ID: I2824 Name: Richard Cave Title: (Rev). Sex: M Occupation: Baptist minister Birth: 00 1750 in Virginia Death: 00 1816 in Kentucky Note: > From HISTORY OF KENTUCKY BAPTISTS, by J. H. Spencer, Vol. 2., pages > Note: > RICHARD CAVE was one of the pioneer preachers of central Kentucky, > and was very useful among the early settlers. He was the son of > Captain Benjamin Cave of Orange county, Virginia, where he was born > to far from the year 1750. At an early age, he was led to Christ, > under the preaching of the famous Samuel Harris and James Read, and > united with Upper Spottsylvania church. He was set apart to the > ministry, by this church, while he was quite young. After > preaching a few years in his native county, he followed Lewis > Craig, whose sister he had married, and his brother William Cave, > who had moved the fall before, to the wilderness of Kentucky, in > 1782. He settled in Garrard county, where he united with Gilbert's > Creek church. This was the same church he had first joined, but > now, in a new location, and bearing a new name. He remained at > Gilbert's Creek some tow years after Lewis Craig, the old pastor, > had moved away, and, with George Stokes Smith, supplied the church > with the ministry of the word. In the spring of 1785, he moved to > Woodford county, where he went into the constitution of Clear Creek > church. Here he was associated in the ministry with John Taylor, > John Dupuy, James Rucker and, soon afterwards, with John Tanner and > the venerable John Sutton. He was regarded as a man of great > piety, and was very zealous and useful, especially during a great > revival that commenced under his ministry at Clear Creek, in 1800. > The church received 326 by baptism, during one year, and was > increased to 558 members. This was the most useful period of Mr. > Cave's ministry; for not long afterwards, he fell into the pit that > has ineffaceably spotted the garments of multitudes of good men. > He contracted the habit of drinking too freely. When reproved for > this sin, he repented bitterly, and could never again be induced to > taste spirituous liquors. His zeal for the cause of Christ was > undiminished, but his usefulness was much impaired. Not long > before his death, he arose to close the exercise of a meeting he > attended, but was overpowered by a flood of tears and compelled to > sit down. He died of a protracted diarrhea, in July, 1816. A few > days before his departure, he expressed great serenity of soul, and > a patient acquiescence in the divine will. He had been a teacher > of music and was an excellent singer. A little before his last > Note: > "O for an overcoming faith > To cheer my dying hours; > To triumph o'er the monster death, > Note: > Pastor of Clear Creek Baptist Church 1800. Probate mentions only John, > Mary, and Richard Cave. Sketch on Cave in Rev. John Taylor's THOUGHTS ON > MISSIONS. His sister, Elizabeth married William Johnson, and they were the > parents of Col. Robert Johnson. Richard's parents were Hannah Bledsoe and > Benjamin Cave, who was in the House of Burgesses from Orange Co. His will is > dated July and was probated in November of 1816. Book E, page 105. > Father: <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I12838">Benjamin Cave</A> Mother: <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I12837">Hannah Bledsoe</A> b: CIR ___ 00 1711 Marriage 1 <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I12">Elizabeth (Betsy) Craig</A> b: 1753 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia Married: in probably Culpepper County, VirginiaChildren > <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I286">John Cave</A> > <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I2827">Mary "Polly" Cave</A> > <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I2825">Hannah Cave</A> b: in Culpepper County, Virginia > <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I2830">Jeremiah Cave</A> b: APR 18 1780 in Virginia > <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I2829">Richard Cave</A> b: AUG 8 1780 in Orange County, Virginia > <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I2828">Reuben Cave</A> b: FEB 23 1829 in Boone County, Kentucky > <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wmadavis&id=I2826">Sally Cave</A> Was there a Merit Cave born abt 1819 that was a brother to Reuben Cave?