Person:William Venable (7)

Biography

Info From Genealogy of the Venable Family by Nathaniel Venable December 23, 1790-William, son of Abraham the second, married to Ann Clark, daughter of Isaac Clark, of Louisa County,

Children

1. Abraham married Anne Hundly, daughter of the Widow Hundly, of Caroline County; has issue, one son, Richard Hundly.
2. William
3. James 1757-1828 married Sarah McClanahan Dean.
4. Charles

Sources

• https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Ann-Clark/f148962* Abraham Venable and Martha Davis1. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, ed. 1915. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. 5 vols. Lewis Historical Publ. Co., NY (online at Ancestry.com). In Volume IV: p. 347 Venable, Abraham, son of Abraham Venable, who emigrated from England to Virginia about 1685 where he [Abraham I] married about 1700 Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh Lewis, of James City county, and widow of Henry Nicks. He [Abraham II] was born March 12, 1700, married about 1723 Martha (or Hannah) Davis, daughter of Nathaniel Davis, a Quaker from Devonshire, England. He owned much land in Hanover, Louisa and Goochland counties. He was justice of the peace for Hanover county and one of the first justices of the p. 348 peace for Louisa from December 13, 1742, vestryman of Fredericksville parish, county lieutenant of Louisa, and member of the house of burgesses from 1742 to 1756. He was the friend, legal client, and political supporter of Patrick Henry. He died December 16, 1768, and was father of Nathaniel Venable (q.v.).

2. Joseph J. Casey. 1892. "Genealogy of the Venable Family, as Prepared by Nathaniel Venable, of Prince Edward County, Va., Dated December 25, 1790." Pages 308-311 in Genealogies of Virginia Families: from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD (Broderbund CD-186). 3. Mary Stuart Green Edmunds. 1892. "Edmunds Family." Pages 642-669 in Genealogies of Virginia Families: from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD (Broderbund CD-186):p. 658 Abraham Venable, II., born in New Kent County Va, March 22, 1700; died in Louisa County, December 16, 1768; married, in Hanover County, 1723, Martha Davis, an earnest Quakeress, born July 14, 1702; died Feb 18, 1765. They had ten children; the fifth child, Nathaniel Venable, above; sixth child, James Venable, b. 1734, in Hanover (p. 659) County, Va...