Alexander Veal

Alexander Veal

Birth: 1797 (York County, Virginia)

Death:June 19, 1882 (Paulding, Georgia)
Burial: Unknown
Find A Grave Memorial #147019152 

Father: Morris Veale (born 1767 in Loudoun County, Virginia)
Mother: ? Carr

Spouse #1: Mary Susanna Grooms (1801 – 1865)

Married:

November 1817

Washingon County, Georgia

Children:
Nancy Caroline Veal Portwood (1820 - 1861)
Elizabeth Ann Veal Portwood Forsyth (1827 - 1903) Find A Grave Memorial #76014120
Marthenia Veal (1829 - 1919)
Mary Ann Veal Barnett (1832 - 1921) Find A Grave Memorial #23643338
Frances Veal (1834 - ?)
Rebbeca Veal (1840 - ?)
Catherine Veal Barnett (1841 - 1865)
Priscilla Veal (1844 - ?)
Selia Maranda Veal Barfield (1847 - 1933) Find A Grave Memorial #86195832
Babe Veal (female 1848 - 1850 Paulding, Georgia)

Spouse #2: Millie Ingram (1825 – 1898)
Married:
March 3, 1871
Paulding County, GA

Military Service during War of 1812:  Private in Captain Walker Company, Georgia Militia. Col Ross Adams Regiment at Fort Hawkins. Honorably discharged at Fort Hawkins, Georgia in March 1815; Received 2 land grants of 80 acres for his service.
  

War of 1812 Widow's Pension Application

 

U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880

Claim for property taken and used by the Union Army during the Spring 1864 (Battle of New Hope) and Fall 1864

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Nancy Caroline Veal

Nancy Caroline Veal

Birth: 1820 (Georgia)

Death: Before 1863 ( Georgia, USA) 
Burial: Unknown

Father: Alexander Veal (1797 – 1882))
Mother: Mary Susanna Grooms (1801 – 1865)

Spouse: George Washington Portwood (1820 – 1910)

Married:

January 9, 1843

Newton County, Georgia

Children:
James Wiley Portwood (1843 – 1921)
Martha L. Portwood (1845 – 1922)
William Jackson Portwood (1848 – 1921)
Nancy Portwood (1850 – 1910)
Edna Portwood (1851 – 1934)
Mary Portwood (1853 – ?)
George A Portwood (1854 – 1909)
Francis S. Portwood (1855-1910)
John W Portwood (1856 – 1939)
Sarah Portwood (1858 – ?)

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