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Richard Nathaniel Venable

Born 16 Jan 1763 in Slate Hill, Prince Edward County, Virginia

Ancestors

Son of Nathaniel E Venable I and Elizabeth Michaux (Woodson) Venable

Brother of Samuel Woodson Venable Sr., Abraham Bedford Venable, Elizabeth Ann (Venable) Watkins, Martha Ann Venable Venable, Ann Nancy (Venable) Daniel, Mary Venable, Nathaniel Venable II, William Lewis Venable, Thomas Venable and Elizabeth Woodson (Venable) Wilson

Husband of Mary (Morton) Venable — married 5 May 1797 in Charlotte, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Father of Frances Anderson (Venable) Leach and Mary Morton (Venable) Ligon

Died 17 Jan 1838 at age 75 in Prince Edward County, Virginia

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Biography

Richard Nathaniel Venable and his wife, Mary Morton, had several children. Their son Richard (1806-1844) married Magdelena McCampbell and the two named their son Richard Morton Venable (1839-1910). Richard Morton Venable graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1857. He became a Major in the Confederate Army and a trustee of the college, and the dormitory called Venable Hall is named in his honor.

His education was received from Princeton and William & Mary Law School. He was interested in agricultural improvements, canals, railroads and education. His marriage to Mary Morton on 3/5/1797 led to the bearing of numerous children to include; Betsey, Martha Watkins, Richard, William Henry, Frances Anderson, Elizabeth Woodson & Mary. During his life, he served as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, and as a State Senator and member of the Convention of 1829. Supposedly his death in 1838 was caused by heart failure as he was found face down in only 2 inches of water near "Slate Hill".

Children

William Henry Venable b. 1798 - d. 1856, m. Margaret Mcdowell Reid
Frances Anderson Venable b.1799 - d. 1861, m. James Henry Cosden Leach
Martha Watkins Venable b. 1800 - d. bef. 1846, m. Richard Jennings Gaines
Betsey Venable b. abt. 1802 - d. 1861, m. Samuel D. Morton
Richard N Venable b. 1806 - d. 1841, m. Magdalene McCampbell
Mary Morton Venable b. 1811 - d. 1851, m. James D Ligon
Elizabeth Woodson Venable b/d. UNK

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