Hi Adella, this is very interesting. I am only repeating what I was told by others. Joseph may not have been a Rev. at all. I also read last night that he was an indentured servant who claimed kinship to Rev. Thos. Same for the German line. I was told that it was the third line and last night I read that a German line came to the US in the 1800s. So I am not sure what to believe or know. What I do know is that I just want to know who Stephen G. Hookers parents are for sure and then I can just trace back. I sure hope they are Stephen and Abigail Hooker. Linda Lathrop ---- Adella Holly <adellaholly@yahoo.com> wrote: ============= I do not know if Joseph was a "Rev.," but he claimed to be distantly related to the Rev. Thomas Hooker (back in Eng) - though Joseph arrived a few yrs after the Rev. I just never personally heard of any German "Hoekers" before the mid-eighteen hundreds. Celeste --- Linda Lathrop <linda.lathrop@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello Celeste, > Thank you for clarifying the "lines" for me. > The reason I thought there was a German line up > there with > the two Reverend's lines is that I was told it was a > German line > by several people. > So it looks like this line that I know several other > people are from > also, must be from one of the Reverends. > That is the fun of genealogy search...something is > always changing!! LOL > Thanks, > Linda Lathrop > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Adella Holly > To: hooker@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:54 PM > Subject: Re: [HOOKER] ? about "german" Hookers & > my Hooker line > > > My computer has been down so I have not been > posting - > you may have already gotten your answer. The > "southern" Hooker lines from VA were not mentioned > in > your "3" lines. Most all of the MA/CN/New Eng. > Hookers > were from the lines of Joseph or Rev Thomas - at > least > all that I have seen posted or researched. Some of > Joseph's went through NY to IN, IL, OH and later > into > Oregon > > As for the the "German" Hookers (Hoekers) some > came as > late as the 1840s. I have not myself seen any of > the > German Hoekers in the 1700s, though there were > Germans > here fighting in the Rev. War. I have not seen the > name Hoeker that early. > > Celeste Holly > > > --- Linda Lathrop <linda.lathrop@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Please bear with me everyone as this post is a > bit > > long. Pls delete if not interested. > > > > I have read and had people say that there are > > basically "three" Hooker family lines. > > First is Rev. Thos Hooker, second is Rev. Joseph > > Hooker whose family mainly went South, and > > then the "German" Hookers who came over before > the > > Revolutionary War. (Which basically the > > other two "lines" did also). > > > > But is this really true? Does anyone have real > proof > > that the Third line actually did come from > > Germany? > > > > I have been researching my Hookers, as most of > you > > know, and have come to the conclusion that I > > are NOT from either of the Reverend's lines. So > I > > must be from the "German". > > > > Here is what I have come up with as my Hooker > > lineage hypothetically until it is all sourced. > I > > will > > start with my father at the top and go down to > the > > oldest: > > > > James Russell Farrell 1925 -1980 born CA died > CA > > Preston Nash Hooker/James Preston Farrell (chg'd > his > > name) 1902-1946 > > George Graves Hooker 1872-1921 born IL died IN > > Stephen G. Hooker 1824-1901 born Brandon, VT > died > > Chicago, IL > > Stephen Hooker 1787-1856 born Stow, MA died > > Brandon, VT > > Daniel Hooker 1750-1817 born Littleton, MA NOT > > Germany died Brandon, VT > > Jacob Hooker 1680 or 1691 - ? born in MA > > > > I have a list of Daniel's children that is in > > several places, so I know he had Stephen Hooker > as a > > son. > > > > I am trying to find a list of children for > Stephen > > Hooker who married Abigail Goss. Abigail was > Stephen > > second wife. First was Anna Woodward. Stephen > did > > have 2 young sons, Daniel and William, who both > died > > in 1818, ages 2 & 3. States on their gravestone > sons > > of Stephen and Abigail Hooker. They are buried > in > > Brandon, VT. The oldest son might be the son of > Anna > > as Stephen didn't marry Abigail until 1816 > > in Perrysburg, NY. > > > > In the federal census for 1830 for Brandon, VT > it > > shows a Stephen Hooker, right age category, > married > > and having 7 living children...5 girls and 2 > boys. > > One of the boys is listed in the 5-10 age > category > > and > > my Stephen G. Hooker would have been 6 in 1830. > > So that all fits. But, as we all know, those > census > > records back then didn't give names. > > So I need to find a listing of names of his > children > > to see if my Stephen G. Hooker is one of them. > > > > I want to thank anyone who has read this entire > post > > and again thank you for your patience. > > If I can put this together it will be one of the > > "miracles" of genealogy research!! Especially > not > > knowing > > about even being a Hooker 6 months ago and > finding > > this whole side of the family. > > > > I appreciate any and all help, suggestions, > advice. > > > > Linda Lathrop nee Farrell/Hooker > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > > to HOOKER-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > > the body of the message > > > > > > > test'; "> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Shape Yahoo! in your own image. 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