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This ancestor of my husband's, perhaps is the Capt. Benjamin Cave you are looking
for??
Descendants of Benjamin * (Burgess/Capt.) Cave
1 Benjamin * Cave b: 1703 (or1680) in Windsor, Berkshire, ENG> 1725 to St Marks
Parish, Culpepper Co.,& St Thomas Parish in Orange Co., VA. Had 1000 acres on the
Rapidan R. d: 1762 in @ "Montebello" in Orange Co. VA. Burial: @
"montebello" till 1740 A member of St marks parish; after 1740 member of St
thomas' parish
+Hannah * Bledsoe b: Abt. 1709 in Northumberland Co, VA. d: 1770 in Orange/part later
Culpeper Co. VA. m: 1727 (or 1720) in VA- ?Spotsylvania or Orange Co Members Church of
England Burial: @ "montebello" in Orange Co. VA. on the Rapidan
River
...... 2 [1] Elizabeth Cave b: 1720 in Gordonsville, Orange Co., VA (or Madison Co.
-see notes) d: Abt. 1785 in 1785 in Orange Co., VA-see will of 2-3-1803 WB4, son
Valentine Exec or b c 1739 as Says she's 5th child? See
http://www.starbase21.com/kybiog/gallatin/johnson.w.txt
.......... +William Bell, b Orange Co b: Abt. 1730 in ? d: in Orange , Co. VA Member of
the Middle or Brick Church where Pamunkey Rd crosses church Run; Memb 1774 Orange Co Comm
of Safety; one of first Justices of Orange Co after their Dec of Indep on 6-29-1776
...... *2nd Husband of [1] Elizabeth Cave:
.......... +William (Col Capt-Burgess) Johnson b: 1714 in Madison Co., VA (? some say
Wales)>by July 1740 to VA (or b IRE -see Orange Co Ct of Common Pleas d: Bef. May 22,
1766 in (1765) Orange Co., VA-Proved date-Will Orange Co Will Book 2, pg 358-359, in
notes, George Taylor (also my husband's ancestor) , Clerk of the Crt. Teste m: 1742 in
Orange Co., VA See
http://www.grin.net/~rickshay/cavescove/families/bc1ben/WC02/WC02_248.htm
...... 2 John Cave b: February 22, 1731/32 in Spotsylvania Co., VA>Woodford &
Scott Co., KY d: March 10, 1810 in Scott Co., KY
.......... +Mildred Milly Bell b: February 22, 1731/32 in Spotsylvania Co., VA d: 1779 in
?Scott Co., KY
...... 2 [2] Nancy Ann Cave b: 1734 in Orange Co, VA? d: 1808 in KY? (Cave family says
she went to NC) No issue with husband WD Strother
.......... +Philemon Kavanaugh b: Abt. 1732 d: 1764 m: Bef. 1761
...... *2nd Husband of [2] Nancy Ann Cave:
.......... +William Dabney (>m BAYLY/Nancy A CAVE) Strother b: April 20, 1726 in
hanover/Orange (later Culpeper) Co., VA>KY 1790-1800 d: November 05, 1808 in Woodford
Co., KY. m: June 11, 1775 in Orange Co., VA Wit. Frances Taylor.per Deed Book 17 &
Batte Papers No issue with wife Nancy Cave
...... 2 Benjamin (2) Cave b: November 20, 1735 in Orange Co, VA d: March 29, 1832 in
Orange Co, VA
.......... +Elizabeth Belfield b: March 19, 1737/38 in Richmond Co, VA d: December 1810
in Orange Co, VA m: Abt. 1755 in Prob. Richmond Co, VA
...... 2 [3] William (Rev) Cave b: 1738 in Orange Co, VA>1781 to KY with the
"Traveling (Baptist) Church" Exodus d: Abt. 1804 in Boone Co., KY-bur Cave
family Cemetery
.......... +Susanna (m COLLINS/CAVE) Bartlett b: Abt. 1738
...... *2nd Wife of [3] William (Rev) Cave:
.......... +Susanna Mosby b: Abt. 1740
...... *3rd Wife of [3] William (Rev) Cave:
.......... +Mary Mallory b: Abt. 1742 in Prob. Orange (later Culpeper) Co., VA>1781
to Gilbert's Creek in Lincoln Co., KY with the "Traveling Church" Exodus d:
Abt. 1780 in Gilbert's Creek, Boone/or Lincoln? Co., KY (stockade) m: Abt. 1760 in
Orange Co., VA
...... 2 David (unm?) Cave b: Bet. 1739 - 1742 in Orange Co, VA d: July 07, 1792
...... 2 [4] Sarah "Sally" Cave, dt Ben b: 1745 in Orange Co, VA d: 1775 in
Orange Co, VA-bur 6-9-1775
.......... +Male Strother b: Bet. 1730 - 1745 d: in ?Orange Co., VA
...... *2nd Husband of [4] Sarah Sally Cave,
.......... +William Gulley
...... 2 Hannah * (2) Cave b: 1748 in Orange Co., VA d: 1817 in ?Orange Co., VA
.......... +Uriel * (Capt-Justice) Mallory b: January 1737/38 in Orange Co., VA Jeremiah
Morton wa appointed as guardian of Uriel and his siblings. He became his sibs guardian in
1756 d: November 1824 in ?Orange Co., VA m: Abt. 1768 in Orange Co., VA see: Virkus,
Frederick A. The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy. First Families of America.
Vol. III 1987; pg. 495.A.N. Maiquis & Co, Chicago DAR has papers on him
...... 2 Female (m Capt Oliver/? Robert Terrill) Cave b: Abt. 1761 d: Bef. 1789 in
Orange , Co. VA.
.......... +Oliver * Towles (Capt-m CAVE/S. MALLORY) Terrill b: 1757 d: 1821 in Orange ,
Co. VA. m: Bef. 1789 in VA Burial: Orange Cemetery- picture available
...... 2 Richard Cave, Rev b: Abt. 1750 in Spotsylvania Co., VA>1782 to Garrard Co.,
KY>1785 to Woodford Co. d: July 10, 1816 in Clear Creek, Woodford Co., KY of protracted
diarrhea
.......... +Elizabeth Craig b: 1753 in "Betsy" of Spotsylvania Co., VA. d: Abt.
1827 in Woodford Co., KY m: Abt. 1770 in Spotsylvania Co., VA?