Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Veazey, Ezekiel May 10, 1834
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 14-16
Written: May 10, 1834
Recorded: May 1838
Testator: Ezekiel Veazey

In the Name of God Amen

I Ezekiel Veazey of the county
of Granville State of North carolina
Being of Sound Mind & memory
Blessed Be God do this tenth day of
May In the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred & thirty four Make & publish
this to Be my Last will & testament
In form & manner following Viz.

It 1} at my deceas[e] my will is that
my Executors sell as much of
my Estate as will Be sufficient
to pay all my Just debts of
such property as they with my
wife may think can be spared to
the Best advantage such sail
to take place at such time as
they may think Best

It 2} I Lend unto my wife Frances
Veazey the Land togeather with
house hold & kitchen furniture
plantation tooles stock of all kinds
where on I now Live togeather
with seven negrows Viz
Fillis Parthenay Charity Seawel

[page 2]
Sam,, Lewis & Turner with their
Increase untill my youngest child
Be comes Eighteen years of age provid
She remains my widow that Longe
off of the proceads of the before mentioned
property my wish is that my children
be maintained & Educated

It 3} My wash is that if my wife
Frances Veazey shall Be living
and still remain my widow when
my youngest child shall Be Eighteen
years of age that there Be a division
of my Estate In form & manner
following (Viz)

It 4} I lend unto my wife Frances
Veazey during of her natural Life
or widow hood two neagrows out
of my Estate one man & one woman
of her own choise to geather with
such house hold & kitchen fernuture
plantation tooles stock of all kinds
as three good & unconnected men
of the ? neighboourhood shall deem
sufficient for her to have ???

It 5} at the death or intermariaege of
my wife my will is the said
property with the increase return
to the lawfull heirs of my Estate &
Be Eaqually devide Between the same according
to this my will

[page 2]
It 6} I Lend unto my daughter Mealey
Jarrot during of her natural Life
at her decease to the Lawfull heirs
of her Body and Eaqual sheare with
all the rest of my children with the Exception
of Two

It 7} I give unto two of my children
a sun By the name of Lenard and
a daughter By the name of Thirsday
the consequence of affection
seventy five dollars more than &[sic]
Eaquil share of my Estate

It 8 } I give unto all the rest of
my children not here in named
Shear & shear a like out of
my Estate

It 9} My will is that if my said wife
Frances shall depart this Life or
cease to Be my widow Be find my
youngest child Became of the age
of Eighteen years that then the
division of my Estate shall take
place.

It 10} My wosh is that if any of my
children shall at any time
Before the division of my Estate kneed
help & my wife & Executers think that
any part of the Estate can be spared that
such child or children receive the same
at valuation as part of their Interest
in said Estate

[page 3]
It 11} My will is that If my wife
Frances Veazy shall Became
dissatisfied & not like to live on
the Land where on I know live
that my Executors shall have full
power to sell & convey the same
By deed and purchis Land to the
same amount or nearly thereabouts
Eather more or Less such place to
Be of her own choise such Land
when purchd shall Be conside to
Be in accordance with the will and
Return unto my Estate according to
the true intent & meaning of the same

    Lastly I here By make & ordain my
friend Elijah Hester to geather with
my sun Edward Veazey Executors of
this my Last will & testament in witness
whereof I the said Ezekiel Veazey have
to this my Last will & testament set my hand
& seal the day & year above ritten

Sighed sealed publish &          } Ezekiel Veazey
declared By the said Ezekiel     }                    (seal)
Veazey the testator as his Last  }
Will & testament in the presents }
of us who were present at the    }
time of signing sealing thereof  }

William Veazey  }
                } Jurat
John C Veazey   }
                         Elijah Hester qualified

[Will Book Volume F, page 14]
In the name of God Amen I Ezekiel Veazey of
the County of Granville State of North Carolina being of
Sound mind and memory Blessed be God do this Tenth day
of May In the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & thirty
four:- Make & publish this to be my last Will & Testament
In form and manner following (Viz.)

