CAPTAIN MOSES HOWE was born March 24, 1750 in Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont, and died December 18, 1816 in Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont.He married SUBMIT SCOTT February 16, 1773 in Vernon (then Hinsdale),Vermont.She was born 1773 of Hatfield, Massachusetts and was the first born child of of Captain Moses Scott (1713-1799) and his second wife Miss Elizabeth Henry (1726-1767)

On June 27 1755 Moses Howe with his mother, JEMIMA HOWE ,and other siblings were taken captive by a group of twelve Abenaki Indian's .Moses father CALEB HOWE had been killed in the corn field near Fort Bridgman,in the intial Indian assault.Moses and a sister, Submit had been held much longer than the other family members.After a ransom was paid in 1760,Moses Howe was released back in the care of his mother Jemima Howe.When he was returned Moses could speak and understand no English,having been thoroughly indoctrinated into Indian culture and life.

As an adult, he kept a tavern on the same farm where his father Caleb had lived.
He fought in the Revolution and is listed in the DAR Patriot Index. In the Vermont Revolutionary Rolls, he appears on a payroll of Capt.Squire Howe's Company of Horse in the service of the state to assist the Sheriff at Guilford in Sept. 1782 in Gen. Fletcher's Brigade.
Capt. Squire How, Lt. Moses How and Jesse Joy were allowed four days service each. Most of the men were detached from other companies.

Moses died without a will. His widow was appointed administrator. In her petition to the court, she requested that his personal estate be granted to her, which it was. The appraisal of his personal estate was completed 2/5/1817, and totaled $72.25. His personal property consisted only of clothing, beds and bedding, household goods, furniture, a sleigh ($4.50),a large spinning wheel ($.58),two barrels of cider ($4.00),and a looking glass ($1.17).Although not a wealthy man,his life was rich with the trials and tribulations of life on the Frontier in Vermont.

Children of MOSES HOWE and SUBMIT SCOTT are:

1)EBENEZER HOWE , b. January 11, 1774, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont d. September 15, 1855, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. CALMA FRIZELL, Bef. 1797; b. Abt. 1772; d. October 12, 1854, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont. Had 5 children. Lived on his father's farm in Vernon, and took over his father's tavern. 1838; Court deposition was taken to support Martha Howe's Revolutionary War pension claim. He was present at the marriage of Squire Howe and Martha Field at the home of his father Moses. (The Howe, Willard and Sartwell Families of Vernon, VT) Burial: North Cemetery, Vernon, Vermont
2) CALEB HOWE, b. October 18, 1775, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; d. January 14, 1831, Dover, Vermont; m. SOPHIA SHELDON, 1796; b. August 31, 1775, Bernardston, Massachusetts; d. June 05, 1851, Dover, Vermont. 11 children of Vernon, Guildford, Dummerston, and Dover, VT and Gill,
3)JEMIMA HOWE, b. October 05, 1777, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont of Buffalo, Erie Co., New York; m. JOHN UNDERWOOD.
4)BETSEY HARRISON HOWE, b. March 19, 1780, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; d. March 15, 1853; m. JOHN COY; b. August 06, 1776, Ireland; d. June 04, 1833, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont. 8 children
5- ELIJAH HOWE, b. July 17, 1782, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. NAOMI JENNINGS, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont. 2 children born in Vernon - large family
6- MOSES HOWE, b. April 24, 1784, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. LAY; of Enfield, Connecticut.
7- SUBMIT SCOTT HOWE, b. June 27, 1786, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. EZRA STREETER, August 10, 1803, by Rev. Bunker Gay.
8- SARAH ALEXANDER HOWE, b. April 02, 1789, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. EBENEZER HAWES, of Brattleboro, Vermont.
9- EUNICE HOLLAND HOWE, b. October 07,1791, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. JOHN M ALLEN of Cato, Cayuga Co., New York.
10- LOUISA HOWE, b. January 19, 1794, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. JOHN THURSTON, January 30, 1815 of Sterling, Connecticut.
11- JOSIAH SCOTT HOWE , b. August 26, 1796, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; d. June 27, 1824, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; m. SOPHIA BARRETT, December 17, 1821, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont; d. Aft. 1821. Burial: North Cemetery, Vernon, Vermont
12- HIRAM HOWE, b. June 03, 1799, Vernon (then Hinsdale), Vermont.