Do we know if he was generally happy or not?
I get the impression that the average adult, black or white did not begin thinking in terms of ‘happiness’ or fullfilment until the Industrial Revolution, 1760 thru 1840.
Until then, basic survival was the name of the game.
‘Happiness’ as it were was said to be best achieved through organized religion.
Upperclasses have always had the leisure which allowed them time to speculate about various states of existence.
This same analogy can also be said about the notion of romantic love.