Margaret VEALE^[1]

1763 - 1785  (22 years)

• Name	Margaret VEALE
  Birth	After Apr 1763	Virginia Colony
  	Margaret's legal status as an "orphan" on 16 April 1784 by the Norfolk County Court established that she was under the legal age of 21 years on that date.
  Gender	Female
  orphan	16 Apr 1784	Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	On 16 April 1784 in Norfolk County Court, Margaret was named as the orphan of George Veale. Samuel Veale qualified as guardian, and additional security in the amount of £1500 was William King.
  Death	Before 21 Sep 1785  [3]
  	Margaret had died prior to 21 September 1785 when her husband James took out a marriage bond with the Norfolk County Court Clerk stating his intention to marry Sally Veale, a cousin of Margaret's.
  Person ID	I58155	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	George VEALE,   b. c. 1718   d. Before 16 Apr 1784 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Frances SCOTT   d. After 16 Jan 1776
  Marriage	Before 25 Sep 1749
  	The couple had married prior to 25 September 1749 when Thomas Scott's will of that date named his "Daughter Frances Veal" and his "Granson Samuel Veal."
  Family ID	F4103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James CANN   d. 1796
  Notes	James' daughter Margaret Cann may have been the daughter of his first wife Margaret Veale Cann.
  Family ID	F4982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S170] Pamela W. McVey, compiler, McVey, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book II 1772 - 1788., ((Virginia Beach, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 53-54: George Veale will (n/d) [Will Book II, ff. 63-65]. [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)). p. 75: Margaret Veale guardian bond. [S69] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Marriages of Norfolk County Virginia 1706-1792, ((1961, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988)). p. 12: Cann - Sally Veale bond.