PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VIRGINIA

VAUGHAN FAMILY

Deed Abstracts

Abraham Vaughan

VA Patent

12 Jan

1746/

1747

State of Virginia

Abraham Vaughan

525

Lower Side of Saylor Creek

Adjacent Hill, Richee, Spradling, Elam, Crawford, his own lines and Wilcock. Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume Five: 1741-1749, Page 184.

Note:There are no extant deeds showing how Abraham acquired the tract adjacent to his state grant.

VA Amelia DB 04.016

21 Dec

1750

Abraham Vaughan of Lunenburg County

Thomas Vaughan

525

Lower Side of Saylor Creek

60£. Patented to Abraham Vaughan on 12 January, 1746. His wife Mary Vaughan released her dower rights. Witnesses: John Turner, Lewis Vaughan and Martha Vaughan. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey, Deed Book 3 and Deed Book 4 Amelia County, Virginia Deeds 1747-1753, page 73. Note: Abraham settled in the part of Lunenburg County that is currently Charlotte County, where he died. There is an estate for another Abraham Vaughan in Amelia County in 1764.

VA Prince Edward DB 02.262

17 Dec

1764

Thomas Vaughan of Amelia County

John Ellington

525

great branch

100£. Adjacent Hill, Richie, Spradling, Elam, Crawford and Wilcocks. Patented to Abraham Vaughan 12 Jan 1746. Witnesses: William C. Craddock, Mack Goode, and Joseph Mottly. Recording Date not given. See T.L.C. Genealogy, Prince Edward County, Virginia Deed Book 2 (1759-1765), page 45.

Henry Vaughan

VA Prince Edward DB 19.438

20 Dec 1826

Edmund Booker

& his wife Julia

Stephen C. Farrar

Henry Vaughan

$500. Part of Lot No. 10, Jamestown. Witnesses: None. Recorded 19 Mar 1827.

Jesse Vaughan

VA Prince Edward DB 14.296

27 Jul 1809

Nathaniel Bassett, of Tn. & Burwell Bassett of Henry Co.

Zedekiah Vaughan, of Charlotte Co.

81

$244. 2/5 interest. Part of 162 ½ acres of Nathaniel Bassett, dec’d. in Charlotte & Prince Edward Co. Has metes & bounds. Adj. McCune, said Vaughan. Witnesses: Royall M. Marsh, Jesse Vaughan, Jordan Black, William Vaughan. Recorded 18 Sep 1809.

John Vaughan, of Nottoway Co.

VA Prince Edward DB 11.203

30 Dec 1797

Thomas Vaughan

John Vaughan,

of Nottoway Co.

190

£100. Adj. Philip Wade, dec’d., Daniel Wade, George Walton, dec’d., George Redd, Thomas Haskins, Jr. Witnesses: John Piller, William Piller, Claiborne Piller. Recorded 20 Oct 1800.

VA Prince Edward DB 12.045

18 Feb 1799

John Vaughan & his wife Jerusha, of Nottoway Co.

Leonard Sibley

181

Bush R.

£143. Adj. George Walton, Thomas Haskins. Witnesses: Nat. McClung, John Leigh, John Rudd. Recorded 20 Feb 1799.

Josiah Vaughan

VA Prince Edward DB 23.294

28 Nov 1841

Josiah Vaughan & his wife Frances, of Charlotte Co.

Gordon McCune

71

$319.50. In Charlotte & Prince Edward Co. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Thomas Harvey, Henry Dawson, McCune. Grave yard reserved to Vaughan. Witnesses: None. Recorded 20 Dec 1841.

Lewis Vaughan

VA Amelia DB 04.016

21 Dec

1750

Abraham Vaughan of Lunenburg County

Thomas Vaughan

525

Lower Side of Saylor Creek

60£. Patented to Abraham Vaughan on 12 January, 1746. His wife Mary Vaughan released her dower rights. Witnesses: John Turner, Lewis Vaughan and Martha Vaughan. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey, Deed Book 3 and Deed Book 4 Amelia County, Virginia Deeds 1747-1753, page 73. Note: Abraham settled in the part of Lunenburg County that is currently Charlotte County, where he died. There is an estate for another Abraham Vaughan in Amelia County in 1764.

