How, Samuel (1707-34)
How, Samuel, Chelmsford, Essex, upholder (1707–34). Son of Philip How, milliner of Chelmsford; app. to Arthur Osborne on 2 September 1707, and admitted freeman of the Upholders’ Co. by servitude on 4 March 1723/24. Took app. named Robert Phipps, 1723–31. Named in the Essex Freeholders’ book in 1734. [GL, Upholders’ Co. records; Essex RO, Q/RJ 1/1] See How(e), —.
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.