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Family of William VESEY and Keziah DARBY

William VESEY b. 1766 May 25⁹⁴⁴ at (bapt) Braintree, MA⁹⁴⁴. d. 1817~⁴⁹⁴⁶ at Braintree, VT⁴⁹⁴⁶.
Keziah DARBY b. 1776~²⁰⁷⁰. d. 1826 Jan 18²⁰⁷⁰ at Tunbridge, VT²⁰⁷⁰. bd. South View Cem., Randolph, VT²⁰⁷⁰.

Married⁴⁹⁴⁶ 1812 Jul 26⁴⁹⁴⁶ at Randolph, VT⁴⁹⁴⁶. The will⁴⁹⁴⁶ of William Vesey of Braintree, Vermont, mentions wife Keziah Vesey. One of the bequeathals ($4) was to Elder Elijah Huntington. William "Vozey" married⁴⁰⁹⁶ Keziah Darby (res Randolph) in Randolph, Vermont, Jul 26, 1812. They were married by Elder Elijah Huntington. It seems likely that Keziah Darby is the Keziah Vesey mentioned in his will.

Bass⁸³¹ has William Vesey moved to "this town (Braintree, Vermont) in 1785; went West in 1815." The latter seems unlikely as his will and probate were made in Vermont in 1817.

William Vesey's will was dated 8 Jul 1817, in Braintree, Orange Co., Vermont, and probate of the estate of William Vesey, deceased, began Nov 17, 1817, as registered in Randolph, Vermont. His will states he was "weak of body but sound of mind & memory." Witnesses to the will were Jonathan Bass, Ammi Nichols, and Fielder Clark.

The will provided that son William would get farming utensils and wearing apparel, and his "gun bayonet and razor." Rev Ammi Nichols and Elder Elijah Huntington to get $4 each. His real estate was to be sold and "beloved wife Keziah Vesey" to get half. The remainder to go to son William Vesey, and daughters Polly Coapland(sic), Betsey Vesey & Lucy Vesey (the latter two not of age at the time); excepting Polly who was to have $62 directed out of her share as she had already received that sum. All his personal estate to go to wife Keziah.