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Judge Joseph Morton Venable

Family Group Sheet of Judge Joseph Morton Venable

Family Group Sheet

of

Judge Joseph Morton Venable and his wife Elizabeth Watkins

     

Husband:  JOSEPH MORTON VENABLE

Born: 1761 in Charlotte Co., VA

Died:  23 July 1833, in Prince Edward Co., VA, while visiting there

Burial: After 23 July 1833, at “Poplar Hill”, Prince Edward Co., VA

Military Service: after 1779 aide to Gen. Lawson, carried dispatches to Gen. Lafayette.  Not at this point recognized as a DAR Patriot

Education:  Before 1782 Hampden-Sidney College, VA

                     1782 Princeton University, NJ

Marriage:  20 Jan. 1791, Prince Edward Co., VA to Elizabeth Watkins

Occupation:  1791 Lawyer and Commonwealth Attorney for Charlotte, Prince Edward Counties, VA

                       Bet. 1792-1812  Trustee of Hampden-Sidney College

                       Aft. 1810 elected Judge of Shelby County Court, KY

Religion:  aft. 1810-1833,  Ruling Elder at Mulberry Presbyterian Church, Shelby   Co., KY

Residence:  1810, moved from Prince Edward Co., VA, to Shelby Co., KY

Will:  Recorded August 1833 in Shelby Co., KY

Father:  JAMES VENABLE (died Shelby Co, KY, 1814)

Mother:  JUDITH MORTON (died 1826 Shelby Co., KY)

 

Wife:  ELIZABETH WATKINS

Born: Dec. 6, 1769   in  Prince Edward Co., VA

Died:  April 23, 1832  in Shelby Co., KY

Buried: “Poplar Hill”, Prince Edward Co., VA

Father:  FRANCIS WATKINS (died 1826 Poplar Hill, P.E. Co., VA)

Mother:  AGNES WOODSON (died 1820 Poplar Hill, P. E. Co., VA)

 

Children:

DR. JOSEPH MORTON VENABLE

Born: Dec. 23, 1791, in Charlotte Co., VA

Died: July 26, 1838 in Madison, Jefferson Co., IN, “congestive fever”

Military Service:  War of 1812 as Surgeon’s Mate

Occupation: Physician

Marriage:  March 31, 1817, in Mercer Co., KY, MARY FLEMING COWAN

 

ELIZABETH McROBERTS VENABLE

Born:  Oct. 4, 1795 in Charlotte Co., VA

Died:  Aug. 21, 1869  in Shelby Co., KY

Marriage:  Sept. 5, 1816 in Shelby Co., KY, WILLIAM QUIN MORTON

 

FRANCIS WATKINS VENABLE

Born:  1799 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., VA

Died:  1852 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., VA

Marriage:  Dec. 14, 1833 in Charlotte, VA,  NANCY CARTER NELSON

 

JUDITH MORTON VENABLE

Born:  1801 in Charlotte, VA

Died:  1878 in Shelby Co., KY

Marriage: 1819 in Shelby Co., KY,  THOMAS JOYES

 

JAMES H. VENABLE

Born:  1801 in Charlotte, VA

Died:  After 1850

Marriage: DOROTHY C. ELDER

 

SAMUEL L. VENABLE

Born: Bet. 1799-1803

Died: Aft. 1833

Marriage:

 

HENRY ISAAC VENABLE

Born:  1803

Occupation: Pres. Minister and Missionary to Africa

Died:  Bet. 1860-1880

Marriage:  Bef. 1860  MARTHA A. MARTIN

 

WILLIAM THOMAS VENABLE

Born: 1805 in Charlotte, VA

Died:  Aft. Sept. 1833

 

SELINA A. VENABLE

Born:  1809 in Shelby Co., KY

Died:  Sept. 30, 1850 in IL

Marriage:  JAMES MORRIS CHASE

 

MARY JANE VENABLE

Born: Jan. 31, 1810, in Shelby Co., KY

Died: April 12, 1896

Marriage:  March 20, 1830, Prince Edward, VA, to JACOB WOODSON MORTON

 

 This is all I have for now.   Would welcome any corrections with documentation.

Jean Meaney

21 August 2006

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