Bill of sale: William Hooper, Sr. to Thomas Hogg Hooper

William Hooper sold an unnamed enslaved person to his son Thomas Hogg Hooper.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

William Hooper, Sr. (printed WILLIAM HOOPER, SR.)

Dated

25 September 1784

Proved

September 1784 court

To

Thomas Hogg Hooper (his son)

Witness

John Hogg

Enslaved people not named

For an enslaved person

In the records of enslaved people

• Pat, Alfred, Judy, Jack, Molly, Venus (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)

Deeds that cite this paper

Deed Book 2, page 455; Deed Book 2, page 458

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

• Orange County Will Book A, page 316.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).