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Samuel Woodson Venable

Samuel Woodson Venable

Male 1756 - 1821  (64 years)

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  • Name Samuel Woodson Venable  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 19 Sep 1756  Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    • "Slate Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1780  Princeton University Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Princeton, NJ 
    Residence Between 1781 and 1821 
    "Springfield", Prince Edward Co., VA 
    Occupation Between 1782 and 1821  Hampden-Sidney, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Trustee, Hampden-Sidney College 
    Will 26 Jan 1821  Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 7 Sep 1821  Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Probate 17 Sep 1821  Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I19285  Bob Juch's Tree
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

    Father Nathaniel Venable,   b. 21 Nov 1733, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1804, Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Michaux Woodson,   b. 6 Jun 1740   d. 27 Sep 1791, Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1755 
    • "Poplar Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
    Family ID F7305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Scott Carrington,   b. 21 Jun 1758, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1837, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 15 Aug 1781 
    • "Mulberry Hill", Charlotte Co., VA
    Children 
     1. Nathaniel E. Venable,   b. 5 Dec 1791   d. 21 Sep 1847 (Age 55 years)  [natural]
     2. Paul Carrington Venable,   b. 16 Oct 1794   d. 4 Apr 1876, Bedford Springs, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     3. Elizabeth Woodson Venable,   b. 11 May 1782, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1858, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     4. Margaret Read Venable,   b. 11 May 1782, Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1857 (Age 74 years)  [natural]
     5. Anne Mayo Venable,   b. 4 Jun 1784, Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Mary Carrington Venable,   b. 23 Aug 1786   d. 28 Dec 1867 (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     7. Clementina Venable,   b. 6 Jun 1788   d. 11 Aug 1841, Lynchburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [natural]
     8. Henningham Carrington Venable,   b. 19 Jan 1790, Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861 (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     9. Jr. Samuel Woodson Venable,   b. 1 Nov 1797   d. 6 Oct 1855 (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     10. Agnes Woodson Venable,   b. 4 Nov 1796   d. 6 Aug 1856 (Age 59 years)  [natural]
     11. Abram Watkins Venable,   b. 17 Oct 1799   d. 21 Feb 1876, Oxford, Granville County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     12. Mildred Coles Venable,   b. 27 Mar 1803, Prince Edward County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F7332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Sep 1756 - Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Sep 1821 - Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • "Word Pictures of Longwood," by Harriet V. Miller, private printing, 1941, pp. 15-16: At Princeton...."he was an honorable man, delivering the valedictory in Latin, as was usual." He was a trustee of Hampden-Sidney College.

      DAR papers for Mary E. Miller; also #548112: Revolutionary War Vet, served under Lighthorse Harry Lee, Watkins' Legion Cavalry, Pr. Edw. Co., VA; Ensign, Cornet and Captain. He participated in the battle of Guilford Courthouse, 1781, helping to defeat the Queen's Guards; was aide on Gen. Greene's staff.

      "Venables of Virginia," pp. 41 and 42.

      VA State enumerations, Pr. Edw. Co.: 1783: 5 whites, 15 blacks; 1785: 13 whites, 2 dwellings, 13 other bldgs.

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    2. [S91] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 069.
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000


    3. [S65] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    4. [S121] Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Lineage Books, DAR ID Number: 68407.