John Andrew VAUGHT (RIN: 157), son of John Paul VAUGHT and Maria Katerina VOGT , was born 1721 in Carlsbad, Germany. He married Elizabeth Catherine EMNETROUT 1741 in Shenandoah Vallye, Virginia. He died 1787 in Harrisonburg, VA. Elizabeth Catherine EMNETROUT (RIN: 158) was born 1721 in Germany. She died 1801 in Wythe, Virginia, USA.
1. Gasper VAUGHT (RIN: 156), b. 1749 | See Gasper VAUGHT & Elizabeth BUTCHER |
Marriage/Union Events for John Andrew VAUGHT\Elizabeth Catherine EMNETROUT:
Notes for John Andrew VAUGHT:
1735 - Arrived in Virginia at the age of 14 from Germany
Andrew Johan Andreas Paulus Vaught (son of Johan Paulus Vogt and Maria Catherina) was born 1721 in Luckenburg, Germany, and died 1787 in Montgomery County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth on 1743.
More About Andrew Johan Andreas Paulus Vaught and Elizabeth:
Marriage: 1743
Children of Andrew Johan Andreas Paulus Vaught and Elizabeth are:
+Gasper Vaught, b. 1749, Augusta County, Virginia, d. 1830, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
Andrew Sr. VAUGHT was born about 1721 in Carlsbad, Germany. He died about 1787 in Montgomery County (now Wythe), Virginia. Notes are from the book: "Descendants of Christley Vaught" Vol 1 by Helen Spurlin and Mickey Martin. Contributed by The Vaught Association.
Andrew Vaught, s/o John Paul Vaught and his wife Maria Catherina, was b about 1721 in Karlsbad, Germany. His name was possibly Johan (nes) Andreas Paulus Vogt. The name appears occasionally as John Andrew. The Paul is from the 'Bellfaut' references. These are not just John Bellfaut, for John Paul Faut, but also Gaspar Bellfaut, for Gaspar Paul Faut, and Andrew Bellfaut, for Andrew Paul Faut?
Andrew m Elizabeth ca 1743, when he was about 22 years old.
Andrew Vaught was assignee of John Parkes for 600 acres on the head of Reed Creek. This tract of land was surveyed under the Loyal Company in 1753 and 1754. Andrew was to pay the interest starting 17 Nov 1762.
Andrew sold land to his brother Gaspar in May 1762, and again in Feb 1763. This would have been land in the Peaked Mountain area. Before 1772, Andrew and his family moved to Montgomery Co., no Wy. Co., VA.
A tax list of 1787 in Wy.Co., VA lists both Andrew Vaught and Andrew Vaught, Jr. Andrew was still alive in 1787. In 1786 George Vaught granted 572 acres at headwaters of Cripple Creek, to Henry Vaught and to Christley Vaught for 20 pounds. On the same day Henry granted 130 acres of his share to Christley Vaught for 10 pounds. In 1788, the old survey above, 1753-54 was assigned to Gaspar Vaught, vix, 200 acres to Adam Dutton and 200 acres to Philip Dutton. In 1790 (Survey Book D p 61 item 463) Gaspar Vaught bought 600 acres in the name of Andrew Vaught on Reed Creek, Wy.Co., VA. The old survey (1753-4) apparently was being settled.
The above land maneuvers tend to paint a picture of estate settlement, and it is possible that Andrew Vaught Sr. died ca 1787-1788 in Wy. Co., VA.
Andrew's children are not known at this time. However, item (3) above has as teste a George Faut. Also, a fracktur found in the Neikirk-Vaught family bible states that the father of the baby Andrew is George Vaught, and that the grandfather is Andrew. This is certainly evidence that Andrew had a son George. During the 1770's in Wy.Co., VA names of other Vaughts begin to appear in the records, starting with John Vaught in 1772. These are probably sons of Andrew Vaught, Sr. who are reaching adulthood.
