Individual Details

Marriage

Rev. John Waugh lived in that portion of Westmoreland made into Stafford County, in 1666. The law imposed upon a minister a fine of 10,000 pounds of tobacco for marrying persons without a license duly obtained. ... The will of Giles Travers "living in Stafford County" (of record in Prince William County) bears date June 1, 1717, and was proved September 11, 1717; names daughters Elizabeth, Ann and Million, brother Raleigh Travers: and son-in-law John Cave.
Elizabeth Travers, only child of Giles and Ann (Waugh) Travers, married first John ave (16 -1721). On Aug 5 1707 Sampson Carrell, Gentleman, of GLouchester County deeded to John Cave, carpenter, of King and Queen County 300 acres of land on the south side of Potomac reek and this deed recites that the said land is one half of 600 acres formerly sold by Captain William Heaberd to Captain John Norgrave by deed dated March 6, 1667. John Cave must have moved from King and Queen County to Stafford County about this time, settled upon his newly acquired land, and married Elizabeth Travers. John Cave's will was dated August 6, 1714 and proved in 1721 at Stafford County court; it was recorded in now lost Will Book "K", page 2. He devised 200 acres of land on Axton's Run and adjoining the property of John Gowry and Giles Travers to his son John Cave but he "died so that the above mentioned land fell and reverted to "David Cave of Orange County who was joined by his wife Sarah in conveying the said property to Keene Withers of Hamilton Parish, Prince William County, on September 12, 1748.

Miscellaneous

this valuable tract of land at the Landing Run on Potomac Creek was bequeathed by Giles Travers, Gentlemen, to his daughter Elizabeth Travers [only child of Ann (Waugh) Travers] by his last will and Testament dated June 1, 1717 and proved at Stafford County court on september 11, 1717. Ann (Waugh) Travers predeceased her father.