Individual Details

Birth

All the genealogies that have been published indicate John Cave and and Elizabeth Andrews as the parents; I believe this is an error. Robert is documented as born about 1701. John Cave born 1638 and Elizabeth born 1640 had children born much earlier. This Robert was the next generation a son od David Cave. Elizabeth Andrews and John Cave were the grandparents of Robert born 1701.

Tax

Benjamin Cave 5 Tithes
Robert Cave 2 tithes
David Cave line 14, 3 tithes
Abraham Mayfield line 17, 2 tithes
David and Abraham on the same page. David had a daughter named Elizabeth. In David's will he names Abraham Mayfield as his loving son. Theory is that Elizabeth married Abraham.

Note

The first jury in Orange County in November Robert Cave was forman. Abraham Bledsoe was also on the jury.

Land

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

Land grant 20 May 1735.
Creator
Cave, Robert. grantee.
Creation Date
1735 - 0520
Description
Location: Orange County.
Grantee(s): Cave, Robert and Philips, David.
Description: 400 acres adjoining William Eddings.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 15, 1732-1735 (v.1 & 2 p.1-522), p. 498 (Reel 13).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Genre
Land grants
Subject
Cave, Robert grantee
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Orange County
Orange County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century
Philips, David
Eddings, William
Additional Format
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Language
English
Contributor
Virginia. Colonial Land Office.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

Land

Deed Book 11 page 32-33
application of Thoms Jones, Gent for a view... of land granted to John Lightfoot lying in the forks of the Rappidan ... ordered Robert Cave, Wm & David Phillips, or any two ...

Land

Deed Book 9, pp 39-40, Robert Cave was wirtness for indenture between Wm Phillips and Ann his wife and Isaac Smith for 100 acres, along with Thomas Jones, Wm. Boston, John Buford

Land

Deed Book 12, pp 491-494
Indenture 23 Noc 1758 btween James Beasle of Orange County and Robert Cave of Culpeper County ... for 12.18 pounds ... grants 47 acres lying at the Great Mountains in the fork of Swift Runn ... Witnesses: William Rucker, George Anderson, Mathew Davis. Signed James Beasley and Ann (X) Beasley

Land

Deed Book 13 pp 18 - 22
Indenture 24 May 1759 between Robert Cave and Eunice, his wife, of Culpeper County, and Moses Harris of Orange County ... for 30 pounds ... sell 120 acres .. bounded Swiff Run .. Pond Mountain ... Witnesses: James Coursey, John Goodall, Wm Jackson. Signed Robert Cave Enus Cave
Indenture 24 May 1759 between Robert Cave and Enus, his wife, County of Culpeper, and Mathew Creed for 30 pounds .. sell 130 acres on Swift Run ... Witnesses: James Coursey, John Goodall, Wm. Jackson. Signed Robert Cave, Enus Cave