HIGGINS SUSANNAH

1785 - 1860  (75 years)

• Name	HIGGINS SUSANNAH  [1]
  Born	7 Mar 1785	Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Jun 1860	Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky   [1]
  Buried	Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky   [1]
  Person ID	I27198	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Family	VAN HOOK BENJAMIN,   b. Feb 1771, Russell County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Jul 1854, Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1808	Pulaski County, Kentucky   [1]
  Children	+ 1. VAN HOOK MARTIN L.,   b. 8 Aug 1809, Pulaski County, Kentucky ,   d. 9 Dec 1873, Plato, Pulaski County, Kentucky  (Age 64 years)   2. VAN HOOK SARAH JAN (SALLY),   b. 9 Jan 1811, Pulaski County, Kentucky   3. VAN HOOK LYDIA (LIDDY),   b. 11 Jan 1813, Pulaski County, Kentucky   4. VAN HOOK REBEKAH,   b. 29 May 1815, Pulaski County, Kentucky   5. VAN HOOK HARRIET ANN,   b. 26 Jul 1817, Pulaski County, Kentucky ,   d. 7 Dec 1900  (Age 83 years)   6. VAN HOOK DAUGHTER,   b. 24 May 1818   7. VAN HOOK ELIZA JANE,   b. 3 Sep 1819, Pulaski County, Kentucky ,   d. 12 Feb 1908  (Age 88 years)   8. VAN HOOK JAMES HARVEY,   b. 5 Mar 1822, Pulaski County, Kentucky ,   d. 18 Aug 1888  (Age 66 years)   9. VAN HOOK SUSANNA,   b. 24 Apr 1824, Pulaski County, Kentucky ,   d. 24 Jul 1901  (Age 77 years)   10. VAN HOOK JOHN LEWIS,   b. 26 Oct 1829, Pulaski County, Kentucky ,   d. 8 Feb 1812   11. VAN HOOK NANCY,   b. Abt 1830, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F09399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Per Larry Herrin: !BIRTH: a) Keister (1953)."Van Hook and Allied Families". b) Charles Hilton of Jefferson Co., KY had Person Co., NC as his birthplace. c) 1850 Rockcastle Co., KY Census lists Benjamin Van Hook, b. NC d) Grave stone says d. 27 July 1854 age 86 (Brodhead, KY) e) Benjamin Van Hook Family Bible gives the birth as Feb. 1771 f) 1880 Pulaski Co., KY Mortaility Schedule for Ben Vanhook source f): 433 Vanhook, Ben 80 W VA VA VA May cancer of liver (This is Benjamin, Jr.) !MARRIAGE: Married Susannah Higgins Pulaski Co., KY Book 1 Page 24. !RESIDENCE: Orange Co. NC, Washington Co., VA, Harrison Co. KY, Pulaski Co. KY and Rockcastle Co., KY. !MILITARY: Benjamin and father, Samuel, were taken prisoner and marched to Detroit where they were held prisoner for 4 years and 2 months. They later re- turned to Kentucky. !BURIAL: Buried in Old Wilderness Benjamin Van Hook Cemetery near Brodhead, Kentucky. A photograph of his monument is on file as well as photos of the old VanHook Homestead. Information was taken from Fred VanHooks "The VanHook Family" of Wilson County Tennessee. "died 27 July 1854 age 86" on gravestone

  
  

• Sources

  [S096727] Larry Herrin/penengr2/@/aol.com.