James married Geertse "Getty" Sickles in 1763 in , , New York, British Colonial America. Geertse (daughter of William Sickels and Elizabeth Kuyper) was born on 2 Jan 1747 in Tappan, Orangetown, Rockland, New York, United States; was christened on 1 Feb 1747 in Tappan, Orange [Now Rockland], New York; died on 28 Jul 1827 in Orangetown, Rockland, New York, United States; was buried in Tappan, Rockland, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maria Louisa Howard was born on 20 Mar 1764 in Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America; died on 29 Nov 1847 in Glasgow, Scott, Illinois, United States; was buried in Glasgow, Scott, Illinois, United States.
2. Sylvia Howard was born in May 1774 in Columbia, New York, United States; died after 3 Aug 1860 in Illinois, United States.