There is no evidence that Gaspar Vaught and his family ever got as far south as Wy. Co. So John, David, George, Gaspar, Christley, Andrew Jr. and Henry all may have been sons of Andrew.
Of the 7 sons of Andrew listed above, three left wills: George, John and Christley. This helps determine their families. Henry's family can be put together from several sources, but primarily
from the sale of his land ca 1850 Pu.Co., KY signed by his heirs. David and Andrew Jr. left Wythe Co., VA. That left (by default) only Gaspar s/o Andrew as a father to any open-ended Vaughts in Wy. Co., VA, such as George who m Anna King, or Catherine who m Michael Creagar, or any girls m from 1790 - 1809 whose fathers are not known. It is possible that George, Gaspar, and Christley all named their first son George, as did Andrew Sr.. This could have been because "George" was the King of England.
He was married to F. ELIZABETH between 1740 and 1745 in Bakersfield, Pennsylvania. Information Andrew Vaught Sr. married Elizabeth Bet. 1741-1744 in Orange County, Virginia.
Contributed by Shelia Bachelder 9-10-1999 F. ELIZABETH was born Unknown in Germany ?. She died Unknown in Germany ?. Andrew Sr. VAUGHT and F. ELIZABETH had the following children:
+11 i. George VAUGHT.
+12 ii. John VAUGHT.
+13 iii. Gaspar VAUGHT.
+14 iv. Christley VAUGHT.
+15 v. David VAUGHT.
+16 vi. Andrew, Jr. VAUGHT.
+17 vii. Henry VAUGHT.
John Andrew (Andreas) Vaught, Sr was born about 1721 in Carlsbad, Germany. He died about 1787 in Montgomery County, VA. John Andrew was married to Elizabeth Catherine Ermentrout between 1741 and 1744 when he was about 22 years old in Orange Co., VA. It is possible that Andrew Vaught Sr. died 1787-1788 in Wy. Co., VA. Their Children were, George born about 1742/1745, John born about 1747, Gaspar born about 1749 Augusta,Virginia, Christley born about 1751/1755, David Vaught born about 1757, Andrew Jr, born about 1760/1763 and Henry Vaught Sr born about 1764.
Of the 7 sons of Andrew listed above, three left wills: George, John and Christley. This helps determine their families. Henry's family can be put together from several sources, but primarily from the sale of his land in 1850 Pulaski County, Kentucky, signed by his heirs.
His name also appears as Andrew Vaught. He married Elizabeth, They could have married in the Piedmont of Va or in the Shenandoah Valley. Both locations were in Organe Co.,Va in 1741-1744. In 1743 Germans began moving south from the Shenandoah Valley follwoing the Indian path between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachians. These immigrants passed the German settlements on the Headwaters of the James River and settled on Reed Creek and Crippled Creek, tributaries to the New River. Seventy-Five German families were there before the Revolution. John Andrew Vaught was assignee of John Parkes for 600 acres of the head of the Reed Creek, surveyed in 1753-54 and Andrew was to pay the interest on the land starting in 1762. Andrew sold land in the Peaked Mt. area to his brother, Gasper, in May 1762, and again in Feb 1768. By 1772, the Vaught name appears on the militia lists from southwest Va. Most records for Andrew Vaught and his sons are from what is today Wythe Co area. In 1770 Reed Creek and Cripple Creek were in botetourt Co., Va from 1772-1777 the area was Fincastle Co., Va. In 1777 the area became Montgomery Co., Va. Wythe Co., Va was formediIn 1790. The area of Cripple Creek where some of the Vaughts lived became Smyth Co, in 1832. During the 1770s in Southwest Va, Vaughts other than Andrew began to appear in the records, starting with John Vaught in 1772. These were probably sons of Andrew Vaught, Sr., who were reaching adulthood. The records from 1772 to 1792 tield the names Andrew Vaught Sr., Andrew Vaught Jr., George Vaught, John Vaught, Gasper Vaught, Christian Vaught, David