Elma - I found a typed copy of SAMUEL HOOKER'S will at the Lenior Co. Community College geneology library, at Kinston NC. It was in with several items which had been donated by Raymond C Hooker, Jr., there were several researchers mentioned, Mrs. FC Hooker and a Mrs. JC Stanton, there was no mention of who included the copy of the will or where the original is now. There was a copy of Brainards letter to Mrs. Hooker and a series of hand written notes about the HOOKER family. The will mentions only four daughters, ZILPHA LANE wife of CULLEN, PENELOPE ABRAMS, ELIZABETH and ANN HOOKER. Also the will does not mention WILLIAM, who had died previously. So SARAH who had no children must have died previous to the will being drawn, and your sixth daughter who died previous are not included in the will. Since the Crooms seem to be reasonably well off, I noticed that they were owners of relatively large numbers of slaves in the 1790 cencus of Dobbs Co., I assume that Samuel saw no need to provide for them, or at least this copy of the will does not show them. The will was dated October 1, 1822 and filed at the February term of Court, Greene Co. NC, 1824 wittnessed by JAMES B and NATHAN HOOKER, with JAMES W HOOKER as executor. Sorry. The book " Swains of Nantuckett " by Robert H Swain states that ELIZABETH SWAIN dau. of STEPHEN and PATIENCE PARRIS SWAIN married JAMES HOOKER whose brothers JOHN and STEPHEN also married SWAIN girls, I have not yet persued verification of this fact, but will. If I can just get verification of SAMUEL'S administration of JAMES' estate in Hertford Co., in 1778, I've got it. You are correct about SAMUEL'S liniage, I believe I decend from Wm. d 1716, Wm. d 1756, James d. 1778, Samuel d 1823/24, Hardy d 1834, Anne E d 1861 who m Isaac Jordan. I remain on the lookout for information regarding your Crooms, its out there some- where. As I tie up loose ends regarding Samuel I'll let you know. Good luck. Hal