Obediah Vaughn

   Another name for Obediah was Obediah Vaughan.

  General Notes:

1810 Barren County, KY Census on Obediah Vaughan Sr:

M 0-91(b. 1801-1810) Unknown
M10-14 1(b. 1796-1800) Joshua
M16-25 1(b. 1785-1794) Obediah Jr
M26-44 (b. 1776-1784)
M45+ 1(before 1775) Obediah Sr

F 0-91(b. 1801-1810) Leticia
F10-14(b. 1796-1800)
F16-252(b. 1785-1794) Rebecca and Leticia
F26-441(b. 1776-1784) Elizibeth
F45+ (before 1775)


I am not sure but I believe some of these people may be the brothers and sisters of Obediah Vaughn. Below is a list of people and when they married in Bedford County, VA. From this list I believe that Obediah Vaughan's father was a William or Joseph Vaughan.

* Jan. 21, 1796; William Self & Dicey Vaughan, dt William; Joseph Barrington, Surety; Married by Joseph Drury, Jan. 24, 1796.

* May 13, 1795; Benjamin Vaughan & Susanna Burnett; Elisha Burnett, Surety; Married by John Ayers, May 14, 1795

* Mar. 14, 1794; Thomas Dooley & Janny Vaughan; William Stone, Surety (possible sister)

* Oct. 22, 1792; William Jones & Fanny Vaughan; Martin Jones, Surety; Married by Joseph Drury, Oct. 24, 1792

* Jul. 6, 1793; William Young & Salley Vaughan; John Young, Surety; Married by Joseph Drury, July 6, 1793 (possible sister)

* Dec. 13, 1797; John Vaughan & Mary Arter; Daniel Laughorn, Surety; Consent of Mary Arter; Married by Alderson Weeks, Dec. 13, 1797 (possible brother)

* Oct. 3, 1785; Jacob Jenkins & Nancy Vaughn, dt William; Martin Jones, Surety (possible sister)

* Nov. 12, 1795; Thomas Howell & Clary Vaughn, dt Joseph; John Philip Weaver, Surety; Married by Nathaniel Shrewsbury, Nov. 17, 1795

* Mar. 11, 1797; Edward Bruscbanks & Anna Vaughn; Benjamin Vaughn, Surety; Married by Alderson Weeks, March 14, 1797

Below make help in finding out who Obediah Vaughan's father was in Bedford County, Ky during the late 1700's.

1780 a marriage of Nathaniel Preston to a Elizabeth Vaughan. Bedford County, Va. Elizabeth Vaughan's father was listed as a William Shields Vaughan (b. 1730?)

1785 a marriage of Jacob Jenkins to a Nancy Vaughan. Bedford County, Va. William Vaughan was surity for Nancy Vaughan.

1787 Bedford County, Va. Tax Record list a Joseph Vaughan
1787 Bedford County, Va. Tax Record list a William Vaughan

1789 Bedford County, Va. Tax Record list a Joseph Vaughan
1789 Bedford County, Va. Tax Record list a William Vaughan

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. 6 page 3145 : Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D. C.
Marriage of Obediah Vaughn to Elizabeth Edwards
1788, 11, 6. Obediah Vaughn & Elizabeth Edwards, daughter John Edwards. Robert Donoho, Surety. Married by James Mitchell, Dec. 8, 1788

Below is a list for the early Barren County, KY tax list.
As shown Obediah Vaughan was in Barren County, KY in 1805. So by this he may have been in VA from his marriage in 1788 to 1804.
1805 - Obadiah Vaughan, 1 white over 21, no land
1806 - Obay Vaughan, 1 white over 21, no land
1807-1808 - not found (Why?)
1809 - Obadiah Vaughan, 1 white over 21, no land
1810 - Obediah Vaughn, 2 white males over 21, no land "This is John D Vaughn at age 21 with his father"
1811 - Obediah Vaughan, 1 white male over 21, no land
1812 - Obediah Vaughan, 1 white male over 21, no land
1813 - Obediah Vaughan, 1 white male over 21, no land
1814 thru 1816 - no record (Why? Possible Obediah Sr. was in Smith-Macon County, Tennessee.)
1817 - Obediah Vaughn, 1 white male over 21, no land
1817 Aug. Obediah Sr signs a marriage bond for William. It was found in Macon County, Tennesse.
1818- not found (Why? Possible Obediah Sr. died he would have been about 60 years old)
1819 - Obediah Vaughan, 1 white male over 21, no land "This may be Obediah Vaughan Jr. Monroe County split of Barren County KY in 1820.

After 1819 there is no listing of Obediah Vaughn in Barren County KY, so by this Obediah Sr. may have passed away about 1818. The listing on 1819 is more then likely Obediah Jr. being Monroe County did not happen untill 1820. In 1820 his son John D Vaughan is found in Smith County, TN, just south of Barren County, KY. His other son Obediah Vaughan Jr. is found in Monroe County, KY., just south of Barren County, KY.

