Mary Hook

Biography

Mary Follansbee, daughter of Thomas Follansbee and his first wife, Mary, was born 22 October 1667 at Great Island, Newcastle, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, which is current day Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She died on 25 Oct 1736 at Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

She married

• (1) 1 Dec 1686 at Newbury, MA to Robert Pike, who died 22 Aug 1690, leaving two children.
• (2) c. 1692 at Salisbury MA to William Hook, the son of William Hook and Elizabeth Dyer of Salisbury. She had eight more children with her second husband.

Her children with her first husband were (surname PIKE):

1. Robert, b. Salisbury, Mass. 3 Sep 1687, d. Newmarket, NH 5 Dec 1743, m. Hannah GILMAN, bapt Hampton, NH 24 Oct 1697, d. Newfield, NH 1 May 1774, daughter of Capt Jeremiah Gilman and Mary Wiggin.
2. Sarah, b. Salisbury 3 Feb 1689, m. Salisbury 6 Nov 1712 Jacob STEVENS, b. Salisbury 26 Nov 1686, son of Lt. Benjamin Stevens and Hannah Barnard.

Her children with her second husband were (surname HOOK)

1. Elizabeth, b. 14 Feb 1692/3, m., as his second wife, 2 July 1728 John EATON, b. Kingston, NH 18 Oct 1685, d. Salisbury, Mass. 1 March 1746, the son of Joseph Eaton and Mary French. John had m. (1) 22 Jan 1710 Ester Johnson who died 22 Jan 1728. Following John's death, Elizabeth m. (2) 28 Dec 1752 Abner LOWELL. An Elizabeth Hooke was baptized as an adult 30 Aug 1712 in the Salisbury Church.
2. Mary, b. 31 Jan 1694/5, d. Salisbury 24 Nov 1697. Died young.
3. Ann, b. 16 March 1696/7, d. Salisbury 7 Dec 1697. Died young.
4. Jacob, b. 30 Oct 1698, m. Elizabeth FRENCH
5. Josiah, b. 15 March 1700/1, d. Salisbury Aug 1790, m. Salisbury 12 Jan 1726/7 Anne FRENCH, b. Salisbury 3 Oct 1704, baptized Dec 1705, d. Salisbury 2 Dec 1770 in her 67th year, the daughter of Edward French and Mary Winsley. The wording on Anne's grave marker, calling her the "former wife to Mr. Josiah Hook" suggests that Josiah remarried following her death, but no record of a second wife has been found. Josiah and Anne had nine children whose births were recorded in Salisbury. Josiah and Ann both have surviving grave markers in the Old Salisbury Burial Ground.
6. William, b. c. 1703, named in father's 1743 will.
7. Francis, b. 22 March 1705/6, d. Salisbury 19 Jan 1755, m. Salisbury 22 Feb 1732/3 Edith GREELEY, b. 22 July 1710, daughter of Andrew Greeley and Eleanor Hook. Edith was called the wife of Francis Hook in the 1747 will of her father. Francis and Edith had as many as eight children born 1734 to 1750.
8. Mary, b. c. 15 Jan 1710, named in father's 1743 will; d. Gloucester, Mass. 18 June 1788 in her 79th year, m. Salisbury 31 Oct 1728 Stephen BENNETT, b. Gloucester 20 Jan 1706/7, d. Gloucester 1790, the son of Anthony Bennett, Jr. and Rebecca Wharff.

William Hook was admitted to the Salisbury Church on 26 July 1713, and his wife Mary was admitted there 30 Aug 1719, being baptized the same day.

Mary Follansbee died in Salisbury, Massachusetts on 25 October 1736. Her widower married again to widow Sarah (Greeley) Carr. His will, dated 23 June 1743, was proved 5 Feb 1743/4.

FindAGrave notes:

“No burial record has been found for Mary, but she and her second husband are most likely buried in the Colonial Burial Ground in Salisbury where two of their children have extant grave markers.”

“Humphrey Hooke of Bristol and his family and descendants in England and America during the seventeenth century.” by Todd, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1842-1902 Publication date 1938. Page 132. < Archive.Org >

William 3 Hooke died in 1743. His will appears in Essex County Probate Records (Old Series, Book 25, pp. 223-224). C23d day of June A. D. 1743. Will of William Hooke of Salis¬ bury. Sons Jacob, Josiah, William and Francis. My daughters Elizabeth Eaton and Mary Bennet. Wife Sarah. Sons Josiah and William executors. In case my sons sell any land given them, They shall first be obliged to give the Refusal of the same to each other, and not sell it to any stranger, That it may be kept in the Family and name of the Hookes forever .”

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Records

(N. CT. BK. — Records from the old Norfolk Co. Court book)

Vital Records of Salisbury, Births, HOOK (Hooke) https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/cBirthsH.shtml

1. Elizabeth, d. William, jr. and Mary, 14: 12m: 1692-3. NCTBK
2. Mary, d. William, jr. and Mary, 31: 11m: 1694-5. NCTBK
3. Ann, d. William, jr. and Mary, Mar. 16, 1696-7. NCTBK
4. [Jacob. dup.], s. William, jr. and Mary, Nov. ––, 1698. NCTBK
5. Josiah, s. William and Mary, Mar. 15, 1700-1701. NCTBK
6. Fransis, s. William and Mary, Mar. 22, 1705-6. NCTBK

Vital Records of Salisbury, Deaths, HOOK (Hooke) https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aDeathsH.shtml

• Ann, d. William, jr. and Mary, Dec. 7, 1697. NCTBK.
• Mary, d. William, jr. and Mary, Nov. 24, 1697. NCTBK
• Mary, w. William, Oct. 25, 1736. NCTBK
• William, Dec. 26, 1743. NCTBK

Vital Records of Salisbury, Marriages, HOOK (Hooke) https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aMarriagesH.shtml

• Jacob, and Elisabeth French, Jan. 14, 1719-20. NCTBK*
• Josiah, and Ann French, Jan. 12, 1726-7. NCTBK*
• Ann, and Jacob French, Apr. 20, 1727. NCTBK*
• Mary, and Stephen Bennit of Gloucester, Jan. 2, 1728-9. NCTBK*
• Elisabeth, and John Eaton, July 2, 1728. NCTBK*
• Francis, and Judith [Edeth. int.], Grealy, Feb. 22, 1732-3. NCTBK*
• William, and wid. Sarah Carr, May 17, 1738. NCTBK*

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References

• “Descendents of Thomas Follansbee” < link > Thomas and Mary (–) Follansbee had seven children, i.e., five daughters and two sons. Daughter Rebecca was probably born in Portsmouth, NH Daughters Ann, Mary, and Jane were born in all probability at Newcastle, Great Island, NH.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GHPY : 19 May 2022), Robert Pike and Mary Follinsby, 01 Dec 1686; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHN4-XQS : 8 December 2022), William Hooke, abt 1690/1700; citing Marriage, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578655.
• “Humphrey Hooke of Bristol and his family and descendants in England and America during the seventeenth century.” by Todd, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1842-1902 Publication date 1938. Page 132. Archive.Org
• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH11-NM9 : 17 January 2020), Mary Hook, Death Date 25 Oct 1736 Death Place Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
• 1743, Will of William Hook. Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County). Notes: Probate Records, Vol 325-326, Book 25-26, 1741-1746. < AncestrySharing >
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 5 2016, 7:50:54 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Follansbee-11
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5XN-8ZW
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166348992/mary-hook
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166348752/william-hook

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