OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA

VAUGHAN FAMILY DISCUSSION

This document provides a summary of selected Vaughan Family Members. The purpose of this file is to (1) summarize family groups when possible; (2) provide insight to help distinguish between family members with the same given name appearing at about the same time as each other; (3) pull together records of family groups that cross county lines; (4) point out where certain family members that changed counties came from or went to; and (5) draw some conclusions, both obvious and non-obvious based upon factual evidence. Speculation and theories will be kept to a minimum to avoid turning today’s speculation into tomorrow’s fact. Should you have comments to add, please submit them to davidhr@hushmail.com.

The letters and numbers code after a name is the www.familysearch.org Family Tree ID Number.

James Vaughan - L1WN-PCQ

James Vaughan was b. abt. 1745 most likely in Bath Parish of Prince George Co., VA. At one time he was thought to be the son of William “T” Vaughan of Mecklenburg Co., VA. This has proven NOT to be true. The current working theory, based upon traditional and yDNA evidence is that he is the son of Joshua Vaughan and his wife Sarah of Dinwiddie Co., VA. James was living in Mecklenburg Co., VA. He married a daughter of James Wilkins and had three children. She died and then he married her sister Susannah Wilkins. They had seven children. He moved to Laurens District, SC for a few years and then moved to the newly formed Oglethorpe County, GA. He died there in 1796. This migration is well proven as the names of his slaves from the tax digests in Mecklenburg County match the names of his slaves from his estate. His land was on the S. Broad R. just upstream from its fork with the N. Broad R (Right where present day Oglethorpe, Elbert and Madison Counties meet.)

 His widow Susannah Vaughan married widower Isaac David 14 Oct 1798. She then moved across the river to Elbert County. Their land was split into Madison County when it was formed. They had no children together, but their home was quite full with her seven younger children and his ten children. Isaac David divided his estate among all seventeen of their children.

This branch of the Vaughan family is exceedingly well proved as James Vaughan, Isaac David and both of James Vaughan’s sons William Vaughan of Oglethorpe Co. and Alexander Vaughan of Elbert County all have very detailed estate records.

yDNA. James Vaughan’s father (believed to be Joshua Vaughan) and his male descendants all carry a distinctive marker DYS413a = 22. There are currently (2019) four members of the FTDNA Cyan Subgroup that carry this marker.

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