Robert Berenger

This is John B. Hook (old man) his wife Paulina Elizabeth Cummings Hook. Dau. of Thomas Cummings and Elizabeth Lowe. The younger man is Rutherford Hook known as Ralph Hook and his wife Sarah Francis Davidson. Dau. of Abner Davidson. Sarah was known as Fannie Hook. John B. Hook owned a 1400 acre plantation in Cass Co. just north of Freeman Missouri. He is listed as one of the original pioneer settlers of Cass Co. He is known to have been a personal friend of the James family. Including Frank and Jesse who were frequent visitors to the Hook home. John B. Hook was the son of Stephen Hook and Elizabeth Harnsbarger of Rich Patch Va. John B. Hook's grandfather was also Stephen Hook. He was Capt. Stephen Hook of the American Revolution. Capt. Stephen Hook was married to Sarah Thrasher. Both of Frederick Co. Maryland, before moving to Bedford Co. VA. then to Bath Co. Va. Stephen was the son of James Hook Jr. who was the son of James Hooke sr. who was the son of one Thomas Hooke of Middlesex England. Thomas came to America in 1668, to the Maryland Colony.

These are the children of Thomas Madison Hook and his wife Margaret Bentley Hook. In the back is Oscar Perry Hook. The two girls are Lilly and Pearl. The little boy down front is Thomas Emmett Hook. The other boy down front is Grover Cleveland Hook. The other son is William Stephen Hook.

This Coat of arms was carried by the John Hooke of Bramshott. He was the father in law of the famous John Pym of British History. The famous Robert Hooke the scientist is of this family. As well as the Thomas Hooke/Hook of Maryland Colony of 1668. With this arms came the heraldry of other members of John Hooke of Bramshott. It mentions his father and his Uncle. His Uncle was Sir Thomas Hooke Knight. This Sir Thomas was mentioned in King Charles the first will. Other records in England show that Sir Thomas had several other brothers(besides the one mentioned in the heraldry with the coat of arms) So this coat of arms covered a very large and prominent family in England.

This is the Ancient Hooke coat of arms. It is filed in the British Museum of History. This is the oldest Hook/Hooke family coat of arms.