Frances Matthews VENABLE
- Born: 1810, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA, "Haymarket"
- Marriage: Thomas FLOURNOY on 16 Aug 1827
- Died: 16 Aug 1863, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, "Bentfield" aged 53
Other names for Frances were Mrs. Frances matthews FLOURNOY and Mrs. Thomas FLOURNOY.
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General Notes:
FRANCES MATTHEWS VENABLE, b. at "Haymarket," Prince Edward Co., Va., about 1810; d. at "Bentfield," Brunswick Co., Va., Aug. 16, 1863; mar. Aug. 16, 1827, at the residence of her great-aunt, Mrs. J. Pope (wife of Gov. Pope of Kentucky), near Springfield, Ky., Thomas Flournoy, son of Dr. David Flournoy of "Chantilly," Prince Edward Co., Va., and Mary Morton, his first wife. Thomas Flournoy was born July 5, 1804, in Charlotte Co., Va., at the home of his maternal grandfather, Jacob Morton; he died, Dec. 27, 1892, at his home "Bentfield," Brunswick Co., Va. Thomas Flournoy was educated at Hampden-Sidney College, 1821-1823, and at Princeton University where he graduated in 1825. "He was a man of great personal charm and courage."
Frances married Thomas FLOURNOY, son of Dr. David FLOURNOY and Mary MORTON, on 16 Aug 1827. (Thomas FLOURNOY was born on 5 Jul 1804 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA and died on 27 Dec 1892 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, "Bentfield".)
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