Dear Stephani, I have Hookers in my family from Texas. They were descended from Thomas Hooker and Sarah Walker of Tennessee. Five brothers came ca. 1840's to Hunt Co., Texas --- James, Walker, Samuel, William, and one other that I will have to look up. Also a sister Charlotte, who is my 3rd great grandmother. James was a founder of Hunt Co. and was at the Secessionist Convention for Texas. All were Confederates. Let me know if you think this is your family. I have quite a bit of info --at least in the 1800's. Diann

In a message dated 7/11/00 12:05:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > ubj: > Date: 7/11/00 12:05:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (stephani alexander) > To: [email protected] > > my name is stephani alexander, my grandmother helen hooker and i are > researching our families lineage. we found your page on the internet and > were wondering if you had any information on any hooker families in the > texas and oklahoma areas. if you do please feel free to email me back or > call us at 903-383-7001. > > > > thanks, > > stephani alexander > Patrick J. Anderson http://members.aol.com/patander73/home.html http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=patanderson 9654 Baltimore Avenue, Laurel, Maryland 20723

Hello, This is my Hooker line. Please let me know if you think that they could be related. Thanks. Charlotte Descendants of James H. Hooker 1 James H. Hooker b: 1827 in N.C. d: Unknown .. +Emily b: 1832 in KY. d: Unknown ......... 2 Clinton Hooker b: 1848 in Ky. d: Unknown ............. +Mary Jane Wagers b: 1852 d: Unknown .................... 3 Rose Hooker ........................ +? Hobbs .................... 3 Frank Hooker b: January 10, 1877 in Clay Co., Kentucky d: February 25, 1955 in Blanche, Bell Co., Kentucky ........................ +Melzelia Smith b: November 1880 in Ky. d: December 28, 1939 in Blanche, Bell Co., Kentucky m: 1896 in KY ............................... 4 Allie Fair Hooker b: 1897 in Ky. d: Unknown ................................... +Jasper Hensley b: Unknown d: Unknown ............................... 4 Sandlin Hooker b: May 22, 1899 in Ky. d: March 12, 1970 in Ky. ................................... +Bertha Lawson b: March 10, 1900 d: January 03, 1970 ............................... 4 Floyd Hooker b: January 28, 1901 in Clay Co., Kentucky d: February 10, 1961 in London, Ky. ................................... +Minnie Mavis Pennington Rice b: May 11, 1911 in Knox Co., Kentucky d: December 29, 1940 in Bell Co., Kentucky m: December 25, 1926 in Bell Co., Ky. ............................... *2nd Wife of Floyd Hooker: ................................... +Litha Spurlock b: December 19, 1916 in Kentucky d: March 23, 1997 in Bell County, Kentucky m: Aft. 1941 ............................... 4 Mary Hooker b: 1903 in Kentucky d: Unknown ................................... +Mac Gray b: Unknown ............................... 4 Victor Hooker b: 1906 in ky. d: Unknown ................................... +Thelma Rice b: Unknown in ky. d: Unknown m: September 14, 1925 in Bell Co., Ky ............................... 4 Genety Hooker b: 1908 in ky. d: July 16, 1918 in Bell County, Kentucky ............................... 4 Robert Hooker b: April 12, 1910 in Kentucky d: Unknown ................................... +Mary Spurlock b: June 13, 1915 d: Unknown ............................... 4 Albert Hooker b: May 26, 1913 in ky. d: January 31, 1961 in Boyle Co., Ky. ................................... +Cora Smith ............................... 4 Minnie Hooker b: 1917 in Ky. d: Unknown ......... *1st Wife of Clinton Hooker: ............. +Eliza ? b: 1849 in Ky m: 1877 .................... 3 Allie F. Hooker b: May 1878 .................... 3 Elizabeth Hooker b: June 1880 .................... 3 Sim Hooker b: May 1882 .................... 3 Edd Hooker b: August 1883 .................... 3 Cassie Hooker b: September 1886 .................... 3 James Hooker b: January 1891 .................... 3 Daniel Hooker b: June 1894 .................... 3 Grover Hooker b: January 1897 .................... 3 Delora Hooker b: February 1900 ......... 2 Mary Hooker b: 1853 ......... 2 Franklin Hooker b: 1856 ......... 2 Margarette Hooker b: 1858 ............. +Letcher Bundy m: October 24, 1874 ......... 2 Catherine Hooker b: 1861 ......... 2 Elizabeth Hooker b: 1862 ......... 2 John Hooker b: 1864 ......... 2 Sally Hooker b: 1865 ............. +James Brumley ......... 2 Daniel Hooker b: 1867 ......... 2 Nancy Hooker b: 1869

There is another book writtten by this Thomas Partlow you mentioned on this Hooker family. I only have a few pages copied. Rose -----Original Message----- From: Lee Finkle <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 9:25 AM Subject: [HOOKER] Southern Hookers ><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> > >HISTORY OF THE HOOKER FAMILY > >(Here begins the words of Nancy Redley Hooker Evans, 1889, copied and >added to by Ruth Eddins Shelton, 1924.) > >I have promised to give a little history of our ancestors, which I shall >endeavor to do to the best of my knowledge. > >Several years ago, I exerted myself to gather all the information possiblein >all directions. But, where a family >genealogy has not been made, and the first generations are extinct,the >results of such efforts are not altogether >satisfactory. >The HOOKERs were English. Encyclopedias show they were for the mostpart >physicians, ministers, and >professors of colleges. The Hookers have always lived on a high planeof >honor. They were reticent, philanthropic, >and ambitious. They have always been substantial people; and have >alwaysheld, and acted, on their own opinions. >The Hookers have been a patriotic people. They have always known howto wear >arms, and use them as well, but >with discretion. There is, by tradition, a little story about the >Hookers,which is very pretty and, may be quite true; >it is this: >Once there were two brothers, who got into a political difficulty inEngland, >and were imprisoned. One of them >managed to secure a carrier pigeio, and sent a slip of paper out >withsomething written on it which enabled him to >make a miraculous escape. I do not know who the reigning king was,at the >time, but he was pleased with the act of >bravery, and had a sword presented to him - in the name of the king- on >which was engraved the following >inscription; "Who can win it, let him wear it." >A grandson of each of the Hooker brothers mentioned above came to >America.One of them located in >Pennsylvania, his descendants branching out through the North. Theother >settled in Maryland, his descendants >are the Southern Hookers. >My grandfather, who was Benjamin Hooker, was a native of Orange County,North >Carolina. He had the >misfortune, when a little boy, to lose both parents. He married a >frenchwoman in Norfolk, Virginia, Anne Frizelle, >who was born in 1769, and who was endowed with intelligence and wealth.(Here >I shall say I met, once, in >Nashville, Tenn., a Mr. Frizelle, who told me that the Frizelles hadkept a >genealogy since the time of King >Charles, and that my grandmother - Anne Frizelle Hooker, belonged tothe >Frizelles who came to America from >England. She lived 93 years, and died the day the battle was foughtat >Shiloh. She had grandsons and >greatgrandsons in that battle. There were two dozen or more of >herdescendants engaged in the Confederate War.) >Shortly before her death, she was visited by several of the leadingmen of >the country and by lawyers on legal >business, who pronounced her wonderfully alert; her intellect and memorywere >as fresh and keen as in younger >days. She had abandoned the use of eyeglasses; read the Testament agreat >deal each day; and knitting was her >favorite pastime. >My father, JOSHUA, was the eldest son. When he was 8-years old, >GrandfatherBENJAMIN HOOKER, moved >from North Carolina to middle Tenn., and located fifteen miles >fromNashville, in Wilson County. He afterwards >returned to N. C. and brought his mother to live with him. It was along trip >in those primitive days, when traveling >was done by private conveyance over mountains and through >valleys.Grandfather accumulated considerable >wealth, and made a comfortable home in which they raised a large >family;eleven children, in all, as follows: >1. NANNIE (Nancy), who married JOHN EDDINS, and moved to west >Tennessee,Fayette County, where they >spent their lives. They raised a large family - four sons; SAMUEL,THOMAS, >JOSEPH, AND HOOKER, three of >whom were physicians. Nancy was born August 22, 1792. >2. CHLOE who married THOMAS PARTLOW. They always lived close to theold home. >One of her grandsons >was a member of the U. S. army. (see note1) >3. ELIZABETH, who married MATTHEW HANCOCK. They went to Indiana, wherethey >spent their lives in >plenty of comforts, so I have been told. >4. MARY, who married ROBERT BELL. They lived a short time near the oldhome, >died young. They had one >child, ERASTUS PORTER BELL. (The Porters and Hookers were connectedin >England as well as America.) >5. & 6. REBECCA & FRANCES. Both died when 15 and 16 years old,with >fever. When Aunt Frances was dying, >she said: "If this is death, it is sweet to die." They were buriedat the >same time. >7. JOSHUA FREEMAN, married FANNIE WYNN >8. BENJAMIN, married MARTHA CLEMENS >9. JOHNATHAN, married PEGGY GRIMES >10. MATTHEW, married NANCY SMITH >11. SARAH, the youngest, married WILLIAM EDDINS (Brother of JOHN EDDINS) >Sarah and William lived near the old home. One, or two, of their sonswere >killed in the Civil War. Her youngest >daughter, Mrs. LJAMES WHITE (my father's sister, TOOLIE) lived in >Nashville,Tenn. (Scruggs & White) One >daughter, FANNY, married Dr. William Eddins. (Note: Dr. Wm. Eddinswas the >son of John Eddins and Nancy >Hooker; Fanny Eddins was the daughter of William Eddins and Sarah Hooker.Dr. >Wm. Eddins and his wife, Fanny >Eddins were therefore double first cousins.) Sarah had one son, >CharlesBlacknal, who lived in Honey Grove, >Texas. >JOSHUA FREEMAN HOOKER, whose middle name came by my great grandmotherHooker, >further back - I do >not know. Joshua Hooker was the father of Colonel Tom Hooker, of >Mississippi. >BENJAMIN, JOHNATHAN FRIZELLE & MATTHEW HOOKER all married in >middleTennesses. Their first >homes were near, or in, the neighborhood of the old Homestead, whichhas been >in the Hooker family nearly 100 >years, at the time of this writing (1899). >After my grandfather's death (Benjamin Hooker), Uncle Johnathan boughtthe >old homestead, and it is still in the >possession of his family. The identical house that my grandfather livedin, >with an addition. There are many things >about the place which are historical, and are preserved as sacred >souvenirs;an old cabin, made of cedar logs, that >was on the place when my grandfather purchased the land. A spring thatcame >out boldly from between two great >rocks, that has never failed, and from which five or six generationshave >drunk; a string of fence that grandfather >laid more than eighty years ago, made of cedar rails. In the yard nearthe >piazza, stands a large walnut tree; Uncle >Matthew planted the walnut when he was 4-years old. In the house, thereare >books and furniture that date a long >way back, more than a hundred years. Uncle Johnathan had one son, ROBERT,who >was a Cumberland >Presbyterian Minister. (PHYLANDIA is a physician at Russellville, Kentucky.) >Uncles Benjamin and Matthew moved to Missouri. Uncle Ben was a >ChristianMinister; several of his sons served >in the Confederate Army, during the Civil War. Uncle Matthew and familywere >Union People. (What a departure >for a Southern Hooker.) I once visited Lebanon, one of the daughters,who >told me that, during the Civil War, a >wounded Yankee came in the house and she dressed his wounds; when hewas >leaving he called her a "damned >Sesesh!". No other time, while I was there, did I laugh so loud. >My father, JOSHUA FREEMAN HOOKER, was born in 1794; was 18 years oldwhen the >war of 1812 with >England started. Patriotic blood stirred his young bosom, and bucklingon his >armor, he responded to the call for >volunteers. He was a valiant soldier under General Andrew Jackson,belonging >to Colonel Dyes Regiment. Letters >from old comrades have told the story of courage and bravery on hispart. >While the battle was being fought, rain >was falling thick and fast. My father was down with the measles; hisclothing >became thoroughly saturated, causing >the measles to disappear; the result being a severe cough, with whichhe >suffered the rest of his life. After the >victory was gained and the soldiers started to their homes, they crossedLake >Pontchartrain by boat, except one >man - an old soldier, who has passed through the heat of battle likea man of >true mettle, but said: "I would rather >trust my Creator fifteen miles on land than five miles on water." Hewalked >around the lake. Many times, I have >heard my father laugh about this little episode. All this delta countrywas >then a wilderness. The soldiers >occasionally reached an Indian settlement, and bartered tobacco formeat, >each man receiving one pound. They did >not cook it, for fear of losing some of the grease, but sucked themeat until >it was gone, then chewed the rind. It was >so sweet to the weary, hungry men that they thought the Indians hadused >honey in preserving the meat. Soon after >my father returned to middle Tennessee, he married Fannie Ridley Wynn. >CAROLINE CHLOE HOOKER, sister of Colonel Thomas Hooker, of Mississippi,and >daughter of Joshua and >Fannie Wynn (My half-sister), married a Mr. Eddins - the third Hookerwoman >to marry an Eddins. There were >nine children from this union. >THOMAS BENJAMIN HOOKER, oldest son of Joshua and Fannie Wynn, livedin the >Mississippi Delta, >Fryerspoint at one time. He was always noted for perseverance and energy;was >Lieutenant in Lyles' 23rd, >Arkansas Regiment; he was a gallant soldier, and received a mark ofhonor, >while in charge of a company in Port >Hudson. After returning home, he married Mattie Halton. Only one childof >this union lived. (There were eight). >THOMAS B. HOOKER, now of Memphis, Tenn., is prominent in business. >MarriedSarah Patterson, daughter of >exgovernor Malcolm (Ham) Patterson. They have three sons: Thomas >Benjamin,Jr., whose wife was a Miss >Marshall of Missippi. (This was his second marriage.) They also hadone girl, >Berta Hamilton, who married Paul >Naylor, now living in Leon, N. J. (1924); they have three children:Hamilton, >Berta and Paul. >There is nothing remarkable to say about my immediate family (JOSHUAHOOKER'S >child). We have had >pleasures, and sorrows, prosperity and poverty, no especial distinction,and >no disgrace. >My sister, REBECCA ANN, was 15 years old when she married Mr. Baxter,who was >highly esteemed by my >parents. He died when she was 26, leaving her with five children, andlimited >means. She, by the rearing of her >children, reflected great honor on herself. >Her (REBECCA ANN) only daughter was a woman of refinement and elegance.Three >sons went to serve in the >Confederate Army; one, however, was afflicted from childhood, and notbeing >able for duty, was self-educated, was >a student and well advanced in the study of Law. But, death loves ashining >mark and claimed him young and fair >for a brighter sphere. The other two sons served through the CivilWar with >honors. JOHN BAXTER was a >Captain. Afterward, they served their State of Arkansas in the >Legislatureand Senate. GEORGE, the Senator and >only surviving one now lives in New York, with his family. His son,GEORGE >BAXTER, JR., is a playwriter; and >his daughter, ALICE BAXTER, is an actress on the stage in New York(1924). >ELIZABETH HOOKER, the 2nd child, married Mr. Hengley, and lived in >Nashville,Tenn. She is past 80 years old >(1889). She had eleven children, six of whom are living. One of hersons >fought in the Civil War, returned home, >and died of tuberculosis. >MARY HOOKER, the 3rd child, married Mr. Ammen. They had four children,two >sons who were soldiers. One >with the PORTER RIFLES of Memphis, Tenn.; the other with Gen. >BedfordForrest. Both are now dead. One >daughter lives in Chattanoogo, Tenn. >JOSEPH AMMON (AMMEN), first son, married Fannie Jones, of Raleigh, >Tennessee.They had seven children, >three of whom are now living. He served in the Civil War. >JUDITH FRANCES HOOKER, married Mr. Richardson, they had five children,two >still living; EMMA >PARKER, Chicago, Ill.; WILLIAM, Greenville, Miss.; ROBERT BURTON diedwhen 22 >years old; he was >endowed with a mind of high order, nobleness of soul. Was reading >medicinewhen he fell a victim to typhoid fever. >His death was the first break in the family chain (JOSEPH HOOKER family.) >&nbsp; MARTHA BURTON, was a woman of superiority of mind, commandingin >appearance, a devoted Christian. She >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Capt. Kinman,lived >fourteen months, left one child, Mattie Wynn, in Greenville, Miss. >published for Donna Walker Eddins, 05 Jan 1999, by Nancy P. Goodman. >&nbsp; >LINE OF DESCENT OF >THE FREEMAN AND HOOKER FAMILIES >OF NORTH CAROLINA >Submitted (exactly as written) in 1999 by Donna Walker Eddins, of >Grapevine,Texas. >Written in 1924 by Ruth Eddins Shelton, of Covington, Tennessee. >(See copyright notice above) >1. JOSHUA FREEMAN was a member of the North Carolina State Militia,1754 >(vol. xxii, Pg.357.) >2. SAMUEL FREEMAN was a member of the Safety Committee, Surrey County,North >Carolina, Aug. 25, 1775 >(Vol. x. Pg. 228; Vol. x, Pg. 251.) >(The Freeman and Hooker families have, since very early times, beenlarge and >prominent in North Carolina, and >were closely allied by blood. There are now two towns named in theirhonor: - >Hookerton, or Hookerville, in Green >County; and Freeman, in Columbus County,) >Samuel Freeman and John Freeman, Johnathan and Nathan Hooker were membersof >the Assembly for years. >Both these lines entitle their descendants to be eligible for the >ColonialDames Society, and the D. A. R.'s. (The >wills of the Freeman and Hookers are on file at the Historical >Association,Raleigh, N. C., and copies may be >obtained for two dollars each. 1924) >William Freeman, and wife: Mary. Chowan County, 1737 >Samuel Freeman, and wife: Elizabeth. Surrey County, 1796 >Joshua Freeman, I, and wife: Mary. Bertie County, 1794 >Joshua Freeman, II. Orange County >William Hooker, Chowan County, 1717 >Godfrey Hooker, and wife: Elizabeth. Bertie County, 1729 >Ann Freeman married Benjamin Hooker, I. Bertie County, 1774 >Benjamin Hooker, II, and wife: Anne Frizelle, moved to Tennessee in1808. >a. Nancy Hooker, Born 1792. Married John Eddins, June 26, 1815 >b. Joshua Freeman Hooker, Born 1792. Married Frances Ridley Wynne,in Wilson >County, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1816 >THE FREEMAN FAMILY RECORD >WILLIAM FREEMAN, and wife: Mary Chowan County, N. C. >a. John >b. William >c. Thomas >d. Richard >e. Avon >f. Samuel >a-1. John, Sr. and Wife: Tabitha >1. Richard >2. Datherine (sic) >3. Sarah >4. William >5. Jacob >6. John, Jr. >7. Ailpah >8. Outlaw >9. Tabitha Manfield >10. Priscilla Vinton >d-1: Richard, and Wife: Ruth >1. Amos >2. Demsay >3. Mary Rontree >4. Christian Rontree >f-1: Samuel, and Wife: Elizabeth Surrey County, N. C. >a. Joshua >b. James >c. Aaron >d. Rachel >Joshua Freeman, I, and Wife: Mary Bertie County, N. C. >a. William >b. Joshua >c. Jacob >d. James >(Samuel Freeman of Surrey County, as a Justice of the Peace but toolate for >Colonial Service. He was also a >member of the North Carolins (sic) Assembly for years, but this wasafter the >Revolution.) >THE HOOKER FAMILY RECORD >WILLIAM HOOKER, (Died 1717) and wife: Chowan County, N. C. >a. William >b. Godfrey >c. Ann Evans >d. Bridget Mann >e. Margaret Lewis >f. Jane Brown >g. Elizabeth Sizemore >b-1 GODFREY (Died 1729), and wife: Elizabeth, Bertie County, N. C. >a. Benjamin, I >b. Elizabeth >b-1a. Benjamin, I (Died 1774) and wife: Anne, Bertie County, N. C. >a. Hardy >b. John >c. James >d. Elisha >e. Benjamin Freeman >f. David >g. Cora >b-1a-e: Benjamin Hooker, II and wife: Anne Frizelle >Moved to Tennessee is 1808. >1. Joshua (married: Fannie Wynn) >2. Ben (Married: Martha Clemens) >3. Johnathan (married: Peggy Guinn) >4. Matthew (married: Nancy Smith) >5. Nancy (married: John Eddins) >6. Betty (married: John Mills, who died 4-weeks after wedding. Shelater >married Matthew Hancock. >7. Chloe (married: Thomas Partlow Eddins) (see note 1 correction, please) >7a. Albert >7b. Thomas >7c. Jim >7d. Eddins >7e. Nancy >8. Polly (married: Robert Bell) >8a. Erastus Porter Bell >9. Sally (Sarah) (married: William Eddins) >Note: This record by Ruth Eddins Shelton. >SOURCE >The North Carolina Historical Society, Raleigh, N. C. >Commissioner of Pensions (Pension Statement) Washington, D. C. >State Librarian, Nashville, Tennessee and North Carolina. >War Department, Washington, D. C. >Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. >The Journal of American History >3 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. >(Published by Frank Allaben Genealogical Co.) >The McClure Newspaper Syndicate, Attn: Frances Cowles (1924) >45 W. 34th Street, New York, N. Y. >Joel Munsell's Sons >Albany, N. Y. >&nbsp; >Note1 correction: Chloe HOOKER married Thomas PARTLOW (Correct in >1889letter, incorrect in 1924 letter.) >&nbsp; >X-Message: #10 >Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 20:13:17 -0600 >From: Wade Drennan <[email protected]> >Subject: [TNWILSON-L] PARTLOW, EDDINS, HOOKER >Donna >Chloe Hooker, b. 11 Sep 1799, Bertie Co., NC, d. 11 Nov 1876, WilsonCo., Tn. >buried. Gladeville, Wilson Co., Tn. >m. Thomas Partlow, 2 Sep 1819, Wilson Co., Tn. >Thomas Partlow is the son of William Partlow and Ann Drennan >Thomas and Chloe had the following children >William A. Partlow >Benjamin Partlow >Thomas Allen Partlow >James Wesley Partlow >Joshua H. Partlow >Ann Frizelle Partlow >Nancy Eddins Partlow >Jonathan Partlow >Mary E. Partlow >Robert D. Partlow >Rebecca F. Partlow >Hope this helps >Wade Drennan >[email protected] >See also: Benjamin Hooker Cemetery listing: >Benjamin Hooker Cemetery, Wilson County, TN >(http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngenny1/hooker2.html) >&nbsp; >&nbsp; >Find other Wilson County TN family information on Robert Powell Carver'sweb >pages at: >Here is the information I have on the Southern Hookers. I know one of you >was asking for it. >Lee > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngenny1/rpc_indx.html >and on the TNWILSON mailing list digest archives at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngenny1/idx.html >and at: >Huddleston Cemetery I, Wilson County TN >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngenny1/huddcem1.html >&nbsp; >&nbsp; >Go to GENEALOGY AND TENNESSEE home pages at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngenny1/index.html >&nbsp; >published for Donna Walker Eddins,&nbsp; [email protected] (DonnaEddins) >by Nancy P. Goodman on 06 Jan 1999. updated 06 Jan 1999, 11:48 pm,CST. >Email: [email protected] >&nbsp; >&nbsp; >&nbsp; > >@->-> @->-> >I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in faires, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? >John Lennon ~ >http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html >Like to read? Visit and read some short stories by upcoming writers. >

