Martha Venable

Biography

Martha Davis was born on July 14, 1702 in [Amherst County, Province of Virginia][SIC: Amherst was formed from Abermarle in 1761 so this is not possible. She was “of” Hanover County.]

Martha married Abraham Venable in 1723 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. Together they had the following children:

1. Abraham Venable;
2. Hugh Lewis Venable;
3. William Venable;
4. Charles Venable;
5. Nathaniel Venable;
6. James Venable;
7. Anne King;
8. Mary Moorman;
9. Elizabeth Morton;
10. Capt. John Venable;

She died on February 16, 1765 in Louisa County, Province of Virginia.

Family

William and Mary Quarterly. 247 https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1915563/1915563_djvu.txt

Genealogy of the Venable Family, as Prepared by Nathaniel Venable, of Prince Edward County, Va„ Dated December 25, 1790. (Communicated by Joseph J. Casey.)

Abraham Venable came from England into Virginia, U. S. A., and married the widow of John Nicks, who was the daughter of Lewis; left issue one son, Abraham Venable, who was born 22d March, 1700, and who married Martha Davis, daughter of Nathaniel Davis, of Hanover county. Left issue, sons, Abraham,, Hugh Lewis, Charles, Nathaniel, James, William, and John, and daughters, Ann married to Phil King, of Cumberland county; Elizabeth married to Josiah Morton, of Charlotte county, and Mary married to Charles Moorman, of Louisa county.

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Wife: Martha DAVIS

• Birth: 14/17 Jul 1702, Amherst Co., VA
• Death: 13 Jan 1765 or 18 Feb 1765, Louisa Co., VA
• Father: Nathaniel DAVIS, a Quaker of Devonshire, England
• Mother?: Mary Elizabeth HUGHES (c1650- )

Husband: Abraham VENABLE II / Jr.

• Birth: 22 Mar 1699/1700, New Kent Co., VA
• Death: 12 Dec 1768, Louisa Co., VA
• Office: Justice of the Peace, Hanover Co., VA
• Office: Justice of the Peace and County Lieutenant, Louisa Co., VA
• Office: Vestryman, Fredericksville Parish, [Louisa Co.,] VA
• Office: 1742-1756, Virginia House of Burgesses
• Historical: friend and associate of Patrick HENRY
• Father: Abraham VENABLE I
• Mother: Elizabeth LEWIS

10 Children:

1. Abraham B. VENABLE III, b. 9 Jan 1725, Louisa Co., VA
2. Hugh Lewis VENABLE; m. Mary MARTIN, d/o William MARTIN of Albemarle Co., VA; issue: Nathaniel, John, Abraham, Martha w/o Ralph BANKS, Judith w/o William MOORMAN of Campbell Co., VA, Elizabth w/o Richard BRAGG of Fluvanna Co., VA, Mary w/o John MOORMAN of Campbell Co., VA
3. Charles VENABLE; m. Elizabeth SMITH, d/o of Robert SMITH of Port Royal; issue: Robert h/o Sarah MADISON, d/o Henry MADISON of Charlotte Co., VA (his issue: Martha, Bettie, Pollie, Robert, James, Joseph), Charles, Mary w/o Robert MARTIN of King & Queen Co., VA; Elizabeth w/o Massaniello WOMACK of Cumberland Co., VA; Sarah w/o Peyton GLENN of Prince Edward Co., VA, Martha w/o William BROWN of Charloote Co., VA; Ann w/o Daniel GLENN of Prince Edward Co., VA; Dorothy w/o John GOODE of Charlotte Co., VA; Agnes, Nancy.
4. Nathaniel VENABLE, b. 21 Oct 1733, Hanover Co., VA
5. James VENABLE, b. 1734, Hanover Co., VA
6. William VENABLE; m. Ann CLARK, d/o Isaac CLARK of Louisa Co., VA; issue: Abraham h/o Anne HUNDLY, d/o Wido Hundly of Caroline Co., VA (issue: Richard Hundly), William, James, Charles
7. John VENABLE; m. Agnes MOORMAN d/o Charles MOORMAN of Louisa Co., VA; issue: robert, Charles, Abraham, William, Nathaniel, Mary w/o Jacob VENABLE of Prince Edward Co., VA, Martha, Diana
8. Ann VENABLE; m. Phil KING of Cumberland Co., VA
9. Elizabeth VENABLE; m. Josiah MORTON of Charlotte Co., VA
10. Mary VENABLE; m. Charles MOORMAN of Louisa Co., VA

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Disputed Origins

Daughter of Robert ‘the Black’ Davis or Nathaniel Davis, of Hanover? Not named in Robert Davis’ 1771 will.

