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Martha Davis[1, 2]

Female 1703 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Martha Davis 
    Born 14 Jul 1703  Amherst Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I16323  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 16 May 2017 

    Father Robert Davis,   b. Est 1665,   d. Yes, date unknown, Amherst Co., Va Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Abadiah Lewis,   b. Est 1665,   d. Yes, date unknown, Amherst Co., Va Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham2 Venable,   b. 22 Mar 1700, New Kent Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1768, Louisana County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Abraham B.3 Venable, Jr.,   b. 9 Jan 1725, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1782, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    +2. Nathaniel3 Venable,   b. 21 Oct 1733, Tidewater, Hanover Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1804, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +3. James Venable,   b. Abt 1735,   d. 1814  (Age ~ 79 years)
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F5742  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/VAPRINCE/2007-06/1182730747
      Venable

      Deed Bk 1 1754-1759 1760 Prince Edward May Venable Ab
      Jr. Vaughan Ck Court ord dated May 1760 we have been
      summoned to ascertain the damage that may arive by Thomas Woods building a water grist mil on Vaughan's Creek and having met on the place we examined the adj land and find that building the mill will not be of prejudice to any
      person as far as we believe. signed William Sen. Bird, William Simmons, Willm More, John May, Thomas Caldwell, Thomas Baldwin, J Leneve, Ab Venable Jr, John Martain, Samuel Southerland, John Chiles, John (x) Bonds rec June
      10 1760
      Goochland Wills and deeds p 41 1740 Goochland 20-May
      Venable Abraham seller Deed May 20 1740 Abraham Venable of Hanover to Robert Kent of Goochland for 8# land between lines of Ebenezer Adams and John Kent, decd, on Byurd[Byrd] Ck, 70 acres. Witness John Anthony, Hugh Moore, Edmund Lilly
      Pr Ed Co Margaret Stubblefield 1754 Prince Edward 4-Oct
      Venable Abraham buyer Buffalo River Oct 4 1754 George (+) Moore witnessed a deed of Abraham Venable Jr when he bought 400 acres on the North side of Buffalo River - deed book 1 1754-1759
      Deed bk 5 1783 Prince Edward 12-Aug Venable Abraham poa
      Joseph Moore of PE appts James Speed of Lincoln Co (is this Ky) and Abraham Venable of Charlotte poa in his name as guardian of John M. Stewart and Alfred Stewart orphans of Thomas and Frances Stewart, both dede. John Stewart the brother of Thomas received a stud horse wrongfully from John
      Stewart.
      Deed Bk 1 1754-1759 1754 Prince Edward 4-Oct Venable Abraham buyer Buffalo Samuel Hancock Jr of P [Pittsylvania] to Abraham Venable Jr of P for 50# a tract of land in P on the north side of Buffalo River containing about 400 acres bounded by the lines of Col. Randolph, George Lumkin, John
      Richardson decd, signed, wit Nat Venable, Robert Hastie, Samuel Hancock Sr, George (+) Moor, Andrew (-) Rozborough rec April 8 1755
      Tax Lists 1755 Prince Edward Venable Abraham 1755 - List of tithables from Buffalo to the county line 1755, There is a
      Hugh and Charles Ricey (1 poll each and beside each other) and then a John Richey (1 poll) and then a William Rice 2 polls. People on either side of William Rice are: John Burke 1 tithe, Abraham Venable with Abraham Venable, John Fulton, James Henie and 8 slaves, Douglas and Paeter Puckett, John
      Davis and William Rice - 2, James and Josh Ewing 2, Joseph Littlejohn and Agey 2 (Agey is probably slave), Archer Clanahann 17445Joyce Summary 1754Prince Edward Venable Abraham Jr. buyer Buffalo River First observed in Amelia, George appears early in PE as a witness with Nathaniel Venable, Robert Hastie, Samuel Hancock Sr. and Andrew Rosborough to a deed of Sameul Hancock Jr to Abraham Venable Jr. both of PE, land on N side of the Buffalo River adj Col. Randolph, George Lumpkin and John Richardson, decd.
      Pr Ed Co Margaret Stubblefield 1760 Prince Edward Venable Abraham, Jr. To see if damage would be done by Thomas Woods building a grist mill.
      Deed Bk 3 1771-1777 1777 Charlotte 1-Feb Venable John
      buyer Cubb Ck Samuel Goode Jr and Mary Goode of Prince Edward to John Venable to C 275# 495 acres on bothsides of Horsepen Fork of Cubb Cr bounded by Manson and Palmer's corners, William Marshall, widow Marshall, Samuel Moore, Alexander. Signed by both. Wit Andrew Wallace, William
      Marshall, David (x) Hutcherson, Luke Pamker, Wiliam Nixon rec Feb 3 1777
      Deed Bk 1 1754-1759 1754 Prince Edward 4-Oct Venable Nat
      wit Buffalo Samuel Hancock Jr of P to Abraham Venable Jr of P for 50# a tract of land in P on the north side of Buffalo River containing about 400 acres bounded by the lines of Col. Randolph, George Lumkin, John Richardson decd, signed, wit Nat Venable, Robert Hastie, Samuel Hancock Sr, George (+) Moor, Andrew (-) Rozborough rec April 8 1755
      Deed Bk 3 1771-1777 1773 Charlotte 4-Jan Venable Nathaniel wit Springfield Ck John Moore Jr and Lucy his wife of
      Prince Edward to Thomas Chappell of Southampton Co for 75# 235 acres in C on both sides of Springfield Ck bounded by Wills (now Nance), Collins, a new line (now Moore), Cole. Signed. Wit Nathaniel Venable, And. Mackenzie, Lewelling Williamson rec Jan 4 1773
      Joyce Summary 1754 Prince Edward Venable Nathaniel witness Buffalo River First observed in Amelia, George appears early in PE as a witness with Nathaniel Venable, Robert Hastie, Samuel Hancock Sr. and Andrew Rosborough to a deed of Sameul Hancock Jr to Abraham Venable Jr. both of PE, land on N side of the Buffalo River adj Col. Randolph, George Lumpkin and John Richardson, decd.
      Deed Bk 1 1754-1759 1761 Prince Edward 22-Oct Venable
      Nathaniel wit Buffalo Richard Childress of P to John Bartholomew Dupreyof Amelia 109# land on lower side of Buffalo River 193 acres bounded by Rice's corner on Bibb's line, Woodson's line now William Price's. Signed. Wit Nathaniel Venable, William Price, Joseph (+) Berry rec Dec 10 1761 Ann wife reling dower
      Joyce Summary 1773 Charlotte 4-Jan Venable Nicholas
      wit Springfield Ck. John Moore Jr and his wife Lucy of Prince Edward Co deeded to Thomas Chappel of Southampton 235 ac on both sides Springfield Ck adj to Wills, Collins, new line of Moore, Cole. Wit Nicholas Venable, Andrew Makenzie, Lewellyn Williamson.
      Deed Bk 3, 4 1747-1753 1750 Amelia 18-May Venable
      lines Falling Creek Thomas Lockwitt, Jr. (also Lockett) of Cumberland Co., Va to William Campbell 52# 690 acres n/s of north fork of Falling Creek adj lines of Randolph and Venable, Harris Creek, a bottom and the fork with all houses.. being part of a greater pat to Thomas Lockett. No wits.
      Court Order Book 7, 1782-1788 Prince Edward Venable pl Joseph Moore assignee for Watkins, Pankey and Venable pl vs Charles Woodson and c, def, p 64 in debt, also vs James
      Clarke and c in debt, also Wiliam Spencer and c p 97 in debt

