Clay-Platte-Jasper County MO Archives Biographies.....Hokit, Henry  1807 - 
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Charles Reed reedgeneology@hotmail.com January 17, 2008, 8:07 am

Author: Charles M Reed Jr.

     Henry Brown Hokit was born in Cocke County Tennessee in 1807. His parents 
were Henry Hocutt and Elizabeth (Irwin) Hokit. He moved from Tennessee to Clay 
County Missouri with his parents some time between 1830 and 1838.

     Henry bought land in Clay County Sec 27 T 51 NR 33 on 07 September 1838. 
It is documented in a united land patent #5171. 

     Henry had married Sarah Hightower around 1834-1835 in Missouri possibly in 
Clay County. A John Hightour is listed in the Clay County Missouri 1830 Census 
and may be the father to Sarah, if not another relative. Family stories show 
Henry and Sarah having Mary Anne and Eliza while living in Clay County 
Missouri. 

    Around 1840 the family moved to Platte County Missouri. They sold the land 
in Clay County to Samuel Hutson on 26 February 1839. 

     Henry and Sarah had Martha, Benjamin Vanburen, Green R, Sarah, Melinda and 
Nancy Melivina while in Platte County Missouri. 

      They moved to Jasper County Missouri around 1857 according to land 
records and had a son John while there. 

     Henry Hokit was clearly a pioneer farmer of Clay and Platte County 
Missouri but famiy lore also has him serving as a Baptist Minister. It is not 
clear why the family left Missouri but by 1860 they are in the Grayson County 
Texas area. It is believed that Henry is buried somewere near Preston Bend 
Texas. 

     Mary Anne married Perry Green Brock. Martha married Dixson Stephens. 
Benjamin V. married Julia Ann Stephens. Green R. married Sophia Choat and Sarah 
married Joseph Hawley. 

     Benjamin and Green both served Texas, in the Confederate Army, during the 
civil war. Green was a Cpl in Burnett's Texas Sharp Shooters Co B 1st 
Battalion. Benjamin served in Co G 22nd Regiment Texas Cavalry the 1st Indian-
Texas Regiment. 

     Benjamin would move on to Lees Creek, Crawford County Arkansas where he 
would farm and work as Justice of the Peace.

    I have traced the family back into Wake County North Carolina. The family 
had used Hocutt, Hocut, Hocott, Howcutt,Howcott, Hoket, Hokit and possibly 
other spelling variants. 






    

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