I have hit a very large block wall in Franklin Cnty. KY. I'm not sure if there would be any connection or not. I'm typing this from work so I don't have all of my information with me but the highlights are: James M. Hooker and Jemima Catherine _____ had 3 children while in KY. Robert approx 1826, Nancy approx 1828 and William 1831. Wm. is the line I'm from. In 1835 they moved to IN and there I can find a fair amount of information on the family. I can't find information on them in KY but it is listed on death certificates, etc. I have a hunch they may have lived with relatives, but for so long? I would appreciate anyone contacting me if they know anything of this line.

<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> HISTORY OF THE HOOKER FAMILY (Here begins the words of Nancy Redley Hooker Evans, 1889, copied and added to by Ruth Eddins Shelton, 1924.) I have promised to give a little history of our ancestors, which I shall endeavor to do to the best of my knowledge. Several years ago, I exerted myself to gather all the information possiblein all directions. But, where a family genealogy has not been made, and the first generations are extinct,the results of such efforts are not altogether satisfactory. The HOOKERs were English. Encyclopedias show they were for the mostpart physicians, ministers, and professors of colleges. The Hookers have always lived on a high planeof honor. They were reticent, philanthropic, and ambitious. They have always been substantial people; and have alwaysheld, and acted, on their own opinions. The Hookers have been a patriotic people. They have always known howto wear arms, and use them as well, but with discretion. There is, by tradition, a little story about the Hookers,which is very pretty and, may be quite true; it is this: Once there were two brothers, who got into a political difficulty inEngland, and were imprisoned. One of them managed to secure a carrier pigeio, and sent a slip of paper out withsomething written on it which enabled him to make a miraculous escape. I do not know who the reigning king was,at the time, but he was pleased with the act of bravery, and had a sword presented to him - in the name of the king- on which was engraved the following inscription; "Who can win it, let him wear it." A grandson of each of the Hooker brothers mentioned above came to America.One of them located in Pennsylvania, his descendants branching out through the North. Theother settled in Maryland, his descendants are the Southern Hookers. My grandfather, who was Benjamin Hooker, was a native of Orange County,North Carolina. He had the misfortune, when a little boy, to lose both parents. He married a frenchwoman in Norfolk, Virginia, Anne Frizelle, who was born in 1769, and who was endowed with intelligence and wealth.(Here I shall say I met, once, in Nashville, Tenn., a Mr. Frizelle, who told me that the Frizelles hadkept a genealogy since the time of King Charles, and that my grandmother - Anne Frizelle Hooker, belonged tothe Frizelles who came to America from England. She lived 93 years, and died the day the battle was foughtat Shiloh. She had grandsons and greatgrandsons in that battle. There were two dozen or more of herdescendants engaged in the Confederate War.) Shortly before her death, she was visited by several of the leadingmen of the country and by lawyers on legal business, who pronounced her wonderfully alert; her intellect and memorywere as fresh and keen as in younger days. She had abandoned the use of eyeglasses; read the Testament agreat deal each day; and knitting was her favorite pastime. My father, JOSHUA, was the eldest son. When he was 8-years old, GrandfatherBENJAMIN HOOKER, moved from North Carolina to middle Tenn., and located fifteen miles fromNashville, in Wilson County. He afterwards returned to N. C. and brought his mother to live with him. It was along trip in those primitive days, when traveling was done by private conveyance over mountains and through valleys.Grandfather accumulated considerable wealth, and made a comfortable home in which they raised a large family;eleven children, in all, as follows: 1. NANNIE (Nancy), who married JOHN EDDINS, and moved to west Tennessee,Fayette County, where they spent their lives. They raised a large family - four sons; SAMUEL,THOMAS, JOSEPH, AND HOOKER, three of whom were physicians. Nancy was born August 22, 1792. 2. CHLOE who married THOMAS PARTLOW. They always lived close to theold home. One of her grandsons was a member of the U. S. army. (see note1) 3. ELIZABETH, who married MATTHEW HANCOCK. They went to Indiana, wherethey spent their lives in plenty of comforts, so I have been told. 4. MARY, who married ROBERT BELL. They lived a short time near the oldhome, died young. They had one child, ERASTUS PORTER BELL. (The Porters and Hookers were connectedin England as well as America.) 5. & 6. REBECCA & FRANCES. Both died when 15 and 16 years old,with fever. When Aunt Frances was dying, she said: "If this is death, it is sweet to die." They were buriedat the same time. 7. JOSHUA FREEMAN, married FANNIE WYNN 8. BENJAMIN, married MARTHA CLEMENS 9. JOHNATHAN, married PEGGY GRIMES 10. MATTHEW, married NANCY SMITH 11. SARAH, the youngest, married WILLIAM EDDINS (Brother of JOHN EDDINS) Sarah and William lived near the old home. One, or two, of their sonswere killed in the Civil War. Her youngest daughter, Mrs. LJAMES WHITE (my father's sister, TOOLIE) lived in Nashville,Tenn. (Scruggs & White) One daughter, FANNY, married Dr. William Eddins. (Note: Dr. Wm. Eddinswas the son of John Eddins and Nancy Hooker; Fanny Eddins was the daughter of William Eddins and Sarah Hooker.Dr. Wm. Eddins and his wife, Fanny Eddins were therefore double first cousins.) Sarah had one son, CharlesBlacknal, who lived in Honey Grove, Texas. JOSHUA FREEMAN HOOKER, whose middle name came by my great grandmotherHooker, further back - I do not know. Joshua Hooker was the father of Colonel Tom Hooker, of Mississippi. BENJAMIN, JOHNATHAN FRIZELLE & MATTHEW HOOKER all married in middleTennesses. Their first homes were near, or in, the neighborhood of the old Homestead, whichhas been in the Hooker family nearly 100 years, at the time of this writing (1899). After my grandfather's death (Benjamin Hooker), Uncle Johnathan boughtthe old homestead, and it is still in the possession of his family. The identical house that my grandfather livedin, with an addition. There are many things about the place which are historical, and are preserved as sacred souvenirs;an old cabin, made of cedar logs, that was on the place when my grandfather purchased the land. A spring thatcame out boldly from between two great rocks, that has never failed, and from which five or six generationshave drunk; a string of fence that grandfather laid more than eighty years ago, made of cedar rails. In the yard nearthe piazza, stands a large walnut tree; Uncle Matthew planted the walnut when he was 4-years old. In the house, thereare books and furniture that date a long way back, more than a hundred years. Uncle Johnathan had one son, ROBERT,who was a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister. (PHYLANDIA is a physician at Russellville, Kentucky.) Uncles Benjamin and Matthew moved to Missouri. Uncle Ben was a ChristianMinister; several of his sons served in the Confederate Army, during the Civil War. Uncle Matthew and familywere Union People. (What a departure for a Southern Hooker.) I once visited Lebanon, one of the daughters,who told me that, during the Civil War, a wounded Yankee came in the house and she dressed his wounds; when hewas leaving he called her a "damned Sesesh!". No other time, while I was there, did I laugh so loud. My father, JOSHUA FREEMAN HOOKER, was born in 1794; was 18 years oldwhen the war of 1812 with England started. Patriotic blood stirred his young bosom, and bucklingon his armor, he responded to the call for volunteers. He was a valiant soldier under General Andrew Jackson,belonging to Colonel Dyes Regiment. Letters from old comrades have told the story of courage and bravery on hispart. While the battle was being fought, rain was falling thick and fast. My father was down with the measles; hisclothing became thoroughly saturated, causing the measles to disappear; the result being a severe cough, with whichhe suffered the rest of his life. After the victory was gained and the soldiers started to their homes, they crossedLake Pontchartrain by boat, except one man - an old soldier, who has passed through the heat of battle likea man of true mettle, but said: "I would rather trust my Creator fifteen miles on land than five miles on water." Hewalked around the lake. Many times, I have heard my father laugh about this little episode. All this delta countrywas then a wilderness. The soldiers occasionally reached an Indian settlement, and bartered tobacco formeat, each man receiving one pound. They did not cook it, for fear of losing some of the grease, but sucked themeat until it was gone, then chewed the rind. It was so sweet to the weary, hungry men that they thought the Indians hadused honey in preserving the meat. Soon after my father returned to middle Tennessee, he married Fannie Ridley Wynn. CAROLINE CHLOE HOOKER, sister of Colonel Thomas Hooker, of Mississippi,and daughter of Joshua and Fannie Wynn (My half-sister), married a Mr. Eddins - the third Hookerwoman to marry an Eddins. There were nine children from this union. THOMAS BENJAMIN HOOKER, oldest son of Joshua and Fannie Wynn, livedin the Mississippi Delta, Fryerspoint at one time. He was always noted for perseverance and energy;was Lieutenant in Lyles' 23rd, Arkansas Regiment; he was a gallant soldier, and received a mark ofhonor, while in charge of a company in Port Hudson. After returning home, he married Mattie Halton. Only one childof this union lived. (There were eight). THOMAS B. HOOKER, now of Memphis, Tenn., is prominent in business. MarriedSarah Patterson, daughter of exgovernor Malcolm (Ham) Patterson. They have three sons: Thomas Benjamin,Jr., whose wife was a Miss Marshall of Missippi. (This was his second marriage.) They also hadone girl, Berta Hamilton, who married Paul Naylor, now living in Leon, N. J. (1924); they have three children:Hamilton, Berta and Paul. There is nothing remarkable to say about my immediate family (JOSHUAHOOKER'S child). We have had pleasures, and sorrows, prosperity and poverty, no especial distinction,and no disgrace. My sister, REBECCA ANN, was 15 years old when she married Mr. Baxter,who was highly esteemed by my parents. He died when she was 26, leaving her with five children, andlimited means. She, by the rearing of her children, reflected great honor on herself. Her (REBECCA ANN) only daughter was a woman of refinement and elegance.Three sons went to serve in the Confederate Army; one, however, was afflicted from childhood, and notbeing able for duty, was self-educated, was a student and well advanced in the study of Law. But, death loves ashining mark and claimed him young and fair for a brighter sphere. The other two sons served through the CivilWar with honors. JOHN BAXTER was a Captain. Afterward, they served their State of Arkansas in the Legislatureand Senate. GEORGE, the Senator and only surviving one now lives in New York, with his family. His son,GEORGE BAXTER, JR., is a playwriter; and his daughter, ALICE BAXTER, is an actress on the stage in New York(1924). ELIZABETH HOOKER, the 2nd child, married Mr. Hengley, and lived in Nashville,Tenn. She is past 80 years old (1889). She had eleven children, six of whom are living. One of hersons fought in the Civil War, returned home, and died of tuberculosis. MARY HOOKER, the 3rd child, married Mr. Ammen. They had four children,two sons who were soldiers. One with the PORTER RIFLES of Memphis, Tenn.; the other with Gen. BedfordForrest. Both are now dead. One daughter lives in Chattanoogo, Tenn. JOSEPH AMMON (AMMEN), first son, married Fannie Jones, of Raleigh, Tennessee.They had seven children, three of whom are now living. He served in the Civil War. JUDITH FRANCES HOOKER, married Mr. Richardson, they had five children,two still living; EMMA PARKER, Chicago, Ill.; WILLIAM, Greenville, Miss.; ROBERT BURTON diedwhen 22 years old; he was endowed with a mind of high order, nobleness of soul. Was reading medicinewhen he fell a victim to typhoid fever. His death was the first break in the family chain (JOSEPH HOOKER family.) &nbsp; MARTHA BURTON, was a woman of superiority of mind, commandingin appearance, a devoted Christian. She &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Capt. Kinman,lived fourteen months, left one child, Mattie Wynn, in Greenville, Miss. published for Donna Walker Eddins, 05 Jan 1999, by Nancy P. Goodman. &nbsp; LINE OF DESCENT OF THE FREEMAN AND HOOKER FAMILIES OF NORTH CAROLINA Submitted (exactly as written) in 1999 by Donna Walker Eddins, of Grapevine,Texas. Written in 1924 by Ruth Eddins Shelton, of Covington, Tennessee. (See copyright notice above) 1. JOSHUA FREEMAN was a member of the North Carolina State Militia,1754 (vol. xxii, Pg.357.) 