Marmaduke VICKERY

                   Birth record from Mae Lang, 110 S. Main St., St. Joseph IL.
Will dated 26 Dec 1787, Randolph Co., NC. Will Book 1, p. 66, Raleigh, NC Arch.
In the Name of God amen
I Marmaduke Vickrey Senior of the County of Randolph and State of North
Carolina planter being sick and weake in body but of perfect mind and memry
thanks be given unto God for the same  Calling to mind the mortallity of my
Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make ordain
and appoint this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows
first of all I Recomend my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to
be Buryed in Christan burial at the Discration of my here after named
executors and as tuching my worly Estate where with God hath pleased to Bless
me with in this life I give dismiss and dispose of the same in the following
manner and form.
Item  I give unto my well Beloved wife Elisabeth Vickrey the full possession of
my dwelling house with all my house hould goods and furniture during her
Natural life and at her decease to be dissposed of in manner and form as
follows.
Item  I give and Bequeath to my beloved son Samson Vickrey all my Lands and
tenements except that part conveyed to my grandson Marmaduk Vickrey Junior bydeed of gift bearing date December the twenty fifth day one thousand seven
hundred and eighty seven.
Item  I give and bequeath to my son Samson Vickrey all my personnal estate of
every kind quallity and spaci to be pusesd By him with all the benefits there
unto belonging and I do appoint the said Sampson Vickrey and him alone to be my
Executor of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my
hand and seal this twenty sixt day of december and in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven.
Signned Sealed Confairmed and
delivered in the presents of us       Marmaduke (his mark) Vickrey (Seal)
Christopher Vickrey)
Marmaduke Vickrey  )

Randolph Co., NC, December 1788 Inventory Estate of Marmaduke Vickrey, Senior
One hundred acres of land, one horse & one mare, five head cattle, 2 beds and
furniture, 1 Cubbard & Table, 2 pots, 1 oven, a note of hand four pounds, puter
tins and chairs, wearing clothes, 1 Saddle, 1 Bridle, 1 pr. plow irons, 1 ax, 1
hoe, 2 pr horse chains, 1 log chain, 1 pr stillard, 1 skillet, 2 iron pots,
rack, 1 pr. fire tongs, 2 pails, 1 churn, 1 spinning wheel, 1 Drawing knife,
knives & forks, 1 trunk, 1 wheel, 1 picking fork
Returned by executor Sampson Vickory of said estate.

The name Vickrey is of English origin. Analysis shows "vicar" to mean minister,
while "rey" refers to the king, originally meant "minister to the king."
There are many variations, Vickory, Vickery, Vicary, Vickrey, Vicaree, Vickery.
Tradition says the family was from England and that Marmaduke came to North
Carolina by way of Virginia and possibly Mass.  He was in Rowan County, North
Carolina in 1752-53 and serving as a witness or chain-bearer for a surveyor.

At old corthouse in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, 22 February 1759,
Deed book 4, Part I, p. 133, are records that Marmaduke Vickory purchased 151
acres on both sides of Deep River.  He lived there the remainder of his life.
Over the years that same land was in Rowan, Guilford, Orange and Randolph
counties as the county boundaries changed.