William Henry Hooks, Jr.

1820 William HOOKS' will probated. He had deeded most of his lands to his other married children earlier, but to Mary (Polly) BOYET he left money: by a Proviso in his will that William HOOKS Jr. (known here as William Hooks III) pay her one hundred pounds "at the expiration of two years after he receives the said hanner." Note: Hanner was a slave which was willed to William's wife Dorcas earlier in the will.

1629 William HOOKS (1) was first listed as arriving in Virginia. (Nugent, Nell Marion Cavaliers and Pioneers, Vol. 1, p. 22, Patent Book No. I, part I).

1st Generation - Homer Hooks (10th generation) received information from Mr. Noel Currer-Briggs, a professional genealogist in London, that a William HOOKES arrived in America "on a French ship in 1629", as a man-servant to a Mr. Adam Thorowgood. Mr. Currer-Briggs further reports that HOOKES was employed by a Mr. Daniel Gookin in 1637.

1668 Stephen DURDEN had 250 acres in the Upper Parish of Nansemond near land grant of Robert HOOKES. (Walter, Alice Granbury, Virginia Land Patents. Abstracts from Patent Book 6, p. 209).

1682 Land Grant to Robert HOOKS in Nansemond Co., VA. The Patent referred to "ye said HOOKS his father in a lapsed grant for the same land. (Grant Book 11, p. 115). (father indicated above seems to have been the same as William of 1629).

1719 Land Grant, Title: Hooks, William Publication 20 February 1719. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County, Description: 350 acres between the Deep Cyprus and the flat cyprus swamps branches of Sumerton Creek.

Here's a look at what kind of a person mr. thorowgood was:

• At A Court Houlden In the Lower County of New Norfolke the 15th of Mae 1637
• The deposition of GILBERT GUY aged 28 years or thereabouts-sworne and examined, sayeth that he being at the house of WILLIAM FFOULER, discoursing with him concerning certain cask found by the servants of CAPT: ADAM THOROWGOOD by the seaside, but afterwards being seized and fetched away by the aforesaid WILLIAM FFOULER, the aforedsaid deponent told him it would vex him to have the casks taken away from him, whereupon the wife of the said WILLIAM FFOULER asked, who would take them from him? The said deponent answered,CAPT: THOROWGOOD, upon which she, the said ANNE FFOULER, answered, "Let CAPT: THOROWGOOD have *****
• WILLIAM TANNER, aged 36 years or thereabouts, sworne and examined sayeth-That being in the company with GILBERT GUY at the house of WILLIAM FFOULER , he, the said deponent heard GILBERT GUY tell WILLIAM FFOULER that it would vex him to have the casks which he had fetched home taken from him whereupon the wife of the said FFOULER asked who would take them from him? The said GILBERT answered, CAPT: THOROWGOOD. Upon which she, the said ANNE FFOULER answered "Let CAPT: THOROWGOOD *****
• Whereas it doth appear to this Court bu the oaths of severa witnesses, that ANNE FFOULER the wife of WILLIAM FFOULER of Linhaven, Planter, did, in a shameful uncomely and irrevereant manner, bid CAPT: THOROWGOOD *****, with the aggravation of many unusual terms-It is therefore ordered that the said ANNE FFOULER shall, for her offense, receive twenty stripes upon her bare shoulders and ask forgiveness of the said CAPT: THOROWGOOD here now in Court and also the ensueing Sunday at Linhaven.

“John Gookin, Gent. 640 acs. Low. Norf. Co., Oct. 12, 1641...Adj. Capt. Thorogood’s land. Trans. of 13 pers...” [Patent Book 1–Part II, page 785] “Adam Thorrogood, Esqr., 400 acs. at the head of Samuell Bennetts Creek, N. upon land of John Langfield, & E. upon the aforesd. Cr. which runneth out of Chisopeiacke alias Lynn haven river. Oct. 19, 1642. Formerly granted unto Capt. Adam Thorrogood June 8, 1639 & now due sd. Thorrogood his son by descent.” [Patent Book No. 1–Part II, page 833]