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Note: NOTE: Without the diligent and extensive information collecting and record preparation of Vivian Cash Miller (Hillsboro, Illinois), this database would not have been put together as it is now. The recorded items would have been there, documentation would have been found (eventually). But - it could have taken years and the rich, family history would not have been uncovered. It is to Mrs. Miller (daughter of Edward and Bessie Curry Cash) and her late husband that many Cash descendants can be grateful. Thank you, Vivian -- family history might very possibly have been lost forever without your dedication!
The CASH Family . . . . .
The first known CASH in America was a William Cash from Scotland, a mariner who settled in Salem, Massachusetts about 1645. On one of his return voyages from England/Scotland on his brigantine "The Good Intent", he brought with him a favorite nephew, son of his brother, who was also named William Cash, born in Scotland circa 1653. At his uncle's urging, this younger Wiliam Cash went down into Virginia, settling in Westmoreland County about 1673. This mariner's (William Cash, "The Emigrant") descendants spread into Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New York and as far as Pennsylvania by 1850. This is the William Cash we are descended from. (Thomas Cash who our line comes from lived in Salem, Massachusetts prior to settling in Albermale County, VA.)
WILLIAM CASH, the nephew (aka The Emigrant), came to Tidewater, Virginia about 1673 and was the first CASH to settle in that colony.
Along with all our CASH relatives, there is one who is known throughout the country music industry -- JOHNNY CASH, the "Man in Black". His relationship to our line was told in his autobiography, "The Man in Black", published in 1975. He is descended from William Cash, the Scottish Mariner, just as we are. William came to Westmoreland Co, Virginia circa 1673. He also lived in Amherst and Bedford Counties in Virginia for 100 years. A son MOSES CASH moved to Henry County, Virginia in 1810 and was one of the first settlers there. The old Cash homestead was still seen there in 1995, although it was in ruins. REUBEN CASH was the son of Moses Cash and grandson of William. Following the burning of Atlanta and the pillage and sacking of the plantations in that area, Reuben put his family in an ox-drawn wagon and in 1866 homesteaded in Arkansas. Reuben and his wife had a good size family, but only one son, WILLIAM HENRY CASH became a Baptist minister and married Rebecca. He was named for William Cash and Henry Co., Virginia. William and Rebecca were parents of 12 children. Their youngest son, RAY CASH, was the father of Johnny. Other siblings were Reba, and Jack. In interviews, Johnny tells that his family were share-croppers and he spent much of his early life near Dyess, Arkansas. He picked cotton along with the rest of them.
The following may have been the children or grandchildren of William:
http://library.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/fo...790.nfo/query=Cash/doc/{@@1}/hits_ only Virginia 1790 Federal Census
P. 47 - John Cash; White: 2
P. 49 - Joseph Cash; White: 1
P. 49 - Tabitha Cash; White: 7, Black: 1
P. 49 - Bartlett Cash; White: 2
P. 49 - Stephen Cash; White: 7
P. 49 - Howard Cash; White: 6
P. 49 - Ruth Cash; White: 6, Black: 12
P. 49 - Tamson Cash; White: 6, Black: 5
P. 85 - William Cash; White: 8, Black: 1, Misc: 2
In the records of Westmoreland Co., VA (May 30 1694), William Cash was sworn as a grand juror. On this date he owned a large landed estate and therefore probably arrived in that place some years before. His plantation was situated in Washington Parish, Westmoreland Co.; but when King George County was formed from part of Westmoreland in 1720, approximately half of this land feel into each county.
It is believed that Elizabeth Skinner was William's second wife, his first wife having died. Elizabeth was believed to have been the daughter of William's friend and neighbor, John Skinner, a Quaker. His will was probated on Aug 25, 1708 in Westmore Co., VA and his children (William, Anish aka Nancy, Thomas, John, James, Howard, Joseph and Peter) were named in his will.
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