I recently joined this mailing list and have been researching the archives of previous letters. I noticed several things that I wanted to attempt to clear up. There was no Stephen Hooker who d. in Burke Co., GA, in l78l. The source of this error was Folks Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 4, pp. l44-l45. In his article on Stephen Hooker (l769-l833), who happens to be my 4great grandfather, Huxford incorrectly identifies Stephen as the son of Stephen and Martha Swain Hooker. First, there was no such person as Martha Swain Hooker. He was actually referring to Martha Jones Hooker, widow of Nathan Hooker. Nathan had moved to GA from NC, ca. l760 and was a son of William Hooker II and Sarah (Lassiter?) Hooker. Nathan was a brother of Stephen Hooker who d. ca. l767. Stephen married Rosanna Swain and had several children, but did not have a son named Stephen. Please note that this elder Stephen died 2 years prior to the birth of the younger Stephen. I should also note that this elder Stephen did not have a son named Samuel. I believe the Samuel Hooker, whose parentage is currently being discussed on this mailing list, was the son of James Hooker, another son of William Hooker II. After many years of research, I still have not identified to my satisfaction the father of my Stephen Hooker(l769-l833). Right now I am inclined to believe he was the son of William Hooker III of Dobbs Co. William III's son, Nathan Hooker and his wife Ann (Lackey) Hooker lived in Mongomery and Tattnall Co., GA, during the late l700s and early l800s, before moving to Mississippi. This Nathan has generally been referred to as a brother of my Stephen, who also lived in Montgomery and Tattnall Co., GA at the same time. However, I am open to the possibility that my Stephen (l769-l833), was the son of James Hooker who d. in Hertford Co., NC, in l778. Kyle VanLandingham