General Notes

* Note: 1. The story is told that when Tarleton's troop "passed through Prince Edward on a general plundering expedition", they visited "Slate Hill"' with the purpose of capturing Nathaniel Venable, who had been collecting supplies for the Virginia soldiers; but he escaped, having received timely warning. Some of these supplies were at "Slate Hill", and Mrs. Venable at once had them stored in empty tobacco hogsheads, headed these up and had them rolled out in front of the barns as if ready to be shipped to the tobacco market. The ruse suceeded. "They committed some robberies, destroyed some furniture, and one of their number with a pistol pointed at the breast of Mrs. Venable, demanded that she reveal her husbend's whereabouts, or he would shoot her down. Her calm reply was, 'Fire away! My husband has his country to defend!' At this instant an officer intervened and ordered the man away who had offered the indignity, severely reprimanding him". From the manuscript book of Abraham B. Venable. The book of public claims of Prince Edward Co., allowed by the General Assembly of 1782, show certain items that indicate that Madam Venable was very active in behalf of the American cause, while her husband was absent on war duties: "Elizabeth Venable, for 7 days service of a waggoner furnished John Morton". (Commissary). "Seven days service her waggoner and team to remove public flour, found by herself." "78 1/2 lbs. Lead furnished the Militia (when Lord Cornwallis was at Dan River) and was carried to Gen'l. Green." 2. SURN Woodson GIVN Elizabeth Michaux AFN J4X8-5N _UID F4EB1ECA3AA0E24E95125DD49F03544BEA05 Papers of Harriet V. Miller: "When Tarleton and Arnold invadedVA, a detachment of their forces passed through Pr. Edw. Co. ongenearl plundering expedition. They raided 'Slate Hill,' withthe purpose of capturing Nathaniel Venable, but he escaped them,having received in time warning of their approach. Theycommitted some robberies, destroyed some furniture and one oftheir number pointed at the breast of Mrs. Venable, demandedthat she reveal her husband's whereabouts or he would shoot herdown. Her calm reply was , "Fire away, my husband has hiscountry to defend." At this instant an officer intervened andordered away the man who had offered the indignity, severelyreprimanding him." [Note from Sandra Lake Lassen, 1999: I don't know the source ofthis family story, but find it spurious, as what "hero" wouldhide from the enemy, and leave his wife there to deal withthem?] REPO @@REPO2@@ TITL Ancestry.com file 14810.ged AUTH slassen@@InfoAve.Net REPO @@REPO62@@ TITL Ancestral File (R) AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PUBL Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 DATE 20 May 2001