Michaux, Elizabeth

Birth Name Michaux, Elizabeth
Gramps ID I41425
Gender female
Age at Death 69 years, 9 months, 3 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1730/1-03-18 (Julian) Goochland Co., Virginia  
 
Death 1801 Prince Edward Co., Virginia  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Michaux, Jacob [I41426]1700
Mother Woodson, Judith [I41427]
         Michaux, Elizabeth [I41425] 1730/1-03-18 (Julian) 1801

Families

    Family of Venable, Abraham B. and Michaux, Elizabeth [F16700]
Married Husband Venable, Abraham B. [I41424] ( * 1724/5-01-09 (Julian) + 1778-03-20 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1751    
 
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
REFN M122745
 

Narrative

"Tradition informs us that Abraham B. Venable was a man of broad understanding and enlarged public spirit." Elizabeth Michaux, his wife, is spoken of as "a lady of marked character and vigor of intellect." Rev. Archibald Alexander, D.D., in a journey through southern Virginia in 1791 visited at her house. In his biography by his son, Rev. J. W. Alexander, D.D., on page 125, we find the following mention of her: "The next morning brought us to the Hospitable Mansion of old Mrs. Venable, in the edge of Prince Edward County. She was of the Micheaux family and a descendant of Huguenots who had settled on James River, a matron of great shrewdness, information, and piety. Her husband had long been dead and her children grown up." Numerous and distinguished issue.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 41425
 

Pedigree

  1. Michaux, Jacob [I41426]
    1. Woodson, Judith [I41427]
      1. Michaux, Elizabeth
        1. Venable, Abraham B. [I41424]

Ancestors