2. SAMUEL FREEMAN was a member of the Safety Committee, Surrey County,North Carolina, Aug. 25, 1775 (Vol. x. Pg. 228; Vol. x, Pg. 251.) (The Freeman and Hooker families have, since very early times, beenlarge and prominent in North Carolina, and were closely allied by blood. There are now two towns named in theirhonor: - Hookerton, or Hookerville, in Green County; and Freeman, in Columbus County,) Samuel Freeman and John Freeman, Johnathan and Nathan Hooker were membersof the Assembly for years. Both these lines entitle their descendants to be eligible for the ColonialDames Society, and the D. A. R.'s. (The wills of the Freeman and Hookers are on file at the Historical Association,Raleigh, N. C., and copies may be obtained for two dollars each. 1924) William Freeman, and wife: Mary. Chowan County, 1737 Samuel Freeman, and wife: Elizabeth. Surrey County, 1796 Joshua Freeman, I, and wife: Mary. Bertie County, 1794 Joshua Freeman, II. Orange County William Hooker, Chowan County, 1717 Godfrey Hooker, and wife: Elizabeth. Bertie County, 1729 Ann Freeman married Benjamin Hooker, I. Bertie County, 1774 Benjamin Hooker, II, and wife: Anne Frizelle, moved to Tennessee in1808. a. Nancy Hooker, Born 1792. Married John Eddins, June 26, 1815 b. Joshua Freeman Hooker, Born 1792. Married Frances Ridley Wynne,in Wilson County, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1816 THE FREEMAN FAMILY RECORD WILLIAM FREEMAN, and wife: Mary Chowan County, N. C. a. John b. William c. Thomas d. Richard e. Avon f. Samuel a-1. John, Sr. and Wife: Tabitha 1. Richard 2. Datherine (sic) 3. Sarah 4. William 5. Jacob 6. John, Jr. 7. Ailpah 8. Outlaw 9. Tabitha Manfield 10. Priscilla Vinton d-1: Richard, and Wife: Ruth 1. Amos 2. Demsay 3. Mary Rontree 4. Christian Rontree f-1: Samuel, and Wife: Elizabeth Surrey County, N. C. a. Joshua b. James c. Aaron d. Rachel Joshua Freeman, I, and Wife: Mary Bertie County, N. C. a. William b. Joshua c. Jacob d. James (Samuel Freeman of Surrey County, as a Justice of the Peace but toolate for Colonial Service. He was also a member of the North Carolins (sic) Assembly for years, but this wasafter the Revolution.) THE HOOKER FAMILY RECORD WILLIAM HOOKER, (Died 1717) and wife: Chowan County, N. C. a. William b. Godfrey c. Ann Evans d. Bridget Mann e. Margaret Lewis f. Jane Brown g. Elizabeth Sizemore b-1 GODFREY (Died 1729), and wife: Elizabeth, Bertie County, N. C. a. Benjamin, I b. Elizabeth b-1a. Benjamin, I (Died 1774) and wife: Anne, Bertie County, N. C. a. Hardy b. John c. James d. Elisha e. Benjamin Freeman f. David g. Cora b-1a-e: Benjamin Hooker, II and wife: Anne Frizelle Moved to Tennessee is 1808. 1. Joshua (married: Fannie Wynn) 2. Ben (Married: Martha Clemens) 3. Johnathan (married: Peggy Guinn) 4. Matthew (married: Nancy Smith) 5. Nancy (married: John Eddins) 6. Betty (married: John Mills, who died 4-weeks after wedding. Shelater married Matthew Hancock. 7. Chloe (married: Thomas Partlow Eddins) (see note 1 correction, please) 7a. Albert 7b. Thomas 7c. Jim 7d. Eddins 7e. Nancy 8. Polly (married: Robert Bell) 8a. Erastus Porter Bell 9. Sally (Sarah) (married: William Eddins) Note: This record by Ruth Eddins Shelton. SOURCE The North Carolina Historical Society, Raleigh, N. C. Commissioner of Pensions (Pension Statement) Washington, D. C. State Librarian, Nashville, Tennessee and North Carolina. War Department, Washington, D. C. Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. The Journal of American History 3 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. (Published by Frank Allaben Genealogical Co.) The McClure Newspaper Syndicate, Attn: Frances Cowles (1924) 45 W. 34th Street, New York, N. Y. Joel Munsell's Sons Albany, N. Y. &nbsp; Note1 correction: Chloe HOOKER married Thomas PARTLOW (Correct in 1889letter, incorrect in 1924 letter.) &nbsp;

Hello, Is anyone researching the Hooker's from Clay County, Ky? My family came from there, and I am trying to find any information possible. I have some information and I am willing to share what I have. Thank you, Charlotte Miller

I get this ancestry newsletter in email. I don't know if any of you know about it, but perhaps it could be a useful tool for some of you. I noticed in this particular issue a Wisconsin search site, and thought about the ones asking about Hookers in Wisconsin. Lee Ancestry Daily News http://www.ancestry.com/DailyNews Brought to you by the publisher of "The Source" and "Ancestry" Magazine http://www.ancestry.com ========================================================== Please do not reply to this message. For contact information, please see the bottom of the message. ========================================================== 07 July 2000 In this issue: - Databases of the Day: ----- Milwaukee, Wisconsin Directory, 1889-90 ----- New York Holland Society, Yearbook 1902 ----- Wawarsing, New York Reformed Dutch Church Records ----- Tennessean (Nashville), Obituaries, 1998-99 - Today's Featured Map: ----- American Revolution, 1783 - George G. 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Start building your family tree by talking live to people experienced in finding family records: http://adforce.imgis.com/?adlink|397|159762|1|16|adforce;Adid=225716;bnid =1 ============================================================ DATABASES OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN DIRECTORY, 1889-90 Located in southeastern Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan, the city of Milwaukee is the county seat of Milwaukee County. This database is a transcription of city directories originally published in 1889 and 1890. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. It includes more than 147,000 names, mostly heads of households. For the researcher of ancestors from southeastern Wisconsin, this can be an extremely valuable collection. Source Information: "Milwaukee Directory, 1889." Milwaukee, WI: Alfred G. Wright, 1889. "Milwaukee Directory, 1890." Milwaukee, WI: Alfred G. Wright, 1890. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4749.htm This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and can be searched through its main page at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm ____________________________________________________________________ NEW YORK HOLLAND SOCIETY, YEARBOOK 1902 The Holland Society of New York is composed of descendants (in the direct male line) of those who lived in the colonies under Dutch rule in America before or during 1675. This is a yearly publication that includes various records from the Holland Society of New York. Some of the data included is "Passenger Lists to New Netherlands, 1654-64"; an index to passengers; an index to places of departure; the society's record of members and deceased members; and a report of the annual meetings. For those with colonial Dutch ancestry, this database will be helpful. Source Information: Holland Society of New York, comp. "New York Holland Society, Yearbook 1902." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Holland Society of New York. "Yearbook of the Holland Society of New York: 1902." New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1902. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4736.htm ____________________________________________________________________ WAWARSING, NEW YORK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH RECORDS Wawarsing lies in Ulster County, New York. It was formed from Rochester in 1806, and part was re-annexed to Rochester in 1823. This database contains the Dutch church records for the area, covering the years 1745-1850. The records contain details of births, baptisms, marriages, and church members. This database will be helpful to those tracing their eastern New York ancestors. Source Information: Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, ed. "Wawarsing, New York Reformed Dutch Church Records." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, ed. "Wawarsing Reformed Dutch Church Records." New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1922. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4737.htm ____________________________________________________________________ TENNESSEAN (NASHVILLE), OBITUARIES, 1998-99 Source Information: Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. "Tennessean (Nashville), Obituaries, 1998-99." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data is from the electronic newspaper newsfeed service of the Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3514.htm ============================================================ TODAY’S FEATURED MAP <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ Today's featured map is: AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1783 To view this map, go to http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/reference/maps/freeimages.asp?Imag eID=290 ============================================================ For a printer-friendly version of articles in this issue, to e-mail an individual article to a friend, or to submit feedback on something you have read here, visit the Daily News Desk at: http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/ ============================================================ GEORGE G. MORGAN: “ALONG THOSE LINES . . .” “Using Online Library Catalogs in Your Research” <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ It used to be that there were few things worse than being a genealogist with a case of insomnia. I would be wide awake at 3 a.m., wishing I could be in a library poring over volumes of family history books or spinning through reels of microfilm until my eyes rolled back into my head. In the pre-Internet "olden days" of genealogy just a few years ago, I had to be satisfied with just making lists in preparation for a visit to a library or archive. It was only when I arrived there that I could really determine what was there and plan the remainder of my research time in the facility. Times have certainly changed! Now I can access the Online Public Access Catalogs (also known as OPACs) of libraries and archives from the comfort of my home office twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Yes, I can now use my Web browser to search thousands of catalogs all over the world, conduct effective research, and do all sorts of advance planning for library visits at 3 a.m.