Thanks everybody for your help. I received some great information about him and his family. Read at virtualnewarknj.com that his first wife drowned at the Passaic Falls two months after they were married (1811+). Did not list her name and she may be the link to my ancestor Abigail Gillespie. I've been teasingly referring Abigail as a Hooper Groupie this past week since she was following him around from Newark to Schenectady to Albany, NY. Many of you suggested I look for a family link...good idea and am still looking. Any information on his first wife is GREATLY appreciated. Again, thanks everybody. Melissa