Henningham Carrington VENABLE
- Born: 19 Jan 1790, Springfield, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
- Died: 12 Sep 1861, Springfield, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA aged 71
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General Notes:
HENNINGHAM CARRINGTON VENABLE, b. Jan. 19, 1790, at "Springfield," Prince Edward Co., Va.; d. at "Springfield," Prince Edward Co., Va., Sept. 12, 1861; mar. about 1815, Rev. Robert Anderson (b. 1790, in Tenn.; d. 1820), pastor of the old Providence Church, Rockbridge Co., Va. His mother, Margaret Woods, was daughter of Andrew and Martha Woods, who lived near Lexington, Ky., from whom, over four hundred ministers and Ruling Elders in the Presbyterian church are known to trace their descent. The noble and heroic deeds of Martha Woods, who lived in pioneer days in Kentucky, are a matter of history. Henningham Venable's own estate inherited from her father was called "Providence" (Bishop Meade, in his Old Churches and Families of Virginia, says that the name "Providence" was given this plantation on account of the fact that once in a severe storm which ravaged the whole country round, this place was miraculously preserved from destruction), and was situated in Cumberland Co., Va.
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