The above death year is an estimate. Francis was alive in 1815 when he signed a deed, but apparently dead by 1820 when he does not appear in the federal census.
Francis was the son of Jacob Hook and Elizabeth French of Salisbury, Mass., and born there on 10 February 1742/3. He was married about 1766 to Mary RAND, the daughter of Thomas Rand and Elizabeth Chapman. Francis served as a private from Salisbury in Capt Stephen Merrill's company, Col Caleb Cushing's regiment, marching on 20 April 1775 in response to the alarm of a day earlier, with total service of 3 ½ days. An internet source says that Francis was a fisherman who also ran a horseback express service.
The family lived in Salisbury, Mass. until about 1785, when a notice appeared in the local paper that Francis had some mail that had not been picked up. Francis had apparently prospered, and he was titled "Esquire" in the obituary of one of his sons. A family source says he moved to Chichester, New Hampshire and provided each of his sons with a farm. He appears on the 1790, 1800, and 1810 federal censuses there. He and his wife both signed a deed in Chichester on 9 March 1808, distributing some of their property to family members. The last time his wife co-signs a deed with him was 21 Dec 1809. Children, b. Salisbury, MA:
*Thomas, b. 12 Nov 1767, m. Mary "Polly" LEAVITT
*Jacob, b. 26 Aug 1770, married Hannah GRIFFIN of Northwood, NH
*William, b. 19 Nov 1772, and married Sally WATSON
*Dyer, b. 14 Apr 1776, living in 1840, is likely the Dyer Hook who married in Deerfield, NH 3 Sep 1797 Sally Cass. He appears on the 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses for Chichester, NH, each time with wife and as many as five children. He should not be confused with his contemporary, Dyer Hook of Sandown, NH, who died in 1815 and who married Polley Griffin.
*Elizabeth "Betsey," b. 5 Feb 1778, m. David WATSON
*Moses, b. 17 Jan 1780, m. Sally TOWLE. Moses appears on the 1820 census for Chichester, NH, aged 25-44 with females aged 25-44 and under 10. A Sally Hook married in Loudon, NH 3 Sep 1826 Aaron Towle. Of interest is an item in the New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette on 2 April 1821: "Notice--This is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting Moses Hook on my account, or on account of the town of Chichester, as I have contracted with the selectmen for his support for one year, and if any person employs him, they must expect to be accountable to the subscriber for the same.--Benjamin Towle, Epsom, March 15 1821" This Moses Hook, who was a pauper, apparently married a woman named Deborah, and with children they became wards of the town. This Moses may have died about 1830, because in 1831 a similar notice mentions Deborah, but not Moses.
*Henry White, b. 15 Apr 1782 and married Lucy B. WATTS
No death or burial record for Francis has been found, but he may be buried in the family cemetery where his son, Thomas, is thought to be buried, and where his grandson, Obediah, has a monument. There are tentative plans to install veteran's markers for both Francis and his son Thomas in this cemetery.
Francis was the son of Jacob Hook and Elizabeth French of Salisbury, Mass., and born there on 10 February 1742/3. He was married about 1766 to Mary RAND, the daughter of Thomas Rand and Elizabeth Chapman. Francis served as a private from Salisbury in Capt Stephen Merrill's company, Col Caleb Cushing's regiment, marching on 20 April 1775 in response to the alarm of a day earlier, with total service of 3 ½ days. An internet source says that Francis was a fisherman who also ran a horseback express service.
The family lived in Salisbury, Mass. until about 1785, when a notice appeared in the local paper that Francis had some mail that had not been picked up. Francis had apparently prospered, and he was titled "Esquire" in the obituary of one of his sons. A family source says he moved to Chichester, New Hampshire and provided each of his sons with a farm. He appears on the 1790, 1800, and 1810 federal censuses there. He and his wife both signed a deed in Chichester on 9 March 1808, distributing some of their property to family members. The last time his wife co-signs a deed with him was 21 Dec 1809. Children, b. Salisbury, MA:
*Thomas, b. 12 Nov 1767, m. Mary "Polly" LEAVITT
*Jacob, b. 26 Aug 1770, married Hannah GRIFFIN of Northwood, NH
*William, b. 19 Nov 1772, and married Sally WATSON
*Dyer, b. 14 Apr 1776, living in 1840, is likely the Dyer Hook who married in Deerfield, NH 3 Sep 1797 Sally Cass. He appears on the 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses for Chichester, NH, each time with wife and as many as five children. He should not be confused with his contemporary, Dyer Hook of Sandown, NH, who died in 1815 and who married Polley Griffin.
*Elizabeth "Betsey," b. 5 Feb 1778, m. David WATSON
*Moses, b. 17 Jan 1780, m. Sally TOWLE. Moses appears on the 1820 census for Chichester, NH, aged 25-44 with females aged 25-44 and under 10. A Sally Hook married in Loudon, NH 3 Sep 1826 Aaron Towle. Of interest is an item in the New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette on 2 April 1821: "Notice--This is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting Moses Hook on my account, or on account of the town of Chichester, as I have contracted with the selectmen for his support for one year, and if any person employs him, they must expect to be accountable to the subscriber for the same.--Benjamin Towle, Epsom, March 15 1821" This Moses Hook, who was a pauper, apparently married a woman named Deborah, and with children they became wards of the town. This Moses may have died about 1830, because in 1831 a similar notice mentions Deborah, but not Moses.
*Henry White, b. 15 Apr 1782 and married Lucy B. WATTS
No death or burial record for Francis has been found, but he may be buried in the family cemetery where his son, Thomas, is thought to be buried, and where his grandson, Obediah, has a monument. There are tentative plans to install veteran's markers for both Francis and his son Thomas in this cemetery.