Martha Vaughan

VA Amelia DB 04.016

21 Dec

1750

Abraham Vaughan of Lunenburg County

Thomas Vaughan

525

Lower Side of Saylor Creek

60£. Patented to Abraham Vaughan on 12 January, 1746. His wife Mary Vaughan released her dower rights. Witnesses: John Turner, Lewis Vaughan and Martha Vaughan. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey, Deed Book 3 and Deed Book 4 Amelia County, Virginia Deeds 1747-1753, page 73. Note: Abraham settled in the part of Lunenburg County that is currently Charlotte County, where he died. There is an estate for another Abraham Vaughan in Amelia County in 1764.

Nicholas Vaughan (Son of Robert), m. to Elizabeth

VA Prince Edward DB 05.352

17 May

1773

Thomas Sanders of St. Martin’s Parish, Hanover County

Nicholas Vaughan, of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County

400

lower side of Sandy River

80£. Adjacent Thomas Vaughan, Abraham Foster, William Ligon, James Ligon, Matthew Rice & Micajah Rice. Originally granted Henry Ligon by patent dated 25 Jul, 1746. Recorded 17 May. 1773.

VA Prince Edward DB 06.215

26 Jun 1777

John Dejarnett

Nicholas Vaughan, Jr.,

of Amelia Co.

300

£250. Adj. Mumford Dejarnett, Joseph Adkins, Thomas Scott, James, _____, George Walton, Jesse Owen. Where John Dejarnett now lives, purchased from Mumford Dejarnett. Witnesses: Ben Ward, Jr., P. Greenhill, M. Craddown, William Watson. Recorded Jul 1777.

VA Prince Edward DB 05.516

12 Jul

1777

Thomas Vaughn

George Foster

76£. Part sold by James Atwood, dec’d and granted to Attwood by William Ligon. Adjacent Nicholas Vaughn, Ligon old road, George Foster and Abraham Foster.

VA Prince Edward DB 05.541

12 Jul

1777

Thomas Vaughn

George Forster

75£. Granted said Vaughn by James Atwood Dec’d & to Atwood by William Ligon, of Amelia Co. Adjacent Nicholas Vaughn, George Forster, Abraham Forster. Witnesses: John Richards, Jacob Mackgehee & Anne Mackgehee. Recorded 21 Jul, 1777.

VA Prince Edward DB 06.288

31 Jan 1780

Nicholas Vaughan

Thomas Haskins

400

Lower side Sandy R.

£8000. Adj. William Ligon, now James Ligon, Matthew Rice. Where Nicholas Vaughan now lives. Has metes & bounds. Witnesses: Ben Haskins, James Ligon, Thomas Haskins. Recorded Feb 1780.

VA Prince Edward DB 06.390

18 Sep 1780

Joel Johns

Nicholas Vaughan

225

£1250. Adj. Richard Farqusson, Joseph Haskins, Robert Foster, Thomas Tanner. Where Joel Johns now lives. Witnesses: Joseph Michaux, N. Venable, George Smith. Recorded May 1781.

VA Prince Edward DB 06.405

16 Oct 1780

Nicholas Vaughan

Joel Johns

300

£5000. Adj. Samuel Elbert, Robert Daniel, Thomas Scott, James Atwood, George Walton, Jesse Owen. Where Nicholas Vaughan now lives. Witnesses: Joseph Michaux, N. Venable, George Smith. Recorded Aug 1781.

