CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VIRGINIA VAUGHAN FAMILY Chancery Cases Note: The first part of this table includes Vaughan Estate cases in the LVA Chancery Case Index for Charlotte County as of August 24, 2017. These cases are highlighted in green. The first part is organized by estate in order of the first case to appear under the estate. The second part of this table has all other cases in Charlotte County containing a Vaughan and is organized in case order without any grouping. Notes have been added as the case files are reviewed. These notes are not in much detail. The cases can be readily reviewed online. Additions, corrections or suggestions are welcome. David Robertson davidhr@hushmail.com Vaughan Chancery Cases Before 1850
Index Number	County	Plaintiff(s)	Defendant(s)	Surname	Will	Scanned / Original/ Microfilmed
John Vaughan of Prince Edward Co., m. Elizabeth Page, daughter of Nathaniel Page
1791-008	Charlotte	John Foster Gdn of John Vaughan and Nancy Vaughan, Infants	James Vaughan, individually and as Gdn of Biddy Vaughan Infant	Foster, Vaughan		Scanned Downloaded
Suit re partition of 4 slaves owned by their mother Elizabeth ref, deed recorded 7 Sep 1778. Deed from Nathaniel Page to his daughter Elizabeth Vaughan, widow of John Vaughan of Prince Edward Co. Defendant agreed to partition.
Abraham Vaughan m. (1) _______, m. (2) Anne
1802-013	Charlotte	Bolling Vaughan Lewis Vaughan	Anne Vaughan Widow of Abraham Vaughan. John Vaughan, William Vaughan, Felix Vaughan, David Vaughan, Jeremiah Childers, Jeremiah Childrey and Nancy his wife, Perry McHaney and Sally his wife and Benoni Smith and Milly his wife	Childrey McHaney Smith Vaughan	Abraham Vaughan of Charlotte Co., VA	Scanned Downloaded
Suit for Division of lands of Bailey Vaughan, dec’d son of Abraham Vaughan. Nine shares divided among: Bouldin Vaughan, Lewis Vaughan, John Vaughan, William Vaughan, David Vaughan. John and Felix did not then reside in Virginia. Anne Vaughan relinquished her interest in the land.
1803-009	Charlotte	Bouldin Vaughan	Jerry Childrey John Vaughan	Brent Childrey Vaughan		Scanned Downloaded
Injunction. Bouldin Vaughan and Perry McHaney posted a bond. John Vaughan had moved to Georgia.
1803-020	Charlotte	Thomas Cox for Quin Morton & Lewis Morton	Thomas Read Jr, et al Felix Vaughan & Boling Vaughan	Bedford, Cox, Morton, Read, Vaughan		Scanned
Re: Unnamed Vaughan’s Estate. 3 Dec 1798. Boling Vaughan and Felix Vaughan signed note. William Vaughan and John Vaughan. Felix not appear. 3 Aug 1802. Served process by publication. Felix a resident of Georgia. Default judgment for plaintiff.
1810-006	Charlotte	William Vaughan Felix Vaughan Bolling Vaughan John Vaughan Lewis Vaughan Benoni Smith, Admr. of Milley Smith, dec’d. Perry Mahaney and Sarah his wife, Jeremiah Childrey and Nancy his wife.	Annie Vaughan Widow of Abraham Vaughan David Vaughan Archibald Vaughan	Smith, Vaughan , Mahony, Childrey,	1796 Abraham Vaughan of Charlotte Co., VA	Scanned Downloaded
William is brother of the half blood to Bailey dec’d who died in 1795. The other plaintiffs are brothers and sisters of the whole blood. Molly Vaughan died leaving one surviving son Archibald Vaughan. Clement Read is guardian for Archibald. Sought to divide estate into ten equal parts. 26 Dec 1809. One-half of slaves allocated to David Vaughan. The balance were sold. £36 paid to Archibald Vaughan and £40.11.10 (£37.17.10 after expenses) was allocated to each of the ten plaintiff’s and defendants.
James Vaughan of Richmond City
1803-008	Charlotte	William Vaughan	John Vaughan Exr of James Vaughan, of Richmond City	Bedford Read Vaughan	James Vaughan of Richmond City VA 19 Nov 1793. Also says of the State of Georgia?	Scanned Downloaded
John N. Read and Stephen Bedford Commissioners of Sale of Land of James Vaughan, dec’d. Willed property to his wife Jane Vaughan, brothers William and John. Copy of appraisal in chancery file. John Vaughan did not appear. Defendants defaulted.
