Benjamin Cave (abt. 1704 - bef. 1762)

Born about 1704 in Berkshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 26 Aug 1762 before about age 58 in Orange County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Benjamin is an ancestor of US Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson.

Birth - 1703, England

Born - Abt 1704
The deposition which establishes the birth year of Benjamin the Burgess is filed in the suit papers Crosthwait vs Crosthwait, Orange Co. VA Judgement File #17, Papers of June Court 1759. According to the report the deposition reads in part as follows: "Benjamin Cave Gent. Sworn & Examined in the suit Depending in the County Court of Orange between Abraham Crosthwait Plaintiff and William Crosthwait Defendant, in the presense and by Consent of the partis _ Deposeth and Saith, That he is about 55 years or thereabouts... That about the time of Timothy Crosthwait purchasing the land in question from Hezekiah Rhodes...&c: Benja, Cave

Note - 1725
Benjamin Cave (d 1762) came to Orange Co. Va 1725 ad with his brother-in-law held patent to 1000 acres. Married Hannah Bledsoe. Burgess; pme pf the first vestryman of St Mark's Parish;

1727
Husband of Hannah Bledsoe 1711-1769, dau of William Bledsoe 1676-1770. Hannah Bledsoe, b. CA 1700, Spotsylvania County, VA; d. 1769, Orange County, VA. (Age ~ 69 years).

Religion - May 1730
The first day of January they choose their vestry men, ... Benjamen Cave. Order that Benja. Cave Gent. Church warden be paid one hundred pounds of tobacco for finding Bread and wine for the Sacrament one time. (1733). Order that Benja. Cave Gent be paid one hundred nineteen pounds of tobacco for Shirf. fees. Order that Benja. Cave Gent be paid five hundred sixty pounds of tobacco for Delingquints. Order that Captn. Benja. Cave be paid one hundred and twenty one pds. of tobacco for that he paid up for the Parish.

Tax - 1734
Taxes - 1734, pages 290-292
Benjamin Cave 5 Tithes Robert Cave 2 tithes David Cav line 14, 3 tithes Abraham Mayfield line 17, 2 tithes

Land - 15 Jul 1735
Know all men by these presents that we Robert Cave, Benjamin Cave and William Phillips are held and firmly found unto Augustine Smith the first justice in the Commission of the peace of Orange County, for in in behalf and to the Sale Use and behoof of the Friskies of the said County and their ... part in the sum of two hundred pounds to be paid to the said Augustine Smith his Executors and Assignees to the which payment will and truly to be made. We bind ourselves and every of us our and every of our heirs Executors and Administrators joynlly and severally firmly by these presences. Sealed with our seals dated this fifteenth day of July 1735. Robert Cave Benja Cave Wm Phillips

1740 - St. Thomas
Benjamin Cave was vestryman of St. Mark's until 1740, when St. Thomas Parish was cut off from St. Mark's ; and he and David Cave , who was Lay Reader at the old Orange Church near Ruckersville , became members of the new parish (St. Thomas) in Orange County , where they lived The records of St. Thomas being lost, their relation to it cannot be traced. It is known, however, that the family adhered to the Church of their fathers; and one of the old ministers, about 1740 , lived with Benjamin Cave , Sr., whose residence was within reach of the first chapel (near Brooking's) and the old Orange Church. Source Information Ancestry.com. Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: Raleigh Travers Green. Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia. Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish. Culpeper, VA, USA: Regional Publishing Company, 1900.

Religion - 2 May 1740, Spotsylvania
Two men living in the area, appointed vestry men for the new parish of Saint Thomas, James Barber and Benja. Cave.

Capt. in Virginia Militia, Sheriff of Orange County, VA.^{[citation needed]}

1756 - Represented Orange in the House of Burgesses in 1756.

