John Avent
1706 - Abt 1755 (> 49 years)-
Name John Avent Birth BEF. 1706 VA 
Gender Male Death Abt 18 Aug 1755 Sussex Co., VA Person ID I0051 avefamily Last Modified 14 Oct 2007
Father Col. Thomas Avent, b. ca. 1671, Devonshire, England (?) d. 31 Oct 1757, Sussex Co., VA (Age 86 years) Mother Elizabeth Unknown d. BET. 1755 - 1756 Marriage bef. 1706 Unknown Family ID F056 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret Unknown, b. BET. 1701 - 1727 d. BET. 1755 - 1815 (Age 88 years) Marriage Bef 1738 Unknown Notes - Athelia Keziah likely not a daughter, but not sure where else to put her. One unattributed source states she was dau. of John Avent, so here she is. Mentioned in will of Col. Thomas Avent, so must be somehow related. Keziah (spelled various ways) was not an uncommon surname in Northampton & Halifax counties, NC, so possibly she was adopted.
The other 8 children named here are listed in "Sussex Co., VA, Guardian Accts (1754-), pp 26-27 as orphans of John Avent & gives their guardians.
Birthdates of children come from Albemarle Parish records.
Wife Margaret married Lewis Solomon after death of John Avent.
Children 1. Elizabeth Avent, b. 13 Mar 1738/39 d. 1820 + 2. Thomas Avent, b. 12 Jan 1742/43 d. 5 Nov 1795, Sussex Co., VA + 3. John Avent, b. 16 Mar 1744/45 d. 1821 4. Athelia Keziah + 5. William Avent, b. 15 Apr 1748 d. 1802, Sussex Co. VA (Age 53 years)6. Peter Avent, b. 1749, Sussex Co., VA d. 1780, Sussex Co., VA (Age 31 years)7. Mary Avent, b. BET. 1726 - 1752 d. BET. 1731 - 1835 (Age 83 years) 8. James Avent, b. 19 Nov 1752 d. BET. 1753 - 1842 (Age 89 years) 9. Benjamin Avent, b. 1753 d. BET. 1746 - 1832 (Age 79 years) Family ID F022 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Oct 2007
- Athelia Keziah likely not a daughter, but not sure where else to put her. One unattributed source states she was dau. of John Avent, so here she is. Mentioned in will of Col. Thomas Avent, so must be somehow related. Keziah (spelled various ways) was not an uncommon surname in Northampton & Halifax counties, NC, so possibly she was adopted.
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Notes - "Justice" in 1754. "Sussex Co., VA, Order Book (1754-1756)" - John Avent qualified as 'Justice'. Ibid. (1754-1807), p.1 - 30 May 1754, John Avent listed as one of the 'Justices' presiding.
On 13 Oct 1727 he received a grant of land in Brunswick Co., VA (Land Patent Book 13:179), so must have been born on or before 1706.
Sussex Co., VA Will Book "A" (1754-1764) p. 36:
Last Will and Testament of John Avent, of Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA, dated 18 Aug 1755, proved 10 Nov 1755. Mentions son John, wife Margaret
- "Justice" in 1754. "Sussex Co., VA, Order Book (1754-1756)" - John Avent qualified as 'Justice'. Ibid. (1754-1807), p.1 - 30 May 1754, John Avent listed as one of the 'Justices' presiding.