Orange County Indexed
The Vaughan surname
The Vaughan name in Orange County Indexed: 94 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1786 to 1910
most named in the 1850s
- Wills 1786–1871
- Tax lists 1790
- Court minutes 1790–1813
- Deeds 1792–1870
- Marriages 1792–1910
- Records of enslaved people 1854–1856
- In the chronology
- 1784 to 1810 1 person in 2 entries, most in the 1780s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Flat River (4), Hillsborough (2), Queen Street (1), Main Street (1), Tryon Street (1), Eno River (1)
- Married into
- Ashley 2, Woods 2, Wilson 2, Adcock 1, Brown 1, Browning 1, Carrall 1, Collins 1, Cowden 1, Crabtree 1, Dossett 1, Duke 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Lockhart 6, Veazey 4, Walker 4, Horner 3, Sweaney 3, Nunn 3, King 3, Sweeney 2, Swinney 2, Carrington 2, Mumford 2, Rencher 2
- Spellings to try
- Vaughn, Vaughans, Vaugan
- Search beyond these records
- Vaughan in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Vaughan there)
- Vaughan in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 1 person
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
In the historical records 94 records
28 deeds, 4 records of enslaved people, 37 marriages, 21 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 3 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Vaughan marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1786WillsWill of John Vaughan
- 1788WillsWill of James (x) Vaughan
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed Daniel Massey as road overseer, replacing Ezekiel Trice.
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed David Hall as road overseer, replacing Wm Shepherd.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: James Vaughan (St. Mark’s District)
- 1792DeedsRobinson Mumford to Spencer C Vaughan, 30 May 1792
- 1792DeedsJohn Nichols Sheriff to Spencer C Vaughan, 6 October 1792
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: Spencer C Vaughan and Bethiah Taylor
- 1793DeedsJohn Nichols to Spencer Crawford Vaughan, 1793
- 1794DeedsJohn Grant Rencher to James Vaughan, 22 February 1794
- 1797DeedsJames Vaughan to John Strayhorn, 22 November 1797
- 1798Court minutesDeed, John G Rencher to James Vaughan, proved by Archibald Nelson.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, James Vaughan to John Strayhorn, acknowledged in court.
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed Robert Harris as road overseer.
1800s
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: Isaiah Mitchel and Sarah Vaughan
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: Hugh Woods and Peggy Vaughan
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: John Vaughan and Lotty Stagg
- 1807MarriagesMarriage bond: Sandy W Vaughan and Nancy Parker
1810s
- 1810Court minutesDeed of Trust, Dicey Dunnagan to George Carrington, proved by John Vaughan.
- 1810Court minutesShort Vaughan, jailed on a bastardy charge, took the insolvent-debtor oath and was ordered discharged.
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: Sampson Vaughan and Elizabeth Jones
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed George Carrington as road overseer.
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: John Vaughan and Susannah Dossett
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: George Nichols and Polly Vaughan
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: Long Vaughan and Susan Ashley
- 1813Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to bring Ellison Parish and five other named children before the next court for apprenticeship.