Francis Vaughan m. Anne Rice, widow of John Rice
1809-018	Charlotte	Anne Vaughan, wife of Francis Vaughan	David Rice Admr of John Rice, dec’d David Rice, minor and John Rice Minors	Rice Vaughan		Scanned
1806 Petition for dower. 5 Nov 1806. Court ordered one third of 500 acres set aside from the estate of John Rice, dec’d as the dower of Anne Vaughan, widow of John Rice. 18 Nov 1806 185 acres and slaves set aside as dower.
1843-024	Charlotte	Anne Vaughan, Widow of Francis Vaughan	Elizabeth Calhoon	Calhoon, Vaughan		Scanned
Petition. Francis d. 1843. His son Francis T. Vaughan, dec’d.[without heirs] Widow and Elizabeth F. Calhoun are sole heirs. 2 Dec 1843. Consent decree. Property to be held jointly until the death of the widow Anne at which time the estate shall go to Elizabeth Calhoun.
James Vaughan m. Nancy Hatchett dau. of Thomas Hatchett
1813-008	Charlotte	John Foster, individually and as Admr. of Thomas Hatchett & his Wife Phebe Hatchett Foster	Ann Hatchett Widow of Thomas Hatchett	Foster, Hatchett, Vaughan		Scanned
Oct 1811. Petition to lay off dower for the widow, sell the balance of the land and distribute the proceeds. John Foster and his wife Phoebe Foster, formerly Hatchett, Harwell Hatchett, George W. Foster & his wife Betsy B. Foster formerly Hatchett, Archer Hatchett, Thomas Hatchett, John Hatchett, James Vaughan & his wife Nancy Vaughan formerly Hatchett, William Hatchett , Edward Hatchett. Thomas Hatchett died July last owning 330 acres.
1824-017	Charlotte	John Foster, individually and as Admr of Thomas Hatchett, dec’d and Phobee Foster, his wife	Nathan Chaffin & Wife Harriet Chaffin	Chaffin, Foster, Hatchett, Vaughan		Scanned
1819 Petition to divide dower of widow of John Hatchett. John Hatchett died with heirs Phoebe who m. John Foster, Harriett who m. Nathan Chaffin, Elizabeth who m. George Foster, Archibald Hatchett , John Hatchett, Thomas Hatchett , Nancy who m. James Vaughan, Edward Hatchett & William Hatchett .
Josiah Vaughan m. Frances Clark, dau. of Elijah Clark
1837-017	Charlotte	Mary Clark, Widow	Exrs of Elijah Clark	Clark, Jackson, Vaughan		Scanned
[Josiah Vaughan m. Prudence Clark, dau. of Elijah Clark] 33 pages. Petition. Mary Clark, widow of Elijah Clark & (Mary Ann Clark, Jane E. Clark, Harriett P. Clark, Thomas E. Clark, Henry E. Clark & William W. Clark), minors who sue by their grandmother and next friend Mary Clark vs. Henry Clarke & Michael, individually and as excrs of Elijah Clark, Dec’d, Eliza Clark, Christopher Clark, Elizabeth Clark, Josiah Vaughan and his wife Frances, Thomas Jackson & his wife Nancy, Deshice? Clark. Petition Elijah Clark died in 1835 and his will was proved 7 September 1835. Sons Lewis Clark and John Clark predeceased Elijah Clark. Lewis shares to go to his children. John’s Shares to go to Henry in addition to his own. Minors are children of Lewis. p. 25. Proceeds of sale of slaves divided into 10 shares.
Balaam Vaughan m. Polly Burns, dau. of William Burns
1839-017	Charlotte	Children of William Burnes	William Dupree, Admr of William Burnes	Burns, Evans, Johnson, Vaughan, Westbrook		Scanned
August 1837 Petition. William Burnes died leaving children Nancy Burnes who m. William Johnson, Sicily Burnes who m. William Evans, Polly Burnes who m. Balam Vaughan, Champion Burnes, Sally Burnes who m. Thomas Westbrook, Richard Burnes, Robert Burnes, William Burnes, Henrietta Burnes who m. Thomas Johnson.
