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The Hookers of Grant County, New Mexico are direct descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker (ca. 1586-1647), the English Puritan clergyman who immigrated to Boston, and then led away a congregation that founded Hartford, Connecticut. Seth Hooker (1794-1857), a direct descendant, moved from New Hampshire to Lockport, Indiana, and was the grandfather of the first family member to move to Grant County, New Mexico. Seth Worthington Hooker (1824-1897) moved to California, married Amelia Jane Shackleford, and after several moves within the state, moved in 1876 to Grant County, New Mexico. Descendants and relatives lived in New Mexico, Texas, Colorado and elsewhere. Includes a history of the pioneer families and pioneer years in Grant County, New Mexico.