Early Life
His great-grandfather was James Moore, colonial governor of South Carolina. He owned "Howe's Point" plantation at the mouth of the Cape Fear River and "Clarendon" in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Born to a prominent planter in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Howe was educated in England and, upon his return, was elected to the colonial assembly. Serving in the provincial North Carolina militia, Howe accepted a commission as a captain in 1766. He was first stationed at Fort Johnston (at the entrance of the Cape Fear River in present Southport, North Carolina). He was later promoted to colonel of artillery during Governor William Tryon's expeditions against the Regulators in April–July 1768 and April–May 1771.
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