John Venable
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John S. Venable (1740 - 1811)

Captain John S. Venable
Born in Hanover, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1762 in Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 70 in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography

1776 Project
Captain John Venable performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Venable is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A118472.
U.S. Southern Colonies Project logo
John Venable was a Virginia colonist.

Name

Name: John S. /Venable/ (Capt.)[1]

Note

"Among others who from time to time did likewise [freed their slaves] was Charles Moorman (1715-1778), the father-in-law of ... John Venable."[2]

Marriage

Husband: John S. Venable
Wife: Agnes Moorman
Marriage:
Date: 1766
Note: Charles Moorman (1737-1798) was security for John Venable and Agnes Moorman's marriage bond. Charles was "the husband of his [John's] sister, Mary Venable." Cabells, p. 294.[3]

Burial

Place: Venable Family Cemetery Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia[4]

Military

DAR Ancestor #: A118472: John listed with Patriotic Ser. VA. Deputy to the Commissioner of the Provision Law (Army Commissary), Captain Christopher Irvine for Bedford City, Bedford Co., VA, in the Revolutionary War. [5]

Quartermaster and Commissary, he served under General Greene. John fought in the Battle of Guilford courthouse and secured boats, food and supplies for Gen. Nathaniel Greene's force for their celebrated retreat across the Carolina's and their successful crossing of the swollen Catawba, Yadkin, and Dan Rivers.

(20th. Volunteers) Samuel Woodson Venable, his future brothers-in-law, Thomas Watkins, James Daniel, and Thomas' uncle, William Morton. William Bullock, Robert Hughes, Joel Watkins, Thomas Read, Joseph Morton, James Morton, and so many other relations that to Prince Edward, Charlotte and Granville the Battle of Guilford Courthouse seemed a family affair.

Land

John received a land grant in GA for his Rev. service.

John inherited 763 acres of land from his father and also his plantation, in Louisa County, VA.

Land Lottery of GA 1827: John Venable, Sr. received LL81, Sec. BB, Jackson Co.

Sources

  1. D'Auitolo, Lelia. "Venable Ancestors." E-mail message from 76371,1107@Compuserv.com. 22 Feb 1995.
  2. Brown, p. 77
  3. Brown, p. 294
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 August 2020), memorial page for Capt John Venable (27 Feb 1740–1811), Find A Grave: Memorial #31449294, citing Venable Family Cemetery, Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA.
  5. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 Jan 2021), "Record of John Venable", Ancestor # A118472.


  • Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and their Kin. Second edition 1939. Reprint, Harrisonburg, VA: C. J. Carrier Company, 1978.




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Venable-19 and Venable-53 appear to represent the same person because: according to my research these 2 should be the same person
posted by Dixie Garrison

Rejected matches › John Venables (bef.1740-)