Life History

Notes

• The father of Hannah Few, William Few, named Hannah in his will as one of his chidlren under the name Hannah Howard.  Also named in the will as one of the executors was Rhesa Howard, Hannah's daughter.
  
  William Few Will
  Page 1:
  Mentioned in the will:
  Wife Ann Few
  Stepdaughter Katherine Hunt
  Children Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard and Elizabeth Andrews
  Will Page 2:
  Mentioned in this page of the will:
  Wife Ann Few
  As executors:
  friend Benjamin Andrews (apparently his son-in-law)
  sons Benjamin Few and Ignatius Few
  Rhesa Howard Esquire (William's son-in-law, husband of Hannah Howard)
  --  Will of William Few, written in Columbia County, Georgia, on 24 October 1789, 5 years before his death in 1794;  probate docuemnts date from 21 July 1794.  --  Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records, accessed on Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, 27 November 2017.
  
  Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
  Rhesa Howard
  Probate 10 Jun 1799 Columbia County, Georgia, USA
  Died Abt June 1799 Georgia, USA
  Died intestate
  William Few and John Howard appointed executors of the estate
  Letters of Admin, Vol N, 1788-1851; Guardians Letters, Vol P, H, 1828-1912
  
  U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  SAR Membership 18177
  Application Submitted 6 October 1905, Approved 3 Feb 1906, Accepted by the Board 14 Mar 1906
  Marion Letcher, Descendant of Rhesa Howard (William Few's son-in-law), born in Maryland about 1740, died in Columbia County, Georgia in 1799
  Son of Dr Francis Marion Letcher and wife Clandia Caroline Howard
  Grandson of William John Howard and wife Ann Flewellen Billingslea
  Great Grandson of John Howard and wife Louisa Stever
  Great Great Grandson Howard  and wife Hannah Few
  Great Great Great Grandson William Few Sr and wife Mary Wheeler
  Rhesa Howard served in the Georgia Militia and received a land grant in reward for his service.

Sources

• 1. Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records
• 2. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
• 3. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• 4. Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992