Presumptive children of James Veatch, Sr.:
1. Benjamin Veatch, who was a signer of the second petition, (1758), for a division of St. Georges Parish and who, Nov. 21, 1700, purchased from James Veatch, Jr., a part of the tract called “Pickelton’s Rest.” containing 30 acres. Eleanor wife of James Veatch, Jr., relinquished her dower rights. (Frederick County, Md., Deeds, liber F, folio 1194.) Benjamin was living here as late as Sept. 20, 1773. He may have been the father of Jacob Veatch, who served in the Revolutionary War and was a resident of Frederick County.
2. James Veatch, Jr. (Below)
James Veatch, Jr., is assumed to be the son of James Veatch, Sr., because the terms senior and junior are used to distinguish the one from the other. Of course this fact does not positively prove that the younger was the son of the elder, but such is generally the case. We believe that it was the case in this instance. Others maintain that thos James came from Ireland in 1750. It is in their favor that he was a signer of neither the petition of 1742, nor that of 1758, for a division of St. Georges Parish, nor is there any direct evidence to show that he was a member of the Episcopal Church. But the consciousness of his presence is indicated by the fact that “Sen'r" appears after the name of the elder James in the later petition, whereas the term was not used after his name in the first petition.
James Veatch. Jr., did not live in the immediate neighborhood of the Veatches along the Little Monocacy and Potomac, but a few miles down the latter on Broad Run near where it empties into the river. Just when he located there is not known, but a warrant was granted. "Dec. 2, 1757, for the resurvey of Pickleton's Rest, .... to amend all errors and to add to it the contiguous vacancy." This s was done, the original survey was found to correctly contain 100 acres, to which was added an adjoining tract of unoccupied land containing 100 acres and the whole was patented to him May 30, 1758. (Maryland Land Records, liber BC and GS No. 12, folio 349 and No. 13, folio 262.)
A John and James "Veach" June 17, 1766, leased 100 acres each of a tract called "Hanover" from “John Hepburn, of Prince Georges County. Gentleman." Which James this was cannot be determined.
James, Jr., probably removed from Maryland in the seventeen sixties. ...
James Veatch, Jr. was born in 1725; married Oct. 20, 1751, Eleanor Raymer, of Frederick County, Md. Daniel and Michael Raymer lived in the same section of that county as did the Veatches, appear to have been of near the same age as Eleanor and were probably her brothers.
James Veatch, Jr., as noted above, removed from Maryland some years before the Revolution and settled near Camden. S.C. James was a soldier in the war, serving in a regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Taylor. It is said that he was wounded and captured by the British.
He died near Camden, Oct. 29, 1780; Eleanor his widow, March 4, 1792. Their children born before 1760 were natives of Maryland; those between 1760 and 1766, of uncertain birthplace and probably those born after 1766 were born in South Carolina. ...
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