The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia, in Smithsonian Institution United States National Musuem Bulletin 253, (1968), The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia, Internet copy at <http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/biograohy/7548 pages 12,13, 17, 28, 42., 1968.
page 28, ... Near the water, and in sight of the courthouse, stood the house of John Cave, whose grandfather in 1707 had bought his land from Sampson Darrell, undertaker of the Marlborough courthouse. Near it, on a foundation still visible, Cave built the warehouse that bore his name,...
John Mercer's Land Book, published 1691-1742, manuscript in Smithsonian Libraries, OCLC number 154323002.
This indenture made the twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven between John Cave of the county of Orange of the one part and John Mercer of the county of Stafford on the other part witnesseth that the said John Cave for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings sterling to him in hand paid by the said John Mercer the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted bargained and sold and by these present doth grant bargain and sell unto the said John Mercer all that and those three lots or half acres of land suitable lying and being in Marboroughtown in the said county of Stafford known and distinguished in the platt and survey of the said town make by Theodorick Bland surveyor of the said county and recorded among the records of the said county by the numbers (8), (9) and (11) which were made over and conveyed by Matthew Thompson and John Withers gent, Feoffees of the said town to George Andrews grandfather of the said John Cave whose heir the said John Cave is ... In witness whereof the said John Cave hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day month and year first above written.s/ John Cave Sealed and delivered in presence of us. the above mentioned five shillings sterling being first paid. Thomas Staine Rawleigh Chinn William Cave to James Mercer At Above held for Stafford Count te 13th 7ber 1737 the within lease from John Cave to John Mercer was proved by the oathes of William Cave and Rawleigh Chinn two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and admitted to record. John did not survive and the land reverted to David Cave the next in line and most probably also a grandson of George Andrews. The second wife of John Cave is Elizabeth Travers.
