GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

VAUGHAN FAMILY

Wills Through 1865

Anne Vaughan

NC Granville

NC Granville WB 12.427

Witnesses:

Moses Neal

William F. Henderson

14 Sep 1832

Feb 1833

Granddau. Maria Howerton

Great Granddau. Ann C. Howerton

Great Granddau. Eugenia Landers

Granddau. Martha Roberts

Great Granddau. Elizabeth Moore

Grandson Alexander Moore

Daus. of dec’d. Grandson James Moore

James Vaughan

NC Granville

NC Granville WB 07.606

Excr.:

Samuel Dickens

Witnesses:

N. Long, Jr.

James Neal

25 Jan 1816

May 1816

Wife Ann Vaughan

Nephew Dr. William Vaughan, of Woodville Miss. son of my brother William Vaughan

Niece Jinny Dickins

Niece Martha/Patsy Walker

Nephew Henry Rose & his sister Catharine

Nieces, dau. of my sister Catherine Putney

sister Catherine Putney

... (rambling)

John Vaughn

NC Granville

NC Granville WB 19.201

Excr.:

Son John Vaughn

Witnesses:

John D. Hawkins

A. F. Pardue

22 Oct 1852

Feb 1853

Wife Elizabeth for life

Son John Vaughn

Dau. Mary Ann Overton

Dau. Elizabeth Hinly Hayle (Hoyle?)

Dau. Emily Parker Hester

Martha Vaughan, widow of Vincent Vaughan

NC Granville

NC Granville WB 16.530

Excr.:

John S. Eaton

Witnesses:

Robert Freear

Robert V. Eaton

James B. Ellington

John O’Brien, Jr.

Aug 1846

Son John Vaughan

Granddau. Martha Vincent Edwards

Son Vincent Vaughan

Dau. Fanny Edwards

Dau. Martha Edwards

Dau. Nancy Moss

Vincent Vaughan

NC Granville

NC Granville WB 14.134

Excrs.:

Wife Martha Vaughan

Son-in-law John Bowden

Witnesses:

William B. Mann

Pumphray Edwards

22 Aug 1832

Feb 1838

Wife Martha Vaughan for life

Remainder to children not named

None Found

Loose Wills

GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

VAUGHAN FAMILY

Loose Estate Files Through 1865

Ann C. Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 426

1834

25 Feb 1833. Inventory & Sale

Col. James Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 456

1816

Samuel Dickens, excr.

17 Jun 1816. Inventory

Civil Lawsuits & Depositions to collect debts

James Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 531

1841

Petition Michael Riggan, admr. of Catherine Putney, Randolph Rawls, Thomas Vaughan vs. Thomas Howerton, excr, & wife Mariah, Edmund Vaughan, Richard H. Walker & wife Nancy, John Vaughan, Vicory Tunstall & his wife Polly, James Campbell & his wife Sally, Moses Christenberry, A. L. Martin, excr. of James Vaughan.

The original excr. Samuel Dickens moved to TN and died. James had sisters: Mary Rawls (later m. Christenbury), Elizabeth Rawls, Mildrid Collier, Catherine Raney (later m. Benjamin Putney); and brothers Thomas Vaughan, William Vaughan. Thomas Vaughan d. leaving Edmund Vaughan, Nancy Walker, wife of Richard H. Walker. William d. leaving John Vaughan, Polly Tunstall, wife of Vicory Tunstall [found in fs], Sally, wife of James Campbell, Thomas Vaughan.

June 1838. Another Claim by Osborn Vaughan, et al

Note: This is going to take some analysis

John Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 553

1853

1853. Notice to Creditors.

Martha Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 555

1846

4 Aug 1846. Bond John Vaughan admr w will annexed

12 Aug 1846. Notice to Creditors

28 Oct 1846. Sale.

Matilda Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 564

1835

8 Feb 1835. Thomas B. Littlejohn, admr.

Mary A. Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 566

1825

File in name of Robert and E. P. [Eaton P.] Vaughan

Petition 19 Sep 1825.

Petition. Mary A. Vaughan d. without issue. The legatees are William B. Vaughan, Sarah W. Walker, late Vaughan, Robert Vaughan’s children: Robert, Eaton P. and Dorothy Vaughan who m. Alfred J. Vaughan.

28 Mar 1828. Assignment of Robert H. Vaughan of Sussex Co. to Alfred J. Vaughan of Dinwiddie Co. Mentions his father Robert and the petition of William B. Vaughan re heirs of Mary Vaughan.

Eaton P. was then of Bedford Co., VA

William B. Vaughan was then of Pittsylvania Co., VA

Later Francis Epps of Limestone Co., AL, excr. of Eaton P. Vaughan 16 Mar 1830.

[This file just keeps going on and on!]

Note: This may relate to the Estate of William Vaughan of Brunswick Co. VA who d. in 1809 and his son Robert. There are Chancery Court Cases in Brunswick, Sussex and Dinwiddie Co. VA

Thomas Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 620

1806

Richard H. Walker, admr. (lot of litigation papers)

Thomas Person Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 644

1805

5 Dec 1805. William Vaughan. admr. bond

1 Feb 1806. Inventory & sale

This has the same parties and the same facts is the file for Mary A. Vaughan, dec’d.

Vincent Vaughan

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 648

1837

Widow: Martha Vaughan

John Bowdon, excr.

5 Feb 1838 Notice to creditors

8 Mar 1838. Sale

Distributions to heirs: 11 @$487.53 each

John Vaughan,

___ Moss, admr. of his wife

Burnett Moss & wife

Liles Edwards & wife [m. Martha 1812]

Reavis Turner & wife [m. Lumuga 1819]

Robert Reaves & wife [m. Rebecca 1824]

John Edwards & wife [m. Fanny 1821]

Woodward Vaughan

Jonathan Vaughan

Vincent Vaughan

John Bowdon [m. Mary 1807]

(Lots more: there’s no fight like a good estate fight.)

William Vaughan

1813

Probate Court Loose Estates Img

Order to distribute: Robert Vaughan, William Vaughan & Mary Ann Vaughan, heirs of William Vaughan, dec’d.

Dr. William Vaughan

1835

Probate Court Loose Estates Img 730

This file was skipped due to its huge size.

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