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 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. 1778 Wm Granberry to Richard Veale 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 1794 Dec 22 James Ruffin marries Margaret Veal (d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Carney Veal) 1796 14 Nov. Wm Ruffin gives land to son, James Ruffin 1799 11 Nov James Ruffin sells back to Wm Ruffin (brother? or father?) 1800 Jan 26 Wm Barrow, Sumner Co. TN attorney for Mary Hilliard, orphan of Robert Hilliard (Northampton) to John Veal 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 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 ***How did Morris Veal connect to them. If Dempsey and Catherine got this share, then so should Richard, Thomas, Agnes, and Margaret Veale Ruffin 1806 Thomas Veale (?1752 - 1806 probate of will April 18, 1806.InventoryElizabeth 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 & testame 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, Nancy Cotton ___ children; Richard Carney's children _____ 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 Thomas (son) ?? dec'd