JAMES RUFFIN

James Ruffin was born about 1770 in Bertie Co, North Carolina. He was one of 9 children and the son of a tobacco planter who descended from the Virginia Ruffins. Through the father, William's deed of 10 Feb, 1800, we were able to identify all of the siblings.

He married Margaret VEALE, of another Bertie County family. They spent their early married years in Bertie Co, probably raising tobacco on land near his brothers.

We think that he and Margaret decided to leave Bertie Co because of the worn out condition of the land from all the tobacco, and take up a new life in Georgia raising cotton around 1819. His sons were old enough to help by this time, and the opening up of the Indian lands in Georgia, probably drew them

Unfortunately the financial situation in America was not good, and we know that James lost to a sheriff's sale, several Negro slaves, as well as some land that he had purchased in Jones Co., GA.

He is enumerated on the 1820 census in Jones Co, but after that we assume that he died. Margaret returned to NC with two of her younger sons, Whitmel and James J,to settle her mother's affairs in Bertie Co.

They do return to Georgia however, and Margaret lived to be 80 years old where she appears in the Upson Co, GA census living with her son, Thomas.

JAMES RUFFIN BORN: Abt 1770 PLACE:Bertie Co, NC (based on 1st listed in 1791 Tax List) DIED: Abt 1820 PLACE: Jones Co GA BUR.: PLACE: Jones Co GA MARR: 22 Dec 1794 PLACE: Bertie Co NC FATHER: William RUFFIN MOTHER: Penelope WINBOURNE?/ Martha Bryan WIFE Margaret VEALE BORN: Abt 1776 PLACE: Bertie Co NC DIED: Abt 1850 PLACE: Talbot GA BUR.: PLACE: FATHER:Thomas VEALE MOTHER:Elizabeth CARNEY CHILDREN 1. NAME: Richard V.C. RUFFIN ----- BORN: Abt 1800 PLACE: Bertie,NC DIED: Mar 1861 PLACE: Villa Rica,Carroll,GA BUR.: Mar 1861 PLACE: New Hope Cem,Carroll ,GA SPOUSE: Elizabeth P. HARRELL MARR: 9 Nov 1823 PLACE:Jones Co, GA DIED: Aft 1870 Villa Rica, Carroll Co, GA 2. NAME: Thomas Veale RUFFIN ---- BORN: Abt 1805 PLACE: Bertie,NC DIED: Aft 1860 PLACE: Marion,GA BUR.: PLACE: SPOUSE: MARR: Mary SMITH PLACE:? Talbot Co 2nd: Frances Bevins (12 Aug 1853) 3. NAME: William Whitmel RUFFIN ---- BORN: Abt 1808 PLACE: Bertie,NC DIED: Abt 1859 PLACE: Talbot,,GA BUR.: PLACE: SPOUSE: Mary AMMONS MARR: 7 Aug 1841 PLACE:Talbot, GA 4. NAME: James Johnson RUFFIN ---- BORN: 14 Nov 1814 PLACE: Bertie Co NC DIED: 21 Feb 1905 PLACE: Reynolds,Taylor,GA BUR: New Hope Primitive,Reynolds,Taylor,GA SPOUSE: Sarah AVERETT MARR: 1 Oct 1837 PLACE: ,Talbot,GA 2nd wife: Carrie Shines Lucas Marr: 1 Aug 1889 Place: Taylor Co. GA BERTIE COUNTY TAX LIST 1824 James Ruffin 494 1/3 acres, one white poll and 8 slaves.

Margaret Veal Ruffin

VEAL Family time Line

Parents of Margaret Veal:

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

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

1.Agnes Veale (1768? - ?)
Spouse: William Veale 17 Nov 1798 Bertie Co NC

2. Margaret Veale (1770 - 1850?)
Spouse? James Ruffin 22 Dec 1794 - Bertie Co NC

3. Richard Veale (?1773 - May 16, 1820)
Spouse: Ann Harrell - 6 April 1800
Daughter of Josiah Harrell - see John Harrell's will inventory 1759 names son, Josiah's children, Fanny and Anna who married Richard Veale
Children: Richard who remained in Bertie Co; Eliz. E.C. Veale

4. Morris (Maurice) Veal (?1775 - 1804)
Thomas deeds three tracts of land to "son Maurice" Nov 10, 1800. By 8 Feb, the siblings are selling to Richard "Morris Veal dec'd" land.

