Al, Hello. Thank you for posting this. I have been looking for this book for a while. Do you know where I could find a copy? Would the Archives in Raleigh have it? Thank you. Hunter Ferrell Louisville, KY [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 31, 1999 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [NCWILSON-L] Hooks and Ruffin families > There is a book, published by the NC Dept. of Archives and History entitled > The Formation of the North Carolina Counties 1663-1943 by David Leroy > Corbett. The copy I have, a third printing of 1975 cost $9.00 from the shop > in the Museum of History in Raleigh when I bought it several years ago. You > might be interested in it. > > The purpose of the revision in the Wilson-Wayne County line in 1859 was to > "leave the dwelling house of said (Jacob) Hooks in the county of Wayne". > > While I am not researching the Hooks family, there were several of them who > married into the Bass family and if you are pursuing same, I would be glad to > share informatiom. Probably the oldest Hooks name I have is Cullen Hooks, > who was born about 1800. > > Al Bass > Raleigh >