Vaught and Henry Vaught. No probates or land settlements have been found for Andrew Vaught or his brother Gasper Faught, sons of John Paul Vaught. To list the children of both takes some guesswork. There is no evidence that Andrew's brother Gasper or any of Gasper's children ever moved to this southwestern part of Va. A German birth fraktur exists that states the parents of He Babe, Andrew, were George and Christiana (Phillippi) Vaught and the Grandparents were Andrew and Elizabeth Vaught. John Paul's son Andrew is known to have a wife Elizabth. The date on the fraktur, Feb 1787, is the right time period to provide proof that Andrew had a son George. There is, so far, no proof of this assumption other than land association and the lack of any other know Vaught in the areaatt the time to whom the other 6 Vaught men could have belonged. A taxlist of 1787 in Wythe Co., Va lists both Andrew Vaught, Sr., And Andrew Vaught, Jr. So Andrew, S/O John Paul Vaught, was still alive in 1787. In 1786, George Vaught granted 572 acreas on the headwaters of Crippled Creek, to Henry Vaught and to Christley Vaught for 20 pounds. On the same day, Henry granted 130 acreas of his share to Christley Vaught for 10 pounds. In 1788, the old survey (1753-54), was assigned to Gasper Vaught, viz, 200 acres to Adam Dutton and 200 acres to Philip Dutton. In 1790 (Survey Book D, Pg 61m Item 463) Gaspar Vaught resurveyed the 600 acres on Reed Creek that were in the name of Andrew Vaught. The old survey was apparently being settled. These land maneuvers tend to paint a picture of estate settlement, and it is possible that Andrew Vaught Sr., died around 1787 in Montgomery Co., Va. No evidence of any possible daughters of Andrew has been found. However, Mary Vaught was a sponsor for the baptims of Mary Creager in 1797. This Mary Vaught does not fit any but Gasper had another daugther named Mary. So she may have been a daughter of Andrew no other reference for this Mary Vaught has been found. It appears that all of Andrew and Elizabeth's sons were married after the move to southwest Va about 1770. Many of the Vaughts in southwestern Va were sympathetic to the Loyalists, and not to the Revolution, On April 1779, in Wythe Co., Va, Michael Henninger claimed in court hat a group of 4,000 men under John Giffith had shown loyalist sympathies. This group included John and David Vaught and "the old Vaught who owned the mill." at the trial these men, John and David were released on their good behavior. Andrew Vaught of Cripple Creek was included in the group of loyalist sympathies by the testimony of Peter Kinder on 17 Aug 1780. (This would have been Andrew Vaught, Jr) these Germans took their oath to King George seriously, they nearly all named a son George. John and David Vaught were later fined 1000 pounds each. John, David, and Andrew Vaught went to Tn by 1792. It is possible that John and David lieft the county and state rather than pay such a heavy fine.
Ref: The Descendants of Christley Vaught" Vol 1&11 by (Helen Spurlin and Mickey Martin).
Note: "....John Paul Vaught made oath
Henry Vaught, s/o Andrew and Elizabeth Vaught, was b 1761-1764 in
Augusta Co., VA. Henry is on the 1782 tax list, so is at least 16 in
1782 and b before 1766. He was over 45 in the 1810 Wythe Co., VA census,
therefore b before 1765. Henry married first Catharina Dottering about
1786. The name of his first wife is from a German marriage fraktur for
Henry's son William. (see doc pp.???) The name on the fraktur was
Catharina Dotteringin. The 'in' or 'en' ending on German Documents was
used to show a female, i. e. Catharina Dotteringin, daughter of Mr.
Dottering. The baptismal records of the Zion Lutheran Church at Cripple
Creek, Wythe Co., VA, in the original German, give the following
spellings for Dutton: Dothner, Derting, Derding, Dollinger, and Dutton.
