bounded on the northeast by Savannah River.
Howell, Caleb
150 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Granted June 5, 1765 Grant Book E, page 169
Bounded on the east by Savannah River, southwest by Phillip
Howell, southeast by Caleb Burton, northwest by said Caleb
Howell.
Howell, Philip
400 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Granted May 21, 1762 Grant Book D, page 97
Howell, Philip
200 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Granted December 2, 1766 Grant Book F, page 5
Bounded on the east by William Howell.
Howell, Philip
380 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Surveyed November 26, 1763 Plat Book C, page 339
Granted December 2, 1766 Grant Book F, page 6
Tract is an island, bounded on the east by Savannah River, west
by a cutt-off, which said island was heretofore ordered to William
Smith (see Grant Book F, page 6). Tract surveyed for William
Smith and granted to Philip Howell.
Howell, Philip
349 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Surveyed September 10, 1760 Plat Book C, page 76
No grant recorded.
Tract located on Buck Creek.
Howell, Thomas
150 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Granted October 4, 1774 Grant Book M, page 562
Bounded on the west by Philip Howell, northwest by William
Howell.
Howell, William
150 acres, St. Matthew Parish
Surveyed September 12, 1760 Plat Book C, page 74
Granted May 21, 1762 Grant Book D, page 99
Tract located on Buck Creek.
