Thomas Veale Family Time Line

John Veal is first Veal in Bertie County.
*Not sure how this relates to my Thomas Veale. Both John and Thomas names sons -- Richard and Morris.

1730  Feb  John Veal (Norfolk VA) from Wm Bryant (Bertie Co) 640 acres on Urah Swamp (now Northampton) Near Wm Bridgers.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/deeds/bryantv1730.txt



1754 Oct 10  Will of John Veale
(abstract from Northampton Co wills Vol 1 pg 55)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/northampton/wills/veale1754.txt

Names wife: Milbry
Sons: Richard, William, [Morris is not mentioned in this will - but Morris will in 1766 mentions mother Milbry], Patience Lockhart,  granddaughter, Mary Livingston

Wit: Wm Ruffin, Dempsey Hunter, David Rice.  Ex. friends: Wm Bridgers, John Dawson


1760 Wm Hunter to Richard Veal (Northampton)


1763 Jan   Reddick to Richard Veal
Northampton Co Deed Bk 3, pg 220

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1766 Will of Morris Veal
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/northampton/wills/veale1766.txt

Son of John Veal - mentions mother Mabry
Sister's children:  Patience Lockhart's children
John
Samuel
Mary
Ana

This is 12 years after Father's death - no mention of brother William - named in Father's will.
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1778  Wm Granberry to Richard Veale (Northampton)

1778 Wm Grandberry to Richard Veal (Northampton) 2nd piece

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1781  Will of Richard
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/northampton/wills/veale1781.txt

son: John Veal - plantation where mother formerly lived Simon Jeffers line; William Bridgers Veal; Patience Joliff (did she marry again - once Lockhart
Exec: John Knox, Thomas White
Wit: John Peele, Josiah Outlaw/Outland, Robert Griffin
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1788  Thomas Veal Land Grant 50 acres  Roquist Pocosin
 (his own corner & Ruffin corner)





1791 May 12.   813 (194) John Gardner, Thomas Gardner, and James Cotton Gardner of Bertie Co to Thomas Veal of same. 132 silver dollars. 132 acres (messuage) joining James Gardner, said Veal, Ezeriah Wimberly, Shadrack Homes.
Wit: Richard Veal, Dempsey Veal  May ct 1791
(Bradley abstract)

1792 May  916 (298) Absolam Carney of Bertie Co to Thomas Myers (Miers) paid by Thomas Veal of same. 26 Jan 1792.  60 lbs proclamation. 100 acres which was part of patent of Thomas Mires on the south side of Roquist Pocoson S conveyed by his attorney the said Carney to sd Veal joining Frederick Wimberly, Gardner 
Wit: Dempsey Veal, Richard Veal, Samuel Powell  May Ct 1792
(Bradley abstract)

**Thomas, the father died 1806. Thomas the brother died 1826 - so this could have been either one


1794  Dec 22   James Ruffin marries Margaret Veal (d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Carney Veal) Bondsman: Richard Veal

1796  14 Nov.  Wm Ruffin gives land to son, James Ruffin (husband of Marg Veale)

%1796 Jan  Asa & Ann Hollowell to Thomas Veal
Dower she was widow of John Gardner 1/3 of land?)

1798 Nov 15  Allen Purvis to William Veal (Norfolk Co VA)
380 acres $130

***P. 100 William Veale and Agness Veale, 17 November 1798, Thomas Veale, Bondsman.***


1799  11 Nov  James Ruffin sells back to Wm Ruffin (brother? or father?)

1799 17 Jan.
John Veal (Northampton) to Isaac Parker 190 VA currency pounds  120 acres
sweet gum Wm Rodgers, Road, Wm Bridgers, William Bettets? 


1800 Jan 26  Wm Barrow, Sumner Co. TN attorney for Mary Hilliard, orphan of Robert Hilliard (Northampton) to John Veal [John is the "other Veal"}

1800 Nov 10 "my Thomas"
Thomas Veal to beloved son Richard (2 deeds)

Thomas Veal to beloved son Maurice (2 deeds)

*Arnold Milburn is witness.  He married Renney (Penny) Harrell of Bertie on Feb. 4, 1800. Will of Henry Clay Milburn, March 8, 1797, -- he is a brother, and: Feb. 4, 1796, Samuel Milburn's will abstract mentions him as a son.  Richard Veal married Josiah Harrell's daughter, Anne.  Arnold's wife, Penny, was listed as heir of of Mary Harrell.


