Some have chosen to believe that Montebello near Orange VA was the home of Benjamin Cave, the Burgess. I, Jim Cave, have visited there and the inscriptions in the gardens might lead one to think that. I am not convinced. What follows are comments by Ann Miller and Donna DeView that cast doubt. Ann Miller was/is a historian and consultant to the Orange County Historical Society and to the restoration of the James Madison home. She researched and authored a book on Orange County Virginia Antebellum homes. Donna DeView researched the Benjamin Cave family for many years. Ann Miller wrote: "The land which is now Montebello was primarily the old Benjamin Porter estate, purchased by Richard Cave after the death of Benjamin Porter, who was his father-in-law. The first deed in the series. is dated Feb 24, 1811, rec. Feb 24, 1812." Obviously too late for Benjamin the Burgess to be involved. Donna DeView wrote on May 26, 1981: "Richard Cave, son of Benjamin, Jr. did actually marry Maria Porter. I found him & large family in the census of 1850 living in Orange County. He is buried in the family graveyard at "Montebello" near Orange, VA. He had a son Wm. Porter Cave, a sea capt. who married Esabella Delacy in NY. They were all living at "Montebello" in the 1850 census. Their granddaughter, Delacy Thompson, became Mrs. Leslie Gray, and she restored "Montebello" in the twenties or early 1930s. I talked with her in 1936 about the graveyard. It was overgrown with ivy and the stones had fallen, so she put up a plaque outside the graveyard, and took some liberties a present day genealogist would frown on. She did not know that Benj. Cave (1703-1760) was buried there, but put their names on the plaque because he was head of her family (so far as she knew then). She had an earlier birth date for Benjamin, which later proved to be in error. Once carved in stone, ! an error is hard to change, it becomes fact."