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| Sworn in as a grand juror 5/16/1694. It is clear that by this time he owned a large estate. When King George County was formed half of his plantation fell into each county USA CASH HISTORY: Notes taken from my cousin Mike Webb: MASSACHUSETTS: Records begin with a marriage in Salem in 1667. By 1716 the Cash's are of record in Marblehead. Christian Names given to males include William, John, James, and Moses. This cluster of Cash's helped to colonise Maine with marriage records beginning in 1769. MARYLAND: A Richard Cash was transported to this colony in 1676. A John Cash appears in the legal records of Prince Georges County by 1694. Three more Cash's appear in the census of 1790 from Montgomery County. VIRGINIA: The will of William Cash was written in 1707 and filed the following year in Westmoreland County. The Children named were William, Thomas, John, Howard, Joseph, Peter, and one daughter, Anish. Parish records of the Cash's begin with the birth of a Moses Cash in Stafford County in 1718. Later records show the family in Fairfax, and Loudon Counties. These counties are part of the Northern Neck of Virginia that area between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. Howard, mentioned above, left the Northern Neck and too out land patents in what were to become Albermarle and Amherst conties in 1735 and 1750. Some Cash's in virginia we cannot account for: William CAsh who married Ruth Walker in Goochland County in 1750 to 53, Warren Cash who was born in Albermarle County in April 1760 and whose mother was described as "an Irish lady", and Patrick Cash who appears on the tax list from Montgomery County in 1782. This is the immigrant Cash not the mariner Since we have limited records from here back, I will just repeat the history as known from my mother's (Mary Edith Byford) family tree book. William Cash, (a master mariner) was born in Scotland ca 1625 and settled in Salem, Mass. in 1667. There he married Elizabeth Lambert and bought a home on a quarter acre at junction of Essex and Forrester Streets. Eight children were born to them, four sons and four daughters. William died in 1690. In 1676 the mariner brought to Salem his nephew also named William Cash from Scotland. This yonger William was our Immigrant ancestor of our American Cash clan. A British tax record lists him seated in Westmoreland County, Virginia... 1677. The Salem mariner documents left in Massachusetts record the fact that the Cash seat was anciently at "the place Cash" near Strathmiglo, in Fife Scotland. Reseach proves this. By this very circumstance he becomes ours as the Cash surname was taken there and only there under just one set of circumstances. Loss of records in Scotland have unfortunately prevented charting the family of these two Williams in Scotland of the 1600's. The Salem William was owner and master of the Brigantine "Good Intent" and was very likely a master mariner by the time he was 22. He operated his ship in the British Isles (America Colonies trade). To have sailed a wooden vessel for nearly fifty years in the trecherous waters of the Atlantic, with the crudest of navagational instruments or stars particularly in winter and finally after a lifetime to bring to port his vessel and crew intact, marks him certainly as a master of the sea. he was of that interpid group of early mariners who pioneered the route for the commerce that would follow. He was buried in the Charter Street cemetery in Salem on burial hill. The wooden cross that once marked his grave is long gone. His signature can be found in Salem records. Cash Families Scotland, Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma William Cash the progenator of the Southern branch of the Cash families first appears in the records of Westmoreland County, Virginia (5/30/1694) on which date he was sworn in as a grand juror. It is clear from the evidence, however on this date he owned a large landed estate, and therefore probably arrived in that place some years before. He came to Virginia from Fife, Scotland, Strathmiglo County seated in Westmoreland County, Virginia per tax list of 1677. He is therefore referred to by most Cash researchers as the Immigrant. His date of birth is estimated ca 1660. His plantation was situated in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County. When King George County was formed from part of Westmorelenad in 1720, approximately half of his land fell into each county. His first wife is unknown, however he was probably first married ca 1688. His first wife probably died ca 1698 and he was then married to Elizabeth Skinner in 1699. She was believed to be a daughter of his friend and neighbor John Skinner a quaker. The immigrant died in Westmoreland County, Virginia between 2/16/1708 (the date of his will) and 8/25/1708 the date of his probate. His children were: (** denotes our lineage ) 1. John Cash b. 1608 d. 1799 Stafford County, Va. ** 2. Joseph Cash Sr. b. 1682 Fairfax County, Va. d. 1780 3. William Cash b. 3/5/1689 d. 4/2/1720 4. Anish Nancy Cash b. 7/31/1693 5. Thomas Cash b. 8/2/1697 d. 1723 6. James Cash b. 1702 approximate d. Jan 1782 7. Robert Howard Cash b. 1703 Married Ruth Elphingston d. 1722 Amherst County, Va. This is the lineage of Johnny Cash (the singer). 