Person:Samuel Hooker (6)

"7 Samuel Hooker (Thomas), son of Rev. Thomas and Susannah Hooker, of Harford, Colony of Conn., born 1633; … Rev. Samuel Hooker was aged 64, at the time of his death in 1697, from which it appears that he was born in 1633, but whether before the family left England, or after their arrival in New England is not known, through it is generally supposed that he was s born at Newtowne (Cambridge), Mass. He entered Harvard College in 1651, and graduated in 1653. He entered the ministry in 1657, and preached at Plymouth, Mass., through probably not regularly settled there. He was invited to settle at Springfield, Mass., but declined the invitation and remained at Plymouth until he removed to Farmington, Conn., in 1661, where he succeeded his brother-in-law Rev. Roger Newton and became the second minister of the place and remained there until his death in 1697.

He was famous as an eloquent preacher and Mather in his 'Magnolia [sic]' says of him, 'Thus we have to this day among us our dead Hooker, yet living in his worthy son Samuel Hooker, an able, faithful, useful minister at Farmington, in the Colony of Connecticut.' …

Rev. Samuel Hooker occupied at Farmington, the parsonage which had been occupied by [h]is predecessor, Rev. Roger Newton, on the East side of South Main Street and nearly opposite to the road going to the meadows across the stone bridge which now spans the Pequabuc river. This house stood a few feet northward from the site of the house so long occupied by Mr. Solomon Cowles, who was one of Mr. Hooker's descendants, and here Mr. Hooker died. He was succeeded at Farmington by Rev. Samuel Whitman whose grandfather was Mr. Hooker's cousin.

No stone marks Mr. Hooker's grave, but well attested tradition points out the place, as at the south side of the grave of Rev. Mr. Whitman, which is appropriately marked."

vii SAMUEL, b. say 1633; Harvard 1653 [Sibley 1:348-52]

"Probate Records. Vol. VI, 1695 to 1700. Page 58.

Hooker, Rev. Samuel sen., Farmington. Died 5 November, 1697. Invt. £1007-00-07. Taken 6 December, 1697, by Thomas Bull, John Hart and Daniel Andrews. Invt. in Hartford, £294-00-00. Taken 8 March, 1695 [corrected to 1698 at 3:XII], 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 ofall the real Estate during her life time which the said 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 in his Learning; also to receive £50 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 £50 to be paid to Daniel Hooker, £20 to be paid by Thomas, James & Roger Hooker, and £30 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. In 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 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 Farmington, Distributors."