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Feb 1999
Genealogy From The Long Ago
Editor's Note: Some months ago we came across an interesting
collection of old clippings dealing with Kentucky family history. Since
these clippings are about 100 years old, your editor feels they will be
of interest to many of our readers. We will continue this column each
month until the supply is gone.
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I quote from a letter of Cave Johnson, P. M. G., under Polk,
to his three sons, J. Hickman, Thomas Dickson, and Polk Grundy:
"Thomas Johnson, father of Cave Johnson, married Mary Noel,
the daughter of Mary Noel, whose husband was killed during the
Revolutionary War in Virginia, and was the sister of Col. Cave,
who commanded a regiment of militia in Virginia at the Battle of
Yorktown. She removed with her kinsman, the Rev. Richard Cave,
to Kentucky in 1789, with her daughters, Mary and Rosanna Noel.
I do not know the relationship existing between Mary Noel and the
Rev. Richard Cave (were probably brother and sister). Mary and
her two daughters were active members of his church. He was
prominent and influential in the Baptist Church. It is probably that
the Johnsons of Kentucky were connected with the family of
Richard Cave, though Col. Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky,
and myself were unable to trace the relationship satisfactorily.
Richard M. Johnson was given the name Richard after
Richard Cave, whilst my mother gave me the name Cave after
her much-beloved and venerated pastor. Col. Cave Johnson, of
Burlington, Kentucky, uncle of Richard M., was named also for this
minister. Col. R. M. Johnson and myself came to the conclusion
that we were related on both the paternal and maternal branches
and both connected with the Bledsoes, Hyatts, and Smitheys through
the maternal branches of both of our families."
This is taken from the letter of Cave Johnson, P. M. G. I am the oldest
grandson of Cave Johnson.