There are two lines presented here. One which was introduced by Edward Hooker at a family reunion in the 19th century was created by the legendary and discredited Somerby, a genealogist whose creations seem to have been as suspect as Anjou. He reported that no records of Hookers existed in Leicester, and that John of Marfield died in London and connected him to Roger of Exeter. While he may have been related to the celebrated ecclesiastical family of Richard Hooker, and there have been hints of that, what Somerby didn't apparently reveal was that the parish records for the parish of Tilton went missing for the years prior to 1610, records of the death of his parents and his brother John who mentions his NEPHEWS Samuel and John (not cousins as Somerby had stated) died and was buried at marsfield. Haven't been able to confirm the connection to Kenelm but since Cotton was a close friend of Hooker and espouses this connection, he could only have obtained that information from Thomas, one would think.
There doesn't appear to be any basis to Somerby's presentation of the line of Hooker. Like Anjou, he was known to have created prestigious lines for generous clients.
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