Richard Cave (1750 - 1816)

Born 1750 in Spotsylvania, Virginia

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Died 10 Jul 1816 at about age 66 in Clear Creek, Woodford Co., KY

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Biography

information is taken from the History of Kentucky Baptists, J. H. Spencer, Vol 2, p. 23-24

RICHARD CAVE was one of the pioneer preachers of central Kentucky, and was very useful among the early settlers. He was the son of Captain Benjamin Cave of Orange county, Virginia, where he was born to far from the year 1750. At an early age, he was led to Christ, under the preaching of the famous Samuel Harris and James Read, and united with Upper Spottsylvania church. He was set apart to the ministry, by this church, while he was quite young. After preaching a few years in his native county, he followed Lewis Craig, whose sister he had married, and his brother William Cave, who had moved the fall before, to the wilderness of Kentucky, in 1782. He settled in Garrard county, where he united with Gilbert's Creek church. This was the same church he had first joined, but now, in a new location, and bearing a new name. He remained at Gilbert's Creek some tow years after Lewis Craig, the old pastor, had moved away, and, with George Stokes Smith, supplied the church with the ministry of the word. In the spring of 1785, he moved to Woodford county, where he went into the constitution of Clear Creek church. Here he was associated in the ministry with John Taylor, John Dupuy, James Rucker and, soon afterwards, with John Tanner and the venerable John Sutton. He was regarded as a man of great piety, and was very zealous and useful, especially during a great revival that commenced under his ministry at Clear Creek, in 1800. The church received 326 by baptism, during one year, and was increased to 558 members. This was the most useful period of Mr. Cave's ministry; for not long afterwards, he fell into the pit that has ineffaceably spotted the garments of multitudes of good men. He contracted the habit of drinking too freely. When reproved for this sin, he repented bitterly, and could never again be induced to taste spirituous liquors. His zeal for the cause of Christ was undiminished, but his usefulness was much impaired. Not long before his death, he arose to close the exercise of a meeting he attended, but was overpowered by a flood of tears and compelled to sit down. He died of a protracted diarrhea, in July, 1816. A few days before his departure, he expressed great serenity of soul, and a patient acquiescence in the divine will. He had been a teacher of music and was an excellent singer. A little before his last breath, he sand in a loud voice, the words: -- Note: "O for an overcoming faith To cheer my dying hours; To triumph o'er the monster death, And all its frightful powers." Note: Pastor of Clear Creek Baptist Church 1800. Probate mentions only John, Mary, and Richard Cave. Sketch on Cave in Rev. John Taylor's THOUGHTS ON MISSIONS. His sister, Elizabeth married William Johnson, and they were the parents of Col. Robert Johnson. Richard's parents were Hannah Bledsoe and Benjamin Cave, who was in the House of Burgesses from Orange Co. His will is dated July and was probated in November of 1816. Book E, page 105.

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Name

Name: Richard /Cave/

Given Name: Richard

Surname: Cave

Name Prefix: Rev.^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1750

Place: VA^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 10 Jul 1816

Place: Clear Creek, Woodford Co., KY^[3]

Reference

Reference: 2023

Event

Event:

Type: Unknown2086

Date: 25 Jan 1999^[4]

Event: @N433@

Type: History^[5]

User ID

User ID: AC0FC6FE6B3542A98342566CA1ABD5B76917

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Research Notes

• Don't know where the "before 1840" death date came from.
• The birthdate was estimate from his spouse's likely birth date. Also, that he was an adult preacher in KY in the 1780's.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S51
2. ↑ Source: #S51
3. ↑ Source: #S51
4. ↑ Source: #S51
5. ↑ Source: #S51

• WikiTree profile Cave-251 created through the import of HoulgateExportLegacy2012.ged on Jun 18, 2012 by Laurence Houlgate. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Laurence and others.

• Source: S51 Abbreviation: Cave.FTW Title: Cave.FTW Note: Source Medium: Other

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• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s- Current
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• Parker, Anna V.. The Sanders Family of Grass Hills. Madison, IN: Coleman Printing Co., 1966. p. 134
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• Craig, Lillian K.. Reverend John Craig, 1709-1774 : his descendants and allied families. New Orleans, LA: Accurate Letter Company, 1963. p. 402
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