--and in my jammies too! In "Along Those Lines . . ." this week, let's discuss OPACs, some places to find them on the Web, and ways you can use them to your research advantage. WHAT IS AN OPAC? Libraries and archives used to have their catalog of holdings indexed on 3" x 5" cards in wooden or metal filing cabinets at a central location in the library. The cards were held in place by a metal rod inserted through a hole in the bottom of the card. Books were (and still are) catalogued using either the Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress classification system. In time, libraries computerized their holdings into online databases or "online catalogs," and this data was accessible via so-called "dumb" terminals. That is, the computer terminals were simply machines used to access the catalog, but they had no computing workstation capabilities. With the advent of the Internet's World Wide Web, libraries and archives and other information repositories have reached out to the public by establishing Web sites. As they have done so, they have also made the transition to personal computer workstations. This has facilitated access to the libraries' Online Public Access Catalogs, or OPACs for short, and to perhaps other online resources including CD-ROM products and databases they have either purchased on some media or to which they have purchased online subscription access. More recently, libraries have utilized the interface capabilities of their OPAC software and have integrated the inquiry facilities into their Web pages so that you and I can log on any time we like to check on materials in a collection. What a wonderful resource! WHERE CAN YOU FIND OPACs? It's a pretty simple process to locate your own local library's OPAC. Simply ask the librarian if the library provides access to its catalog online via the Internet. The answer today is usually yes. Most libraries have already integrated the OPAC into their Web pages; some may not quite be there, but they will usually have some access available, even using a dial-in Telnet facility. Because libraries want to encourage use of the online catalog facility, they will usually have some sort of printed handout or bookmark with a description of what is available and instructions for how to access it. When in doubt, ask the librarians for help. If you want to locate libraries, archives, and other facilities outside your hometown, never fear! There are some excellent Web pages with collections of links to these facilities. One of my favorite library sites is called LibrarySpot (http://www.libraryspot.com/librariesonline.htm). Here you will find a catalogue to collections of libraries of all sorts. On the main screen is a link to PublicLibraries.com (http://www.publiclibraries.com/), which lists public libraries and other repositories across the United States. The WebCats link at the LibrarySpot page takes you to a page with two very important ways of locating libraries around the world. The Geographical Index is organized by area of the globe and then by country and the libraries; the Library Type Index sorts libraries by category of its content (e.g., military, public). Please note that this is not an all-inclusive listing. Another important link at LibrarySpot is The Canadian Library Gateway (http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/gatepasse/index_e.htm). Here you will find a window into Canadian libraries of all types and sizes, as well as to a directory of special collections held in many of them. This link provides you with the choice of presentation of the information in English or French. Also at LibrarySpot, you will find categorized collections of links to other library types that may be of interest to you, such as government libraries, presidential libraries, and many others. There is also an impressive collection of online reference resources and an online reading room with links to online books, journals, newspapers, and other materials you may find helpful. LibrarySpot is an impressive facility. The African American Genealogical Society of Northern California has created a wonderful Web site containing links to all fifty of the U.S. state archives. This page can be found at http://aagsnc.org/library/archives.html. In addition to the links to the state archives, they also link to a collection titled "States Listed by Region" (at http://www.50states.com/city/regions.htm), where states are grouped in geographic clusters and then alphabetic lists of "communities" (read: towns) and links to specific libraries' Web pages are included. Other resources are included at this site as well. No list of library sites in the United States would be complete without the venerable Library of Congress at http://www.loc.gov/. From the main page, click on the graphic labeled "Using the Library--Catalogs, Collections & Research Services" to go to a page with a collection of links (http://catalog.loc.gov/). >From here, the Library of Congress OPAC can be accessed several ways. You will, by now, be most familiar with a search by author or title, etc. Another alternative access method is available at http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog. Here you use the Z39.50 Gateway--a fancy name for another Web-based inquiry format--to access the catalog. You will probably find the standard catalog search easier, but those of you who are familiar with Web-based search engines may want to use the "Simple Search" or structured "Advanced Search" and "Phrase Search" options that the Z39.50 facility offers. Also available at the Web page (http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950) is a link to an alphabetized list of links to other libraries and databases in the United States and in other countries. If you can't locate a library you're seeking in the links above, choose your favorite Web search engine and use the following search string, substituting a place name in quotation marks where NAME is shown: "NAME" + library WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THE OPACs? The links I've described above can provide you with a comprehensive collection of Web pages, allowing you to locate many libraries and archives. The following are some suggestions for how to use these new-found resources to your advantage. - Determine locations, hours of operations, collection content, policies, and even the cost of photocopies and microfilm copies so you can take the right change denominations. - At the Library of Congress, you must have a researcher's identity card and fill out call slips in order to have someone pull the books you want to see. Learn how to obtain a card in advance. Also, obtain call slips in advance so that you can locate items in the OPAC and complete the call slips before you go to the library. You can simply present them when you arrive at the LOC and avoid much waiting time. - Check the holdings of a library or archive to determine if specific books are circulated (can be checked out). Determine if they are in the library, and place a reserve on them so that they will be there when you arrive or can be checked out. - Locate a specific book in a library's collection in another place, such as at the Library of Congress. If it is non-circulating, as most genealogical materials are, and you want to see if portions contain helpful materials for you, use the OPAC to obtain author, title, and catalog number (Dewey and/or LOC). Take this to your local library to determine if it provides Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service. If it does, the librarians can contact the other library and request a photocopy of specific portions of a book's index (such as surnames). On receipt of these copies, you can determine if you want specific pages from the book copied, and you can ask your library to make another photocopy request via ILL. - Plan your genealogical stops of a research trip or family vacation by checking libraries' or archives' collection holdings in advance. Obtain telephone numbers from Web sites, and make telephone calls in advance to clarify any questions you have. Do the same checking with genealogical societies and museums. Their collections of materials may be accessible only by appointment, so be sure to call in advance. FINAL WORDS One word of advice, however, is that genealogical collections often include materials that have not been cataloged, that have been partially cataloged, or that have only been line-listed. This latter group may consist of vast holdings of correspondence or other papers for which a small, single, one-line descriptive entry is made in the OPAC, but which may not adequately represent the scope or scale of the item. When you contact or actually visit the library or archive, be sure to ask if there are other items in the collection that may not have been cataloged. You may be surprised at what miscellaneous, uncataloged treasures you might find. There are certainly other uses of OPACs; you just need to be creative. Now that you know about them, where to locate them, and what you can do with them, get cracking! Happy Hunting! George __________________________________________________________________ George G. Morgan is a proud member of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, Inc. (ISFHWE). He would like to hear from you at mailto:[email protected], but due to the volume of e-mail received, he is unable to answer every e-mail message received. Please note that he cannot assist you with your individual research. Visit George's Web site at http://ahaseminars.com/atl for information about speaking engagements. George is also the author of "The Genealogy Forum on America Online," which is available in the Ancestry Online Store at: http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog/product.asp?pf%5Fid=1101046&dept %5Fid=10102000 Copyright 2000, MyFamily.com. 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Checking the census records for 1910, I found the uncle in Ft. Worth. On a trip to the Ft. Worth library, while searching city directories, I then located the residence. In 1921, his wife was listed alone as widow. This led me to the newspaper microfilms, where I found his obituary, which listed the names of his children. Following the directories, I found a listing that showed the children were living alone in the residence, which led me to believe that the wife may have been deceased at this time. When I checked the newspapers again, the obituary gave the name of a daughter in another city. In 1993, I checked the phone books of that city, called a person by that surname, and found the daughter (then age 91) still living. She filled me in on our shared family history. She is still alive and recently celebrated her 99th birthday. It all started from a Civil War record! EllieSS ____________________________________________________________________ Thanks to Ellie for today's Quick Tip! 