Here are maps covering the period of Richard Howell’s life and the American Revolution. Also included are maps from the United Kingdom and specifically Wales.1

Maps of Early Family Locations#

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Newark De. 1736Newark, Delaware, 1736, Map of Newark, Delaware at the time Ebenezer Howell’s family lived there before removing to New Jersey in 1769.2

Colonial Period#

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American ColoniesAmerican Colonies, Map of the original American colonies during the colonial period.

Revolutionary War Period#

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New Jersey BattlesNew Jersey Revolutionary War Battles (1974 map), Map showing the locations of Revolutionary War battles in New Jersey. Richard Howell participated in several of these engagements.
Plan map for the attack on Trenton NJPlan Map for the Attack on Trenton, NJ
The Forage War 1777The Forage War, 1777, The Forage War was a series of skirmishes in New Jersey in early 1777.
New Jersey and Long IslandNew Jersey and Long Island, Map of New Jersey and Long Island during the Revolutionary War.
Revolution in New JerseyRevolution in New Jersey, Map of Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey.
Battle of MonmouthBattle of Monmouth (USMA), Tactical map of the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778.3 Richard Howell fought at Monmouth; his twin brother Dr. Lewis Howell fell ill during the campaign and died shortly after.4
Monmouth MapMonmouth Map, Vintage map of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
1777 Battle of Germantown, Montresor1777 Battle of Germantown, Montresor, Map by British Royal Engineer John Montresor of the Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777.5
1777–1778 Valley Forge Encampment1777–1778 Valley Forge Encampment, Map of the Valley Forge winter encampment, where the 2nd New Jersey Regiment wintered with Washington’s main army.6
Battle of BrandywineBattle of Brandywine
Path towards American IndependencePath towards American Independence
Battle of Brandywine (USMA)Battle of Brandywine (USMA)
Battle of GermantownBattle of Germantown
British War Map 1776British War Map, 1776
His Majesties Forces in New YorkHis Majesty’s Forces in New York, 1776

Post Revolutionary War#

Maps for this period have not yet been added.

United Kingdom#

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Radnor 1627Radnor (in Wales), 1627, Map of Radnorshire, Wales. The Howell family traces its origins to Wales.7 See the Howell Family History for the Welsh genealogy.
Earliest Known Map of WalesEarliest Known Map of Wales
Britain AD 500Britain, AD 500
Roman Era Wales RoadsRoman Era Wales, Forts, Fortlets, Roads, c. 75 – late 300s

  1. For Richard Howell’s military service and the battles referenced in these maps, see the Biography and Revolutionary War Timeline. ↩︎

  2. Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1898), p. 139, https://archive.org/details/genealogicaland00leacgoog. Ebenezer Howell moved the family from Newark, Delaware, to Cumberland County, New Jersey, in 1769. ↩︎

  3. National Park Service, Monmouth Battlefield State Park. The Battle of Monmouth was fought June 28, 1778. ↩︎

  4. “To George Washington from Major Richard Howell, 7 April 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-19-02-0717. Lewis Howell resigned his commission July 5, 1778, and died shortly thereafter. ↩︎

  5. John Montresor (1736–1799) was a British Royal Engineer who produced detailed battlefield maps during the American Revolution. His maps are held by various archives and are considered significant primary cartographic sources. ↩︎

  6. Valley Forge Muster Roll Project, 2nd New Jersey Regiment; National Park Service, Valley Forge National Historical Park. ↩︎

  7. Leach (1898), pp. 129–132. The Howell name traces to Hywel Dda (c. 880–950), king of Deheubarth, who came to rule most of Wales. ↩︎