Susanna Baskett ^31,32,33,34

  General Notes:

All biographical material concerning Warren and Susannah discloses tha t Warren was an "illiterate, rough soldier of the Revolution and a bol d sinner" when he reached Kentucky in the Fall of 1784; and that Susan nah was a well educated daughter of a prosperous Virginia planter andp reacher. She taught her husband to the point where he became an effec tive and popular preacher.

"A History of Baptist in Kentucky" by Frank Masters, a publication oft he Kentucky Baptist Historical Society, says that during the summer o f 1784 John Taylor settled in Woodford County in a 16x16 log cabin.A r evival begin in the winter of 1784/85 and they began to hold nightmeet ings in the little cabin in the woods. Taylor remembers, "the first ( revival) I recollect was at a night meeting at my little cabin, thoug h the night was wet and damp and scarcely a trace to get to my house, the little cabin was pretty well filled with people. A Mrs. Cash,the wife of Warren Cash, was much affected and was soon after was hopefull y converted." Mrs. Cash, as far as known was the fruit of the Lord in the far famed Blue Grass Region of Kentucky. She was born in Virginia , being one of 13 children of Elder William Baskett, her fathera prosp erous man in Goochland County, Virginia. Soon after Mrs. Cash's conve rsion in the cabin, she won her husband to Christ and began toteach hi m, with good results. He later became a useful preacher, duelargely t o the tutoring of his faithful wife. In 1799, Warren was ordained to preach by two Elders, John Penny and William Hickman.

Susanna married Warren Cash, son of Thomas Cash and Nancy Thompson, on Jan 2, 1783 in Fluvannah County, VA.³² (Warren Cash was born on Apr 4, 1760 in Abermarle County, VA and died on Sep 15, 1850 in Nolin, Hardin County, KY.)