VA Prince Edward DB 07.040

26 Jul 1784

Richard Furguson

Nicholas Vaughan

219

£150. Adj. Thomas Tanner, Abraham Lockett, Edmund Dayrell? Ford, Robert Childrey, Richard Furguson, Robert Foster. Witnesses: Edmund Dayrell? Ford, John Mitchell, Grief Howerton. Recorded Oct 1784.

VA Prince Edward DB 07.177

10 Mar 1785

Nicholas Vaughan

John Phillips,

of Cumberland Co.

163

Rice’s Cr. a br. of Sandy Run

£196 sh5. Adj. said Vaughan, Tanner, Richard Phillips, John Maclard. Has metes & bounds. Witnesses: Robert Foster, Cary Harrison, John Mitchell. Recorded 18 Jul 1785.

VA Prince Edward DB 08.037

20 Mar 1786

John Mitchell

& his wife Elizabeth &

Nicholas Vaughan

& his wife Elizabeth

William Gordon,

of Chesterfield Co.

214

£200. Part of two tracts conveyed by John Morton and Joel Johns to John Mitchell and Nicholas Vaughan. Witnesses: Richard Lewellin, John Miles, Jesse Lewellin. Recorded Jun 1786.

VA Prince Edward DB 07.255

13 May 1786

Nicholas Vaughan

& his wife Elizabeth

John Lewelling

50

£50. In Amelia and Prince Edward Co. Adj. Abraham Forrest, Jr., Anderson Lewellin, Nicholas Vaughan, Robert Forster. Witnesses: Richard Lewellin, Anderson Lewellin, Moses Lewellin. Recorded Jun 1786.

VA Prince Edward DB 08.094

31 Jan 1788

Nicholas Vaughan

& his wife Elizabeth,

Edmund D. Ford

William Clyborne

229

£229. Adj. William Gordon, Thomas Tanner, John Phillips, Daniel Mlard, Richard Ferguson, Robert Foster. Witnesses: William Gordon, Josiah Foulks, John Cliborne. Recorded 18 Feb 1788.

Richard Vaughan, of Dinwiddie Co.; and later, of Mecklenburg Co.

VA Prince Edward DB 07.254

14 Nov 1785

John Mitchell

& his wife Elizabeth

Richard Vaughan,

of Dinwiddie Co.

200

£200. Adj. Thomas Chandler, James Cheatham, Zachariah Compton, Laibon Hawkins, William Gordon. Witnesses: Zachariah Rice, Ward Ferguson, Miles Ferguson, William Gordon, N. Vaughan, John Mills. Recorded Jun 1786.

VA Prince Edward DB 10.286

7 Jan 1795

Richard Vaughan,

& his wife Franky, of Mecklenburg Co.

Laibon Hawkins

167

£100. Adj. Waddell Rudd, the said Hawkins, Gordon. Witnesses: Samuel Booker, William Perkinson, John Perkinson. Recorded 20 Apr 1795.

Richard Vaughan, Son of Thomas Vaughan, Sr.

VA Prince Edward DB 10.412

11 Jan 1796

John L. Tabb

Richard Vaughan

173 ½

Sandy R.

£90. Adj. Benjamin Bowen, William Ellett, Edmund League, Margaret Bradshaw. Witnesses: None. Recorded 18 Jan 1796.

VA Prince Edward DB 14.297

29 May 1809

Richard Vaughan and his wife Mary Ann

Richard Smith, of Nottoway Co.

173

wtrs. Sandy R.

$692. Adj. William Elliot, Armisted Brooks, William Leneave, John Bradshaw estate, Elijah Hutson. Witnesses: None. Recorded 18 Sep 1809. Dower release at DB 14.651.

Robert Vaughan

VA Prince Edward DB 06.252

25 Sep 1779

John Fox,

of Gloucester Co.

Robert Vaughan,

of Amelia Co.

829

£3500. Adj. Thomas Haskins, George Walton, John Crenshaw, Philemon Wade, Henry Ligon. 700 acres formerly Josiah Whitlock plus another 129 acres. Witnesses: Jos. Moore, James Chappell, Samuel Barton, James Atwood. Recorded 15 Nov 1779.