Zedekiah Vaughan
1847-014	Charlotte	Josiah Vaughan Surviving Exr of Zedikiah Vaughan and surviving trustee of Wendy Lunderman	Charles Hutcherson Admr of Francis Vaughan	Hutcherson Lunderman Vaughan		Scanned Downloaded
Wendy Lunderman is married to William Lunderman,
1847-016	Charlotte	Winfred Lunderman BY Spencer Powers	Charles Hutchinson Admr of William Lunderman	Carrington, Dabbs, Hutchinson, Lunderman, Powers, Vaughan		Scanned
28 pages. See discussion in Case 1850-002 below. This case is a claim by Winnifred Lunderman to the share of her fathers estate given to her and her share of his estate given to her brother Paschal Vaughan who died unmarried and without children. She stated in her Petition that she lived apart from her husband on account of his cruelty. Further review may be warranted.
1850-002	Charlotte	Sims Allen & Wife Charles Hutcherson	Sims Allen & Wife Charles Hutcherson	Allen, Henry, Hutcherson, Lundaman, Roberts, Tucker, Vaughan	1834 Zedekiah Vaughan of Charlotte Co., VA	Scanned
89 Pages. Francis Vaughan, executor of Zedekiah Vaughan’s will. Zedekiah’s wife and son Paschal Vaughan died before Zedekiah. Daughters Elizabeth Tucker, Sarah Arnall? now wife of Sims Allen, son Jesse, daughter Winney Lunderman, wife of William Lunderman. son Josiah, son Francis. Charles Hutcherson, Admr. Francis Vaughan’s estate. At time of suit Sarah Vaughan m. to Sims Allen, Elizabeth Vaughan (sole heir of Francis Vaughan) m. to John W. Guthrie, Josiah Vaughan, Elizabeth Tucker. Francis Vaughan at time of his death held property in trust for Winney Lunderman now deceased with her husband William Lunderman surviving her. Stopped at page 10. Further research may be warranted.
Zedekiah C. Vaughan m. Ann Wilborne, dau. of William W. Wilborne
1848-016	Charlotte	William W Wilbourne Christopher Clark	Webb Booker & Hamilton	Booker, Cardwell, Clark, Elam, Hambleton, Hamilton, Harrison, Indian, Lackland, McCargo, Vaughan, Webb, Webb Booker & Hamilton, Wilbourne, Wilson		Scanned
61 pages. Ann Wilbourne, dau. of William W. Wilbourne m. Zedekiah C. Vaughan. Zedekiah and his wife Ann borrowed two slaves from William W. Wilbourne... Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
Misc.
1785-011	Charlotte	Smith Milner Peter Rawlins	David Hunt	Alday, Bostick, Fuqua, George, Hunt, Milner, Rawlins, Thurston, Tunstall, Vaughan, Williams, Younge		Scanned
41 pages. Vaughan not found in first 10 pages. Further review may be warranted
1792-001	Charlotte	John Foster	Josiah Foster Excr of George Foster	Buckner, Clark, Dabbs, Foster, Hankins, Maddison, Mathews, May, Mullins, Nevills, Page, Roach, Spencer, Tankersley, Thraynham, Vaughan, White	1771 James Foster of Charlotte Co., VA 1789 George Foster the Elder of Charlotte Co., VA	Scanned
96 pages. Sept. 1790 Petition. In 1776. John Foster’s father George Foster wanted him to marry Hannah Page. Promised him a slave and her increase out of his estate when he died. John married Hannah Page. No Vaughan appears in the first few pages including in the Will of George Foster. Stopped there. Further research may be warranted.
1797-007	Charlotte	John Fuqua	Matthew Williams	Arnold, Brooke, Chaffin, Clay, Fuqua, Hendrick, Loggins, Vaughan, Williams		Scanned
23 pages. Suit on debt.
1800-005	Charlotte	Munford Dejarnett	Daniel Dejarnett	Brooks, Dabbs, Daniel, Dejarnett, Harper, Prichard, Richardson, Vaughan		Scanned
Suit on a debt.
1802-002	Charlotte	John Lindsay & Co	Abraham Vaughan Anne Vaughan, Widow	Childrey, John Lindsay & Co], Lindsay, Mahaney, Smith, Vaughan	1796 Abraham Vaughan of Charlotte Co., VA	Scanned
Suit on a Debt.
1804-001	Charlotte	Francis Barnes Adms of Daniel Cargill	Thomas Vaughan, Admr of Thomas Hoard	Allen, Bacon, Barnes, Cargill, Finch, Hoard, Pride, Randolph, Vaughan		Scanned
56 pages. Appears to be a suit for an accounting. Reviewed the first few pages. Further review may be warranted
1810-024	Charlotte	Clement R Jameson	Perry Mehaney David Vaughan	Jameson, Mehaney, Vaughan		Scanned
Case file only has summons against defendants.