It 1 at my decease my Will is that my Executors sell
as much of my Estate as will Be sufficient to pay all my

[Will Book Volume F, page 15]
Just debts of Such property as they with my wife may think
can be spared to the best advantage Such sale to take place
at Such time as they may think best

It 2 I lend unto my wife Frances Veazey the Land together With
house Hold & Kitchen furniture plantation tools Stock of all
kinds whereon I now Live together with Seven Negroes (Viz)
Fillis Partheny Charity Seawel, Sam, Lewis, [&] Turner with
theire Increase untill my Youngest Child becomes Eighteen
years of age provided she remains my widow that Longe If[off] of
the proceeds of the before mentioned property my wish is that
my Children be Maintained & Educated ~~~

It 3 My wish is that if My Wife Frances Veazey Shall Be Living
and Still remain my widow when my Youngest child shall Be
Eighteen years of age that there Be a division of my Estate In form
and manner following (Viz)

It 4 I Lend unto my wife Frances Veazey during of her natural
Life or widowhood two negroes out of my Estate one man and
one Woman of her own choice to gether With Such House Hold
& Kitchen furniture plantation tools stock of all kinds as three
good & unconnected men of the neighboourhood Shall deem
Sufficient for her to have ~~~

It 5 at the death or intermariaege of my Wife My will is
the said property with the increase return to the Lawfull Heirs
of my Estate & be Equally divided between the same according
to this my will ~~~

It 6 I Lend unto my daughter Mealey Jarrot during of her natural
life at her decease to the Lawfull Heirs of her Body and Equal
Share with all the rest of my children with the Exception
of Two

It 7 I give unto two of my children a sun by the name of Leonard
and a daughter by the name of Thirsday the consequence of
affection Seventy five Dollars more than an[d] Equal share of my Estate

It 8 I give unto all the rest of my children not here in named share
& share alike out of my Estate ~~~

It 9 My Will is that if my said Wife Frances Shall depart this Life or
cease to Be my Widow Be find my Youngest child become of the age of
Eighteen years that then the Division of my Estate shall take place

It 10 My wish is that if any of my children Shall at any time before the
division of my Estate kneed help & my wife & Executors think that

[Will Book Volume F, page 16]
any part of the Estate can be Spared that such child or
Children receive the same at Valuation as part of their Interest
of[in] said Estate

It 11 My will is that If my wife Frances Veazey Shall
became dissatisfied & not Like to live on the Land whereon I
now live that my Executors Shall have full power to sell
& convey the same by Deed and purchase Land to the Same
amount or nearly there abouts either more or less Such place
to be her own choice Such Land when purchased Shall be
considered to be in accordance with the Will and Return unto my
Estate according to the true intence[sic] & meaning of the same

    Lastly I hereby make & ordain my friend Elijah Hester
together with my son Edward Veazey Executors of this my
Last will & Testament in witness whereof I the said Ezekiel
Veazey have to this my Last Will & Testament set my hand & seal
the day & year above written     }
Signed sealed published &        }    Ezekiel Veazey (seal)
declared by the said Ezekiel     }
Veazey the testator as his Last  }
Will & Testament in the presence }
of us who weare present at the   }
time of signing sealing thereof  }

William Veazey
John C Veazey

                        Orange County May Term 1838
The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of
Ezekiel Vezey decd was duly proved in open Court by the Oath
of William Veazey & John C, Veazey the Subscribing Witnesses
there to and ordered to be recorded At the same time Elijah
Hester one of the Executors therein named appeared in open
Court and qualified Accordingly
                                Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 14-16
Recorded May 1838

Estate Papers comprise 25 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Veazy, Ezekiel (1844)".  Testator died in 1846.  This date appears t o be incorrect.  Assuming these papers pertain to this testator, the probate date of May 1838 does not match the statement concerning the death date found in these estate papers.  Elijah Hester is the executor, and Frances is wife in both cases.

Jemimah married Green Mangum.  She died prior to Nov 1846
Testator's youngest child died underage.

On 18 May 1844 Negro woman Lucy was sold to George Riggs for $430.00

[Estate Papers - Estate Sale 23 Dec 1846]
Sale list of the proeprty bequeath by
Ezekiel Veazey dec sold by Edard Veazey
commissioner on the 23rd of December 1846

[sundry articles omitted]
Negro woman Phillis     Frances Veazey      51.00
Negro man   Lewis       Richard H Cole     639.39
Negro girl  Jane        Thirsey Veazey     359.00
Negro boy   Bouser      Etizaan[?] Veazey  300.00
Negro boy   Wotson      Elijah Veazey      106.25