He died before 26 August 1762, presumably in Orange County, Virginia.^[1]

Burial: Pine Stake Church Cemetery, Culpeper County, Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

Children

Their children included:

1. Elizabeth Cave, b. abt. 1728, VA; d. abt. 1803, Orange Co, VA.
2. John Cave, b. 22 Feb 1731, Culpeper, Orange Co, VA; d. 10 Mar 1810, Scott Co, VA.
3. Nancy Ann Cave, b. abt. 1734, Orange Co, VA; d. aft. 1808.
4. Benjamin Cave, b. 20 Dec 1735, Orange Co, VA; d. abt. Mar 1832, Orange Co, VA.
5. William Cave, b. 1738, Orange Co, VA; d. abt. 1804.
6. Hannah Cave, b. abt. 1740, Spotsylvania Co, VA; d. 1817, VA.
7. David Cave, b. abt. 1742, Orange Co, VA; d. abt. 1792, Orange Co, VA.
8. Sarah Cave, b. abt. 1745, St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co, VA; d. abt. 1821.
9. Richard Cave, b. 1750, St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co, VA; d. 10 Jul 1816, Woodford Co, KY.

Will & Death

Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Cave^[1]
Orange County, Virginia.
26 June 1762.
26 August 1762 (proved).

In the name of God, Amen. The 26th day of June and in the year of our Lord God, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Two, I Benjamin Cave, of the County of Orange, being of good and perfect memory, thanks be to God, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form folowing. That is to say, first I bequeath my soul and spirit into the hands of Almighty God, my Heavanly Father, by whom of his mercy and only grace, I trust to be saved and received into eternal rest through the death of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, in whose precious blood, I set the whole and only hope of my salvation, my wrteched body, in hope of a joyful ressurection, I commit to the earth to be buried and touching the dustribution of my mortal goods, I dispose of the same as followeth: First, I lend all my houses and plantation whereon I now live, to my dear and loving wife, Hannah Cave, during her life and after her decease, to my son William Cave and his heirs. Item - I giv eunto my son, John Cave, in Culpeper County, 125 acres of land, in the said county to be laid of f from the river to the back of an equal width to him and his. Item - I give also unto my son, Benjamin Cave, 200 acres of land, of the said tract, in Culpeper County, to be laid off at the upper end to him and heirs. Item - I give also unto my son, David Cave, the remaining part of my land, in the said county, 128 acres of land, more or less, to him and his heirs. Item - I give untomy son, William Cave, my right of a lease in this county, during ______?] term. I lend unto my wife, Hannah Cave, five negroes vix. Jack, Moll, Cate, Dinah & Preston, during her life and after her decease, to be equally divided among my four sons, Benjamin, William, David & Richard Cave, and my four daughters, Elizbaeth Johnson, Ann Cavender [Kavanaugh] , Sarah & Hannah Cave, and their heirs & assignees. Item. I give unto my son, Benjamin Cave, one negro fellow named Parker, to him & his heirs & assignees. I give unto my son William Cave, two negroes named Joby & Sam, to him & his heirs and assignees. I give unto my son David Cave, two negroes named Tom & Milley, a wench, to him his heirs & assignees. I give unto my son Richard Cave, three negroes named Phillis, a wench, one boy named Harry & boy named Bob, to him & his heirs & assignees. I give unto my daughter Sarah Cave, three negroes, a wench named Lucy, a boy named Sam, and a girl named Jenny, to her & her heirs & assignees. I give unto my daughter Hannah Cave, four negroes named Juda, Pompy, James & George to her and her heirs & assignees. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Johnson, two negroes a wench named Juda and a boy named Jack,. to her & her heirs & assignees. Lastly, I give unto my daughter, Ann Cavender, one negro wench named Violet, to her and her heirs & assignees. As to my other estate, I give unto my son David Cave, one feather bed & furniture & I give to my daughter, Sarah Cave, one bed & furniture. I give also unto my son David Cave, one young horse named Prince. I give unto my son John Cave, one large square table. I give unto my daughter, Hannah Cave, one feather bed & furniture. And as to the other part of my estate, I lend it to my loving wife to dispose of as she shall think proper & necessary, during her widowhood and I do hereby appoint my loving wife, Hannah Cave & my two sons, John Cave & Benjamin Cave, Executor & Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness wherof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year above mentioned. Benjamin Cave (Seal) John Crittendon Webb*John Bledsoe*Anthony Colson

Research Notes

Disambiguation

He died before the Rev War. He is not the Benjamin Cave that has a Rev War Record file #S3116.