Obediah Vaughan Sr. is listed in this marrage in Barren County, KY:
William Vaughn to Nancy Jones. Bond 5 Aug 1817; sureties: Obadiah Vaughan,
consent of her father Martin James (name is written both ways so don't know
which is correct). Witnessed by Daier Norm??? or Vaun, Obediah Vaughan, Jesse Jenkins, Kibble T Hughes or Vaun. Md 16 Aug 1817 by George McNelley of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

  Research Notes:

Obediah Vaughan (b. 1760 - 1767 VA d. ?) Father of John D Vaughan (Vaughn)
Wife of Obediah Vaughn:
Elizabeth Edwards (b. after 1765 ? VA? d. ? )

Marriage Notes: (Nov 6 1788 Obediah Vaughan and Elizabeth Edwards married dt John Edwards; Robert Donoho, Surety for Obediah Vaughan, Married by James Mitchell Dec 8 1788 Bedford County, VA)

Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-m_v.htm
This site also may also contain brother and sisters of Obediah Vaughn during this time and when and who they married.

My thoughts are that Obediah Vaughan left VA and moved to the VA Territories or also known as Kentucky or the Barren County, Ky area. I have found a Obediah Vaughn in the 1810 Barren County, Ky census. This Obediah is the right age for the one I am looking for. I also have found a Obediah Vaughn in the Monroe County KY 1820 census that may be a son of Obediah Sr listed above. This would make him a brother to John D Vaughan. His birth age (1795) is close to John D Vaughan (1790). John D Vaughn was in Smith County, TN in 1820 and this area is southwest of Monroe County KY. Both counties would have shared boundy lines.

This is a list of Vaughn / Vaughn marriages is Bedford County VA in the late 1700's.
* Oct. 22, 1792; William Jones & Fanny Vaughan; Martin Jones, Surety; Married by Joseph Drury, Oct. 24, 1792.
* Jul. 6, 1793; William Young & Salley Vaughan; John Young, Surety; Married by Joseph Drury, July 6, 1793.
* Mar. 14, 1794; Thomas Dooley & Janny Vaughan; William Stone, Surety.
* May 13, 1795; Benjamin Vaughan & Susanna Burnett; Elisha Burnett, Surety; Married by John Ayers, May 14, 1795
* Jan. 21, 1796; William Self & Dicey Vaughan, dt William; Joseph Barrington, Surety; Married by Joseph Drury, Jan. 24, 1796.
* Dec. 13, 1797; John Vaughan & Mary Arter; Daniel Laughorn, Surety; Consent of Mary Arter; Married by Alderson Weeks, Dec. 13, 1797.
* Oct. 3, 1785; Jacob Jenkins & Nancy Vaughn, dt William; Martin Jones, Surety.
* Nov. 6, 1788; Obediah Vaughn & Elizabeth Edwards, dt John; Robert Donoho, Surety; Married by James Mitchell, Dec. 8, 1788.
* Nov. 12, 1795; Thomas Howell & Clary Vaughn, dt Joseph; John Philip Weaver, Surety; Married by Nathaniel Shrewsbury, Nov. 17, 1795.
* Mar. 11, 1797; Edward Bruscbanks & Anna Vaughn; Benjamin Vaughn, Surety; Married by Alderson Weeks, March 14, 1797.
* Mar. 24, 1800; Stephen Board & Lettice Vaughn; William Terry, Surety.
* Sep. 22, 1806; Morgin Morgin & Sally Vaughn; Morgin Morgin, Sr., Surety; Consent of Jason Meador, guardian.

Possible Information on a Obediah Vaughan in the War of 1812 KY:
Name: OBEDIAH VAUGHN
Company: 15 REG'T (SLAUGHTER'S) KENTUCKY MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 215 Roll Exct: 602

  Noted events in his life were:

• Travel: Moved from Bedford County VA to Barren County KY, 1791-1809, Barren County, Kentucky. Obediah and Elizabeth Vaughan left Bedford County VA to go west. I believe that they ended up for a time in Barren County KY since a Obediah Vaughan with the right age shows up in the 1810 Barren County KY census.

Obediah married Elizabeth Edwards, daughter of John Edwards and Unknown, on 6 Nov 1788 in Bedford County, Virginia. (Elizabeth Edwards was born in 1776-1784 in Possible Bedford County Va and died in 1818-1819 in Barren County, Kentucky.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Contract: Union of Marriage, 6 Nov 1788, Bedford County, Virginia. Nov 6, 1788 Obediah Vaughan and Elizabeth Edwards
dt John Edwards
Robert Donoho, Surety for Obediah Vaughan
Married by James Mitchell Dec 8, 1788