Abraham VENABLE I

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography: CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES: Campbell County, VA. CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches Family Sketches - Venable ----¤¤¤---- 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 Venable 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. John Venable was assistant commissioner of provision to Christopher Irvine at the time he impressed John Hook's steers. This occurred during the time of distress in the patriot army consequent upon the joint invasion of the enemy's forces under Cornwallis and Phillips in 1781 when levies were made upon the citizens for contributions of supplies. John Hook, a Scotchman, was a prosperous merchant and farmer who was suspected of being unfriendly to the American cause. The taking of his steers for use of the troops had not been strictly legal and by advice of William Cowen, an attorney of some distinction, in 1783 Hook brought suit against Venable personally in the district court of New London, where Patrick Henry appeared for the defendant. The legal record shows the verdict to have been for the plaintiff "one penny damages," but an appeal resulted in a command to take John Venable into safe keeping to answer Hook's plea of trespass, with damage of £4O at the court house in Richmond, April 5, 1783. The case was continued in general court till September, 1789 with issue to the plaintiff of one penny damages. Costs in court were 5OO lbs. of tobacco. Hook became the victim in this suit. In 1784 the estate of Thomas Faland sold to John Venable 3OO acres of land which had been conveyed to Faland by Lady Mary Read, on both sides of Seneca creek. Abraham Venable was a member of the Virginia Yazoo Company. John Venable in 1786, with William Martin, Jonathan Rosser, and Griffin Lewis, was appointed inspector of tobacco at Lynches Ferry. Venable moved, with his family, to Georgia, in 1791, but that there were Venables left in the county is proven by the marriage of Nathaniel Venable to Nancy Kelly in 1816 as recorded among the bonds in the clerk's office at Campbell court house.

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• Alt. Birth, 12 Jan 1662, Devonshire, Chester, ENGLAND.

• Religion: wife and son death, 1687, New Kent County, VA. Sarah, wife of Abraham Venable, deceased ye 13 day of Feby., 1687-8. Isaac deceased same day
Isaac son to Abraham Venable deceascd ye 13 day Febry., 1687-8.

[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanewken/stpete04.html
could this have been child birth?]

• Religion: land boundaries, 1689, St. Peters Parish, New Kent County, VA. The several persons named in Companys y't were ordered to prosession & to Remark ye bounds of each man's land:

