William Cave (1707 - 1742)

Born 1707 in Stafford, Virginia

Husband of Ann (Travers) Cave — married 1720 in Stafford, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1742 at about age 35 in Stafford, Virginia

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Biography

WILLIAM CAVE was probably born before 1693. He was likely the son of John Cave. William died in Marlborough Twp., Stafford Co., VA, on 14 August 1742.^[1] 79. William married Anne Travers about 1720 in Stafford Co. They had two children: Elizabeth and James.

As noted in the comment below, there is some feeling that the father of William Cave was John Cave and his second wife Elizabeth Travers. John had two or three children from his first marriage, and William may have had a few full brothers.

Around 1720, William married Anne Travers in Stafford County, Virginia. As Anne was mentioned by name in the 1717 will of Giles Travers, we know that she was the daughter of Giles and his wife, the former Ann Waugh.^[2] Anne Travers' sister Elizabeth was already married to William’s brother John Cave. I also think that William and Anne were half or full first cousins, as William’s mother Elizabeth Travers was likely a sister of Anne’s father Giles.

He appeared on a 1723 rent roll in Stafford County.^[3] In 1740, the parish of St. Mark, in Orange County, was split, and a new parish of St. Thomas created. William Cave was one of two vestrymen in St. Mark who lived in the St. Thomas area, so two replacements were named.^[4] Only two children are known from the union of William and Anne Cave, born over a decade apart, so there may have been others that did not survive childhood.

On 14 July 1742, William completed his last will and testament in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County. To his infant son James, he gave his lands and tenements, with daughter Elizabeth to receive them in the event of James’ death (which apparently did occur four months later). William left three slaves to each child. Wife Anne received one-third of the lands and all of the personal estate. The will went to probate on 14 September 1742.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Boogher, William Fletcher, Overwharton Parish Register, Stafford Co., VA, 1720-1750 (Washington, DC, The Saxton Printing Co., 1899), page 30.
2. ↑ https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I9491&tree=Tree1
3. ↑ Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890; Ancestry.com.
4. ↑ Meade, Bishop William., Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978), page 77; ancestry.com.
5. ↑ Stafford County, Virginia, Will Book M, 1729-1748.

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• Stafford County Deed Book J pp. 359 - 364 This Indenture made 7th and 8th March 1726 between Lewis Elzey of Overworton Parish in County Stafford and Elizabeth his wife and Hugh French of Parish washington in Westmoreland County ...by deeds of lease and release ...for One pound and Six shillings current money of Virginia and Seven thousand pounds of Tobacco to them paid hath sold 400 acres in Parish Overworton and bunding East & North on land late Sampson Darrels and now in possession of William Cave South on Land of Joseph Waugh and South & West on lands late John Simmons & now in possession of Townshend Dade and ___ Clark which said 400 acres was bequeathed unto said Elizabeth by the last Will & Testament of GILES TRAVIS her Father and is mentioned in the said Will to begin at the landing run and so running out round to compleat it ...