Parents

Based on the Will of David Cave and evidence of properties held in affinity, it is near certain that David Cave is the father of Benjamin.

Will of David Cave pages 237-238; of Orange County in St Thomas Parish in Virginia, being indisposed through age and other infirmities, dated 23 July 1756. Unto my loving son Robt. Cave, 250 acres upon Negro Run in Orange County adjoyning to Thomas Kimbrough and John Noel. Unto my loving son James Cave, 200 acres in Spotsylvania County adjoyning the land of John Fauckner. Unto my loving son David Cave, 110 acres in the plantation whereon I life a joyning to my loving sons Benja. Cave and Abraham Mayfield. My loving son David Cave executor. My personal estate to be divided amoungst my loving children. I desire that my executor loving son David Cave sees that my son Joseph Cave be brought up in a Christian manner as can be in his condition. (signed) David Cave. Wit: Richd. Mortimer, Benja. Cave, James Cave. 28 Oct. 1756. Presented into Court by David Cave. Proved by Benja. Cave who declared he saw Richd. Mortimer, who is since dead, witness the same. The executor made oath that he did not know where John Cave the heir [at] law lives. It is ordered that the Sheriff make proclamation at the Court House door according to law. David, giving security with Benja. Cave and Thos. German. entered into bond. [Orange County Virginia Will Book 2 1744-1778, Dorman, pg. 50]. Pages 242-43. David Cave. Inventory. Appraisers sworn before Richard Thomas, Gent. Total valuation £30.1.1. (signed) Roger Bell, John Vivion, John Gholdson. 23 Nov. 1756. Returned. [Orange County Virginia Will Book 2 1744-1778, Dorman, pg. 51].

Father David Cave, b. Abt 1668, Virginia d. Jul 1756, Orange County, Virginia (Age ~ 88 years) Mother Sarah Moore.

Disputed Parents

The parents attributed in many Ancestry trees - William Cave and Anna Stonehouse - are not Benjamin's parents. Anna Stonehouse Cave died in 1691.

Vital Statistics

Birth
An alternate, unsourced birth date of 1680 was listed in a duplicate profile merged into this profile.

Death
An alternate, unsourced death date of 1762 in Culpeper County, Virginia, was previously listed.

His Will was probated in Orange County, so he is presumed to have died there instead.^[1]

Biography 2 (Review & Merge)

Benjamin was born about 1704 in Berkshire, England. In about 1750 he immigrated to America and ultimately settled in Orange County, Virginia. There he met and married Hannah Bledsoe. They had approx. 13 children, 6 daughters and 7 sons. Benjamin and Hannah remained in Orange, VA the remainder of their lives. It was here he passed away in 1762. He is buried at the Stanhope Cemetery.

From the Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography: "Benjamin Cave was a burgess from Orange County in the assemblies of 1752-1755, 1756-1758, 1758-1761. His will, dated June 26, 1762, was proved in Orange County, November 25, 1762."

Additional information: Benjamin Cave was vestryman of St. Mark's until 1740 , when St. Thomas Parish was cut off from St. Mark's ; and he and David Cave , who was Lay Reader at the old Orange Church near Ruckersville , became members of the new parish (St. Thomas ) in Orange County , where they lived The records of St. Thomas being lost, their relation to it cannot be traced. It is known, however, that the family adhered to the Church of their fathers; and one of the old ministers, about 1740 , lived with Benjamin Cave , Sr., whose residence was within reach of the first chapel (near Brooking's) and the old Orange Church.

