VIRGINIA CHANCERY CASES - MECKLENBURG COUNTY Containing Vaughan Surname Before 1850 Cases are color coded for priority of research. All cases should be research, but sometimes time and expenses dictate we must choose the most promising cases. Cases highlighted in Green are Vaughan vs Vaughan, cases that appear to involve a Vaughan Estate or a few more cases that look promising. Cases highlighted in Blue are cases involving an estate of other surnames that are not already highlighted in Green. Vaughan vs. Vaughan Before 1850
Mecklenburg County
Henry Green (Related to Many Vaughans)
1843-015	Mecklenburg	Robert Y. Overbey	Mackadiah Overbey	Arrington, Blanks, Green, Overbey, Vaughan, Wilkins, Worsham	[Estate of Henry Green]	Original
Suit on a debt. Sought to collect from the interest of Respondent in the estate of Henry Green. Mary Worsham, wife of Stephen Worsham, formerly Mary Green excr. of Henry Green filed an answer dated 7 Oct 1843. Includes a copy of Henry Green’s will.
Ambrose Vaughan
1844-001	Mecklenburg	Robert Vaughan Et al	Martha Vaughan Et al	Baskerville, Sands, Vaughan		Original
Nov 1826 Petition for distribution and dower of Robert Vaughan, Levingston Vaughan, Samuel Vaughan & Nancy Land wife of Philip L. Land. Ambrose Vaughan d. intestate leaving widow Martha Vaughan and children: the petitioners. Petition was unopposed and was granted. Final decree Aug 1844.
James Vaughan of Brunswick Co. m. Lucy _____. (Includes Proof of 11 Children and 14 Grandchildren.)
1847-030	Mecklenburg	John Vaughan Et al	David Vaughan Et al	Brett, Drake, Nolley, Ossling, Patterson, Thompson, Vaughan		Original
Petition of John Vaughan, Rebeckah Vaughan, Mary B. Thompson and Alexander W. Vaughan. James Vaughan, grandfather of Petitioners d. owning 100 acres leaving widow Lucy Vaughan, since deceased, sons: Moody Vaughan, David Vaughan, Ishmael Vaughan, George Vaughan, James Vaughan, Bins Vaughan, Macajah Vaughan and daughters: Sally Vaughan, Rebecka Vaughan, Mary Vaughan & Pricilla Vaughan. George Vaughan has also d. leaving son John Vaughan and four daus.: Martha Vaughan who m. Josiah Nolley, Lucy Vaughan m. Isaac Brett, Catharine Vaughan m. Thomas Drake, Silvia m. Robert Patterson. James Vaughan is also dec’d leaving Hannah Vaughan, Peterson Vaughan and Moody Vaughan. Macajah Vaughan, Moody Vaughan and Ishmael Vaughan are also dec’d. Ishmael Vaughan before his death sold his interest to Ann Ossling. Moody Vaughan left a widow Polly Vaughan and one child Fanny Vaughan. Before he d. he gave a trust deed to D. Middagh. Sally Vaughan is deceased leaving Petitioners Alexander W. Vaughan and Mary B. Thompson. Bins Vaughan is deceased leaving petitioners John Vaughan and Rebecka E. Vaughan and Nancy Vaughan. Priscilla Vaughan is dec’d leaving children: [blank]. Court ordered land be surveyed and sold . 1847 land surveyed at 92 acres and sold to Alexander H. Middagh at $1.30 per acre. Case dismissed Nov 1872. [WOW!] [Note: James Vaughan and his wife Lucy lived on Great Branch and Yarbrough’s Cr. in Brunswick County from 1779-1786. I can not find where he owned 100 acres in Mecklenburg Co.]
Pleasant Vaughan
1840-049	Mecklenburg	Pleasant Vaughan Admr et al	Edward Thompson et al	Booker, Crowder, Davis, Parish, Thompson, Vaughan		Original
[Nothing of Interest.]
