Elizabeth LEWIS

   Another name for Elizabeth was Mary Elizabeth LEWIS.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Biography: Family Sketches - Venable: Campbell County, VA. The Venable name was first spelled with a final s. Abraham Venables emigrated from England to Virginia in 1685 and married in 1699 Elizabeth, the daughter of Hugh Lewis, of James City county. Their son, Abraham, Jr., who married Martha, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hughes-Davis, of Amherst, was friend, client and political supporter of Patrick Henry; was also, for a time, county-lieutenant of Louisa and for 2O years member of the House of Burgesses from Louisa. His son, William Venable, nominated Henry in the county meeting as a candidates for the House of Burgesses in 1765. From this Venable are descended the Virginia members of the family. His son, John (7th child), married Agnes, daughter of Charles Moorman of Louisa. He belonged to the Society of Friends and was among the first to set his slaves free. Abram Venable in 1759 patented 2O65 acres on Falling creek; in 1754 patented 34O and 74O acres on Little Falling creek.

[CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES; Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA; 1782-1926; By R. H. EARLY; With Illustrations; J. P. BELL COMPANY; LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/campbell/history/chronicles-families-venable.txt]

• Residence, 1679, Barbados, West Indies.

• See also. http://www.rainyday.ca/~howland/html-va/dat11.htm#0

• Note: William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1895, VA. pp. 202-209.
QUERIES. - Prof. Joseph J. Casey, 26 Est 129th Street, New York, would "highly appreciate
any information, however slight", regarding the following persons:
Martin, Robert: Born in King and Queen Co. 1738 (?); paternal homestead on both sides of
the Mataponi River. Information wanted relative to his brothers and sisters, and his
ancestors. Were George and Susanna (West) Martin his parents?
Callaway, Richard, and wife, Celia Ragland. In Chatham Co., N.C., after the Revolution,
perhaps during it. Was this the Hillsborough Richard? What was his relation to Will Kennon,
the Mecklenburgh signer? His line of descent from the Virginia Kennons? How was the name
spelled before it appeared in Virginia? Wanted, Celia Ragland's line of descent.
Venable, Abraham and (Mildred Lewis?) Hicks or Nix. What English branch produced this
Abraham?
Holder, John: Lieutenant in Alexander Spottswood's 2d Virginia Regiment. His Virginia
ancestry and locality required.

Elizabeth married John (or James) NIX, son of James NIX and Elizabeth, about 1685. (John (or James) NIX was born in 1663 and died in 1687 in New Kent County, VA.)

Elizabeth next married Abraham VENABLE I, son of Thomas VENABLES Baron of Kenderton and Margeria SHAWE, after Feb 1687 in VA. (Abraham VENABLE I was born on 12 Jan 1661 in ENGLAND and died in 1710 in New Kent County, VA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage, 1697, New Kent County, VA. or Prince Edward County, VA

• Alt. Marriage, 1699, Prince Edward County, VA.