William Hooker (1716 - 1806)

Born 17 Apr 1716 in Medfield, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Clark) Hooker — married about 1741 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Abigail (Evans) Hooker — married 20 Dec 1750 in Medfield, MA.

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1806 at age 89 in Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William Hooker/Hocker was born 17 Apr 1716 in Medfield to Henry and Elizabeth Hilliard Hooker,^[1]

William Hooker married, first, Tabitha Clark, daughter of Seth,^[2] about 1741, judging from the birth of their first child.

Tabitha (Clark) Hooker died in Medfield on 25 Oct 1747.^[3]

William Hooker then married Abigail Evans, on 20 Dec 1750 in Medfield.^[4]

William Hooker died in Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts on 15 Mar 1806, in his 90th year. His second wife Abigail had died three years earlier, 30 Oct 1803, in Medfield.^[3]

William and Tabitha Hooker had, in Medfield:^[1][2]

• Philip, b. 1742, died 1760, a soldier in the French & Indian War
• Tabitha, b. 6 Aug 1744, m. Oliver Chickering in 1772

William and Abigail Hooker had, in Medfield:^{[1] [2]}

• Zibeon, b. 8 Jan 1750-1
• Mary, b. 2 Feb 1753
• Catherine, b. 24 May 1755
• Abigail, b. 19 Jan 1758
• William, b. 16 Feb 1761
• Philip, b. 16 Sep 1764
• Oliver, b. 26 Sep 1768
• Lucy, married Elisha Broad

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Norfolk, Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, births p. 63.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Tilden, William S., History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts . . . 1650-1886, (Boston, 1887, Geo H Ellis), pp. 418-419
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Norfolk, Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 218. "Hucker, Tabatha, w. William"
4. ↑ Norfolk, Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Marriages, p. 150.

See also:

• Ancestry.com record of Henry Hooker.

• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 [1]

William Hucker

Birth Event Date: 17 Apr 1716

Event Place: Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father's Name: Henry Hucker or Hooker

Mother's Name: Elizabeth

• Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 [2]

William Hooker

Marriage Event Date: 20 Dec 1750

Event Place: Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Spouse's Name: Abigail Evans

• Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). [3]

William HOOKER

Death 1806

Location Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Original Text William, Mar. 15, 1806, in 90th y., in Franklin.

Town Info Medfield

Volume Name Medfield - V1 Page 218

• DAR [4]

Ancestor #: A133826

Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): SOLDIER

Birth: 4-17-1716 MEDFIELD SUFFOLK CO MASSACHUSETTS

Death: 3-15-1806 FRANKLIN NORFOLK CO MASSACHUSETTS

Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 8, P 222

Service Description: 1) CAPT SABIN MANN, ALARM LIST