Dr. Spencer C. Vaughan
1826-060	Mecklenburg	Elizabeth Vaughan, widow of Spencer C. Vaughan	Brown Avery Admr of Spencer C. Vaughan, Et al	Avery, Overby, Vaughan		Original
Petition is faded and illegible. Respondents are Brown Avery admr. and the following children of Spencer C. Vaughan: David Vaughan, John Vaughan, Spencer Vaughan, Peter Vaughan & his wife Jane Vaughan, Edmund P. Overby & his wife Dulcena, Bethea Vaughan & Jery [Jeremiah] Vaughan. [Note: Jane, wife of Peter Vaughan is listed as a respondent. This would indicate that she is the daughter of Spencer C. Vaughan and married Peter Vaughan who is not a descendant of Spencer C. Vaughan. If Peter was the son of Spencer C. Vaughan, there would be no need to list Jane.]
1832-041	Mecklenburg	Robert Y. Overby, Exr of Peter Z. Overby, James Williamson and Thomas Howerton, Jr.	Brown Averett [Avery], Admr of Spencer C Vaughan et al	Avery, Gregory, Howerton, Overby, Pool, Tillottson, Vaughan, Williamson, Wortham		Original
Suit on a debt. Separate answers of Warner Wortham & his wife Bethia, Peter Vaughan and his wife Jane, John Vaughan, Edmund P. Overby & his wife Dulcena. Deposition of William Vaughan dated 15 Nov 1828. Suit involved in part medical bills for the family of Ambrose Gregory. Deposition of Elizabeth Vaughan dated 15 Nov 1828. Deposition of Atha Gregory dated 1 Jan 1829. 64 acres sold on 23 Jun 1826, subject to widow’s dower.
Spencer Vaughan, son of Dr. Spencer C. Vaughan
1832-023	Mecklenburg	Stephen P. Pool	Admr of Spencer Vaughan et al	Overby, Pool, Tillotson, Tillottson, Vaughan, Williamson		Original
Suit on a bond by Spencer Vaughan. He has an interest in the estate of Robert Williamson. The way the case reads, it appears Spencer Vaughan is out of the country. The court ordered the sale of property of Robert Williamson, dec’d and Spencer C. Vaughan dec’d. Thus it appears the respondent is Spencer, son of Spencer C. Vaughan.
Thomas Vaughan
Case #	County	Petitioner	Respondent	Surname(s)	Comment	LVA
1826-023	Mecklenburg	Samuel Dickens & his wife Jane	Heir(s) of Thomas Vaughan	Brown, Dickens, Vaughan, Walker, Wilson		Original
Petition for accounting and distribution. Thomas Vaughan d. in 1804. He left a wife Mary Vaughan, children: Edmund H. Vaughan, Jane Dickens wife of Samuel Dickens, Martha Brown, wife of Jesse Brown, Nancy Walker, wife of Richard Henry Walker, Elizabeth Wilson, dec’d wife of Thomas Wilson. Elizabeth Wilson had children Harold Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Mary Wilson & Harriet Wilson. Plat 564 acres in fork of Allen’s Cr. and Coleman’s Cr. allotted to Jesse Brown & his wife Martha. Plat for 100 acres known as Chaves tract on Middle Bluestone Cr. allotted to Jesse Brown & his wife Martha. 630 acres widows dower (Plat in file) 407 ½ acres (Plat in file) allotted to Thomas Wilson’s children 407 ½ acres (Plat in file) allotted to Samuel Dickens & his wife 185 acres known as Maynard’s or Ferry Tract allotted to Edmund Vaughan 328 acres known as Cameron’s tract, 120 acres known as Donald’s tract, and 160 acres known as Magazine tract (Plat in file) allotted to R. H. Walker. The widows dower land and the two 407 ½ acre tracts are contiguous. They are on Butcher’s Cr. & Mill Cr.
1837-048	Mecklenburg	Edmund H Vaughan Et al	Cur(s) of Thomas Vaughan Et al	Belcoat, Belcoate, Brown, Bugg, Chapman, Dickens, Dickins, Martin, Mayo, Nelson, Randolph, Vaughan, Walker, Wingfield		Original
Petition for distribution. Thomas Vaughan d. leaving a widow and five children: Edmund H. Vaughan, Jane Dickens, dec’d, wife of Samuel Dickens, Martha Brown, wife of Jesse Brown, Ann Walker, wife of Richard H. Walker, Elizabeth Wilson, wife of Thomas Wilson. [Note: This is a very fat file. I only copied the Petition.]