In the book by Hoch, Kegly, and Smith "Kimberling Church, Wythe County
Virginia Annotated Baptismal and Cemetery Records" the introduction
indicates that Doddinger was also used for Dutton. Mr. Cameron in "Early
Settlers of Old Mount Airy" indicates that Darting and Darertering are
also spellings for Dutton. It is therefore believed that Dottering is
another spelling of Dutton. Catherine may have been the d/o Phillip
Garrad and Barbara (Grinsler) Dutton. Catharina d in 1794 in Wythe
Co., VA. Henry married, second, Esther Baugh 28 July 1795 in Wythe
Co., VA.
Chester Vaught, a great-great-grandson of Henry, listened to stories
of the "Vaughts" told to him by his grandfather William K. Vaught. One
story was that Henry, with his family and others, traveled by 2 wheel
oxcarts to KY, and one of the men lost his wife during the trip. Henry's
group of Vaught immigrants joined Gaspar on Pitman Creek in the fall of
1811 and bought land 1811-1815 next to Gaspar. (see maps pp. ???)
Certainly it would appear that Henry is closely related to Gaspar,
probably a brother. Gaspar's last child was b in 1800. If Henry, b
1764, was a son of Gaspar then Gaspar and Elizabeth had children over a
time span of 35 years. This is not likely. On the other hand, if Henry
is a s/o Andrew, then Andrew and Elizabeth had children from 1745(?) to
1764, a span of 19(?) years which is reasonable.
Children of Henry and Catherine were Jacob, William, Elizabeth, and
Henry. Children of Henry and Esther were Barbara, Mary, Isaac, Solomon,
Anna, Sarah, Jemima, Jeremiah, and Abraham. Many descendants of Henry are
in VAUGHT Vol. 4.
The Vaughts in SW VA were sympathetic to the Loyalists, and not to
the Revolution. On 18 Apr. 1779, in Montgomery County, Michael
Henninger claimed in court that a group of 4,000 men under John Griffith
had shown Loyalist sympathies. This group included John and David Vaught
and "the old Vaught who owned the mill". At the trial of these men, John
and David were released on their good behavior. Andrew Vaught of Cripple
Creek was included in the group with Loyalist sympathies by the testimony
of Peter Kinder on 17 Aug. 1780. (This would have been Andrew Vaught,
Jr.) These Germans took their Oath to King George seriously. They nearly
all named a son "George". John and David Vaught were later fined 1000
pounds each. John, David, and Andrew Vaught went to TN ca 1787 to 1795.
It is possible that John and David left the county and state rather than
pay such a heavy fine.
Two of Andrew's sons went to Pulaski Co., KY, Gaspar in 1809 and
Henry in 1811. Two sons remained in Wythe Co., VA and died there,
Christley in 1830 and George in 1835. Of the 7 sons of Andrew listed
above, three left wills George, Christley, and John. This helps
determine their families. Henry's family can be put together from
several sources, but primarily from the sale of his land ca 1850 in
Pulaski Co., KY. That left, by default, only Gaspar, s/o Andrew, as
the available parent of any open-ended Vaughts in Wythe Co., VA during
the time period 1792-1809. 1
Notes for Elizabeth Catherine EMNETROUT:
2) John Andrew Vaught (Andrew Vaught, Sr.) s/o John Paul and Maria Katrina Vaught FIRM
b c1721 at Carlsbad, Germany (8 - 10 miles down the river from Frankfort)
m Elizabeth in 1744
d c1787 in Montgomery Co., VA
Source for (2):
The document on p 799 '"Oxcarts" is a bit hard to read so I will transcribe the important part.
".. .John Paul Vaught made oath in open court that this is the first time of proving his importation into this Colony and that he imported Mary
Catherine his wife John Andrew and John Casper his two sons and Catherine Margaret and Mary Catherine Vaughts his two daughters..."
Elizabeth, Andrew Vaught's wife, is in the records on p 3 "Oxcarts". We were told that "Ermentrouts" had always lived in the Frieden Church
valley. There are references to Frieden Church as Ermentrouts church.