1804 July 29  Catherine Veal married James Grimes

1804 Feb 13 Bertie Co. James Grimes to James Ruffin 20 acres $70
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/deeds/grimes1805.txt


DEMPSEY VEAL AND CATHERINE VEAL GRIMES BOTH MOVE TO TN.

1805 Demsey Veal to Richard Veal (Morris Veal's dec'd land) Sophere wife    8 acres (or 80)  Perry Co TN by Dec 1829
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/deeds/veal1805.txt

1805 James Grimes (Catherine Veal) to Richard Veal 8 acres
 Montgomery TN by Dec 1829
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/deeds/grimesveale1805.txt

*** Morris Veal is their brother who died.  If Dempsey and Catherine got this share, then so should Richard, Thomas, Agnes, and Margaret Veale Ruffin.  Richard and Thomas, and perhaps Agnes, stayed in Bertie.  Richard and Thomas both have wills.  This is possibly the 44 acres Thomas Veale gave to his son, Maurice. He gave both Richard and Maurice two tracts -- one 44 acres, the other 157 acres.




1806
Thomas Veale (?1752 - 1806 probate of will April 18, 1806.Inventory

Elizabeth Carney (? 1755 - May 25 1829  deed names heirs.

Lists slaves:

Wife: Mingo, Stephen, Amy, Hannah, Dinah, Sarah

Dempsey: Peter

Richard: Arthur

Thomas: Robert (1812 to Richard)

Agnes: Pheby, Ham?

Margaret: Yellow Pheby,  Adam

Catherine: Penny, Abraham

1811  Mar 18 Stephen W. Carney died Halifax Co. Land divided
Will:  land called Gracie's place and Negroes to Haley Kennedy.  Wife, Ann Carney, residue of my estate.
David Coffield to be guardian to Haley
Wit: James Barnes
Ex: David Coffield

Will caveated by  Elizabeth Veal by James Grimes (hus Catherine Veal); Roderick Cotten (Hus of Nancy Carney); Richard Carney by Rhoderick Cotton et al .  Jury said paper writing contained the last will & testament of said Carney, but lands to not pass.  [Note: at that time, lands had to stay within the family] 8 July 1814.  These are children of Elizabeth  and sister Nancy Cotton who was fighting her sister, Mary Carney Coffield over their brother Stephens' land.
Brother Richard Carney  *died Apr 20, 1833 Port Royal, Montgomery Co TN 
**Some of this (Halifax of Stephen Carney) land must have also gone to Elizabeth's  6 children [Veal], Nancy Cotton ___ children; 
Richard Carney's children _____

1817 Jan 24  James & Margaret Ruffin to John Hendren  54 acres $195  (borders Thomas Veale, James Grimes, Charles King, Isaac Gardner, Kenneth Clark)

1820, May 16  Richard Veal's will (wife, Ann Harrell, and 2 children: Richard I.J. Veal  2)Eliz E.C. Veale




1826 13 March
Will of Thomas Veal (son of Thomas and Elizabeth Carney Veal)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/wills/vealtho1826.txt

1829 May 24  Elizabeth Veal
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/deeds/vealeeliz.txt
to: Dempsey, Catherine, Margaret, Agnes 
mentions: lands belonging to brother Stephen Carney in Halifax Co NC
Richard (son) dec'd May 16, 1820
Thomas (son)  dec'd  Mar 13, 1826


1850 Margaret Veal Ruffin listed in this census with son Thomas V.C. Ruffin - Upson Co GA.

1851 Oct 1   Catherine Veal Grimes died in Robertson Co TN near Keysburg.  Tombstone erected says came to TN in 1828.


1865
7-20-1865      Mary Eliza Veal          Richard J.and Harriet A.    born 5-20-1842   died   7-10-1865      23yrs,1 mo,21 days           Family Cemetery      Rev. J.B.Cheshire,
                                        Veal                                                                                        Grace Church, 5-8-1866
*Baptism Mary Eliza was baptized 6 November 1864.