8. Peter Cash b. 1708 married Charity Bush 11/3/1729 d. 1760 revolutionary soldier. His will was found in 1760. Joseph Cash Sr. was married ca. 1727 to Susan Mason a daughter of George and Ann Mason of Prince William County, Virginia and Dunham Parish, Charles City, Maryland. He owned a plantation in Brunswick Parish, King George County until 1733 at which time he was deeded 150 acres on the lower side of Doque Creek, Turo Parish, Prince William County by George and Ann mason. This was to be for the natural lives of Joseph Cash, Susannah, his wife and their daughter. This part of Prince William County became part of the Fairfax County in 1742 and its present location is directly along side of old U.S. Highway 1 post road south of Alexandria near a village then called Occoquan. Over the years he purchased several hundred acres adjoining this property and by 1752 owned at least 959 acres. Susannah died ca 1749 and he was married to Elizbeth Bryant ca. 1750. Believed to be a member of the Culverhouse family. In 1772 he was commissioned to survey Doque creek road which indicates he had a knowledge of surveying. In 1774 he and most of his family together with the Hall and Culverhouse families moved to Dutch District (later Dutch Ville) Granville County North Carolina where he, his son Joseph Jr. and grandson Joseph Cash-Hall were granted approximately 1000 acres along picture branch creek. He died in Granville County, North Carolina between 7/23/1779 (the date of his will) and 8/1780) the date of his probate. In his will he named as his children exept for William as follows: 1. Howard Cash b. 1708 2. Ann Cash b. 1714 Note: Between this gap from 1714 and 1737 were probably born John and Thomas Cash, found in Fairfax County, Va. records but as yet we have not connected them to Joseph. ** 3. Joseph Cash Jr. b. 1737 d. 1789 Fairfax County, Va. 4. William Cash b. 1744 d. 1818 Fairfax County, Va. William had remained there when Joseph's family left for Granville County, North Carolina. Apparently lived on the home plantation. 5. Peter Cash b. 1708 was a revolutionary soldier d. 1766 6. Barsheba Cash b. 1762 Married John William ca 170 7. James Cash b. 10/1764 was a revolutionary soldier with a pension 8. Comfort Cash b. 1765 9. Elisha Cash b. 1766 10. Phoebe Cash b. 1768 11. Elizabeth Cash b. 1770 Joseph Cash Jr. 1. Ann Cash b. 1763 2. Susannah Cash b. 1764 3. Moses Cash b. 1767 4. Elkins Cash b. 1771 5. John Cash b. 1774 6. Josias Cash b. 1777 7. Bryant Cash b. 1779 ** 8. James Cash Sr. b. 1787 James Cash Sr. married Nelly Walker ca 11/22/1807 Census records of 1810 shows this couple with a male under 10 who is obviously James Cash Jr. born 1808. In 1820 there are 3 males under 10. It appears impossible for the males to be sons of James and Nelly and are probably near relatives. James Cash Jr. and Amanda Bledsoe ** 1. Washington Blakely Cash b. 1827 2. John E. Cash b. 1/7/1835 Clark County, Ark 3. A. B. Cash b. 1831 a daughter 4. Lewis Bryant Cash b. 1832 d. 4/6/1904 5. Octavia M. Cash b. 1833 d. 9/26/1850 6. Ann Angeline Cash b. 1837 7. Palmyra Cash b. 1839 a daughter 8. Hezikia L. Cash b. 1841 9. Frances C. Cash b. 1843 This brings us up to James Jr. I just wanted to keep the whole record together. CASH NOTES: CASH/CAISH(E)/CAS/CASS/MACCASH/MACCAISH(E)/MACCAUS(H)/MACCAMISH - The CASH surname originates in Scotland and comes from MacCamish, which is a variant spelling of MacTavish. MacCamish is Clan MacTavish! Our clan is an ancient Scottish Highland Clan, and dates back to the 11th century, with chartered lands. Our Chief (a three-eagle feathered Chief) currently lives in Florida and was matriculated by the Court of Lord Lyon, King of Arms, 23 July 1997. We have had a 206-year dormancy, following the Battle of Colloden and the beginning of the Highland Clearances, during which time other clans (such as Campbell and MacKintosh) attempted to claim us as septs. To read about our Clan, please see the Official Clan MacTavish Web Site at http://www.mactavish.org | ||||||||||||||||
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