Samuel Vaughan (bef. 1752 - 1797)

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Biography

Samuel did not appear with his father and two older brothers in the 1764 tithables list of Lunenburg Co., Va. He first appears in Mecklenburg Co., Va. in Deed Book 04.152 on 10 Sep 1773 living adjacent to his older brother John. Assuming he was age 21, this would mean all we can prove is that he was b. before 1752. All we know about his eldest sons is that they were b. by 1775 which is consistent with him being b. before 1752. He was the son of William T Vaughan. He passed away in very late 1797 as his will was admitted to probate on 2 Jan 1798.

Samuel Vaughn [or Vaughan] was the son of William Vaughn who died in Mecklenburg, Virginia in 1786. The name of Samuel's mother is not known. Samuel was named in his father's will which was witnessed by Stith Thompson. Samuel possibly removed to Washington County, Kentucky with Stith Thompson, who died there in December of 1795 (intermarrying family).

Samuel made his will dated the 9th of October, 1797. It was proved in Washington County the 2nd of January, 1798. He named his wife Prudence and children; Patty, William, Polly, Claburn, Luke, Dise, John, Joel, Samuel, Chesly, Peter, Sally, Betsy. ^[1] Samuel's estate was divided 1 October 1808 with his widow Prudence keeping half of his land, the rest to their children.^[2] Many of their children were still residing in Washington County beside their widowed mother during the 1810 census.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Samuel Vaughan https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9DL-F94D-R?cc=1875188&wc=37RB-JWR%3A173795601%2C1561690302 : 27 March 2015
2. ↑ Division of Estate of Samuel Vaughan "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89DL-F93P-D?cc=1875188&wc=37RB-JWR%3A173795601%2C1561690302 : 27 March 2015), Washington > Mixed records, 1793-1831, Vol. A-D > image 285 of 1150; county courthouses, Kentucky.
3. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY2-SGG8?cc=1803765&wc=QZZC-BL1%3A1588180103%2C1588179923%2C1588179902 : 26 August 2019

• White Paper Cyan 4 [1]
• Deeds 1773-1790. Samuel appears in several deeds in Mecklenburg, VA. In 1790 he executed a deed while in Nelson Co., KY. Samuel's d/o/b is estimated by subtracting 21 from his first appearing in a deed. [2]
• Personal Tax Digests Mecklenburg Co., VA Samuel Vaughan 1782-1787
• Land Tax Digests Mecklenburg Co., VA Samuel Vaughan 1787-1792
• Tax Digests Washington Co., KY. Samuel Vaughan 1792-1797
• 1797 LWT [3]
• Mecklenburg Co.,Va Will Book 2, p. 149, Will of William Vaughan dated 20 March 1785; Proved 15 February 1786.

• Residences of widow & sons, 1810 Washington, KY
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY2-SGG8?cc=1803765&wc=QZZC-BL1%3A1588180103%2C1588179923%2C1588179902 : 26 August 2019), Kentucky > Washington > Not Stated > image 46 of 58; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).