1811-016	Charlotte	Stephen Smith	William Buckner, Admr of Pittman Vaughan (alias: Baughan)	Buckner, Smith, Vaughan		Scanned
Suit about a Note.
1814-009	Charlotte	Zedekiah Vaughan	Munford Dejarnette	Dejarnette, Liddersdale, Vaughan		Scanned
55 pages. About a Prince Edward Case Fretwell v. George Dejarnette. Stopped. Further review may be warranted.
1821-003	Charlotte	Claiborne Barksdale	John Thomas	Barksdale, Baughan, Brooks, Childress, Clarke, Gaines, Harvey, Jackson, Lawson, Moses, North, Pugh, Shorter, Slaughter, Smith, St John, Thomas, Tucker, Vaughan, Venable		Scanned
68 pages. Concerning an 1811 Mill Dam on Thomas Creek. Stopped. Further review may be warranted.
1822-012	Charlotte	Coleman A Vaughan	James Neal & Co]	James Neal & Co], Vaughan		Scanned
3 pages. About an 1818 debt.
1822-023	Charlotte	Croxton Green Admr of James Davis JR	William Davis	Cheatham, Davis, Green, Morton, Read, Rice, Smith, Vaughan, Vernon, Whitis		Scanned
47 Pages. Suit concerning a bond. Stopped. Further review may be warranted.
1823-014	Charlotte	John Daniel Et al	William Daniel Et al	Bailey, Baldwin, Barksdale, Barnes, Blanton, Booker, Bruce, Carrington, Christiah, Coleman, Collins, Daniel, Davis, Deaner, Dennis, Faulkner, Franklin, Fuqua, Gaines, Garret, Goode, Guinn, Hamner, Hancock, Hargrave, Harris, Harrison, Hay, Hughes, Hutcherson, Inge, Kent, Lasley, Lawson, Lodge, MacKey, Marshall, Mason, McDearmon, Middleton, Miller, Morton, Moseley, Nelson, Oliver, Read, Richardson, Smith, Tally, Thompson, Thornton, Townsend, Tucker, Vaughan, Wait, Ward, Watkins, Woodson, Yuille		Scanned
231 pages. Not reviewed.
1824-006	Charlotte	Cain Jackson Exr OF Robert Morgan	Mouring Morgan Exx OF Robert Morgan	Davenport, Jackson, Marshall, Morgan, Morton, Vaughan		Scanned
47 pages. Archibald Vaughan was deposed. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
1828-021	Charlotte	John Morton	Exr OF John A H Rutherford	Morton, Moses, Price, Read, Rutherford, Smith, Vaughan, Wills		Scanned
38 pages. Land dispute. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
1828-023	Charlotte	Thomas Watkins	John Going Et al	Baker, Brooks, Childrey, Clarke, Cody, Dabbs, Going, Key, Land, Lester, Lewis, Stokes, Vaughan, Watkins, White		Scanned
70 pages. Partnership dispute. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
1830-003	Charlotte	Joyce Goode, Widow of Edward Goode	Exr OF MacK Goode	Apperson, Ashton, Drumright, Elam, Evans, Goode, Jeffress, Malone, McQuie, Shackleford, Vaughan, Watts, Weatherford, Westbrooke		Scanned
75 pages. Edward Goode died in May 1803 with a nuncupative will. Mackerness Goode is deceased with his son John as Executor of his will. Skimmed case and did not find the Vaughan in the surname index. Further research is warranted.
1831-001	Charlotte	Thomas Armistead & Wife	Exr OF John A H Rutherford Et al	Armistead, Bell, Hurt, Little Peggy Neal, Price, Rutherford, Smith, Vaughan	1795 Barret Price of Henrico Co VA 1816 John A H Rutherford of Charlotte Co., VA 1820 Elizabeth Rutherford of Charlotte Co., VA	Scanned
152 Pages. Not reviewed.
1831-003	Charlotte	Robert Patillo	Excr of John Gilliam	Bayn, Cardwell, Friend, Gilliam, Patillo, Vaughan		Scanned
40 pages. March 1823? Page 10 has a plat of divided land. Many plats in the file. Deposition of John Vaughan 25 Oct 1823. Case needs further review.
1832-005	Charlotte	William Hamlett	Perry Vaughan	Hamlett, Vaughan		Scanned
Suit on debt. Not reviewed.
