MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA VAUGHAN FAMILY Will Abstracts Through 1865 |
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County Book.Page Dated Recorded |
Testator Witnesses Executor(s) |
Beneficiaries and Relationship |
Comments |
VA Meck WB 01.088 21 Jan 1771 8 Apr 1771 |
Will of Robert Jones Witnesses: Samuel Burke Richard Jones William Rudd William Wilson Executor: Brother John Jones |
Wife not named and deceased |
1. 1000 acres to John Jones, Milly Vaughan, Edmond Jones, Robert Jones. 2. Land on Aaron’s Cr in Granville Co, North Carolina to James Jones, son of brother James Jones. 3. Land on Aaron’s Cr in Granville Co, North Carolina to Ambrose Jones, son of James Jones. |
Brother John Jones |
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Milly Vaughan [Daughter of his brother John Jones and wife of John Vaughan] Edmond Jones, son of brother James Jones Robert Jones, son of brother Richard Jones Ambrose Jones, son of brother James Jones |
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VA Meck WB 01.384 11 Jul 1781 8 Oct 1781 |
Will of: James Wilkins Executor: son Charles Wilkins Witnesses: Thomas Field John Puryear William Hundley |
Wife: Arabella Wilkins |
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Children: Charles Wilkins Martha Wilkins Sukey (Susannah) Vaughan Mary Wilkins Milly Newton |
600 acre plantation to wife and after her death to Charles Wilkins. |
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Granddaughter: Sarah Vaughan. |
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VA Meck WB 02.149 20 Mar 1785 13 Feb 1786 |
Will of: William Vaughan Executors: John Wynn (friend) Samuel Vaughan Witnesses: Thomas Parker, Elizabeth Parker Stith Thompson |
Wife: |
Wife to choose one of two plantations and the other to sold |
Children: Sarah Gregory Samuel Vaughan John Vaughan James Vaughan Peter Vaughan Milarson Overby Milly Chandler Elizabeth Vaughan Nanny Gregory Molly Hayes |
Children per Meck DB 07.263 Ambrose Gregory, Samuel Vaughan, John Vaughan, James Vaughan, Peter Vaughan, (not in deed) Peter Overbey and wife Elizabeth, David Chandler Richard Gregory, Winkfield Hays, |
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Other: Mary Sizemore |
Relationship not stated |
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Grandson: William Overby |
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VA Meck WB 03.079 7 June 1789 10 Oct 1791 |
Will of: Mildridge Vaughan Executors: Ambrose Gregory Joseph Gregory Thomas Hamblin Witnesses: Joshua James Joseph Carter David Chandler, Alexander Overby |
Sons: Ambrose Gregory Joseph Gregory |
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Granddaughter Lucy Hayes |
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Mentions 6 children, not named |
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VA Meck WB 03.085 27 Sep1791 9 Jan 1792 |
Will of John Sr Jones Witnesses: John Wilburn Peter Overby Machadiah Overby Executor: Son Benjamin Jones Son James Jones Joseph Blanks |
Wife not named and deceased |
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Children: James Jones Benjamin Jones John Jones Ann Blanks Philadelphia Yancey Amelia Vaughan Frances Wilkins |
Daughters to divide 478 acres (Mountain Tract) |
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Granddau. Sarah Griffin Frances Griffin |
Granddaus. to split 433 acres evenly. |
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Grandsons: Joseph Blanks John Blanks. |
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VA Meck WB 03.123 9 Jul 1792 |
Will of: Jeremiah Vaughan |
Widow: Martha Vaughan |
Nuncupative (oral) will. Entire estate to widow Martha Vaughan. |
Above entries derived from Katherine B. Elliott, Early Wills 1765-1799 Mecklenburg County, Virginia |
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VA Meck WB 05.235 27 Mar 1805 8 Apr 1805 |
Thomas Vaughan Appraisal |
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VA Meck WB 08.009 23 Sep 1813 18 Oct 1813 |
Will of: John Vaughan Witnesses: John Butler Hardy Glore Ann Overby Elizabeth Butler Charles Carter Benjamin Carter Executors: Son John Charles Hamblin |
Widow: Amelia |
Life Estate |
Children: John William Stephen , Dec’d, Children of [not named] Amelia Overby Sarah Blank Mary Green Susannah Arrington |
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VA Meck WB 08.084 1814.0417 1814.1017 |
Will of: Thomas Spain, Sr. Witnesses: Cain Coleman Robert Harris Executors: Son William Friend Joseph B. Clausel |
