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From: Shari Handley< >
Subject: Re: FOOK(E)S, Priscilla
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 07:33:55 EDT


Hi Jennifer,

Carolyn Adkins of the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society is a USGenWeb
Lookup Volunteer for a book on the FOOKS family. See the
Somerset/Wicomico Lookups Page at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsomers/wiso_ref.htm
Perhaps she'd have the information you seek on Priscilla FOOKS.

Shari Handley (), LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS listowner
Somerset Co. MD USGenWeb -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsomers/somerset.htm
Wicomico Co. MD USGenWeb -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwicomi/wicomico.htm
Handley's Eastern Shore Maryland Genealogy Project -
http://bay.intercom.net/handley
The Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society Online -
http://bay.intercom.net/ldgs

On Mon, 30 Jun 1997 20:15:26 -0600 "Jennifer S. Lyon" <>
writes:
>Priscilla FOOKS married Ebenezer HEARNE (b 6 May 1717 in Worcester Co,
>MD,
>d Apr 1785 in Sussex Co DE) around 1750. Ebenezer HEARNE was one of
>the
>sons of Thomas HEARNE and Sarah "Sally" NEWBOLD. 6 known children:
>
>1. Lowder HEARNE, b 5 Apr 1753 in Laurel, Sussex Co, DE
>2. George HEARNE, b 2 Sep 1758 in Laurel, Sussex Co, DE
>3. Joseph HEARNE, b 16 May 1761 in Laurel, Sussex Co, DE
>4. Clement C. HEARNE, b 29 Nov 1763 in Laurel, Sussex Co, DE
>5. Thomas HEARNE, b 3 Nov 1768 in Delaware
>6. Ebenezer HEARNE, b 22 Mar 1774 in Delaware
>
>2 questions:
>
>1. Who were Priscilla FOOK(E)S parents? Going through some of the
>WFT
>CDs, I find a FOOKES line (VOl 7 #1415), starting with Thomas FOOKES
>and
>Sarah DORRINGTON (9 children). Thomas appears to be one generation
>too old
>to be Priscilla's father, which leaves the possibility of one of his
>sons... (Benjamin, William, Daniel, or James). The pedigree only
>documents
>Benjamin's line... no Priscilla there.
>
>2. Did Priscilla and Ebenezer HEARNE have any daughters? The source
>I got
>this information from (the W.T. Hearne book, "A Brief History and
>Genealogy
>of the Hearne Family") did not list any. But.. There are gaps in the
>sons
>listed above, where there could have been undocumented daughters or
>children who died.
>
>Help.....
>
>Jennifer
>
>
>

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