How can this be when the Vaughts owned all the land there from 1744 to 1779? one way would be that Andrew married Elizabeth (Ermentrout?) A
wild guess of mine. It would not surprise me however, if Andrew married Elizabeth someone-else! 1
Birth: ABT 1721 in Carlsbad, Germany
Death: AFT 1787 in Montgomery, VA 2
NATU: 1744 General Court, VA
Note:
"The Virginia Germans", Klaus Wust, The University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville (no date), p. 50:
Some Germans went to the colonial capital for the ceremony. The clerk of the General Court recorded detailed information on each case and by doing
so gave some indication of the places In German-speaking lands where the immigrants came from. Not all of the place names can be identified
although the clerks of the court in Williamsburg struggled valiantly with the phonetic reproductions of German geographic names. Opequon settler
Peter Stephan "of Hildelburgh" (Heidelberg) "on the River Mayne, in the Empire of Germany, who has resided for the space of seven years or more
In that part of Orange County designed to be called Frederick," in October 1743 became a royal subject. A year later, "John Bum Gardner" (no
doubt Hans Baumgartner), "native of Risenhach," took his oath. With him John Paul Vogt of Frankfurt and Andrew Vogt of "Carlsbad In Germany"
became subjects.
Reference Number: GAV-5
Sources:
Title: MS, Feb. 1, 1994, tentatively titled "Moving in on the Cherokees" or
"Neighbors to the Cherokees".
Abbrev: Spurlin, Helen ms [1 Feb 1994]
Author: Spurlin, Helen
Publication: Helen Spurlin, P. O. Box 1377, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, Telephone:
916-644-5615
Title: e-mail Dec. 31, 1994, Address: 31 Dec 1994
Abbrev: Waldman, Lisa [31 Dec 1994]
Author: Waldman, Lisa [L.WALDMAN]
Also known as Andrew Vought, Sr. & John Andrew Vogt\Faught
NOTE: He is from the "bellfaut" references thus the name was dirived from this.
Listed in Jacob Dobler's will as "Vaut"
Sponsored baptism of John Casper, son of John Casper VOGT and Elizabeth WILIKISS 5 Dec 1763, this from Virginia Vital Records, p 471
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Andrew Vaught was assignee of John Parkes for 600 acres on the head of Reed Creek. This tract of land was surveyed under the Loyal Company in 1753 and 1754. Andrew was to pay the interest starting 17 Nov 1762.
Land was sold to his brother Gaspar in May 1762 and again in Feb 1763. This would have been land in the Peaked Mountain area. Before 1772, Andrew and his family moved to Montgomery Co., (north Wythe Co., VA)
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In 1786 George Vaught granted 572 acres at headwaters of Cripple Creek to Henry Vaught and to Christley Vaught for 20 pounds. Same day Henry granted 130 acres of his share to Christley Vaught for 10 pounds. In 1788 the old survey above, 1753-1754 assigned to Gaspar Vaught, vix, 200 acres to Adam Dutton and 200 acres to Philip Dutton. In 1790 (Survey Book D p 61 item 463) Gaspar Vaught bought 600 acres in the name of Andrew Vaught on Reed Creek, Wythe Co., VA.
The old survey (1753-54) apparently was settled.
(these land maneuvers tend to paint a picture of estate settlement)
Name also appears as Andrew Vaught. He married Elizabeth, they could have married in the Piedmont of VA or in the Shenandoah Valley. Both locations were in Orange Co., VA in 1741-1744. In 1743 Germans began moving South from the Shenandoah Valley following the Indian path between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachians. These Immigrants passed the German settlements on the headwaters of the James River and settled on Reed Creek and Crippled Creek, tributaries to the New River.
75 German families were there before the Revolution. John Andrew Vaught was assignee of John Parkes for 600 acres of the head of the Reed Creek, surveyed in 1753-54 and Andrew was to pay the interest on the land starting in 1762. Andrew sold land in the Peaked Mt. Area to his brother Gasper, in May 1762, and again in Feb 1768. By 1772, the Vaught name appears on the Militia Lists from SW VA. Most records for Andrew Vaught and his sons are from what is today Wythe Co., VA area. In 1770 Reed Creek and Cripple Creek were in Botetort Co., VA from 1772-1777 the area was Fincastle Co., VA. In 1777 becoming Montgomery Co., VA with Wythe Co being formed in 1790.
