Obadiah Hooper, 1784 Caswell Co., NC
I would appreciate ideas about the identity of this Obadiah Hooper:
Caswell County, NC deed book B, page 153 [1.]
Deed of Haden Pryor of Caswell County, NC to John Baird of Prince George County, Virginia, 100 acres adjacent John Gun and Lewis Brady, dated January 15, 1784. Witnesses were Yancey Bailey and OBEDIAH HOOPER, Philemon Hawkins, John Rowling. [1.]
1784 tax list, Nash* District, Caswell County, NC [2.]
OBEDIAH HOOPER, no land, 1 white poll, zero black polls
possibly of interest in same 1784 Nash tax district are
Yancey Bailey, 400 acres Dishwater Cr., Adams, CR, 1 white poll, 2 black polls
Artha Brooks, 450 acres Bowls Br.; 2 white polls, 1 black poll
John Brooks, 415 acres Bowls Br.,; 1 white polls, zero black poll
Tabitha Brooks, no land, 1 white poll, zero black poll
Mary Gunn, 600 acres Mill Cr., zero white polls, 2 black polls
Thomas Gunn, 200 acres Mill Cr,, 1 white polls, zero black polls
Hadon Pryor, 200 acres Mill Cr., 1 white poll, 2 black polls
*in 1792, Nash district became part of Person County, NC.
Sources:
[1.] Kendall, Katharine Kerr, 1979, Caswell County, North Carolina Deed Books 1777-1817: Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, page 44.
[2.] Kendall, Katharine Kerr, 1989, Caswell County, North Carolina Will Books 1777-1817, 1784 Tax List Guardians' Accounts 1794-1819: North Carolina, pages 144-145.