Mary Elizabeth HUGHES Sex: F Note: ! Elizabeth m. Nathaniel Davis, a Welshman and early settler in the region. He made a large fortune by having choice river-bottom lands and trading with the Indians. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had 4 children: Robert Davis, ancestor of President Jefferson Davis who never publicly acknowledged his Indian heritage; Martha Davis who m. Abraham Venable; Abadiah (also called Abigail) Davis who m. William Floyd; Mary Davis who married Samuel Burks.

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/burke/1793/

Richard's parents were Samuel and Mary Davis Burks.Samuel was born in 1680 in Albemarle Co. Va. and died before 1756 in Albemarle Co. Mary was born in 1685 in Albemarle Co. and died in 1756 in Hanover Co. Va.They were married in 1703 in Hanover Co. VA. Mary's parents were Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hughes Davis. Mary's siblings were Robert Davis who is an ancestor of Jefferson Davis, Martha who married Abraham Venable and Abadiah Davis who married William Floyd.

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Martha_Davis_%2821%29 Citing Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and their Kin. C. J. Carrier, Harrisonburg, VA, 1978. Page 43. Nathaniel Davis
1650 - 1710 W. Mary Elizabeth Hughes 1660 - 1740 m. 1680. According to another record, Martha Davis, who married Abraham Venable II, was a daugher of Nathaniel Davis. Elizabeth Marshall Venable says, "Hugh Lewis came first with this wife and daughter, Abediah Lewis, and lost his wife in America and returned to Britain with Abediah, his only daughter, and both returned again to America in Virginia, with Robert Davis, who came away without the consent of his parents, and served four years in Virginia, King & Queen County, for his passage, and then married Abediah Lewis, with whom he emigrated.”

Venables of Virginia," by Elizabeth Marshall Venable, MORTON. (1911). THE VENABLES. Register of Kentucky State Historical Society, 9(25), 67-69. Retrieved April 23, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23367163. “Abraham Venable, b 1700; d 1768; m 1724 Martha Davis, d of Robt Davis, of St Mary’s, and Abadiah Lewis, d Hugh Lewis, b 1703.

https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Nathaniel-Robert-Davis-II/p90805

Her parents were Robert Davis and Abadieh Davis.

From the book Venables of Virginia by Elizabeth Marshall Venable-p. 19 Record of William Lewis Morton, son of Elizabeth Venable and Josiah Morton, concerning his family history. Hugh Lewis was my mother's great-grandfather, his daughter, Abadiah Lewis married Robert Davis.

Descendants as follows:

• 1. Sara Davis married Thomas Bagby
• 2.Rosanna Davis married Nathaniel Saunders
• 3.Frances Davis married James Bagby
• 4. Elizabeth Davis married John Bagby
• 5. Abadiah Davis married Thomas Harding and John Gray
• 6. Mary Davis married Thomas Banks
• 7.Robert Davis had three wives, moved to St Mary's became rich, and was killed by Indians.
• 8.Isham Davis killed by Indians
• 9. Nathaniel Davis killed by Indians
• 10.John Davis killed by Indians
• 11. Martha Davis married Abraham Venable, my grand-father, son of Abraham Venable who came from England--Devonshire , who is of a numerous family in England.

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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 ...

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References

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Martha_Davis_%2821%29 cites
  • Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and their Kin. C. J. Carrier, Harrisonburg, VA, 1978. Page 43
  • D'Auitolo, Lelia Nathaniel Venable Ancestors online: 76371,1107 @ Compuserv.com
• Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and Their Connections, p 56, says DOB is 14 July 1703
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Abraham_Venable_%281%29 Cites
  • Venables of Virginia," by Elizabeth Marshall Venable, MORTON. (1911). THE VENABLES. Register of Kentucky State Historical Society, 9(25), 67-69. Retrieved April 23, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2336716
• http://dgmweb.net/FGS/V/VenableAbraham-MarthaDavis.html cites
  • 1. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, ed. 1915. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. 5 vols. Lewis Historical Publ. Co., NY (online at Ancestry.com). In Volume IV:
  • 2. Joseph J. Casey. 1982. "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. 1982. "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): 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...