Wife: Angelica Spain Children: Thomas Spain, Jr. William Fanny Sterling Spain, dec’d Abraham Daniel, dec’d Polly Avery dec’d wife of James M. Avery Judy Vaughan, dec’d late wife of James Vaughan |
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VA Meck WB 08.163 1814.0502 1815.0821 |
Will of: James Griffin Witnesses: Robert Yancey, Jr Robert Jones John B. Yancey Benjamin Worsham Executors: Robert Williamson Hezekiah Yancy |
Wife: Karen Children: Philadelphia Vaughan Mary Nancy Frances Jenny James Sally Elizabeth |
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VA Meck WB 08.410 1815.1026 1818.0216 |
Will of: Elizabeth Robertson Witnesses: William Richards William Callus Reps? T Osborne Executors: William Pettus |
Friends: Children of Absalom Hasten Margaret John Martha Sally Rebecca Absalom Jacob William Richards Elizabeth Vaughan, dau of Garner Vaughan William Pettus Joseph B. Clausel |
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VA Meck WB 09.103 1818.0912 1820.0117 |
Will of: William Harris, Sr. Witnesses: Joseph Clausel Robert Harris James Spain Executors: Elijah Gregory |
Wife: Ann Children: Spencer John Sherwood Polly Judy Spain Nancy Allen_____[Bearing? Dearing?] Tabitha Susannah Claiborne Vaughan |
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VA Meck WB 09.469 1822.1021 1823.1121 |
Will of: Nancy Foster Witnesses: Richard H. Baptist Clausel Williams Alexander Clausel Nathaniel Baptist Executor: Joseph B. Clausel |
Nephew, Jesse Vaughan Niece, Polly A Gordan |
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VA Meck WB 12.253 1828.1111 1830.0621 |
Will of: Amelia Vaughan Witnesses: James Keen James Blank Henry Hester Executors: John Vaughan James Black |
Children: John William Mary Green Sally Blank Susannah Arrington Amelia Overby |
Note: Amelia did not mention any children of Stephen, deceased. This could mean she may have been John’s second wife. |
VA Meck WB 13.214 1823.0804 1833.0800 |
Will of: Marianna Blackbourne Witnesses: George Terry? John Hamilton Executor: |
Henry Walker for Richard H. Walker and his sister Ann V. Walker Mary John Nesbitt John C. Goode sister Mary A. Wood Vaughan |
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Meck WB 13.400 1818.0329 1835.0119 |
Will of: Mary Alford Vaughan Witnesses: Mariana Blackbourne Josiah ? R. Redd J. S. Field Executor: Thomas Blackbourne |
Nephew Thomas Black |
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VA Meck WB 15.383 1840.0723 1841.0719 |
Will of: Henry Green Witnesses: Executors: |
Wife: Mary Green One Half of Estate to: John Vaughan William Vaughan Heirs of Stephen Vaughan Milly Overby, and her husband Mordediah? Susannah Arrington Sarah Blanks |
This section gives property to the siblings of Mary. She was the daughter of John Vaughan and Amelia Jones; and the granddaughter of William “T” Vaughan” |
One Fourth of Estate to: Dicy Puryear and her husband Morgain Patsy Newton & William her husband Ann Townsend & John her husband Elizabeth Sizemore and Daniel her husband |
Per Wallace Sizemore (FTDNA Kit 3233, Cyan 26), These four ladies are sisters. They are daughters of John Sizemore and Mary Overby. Mary Overby was the daughter of Zachariah Overby and Millicent Vaughan |
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One Fourth of Estate to: Lucinda Vaughan, dau of Zedekiah Vaughan |
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In the name of God amen I Henry Green of the county of Mecklenburg and the state of Virginia being in good bodily health and of sound and XXX mind and memory calling to mind frailty and uncertainly of human life, and being desirous of settling my mortally affairs and d-XXX now the estate with which it has please God to XXX shall be disposed of after my death.While I have strength and capacity so to doe. Doe make and publish this, my last will and testament hereby revoking and making null and void all other last wills and testaments by me heretofore made and XXX I command my immortal to him who grant and my body to the earth.To be buried with such expenses here after named may think proper and as to my worldly estate and all the property real personal or mixed which I shall die XXX and possessed or to which I shall be entitled as the time of my decease.I devise, bequeath and dispose with in the manner and form following to wit. I XXX my will is that all my just house and formal expended if all in my executors here after assigned be paid out of my estate as soon after my death