Elizabeth Thacker Hooe (1788–1831)
In 1827 Bushrod Washington wrote Hooe regarding a bond payment owed by her late husband.
Elizabeth Thacker Hooe, daughter of Revolutionary War veteran Captain Bernard Hooe, was born in Prince William County, Virginia. In 1804 she married James Hewitt Hooe (1771–1825), an Alexandria merchant and councilman. They had five children. Following her husband’s death, she served as executrix of his estate and rented out properties therein. Elizabeth Thacker Hooe died in 1831, remembered by a former tenant as "a good, true, and honorable lady."
Timothy J. Dennée, "A History of Lloyd House, Part I: The Early Years, 1796–1832," Historic Alexandria Quarterly (Fall 2003/Winter 2004), 1–10.
Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell (Philadelphia: Friends’ Book Association, 1883), 118.
Alexandria Gazette, 8 November 1831, page 3, column 5 (Newspapers.com).
Elizabeth S Hooe in 1830 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com).
Elizabeth Thacker "Eliza" Hooe in Taylor Fowle Thornberry Family Tree (Ancestry.com).
Lloyd House at HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database.
Elizabeth Thacker Hooe at FamilySearch.
Capt Bernard Hooe Sr. at Find a Grave.