- 1815MarriagesMarriage bond: Short Vaughan and Elizabeth King
1820s
- 1823DeedsJohn B Vaughan to James Leathers & William Horner, 24 May 1823
- 1823DeedsJohn B Vaughan to William Horner, 21 July 1823
- 1824DeedsJohn B Vaughan to William Horner, 6 May 1824
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: Calvin Vaughan and Betsy Forrester
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: John Vaughan and Amelia Forrest
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: Mark Wood and Susannah Vaughan
1830s
- 1830DeedsJohn B Vaughan to Robert Harris trustee & Ellison G Mangum, 4 October 1830
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: Short Vaughan and Nancy Mangum
- 1831DeedsJohn B Vaughan to Jeremiah Walker trustee & Ellison G Mangum trustee, 21 September 1831
- 1831DeedsJohn B Vaughan to Jeremiah Walker trustee & Thomas Roberts trustee, 24 June 1831
- 1831MarriagesMarriage bond: Sampson Vaughan and Nancy Brown
- 1831MarriagesMarriage bond: Sampson Vaughan and Nancy Woods
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: William Vaughan and Polly Roberts
- 1833DeedsJohn B Vaughan to Ellison G Mangum trustee, 18 June 1833
- 1834MarriagesMarriage bond: Anderson Riley and Betsey Vaughan
- 1835DeedsJames Vaughan to James Stagg trustee & William J Duke, 4 December 1835
- 1835MarriagesMarriage bond: Green Cowden and Mary Ann Vaughan
- 1835MarriagesMarriage bond: James Vaughan and Polly Duke
1840s
1850s
- 1854DeedsBedford Vaughan to John Lockhart, 24 March 1854
- 1854DeedsLeonard P Veazey to Bedford Vaughan, 21 March 1854
- 1854Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Bedford Vaughan to John Lockhart, 24 March 1854
- 1854Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Leonard P Veazey to Bedford Vaughan, 21 March 1854
- 1855DeedsBedford Vaughan to John Lockhart, 23 December 1855
- 1856DeedsBedford Vaughan & Henry C Sweeney to Doctor C Parrish trustee, 3 June 1856
- 1856DeedsBedford Vaughan & Henry C Swinney to John Lockhart, 26 May 1856
- 1856DeedsBedford Vaughan & Henry C Swinney to John Lockhart, 26 May 1856
- 1856DeedsEdmund Tilley & Bedford Vaughan & John Lockhart to Sally Walker, 22 May 1856
- 1856Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Bedford Vaughan, Henry C Sweeney to Doctor C Parrish, 3 June 1856
- 1857DeedsBedford Vaughan & Henry C Sweaney to Harrison Parker, 19 February 1857
- 1857DeedsBedford Vaughan & Henry C Sweaney to Haywood Tilley trustee & Sally Walker, 24 April 1857
- 1857DeedsBedford Vaughan & Dennis Sweaney & Henry C Sweaney by Sheriff to William M Carrington, 23 February 1857
- 1857MarriagesMarriage bond: Haywood Tilly and Luetta Vaughan
- 1859MarriagesMarriage bond: John A Turrentine and Sallie Vaughan
- 1859MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Vaughan and Edney Ashley
1860s
- 1861MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Gates and Mary Ann Vaughan
- 1862MarriagesMarriage bond: Orford Vaughan and Anne Collins
- 1864MarriagesMarriage bond: Lemuel L Carrall and Willey Ann Vaughan
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry C Adcock and Lisy Ann Vaughan
- 1869DeedsDavid Umstead & Mary Umstead to Albert C Vaughan, 6 October 1869
1870s
- 1870DeedsSampson Vaughan to B C Hopkins, 10 February 1870
- 1871WillsWill of Sampson Vaughan
- 1872MarriagesMarriage license: Walter M Reeves and Mary P Vaughan
- 1876MarriagesMarriage license: Thomas Leathers and Nannie Vaughan
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: Moses Browning and Martha Vaughan
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: Joseph Edwards and Jane Vaughan
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: W C Guess and Caroline Vaughan
1900s
- 1901MarriagesMarriage license: Jno A Vaughan and Anna Rosemond
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: Jas Vaughan and Adie Crabtree
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: Saml Wilson and Daisey Vaughan
1910s
- 1910MarriagesMarriage license: C M Wilson and H Mozelle Vaughan
Undated
- DeedsThomas Veazey to Bedford Vaughan
- Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas Veazey to Bedford Vaughan
- Court minutesDeed, Robinson Mumford to Spencer C Vaughan, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThe court ordered William Nunn, Andrew Burke and Harris Grisham to produce papers against Spencer Vaughan and halt further prosecution.
- Court minutesSpencer Vaughan paid his admitted debt into court on William Nash’s motion in the certiorari proceeding.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Elias Pettiford of petty larceny.
- Court minutesWm Kirkland was nonsuited in his appeal against Spencer C Vaughan.
- Court minutesRobert Harris prevailed against Mary Vaughan on appeal.
- Court minutesHenry Thompson Jr won nominal damages and costs against Spencer C Vaughan.
- Court minutesWilliam Nunn won damages and costs against Spencer C Vaughan on certiorari.
- Court minutesJames Williamson won damages and costs against Spencer C Vaughan and Wm McCauley; the jury rejected payment and discharge defenses.
- Court minutesThe court appointed James Walker as road overseer.
- Court minutesSamuel Shepperd and John Edwards surrendered Barnabas Grimes to discharge their bail obligation in James Vaughan’s action.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Mary Vaughan to William Murdock for instruction in spinning.
