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Thomas Hooker was born in [[Marefield]], [[Leicestershire]]. After Hooker's conversion, his keenly reasoned reflections upon the meanings of Biblical passages and upon the life of a Christian helped his rise into the leadership of the Puritan movement in England. But this status as a leader in the Puritan movement would cause him to emigrate first to Holland and then to New England in 1633, on the ship [[Griffin]] <ref>{{cite web |title=The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=r17mNhtcPRwC&pg=PA231&lpg=PA231&dq=%22henry+hooker%22+house+&source=web&ots=NjS_2_N-Ef&sig=xug9p9wVPLg9x2bZSOUS8GTb0AQ&hl=en#PPA3,M1|access date = 2008-12-20}} </ref> to escape the persecution of Archbishop [[William Laud]] for non-conformity. He was appointed the first pastor of the church at [[Cambridge, Massachusetts#History|Newetowne]], Massachusetts (now [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]). He is attributed as being the first minister of the First Parish in Cambridge, a church that still exists in the present day. His home was on a plot of land which today is part of the yard at Harvard College. His departure from the Colony of the Massachussettes Bay (the nucleus of the present-day Commonwealth of Massachusetts) was one of the key events leading to the creation of the Colony of Connecticut (the nucleus of the present-day State of the same name). |
Thomas Hooker was born in [[Marefield]], [[Leicestershire]]. After Hooker's conversion, his keenly reasoned reflections upon the meanings of Biblical passages and upon the life of a Christian helped his rise into the leadership of the Puritan movement in England. But this status as a leader in the Puritan movement would cause him to emigrate first to Holland and then to New England in 1633, on the ship [[Griffin]] <ref>{{cite web |title=The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=r17mNhtcPRwC&pg=PA231&lpg=PA231&dq=%22henry+hooker%22+house+&source=web&ots=NjS_2_N-Ef&sig=xug9p9wVPLg9x2bZSOUS8GTb0AQ&hl=en#PPA3,M1|access date = 2008-12-20}} </ref> to escape the persecution of Archbishop [[William Laud]] for non-conformity. He was appointed the first pastor of the church at [[Cambridge, Massachusetts#History|Newetowne]], Massachusetts (now [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]). He is attributed as being the first minister of the First Parish in Cambridge, a church that still exists in the present day. His home was on a plot of land which today is part of the yard at Harvard College. His departure from the Colony of the Massachussettes Bay (the nucleus of the present-day Commonwealth of Massachusetts) was one of the key events leading to the creation of the Colony of Connecticut (the nucleus of the present-day State of the same name). |
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In 1635, he was appointed by the General Court of Massachusetts to try to persuade his friend [[Roger Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]] to give up his controversial views. Williams took part in a public debate, but Williams refused to change his opinions. |
In 1635, he was appointed by the General Court of Massachusetts to try to persuade his friend [[Roger Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]] to give up his controversial views. Williams took part in a public debate, but Williams refused to change his opinions. |
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Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 – July 7, 1647) was a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader remembered as probably the pre-eminent founder of the Colony of Connecticut.
Life
Thomas Hooker was born in Marefield, Leicestershire. After Hooker's conversion, his keenly reasoned reflections upon the meanings of Biblical passages and upon the life of a Christian helped his rise into the leadership of the Puritan movement in England. But this status as a leader in the Puritan movement would cause him to emigrate first to Holland and then to New England in 1633, on the ship Griffin [1] to escape the persecution of Archbishop William Laud for non-conformity. He was appointed the first pastor of the church at Newetowne, Massachusetts (now Cambridge). He is attributed as being the first minister of the First Parish in Cambridge, a church that still exists in the present day. His home was on a plot of land which today is part of the yard at Harvard College. His departure from the Colony of the Massachussettes Bay (the nucleus of the present-day Commonwealth of Massachusetts) was one of the key events leading to the creation of the Colony of Connecticut (the nucleus of the present-day State of the same name). Chelsea Charms has the biggest boobs in the world!! In 1635, he was appointed by the General Court of Massachusetts to try to persuade his friend Roger Williams to give up his controversial views. Williams took part in a public debate, but Williams refused to change his opinions.
In 1636, Thomas Hooker led 100 of his congregation west to found the new English settlement at Hartford, Connecticut. One of the reasons he left Massachusetts was his failure to agree with John Winthrop about who should take part in civil government. Winthrop held that only admitted members of the Church should vote and hold office; Hooker maintained that any adult male who owned a property should be able to vote and participate in civil government, regardless of church membership.
He and his party, which included Thomas Welles, traveled on the Native American trail that was soon known as the Old Connecticut Path. After settling in Hartford, Hooker continued to be in contact with John Winthrop and Roger Williams. Hooker often traveled to Boston along the Old Connecticut Path, to help settle intercolonial disputes. He is also remembered for his role in creating the "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut". This document is one of the modern world's first written constitutions and a primary influence upon the current American Constitution, written nearly a century and a half later. A street in West Hartford was named after him; Hooker Drive.
Family
His granddaughter Mary Hooker married the Rev. James Pierpont. Their daughter Sarah Pierpont married the Rev. Jonathan Edwards. Some other direct descendants of his included Henry Hooker, William Howard Taft, William Gillette, Edward H. Gillette, George Catlin, Emma Willard, J.P. Morgan, Rev. Joshua Leavitt, Roger Hooker Leavitt, Hart Leavitt, Thom Miller, and Adonijah Rockwell.
References
- ^ "The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908".
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Works
- The Application of Redemption (1659). Ames, Iowa (USA): International Outreach. 2008. p. 450. ISBN 7981892838155.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid prefix (help) - A Brief Exposition of the Lord's Prayer (1645). Whitefish, MT (USA): Kessinger Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 1436719224.
- The Christian's Two Chief Lessons: Self-Denial and Self-Trial. Ames, Iowa (USA): International Outreach. 2002. p. 174. ISBN 0964180375.
- The Covenant of Grace Opened. Whitefish, MT (USA): Kessinger Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 0766168115.
- The Danger of Desertion Or A Farewell Sermon of Mr. Thomas Hooker. Whitefish, MT (USA): Kessinger Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 0766171957.
- An Expostion of the Principles of Religion (1645).
- The Poor Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ (1629). Whitefish, MT (USA): Kessinger Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 0766168980.
- The Saint's Dignity and Duty (1651). Whitefish, MT (USA): Kessinger Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 0766169464.
- The Soul's Exaltation (1638). Whitefish, MT (USA): Kessinger Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 0766167992.
- The Soul's Humiliation. Ames, Iowa (USA): International Outreach. 2000. p. 167. ISBN 1892838052.
- The Soul's Ingrafting into Christ (1637).
- The Soul's Preparation for Christ: Or, A Treatise of Contrition, Wherein is discovered How God breaks the heart, and wounds the Soul, in the conversion of a Sinner to Himself The Soul's Preparation for Christ (1632). Ames, Iowa (USA): International Outreach. 1994.
- A Survey Of The Summe Of Church-Discipline: Wherein The Way Of The Churches Of New England Is Warranted Out Of The Word (1648). Whitefish, MT (USA): Kessinger Publishing, LLC. p. 646. ISBN 0766169251.