Biography 3 (Review & Merge)

Gen Histor Notes Culpeper Virginia, p.II 46.
In the Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia Name: Hannah Date: 1756 Location: Baltimore

He m. Hannah , dau. of Wm. and sister of Abraham Bledsoe ; ch. David , John , Wm. , Richard (who moved to Kentucky ), Ann (to North Carolina ); Sally m. a Strother, Hannah m. Capt. Mallory ; ch. Elizabeth m. Oliver Welch . Another daughter m. Capt. Robert Terrill , the father of Mrs. Robert Lovell , Another daughter m. Oliver Terrill , the father of Dr. Uriel Terrill , Delegate from Orange Another daughter m. Welch , William Mallory m. Miss Glbson , and was the father of Robert Mallory , late M. C. from Kentucky , Uriel Mallory was the father of Mrs. John Taliaferro , Phil. Mallory lived near Raccoon Ford . Elizabeth , dau. of Benjamin Cave m. Col. Wm. Johnson ; ch. 1. Valentine m. Elizabeth Cave , ch. Belfield m. Miss Dickerson . 2. Fontaine m. Miss Duke . 3. Lucy m. Mr. Suggett , 4. Sally m. Mr. Dickerson . 5. Benjamin m. Miss Barbour (see Barhour genealogy). 6. Col. Robert m. Miss Suggett ; ch. 1. Richard M. , Vice-President and here of the "Thames "; 2. J. T. Johnson (M. C. ); 3. James ; 4. Benjamin . Benjamin Cave , son of first Benjamin , m. a dau. of Dr. John Belfield of Richmond County ; ch. Belfield , m. Miss Christy ; ch. Belfield , Clerk of Madison County , m. Miss Jones , and was the father of Mrs. Governor Kemper . Emily m. Col. Cave ; Sally m. Shackelford ; Hudson was Professor at Chapel Hill, N. C. ; Benjamin m. Miss Glassell (father of Mrs. John Gray , Jr., of Traveller's Rest.) Benjamin , son of Benjamin and Elizabeth , m. Miss White ; ch. William , Belfield , John and Margaret , all settled in Kentucky . Sarah , dau. of Benjamin , m. Wm. Cassine ; ch. Mary , who m. Mr. Taliaferro , William , son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Cave , m. Miss Smith ; ch. John , Wm. and Hudson , settled in Kentucky . Elizabeth m. John Bell , father of Nelson H. Bell of Baltimore , who m. Hannah Cave . Another dau. m. Mr. Irvine . Richard Cave m. Miss Porter ; ch. Thomas , Capt. William (father of Mrs. Cornelia Thompson ), Felix , Elizabeth , Mary , Cornelia , Anne , and Hannah . Source Information Ancestry.com. Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: Raleigh Travers Green. Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia. Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish. Culpeper, VA, USA: Regional Publishing Company.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} County Court, Orange County, Virginia, Index to wills, 1734-1947; will books, 1735-1906, Will books, v. 1-2, 1735-1778; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X41F), images 370-371.

See also:

• County Court, Orange County, Virginia, Index to wills, 1734-1947; will books, 1735-1906, Will books, v. 1-2, 1735-1778; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4BW), image 17. [research relationships; who is Elizabeth Cave?]

• [1] The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company Wife, Child page 530
• Raleigh Travers Green. Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia. Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish. Culpeper, VA, USA: Regional Publishing Company, 1900.
• Notable Southern Families, Volume V, Section: Emigrant II, Joseph Louis Crockett
• Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. II, Section: Ancestors and Descendants of the Rev. John Taylor (1752-1835)
• Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I, Section: Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons
• Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987. Volume 4 for Benjamin Cave.
• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
• Raleigh Travers Green. Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia. Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish. Culpeper, VA, USA: Regional Publishing Company, 1900.
• Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850: Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.
• ancestry.com file 22703
• Book Abridged Compundum of Cave Genealogy, p 243 - 495.
• Saint Marks Parish, Orange, VA, p. 7.

See also - other family trees:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #193947680 for Capt. Benjamin Cave Sr. (1680–1762) [unsourced]