The area of Cripple Creek where some of the Vaughts lived became Smyth Co., in 1832. During the 1770's in SW VA, Vaughts other than Andrew began to appear in the records, starting with John Vaught in 1772. These were probably sons of Andrew Vaught, Sr., who were reaching adulthood. The records from 1772 to 1792 yield the names:
Andrew Vaught, Sr., Andrew Vaught, Jr., George Vaught, John Vaught, Gasper Vaught, Christian Vaught, David Vaught and Henry Vaught.
No probates or land settlements have been found for Andrew Vaught or his brother Gasper Faught, sons of John Paul Vaught.
To list the children of both takes some guesswork. There is no evidence that Andrew's brother Gasper or any of Gasper's children ever moved to this SW part of VA.
A German birth (Fraktur) exists that states the parents of the babe, Andrew were George and Christiana Phillippi Vaught and the grandparents were Andrew and Elizabeth Vaught.
John Paul's son Andrew is known to have a wife Elizabeth. The date on the Fraktur, Feb 1787, is the right time period to provide proof that Andrew had a son George. There is, so far, no proof of this assumption other than land association and the lack of any
other known Vaught in the area at the time to whom the other 6 Vaught men could have belonged.
A tax list of 1787 in Wythe Co., VA lists both Andrew Vaught, Sr., and Andrew Vaught, Jr. so Andrew, s/o John Paul Vaught was still alive in 1787. In 1786, George Vaught granted 572 acres on the headwaters of Crippled Creek to Henry Vaught and to Christley Vaught for 20 pounds on the same day Henry granted 130 acres of his share to Christley Vaught for 10 pounds. In 1788 the old survey (1753-54) was assigned to Gasper Vaught viz, 200 acres to Adam Dutton and 200 acres to Philip Dutton. In 1790 (survey book D, pg 61m Item 463) Gaspar Vaught resurveyed the 600 acres on Reed Creek that were in the name of Andrew Vaught. The old survey was apparently being settled. These land maneuvers tend to paint a picture of estate settlement, and it is possible that Andrew Vaught, Sr. died around 1787 in Montgomery Co., VA. No evidence of any possible
daughters of Andrew has been found, however, Mary Vaught was a sponsor for the Baptisms of Mary Creager in 1797. This Mary Vaught does not fit any but Gasper had another daughter named Mary. So she may have been a daughter of Andrew. No other reference for this Mary Vaught has been found. It appears that all of Andrew and Elizabeth's sons were married after the move to SW VA about 1770. Many of the Vaught's in SW VA were sympathetic to the Loyalists and not to the Revolution, on April 1779, in Wythe Co., VA, Michael Henninger claimed in court that a group of 4,000 men under John Giffith (Griffith?) had shown Loyalist sympathies. This group included John and David Vaught and the "old Vaught" who owned the mill. At the trial these men, John and David were released on their good behavior. Andrew Vaught of Cripple Creek was included in the group of Loyalist sympathies by the testimony of Peter Kinder on 17 Aug 1780. (this would have been Andrew Vaught, Jr.) These Germans took their oath to King George seriously, they nearly all named a son George. John and David Vaught were later fined 1,000 pounds each. John, David and Andrew Vaught went to Tennessee by 1792. It is possible that John and David left the County and State rather than pay such a heavy fine.
(Pp. 6-7,11, from MS, Feb. 1, 1994, by Helen Spurlin, P. O. Box 1377,
Diamond Springs, CA 95619, Telephone: 916-644-5615, tentatively titled
"Moving in on the Cherokees" or "Neighbors to the Cherokees".)
