Author: Christopher J. Evey
Warren Cash, born 4 April 1760 in Culpeper County, Virginia, was a resident of Charlottesville in August 1776 when he enlisted at the rank of Private in Captain Matthew Jouett’s Company of the 7th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line. During his first term, Warren marched with his unit through Williamsburg, York County and Gwynn Island, and then returned to Williamsburg where he remained on winter quarters. On 27 March 1777, Warren and many others reenlisted at Philadelphia for a new term of three years in the same Company and Regiment. During that second enlistment, he fought in two battles – The Battle of Brandywine on 11 Sep 1777 and the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey on 28 June 1778. After completing his term of enlistment, Warren was discharged in Philadelphia shortly after February 1780 from the 2nd Virginia Brigade commanded by Colonel Christian Febiger. After the war, Warren returned to Fluvanna County, Virginia and married Susannah Baskett shortly after 23 November 1782. His wife Susannah was the daughter of William Baskett, a Baptist preacher and Patriot who fought for the American Cause. Warren applied for and received a Military Bounty Land Certificate valid in the Virginia Military District as compensation for his service to his country. In 1784 Warren and Susannah removed to Kentucky. They resided first at Grubb’s Fort in Madison County for the winter, and then moved on to Woodford County near Mortonsville. In that place Warren and his wife joined the Clear Creek church where Warren converted to Christianity and began studies to become literate. After his studies, Warren and his family moved to Shelby County and entered ministry to form the Beech Creek Church in 1799. In 1802, Warren and his family moved to Nelson County and he became a traveling preacher of the region and was an instrument in the Second Great Awakening happening across the nation at that time. In March 1806, the Cash family moved to Hardin County, where the family continued to raise several children and founded Gilead Church on 17 March 1824. Warren successfully applied for Pension benefits under a Revolutionary War service claim, with a certificate of pension issued in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on 12 Nov 1832. Warren Cash died 15 September 1850, and was buried in the Gilead Church Cemetery. Warren and his wife Susannah had the following children: Claiborne Cash who married Elizabeth Straghan; Warren Cash who married Katherine Duvall, b. 1824, daughter of Alexander Duvall by his wife Nancy Hinton; John Cash who married Lydia Duvall, sister of Alexander Duvall and daughter of Thomas and Nancy. Warren and Susannah also had Thompson Cash who married Katherine Duvall, sister of Lydia; Jeremiah Cash; Nancy Cash who married Jesse Keith, son of William; John Cash who married Elizabeth Keith, daughter of Alexander Keith; and Elizabeth Cash who married Jonathan Harned, son of Enos, son of Jonathan Sr.