Rev.
William
Hooke
Born in Hook, Hampshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Whalley) Hooke
— married
10 May 1630 in St Mary Harrow, Harrow, Middlesex, England
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 76
in London, England
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Biography
William Hooke immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for London, England.
Birth
William Hooke was the second son of William Hooke of Hook, Hampshire, England.[1]
Marriage: 10 May 1630 St Mary Harrow, Harrow, Middlesex, England Jane Whalley Thomas Hooke with a license. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO/003/A/01/001. [2]
Education, Pastorship
- BA from Trinity College in Oxford in 1620.
- MA from Trinity in 1623.
He took the position as rector of Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England in May of 1627.[3]
Later on July 26, 1632 he was designated vicar of Axmouth, Devon on where he continued until approximately October 1637. His leaving may have been imposed upon him "because of his seditious sermons and nonconformity to the church in all particulars." The church hierarchy declared the church vacant on July 23, 1639.[1]
Marriage
In 1630 he married a cousin of Oliver Cromwell, Jane Whalley, daughter of Richard Whalley of Kirkton and Screventon, Nottinghamshire and his wife Frances (Cromwell).[4]She had grown up in the household of Lady Johan Barrington of Hatfield Broad Oake. An amusing letter from Jane (Whalley) Hooke to Lady Barrington can be read at New England Historic Genealogical Register, Volume 50, page 67 & 68. [3]
Migration
Rev. William Hook and his wife Jane came to New England sometime after October 1637; he was pastoring the church at Taunton in Plymouth colony. Thomas Lechford in 1641 wrote in "Plain Dealing" that in Taunton there had been "a church gathered of late... Master Hooke, Pastor, Master Streate Teacher..."[1]According to The Great Migration Directory he may have been the "William Hocke" who migrated from England on the Elizabeth in 1637.[5]
Two of Rev. William Hooke's fast day sermons were printed in England. The first in 1641 was entitled "New Englands Tears, for Old England's Fears", was among the "first tracts from New England published after the start of the Long Parliament and appeared with the support of an MP" so writes Susan Hardman Moore in her sketch of William Hooke in "Abandoning America." The second fast day sermon printed in 1645 was titled "New Englands Sence, of Old Englands and Irelands sorrows." [1]
About 1644 William Hooke left Taunton, becoming a colleague of Rev. John Davenport at New Haven;[3]Hooke was Teacher and Davenport was pastor. Davenport wrote to John Winthrop on July 24, 1654 that he desired to return to England and had peace of mind because Hooke would stay until there was a replacement found. William Hooke, however, also had "strong incouragements from England" to return, and sent his family ahead of his own departure.[1]
Return to England
Mrs. Jane Hooke returned to England in 1654. Her husband returned in 1656,[3]October. John Winthrop received a letter from William Hooke on April 13, 1657, "I am not as yet settled, the protector having engaged me to him,"[1] He became a chaplain to William Cromwell.[3]
In England on October 24, 1657 he was assigned to become an assistant to the Middlesex commissioners for removing unsuitable parish ministers. In 1658 he became Master of the Savoy, London England... where Cromwell accomodated members of his court.[6]Soon after he became master, representatives of congregationalist church from across England gathered there for the Savoy Conference. Along with Thomas Allen, John Knowles, Herbert Pelham and Richard Saltonstall, William Hooke in 1659 served as a trustee for "the Inlargement of University Learning in New England."[1]
Regicides, Restoration
When King Charles II was restored in 1660, Hooke did not retain his position at Savoy.[1]He may have swayed the regicides Edward Whalley and William Goffe to find refuge in New England, since he communicated with New Englanders, including Whalley and Goffe.[1]There was a familial relationship as well, since Hooke's wife was a sister to "Maj.-Gen Edward Whalley and Col. William Goffe was Whalley's son-in-law.[3]Authorities confiscated a letter written from William Hooke to John Davenport in March of 1663; forcing Hooke into hiding. During this time of seclusion, John Winthrop held a secret meeting with him in London, (along with John Scott of Long Island, Robert Tomson, and Nathaniel Whitfield) regarding colonial business. Licensed as a Congregationalist, he was at the house of Richard Loton in Spittleyard in 1672.[1]
Death, Burial
William Hooke died in 1678 and was buried at Bunhill Fields in London, England.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Susan Hardman Moore. "Abandoning America, Life-Stories From Early New England" Boydell Press (2013) Sketch of William Hooke, p. 139.
- ↑ St Mary Harrow Parish register Image 46 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1624/31280_198037-00060?pid=9933184 accessed by subscription 22 Dec 2019 Meehan-411
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) "Ezekiel Rogers, Roger Williams and Jane Whalley" January Vol. 50 (1896) pp 67 ff.subscriber$
- ↑ Susan Hardman Moore. "Abandoning America, Life-Stories From Early New England" Boydell Press (2013) Sketch of William Hooke, p. 137,138.
- ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. "The Great Migration Directory, Immigrants to New England, 1620 - 1640" The New England Historic Genealogical Society (2015) p. 168.
- ↑ Wikipedia "Savoy Palace" [1]
- See Also:
- Hollister, Gideon. The History of Connecticut, From the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adoption of the Present Constitution (Case, Tiffany & Co., Hartford, 1857) Vol. 1, Page 510
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