From the Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1807 and Albemarle County, 1748-1763
by Rev. Bailey Fulton Davis
Copyright 1979 by: The Rev Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr.
Southern Historical Press, % The Rev. S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., P.O. Box 738, Easly, South Carolina, 29640
Note:Each entry is marked with: Page in the deed book, Date recorded, and (page in Deeds of Amherst County)
STEPHEN CASH (1730-1799), is one my director ancestors. STEPHEN CASH and JOHANNA TUCKER, who was STEPHEN's second wife, were the parents of THOMAS CASH. THOMAS CASH and JANE CAMRON, THOMAS's second wife, were the parents of READY CASH. It is unclear as to when and where THOMAS an JANE were married.
READY married MARY HARTIGAN in Augusta in 1823. READY and MARY were the parents of MARTHA JANE CASH. MARTHA JANE married CHARLTON WALLACE in Rockbridge in 1842, were the parents of ELIZABETH JANE WALLACE. ELIZABETH married JAMES CALVIN DONALD married in Rockbridge in 1860 and they were the parents of my great grandmother, LAURA CECILE DONALD. LAURA CECILE married my great granfather, WYATT PAUL GILLESPIE in 1894.
HOWARD CASH, Amherst County, to STEPHEN CASH, Amherst County, for 5 pounds, 200 acres Stone House Creek, part of 440 acres pat. to HOWARD CASH 3 Mar 1760; bound by a line already marked off in upper part of tract for 200 acres. Wife HOWARD CASH consents.
HOWARD CASH was STEPHEN CASH's father.
ROBERT HOWARD CASH & wife TAMASAN, Amherst County, to STEPHEN CASH, Amherst County, for 30 pounds, 95 acres, part of 440 acres pat. to ROBERT 3 Mar 1760. Lines: BENJAMIN CASH.
Note: I believe that this ROBERT HOWARD CASH is the brother of STEPHEN CASH, and the wife TAMASAN, is TAMASIN HIGGINBOTHAM.
Page 505. 6 Sep 1790. (page 222)
JOSEPH BOND & wife JANE, Amherst County, to JOHN HOLLODAY, Amherst County, for 90 pounds. 155 acres N branch Buffalo. Lines: STEPHEN CASH.
Page 309. 21 Oct 1793. (page 281)
JOHN HOLLODAY & wife LETTICE, Amherst County, to WILLIAM STATON, Amherst County, (original delivered to grantee, 27 Oct 1795) for 100 pounds, 155 acres N bank Buffalo. Lines of STEPHEN CASH.
Page 509. 8 Jul 1794. (page 295)
HENDRICK ARNOLD, Laurence (sic) County, South Carolina, to THOMAS POWELL, Amherst County, for 102-10 pounds, 288 acres both sides Stone House Creek, part of a tract of HENDRICK ARNOLD & formerly deeded to THOMAS POWELL & not fully proven in Amherst County. Lines: CHARLES CARTER, JOHN MARR, STEPHEN CASH, JOHN CASH. Wit: JOHN TALIAFERRO, DAVID S. GARLAND, PEACHY FRANKLIN. Memo: THOMAS POWELL rel. claim to 557 acres no full proven.
Page 582. 12 Sep 1795. (page 300)
WILLIAM STATON & wife MARY, Amherst County, to JAMES MAYS, Amherst County, for 110 pounds, 155 acres N branch Buffalo. (Original deliverd to BENJAMIN MAYS 28 Nov 1798) Lines: STEPHEN CASH, BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO, JOHN MAYS, PETER CASH.
Page 10. 21 Apr 1799. (page 352)
STEPHEN CASH, Amherst County, to SAMUEL FRANKLIN, Amherst County, for 5 pounds, 1 and 1/2 acres Stonehouse Creek. Lines: THOMAS POWELL, Franklin's Mill Pond. Wit: BARTLETT CASH, JOHN CASH, WILLIAM CASH.
Note: I'm guessing that WILLIAM CASH is the son of STEPHEN, but I'm not sure. BARTLETT CASH, is a nephew of STEPHEN CASH, son of JOEL CASH and TABITHA BARTLETT, JOEL CASH is STEPHEN CASH's brother. JOHN CASH could be one of many JOHN CASH'es.
Page 152. 20 Oct 1800. (page 362)
JOHN CASH & wife SALLY, Amherst County, to JOHN BALL, Amherst County for 200-4-8 pounds, 146 acres Stone House branch. Lines: JOHN THOMPSON, THOMAS POWELL, STEPHEN CASH, dec'd, JAMES MAYS, JOEL CASH. Wit: PHILIP THURMOND, JR. Note: The date I have for STEPHEN CASH's death is 17 Jun 1799.
Page 288. 15 Oct 1801. (page 288)
JAMES MAYS & wife LUCRESY, Amherst County, to BEVERLY WILLIAMSON, Amherst County, for 200 pounds, 155 acres N branches Buffalo. Lines: STEPHEN CASH, dec'd.
Note: LUCRESY is actually LUCRETIA WADE, wife of JAMES MAYS, daughter of PEARCE WADE and ELIZABETH HARDWICK. LUCRETIA WADE is the sister of ABIGAL HARDWICK WADE one of my direct descendants as well.
Page 431. 15 Oct 1802. (page 431)
THOMAS POWELL and wife NANCY (mark of Ann), Amherst County, to BEVERLY WILLIAMSON, Amherst County, for 230 pounds, 147 acres both sides Stone House creek; part of a tract. Lines: JOHN MORE dec'd, STEPHEN CASH, JOHN CASH, BENJAMIN POWELL.
Note: not sure if this is STEPHEN CASH dec'd, or some other STEPHEN CASH. I can't match him up to another STEPHEN CASH.