Hi LDS has a lot of English Records online- \\ www.familysearch.org That will include Wales, Ireland and Britain, Scotland- now if you lived in Wales there is a possibility that you would go to London and sail out from London, I would look at the family names (first names) and look for naming patterns. Good luck, Gaila ----- Original Message ----- From: <JDVon@aol.com> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: [SC] Vaughan/Vaughn > I am new to this list. And I'm sure I have got a lot to do for what I am > trying to find. I have been doing research on my husbands side with the last > name of Vaughan/Vaughn for a very long time. As far back as I can go is 1762 > with the name of James Vaughn b. abt 1762 SC. What town or county - I have no > idea. I do know that he married a Jane (maiden name unknown) in SC in 1785 > and had two sons that were both born in SC. John b. 1786 and George b. 1790. > Again, what town or county? I do not know who James's parents were but that > the family originated in Wales. If I could just find some information in SC > then maybe - just maybe, I could find where in Wales they originated. > I have check ship's registry's and have found some Vaughan/Vaughn's that came > over prior to 1762. But they all came from the England area. Not that this > couldn't be a possibility, but would rather focus on Wales first and see what > I can find. This all seems like an impossible task, but I'm not about to give > up. > So, does anyone have any ideas where I can keep looking. I'm open for any > suggestions. > Thank you, > DeLories Vaughn > Washington State > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina Genealogy research > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/ >