PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

VAUGHAN FAMILY

County Intro

Prince George County was formed in 1703 out of Charles City County. It covered a huge area encompassing all or a portion of present day counties of Amelia, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Franklin, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Prince Edward.

Parish Intro

Westover Parish and Weyanoke Parish were both formed in 1618. They were reorganized in 1721 and Martin's Brandon Parish was formed in 1721 for portions of the preceding parishes that lay south of the James River. St. Andrews Parish was split off from Martin's Brandon Parish and Bristol Parish 1720 when Brunswick County was formed. Raleigh Parish was split off from Martin's Brandon Parish in 1735 when Amelia County was formed. Bristol Parish was formed in 1643. Bath Parish was split off from Bristol Parish in 1742. Both of these were added into Dinwiddie County when it was formed in 1752.

Records

For Bristol Parish Records and Land Patent Index, see Dinwiddie County.

Abstracts and Charts

Vaughan Roster

Census Summary 1790-1850

1810-1820 Census

1830-1840 Census

1850 Census

Land Records and Time Line

Land Patents

Personal Tax Digests Summary 1782-1795

Personal Tax Digests Summary 1796-1809