Rev Samuel Hooker

• Death Notes
  • Will: According to A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford District 1635-1700), edited by Charles W. Manwaring, 1902:
    
    Hooker, Rev. Samuel sen., Farmington. Died 5 November 1697. Invt. L1007-00-07. Taken 6 Dec 1697, by Thomas Bull, John Hart and Daniel Andrews. Invt. in Hartford, L294-00-00. Taken by Nathll Cole and Samuel Kellogg. Court record, Page 27--8-9- 13 April, 1698: Adms. to John & Nathaniel Hooker. Daniel & Sarah Hooker chose Mr. Nathaniel Stanly to be Guardian. An agreement of Legatees: Mrs. Mary Hooker the Relict, with the two daughters Mary & Sarah Hooker, accepted the personal Estate except the Library. That the Widow Mary Hooker with Nathaniel Hooker Joyntly have the improvement of all the real Estate during her life time which the sad Samuel Hooker stood possessed of at his death, excepting that on the east side of the Great River belonging to Hartford and a Division of outlands against Wethersfield in Farmington. In consideration thereof they do engage to be at the charge of what is necessary for the perfecting of Daniel Hooker in Learning. That all the Lands belonging to the Estate in HArtford, together with that Division against Wethersfield, be divided between Thomas, James and Roger Hooker. That Daniel Hooker is to have the Library and be perfected inhis Learning; also to receive L50 in money, to be paid him within one year after his Mother's decease. The Lands in Farmington, except the division against Wethersfield, to be divided between Samuel, John & Nathaniel Hooker at their Mother's decease. The L50 to be paid to Daniel Hooker, L20 to be paid by Thomas, James & Roger Hooker, and L30 to be paid by Samuel, John and Nathaniel. The Land & Homested sometime in the Improvement of William Hooker Decd should be settled upon Susannah Hooker, the only child of William Hooker deceased. at Witness whereof we have set to our Hands this 13th of April, 1698. Thomas Hooker, Samuel Hooker, John Hooker, James Hooker, Roger Hooker, Nathaniel Hooker, Mary Hooker, Daniel Hooker, Mary Hooker Junr, Sarah Hooker. Page 7-(Vol. VIII) 6 March, 1709-10: Nathaniel Stanly of Hartford, as Guardian to Daniel & Sarah Hooker, did agree to a certain Agreement, made by the Widow and Children of the late Rev. Samuel Hooker of Farmington Deceased, for a Division of sd. Estate at the time wherein it was made, which bears the date 13th April, 1698, and the sd. Nathaniel desired his declaration should be recorded. Page 98-25 November, 1712: Whereas, all the Lands within the Bounds of Farmington, with the Buildings thereon, excepting a Division against Wethersfield Bounds, should belong to Samuel, John and Nathaniel Hooker and Mary Hooker, the Relict of the abovesd. Nathaniel Hooker, and that by reason of the death of the abovesd. Nathaniel Hooker the Division not being finished, pray the Court to appoint persons to divide sd. Estate. Whereupon this Court appoint Joseph Root, John Porter son of David, and Samuel Wolcott of Farmingtin, Distributors.

• General Notes
  • Samuel entered the ministry in 1657, and preached at Plymouth, though not regularly settled there. He was invited to settle at Springfield, MA, but declined the invitation and remained at Plymouth until he removed to Farmington, CT, where he was ordained in 1661 as the successor of his brother-in-law Rev. Roger Newton. He continued as pastor at Farmington until his death in 1697. Mather wrote in his Magnolia: "Thus we have to this day among us our dead Hooker, yet living in his worthy son Samuel Hooker, and able, faithful, useful minister at Farmington, in the Colony of Connecticut." Samuel Hooker was succeeded at Farmington by Rev. Samuel Whitman whose grandfather was Samuel's cousin.

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