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Thanks Linda. I just got a picture of my grandpa Niver when he was in WWI and think I will place that on the site as well. I originally built the site for a cousin to see. I couldn't figure out how to save my family information with my Family Tree Maker program and send her a copy, so I built the site and sent her the address so she could look at all the Hooker information, as that is where we are related. We had the same grandmother, but her line was with Grandma's first husband. In our line of Hookers, there seems to be a lot of sets of twins. Does anyone find that true with their Hookers as well? Lee On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:50:29 -0600 "Linda Hedlund" <[email protected]> writes: > Lee, > I enjoyed your site, those pictures are great. I have a lot of old > family > pictures, other family members have given me their old pictures to > preserve. > I don't have any Hooker ones except for William O. Osborne and his > wife Mary > Hooker. > I sent for Robert's obit but it takes Nebraska State Historical > Society > quite awhile to get microfilm sent, I sent for it last week so I > probably > won't get it for a couple more weeks. Hopefully it will tell me > just how > old he was and best of all who his parents were. However, I have to > make > myself be realistic and probably won't get all that. > I'm very new at the web site thing so it is very simple. My > son-in-law > helped me with it and we used FrontPage 2000 which isn't very > compatible > with rootsweb. I'll sure let you know when I get the Hooker page on > but it > will be a little while. > Linda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 8:27 PM > Subject: Re: [HOOKER] THADDEUS WARSAW HOOKER > > > > Linda; > > When you get your site up, let us know so we can see it. Did you > look at > > my Hooker site? http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/hooker/index.html > > I put some pictures on it, and plan on doing more work. If I get > a copy > > of the Hooker book, I will use some of that information as well. > I hope > > we can all find our Hooker roots, and maybe even trace them to a > common > > denominator. > > > > @->->@->-> I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Lee, I enjoyed your site, those pictures are great. I have a lot of old family pictures, other family members have given me their old pictures to preserve. I don't have any Hooker ones except for William O. Osborne and his wife Mary Hooker. I sent for Robert's obit but it takes Nebraska State Historical Society quite awhile to get microfilm sent, I sent for it last week so I probably won't get it for a couple more weeks. Hopefully it will tell me just how old he was and best of all who his parents were. However, I have to make myself be realistic and probably won't get all that. I'm very new at the web site thing so it is very simple. My son-in-law helped me with it and we used FrontPage 2000 which isn't very compatible with rootsweb. I'll sure let you know when I get the Hooker page on but it will be a little while. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [HOOKER] THADDEUS WARSAW HOOKER > Linda; > When you get your site up, let us know so we can see it. Did you look at > my Hooker site? http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/hooker/index.html > I put some pictures on it, and plan on doing more work. If I get a copy > of the Hooker book, I will use some of that information as well. I hope > we can all find our Hooker roots, and maybe even trace them to a common > denominator. >

Linda; When you get your site up, let us know so we can see it. Did you look at my Hooker site? http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/hooker/index.html I put some pictures on it, and plan on doing more work. If I get a copy of the Hooker book, I will use some of that information as well. I hope we can all find our Hooker roots, and maybe even trace them to a common denominator. Lee On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 10:14:27 -0600 "Linda Hedlund" <[email protected]> writes: > Lee, > I've looked at both sites and none of my family are there. It seems > like > most of the families I work on no one else is interested in them. > I'm > working on a web site and hope to add my Hookers to the site as soon > as I > get a little more information on them. > Thanks, > Linda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 6:31 AM > Subject: Re: [HOOKER] THADDEUS WARSAW HOOKER > > > > No problem, Linda. There are many sites online to check out too. > I try > > to find all of the free ones. Family Tree maker has a site and > there is > > a message board called Genealogy Forum. That is where I got a > load of > > information and found lost cousins online. Sometimes your best > source of > > information is that way, finding lost relatives who know. > > > > Lee > > > > On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:17:52 -0600 "Linda Hedlund" > > <[email protected]> writes: > > > Lee, > > > Thanks, it was worth a shot anyway. I appreciate you checking > for > > > my Robert > > > Hooker b. abt 1815. It was kind of you to try for all of us. > > > > > > Linda > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:52 PM > > > Subject: Re: [HOOKER] THADDEUS WARSAW HOOKER > > > > > > > > > > Well, just got back from Lansing and read the Hooker book. It > was > > > > written or rather put together, by a great aunt of mine, and > it is > > > for > > > > the Daniel Hooker decendents. So, I will continue to surf the > web > > > for > > > > others as it was mostly stuff I already have, and didn't > answer > > > anyone > > > > else's Hooker questions. I will look to see if anyone has > written > > > a book > > > > about the Hookers in general. > > > > > > > > I will see if I can find Thaddeus in my Vermont section. > > > > Lee > > > > > > > > On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:58:08 -0700 "stan fieber" > > > <[email protected]> > > > > writes: > > > > > I have been following the recent discussion with some > interest, > > > as I > > > > > have been unable to trace my Hooker history beyond Vermont. > > > Thaddeus > > > > > Hooker was born November 08, 1823, in Vergennes, Addison > co., > > > VT, > > > > > and despite several years of searching I have not been able > to > > > find > > > > > names of his parents or siblings. Does anyone else have him > in > > > their > > > > > line? > > > > > margaret > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @->->@->-> > > > > I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe > in > > > fairies, > > > > myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares > aren't as > > > real > > > > as the here and now? > > > > John Lennon > > > > > > > > http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, > visit: > > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @->->@->-> > > I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in > fairies, > > myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as > real > > as the here and now? > > John Lennon > > > > http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > @->->@->-> I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Tom, I have often wondered if my Henry was from another place and just sailed in to Boston and married Elizabeth....or dropped in from outer space. I got the Channel Island thing from several 1922-24 queries in the Boston Transcript that are on microfilm at the SLC Library. They couldn't find Henry's roots either....that's why they and I have considered a possible name change. Now I see that perhaps I should be looking further south. Henry was not related closely if at all to Rev. Thomas Hooker, and not on this side of the pond to Gen. Joe Hooker. I've also seen the name as Hucker, Hacker and Hawker. I figured Ocker may have been a phonetic rendition of an Englishman's accent when dropping the "H" in Hooker. Who knows? If we all keep digging I'm convinced we will all be able to find our immigrant ancestor and probably connect a lot of these Hooker lines. Carole -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, July 06, 2000 3:46 AM Subject: [HOOKER] Hooker Line >Carole, > >Yes, I remember Arthur Hooker who lived in British Columbia. I too >corresponded with him very briefly long before I developed a serious interest >in my ancestry. I think I still have one eight page report from him, but it >basically just summarizes the family of Thomas Hooker, founder of Hartford, >CT. > >Your Hooker early history was of interest, that part going to a Henry Hucker, >married in Boston in the early 1700s. > >A Hooker cousin of mine says our grandfather often remarked about descending >from a Henry Hooker. (My parents divorced when I was young, so I never heard >these stories.) Once I started a vigorous tracing of our line, it led me to a >Robert Hucker, living in what became Prince Georges County, Maryland, in the >late 1600s. His name was given as Hucker, Hawker and Hooker. His parents are >unknown, but I found an old report on a CD-ROM that claimed my Robert's >parents were Thomas Hawker and Patience, formerly married to Henry Needham. I >have been able to document these three individuals in Maryland during the >latter half of the 1600s, but not the names of their children. My Robert >Hooker married Amee Selby, then died in Prince Georges County around 1711. > >Robert's will conveniently listed not only his children, but their birth >dates: > >Samuel, b. October 11, 1699, married a woman named Margaret >Elizabeth, b. December 14, 1701, and later married Samuel Pruitt >Robert, b. September 11, 1706, married Elizabeth Deakins >Amy, b. July 27, 1708 > >Tom Hooker >Orlando > >

Lee, I've looked at both sites and none of my family are there. It seems like most of the families I work on no one else is interested in them. I'm working on a web site and hope to add my Hookers to the site as soon as I get a little more information on them. Thanks, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [HOOKER] THADDEUS WARSAW HOOKER > No problem, Linda. There are many sites online to check out too. I try > to find all of the free ones. Family Tree maker has a site and there is > a message board called Genealogy Forum. That is where I got a load of > information and found lost cousins online. Sometimes your best source of > information is that way, finding lost relatives who know. > > Lee > > On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:17:52 -0600 "Linda Hedlund" > <[email protected]> writes: > > Lee, > > Thanks, it was worth a shot anyway. I appreciate you checking for > > my Robert > > Hooker b. abt 1815. It was kind of you to try for all of us. > > > > Linda > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [HOOKER] THADDEUS WARSAW HOOKER > > > > > > > Well, just got back from Lansing and read the Hooker book. It was > > > written or rather put together, by a great aunt of mine, and it is > > for > > > the Daniel Hooker decendents. So, I will continue to surf the web > > for > > > others as it was mostly stuff I already have, and didn't answer > > anyone > > > else's Hooker questions. I will look to see if anyone has written > > a book > > > about the Hookers in general. > > > > > > I will see if I can find Thaddeus in my Vermont section. > > > Lee > > > > > > On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:58:08 -0700 "stan fieber" > > <[email protected]> > > > writes: > > > > I have been following the recent discussion with some interest, > > as I > > > > have been unable to trace my Hooker history beyond Vermont. > > Thaddeus > > > > Hooker was born November 08, 1823, in Vergennes, Addison co., > > VT, > > > > and despite several years of searching I have not been able to > > find > > > > names of his parents or siblings. Does anyone else have him in > > their > > > > line? > > > > margaret > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @->->@->-> > > > I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in > > fairies, > > > myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as > > real > > > as the here and now? > > > John Lennon > > > > > > http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > > > > > @->->@->-> > I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, > myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real > as the here and now? > John Lennon > > http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > >

