bruce d Posted February 26, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 26, 2020 According to PLYMOUTH’S BOOK OF WONDER - OVER 100 AMAZING FACTS ... "John Howland fell overboard the Mayflower during a storm and was almost lost at sea but managed to grab the topsail halyards, giving the crew enough time to rescue him with a boat hook. His descendants include Franklin D Roosevelt, George H W Bush, George W Bush, the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson and Humphrey Bogart" So, without a well placed topsail halyard we would not have had African Queen! The others also made a contribution here and there. Archi, jchbeiner, Peter Bloemendaal and 5 others 8 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahb26 Posted March 22, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 22, 2020 My ancestor as well, according to family history and somewhat verified by Ancestry.com. (I do not claim a place on the above list, however.) John Howland had a long life and a large family, leading to tens if not hundreds of thousands of descendants living today. mtaylor, jchbeiner, bruce d and 1 other 4 Quote Andrew Bodge Finished: Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack (Midwest / Model Shipways) Finished: Maine Lobster Boat (BlueJacket) Finished: Yankee Hero (BlueJacket) Finished: Emma C. Berry (Model Shipways) Finished: Northeaster Dory (Chesapeake Light Craft) Finished: Schooner Bowdoin (BlueJacket) Finished: US Revenue Cutter "Joe Lane" (Marine Models) Missing and presumed lost: Friendship Sloop (Laughing Whale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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