The above death year is an estimate. Francis was alive in 1815 when he signed a deed, but apparently dead by 1820 when he does not appear in the federal census.
Francis was the son of Jacob Hook and Elizabeth French of Salisbury, Mass., and born there on 10 February 1742/3. He was married about 1766 to Mary RAND, the daughter of Thomas Rand and Elizabeth Chapman. Francis served as a private from Salisbury in Capt Stephen Merrill's company, Col Caleb Cushing's regiment, marching on 20 April 1775 in response to the alarm of a day earlier, with total service of 3 ½ days. An internet source says that Francis was a fisherman who also ran a horseback express service.
The family lived in Salisbury, Mass. until about 1785, when a notice appeared in the local paper that Francis had some mail that had not been picked up. Francis had apparently prospered, and he was titled "Esquire" in the obituary of one of his sons. A family source says he moved to Chichester, New Hampshire and provided each of his sons with a farm. He appears on the 1790, 1800, and 1810 federal censuses there. He and his wife both signed a deed in Chichester on 9 March 1808, distributing some of their property to family members. The last time his wife co-signs a deed with him was 21 Dec 1809. Children, b. Salisbury, MA:
*Thomas, b. 12 Nov 1767, m. Mary "Polly" LEAVITT
*Jacob, b. 26 Aug 1770, married Hannah GRIFFIN of Northwood, NH
*William, b. 19 Nov 1772, and married Sally WATSON
*Dyer, b. 14 Apr 1776, living in 1840, is likely the Dyer Hook who married in Deerfield, NH 3 Sep 1797 Sally Cass. He appears on the 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses for Chichester, NH, each time with wife and as many as five children. He should not be confused with his contemporary, Dyer Hook of Sandown, NH, who died in 1815 and who married Polley Griffin.
*Elizabeth "Betsey," b. 5 Feb 1778, m. David WATSON
*Moses, b. 17 Jan 1780, m. Sally TOWLE. Moses appears on the 1820 census for Chichester, NH, aged 25-44 with females aged 25-44 and under 10. A Sally Hook married in Loudon, NH 3 Sep 1826 Aaron Towle. Of interest is an item in the New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette on 2 April 1821: "Notice--This is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting Moses Hook on my account, or on account of the town of Chichester, as I have contracted with the selectmen for his support for one year, and if any person employs him, they must expect to be accountable to the subscriber for the same.--Benjamin Towle, Epsom, March 15 1821" This Moses Hook, who was a pauper, apparently married a woman named Deborah, and with children they became wards of the town. This Moses may have died about 1830, because in 1831 a similar notice mentions Deborah, but not Moses.
*Henry White, b. 15 Apr 1782 and married Lucy B. WATTS
No death or burial record for Francis has been found, but he may be buried in the family cemetery where his son, Thomas, is thought to be buried, and where his grandson, Obediah, has a monument. There are tentative plans to install veteran's markers for both Francis and his son Thomas in this cemetery.
Francis was the son of Jacob Hook and Elizabeth French of Salisbury, Mass., and born there on 10 February 1742/3. He was married about 1766 to Mary RAND, the daughter of Thomas Rand and Elizabeth Chapman. Francis served as a private from Salisbury in Capt Stephen Merrill's company, Col Caleb Cushing's regiment, marching on 20 April 1775 in response to the alarm of a day earlier, with total service of 3 ½ days. An internet source says that Francis was a fisherman who also ran a horseback express service.
The family lived in Salisbury, Mass. until about 1785, when a notice appeared in the local paper that Francis had some mail that had not been picked up. Francis had apparently prospered, and he was titled "Esquire" in the obituary of one of his sons. A family source says he moved to Chichester, New Hampshire and provided each of his sons with a farm. He appears on the 1790, 1800, and 1810 federal censuses there. He and his wife both signed a deed in Chichester on 9 March 1808, distributing some of their property to family members. The last time his wife co-signs a deed with him was 21 Dec 1809. Children, b. Salisbury, MA:
*Thomas, b. 12 Nov 1767, m. Mary "Polly" LEAVITT
*Jacob, b. 26 Aug 1770, married Hannah GRIFFIN of Northwood, NH
*William, b. 19 Nov 1772, and married Sally WATSON
*Dyer, b. 14 Apr 1776, living in 1840, is likely the Dyer Hook who married in Deerfield, NH 3 Sep 1797 Sally Cass. He appears on the 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses for Chichester, NH, each time with wife and as many as five children. He should not be confused with his contemporary, Dyer Hook of Sandown, NH, who died in 1815 and who married Polley Griffin.
*Elizabeth "Betsey," b. 5 Feb 1778, m. David WATSON
*Moses, b. 17 Jan 1780, m. Sally TOWLE. Moses appears on the 1820 census for Chichester, NH, aged 25-44 with females aged 25-44 and under 10. A Sally Hook married in Loudon, NH 3 Sep 1826 Aaron Towle. Of interest is an item in the New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette on 2 April 1821: "Notice--This is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting Moses Hook on my account, or on account of the town of Chichester, as I have contracted with the selectmen for his support for one year, and if any person employs him, they must expect to be accountable to the subscriber for the same.--Benjamin Towle, Epsom, March 15 1821" This Moses Hook, who was a pauper, apparently married a woman named Deborah, and with children they became wards of the town. This Moses may have died about 1830, because in 1831 a similar notice mentions Deborah, but not Moses.
*Henry White, b. 15 Apr 1782 and married Lucy B. WATTS
No death or burial record for Francis has been found, but he may be buried in the family cemetery where his son, Thomas, is thought to be buried, and where his grandson, Obediah, has a monument. There are tentative plans to install veteran's markers for both Francis and his son Thomas in this cemetery.
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