Persifer, b ca 1796, has left a long trail of descendants, so he is my only link to his parentage. His mother was Hannah FRYER, b 8 Oct 1769, d/o Thomas FRYER and Susanna PYLE. His sister was Orpha HOOK, b ca 1800, who became my 5X ggm. Once I thought an Alban HOOK was their father, but in reviewing my data, now believe that to be wrong, so I'm just saying their father was _____ HOOK. They lived in Chester Co where Persifer and his siblings were born and I find Hannah in Delaware County in 1820 as the HOH, Orpha is living with her. Persifer is in Edgemont, and is now married. There wa a brother, Abraham, for whom I can find no data. Here are the known marriage combinations of Persifer HOOK's descendants. Persifer's children were all born in Chester County. I won't list children for which I have no data in order to keep this from being more lengthy than it has to be. Virtually all of them stayed in Wilmington except Waldron who moved to Phila. Please, please, if any one recognizes these names and has info, get in touch with me. Maybe you all have data I can't find. I'm desperate! Persifer HOOK & Elizabeth_________ Waldron HOOK, b ca 1820 & Mary E. _______ ( In Philadelphia by 1880) Alfred W HOOK, b 1866/Clara M _______ (in Phila. by 1900) Persifer HOOK b 1868/Annie CHAPMAN (AKA "Pierce" in Phila. 1910, d in Dauphin Co in a Old Folks Home) Mary Minerva HOOK b ca 1822/Alfred Fulton WALTON Alfred Curtis WALTON, b 1856/Mary MALONEY Francis J WALTON b 1894/Marguerite AIKEN Thomas WALTON, b 1898/Laura Elizabeth BOTSFORD Mahala HOOK, b ca 1826/ Ebenezer CRAWFORD, b ca 1822 Mary E CRAWFORD, b 1848/Joseph T WADMAN, b 1835 Harvey WADMAN, b 1872/Belle _______ Lawrence WADMAN, b 1906/Dorothy ________ Anna F WADMAN, b 1880/ James MAGUIRE Greta WADMAN, b 1885/Randolph PHELPS Florence CRAWFORD b 1867/Alexander DAVIS, b 1854 Lynn Prettyman Baltimore, MD marylindsay1@comcast.net