William Vaughan m. Temperance Emmery
1843-034	Mecklenburg	Benjamin Vaughan Et al	Temperance Vaughan & C by Et al	Chambliss, Sanders, Seymour, Vaughan		Original
1840 Petition for distribution by Benjamin Vaughan, Lucy Sanders, wife of Turner Sanders, Ruffin Vaughan, Mary Vaughan, Susan Chambiss, wife of Wife of John Chambiss, William Vaughan, Rebecca Vaughan, Stephen Vaughan & John Vaughan. William Vaughan d. intestate leaving widow Tempe Vaughan and children: the Petitioners and a minor child James Vaughan. Petition was unopposed and was granted. 244 acres sold on 13 Nov 1844 at $175 per acre. Case dismissed Oct 1852.
Elizabeth Farrar m. Woody Vaughan
1845-023	Mecklenburg	Ralph Hubbard, Admr of Sally Vaughan	Admr of Elizabeth Farrar et al	Farrar, Hubbard, Johnson, Mallett, Vaughan		Original
1845 Petition only. Alexander Farrar d. some time ago. Elizabeth Farrar was admr. She was gdn. of Alexander, Judith J. and Arther Farrar. Sally Vaughan was a legatee. (Exact relation not specified). [Note: Woody Vaughan m. Sarah Farrar 11 Dec 1804.].
1798-021	Mecklenburg	Thomas Watkins	Admr of Ebenezer McHarg	Alexander Donald & Co], McHarg, McHarq, Skipwith, Vaughan, Watkins		Original
1800-010	Mecklenburg	Philip Harris	Admr of Thomas Ship	Harris, Kidd, Potts, Ship, Vaughan		Original
1804-013	Mecklenburg	Thomas Feild	Admr of Anderson Smith	Brodie, Brown, Burton, Field, Hunt, Marrar, Mutter, Palmer, Paterson, Pruitt, Smith, Vaughan		Original
1804-024	Mecklenburg	Admr of Wood Hinton	Thomas Feild	Feild, Hinton, Vaughan		Original
1806-001	Mecklenburg	James Clack	Admr of John S Clack	Clack, Vaughan, Walker		Original
1806-004	Mecklenburg	John Wilson	Admr of Thomas Hoard	Chandler, Gill, Hoard, Maynard, Saunders, Vaughan, Walker, Wilson		Original
1808-006	Mecklenburg	Admx of David Darden	Admr of William Roffe	Brame, Darden, Dardin, Ingram, Roffe, Vaughan		Original
1822-019	Mecklenburg	Exr of John Feilds	Exr of Thomas Anderson	Anderson, Feilds, Jones, Vaughan Feild & Murray], Venable		Original
1824-072	Mecklenburg	Freeland Lenox & Co]	Exrs of John S Feild	Feild, Freeland Lenox & Co], Gillies, Gillis, Heron, Vaughan		Original
1824-102	Mecklenburg	Elizabeth Farrar	Exr of George Farrar &C by et al	Baskerville, Farrar, Johnson, Vaughan, Whittemore		Original
1826-043	Mecklenburg	Louisa Vaughan	Admr of Pennington	Peete, Pennington, Vaughan		Original
1833-021	Mecklenburg	Willie Tucker & Wife et al	Exr of Joseph Keeton	Coley, Curtis, Day, Hutcheson, Johnson, Keeton, Salley, Tucker, Turner, Vaughan		Original
1833-040	Mecklenburg	William T Pennington	Admr of Howell Pennington et al	Arnold, Bowen, Bugg, Drumwright, Gee, Harper, Hudgins, Hundley, Jones, Longbottom, Nolley, Ogbourne, Ogburn, Pennington, Vaughan, Walker, Whitington		Original
1834-074	Mecklenburg	Admr of Henry Hicks	William Jones Comr et al	Apperson, Edmundson, Hicks, Jones, Taylor, Vaughan		Original
