I am particularly interested in the information which ties the Hooker's to Anne Arundel CO, MD. My grandmother was Lillie Ann Hooker, daughter of John Willis Hooker b 1857 who m Lettice/Elizabeth Duncan/Dunkin b 1848 Monroe CO, TN. John Willis was son of John C. Hooker b ca 1810 MD who married in NC Rachel GREEN b 1830. My mother's father was James Preston Watkins who married Lillie Ann Hooker. I have researched the Watkins line far more extensively than that of the Hookers, but it appears that the Watkins originated (after migration through VA and the Carolinas) in Anne Arundel CO, MD! There is also Quaker influence in this Watkins line. James Preston Watkins' parents were William Douglas Watkins who married Nancy Brown (nee Ekin/Akin) Hart. William's parents were William Watkins b 1805 who m Margaret Byerley, dau of Gasper Byerley of sC and wife Mary MOORE. If any of these Watkins or Hooker notes look familiar, I'd love to have your input. Obviously, I would be interested in hearing of any Watkins notes in your files...or any of these other related surnames. If you can nail down my MD Hooker line to Anne Arundel CO, it would be a marvelous discovery. Researchers in MD tell me that my Watkins are desc. from a HALL/BELL/Watkins connection there, but I have yet to prove it. If you have any Maryland Hooker ties or questions, it is also likely that I can help with related surnames. I have files of many old Maryland/VA lines. Doris in Charlottesville, VA