Simon Hooker ⁶⁴³

  Research Notes:

* 1761 Amelia Township, South Carolina (Old Berkley County)
* 1772 Anson County, North Carolina
* 1779 Richmond County, North Carolina (Last Record)
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Q-4, 138-139, 160-3: Lease & Release. 27 March 1765, Henry Whetstone and Barbara his wife of Amelia Township, Berkley County, SC, wheelwright, to Simon Hooker of same place, planter, for £125 SC money, 250 acres in Orangeburg Township on Ox Creek of Santee River granted adj. land granted to Freeman Snellgrove. Henry Whetstone (W) (LS), Barbara Whetstone (LS), Wit: John Mitchel, William Mitchel. Proved 4 Oct 1768 before Wm. Thompson, Esqr., by the oath of John Mitchel. Recorded 14 & 17 March 1775.

Q-4, 371-377: Lease & Release. 23 & 24 March 1768, Henry Whetstone of Amelia Township, Berkley County, planter, and Barbara his wife, to Simon Hooker of same place, planter, for £50 SC money, 300 acres in Orangeburgh Township, Berkley County, adj. land granted to John Whetstone, land granted to John Whetstone his father 6 Nov 1751. Henry Whetstone (W) (LS), Barbara Whetstone (mark) (LS), Wit: John Mitchel, Thos Colman, John Barber. Proved 4 Dec 1772 by the oath of Thos Holman before Gavin Pou, J. P. Recorded 17 March 1775.

C-5, 50-52: Lease and Release. 1 & 2 Dec 1772, Simon Hooker of Anson County, North Carolina, planter, and Elizabeth his wife, to Thomas Coleman of the Township of Orangeburgh, Berkley County, SC, for £50 SC money, 300 acres in the township of Orangeburgh adj. land granted to John Whetstone, being tract granted to John Whetstone his father, 6 Nov 1751. Simon Hooker (mark) (LS), Elizabeth Hooker (mark) (LS), Wit: John Strother, Wm. Coleman, Richard Rideout. Proved before Lewis Golsan, J. P. for Orangeburg District, by the oath of Richard Rideout 17 Jan 1775. Recorded 29 Nov 1779.

Source: South Carolina Deed Abstracts 1773-1778 & 1776-1783
Books F-4 through X-4, Books Y-4 through H-5
Abstracted by Brent H. Holcomb
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  Life Events:

1. Occupation: Planter.

Simon married Elizabeth ?.