Individual Details

Military

John served in the 2nd Virginia Regiment from October thru December of 1777 and was regularly discharged. When the call came in Mid-January of 1780, for the 18 month men to serve, ****John was drafted again. Being a newly wedded man, he did not wish to leave his bride. It was a normal practice at that time to send a substitute if you could find one and pay him to serve in your place. John probably did not have the money to pay someone to serve for him, but his younger brother, Benjamin CAVE, who had just returned from a three month tour of duty, volunteered to take his place. Benjamin served the eighteen months and returned safely in June of 1781. Records show that Reuben, William, Benjamin, and John were all in the Revolutionary War conflict, serving from different areas of the country. Benjamin later became a minister of the Gospel, serving in the Carolinas, Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Census

John Kave line 11
John Cave line 17
Noah line 23
Thomas line 28
Jonas line 29
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Joshua line 36
William line 37

Death

Public estate sale 15th of December 1825 of John Cave
People who purchased goods; Catherine, Benjamin, Ruben, John Jr,


John CAVE is shown in the tax records of Culpeper county, VA from 1782-1804; and in Shenandoah county, VA ( now Page Co) from 1805-1823. John CAVE's personal estate was sold at auction the 15th of December 1825, his widow Catherine attending the sale.

Miscellaneous

Known children of John and Catherine CAVE were:
Thomas, Polly, William, Benjamin, Jonas, John, Reuben, Joseph, Noah, Nancy, Lucy, and Sally CAVE. We have the proof of these children's names from several sources. Research done by Colonel McCall, and other researchers; Census studies; and a newspaper clipping naming all the brothers and sisters of Benjamin CAVE, and the ages of each. The newspaper clipping states that the children were all born in present day Madison county, Virginia. This clipping was printed in the Springfield Gazette, and reprinted on March 27, 1884 by the Urbana Citizen Gazette in Urbana, Ohio. The information was given by the son of Benjamin CAVE, Joseph H. CAVE of Westville, Ohio. We realize there could be errors in the information, but this clipping is a significant source of information on the family. I am truly grateful and indebted to researcher Mrs Pat Stickley, of Champaign county, Ohio for sending it to me.

Clipping from the Springfield Gazette Newspaper:
"Remarkable Longevity
Mr Joseph CAVE of Westville, Champaign county, Ohio having read of the remarkably long life of members of a certain family, sends the Gazette, the following interesting statements concerning the wonderful longevity of his own father's family, 8 brothers and 4 sisters born in Madison county VA. The children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, number 137. The respective ages of the above named brothers and sisters is given as follows by the writer:
Benjamin CAVE 86; Thomas CAVE 93; Joseph CAVE 104; Jonas CAVE 100; Reuben CAVE 78; Noah CAVE 82; John CAVE 97; William CAVE 96; Nancy CAVE Jenkins 89; Lucy CAVE Jenkins 81; Polly CAVE Kizer 85; Sally CAVE Price 95. Their combined ages are ten hundred and eighty years."