William Avent (1748 - 1811)

Born 15 Apr 1748 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia

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Died 11 Nov 1811 at age 63 in Aventon, Nash, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William was born sometime between 1742 and 1744 in Virginia.

By 1777 in Edgecombe Co. NC, acquired large land holdings in what was to become Nash Co., NC with the settlement now known as Aventon. ^[1][2]

He died in 1811 leaving orphans Elizabeth, Francis, Nancy and William. His other children were James, Thomas, Polly, Benjamin Ward, Rebecca Powell, and Priscilla Kimball. All of William Avent's children married with descendants except William who drowned in Fishing Creek. ^[3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Estate Records of William Avent, II, Nash Co., NC, 1811.
2. ↑ Nash County, NC Record of Deeds, 1818-1829, VOL. 10, pp. 10-11.
3. ↑ William Avent Bible in possession of Mrs. Travis H. Clark, Moorehead, MS, 38 761.
4. ↑ Will of William Avent, 22 April, 1760, Northampton Co., NC, NC WB1, pp. 56-58. Probat ed August 1761.
5. ↑ Will of Sally Avent, halifax Co., NC, NC Record of Wills, Vol. 4, pp. 237-238, 1844. Nash Co., NC Record of Deeds, 1782-181 3, Vol. 4, ppp. 199-200.

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-8VN : 29 January 2020), Wm. Avent in entry for Joel Prince, 1779.
• "United States Census, 1790," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-J2H
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-R4D : accessed 30 December 2022), William Avent, Hallifax, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 87, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2J-27G : accessed 30 December 2022), Wm Avent, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 633, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 337,914.
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLYF-8B6 : 8 March 2021), William Avent, 1811; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,048,184.

See also:

• Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of NC, Vol. 1, Marilu Burch Smallwood, Washington, NC, 1964, p. 17.