This section provides biographical profiles of key individuals connected to Governor Richard Howell of New Jersey (1754–1802) and the broader Howell family.

Profiles#

• Dr. Lewis Howell (1754–1778) — Twin brother of Richard Howell. Surgeon for the 2nd New Jersey Regiment from December 1774 until his death on June 5, 1778, seven days after the Battle of Monmouth. He participated in the Greenwich Tea Burning and cared for soldiers through the Valley Forge winter. His burial place remains unknown.

• William Burr Howell (1793–1863) — Son of Richard Howell. Soldier in the War of 1812, later settled in Mississippi. Father of Varina Howell Davis. Includes a letter from Jefferson Davis to William Howell (October 22, 1854).

• Varina Howell Davis (1826–1906) — Granddaughter of Richard Howell through her father William Burr Howell. First Lady of the Confederate States of America as wife of Jefferson Davis. Author of a memoir of her husband. Includes multiple letters from Jefferson Davis. Died in New York, 1906; interred at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.

For the full genealogical context of the Howell family from Wales through colonial America, see the Family section.