Rose, The William Hooker who married Laney Harper, was William Hooker IV, son of William Hooker III, and brother of Hymerick Hooker. I have also seen references to William, son of Hymerick marrying a Rebecca Woolaston. What is the URL for Nadine Newhouse's webpage? Kyle -----Original Message----- From: Rose Parks <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 4:25 PM Subject: [HOOKER] Hymerick Hooker's children >This is to clarify some previous messages where I did not state all these >children, etc. >In John Phillips will of 1792 of Craven Co., NC he mentions only his >grandsons John and Thomas Hooker. They are left a Negro each I >believe.(Others are mentioned but these only Hooker's mentioned) >So I would assume these are the only two born at that time. >Then comes William, Nathan, Hymerick Jr. and Mary, all mentioned as children >and heirs of Elizabeth Phillips Hooker with John and Thomas in the 1807 >settlement. > >Nathan by his Bible record was born 1793, Hymerick, Jr. by tombstone 1787, >John by tombstone 1780, Mary married 1814. > >One William Hooker married Laney Harper (born about 1760-1770 by Harper >family calculations) One married a Martha and they were both dead by 1842... > >Nadine Newhouse has on her web page I believe that Hymerick Sr.'s William >married Rebecca Woolston and had daughter Rebecca who married George >Freeman. (Hadn't heard this beforei saw it there) > >There are some deeds which were re-registered in Greene after Dobbs/Lenoir >all burned, abstracted by Wm. L. Murphy. Has anyone seen this, and are there >any Hooker deeds there? Admittedly there are not many this early but... > >One Hymerick Hooker married Martha Ormand (born 1824) mentioned in Walker >Ormand's case 19 Dec. 1842. >A Merit Ormand married Eliza b. hooker 1 June 1852 mentione din James >Ormand's Book both of these on Greene Co. web page. (also the Turnage will >is there and the 2 Tison-Tyson Bibles) >Rose > > > >