William Hooper Headstone
Ancestry: William Hooper; William Hooper; William Hooper; John Hooper; William Hooper
Born: February 12, 1798 in Bridgewater Ma.
- Father: William Hooper; (1763 – 1825) (William Hooper & Susanna Cary)
- Mother: Mary Tilson; (1772 – 1856) (Ephraim Tilson & Marcy/Mercy Sears)
Died: March 17, 1846 at 48 yrs.
- Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A
Occupation: Farmer
Married: Int. October 30, 1830
- To: Mercy Godfrey Whitford; (1809 – 1855) (Silas Whitford & Mercy Godfrey); Mercy married (2) Sylvanus Harlow, Jr., Col. (1805 – 1874) (Sylvanus Harlow & Mary/Polly Bent) Aft. 1846; Sylvanus, Jr. married (1) Abigail Bently Adams (1814 – 1848) (Samuel Adams & Catherine Patteshell) in Sandwich Ma. on May 20, 1830 & married (2) Elizabeth A. Lucas (1812 – 1850) in Boston Ma. on April 10, 1839 & married (4) Abigail W. Winsor (1820 – 1859) (Welcome Winsor & Tabitha Burlingame) in Providence R.I. on August 14, 1856.
Children: 8
- 1. William Thomas Hooper; (September 28, 1831 – March 6, 1860); William T. died in Middleboro Ma. at 28 yrs.; He was unmarried.
- 2. Susan Cary Hooper Davis Meseroll; (January 29, 1833 – October 11, 1884); Married Hiram G. Davis (? – 1857) (Phillip A. Davis & Mary Franks) on September 14, 1854 & married (2) James Meseroll, Jr. (James Messeroll & Susan (–)) on May 1, 1871.
- 3. Cyrus A. Hooper; (March 20, 1836 – December 19, 1873); Cyrus was unmarried.
- 4. Benjamin Henry Hooper; (January 6, 1838 – January 25, 1863); Benjamin was unmarried.
- 5. Ann Eliza Mellen Hooper Drew; (June 28, 1840 – August 11, 1862); Married Charles Bradford Drew (Abt.1838 – 1873) (Peleg R. Drew & Deborah Reed) in Swansea Ma. on June 1, 1860.
- 6. Mercy Ann Hooper Harvey; (June 15, 1843 – April 9, 1887); Married James Barton Harvey (1844 – 1909) (Barton P. Harvey & Hannah W. Leonard) in Raynham Ma. on September 1, 1868.
- 7. Martha Freeman Hooper Maxfield, twin; (July 2, 1845 – April 15, 1874); Married Charles Pierce Maxfield (1845 – 1875) (James Maxfield & Louisa (–)) on May 1, 1866.
- 8. Mary Nye Hooper Nye, twin; (July 2, 1845 – March 3, 1913); Married Henry Kirk Nye (1842 – 1903) (Oliver Cromwell Nye & Elizabeth Fearing) in Taunton Ma. on May 21, 1868.