Trying to track George Howe from Whitehaven, Cumberland County, England. Relevant ino is:

"My Grandfather George Howe Immigrated to America from Whitehaven County of Cumberland England, Sometime before the War of 1776, Who ran away from College, in Company with another young Man, Who freightened & returned to his Home before leaving England, took a Ship for America, Landed at Groton Bank, Married Mary Hilliard and had four children, To Wit - Thomas Howe, George, Nancy, & Ambrose, before the war ended He returned to England & on his way back to America, The Ship was lost & He was never heard of....

The above written by Geo Wm Howe, Son of Thomas Howe"