Cave, William [1]

Title: Cave, William [1]
Gender: Male
Biography: William Cave is the son of Benjamin Cave and Hannah Belsoe of Orange County, Virginia and was born in 1738. He moved to Boone County where he died in 1804.; William came into Kentucky around 1781 with Lewis Craig and the Traveling Church. He became a Baptist minister and was licensed to preach in 1804. He was described as “an old man but a young preacher.” Cave helped organize the Bullittsburg Baptist Church along with Elders John Taylor and Joseph Redding in 1795.; In 1799, the first county court was held at William Cave's house in North Bend Bottoms to establish Burlington, which at time was called Craig's Camp.
Member: Cave family
Birth date: 1738
Place of birth: Orange County (Va.)
Father: Cave, Benjamin
Mother: Belsoe, Hannah
Life event(s): Marriage: 28 Dec 1761; Orange County (Va.); Orange County (Va.)
Spouse(s): Mallory, Mary
Child(ren): Cave, Thomas; Cave, Nancy [1]; Cave, Bartlett; Cave, Hannah; Cave, John [1]; Cave, Frances; Cave, Elizabeth; Cave, Abner, Sr.; Cave, Mary; Cave, William [2]
Death date: 15 Feb 1804
Place of death: Boone County (Ky.)
Occupation(s): Clergy
Member of: Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)
Source(s): Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com

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