Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

John Veazey Jr. (1722-1780)
MSA SC 3520-1304

Biography:
Born: January 1, 1722, in Cecil County.
Resided: Cecil County.
Died: 1780

Family Background:
Father: Robert Veazey (?-1767), a planter of Cecil County.
Mother: Lucy, daughter of Charles Dermott (Dirmott), a planter of Cecil County, and wife Sarah.
Sisters: Mary (1719-?); Lucy (1723-?); Elinor (1728-?); and Rebecca (1729-?).
First Cousin: John Veazey (1701-1777).
Married: Ann (?-1781).
Children: Samuel; George (?-1789); Robert (?-1797); William; Edward (?-1776), a captain in Smallwood's Maryland Regiment, who was killed at the battle of Long Island; and probably John Veazey III (?-1777).

Private Career:
Education: Literate.
Social Status and Activites: Gent., by 1753; Esq., by 1775.

Public Career:
Legislative Service: Conventions, Cecil County, 1st, 1774, 3rd, 1774, 5th, 1775, 6th-8th, 1776; Lower House, Cecil County, 1777 (Grievances 1; Manufactories 2), 1777-1778 (Elections 1, 3), 1778-1779 (Grievances 3; Claims 1), 1779 (elected, but did not attend; died before the 2nd session of the 1779-1780 Assembly).
Local Offices: Standard keeper, Cecil County, 1759; Justice, Cecil County, 1764-at least 1774 (quorum, 1773-at least 1774); Chairman, Committee of Observation, Cecil County, 1776.
Military Service: Colonel, Bohemia Battalion, Cecil County Militia, elected 1776.

Wealth During Lifetime:
Land at First Election: Leased 145 acres (part of Bohemia Manor), Cecil County, 1753; purchased 328 acres in Cecil County, 1765, which he sold in 1768.

Wealth at Death:
 Died: Testamentary bond dated January 18, 1780, in Cecil County.
Personal Property: TEV, £79,186.12.1 current money (including 14 slaves and books); FB, £75,813.16.1.
Land: Lease on 145 acres in Cecil County.

Notes:

Edward C. Papenfuse, Alan F. Day, David W. Jordan, and Gregory A. Stiverson, A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789 vol. 2 (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985), p. 850. Published in Archives of Maryland Online vol. 426, p. 850.
 

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