Andrew Vaught, s/o John Paul Vaught and his wife Maria Catharina,
was b ca 1721 in Carlsbad, Germany. His name has appeared as John Andrew
(Johan Andreas Paulus Vogt?). Andrew married Elizabeth ca 1741-1744,
when he was about 20-23. Chalkley item (3) above indicates that
Andrew's wife was named Elizabeth. They were most likely married in the
Piedmont of VA but might have been married in the Shenandoah Valley.
Both locations were in Orange Co., VA in 1741-1744. (see E. Kay
Kirkham's "The Counties of the United States and Their Genealogical
Value" 3rd edition-1965)
In the 1750's Germans began to survey land in southwest VA. The
Indian wars with both the Cherokees and the Shawnees stopped the move to
Southern VA until after 1770. Treaties were signed 1770-1773 and the
surveying resumed about 1773. The settlers moved south from the
Shenandoah Valley following the Indian path between the Blue Ridge and
the Appalachians. These immigrants passed the German settlements on the
headwaters of the James River and settled on Reed Creek and Cripple
Creek, which were tributaries to the New River. (see map p ???)
Seventy-five German families were there before the Revolution. John
Andrew Vaught was assignee of John Parkes for 600 acres on the head of
Reed Creek, surveyed in 1753-54 and Andrew was to pay the interest on the
land starting in 1762. Andrew sold land in the Peaked Mt. area to his
brother, Gaspar, in May 1762, and again in Feb. 1763. Andrew is mentioned
on a road crew in the Shenandoah Valley in 1768. In 1774 Andrew again
sold land in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1772, the name John Vaught
appears on the militia lists from southwest VA. More of Andrew's family
does not appear there until 1774. Most records for Andrew Vaught and his
sons are from what is today the Wythe Co. area. In 1770 Reed Creek and
Cripple Creek were in Botetourt Co., VA. From 1772-1777 the area was
Fincastle Co., VA. In 1777 the area became Montgomery Co., VA. Wythe
Co., VA was formed in 1790. During the mid 1770s in southwest VA,
Vaughts other than Andrew and his son John began to appear in the
records. These are probably sons of Andrew Vaught, Sr., who were
reaching adulthood. The records from 1774 to 1787 yield the names Andrew
Vaught, Sr., George Vaught, John Vaught, Gaspar Vaught, Andrew Vaught,
Jr., Christian Vaught, David Vaught, and Henry Vaught. No land
settlements or probate have been found for Andrew Vaught or his brother
Gaspar Faught, sons of John Paul Vogt. Therefore, to list the children
of both takes some guesswork. There is no evidence that Andrew's brother
Gaspar or any of Gaspar's children ever moved to this southwestern part
of VA. A German birth fraktur exists that states the parents of the
babe, Andrew, were George and Christiana (Phillippi) Vaught and the
grandparents were Andrew and Elizabeth Vaught. John Paul's son Andrew is
known to have a wife Elizabeth. The date on the fraktur, Feb. 1787, is
the right time period to provide proof that Andrew had a son George. The
other 6 men above are assumed to be more sons of Andrew. There is, so
far, no proof of this assumption other than land association and the lack
of any other known Vaught in the area at that time to whom the other 6
Vaught men could have belonged.
A tax list of 1787 in Montgomery Co., VA lists both Andrew Vaught,
Sr., and Andrew Vaught, Jr. So Andrew, s/o John Paul Vaught, was still
alive in 1787. In 1786, George Vaught granted 572 acres on the
headwaters of Cripple Creek, to Henry Vaught and to Christley Vaught for
20 pounds. On the same day, Henry granted 130 acres of his share to
Christley Vaught for 10 pounds. (see maps pp. ???,???) In 1788, the
old survey (1753-1754), was assigned to Gaspar Vaught, viz., 200 acres to
Adam Dutton and 200 acres to Philip Dutton. In 1790 (Survey Book D, p
61, item 463) Gaspar Vaught re-surveyed the 600 acres on Reed Creek that
were in the name of Andrew Vaught. The old survey was apparently being
settled.
