Hook, John

John Hook (1746-1808) was the son of Henry Hook, a manufacturer of Glasgow, Scotland. John Hook arrived in the United States from Scotland in 1858. He married Elizabeth Smith of Goochland County circa 1772. They then settled in New London, Bedford County, where he kept a store until 1784, when he moved to Halesford, Franklin County. Hook was a party in a number of lawsuits, the most notable being the sequestration proceedings brought against him by Richmond merchant and former partner David Ross.

From the guide to the John Hook Records, 1763-1829, (Library of Virginia)

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