Kyle - thanks for the snail-mail, I plan to send you a copy of SAMUEL'S will as soon as I can, I found a typed copy at the Lenior Co. Comm. College library last week with some material collected by Mrs. FC Hooker and a Mrs . Stanton. Unfortunately the will does not mention any brothers or land from fathers or his wife, who must have died previously. The Greene Co. Geneological Extracts book I mentioned did not have any mention of any STEPHEN HOOKER, but the author promices another volume. We'll see. Am presently looking through Dobbs and Hertford Records regarding JAMES and SAMUEL. One thing, Charles Holloman says JAMES d 1778 but JAMES is in a Hertford Co. tax list of 1779, will check maybe it's his estate. Will keep up the search, saw your post to genforum. Hal