1837-032	Mecklenburg	Samuel Jones et al, Harman Thompson by et al Pamelia Thompson by et al	Admr of Bernard Thompson et al Admr of Robert Williamson et al	Edwins, Glasscock, Jones, Malone, Phillips, Puryear, Royster, Sparks, Thompson, Vaughan, Williamson, Wright		Original
1839-004	Mecklenburg	Brandom et al	Exr of Davis et al	Brandom, Cheatham, Davis, Dugger, Gregory, Harris, Hubbard, Jones, Middagh, Moon, Pennington, Taylor, Vaughan		Original
1841-015	Mecklenburg	Keeling et al	Exr of Keeling	Arnold, Blake, Blankenship, Campbell, Cox, Duffer, Endaily, Featherstone, Hailey, Johnson, Keeling, Lock, Love, Mullings, Pettus, Redmon, Richardson, Saunders, Steel, Sullivant, Tatum, Taylor, Towler, Vaughan		Original
1849-023	Mecklenburg	Johnson & Wife	Exr of Colley et al	Almond, Brown, Cole, Coleman, Colley, Crow, Davis, Gregory, Gwaltney, Johnson, Jones, Parrish, Patillo, Smith, Sullivan, Sullivant, Tisdale, Vaughan, Wells		Original
1849-029	Mecklenburg	Redman R Smith & Wife et al	Admr of Elizabeth Farrar et al	Farrar, Hightower, Hubbard, Johnson, McDaniel, Smith, Vaughan, Whittmore		Original
1849-034	Mecklenburg	Admr of Sally Vaughan	Admr of Elizabeth Farrar et al	Farrar, Johnson, Jones, Vaughan		Original
1849-035	Mecklenburg	Admr of Sally Vaughan	Admr of Elizabeth Farrar	Farrar, Hubbard, Johnson, Mallett, Vaughan		Original
1791-004	Mecklenburg	James Vaughan	Richard Jones	Boyd, Jones, Mutter, Turnbull, Vaughan		Original
1794-015	Mecklenburg	Richard Witton	Peter Burton et al	Burton, Green, Pettus, Ragsdale, Vaughan, Whitehead, Witton		Original
1796-003	Mecklenburg	Jonathan Knight	Reuben Vaughan	Andrews, Knight, Procise, Vaughan		Original
1798-014	Mecklenburg	Thompson Fowlkes	Thomas Vaughan	Charles Duncan & Co], Fowlkes, Turnbull, Vaughan		Original
1800-006	Mecklenburg	Ingram Vaughan	Josiah Daly	Daly, Vaughan		Original
1800-007	Mecklenburg	Ingram Vaughan	Clausel Clausel	Boyd, Clausel, Hester, Swepson, Vaughan, Winn		Original
1800-016	Mecklenburg	Richard Kennon	Thomas Vaughan	James & Robert Donald & Co], Kennon, Murchie, Vaughan, Weisiger		Original
1801-002	Mecklenburg	Joseph Quinichett David Stokes	Joseph Quinichett David Stokes et al	Marable, Quinichett, Stokes, Street, Vaughan		Original
1801-008	Mecklenburg	Alexander Mcquie	John Gregory William Vaughan	Brown, Gregory, McQuie, Vaughan		Original
1803-014	Mecklenburg	Theoderick Spain et al	George Leach et al	Leach, Spain, Still, Vaughan		Original
1811-010	Mecklenburg	Susannah Pettus	John Pettus	Boswell, Burwell, Claiborn, Clark, Craddock, Dance, Davis, Gayle, Goode, Gregory, Harrison, Hogan, Johnson, Lewis, McQuie, Neal, Norment, Oliver, Pettus, Poindexter, Ravenscroft, Robertson, Scott, Stokes, Vaughan		Original
1813-014	Mecklenburg	Joseph Blanks & Wife Joseph Hawkes	Joseph Maclin Robert Yancey & Wife et al	Blanks, Griffin, Hawkes, Jones, MacLin, McLin, Vaughan, Wilkins, Yancey		Original
1815-015	Mecklenburg	Thomas Wall	Henry Wall	Davis, Valentine, Vaughan, Wall		Original
1816-007	Mecklenburg	Richard C Gregory	John W Gregory et al	Gregory, Vaughan		Original
Suit on a land transaction.
