Greene County, NC - HOOKER GRAVEYARD

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HOOKER GRAVEYARD

Located on highway 58 near Hooker's Crossroads well back 
in a field on left side of road going from Snow Hill to 
Kinston on Hooker Farm.

ALL INFORMATION BELOW IS ON ONE MARKER.

FRONT SIDE:
Samuel C. Hooker born abt. 1750 died 1824
Wife of Samuel C. Hooker born abt 1752 died abt 1821
SONS & ONE DAUGHTER
Mary (Polly) Lane born Mar. 14, 1788 - died Jul. 4, 1887
William born abt. 1790 - died (no date)
James Wesley born Apr. 4, 1791 - died {no date)
Hardy born abt. 1793 - died 1834
Nancy Freeman, wife of Hardy Hooker
born abt. 1794 - died 1872
Isaac Jordan, born (no date) - died Jan. 1, 1861
Anne E., dau. of Hardy Hooker & wife, grand-daughter
of Samuel C. & wife and wife of Isaac Jordan,
born abt. 1828 - died Mar. 4, 1861

OTHER SIDE:
Samuel C. Hooker of Bertie Co., son of Stephen, grandson
of William II, great grandson of William I of Chowan Co. -
married a Miss Blanchard. They came to this county, then
Dobbs, to live in 1780. They bought 200 acres of land here,
paying 4250 pounds current money and made this their home.
Samuel C. was a charter member of Rainbow Methodist
Church. In 1804 when Greene Academy was established at
Hookerton, he was one of the eleven Trustees appointed
to serve.