| THE VAUGHT FAMILY
The family spelling of the name VAUGHT seems to be an offshoot of the family of VOUGHT, VOGDT, and VOGT who were natives of
Palantinate in Germany. A member of this family came to the Americas as one of a part of Lutherans headed by Reverend Joshia Kockerthal,
who left Germany and went to England in 1708 in order to petition the English Monarch, Queen Anne, to grant them a tract of land in the New World
upon which to colonize. Queen Anne was no doubt favorably impressed by their appearance of thrift and industriousness.
At any rate, the grant was made and in 1708 teh first shipload of them came to this country. A second ship of them came just
afterwards on the "lyon" in 1710. General Robert Hunter, newly appointed Governor of New York came on the same ship. The special tract of
land granted by Queen Anne lay along the Hudson River near Newburg, New York. Simon Vought, one of the settlers having landed with the rest in
New York City, preferred not to journey any further. He remained in the city for some time and later, in 1711, moved to western New Jersey,
where he made his home in Middlesex and Hunterdon Counties. Simon and Christina Vought had the following children in this country.
Johannes Christoffle, Margareta, Johnnes and Abraham. The oldest of these was known by his anglacized named, John Chirstopher Vought and
married Cornelia Putman, of the well known New York Dutch family of that name. This explains the presence of the name Vaught, or
Vought in the New England area until this day.
As to the beginning of the Horry County Vaught Family, it would appear that the original immigrant was one John Vaught, along with his wife
came to this country in May, 1750. I quote for your information from a letter of the Honorable John D. Bellamy, Wilmington, N.C.
"My father, who was eighty years old when he died, and I am now seventy-nine(1933) told me that Matthias Vought or Vaught came directly to that section from Hanover, Germany. He was the father of Colonel Peter Vaught and Colonel Peter Vaught was a brother of my father's mother." Peter W. Vaught, age 73 of Wellington, Kansas, quoting a letter written by his father, Anthony Sweet Vaught, says "(written by his father) My grandfather, Matthias Vaught was ten days old when he landed at Charleston, SC" This would indicate that Matthias Vaught, the elder son of John Vaught, Sr., was born at sea while in route from Hanover, Germany to this country.
John Vaught, Sr. arrived in Charleston around 10th of June 1750 according to the letter of his great grandson, Anthony Sweet Vaught. He was evidently a man of professional qualities for we find no record of his acquiring land until about 19 years after his arrival. This land record is recorded in Royal Grants and gives the dates of 29th November 1770 and would have to be the record of John Vaught, Sr., for census records show the age of John Vaught,Jr., to have ben under 15 years of age at this date.
--- 1st Generation ---
1. JOHN VAUGHT was born 1755 in South Carolina and died on March 21, 1809 in All Saints Par., SC. He married FRANCES MOAT, parents unknown. FRANCES was born about 1776 in All Saints Par., SC, and she died on March 01, 1818 in Horry County, SC. JOHN and FRANCES were married sometime after 1787.
--- 2nd Generation ---
2. MATTHIAS VAUGHT was born on December 07, 1790 in South Carolina and died abt.1870 in South Carolina. He married KITTSA WEST, daughter of ROBERT WEST and MARY BELLAMY. KITTSA was born abt.1794 in Hardee Camp, Horry SC. MATTHIAS and KITTSA were married sometime abt. 1813
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3. JOHN SAMUEL VAUGHT was born on February 10, 1814 in Horry County, South Carolina and died October 18, 1897 in Horry County, SC. He married REBECCA MURROW, parents unknown. REBECCA was born on April 09, 1812 in Horry County, SC and died on October 1895 in Horry County, SC
--- 4th Generation ---
4. CAROLINE M. VAUGHT was born on September 24, 1835 in Horry County, S.C. and died on June 20, 1880 in Horry County, SC. CAROLINE married JOHN WALTER TODD, SR., son of MARTHA TODD and UKNOWN TODD. JOHON was born on August 17, 1822 in Horry County, SC and died September 21, 1892. CAROLINE and JOHN were married on March 17, 1866 in Horry County, SC
--- 5th Generation ---
5. ALBERT LINDBERG TODD was born on December 09, 1865 in Horry County, South Carolina and died on February 08, 1954 in Brantley County, GA. ALBERT married FRANCES LORETTA HARDEE, daughter of MARSDEN D. HARDEE and MELINDA HARDEE. LORETTA was born on October 25, 1868 in Horry County, SC and died on October 19, 1935 in Brantley County, GA. ALBERT and LORETTA were married on ?
--- 6th Generation ---
6. CAROLINE BELINDA TODD was born on December 05, 1884 in Florence, South Carolina and died on September 15, 1964 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She married JAMES JESSE MCBEE, son of ROBERT MCBEE AND HETTIE WIGGINS. JAMES was born on September 15, 1873 in Charlton County,Georgia and died on April 01, 1945 in St. Augustine, Florida. CAROLINE and JAMES were married on October 31, 1907 in Georgia
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Source: Doug Hester
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