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- from the web:
During the early 1800s, there was a Sam'l Avent who married Ann, and their children were Thomas, Tamlin and William, perhaps others.
Greensville Co., VA Wills:
Samuel Avent-Will 1827/9 Vol 4 Page 4, 86,120
Will of Samuel Avent, Greensville Co., VA (will book 4, p. 120) mentions "...my four children... Tamlin, Thomas, Mary, Eliza". Also "...I bequeath to my son Tamlin Avent..."
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Marriage:
GREENSVILLE COUNTY MARRIAGES
Ref: MARRIAGE BONDS & MINISTERS’ RETURNS OF
GREENSVILLE COUNTY,VIRGINIA,1781-1825. Comp. by Catherine L. Knoor, 19SS.
p. 4. 14. Sept. 1824. Tomlin Avent & Sarah E. Dupree, dau. of Henry Dupree.
Sur. Benjamin Fenner. p. 94.
The webmaster has been told that Sarah Elizabeth Dupree Avent's mother's sisters owned the slave Nat Turner, who led a well known slave uprising in nearby Southampton Co., VA, in the 1830's, and that she had several relatives who were murdered by Nat or his followers.
Children of Tamlin Avent and Sarah Dupree:
Inventory of the Church Archives of Virginia ...
by Historical Records Survey (U.S.) - 1939
"Oct. 21, 1852 AVENT Bettie, d. of Tamlin Avent... "
R.S, G. S and R. A. from 1850 Greensville Co. census - hard to read so initials may not be right.
Also William Francis Avent:
On 1870 Greenville Co. census Sarah E. Avent age 61 is wife of Tamlin Avent, age 69.
1880 Greensville Co., VA census:
Avent, Sarah E., 71
Avent, William F., 54, son
Lundy, Willia B., 16 granddaughter
Lundy, Turner T., 14, grandson
Avent, Fannie R., 18, granddaughter
from Library of VA website:
Avent, Tamlin, Plaintiff, vs. William W. Briggs, Sheriff Southampton, administrator of David E. Williamson, deceased, James H. Hardee, Martha P. Ryland; William S. Francis and Laura, his wife, A. J. Francis and Florence, his wife, Walter B. Person, Peter Person and others, Defendants.
Note The Petersburg Index (Film 128).
Note July 6, 1871, page 2, column 4
Avent, Tamlin, Greensville County, died, near Ryland’s Depot.
March 20, 1875, page 91, column 1.
April 10, 1875, page 118, column 5.
Note Petersburg Index and Appeal (Petersburg, Va. : Daily) (Film 106).
Note March 15, 1875, page 3, column 3.
April 10, 1875, page 2, column 5.
Call Number 33618
Author Avent, Tamlin, b. ca. 1800.
Title Letter, 1869 Mar. 9.
Material 4 leaves
Summary Letter, 9 March 1869, from Tamlin Avent (b. ca. 1800) of Greensville County, Virginia, to Mary Jane Greenway Avery Smith of Warren County, Mississippi, discussing how things have changed in Greensville County since she moved away, and commenting on a plantation she still owns in the county. He also writes about the effects of the Civil War on his family, his plantation, and Greensville County. There is also a typescript copy of the letter.
Cite As Tamlin Avent. Letter, 9 March 1869. Accession 33618. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Format Photocopy.
Originals The original is located in the Blanton-Smith Letters, John Davis Williams Library, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi.
Biog./Hist. Note Tamlin Avent (b. ca. 1800) resided in Greensville County, Virginia, and was a farmer. He and his wife Sarah E. Avent (b. ca. 1809) had three children.
The following person was related to Tamlin, but not clear how:
SAMUEL TAMLIN AVENT. Born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, on April 7, 1836. Both parents and his brother had died before 1850. The family had connections with Greenville County, Virginia, where he and sister Sarah inherited property in 1854, sharing equally with a kinsman, Tamlin Avent, a citizen of Greenville County who was a nephew of Peter Avent, who also lived in Hardeman County, and may have been Samuel's uncle. He was a master mason and a member of Hatchie Lodge #151 at Middleburg. Died December 19, 1896, and buried in the Avent-Marshall Cemetery. Parents: THOMAS W. AVENT (A12) and LUCINDA {????} (A13). Siblings:
Greensville Co. Wills, etc:
Avent Ann E. Account of Sales 1874 9 290
Avent Anne S. Will 1882 9 489
Avent George W. Inventory & Appraisment 1925 11 220
Avent Henry Will 1852 7 455
Avent Jane Will 1861 8 353
Avent John Accounts Current 1819 3 140
Avent John Appraisment 1819 3 139
Avent John Will & Inventory Accounts 1821 3 191, 193, 417
Avent John Accounts Current 1824 4 13
Avent Samuel Will 1827 4 86, 120
Avent Samuel Accounts Current 1834 4 353
Avent Tamlin Will 1875 28-31
Avent Thomas Inventory 1875 9 310
Avent Thomas Accounts Current 1882 9 230
Avent Thomas Accounts Current 1883 9 231
Avent Thomas Accounts Current 1886 9 241
Avent Thomas Accounts Current 1889 9 274
Avent Thomas Accounts Current 1890 9 298
Avent William Will 1802 1 468, 507
Avent with Avent Guardian Account 1836 5 133
Avent with Avent Guardian Account 1836 5 134
Avent with Ivy 1836 5 133
Greensville Co. 1810 census index:
Avent Durham 445
Avent Henry 445
Avent John Jr 445
Avent John Sr 445
Avent Peter 445
Avent Samuel 445
Avent Thomas 445
1820:
Avent Henry 2
Avent John 2
Avent Lucy 2
Avent Rebecca 2
Avent Samuel 2
Avent Thomas 2
1830:
Avent Henry 45
Avent Jane 46
Avent Tamlin 46
Avent Thomas 46
Avent Thomas Jr 47
Avent William 45
1840:
Avent Jane 417
Avent Tamlin 416
Avent Thomas Sr 417
Avent William 417
Avent Thomas Jr 417
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1827 - 1881 (53 years)
, d. ca. 20 Mar 1875, Greensville Co., VA 