VA Prince Edward DB 06.248

29 Oct 1779

Robert Vaughan,

of Amelia Co.

Samuel Goode

829

£3500. Purchased of John Fox. Adj. Thomas Haskins, George Walton, John Crenshaw, Philemon Waid, Henry Ligon. 700 acres formerly Josiah Whitlock plus another 129 acres. Witnesses: Edward Hudson, Daniel Ellington, John Beadel, John Morton, Augustine Bedel. Recorded 15 Nov 1779.

Samuel W. Vaughan

VA Prince Edward DB 25.237

22 Dec 1846

Wright E. Noble & hs wife Elizabeth, of Amelia Co.

Samuel W. Vaughan

320

$3500. Adj. Thomas Goode, J. D. Walthall, Branch A. Farley, Stith Farley, James S. Lockett, Thomas E. Perkinson. Likewise 3 acres. Witnesses: None. Recorded 29 Mar 1847.

Thomas Vaughan

VA Amelia DB 04.016

21 Dec

1750

Abraham Vaughan of Lunenburg County

Thomas Vaughan

525

Lower Side of Saylor Creek

60£. Patented to Abraham Vaughan on 12 January, 1746. His wife Mary Vaughan released her dower rights. Witnesses: John Turner, Lewis Vaughan and Martha Vaughan. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey, Deed Book 3 and Deed Book 4 Amelia County, Virginia Deeds 1747-1753, page 73. Note: Abraham settled in the part of Lunenburg County that is currently Charlotte County, where he died. There is an estate for another Abraham Vaughan in Amelia County in 1764.

VA Prince Edward DB 02.262

17 Dec

1764

Thomas Vaughan of Amelia County

John Ellington

525

great branch

100£. Adjacent Hill, Richie, Spradling, Elam, Crawford and Wilcocks. Patented to Abraham Vaughan 12 Jan 1746. Witnesses: William C. Craddock, Mack Goode, and Joseph Mottly. Recording Date not given. See T.L.C. Genealogy, Prince Edward County, Virginia Deed Book 2 (1759-1765), page 45.

VA Prince Edward DB 04.012

4 Apr

1770

James Atwood and his wife Mary Atwood

Thomas Vaughan

200

east side of Sandy River

100£. Adjacent Thomas Sanders, Mathew Rice, William More. Witnesses: William Ligon, William Bradberry and James Butler. Recorded 16 Apr, 1770.

VA Prince Edward DB 04.133

2 Feb

1771

William Moore, Sr. and his wife Margaret Moore

Thomas Vaughn

60

40£. Adjacent Thomas Vaughn, Mathew Rice & Thomas Saddler. Witnesses: John Richards, William Ligon, Richard Blanton. Recorded 20 May, 1771.

VA Prince Edward DB 05.352

17 May

1773

Thomas Sanders of St. Martin’s Parish, Hanover County

Nicholas Vaughan, of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County

400

lower side of Sandy River

80£. Adjacent Thomas Vaughan, Abraham Foster, William Ligon, James Ligon, Matthew Rice & Micajah Rice. Originally granted Henry Ligon by patent dated 25 Jul, 1746. Recorded 17 May. 1773.

VA Prince Edward DB 05.516

12 Jul

1777

Thomas Vaughn

George Foster

76£. Part sold by James Atwood, dec’d and granted to Attwood by William Ligon. Adjacent Nicholas Vaughn, Ligon old road, George Foster and Abraham Foster.

VA Prince Edward DB 05.541

12 Jul

1777

Thomas Vaughn

George Forster

75£. Granted said Vaughn by James Atwood Dec’d & to Atwood by William Ligon, of Amelia Co. Adjacent Nicholas Vaughn, George Forster, Abraham Forster. Witnesses: John Richards, Jacob Mackgehee & Anne Mackgehee. Recorded 21 Jul, 1777.

