Hooker, Thomas Hart, 1745 - 1775

Thomas Hart Hooker was the son of Roger Hooker and Mercy Hart of Farmington, Connecticut.  According to one family history, before joining the army in 1775, Hooker freed his negro servants, indicating that "he would not own property in a human being while, he, himself, was fighting for freedom."  Hooker died at Roxbury, Massachusetts on November 26, 1775 during the siege of Boston.