Cindy; Thanks. I didn't know that about the name Salmon. I wondered why would that be a name and thought perhaps the fish was named after some guy by that name. Gosh, I just looked at my records and it does say those dates. That would also make her quite old when she died....hmmm....I looked all through the files from online and the cds, and they agree on the date. Isn't that odd? I never questioned her age at child bearing before. Maybe it was a second marriage, or that is why he is the only child listed, or perhaps he was a grandson raised as a son and not noted elsewise. Something to think about. Thanks. Lee On Mon, 3 Jul 2000 22:50:23 -0500 "lunaloba" <[email protected]> writes: > Lee, > > Thanks for sharing your lineage and knowledge of this Hooker book. > One > thing, though, caught my attention and I wonder if I'm perceiving it > correctly. You said Mary Farr was born 1686 and her child Daniel was > born in > 1750, making her 64 years old at his birth. Did I misunderstand > something? > Is there a typo? Not too many women could do that! > > As to the spelling of Solomon, I have seen it used interchangeably > with > Salmon in England as a surname. It is a variant spelling and has > nothing to > do with the fish. I believe Salmon were called Roe in Great Britain > for some > time, but may be wrong about that. > > I wish you lots of luck with your search, and hope your aunt is in a > generous mood! > > Cindy > > > > > Jacob Hooker was born somewhere between 1674-1727 and died between > > 1751-1811. He married Mary Farr between 1701-1751. She was the > > daughter of Stephen Farr and Mary Taylor. She was born May 4, > 1686 in > > Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died between 1751-1782. > Their > > child was Daniel Hooker, born June 25, 1750 in Littleton, > Massachusetts, > > and died February 15, 1817 in Brandon, Vermont. > > @->->@->-> 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.