Orange County Indexed
The Vanhook surname
The Vanhook name in Orange County Indexed: 40 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1911
most named in the 1760s
- Deeds 1755–1822
- Court minutes 1766–1799
- Wills 1776
- Records of enslaved people 1821–1826
- Marriages 1838–1911
- In the chronology
- 1820 to 1875 3 people in 4 entries, most in the 1820s
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Flat River (3), Little River (3), N Hico Creek (1), Hillsborough (1), Mebane (1)
- Married into
- Fuller 1, Gordon 1, Hamlen 1, Hester 1, Kerrnel 1, Pulliam 1, Torian 1, Wells 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Lea 3, Sneed 2, Legrand 2, Harris 2
- Search beyond these records
- Vanhook in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Vanhook there)
- Vanhook in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 3 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- Van Hook, John 2 entries, 1820–1821
- Van Hook, John C. 1 entry, 1875
- Van Hook, John, Jr. 1 entry, 1820
In books and archives 1 heading
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Vanhook Family family, 1 work
In the historical records 40 records
13 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 8 marriages, 16 court minutes and 1 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Vanhook marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
1760s
1770s
1790s
1820s
- 1821DeedsJohn VanHook to Jonathan P Sneed, 8 November 1821
- 1821Records of enslaved peopleMortgage: John VanHook to Jonathan P Sneed, 8 November 1821
- 1822DeedsHenry B Burger to Robert Vanhook, 8 August 1822
- 1826Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Richard Peacock to John Vanhook, 26 May 1826
1830s
- 1838MarriagesMarriage bond: James Hamlen and Elizabeth Vanhook
1880s
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: John Jr Vanhook and Mary Gordon
1890s
- 1895MarriagesMarriage license: Roman Fuller and Luna Vanhook
- 1897MarriagesMarriage license: Jasper Torian and Anna Vanhook
- 1898MarriagesMarriage license: Fred Vanhook and Sarah Pulliam
1900s
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: Daniel Vanhook and Viola Kerrnel
1910s
- 1910MarriagesMarriage license: M C Hester and Ida May Vanhook
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: George Vanhook and Birdie Wells
Undated
- DeedsLawrence Vanhook to James Lea, August 1759
- Court minutesThe court selected six grand jurors for the next Superior Court at Salisbury.
- Court minutesJames Carey brought a petition against Aaron Vanhook.
- Court minutesPeter Legrand brought a civil claim against Lawrence Vanhook.
- Court minutesPeter Legrand proceeded against Lawrence Vanhook.
- Court minutesWill of Aaron Vanhook, proved by Lucy Vanhook.
- Court minutesCatherine Vanhook submitted Aaron Vanhook’s inventory.
- Court minutesThomas Hendricks replaced David Vanhook as road overseer.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Aaron Vanhook granted to Lawrence Vanhook.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were named, with Richard Holeman as foreman.
- Court minutesNamed men were ordered to open the Hico–county-line road; local inhabitants were assigned maintenance under John Satterfield.
- Court minutesLawrence Vanhook, Tyrie Harris and Robert Lytle were appointed grand jurors for the next Halifax superior court.
- Court minutesGeorge Flynn brought an action on the case against Samuel Vanhook.
- Court minutesSamuel Vanhook replaced Thomas Wilson Senior as constable.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the grand jury panel, with William Thompson as foreman; the jurors received their charge and withdrew.