  • Sources 
    1. [S107] Family Histories, https://archive.org/stream/gilescarterofvir00cart/gilescarterofvir00cart_djvu.txt.
      Nathaniel Venable and Francis Watkins were executors of and Agnes Watkins a witness to the will of Theodrick Carter (Second) which was probated January 19th, 1777. The second Theodrick's son, John Carter, named one son Francis Watkins, one Richard and one Robert. Robert Carter named one son Robert Michaux and a daughter Sarah Venable. The second Theodrick Carter's son, Theodrick (Third), named a son Nathaniel.
      Abraham Venable, who married Elizabeth Michaux, daughter of Jacob Michaux, was a witness to
      the will of Waddill Carter, son of Theodrick Carter (Second). Martha Venable, a sister of Abraham, married John Holcomb of Prince Edward County, Virginia. Samuel Venable, son of Abraham and Elizabeth Michaux Venable, married Aim Anderson, daughter of Thomas Anderson of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Francis Watkins Carter married Sarah Holcomb Anderson.

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DENNEY/1998-02/0888299985.
      2. Abraham2 VENABLE, II (Abraham, I1) was born 22 Mar 1700 in New Kent, Lousia Co., VA. He married Martha DAVIS 1723 in Hanover Co., VA. She was born 14 Jul 1702/1703 in Amherst, VA, the daughter of Robert DAVIS {425} and Abadiah LEWIS.
      They had 10 children:
      + 5.Mi.Abraham VENABLE {2224}, born 9 Jan 1725, died 20 Mar 1778.
      + 6.Mii.Hugh Lewis VENABLE {2225}, born 1727.
      + 7.Miii.Charles VENABLE {2226}, born 12 Apr 1730.
      + 8.Miv.Nathaniel VENABLE {2227}, born 21 Oct 1733, died 27 Dec
      1804.
      + 9.Mv.James VENABLE {2228}, born 1734, died 1814.
      + 10.Mvi.William VENABLE {2229}, born 1736, died 12 Mar 1792.
      + 11.Mvii.John VENABLE, Capt. {167}, born 1740, died 1811.
      + 12.Fviii.Ann VENABLE {2230}, born 1736.
      + 13.Fix.Elizabeth VENABLE {2234}, born 22 May 1739, died 1778.
      + 14.Fx.Mary VENABLE {2231}, born 22 May 1739, died 10 Mar 1804.

      Martha died 18 Feb 1765 in Louisa County, VA.

    3. [S107] Family Histories, https://archive.org/stream/gilescarterofvir00cart/gilescarterofvir00cart_djvu.txt.
      Nathaniel Venable and Francis Watkins were ex-
      ecutors of and Agnes Watkins a witness to the will of
      Theodrick Carter (Second) which was probated Jan-
      uary 19th, 1777. The second Theodrick 's son, John Carter, named one son Francis Watkins, one Richard and one Robert. Robert Carter named one son Robert Michaux and a daughter Sarah Venable. The second Theodrick Carter's son, Theodrick (Third), named a son Nathaniel.
      Abraham Venable, who married Elizabeth Mi-
      chaux, daughter of Jacob Michaux, was a witness to
      the will of Waddill Carter, son of Theodrick Carter
      (Second). Martha Venable, a sister of Abraham,
      married John Holcomb of Prince Edward County,
      Virginia. Samuel Venable, son of Abraham and
      Elizabeth Michaux Venable, married Aim Anderson,
      daughter of Thomas Anderson of Mecklenburg
      County, Virginia. Francis Watkins Carter married
      Sarah Holcomb Anderson.