Viz: Capt. Joseph Foster, Mr. Jno. Ropor, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mrs. Eliz. Littlepage, Wm. Harman & Edmund Bodford, Will. Cox, Jno. Parks, jun.; Mrs. Pierce & Mr. Conding, Mr. Poindexter, sen'r., Mr. Poindexter, jun'r., John Vaughn, Jno. Epecon, Jno. Spurlock, Fr. Day, Will. Hodges, Rob't Speare, Rich'd Joanes, Steph. Moon, Wm. Book, Dow Wallton, Rich, Gilliam, Mrs. Botts, Jno. Waddell, Wm. Moss, Mr. Alford, Mr. Geo. Smith. Wm. Major, Hen. Green, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Mason, David Clarkston, Mrs. Workman, Mr. Pasley, Wm. Millington, Mr. Clayton, Thom. Jackson, Wm. Stone, Jno. Paine, Thos. Willkins, Thos. Markgold, Steph. Crump, Mr. Field Harte, Pelham Moore, Widow Williams, James Sanders, Steph. Mitchell, Wm. Barne, Will. Crump, Rob't Chandler, Wm. Moss, Jno. Osling, Mr. Jarrott, Sam'l Weaver, Jno. Dowie, Mr. Mitchell, Sen'r, Elex. Strange, Mr. Batte, Thos. Paddison, Fran. Hill, Hen. Strange, Ruth Allen, Hen. Martin, Jno. Sands, Wm Moss, Wm. Meanly, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, James Sanders, Margaret Prior, Jno. Realy, Rich. Allen, Fran. Warren, Hen. Turner, Mrs. Isard, Mr. Smithson, Thos. Martin, Mr. Claybourne, Edw. Morgan, Edw'd Ragglin, Chris. Baker, Nic * * * Gilles West, Jno. Joanes, Garrott, Rob't Elleson, Rob't Hughes, Peter Morse, Jer. Brooke, Jer. Torker, Thom. Moss, Jno. Wakefield, Coll. Pates, Martin Martin, Tho. Meridie, Jno. ALldridge, Wm. Beateson, Edward Haris, Lyon Morriss, Hen. Turner, Edw. Gross, Wm. Martinn, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, And. Davis, Wm. Atkinson, Jos. Moon, Edw'd Johnson, Lyon Moriss, Peter Moss, And. Davis, Wm. Atkinson, Thos. Bird, Bird Joanes, Dan Britt, Chas. Lovell, Mr. Gentry, Abra. Venable, Rowland Horsley, Rob't Lansestor, Jno. Medlook, Renall Allen, Jno. Hight, Chas. Bryan, Chas Bostick, Chris. Baker, Thos. Moorman, Thos. Snead, James Moor, Edw. Doritt, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. James Moss, Chas. Fleming, James Austin, Jno. Baughn, James Woody, Thos. Joanes, Nick. Loson, Tho. Ronalle, Jno. Parks, Sen., Mr. Jno. Lyddon, Thos. Wilkinson, Jno. Lewes, Ronall Allen, Wm. Turner, Geo. Pargeston, Ned Botler, Benj. Balkey, James Blackwell, Young witty, Rob't King, Jno. Mark, Robt. Harman, Jno. Andrenson, Joanes Ronalls, Antho. Burrus, Jno. Gontin, Wm. Bassett, jun'r, Jno. Andrewson, Jonas Ronalls. Jno. Peard, Jno. Engleebright, Sam'l Waddy, Mr. Boots, Rob't Thomson, Edw. Bornett, Jno. Talle, Rich'd Bollork Sen., Rich'd Bollork. jun'r, James Tate, Mr. Crawford, Andrew Davis, Edward Broxom, Jno. Wall, Wm. Winston, Jno. Lewes, Jno. Crawford, David Craford, jun., Rob't Andrewson, Chas. Fleming, Nic. Mills, Dow. Penix, Rob't Deprosse, Fran. Eastor, Jno. Mashay, Mr. Polegreen, Jno. Browne, Mr. Dabbony, Geo. Moss, Edw. Howsheus, Capt. Page, Col'l. Page, Rob't Hoghes, Bird Hoghes, Thos. Wattson, Thos. Clarke, Thos. Tinsly, Sam. Thomas, Widdow Ray, Tho. Taylor, John Snead, James Hen. Chilles, James Norkton, Rich'd Cawdry, Jno. Kinborn & ye rest of his neighbors.

The inhabitants belonging to St. Peter s parish in pamanach neck, viz.: Mrs. Susana Page, Thos. Spenser, Jno. Borross, Mrs. Gooch, James Henderson, Wm. Turner, Col. Johnson, John Davis, Rob't King, Mr. Gideon Macon, Geo. Cox, Thos. Carr Bird, Chastain James Adams, Thos Nichols, Edm. Smith, Hen. Dillon, Capt. Fran. Page, Mr. Goodin.

By order of ye vestry.

Registered per me, CHARLS TURNER, Clk of ye vestry.

[The Vestry Book of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, Va. From 1682-1758

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• Tax List: VIRGINIA 1704 Rent Rolls, 1704, New Kent County, VA. VIRGINIA 1704 Rent Rolls

Davis Robert King William County
Davis Robt Accomack
Venables Abr. Parish of St. Peters and St. Paul, 1704
Venables John Parish of St. Peters and St. Paul, 1704

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• See also. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/v/e/n/R-Venable/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0051.html

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/l/a/Robert-Mason-Blake/GENE2-0038.html

Abraham married Sarah before 1687. (Sarah died on 12 Feb 1687 in New Kent County, VA.)

Abraham next married Elizabeth LEWIS, daughter of Captain Hugh LEWIS and Margaret DALLATHY, after Feb 1687 in VA. (Elizabeth LEWIS was born on 10 May 1665 in New Kent County, VA and died in 1702 in Hanover 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.