1712 - 1804 (92 years)
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| Name |
Robert Hooke |
| Prefix |
Capt. |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
1712 |
Ireland  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
1740 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA [2] |
| from Ireland |
| Find A Grave Link |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100873788 |
| Find A Grave Memorial |
100873788 |
| Death |
1804 |
Rockingham Co., VA [3] |
| Burial |
Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church, Fort Defiance, Augusta Co., VA [4] |
| Person ID |
I25138 |
Meadow Bluff Meanderings |
| Last Modified |
9 Nov 2025 |
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| Notes |
- Orange County, Virginia, Order Book No. 2, 1739-1741, p. 158
Robert Hook proved his rights to Land - issd. 22d of May 1740
Robert Hook came into Court and made oath that he imported himself, Jean his Wife & Wm Hook his son from Ireland to Philadelphia & from thence into this Colony at his own charges and that this is [the] first time of his proving his & their rights in order to obtain Land which is ordered to be certified.
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| Sources |
- [S712] LDS Ancestral File, (Name: http://www.familysearch.org/;).
- [S2464] Virginia. Orange County., Orange Co., VA Order Book, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org), 2: 158, importation of Robert Hook, 22 May 1740; accessed 2 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
"Robert Hook came into Court and made oath that he imported himself, Jean his Wife & Wm Hook his son from Ireland to Philadelphia & from thence into this Colony at his own charges and that this is [the] first time of his proving his & their rights in order to obtain Land which is ordered to be certified."
- [S1112] Probated Will.
- [S2328] Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, (http://www.ancestry.com, 2012), 2 Oct 2025, application for Capt. Robert Hooke, Sr. (1712-1802) made by Mrs. Philip A. Spence, 4 Feb 1957 (Reliability: 3).
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