Long Hook (Home of Major Peter Jaquett)

Named for its location on a prominent curvature of the Christina River, Long Hook was home to several generations of the Jaquett family. The first to settle in this vicinity was Jean Paul Jaquett, a French Protestant who served as Vice Director and Chief Magistrate of New Netherlands on the South River (1655-1657). It was here that Major Peter Jaquett was born on April 6, 1754. A distinguished officer of the Delaware Line in the American Revolution, Major Jaquett was a participant in many of the war’s most important campaigns. Following the war Major Jaquett returned to his boyhood home, where he resided until his death in 1834.