Abraham Bedford Venable 
Abraham Bedford was born in Louisa County, Virginia. Abraham Bedford's father was Abraham II Venable and his mother was Martha Hannah Davis. His paternal grandparents were Abraham Venable and Mildred Elizabeth Lewis; his maternal grandparents were Nathaniel Robert Davis and Abadiah Lewis. He had six brothers and three sisters, named Hugh Lewis, Charles, Nathaniel E., James H., William, John S., Ann, Elizabeth and Mary. He died on March 20th, 1778 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.General Notes
1. will dated, March 13, 1778, proved in Prince Edward Co., at the April Court, 1778.
2. settled in Prince Edward County, Virginia, at an early date. They (he and brothers, Charles & Nathaniel) came from the home of their father in Goochland, afterwards Albemarle and now Fluvanna County, Virginia. Their settlement antedated the establishment of the County which was formed out of a portion of Amelia County in the year 1753. Abram and Charles located in what is known as Prospect neighborhood, near the Appomattox River, which separates Prince Edward from Buckingham County.
3. Will dated 3-13-1778; probated, April 1778
4. WILL DATE 13 MAR 1778 PLAC Date will written PROB DATE APR 1778 PLAC Will proven in Prince Edward Co. at April Court 1778 EVEN TYPE Executors of Will PLAC Wife, Nathaniel Venable, Samuel Venable, Jr. & Charles Allen.
5. Early Records of Georgia vol1 and 2
Page 58--VENABLE, ABRAHAM, bond to Benj. Catching to sell to Benj.
Welch land on Fishing creek bought of John Robinson. Sept. 4, 1787.
Daniel Price, Joshua Sanders, Test.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1550 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England d.08 Dec 1606 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England
- b.~ 1603 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England
- b.~ 1563
- b.~ 1643 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England d.< 1733
- b.1562 in Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England d.23 Jul 1601
- b.~ 1600 in Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England
- b.~ 1562 in Nether Peover, Cheshire, England d.15 Aug 1626 in Malpas, Cheshire, England
- b.12 JAN 1661/62 in Devonshire, England d.1710 in Hanover County, Virginia
- b.~ 1643
- b.22 MAR 1699/00 in New Kent, Louisa County, Virginia d.16 Dec 1769 in Louisa County, Virginia
- b.10 May 1665 in England d. in Hanover County, Virginia
- b.9 JAN 1724/25 in Louisa County, Virginia d.20 Mar 1778 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
- b.1676 in Barbados d.1771 in Amherst County, Virginia
- b.14 Jul 1702 in Amherst, Virginiia d.18 Feb 1765 in Louisa County, Virginia
- b.~ 1652 in James City, Virginia d.29 Apr 1689 in St. James Parish, Barbados
- b.1680 in Amherst County, Virginia d.< 1750 in Amherst County, Virginia
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Abraham Bedford and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on June 18th, 1751 in Louisa County, Virginia. They had a son named Nathaniel.
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