Michael/Michal Hooker Franklin Co.,AL 1850
There has been some speculation that this Michal Hooker was b VA and is female, widow of Seth Hooker who married a Michal Kent in the 1831 in Lawrence Co.,AL. Seth is listed with wife in 1840 in Franklin Co.,AL but does not appear anywher in 1850 or 1860. Seth is the probable son of Wm Hooker (b in the late 1770s in NC). Seth is living near Wm's widow, Susan/Suanah in 1840 on the census in Franklin Co.,AL.
Seth's wife's name was Michal (name of Biblical wife of David) but was mis-transcribed as "Mecar" on the marriage transcription - no one has seen the original. Michal was/is pronounced Mee-kale.
In 1850 the names of Michael Hooker's children are the same as other Hookers of that county (all descended from the 6 Hooker brothers mostly b in NC 1777-1780s), but none of them were b VA - they were all b NC (elders) or TN/KY (younger generation b between 1800-1817 before the families came to AL).
Seth Hooker's wife was b VA and her name was Michal Kent - the gender of the person above Micheal on the 1850 AL census was changed from M to F but that was a child named Francis (the male spelling). Could be a change was made on the wrong line?
Anyone out there descended from Michal/Micheal or any of the children listed under Michael in 1850 in Franklin Co.,AL??
A Celeste Holly
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