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gsfn=&gsln=Hooker&gspl=1%2CAny +Locality&submit=Search&gl=allgs&prox=1 A search for the Hooker name. It has something like 5,000 odd names of Hooker lineage. Lee @->->@->-> I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Descendants of John Hooker 1 John Hooker b: Abt 1447 in Exeter,,,England . 2 Robert Hooker b: Abt 1473 in Exeter,,,England ..... 3 John Hooker b: Abt 1525 in Of Blaston, Melbourne, Leicester, England ........... +Alice Stanyerne b: Abt 1530 in England .......... 4 Thomas Hooker b: 1553 in Marefield, Leicester, England ................ +Mrs Thomas Hooker b: Abt 1570 in Marefield, Leicester, England .............. 5 Thomas Hooker [rev] b: July 07, 1586 in Marefield. Tilton, Par, Leicester, England .................... +Susan (Susannah) Harkes Garbrand b: Abt 1593 in Marefield, Leicester, England .................. 6 Anne Hooker .................. 6 Mary Hooker b: 1616 in Amersham, Bucks, England ........................ +Roger Newton b: 1607 in England ...................... 7 Hanna Newton b: 1633 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut ............................ +Joseph Phelps b: 1629 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England .......................... 8 Joseph Phelps b: August 27, 1667 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Mary Case b: June 22, 1660 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut .......................... *2nd Wife of Joseph Phelps: ................................ +Sarah Case b: August 14, 1676 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut .......................... *3rd Wife of Joseph Phelps: ................................ +Mary Collier b: 1669 in Hartford, Hartford, CT .......................... 8 Hannah Phelps b: February 02, 1668/69 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut .......................... 8 Timothy Phelps b: March 18, 1670/71 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Martha Crow b: May 1670 in Hartford or Windsor, Connecticut .......................... *2nd Wife of Timothy Phelps: ................................ +Rachel Moore b: 1671 .......................... *3rd Wife of Timothy Phelps: ................................ +Rachel Moore b: June 02, 1690 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut .......................... 8 Sara Phelps b: May 1672 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +John Hill b: November 28, 1668 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut .......................... 8 William Phelps b: May 1674 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Ann Ruggles b: May 1674 ...................... 7 Samuel Newton b: October 20, 1646 in Hartford, Hartford, CT ............................ +Sara Welch b: 1646 .......................... 8 Abner Newton b: Abt 1699 ................................ +Mary Burwell b: August 28, 1698 in Sutton, , England ...................... *2nd Wife of Samuel Newton: ............................ +Martha Fenn b: 1646 ...................... 7 Roger Newton b: 1648 in Hartford, Hartford, CT ...................... 7 Susanna Newton b: September 20, 1654 in Farmington, Hartford, CT ...................... 7 John Newton b: June 1656 in Farmington, Hartford, CT ...................... 7 Roger Newton b: Abt 1658 ...................... 7 Ezekiel Newton b: December 19, 1659 in Hartford, Hartford, CT .......................... 8 Esekial Newton b: 1688 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ................................ +Abihail Briscoe b: Abt 1698 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ...................... 7 Susannah Newton b: Abt 1660 ...................... 7 [2] Sara Newton b: January 24, 1661/62 in Milford, New Haven, Connenticut ............................ +[1] John Wilson b: June 18, 1660 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [3] Sara Wilson b: January 04, 1683/84 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ................................ +[4] John Marsh b: February 17, 1678/79 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [5] John Wilson b: May 31, 1686 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [6] Elizabeth Wilson b: October 31, 1689 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts ................................ +[7] Samuel Low b: March 29, 1701 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [8] Roger Wilson b: August 20, 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [9] Edmund Wilson b: July 27, 1695 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [10] Alice Wilson b: September 06, 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [11] Mary Wilson b: August 16, 1702 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts ...................... 7 Mary Newton b: Abt 1663 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ...................... 7 Alice Newton b: September 18, 1664 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ...................... 7 Mary Newton b: Abt 1666 .................. 6 Joanna Hooker b: Abt 1621 in Amersham, Bucks, England ........................ +Thomas Sheperd b: Abt 1621 .................. 6 John Hooker b: Abt 1625 in Amersham, Bucks, England .................. 6 Sarah Hooker b: 1628 in Little Baddow, Essex, England .................. 6 Sarah Hooker b: 1629 in Chelmsford, Essex, England ........................ +John Wilson b: September 1621 in Dorchester, Suffulk, Massachusetts ...................... 7 John Wilson b: July 16, 1649 in Dorchester, Suffulk, Massachusetts ...................... 7 Sara Wilson b: Abt 1651 ............................ +Paul Batt b: Abt 1647 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Sarah Batt b: January 18, 1672/73 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ................................ +Micajah Torrey b: July 27, 1673 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts .............................. 9 Child Batt b: Abt 1675 .............................. 9 Child Batt b: Abt 1677 .............................. 9 Child Batt b: Abt 1679 .......................... *2nd Husband of Sarah Batt: ................................ +Josiah Torrey b: Abt 1650 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts .............................. 9 Josiah Torrey b: September 02, 1681 in BOston, Suffolk, Massachusetts .................................... +Sarah Athern b: 1683 .............................. 9 Margaret Torrey b: April 19, 1683 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts .................................... +Ephraim Chapin b: December 18, 1673 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts .............................. 9 Elizabeth Torrey b: March 05, 1684/85 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts .............................. 9 Mary Torrey b: April 17, 1689 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts .................................... +Nathaniel Southworth b: October 31, 1692 in Little Compton, New Port, RI .............................. 9 John Torrey b: June 04, 1692 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts .................................... +Sara Ross b: 1694 .............................. *2nd Wife of John Torrey: .................................... +Zerviah Athern b: August 25, 1689 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts ...................... 7 Thomas Wilson b: December 11, 1652 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts ...................... 7 Elizabeth Wilson b: Abt 1653 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts ...................... 7 Elizabeth Wilson b: May 09, 1656 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts ............................ +Thomas Weld b: 1656 ...................... 7 [1] John Wilson b: June 18, 1660 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts ............................ +[2] Sara Newton b: January 24, 1661/62 in Milford, New Haven, Connenticut .......................... 8 [3] Sara Wilson b: January 04, 1683/84 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ................................ +[4] John Marsh b: February 17, 1678/79 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [5] John Wilson b: May 31, 1686 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [6] Elizabeth Wilson b: October 31, 1689 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts ................................ +[7] Samuel Low b: March 29, 1701 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [8] Roger Wilson b: August 20, 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [9] Edmund Wilson b: July 27, 1695 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [10] Alice Wilson b: September 06, 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 [11] Mary Wilson b: August 16, 1702 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts ...................... 7 Thomas Wilson b: Abt 1662 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts ...................... 7 Susanna Wilson b: December 1664 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ............................ +Grindal Rawson b: January 23, 1658/59 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Edward Rawson b: 1682 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Edward Rawson b: 1684 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts .......................... 8 John Rawson b: April 26, 1685 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Susanna Rawson b: March 10, 1685/86 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Benjamin Reynolds b: October 05, 1686 in Bristol, Bristol, RI .......................... 8 Edmund Rawson b: August 07, 1689 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Elizabeth Howard b: 1689 .......................... *2nd Wife of Edmund Rawson: ................................ +Elizabeth Hayward b: April 16, 1683 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Wilson Rawson, Sr b: June 23, 1692 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Margaret Arthur b: Abt 1691 in Nantuckett, Nantuckett, Massachusetts .......................... 8 John Rawson b: January 10, 1694/95 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Mercy Hayward b: Abt 1699 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Mary Rawson b: June 22, 1699 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Joseph Door b: 1699 .......................... 8 Rachel Rawson b: June 09, 1701 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Samuel Wood b: 1701 .......................... 8 David Rawson b: October 25, 1703 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Grindal Rawson b: June 09, 1707 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Dorothy Chauncy b: 1707 .......................... 8 Elizabeth Rawson b: April 21, 1710 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts ................................ +Abner Hazeltine .................. 6 Samuel Hooker b: Abt 1633 in Hartford, Hartford, CT d: 1697 ........................ +Mary Willet b: November 10, 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA ...................... 7 Thomas Hooker b: October 06, 1659 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts ............................ +Mary Smith b: in Massachusetts ...................... 