1821-002	Mecklenburg	William Beasley & Wife	Jones Taylor & Wife et al	Beasley, Malone, Taylor, Vaughan		Original
1822-010	Mecklenburg	Edward Delony Ludwell E Jones	Charles L Wingfield et al	Daniel, Delony, Greenwodd, Hester, Howerton, Jones, Nelson, Shelton, Vaughan, Williams, Wilson, Wingfield		Original
1824-009	Mecklenburg	Richard Apperson	Jesse C Vaughan et al	Apperson, Bing, Clausel, Green, Holmes, Jones, Sydnor, Vaughan		Original
1824-036	Mecklenburg	Admr of Thomas Vaughan	Armistead Burwell William Hord	Burwell, Hord, Vaughan, Walke		Original
Lawsuit on a debt.
1825-008	Mecklenburg	Thomas Brown & Co]	Catherine Murray et al	Bowen, Murray, Noblin, Thomas Brown & Co], Vaughan		Original
1827-004	Mecklenburg	John Williamson et al William Williamson et al	John Williamson et al William Williamson et al	Barber, Clark, Noblin, Overby, Vaughan, Wilkins, Williamson, Yancey		Original
1828-033	Mecklenburg	John Blanks	Dicey Haley et al John Haley	Blanks, Christopher, Griffin, Hailey, Haley, Moore, Moss, Owen, Pool, Thompson, Vaughan, Wilborn, Worsham		Original
1829-046	Mecklenburg	Robert Hester	Ann Hester et al	Brame, Hester, Vaughan, Wright		Original
1831-015	Mecklenburg	John Daly &C by et al	Josiah Daly	Brame, Crow, Daly, Eubanks, Gee, Hightower, Moss, Raines, Russell, Singleton, Thompson, Vaughan		Original
1832-050	Mecklenburg	William Vaughan	Bruce & Sydnor]	Bruce & Sydnor], Vaughan		Original
1833-038	Mecklenburg	Viven Quinichett et al	Admr of Joseph Quinichett Admr of Thomas Vaughan	Burton, Green, Hudson, Pucci, Puche, Quenichett, Quinichett, Vaughan, Walker		Original
1834-018	Mecklenburg	Abraham Salley	Zachariah Shackleford	Coleman, Colley, Colly, Curtis, Dodson, Garner, Hurt, Keeton, Neal, Ryland, Salle, Salley, Sallie, Shackleford, Vaughan, Walker, Watts		Original
1834-032	Mecklenburg	Spencer C Vaughan	Andrew Freeland Peter Overbey	Daniel, Farmer, Freeland, Moss, Neal, Overbey, Overby, Vaughan		Original
1835-003	Mecklenburg	Eubank	Burton	Burton, Butler, Eubank, Eubanks, Haynes, Hudson, Lanier, Leach, Oliver, Overton, Puryear, Stell, Thweat, Vaughan, Williamson		Original
1835-006	Mecklenburg	Feild et al	Walker et al	Davis, Feild, Vaughan, Walker, Wilson		Original
1835-010	Mecklenburg	Josiah Nolley	Henry F Power et al	Connell, Giles, Harrison, Hartwell, Heartwell, Hicks, Malone, Moore, Nolley, Power, Rawlings, Taylor, Vaughan, Walker, Walltan, Walton, Watts		Original
1835-038	Mecklenburg	Elizabeth Howerton Widow Thomas Howerton	Elizabeth Graves et al Ralph Graves	Allen, Apperson, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Finch, Graves, Greenwood, Howerton, Laneve, Leneave, Leneve, Meredith, Murry, Pattillo, Pittard, Royster, Stone, Tarwater, Townes, Vaughan, Williamson		Original
1836-050	Mecklenburg	James Williamson et al	John Williamson et al	Barber, Nelson, Noblin, Overbey, Vaughan, Williamson, Wortham, Yancey		Original