The above land maneuvers tend to paint a picture of estate
settlement, and it is possible that Andrew Vaught, Sr., died ca 1787 in
Montgomery Co., VA.
No evidence of any possible daughters of Andrew has been found.
It appears that at least five of Andrew and Elizabeth's sons may
have married after the move to Southwest VA in 1774. Gaspar was married
circa 1769-73 in Augusta Co., VA. No record for John's marriage has been
found. He may have been married in Augusta Co., VA ca 1769. These dates
result from current knowledge and update the information in Vaught Vol.
1, 1st edition, Vaught Vol. 2 and Vaught Vol. 4. The seven sons of
Andrew and Elizabeth follow.
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The Vaughts in SW VA were sympathetic to the Loyalists, and not to
the Revolution. On 18 Apr. 1779, in Montgomery County, Michael
Henninger claimed in court that a group of 4,000 men under John Griffith
had shown Loyalist sympathies. This group included John and David Vaught
and "the old Vaught who owned the mill". At the trial of these men, John
and David were released on their good behavior. Andrew Vaught of Cripple
Creek was included in the group with Loyalist sympathies by the testimony
of Peter Kinder on 17 Aug. 1780. (This would have been Andrew Vaught,
Jr.) These Germans took their Oath to King George seriously. They nearly
all named a son "George". John and David Vaught were later fined 1000
pounds each. John, David, and Andrew Vaught went to TN ca 1787 to 1795.
It is possible that John and David left the county and state rather than
pay such a heavy fine.
Two of Andrew's sons went to Pulaski Co., KY, Gaspar in 1809 and
Henry in 1811. Two sons remained in Wythe Co., VA and died there,
Christley in 1830 and George in 1835. Of the 7 sons of Andrew listed
above, three left wills George, Christley, and John. This helps
determine their families. Henry's family can be put together from
several sources, but primarily from the sale of his land ca 1850 in
Pulaski Co., KY. That left, by default, only Gaspar, s/o Andrew, as
the available parent of any open-ended Vaughts in Wythe Co., VA during
the time period 1792-1809.
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Letter from Helen Spurlin, January 1995:
As you already know there are very few documents for the
Vaughts. The box of Vaught land records I am not going to touch
for you, it is not necessary. "Oxcarts" p 786 and 787 have John
Paul's land and Andrew Sr.'s land in the Vaught valley near
Harrisonburg, VA. "Oxcarts" p 788 and 789 have Andrew Sr.'s
Cripple Creek property and show how it was divided up. George is
a proven son (a German birth Fraktur that will be in Vol 3) and the
circumstantial evidence of the land shows that Christley and Henry
are also sons. The land that was Andrew Sr.'s in the Dutton Valley
and went to Gaspar shows Gaspar as a probable son. John is not so
clear. He had land elsewhere, but do not know where. So did
David. In 1781 Gaspar, John, Christley, David, and George were in
the same Militia Company. Andrew Jr. has no land deeds in VA.
Since he went to SC in 1786/7, he did not take any of the division
of land in 1786. That is my guess. History books seem to indicate
that a lot of the settlers in SC that later became TN, did no
recording of their land and paid no taxes. If they did the records
would be in a SC archive that I have not located. When TN became
a state in 1795 they still did not record. But by 1800 TN was
ready to remedy the situation, land was recorded, and taxes
collected. The records for Blount Co. are missing. There are some
land records in the court records in Blount Co. after 1805. Too
late for us. My sister, Mickey Martin, is the map expert. She has
a degree in Geology from the U of Colorado, worked at Cal Tech for
the Army during World War 2 on weather maps for the "fl-day"
invasion. ... She did all the land records and maps for the
Vaught books. Another reason that I am not going into them at this
time. And I am still too sick to do so. I will try to send you
the other source material.
Respectfully,
Helen Spurlin
p.s. The title of Vol 5 will be "In the Shadow of the Cherokee"
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