1832-037	Charlotte	Jesse Hamlett	Clement Carrington Exr OF Isaac Read	Carrington, Hamlett, Read, Vaughan, Venable, Weatherford		Scanned
Bill of Injunction. Skimmed case and did not find Vaughan.
1832-038	Charlotte	Nancy Middleton Widow of James Middleton	Admr OF James Middleton Et al John Middleton	Deshazer, Marshall, Middleton, Morton, Vaughan		Scanned
Petition August 1830. James Middleton died leaving widow Nancy Middleton and three minor children: Sally L. Middleton, John P. Middleton and Eliza Ann Middleton. Archibald Vaughan was one of the commissioners appointed by the Court.
1832-044	Charlotte	Isaac St John & Wife Elizabeth St John Et al	James Lawson Exr of Sarah Lawson	Barksdale, Daniel, Ford, Lawson, Moses, Rice, St John, Vaughan		Scanned
30 pages. Vaughan not found in the first 10 pages of the case. Further review may be warranted.
1832-050	Charlotte	Abraham S Daniel John Ligon	James Daniel Adms of Campbell Daniel Et al	Daniel, Harris, Ligon, Morton, Read, Vaughan		Scanned
27 pages. Archibald Vaughan gave a deposition.
1833-013	Charlotte	John Garrnett	Exr of Allen Gilliam	Garrnett, Gilliam, Hamlett, Perkinson, Rice, Vaughan		Scanned
21 pages. Case not reviewed. See 1831-003.
1833-024	Charlotte	Edward B Fowlkes	William Towler Exr of Edward Keeling	Beasley, Broocks, Crenshaw, Crutcher, Eubanks, Fowlkes, Gregory, Hendrick, Keeling, Knight, Lee, Pearson, Pettus, Thompson, Towler, Vaughan, Williams, Wood		Scanned
105 pages. John Vaughan gave a deposition. Case not reviewed.
1836-006	Charlotte	Edward Lee	David Herndon Et al	Caskie, Gregory, Hancock, Herndon, Johns, Lee, Long, Marable, Matthews, Morris, Pulliam, Smith, Smithson, Tarry, Vaughan		Scanned
58 pages. Suit about a judgment. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
1836-018	Charlotte	William Deupree	Griffin Vaughan Et al	Bacon, Deupree, Mathews, McCargo, Roberts, Vaughan		Scanned
Suit on a debt, Further research may be warranted.
1838-006	Charlotte	Samuel Lyle	John Cook	Cook, Davenport, Lester, Lyle, Vaughan	1825 Joseph J Vaughan of Cumberland Co., VA	Scanned
Suit on a debt. John Cook is indebted to plaintiff and insolvent. Had an interest in right of his wife in the estate of Joseph J. Vaughan of Cumberland Co VA which he had conveyed to the Sheriff of Cumberland County. The Sheriff along with John Cook & Judith his wife, James A. Vaughan, Admr of Joseph J. Vaughan, Henrietta Rochie Vaughan, the mother of Judith Cook are defendants. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
1843-013	Charlotte	Clement Harvey	Zedikiah C Vaughan	Harvey, Perkins, Vaughan		Scanned
1847-003	Charlotte	Clement Harvey	John North William North	Andrews, Bailey, Barnes, Bouldin, Cardwell, Daniel, Dennis, Elmore, Friend, Fuqua, Hardiman, Harvey, Henry, Jennings, McGlupton, Morton, North, Palmer, Ramsey, Richardson, Smith, Spencer, Sulliven, Tazwell, Thomas, Tucker, Vaughan, Walker, Williamson		Scanned
159 pages. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
1847-005	Charlotte	Robert B Cole & Co]	John Morison	Atkins, Ballow, Booker, Dickinson, Dupuy, Hutcheson, Marshall, Morison, Morton, Robert B Cole & Co], Scott, Smith, Strobb, Trent, Vaughan, Watkins, Word		Scanned
69 pages. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
1848-021	Charlotte	John Thackston & Wife, Martha Hungerford Thackston	Elizabeth Johns John Johns & Wife	Carrington, Dabbs, Johns, Lewis, Read, Thackston, Thaxton, Vaughan, Venable, Weaver	1821 William Dabbs of Charlotte Co., VA	Scanned
87 page case. Archibald Vaughan Executor of William Dabbs, dec’d.. Stopped after the first few pages. Further research may be warranted.
NEW FILES TO REVIEW
1854-039		Josiah
1867-014		Coleman
1884-016		Josiah
1899-019		David H. Adaline T.
1899-020		Mary Francis Artcher
Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com