Lord William Howard, First Baron Howard of Effingham, eldest son of Thomas, Second Duke of Norfolk, by Agnes his second Duchess in 1510, having been employed by Henry VIII, and Edward VI in numerous confidential missions to foreign courts, was elevated to the Peerage in the first year of the reign of Queen Mary, in March 1554, as Baron Howard of Effinghame, Surrey, and was consitiuted upon the 20th of the same month as Lord-High-Admiral of Her Majesty's Dominions. His Lordship was installed as a Knight of the Garter in December of the same year. Lord Howard of Effingham in the Reign of Elizabeth, held the office of Lord Chamberlain to the Household, and afterwards that of lord-Privy-Seal.
The surname Howard has been worn by many distinguished bearers, although none more so than the aforementioned. It appears to derive from the Old Germainic name "Hugihard", denoting one strong of heart, or very brave. This first name has given rise to several other patronymic surnames than Howard, including Huart, Heward, Hewart, etc., although another Germain term "howart", denoting "high chief", or "warden, could also have been the origin of Howard. Among the earliest written references we read of Huardus Houart in the Domesday Book in 1086, and one called Willelmus filius Huward was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls for Northumberland in 1170. In Ireland the name does duty for O'Hiomhair in county Clare, where it was forerly O'Hure.

Source: The Historic Research Center.

Descendants of William F. HOWARD

FIRST GENERATION

1.  William F. HOWARD was born about 1836 in the West Indies.  He died on 3 Jan 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
He was married to Sarah A. BICKFORD (daughter of Abraham and Mary BICKFORD) on 1 Aug 1856 
in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.  Sarah BICKFORD was born about 1840 in Kings County, New York.  She died 
1 May 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York  
William F. HOWARD and Sarah BICKFORD had the following children:


                i.      Ida HOWARD, b 1856 in Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York.
               ii.      Israel HOWARD, b 1858 in Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York.
      +2    iii.      William Foster HOWARD.


SECOND GENERATION

2.  William Foster HOWARD was born on 22 Oct 1860 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. He died on __*__. 
He was married to Adele Henrietta CRANZ (daughter of Franaq and Adelaide CRANZ) on 12 Jul 1893 
in Galveston, Galveston, Texas.  Adele Henrietta CRANZ was born on 7 Dec 1871 in Hamburg, Germany.  
She died on __*__.  
William Foster HOWARD and Adele Henrietta CRANZ had the following children:

	+3	i.	Della Antonette HOWARD.


THIRD GENERATION

3.  Della Antonette HOWARD was born on 4 Jan 1894 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas.  She died on __*__. 
She was married to John Henry VENN (son of Henry VENN and Ellen COZENS) on 11 Mar 1914 in 
Galveston, Galveston, Texas.  John Henry VENN was born on 30 Jul 1889 in Galveston, Galveston, 
Texas.  He died on __*__.   
Della Antonette HOWARD and John Henry VENN had the following children:

	+4	i.	Harriet Antonette VENN. __*__
	+5	ii.	John Howard VENN.  __*__

__*__ = Private Information.