VA Prince Edward DB 07.144

21 Feb 1785

George Redd

Thomas Vaughan

100

WS of Road from George Walton to Joseph Moore

£100. Part of tract where George Redd now lives. Adj. George Walton, Thomas Vaughan, Phil Wade, Thomas Haskins, George Redd. Witnesses: None. Recorded 21 Feb 1785.

Thomas Vaughan, Sr.

VA Prince Edward DB 07.055

15 Dec 1783

Vincent Wren

& his wife Tabitha

Thomas Vaughan

90

£150. Adj. Thomas Flournoy, Philip Wade, Thomas Redd, George Walton. Witnesses: Fra. Watkins, John Ligon, Alexander McLardy. Recorded Dec 1783.

VA Prince Edward DB 11.161

15 Dec 1797

Thomas Vaughan, Jr.

& his wife Lettita

John Haskins

170

Rice’s Cr.

£255. Adj. Thomas Branch, Alexander Marshall, Rice’s Cr., Edward Haskins, Thomas Vaughan, Sr., George Foster, John Haskins. Witnesses: Edward Haskins, Nancy Haskins, Owen Haskins. Recorded 18 Dec 1797.

VA Prince Edward DB 11.162

15 Dec 1797

Thomas Vaughan, Sr.

& his wife Mary

Edward Haskins

185

£145. George Foster, John Haskins, Edward Haskins. Witnesses: Owen Haskins, Thomas Vaughan, John Haskins, Nancy Haskins. Recorded 18 Dec 1797.

Thomas Vaughan, Jr.

VA Prince Edward DB 11.161

15 Dec 1797

Thomas Vaughan, Jr.

& his wife Lettita

John Haskins

170

Rice’s Cr.

£255. Adj. Thomas Branch, Alexander Marshall, Rice’s Cr., Edward Haskins, Thomas Vaughan, Sr., George Foster, John Haskins. Witnesses: Edward Haskins, Nancy Haskins, Owen Haskins. Recorded 18 Dec 1797.

VA Prince Edward DB 11.162

15 Dec 1797

Thomas Vaughan, Sr.

& his wife Mary

Edward Haskins

185

£145. George Foster, John Haskins, Edward Haskins. Witnesses: Owen Haskins, Thomas Vaughan, John Haskins, Nancy Haskins. Recorded 18 Dec 1797.

VA Prince Edward DB 11.203

30 Dec 1797

Thomas Vaughan

John Vaughan,

of Nottoway Co.

190

£100. Adj. Philip Wade, dec’d., Daniel Wade, George Walton, dec’d., George Redd, Thomas Haskins, Jr. Witnesses: John Piller, William Piller, Claiborne Piller. Recorded 20 Oct 1800.

William Vaughan

VA Prince Edward DB 14.296

27 Jul 1809

Nathaniel Bassett, of Tn. & Burwell Bassett of Henry Co.

Zedekiah Vaughan, of Charlotte Co.

81

$244. 2/5 interest. Part of 162 ½ acres of Nathaniel Bassett, dec’d. in Charlotte & Prince Edward Co. Has metes & bounds. Adj. McCune, said Vaughan. Witnesses: Royall M. Marsh, Jesse Vaughan, Jordan Black, William Vaughan. Recorded 18 Sep 1809.

Zedekiah Vaughan, of Charlotte Co.

VA Prince Edward DB 14.296

27 Jul 1809

Nathaniel Bassett, of Tn. & Burwell Bassett of Henry Co.

Zedekiah Vaughan, of Charlotte Co.

81

$244. 2/5 interest. Part of 162 ½ acres of Nathaniel Bassett, dec’d. in Charlotte & Prince Edward Co. Has metes & bounds. Adj. McCune, said Vaughan. Witnesses: Royall M. Marsh, Jesse Vaughan, Jordan Black, William Vaughan. Recorded 18 Sep 1809.

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com