5. Thomas Veale (1776 ? - ?1826)
Spouse: Rachel ? Will (Mar 13, 1824) mentions daughter-in-law Sally Ann. Winifred Harrell. Wit: John Ruffin and Sally Grimes. NCHistorical & Gen Review Vol 2 & 4 Oct 4, 1901 pg 551

6. Catherine Veal (?1781- migrated to TN in 1828, died in TN. October 1, 1851 )
Spouse: James Grimes 29 Jul 1803 Bertie Co
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txla/txla_grimes.htm
"In the Dr. Henry Horn Sugg cemetery in north Robertson Co., TN., several miles south of Keysburg, there is a monument erected to the memory of the mother of Mrs. Henry Horn Sugg, nee Mary Ann Grimes, who was born May 12, 1812 [Bertie] and died June 6, 1884. The inscription reads: Catharine Grimes born in Bertie Co., NC 1781, migrated to TN in 1828, died in TN. October 1, 1851. [Robertson Co TN is across the state line from Logan Co KY]
Deeds - Bertie County sale of land to Ruffin and Veal

Richard Carney

Richard Carney (?1725 - 1793?)
Spouse: Mary Westcott

1. Richard Carney (?1750 - ? April 20, 1833) Born: Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA - Died: Port Royal, (South of the Red River along Parsons Creek) Montgomery Co. TN
Spouse: Sally Lewelling Aug 3, 1774 Norfolk Co VA

2. Stephen Wright Carney (? 1753 Norfolk Co VA - Dec 27, 1811 Halifax or Bertie County)
Spouse: 1) Priscilla Coffield ? 1790; 2)Ann Northcutt Jan 6, 1811 Norfolk Co Va) Law Suit

3. Elizabeth Carney (?1755 - 1829 Bertie Co)
spouse: Thomas Veale

4. Mary Carney (? 1757 - ?)
Spouse: Slaughter Cofil/Cofield/Coffield May 21, 1770 Norfolk Co VA Will names grandchildren.

5> Nancy Carney (? - ?)
Spouse: Roderick Cotton

Law Suit re Land

Stephen W. Carney 18 Mar 1811 will Halifax County NC- probate Feb ct 1812
Left land called "Gracie's place and Negroes" to Halley Kennedy; My wife Ann Carney, residue of my estate. David Coffield to be guardian to Haley. Wit: James Barnes Ex: David Coffield
Probate: will caveated 8 July 1814. contested by siblings of Stephen against their sister Mary Carney Coffield. Elizabeth Carney 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]

Know all men by these presents that we Rhoderick Cotton, Richard Carney by Rhoderick Cotton, Elizabeth Veale by James Grimes, are held and firmly bound unto Moses Bishop, Executor of Mary Cofield in the full and just sum of Fifty Pounds each, to be paid unto the said Moses Bishop Executor of Mary Cofield, her Heirs, Exors, Administrators or Assigns, to which, payments will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators jointly and severally, & firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 8 July 1814.
The Condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Rhoderick Cotton, Richard Carney by Rhoderick Cotton and Elizabeth Veale, by James Grimes, their Heirs, Executors or Administrators, do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Moses Bishop, Executor of Mary Cofield, his Heirs, Exors, Admins or Assigns, the proportionable parts, of the costs of a suit to be commenced by the said Moses Bishop, Executor of Mary Cofield, against David Cofield, Executor of Stephen W. Carney as soon as the suit is determined, then the above obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and virtue.
Signed & Sealed
Rhoderick Cotten seal
in the presence of Wm Britton
Richard Carney by R. Cotten seal
Elizabeth Veale by Jas Grimes seal

From The Misc. Family Records, #2182, Fol. 61. SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION, THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Copy from the Manuscript Department, Wilson Library The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Please note that this document may be protected under copyright law.

Will of Mary Cofield 13 Dec 1813 - Feb Ct Bertie Co 1814 
"...being sick and weak in body..." 
- grandson Slaughter Cofield Harrell - $$400 and bed, to be paid him when he is 21. 
- grandchildren Richard Wright Carney Haarrell, Nancy Powel Harrell, Slaughter Cofield Harrell, Henry Harrell, Mary W Harrell, Sylvester C Harrell, Stephen W C Harrell, Celia W Harrell, Emilla Elizabeth Harrell 
- Martha Maddrea and Slaughter Coffield  Maddrea [children of John and Westcoat Maddrea's] 
- Robert Coffield, Polly Coffield, Nancyy Coffield, Patsey Coffield, Emmily Coffield [children of Charles Coffield] 
- Richard K Powell, John Powell, and Marry K Powell [children of Keder Powell and Nancy his wife] 
- an equal proportion of the money arisiing from the sale of my estate, to be kept at interest until they are of age or marry, and then to receive their just proportion, also allowing a proportion to each of the children of Charles Coffield and Martha his wife who may be living at this time and not mentioned. All my real and personal estate should be sold by Moses Bishop. 
EX: Moses Bishop 
Wit: Benjamin Hampsted, Powell Harrell, Henry [x] Harrell 
[abstract by David B Gammon] 

"Wiliam's son, Moses Bishop, was born in 1751 and died in 1815, Bertie County, N.C. 
His wife, Mary Griffin, was born in 1754 and died in 1825." 

http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Neighbors/powellc.htm