Bryant/Singletary/Howell Genealogy: From Richard Howell to Ruth Howell

8th Generation: Captain Ralph Raeford Howell

• Ralph was born January 1, 1757, in Isle of Wight, Virginia.
• He married Dicey Barfield in 1772 in Robeson County, North Carolina. They had three children together: Marmaduke (who we are descended from), Raeford, and Shadrach.
• Ralph was a Captain during the Revolutionary War. The town of Howellsville, North Carolina, is named after him.
• He died in 1790 (33 years old) in Robeson County North Carolina.

8th Generation: Dicey Barfield

• Dicey was born in _______ in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
• She married Ralph in 1772 and they had three children:
  • Marmaduke (who we are descended from) (1783-1857) (74 years old)
  • Raeford (1784-1845) (61 years old)
  • Shadrach (1788-1869) (81 years old)
• Dicey died in 1829 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.