Judith (Morton) Venable (1739 - 1826)

Born 17 Dec 1739 in Virginia [uncertain]

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Died 1826 at about age 86 in Shelbyville, KY

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Biography

James & Judith Morton Venable married ca. 1757 and first settled in Charlotte County, VA. Although he was engaged in agriculture in that county, he also served as Justice of the Peace in 1769, was an Elder of the Briery Presbyterian Church & was a Trustee of the Hampden-Sydney College from 1775 through 1779. Both he and Judith were part of the late 1700s pioneer movement when they moved to KY from VA to develop an 1,800 acre plantation in Shelby County. The plantation was given to James by his father, Abraham Venable II. According to an article in the 2003 "Shelby County History", the plantation was bounded by the Mulberry and Guist Creeks and the Trammel & Stapleton Roads, north of Shelbyville. The crops included tobacco.

He and Judith reared numerous children to include the following:

1. Judge Abraham Venable (1758-1831),
2. Judge Joseph Morton Venable (1761-1833),
3. Elizabeth Jane Venable (1764-1817),
4. Mrs. Agnes (Venable) Mahon (1765-1813),
5. Mrs. Mary Ann Venable Lynn (1769-1848),
6. Ann Woodson (Venable) Lynn (1769-1813),
7. James Henry V. (1778-1851,
8. Frances (Venable) Robinson (1780-1824)
9. Martha Davis (Venable) Moxely (1780-1866)
10. Samuel Venable(1784-1813).

(bio includes information given by descendants Mary Venable Loving & Jean R. Meaney Wheatly & Find-A-Grave contributor, Linda Clemmons)

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• Findagrave.com https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Venable&GSiman=1&GScid=2599800&GRid=11295959&