1836-051	Mecklenburg	John Wilson et al	Margaret Wilson et al Miles Wilson	Caldwell, Feild, Hammon & Daniel], Vaughan, Wilson		Original
1837-026	Mecklenburg	Hendrick et al	Exr of Keeling	Brook, Crenshaw, Eubanks, Gregory, Hendrick, Johnston, Keeling, Knight, Lee, Love, Marshall, Pearson, Pettus, Roffe, Simmons, Steel, Sullivant, Tarpley, Thompson, Towler, Vaughan, Williams, Wood		Original
1837-031	Mecklenburg	Jordan Stone	Robert Feild et al	Blackbourn, Chapman, Clausel, Daly, Feild, Griffin, Pool, Randolph, Stone, Stovall, Tillotson, Townes, Upshaw, Vaughan, Walker, Wall, Wilson, Wingfield		Original
1838-006	Mecklenburg	Brown	Dickins	Allen, Blackbourn, Brown, Dickins, Vaughan, Walker, Wilson		Original
1839-003	Mecklenburg	Ballou	Bentley et al	Ballou, Bentley, Chambers, Coleman, Graham, Jennings, Montague, Townes, Vaughan		Original
1840-008	Mecklenburg	Burns et al	Vaughan et al	Barnes, Burns, Collins, Culley, Evans, Johnson, Maddux, Portwood, Vaughan, Westbrook, Wilson		Original
1841-018	Mecklenburg	Charles L Wingfield et al	Margaret Stone et al	Blackbourne, Chapman, Daly, Griffin, Mayo, Randolph, Stone, Stovall, Upshur, Vaughan, Wilson, Wingfield		Original
1842-018	Mecklenburg	Green	Towler et al	Blackmore, Collier, Cousins, Cox, Emory, Green, Hailey, Haley, Jenkins, Keeling, Love, Marshall, Saunders, Towler, Vaughan, Wade, Young	1835 Hamlett Collier OF KY	Original
1844-064	Mecklenburg	Joseph Pace et al	James Pace by et al	Pace, Vaughan		Original
1845-012	Mecklenburg	Jesse Parish	John Hudson et al	Hudson, Parish, Parrish, Vaughan		Original
1845-024	Mecklenburg	Pleasant Vaughan	James J Daly et al	Chambers, Crute, Daly, Holmes, Puryear, Thompson, Vaughan		Original
1846-024	Mecklenburg	William a Stone	Cephas Hudson et al	Blanch, Hudson, Hutcherson, Hutcheson, Stone, Vaughan		Original
1847-015	Mecklenburg	Jackson	Whittle	Baskervill, Bennitt, Burke, Creedle, Feild, Fowlkes, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Miller, Neal, Roberts, Rowlett, Shell, Simmons, Thompson, Vaughan, Whittle		Original
1847-019	Mecklenburg	Alexander Middagh	Richard C Gregory	Barnet, Barnett, Bugg, Connell, Farrar, Gregory, Hite, Hudgins, Middagh, Rainey, Savage, Strange, Thomason, Vaughan		Original
1848-008	Mecklenburg	Barnes et al	Admr of Batte et al	Acock, Atkins, Bailey, Barnes, Batte, Coleman, Collier, Cook, Epps, Hicks, Hobbs, Moss, Richardson, Shell, Vaughan, Watkins, Watts		Original
1848-030	Mecklenburg	Pleasant Vaughan	Cephas Hudson et al	Coleman, Edmonson, Hudson, Oliver, Parish, Stone, Vaughan		Original
1850-015	Mecklenburg	Redmon R Smith	Thomas Holmes et al Augustine Smith et al	Allgood, Brown, Butler, Coleman, Crute, Hayes, Holmes, Mallett, McDaniel, Parrish, Roffe, Smith, Vaughan, Weatherford, Whittmore		Original
NEW FILES TO REVIEW
1858-049
1860-066
1892-048
Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com