Col. Samuel Woodson Venable

Samuel Woodson Venable
Birthdate:	September 19, 1756
Birthplace:	Slate Hill Farm, Prince Edward County, Province of Virginia
Death:	September 07, 1821 (64) Sweet Springs, Monroe County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Nathaniel Venable and Elizabeth Michaux Venable Husband of Mary Scott Venable Father of Margaret Reid Cabell; Elizabeth Woodson Watkins; Anne Mayo Read; Mary Carrington Womack; Clementina Frances Reid and 7 others Brother of Sen. Abraham Bedford Venable (DemRep-VA); Betsy Ann Watkins; Richard Nathaniel Venable; Martha Venable; Ann Daniels and 7 others Half brother of Mary Farrar; Peggy Fore; Daniel Fore; Ann Fore; Charles Fore and 1 other; and Reuben Fore « less
Occupation:	Military officer

Managed by:	Terry Hubert Brown
Last Updated:	April 29, 2022

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He was an honorable man.

Delivered the valedictory in Latin.

He was a trustee of Hampden-Sidney College.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of Captain. DAR Ancestor # A118479

Served under Lighthorse Harry Lee Watkins' Legion Cavalry

Prince Edward Co. VA.

Ensign, Cornet and Captain.

He participated in the battle of Guilford Courthouse, 1781, helping to defeat the Queen's Guards.

Aide on General Greene's staff.

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1756	September 19, 1756	Birth of Col. Samuel Woodson Venable Slate Hill Farm, Prince Edward County, Province of Virginia
1782	May 11, 1782	Birth of Margaret Reid Cabell Springfield, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
	May 11, 1782	Birth of Elizabeth Woodson Watkins Springfield, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
1784	June 4, 1784	Birth of Anne Mayo Read Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
1786	August 23, 1786	Birth of Mary Carrington Womack Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
1788	June 6, 1788	Birth of Clementina Frances Reid Springfield, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
1790	January 19, 1790	Birth of Henningham Carrington Anderson Springfield, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
1791	December 5, 1791	Birth of Nathaniel E. Venable Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
1793	October 16, 1793	Birth of Dr. Paul Carrington Venable, M.D. Springfield, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States

Samuel Woodson Venable