as shall be.Then to found convenient. Item 1I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Green all of my estate both real, personal or mixed or what kind service her natural life and should she my said wife Mary Green think to sell all or any part of the estate I may leave with real or personal it is my will she shall doe as with the consent of my last XXX named XXX and she have full power and authority hereby granted her by XXX to convey to the purchase or purchasers a proper deed in XXX to say land or lands she may sell, also a bill of sale to any or all the Negroes she may sell and XXX further XXX the process to hereto by my last XXX named executor for her benefit. Item 2 I give, bequeath and devise to John Vaughan, William Vaughan and the heirs of Stephan Vaughan and Milley Overby and Moraiah her husband, Susannah Arrington and Sarah Blanks to them and their heirs forever as the d-XXX of the said beloved wife Mary, one moeity of all my estate of every kind except my man Joshua to be equally divided between them. Item 3 I give and bequeath and devise to Dicey Puryear and Morgan her husband, Patsy Newton and William her husband, Ann Townsend and her husband John and Elizabeth Sizemore and Daniel her husband to them and their heirs forever one forth of my estate of every kind except my man Joshua after the decrease of my beloved wife Mary to be equally divided between them. Item 4 I give and bequeath and devise to Lucinda Vaughan daughter of Zebadiah Vaughan deceased to her and her heir forever one forth of my estate of every kind except my man Joshua at the decease of my wife and I doe hereby appoint my friend Robert Y. Overby his guardian with full power and authority to lay the same out and XXX in any way he may think fit for XXX. Item5 In order to make an equal distribution of my estate as above directed I doe herby authorize and request my last mentioned executor hereafter named to sell all of my estate he may think best that may remained unsold at the death of my beloved wife Mary both real and personal except my man Joshua and he is hereby fully authorized to make an convey a proper deed or deeds in fee simple to the purchases of all the lands he may sell and after paying all the costs and charges which may accrue in settling my estate and all the debts that my said wife Mary may leave unpaid, divide the balance as I have heretofore directed between John Vaughan, William Vaughan and the heirs of Stephan Vaughan and Milley Overby and Moraiah her husband, Susannah Arrington and Sarah Blanks, Dicey Puryear and Morgan her husband, Patsy Newton and William her husband, Ann Townsend and her husband John and Elizabeth Sizemore and Daniel her husband, Lucinda Vaughan daughter of Zebadiah Vaughan deceased. Item 6 At the death of my beloved wife Mary Green should my man Joshua be not sold it is my will he shall be valued and valuation be equally between John Vaughan, William Vaughan and the heirs of Stephan Vaughan and Milley Overby and Moraiah her husband, Susannah Arrington and Sarah Blanks.My said man Joshua shall have the privilege of choosing on heir of them he will service and that one shall pay up to the others their equal parts of valuation of the said man, should my wife sell him then it is my will the purchase shall be advanced among his brothers and sisters as above named equally.Lastly I as nominated and appoint my beloved wife Mary Green to be executives XXX my request John Vaughan and Robert Y Overby to execute to this my last will and testament requiring of the security in testimony whereof I the said Henry Green have here XXX set my hand and seal this 23rd day of July 1840. Henry his mark GreenWitnessesJohn B WilkinsDavid WilisGeorge W MooreXXX Overby |
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VA Meck WB 15.446 1839.0128 1842.0516 |
Will of: Peter Vaughan, Sr Witnesses: John Jones ____ Clausell Executor: |
Son: David [Note: other heirs received lifetime gifts and were not named in his will.] |
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VA Meck WB 19.170 4 Mar 1857 __ Jun 1857 |
Will of: Peter G. Vaughan |
Wife Jane Vaughan Son Spencer C. Vaughan Son Litheto R. Vaughan Dau. Nancy J. Cuts Dau. Mary R. Vaughan Dau. Martha Pruett Dau. Elizabeth Cliborn Dau, Jane B. Vaughan Son Robert W. Vaughan Son Enoch Vaughan Son Andrew J. Vaughan Son Joshua Vaughan |
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Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com |
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