7 Samuel Hooker b: May 29, 1661 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts ............................ +Mahitable Hamlin b: November 17, 1664 in Middletown, Middlesex, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Child Hooker b: 1687 .......................... 8 Samuel Hooker b: June 04, 1688 in Farmington, Hartford, CT ................................ +Mercy or MAry Leete b: 1685 in Guilfor, Middlsex, Connecticut ...................... 7 William Hooker b: May 16, 1663 in Farmington, Hartford, CT ............................ +Susannah ...................... *2nd Wife of William Hooker: ............................ +Ann .......................... 8 William Hooker, Jr b: 1684 .......................... 8 Godfrey Hooker b: 1686 .......................... 8 Ann Hooker b: 1688 .......................... 8 Bridgett Hooker b: 1690 .......................... 8 Margaret Hooker b: 1692 ................................ +Isaac Lewis b: 1692 in North Carolina .......................... 8 Jane Hooker b: 1694 .......................... 8 Elizabeth Hooker b: 1696 ...................... 7 John Hooker b: February 20, 1664/65 in Farmington, Conn ............................ +Abigail Stanley b: July 25, 1669 in Farmington, Hartford, CT .......................... 8 Hezekia Hooker b: October 14, 1688 in Farmington, Hartford, CT ................................ +Abigail Curtis b: 1695 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut .......................... 8 Abigail Hooker b: May 25, 1691 in Farmington, Hartford, CT .......................... 8 John Hooker b: December 17, 1693 in Farmington, Hartford, CT .......................... 8 John Hooker II b: March 16, 1694/95 in Farmington, Hartford, CT ................................ +Mary Hart b: in Connecticut .......................... 8 Abigail Hooker II b: June 14, 1698 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Nathaniel Hart .......................... 8 Mary Hooker b: November 06, 1700 ................................ +Samuel Hart .......................... 8 Sara Hooker b: November 09, 1702 ................................ +Matthew Hart .......................... *2nd Husband of Sara Hooker: ................................ +Huit Strong .......................... 8 Joseph Hooker b: February 15, 1704/05 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Sarah Lewis b: in Connecticut .......................... 8 Ruth Hooker b: April 16, 1708 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Asahel Strong, Cpt .......................... 8 Roger Hooker b: September 17, 1710 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Mercy Hart b: 1710 .............................. 9 Thomas Hart Hooker d: 1775 in West Hartford Conn. .................................... +Sara Whitman .................................. 10 Thomas Hart Hooker ........................................ +Betsy Mills ...................................... 11 Katherinie Leavette Hooker b: 1819 d: 1891 ............................................ +Thomas Acheson b: 1811 d: 1879 m: 1840 .......................................... 12 Martha Hooker Acheson b: April 28, 1849 .......................................... 12 Harry Webster Acheson b: December 23, 1859 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio d: 1919 in District of Columbia ................................................ +Mary Hindsdale Duval m: 1888 .............................................. 13 Harry Hooker Acheson b: May 18, 1889 .......................................... *2nd Wife of Harry Webster Acheson: ................................................ +Jane Correne Reeves b: October 31, 1884 m: 1909 .............................................. 13 Mackall Webster Acheson, Sr b: March 16, 1911 in Washington D.C. d: December 23, 1981 in Lancaster, Va .................................................... +Lillian Colene Skelton b: July 17, 1914 in Blackstone, VA d: July 14, 1975 in Lancaster, Va .......................................... 12 Thomas Hooker Acheson b: February 19, 1853 .......................................... 12 Eliza Whitman Acheson b: February 13, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio ................................................ +Henry Perkins Goddard b: 1842 d: 1916 .............................................. 13 Calvin Hooker Goddard .......................................... 12 John Mclure Acheson b: September 30, 1857 .......................................... 12 Mortimore Hooker Acheson b: July 12, 1862 .......................................... 12 Julie Acheson b: February 20, 1884 d: 1914 ................................................ +Elija Smead Alvord Jr. b: 1809 d: 1894 m: 1865 .......................... *2nd Wife of Roger Hooker: ................................ +Anna Kellog b: 1710 in Farmington, Hartford, CT ...................... 7 James Hooker, Hon b: October 27, 1666 in Farmington, Conn ............................ +Mary Leete b: November 01, 1672 in Guilford, Middlsex, Connecticut .......................... 8 Mary Hooker b: May 11, 1693 in Guilford, Middlsex, Connecticut ................................ +John Hart .......................... 8 Ann Hooker b: January 26, 1694/95 in Guilford, Middlsex, Connecticut ................................ +Thomas Smith .......................... 8 Sarah Hooker b: February 26, 1695/96 ................................ +John Bartlett .......................... 8 William Hooker b: October 16, 1702 .......................... 8 Mehitabel Hooker b: October 05, 1704 in Guilford, Middlsex, Connecticut ................................ +John Smith ...................... 7 Roger Hooker b: September 14, 1668 ...................... 7 Nathaniel Hooker b: September 18, 1671 ............................ +Mary Stanley b: in Massachusetts ...................... 7 Mary Hooker b: July 03, 1673 in Farmington, Connecticut ............................ +James Pierpont b: January 04, 1658/59 in Roxbury, Massachusetts .......................... 8 James Pierpont b: May 21, 1699 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ................................ +Ann Sherman .......................... 8 Samuel Pierpont b: December 30, 1700 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut .......................... 8 Mary Pierpont b: November 23, 1703 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut .......................... 8 Joseph Pierpont b: October 21, 1704 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ................................ +Hannah Russell b: February 23, 1705/06 in Middletown, Middlesex, Massachusetts .......................... 8 Benjamin Pierpont .......................... 8 Sarah Pierpont b: January 09, 1709/10 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut ................................ +Jonathan Edwards b: January 13, 1703/04 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut .......................... 8 Hezekiah Pierpont b: May 26, 1712 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ...................... 7 Hezekiah Hooker b: November 07, 1675 ...................... 7 Daniel Hooker b: March 25, 1679 in Farmington, Conn ............................ +Sarah Standley ...................... 7 Sara Hooker b: May 05, 1681 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut ............................ +Stephen Buckingham .................. 6 Alice Hooker b: Abt 1637 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Connecticut ........................ +Samuel Howard .............. 5 John Hooker b: Abt 1584 in Marefield. Tilton, Par, Leicester, England .............. 5 Frances Hooker b: Abt 1588 .............. 5 Dorothia or Dorothy Hooker b: Abt 1590 .............. 5 Amy or Ann Hooker .............. 5 Elizabeth Hooker b: February 18, 1596/97 .............. 5 William Hooker b: 1603 .......... 4 Frances Hooker b: Abt 1550 .......... 4 Frances Hooker b: Abt 1551 ..... 3 Thomas Hooker b: 1500 in Blaston, Melvourne, Leicester, England ........... +Miss Prest b: 1500 in England .......... 4 John Hooker b: 1525 .......... 4 Agnes or Ann Hooker b: Abt 1526 .......... 4 Kenelm or Kenellyne Hooker b: Abt 1528 ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

http://members.aol.com/gracheson/hooker/hooker.htm Worth checking out for your Hooker line. Lee @->->@->-> I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

http://www.surnameweb.org/registry/h/o/o/hooker.shtml Try in this are as well. Lee @->->@->-> I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Here is a website that might help everyone in their searches. http://www.gengateway.com/ Lee @->->@->-> I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

No problem, Linda. There are many sites online to check out too. I try to find all of the free ones. Family Tree maker has a site and there is a message board called Genealogy Forum. That is where I got a load of information and found lost cousins online. Sometimes your best source of information is that way, finding lost relatives who know. Lee On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:17:52 -0600 "Linda Hedlund" <[email protected]> writes: > Lee, > Thanks, it was worth a shot anyway. I appreciate you checking for > my Robert > Hooker b. abt 1815. It was kind of you to try for all of us. > > Linda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:52 PM > Subject: Re: [HOOKER] THADDEUS WARSAW HOOKER > > > > Well, just got back from Lansing and read the Hooker book. It was > > written or rather put together, by a great aunt of mine, and it is > for > > the Daniel Hooker decendents. So, I will continue to surf the web > for > > others as it was mostly stuff I already have, and didn't answer > anyone > > else's Hooker questions. I will look to see if anyone has written > a book > > about the Hookers in general. > > > > I will see if I can find Thaddeus in my Vermont section. > > Lee > > > > On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:58:08 -0700 "stan fieber" > <[email protected]> > > writes: > > > I have been following the recent discussion with some interest, > as I > > > have been unable to trace my Hooker history beyond Vermont. > Thaddeus > > > Hooker was born November 08, 1823, in Vergennes, Addison co., > VT, > > > and despite several years of searching I have not been able to > find > > > names of his parents or siblings. Does anyone else have him in > their > > > line? > > > margaret > > > > > > > > > > @->->@->-> > > I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in > fairies, > > myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as > real > > as the here and now? > > John Lennon > > > > http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > @->->@->-> I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Carole Hammond wrote: > Lee, > > Have you found any siblings for your Jacob? My first Hooker shows up as > Henry Hucker, getting married in Boston, MA in 1708 to Elizabeth > Helyer/Hilliard. His estimated birth year is 1685 which might make him a > sibling of your Jacob. > > After more than 30 years of looking I still haven't found the parents or > origins of my Henry Hooker. I have seen mention that some of the Hookers > may have come from the Isle of Jersey in the Channel Islands as there were > some who ran ferries on the MA coast north of Boston. In the index of a > book on the Channel Islands under Hooker I found Ocker (they spoke more > French than English), Auker, etc. > > In Ipswich, Essex Co., MA there was a Jacob and a John born to Matthew > Hooker and his wife Rachel in the 1680s and '90s. > > Good luck! > Carole in Portland, Oregon