First, let's tackle what you MAY try to find out about your missing Johnson Vaughan. On the offchance that he or his parents may be listed in what is called the 1787 Census of Virginia (compiled by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florine Love), I suggest you enlist the help of your public librarian and see if he/she can locate these three volumes in a library near you (or perhaps interlibrary loan). These ladies published these three volumes about 20 years ago to help replace the missing 1790 census, and, in many ways, it is superior to the 1790 census. It is a compilation of personal property lists for each county in Virginia--which included all of Eastern Kentucky, parts of Ohio, what is now West Virginia, and probably the parts of Pennsylvania which Virginia claimed (I have not verified that last statement.) Anyway, I suspect that in that time and in that place (Virginia) Vaughan may not have been a very common name--but then I have NOT searched all counties in Virginia. Also, if you are near an LDS family history center, call them up and ask their hours and days of operation. They are manned by volunteers and don't work long hours, usually. At each LDS FHC, I am told, there is a microfiche copy (many microfiche) of Swem's Historical Index of Virginia (or some such name). This is arranged alphabetically by surname, and if I remember correctly, by place. Swem, a librarian at Wm. & Mary, indexed many journals of Virginia, such as the Wm & Mary Quarterly, Tyler's Quarterly, etc. You MAY get a lead on the surname Vaughan. (It's tough to find people who are migrating. But you also have to know the county boundaries of both VA and TN, in this case.) Also, ask at LDS whether they have either books, a CD-ROM, or microfiche for something called PERSI, which is a periodical index of genealogical publications issued by the Allen Co. Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN. If you find an article of interest in that index, you can send to Allen Co. PL and request photocopies--and they will bill you, I am told. I have not used their services, as I live in the outskirts of a large city with many genealogical sources. You man MAY be too young to have appeared on that list--and that is why I say offchance, but you may get a handle on other persons with that surname, and their location in 1787. The third volume of 1787 Census is the index to the two preceding volumes. I have found this set is a great people-finder for Virginians, Kentuckians, and others (mostly males, of course) for those ages 16 and up--and several persons are listed in several counties so double check each name in the index. My second comment: Thank you very much for the info about the Jouetts. By any chance do you have any sources for this info? (Henrietta Jouett was the first wife of Joseph Williams, a sometime official of colonial Lunenburg Co., VA. He remarried a woman named Frankey and died testate in Elbert Co., GA) I have a fair amount of info for Matthew Jouett the elder, but I lack much info about his children, except John Jouett (wife Mourning Harris, who is my kinswoman) and a little about Matthew Jouett the younger. If you wish more info, please contact me privately. Here are a few notes, which you are free to add to your database. I have more. Math. Jouett, Jo. Fox., and Jos. Williams were all witnesses of Louisa Co., DB A-117-119, Thomas Wingfield and wife Sarah Wingfield of Hanover Co. to James Winston of same. Deed dated 10 Oct 1743. Malcolm Hart Harris in his history of Louisa Co. listed those present at the house of Matthew Jouett, Gent., on Beaver Creek at the first court; 13 day of December MCDCCXLII among those present were Robert Harris (qv) and Joseph Fox. Fox and Jouett are two of the witnesses shown above. Other deeds of Louisa Co. indicate that the probable brother of Joseph Williams, Nathaniel Williams, was also present in Louisa Co. Joseph Williams later patented land in Lunenburg Co. (Details furnished on request). Matthew Jouett had resided in Hanover Co., VA (a "burned county") in 1733-1735, but deeds of Louisa Co. indicate he resided in Louisa Co.for a short time before his death ca 1743/44. Louisa Co. was formed from Hanover Co. in 1742. His widow, Susannah (said by IGI to have been nee Moore) certainly resided in Louisa Co. as indicated in some of the deeds which she and her children executed. Thank you for your interest. I am interested because this is an allied family of my Robert Harris family of Louisa Co., formerly of Hanover Co. and also of my colonial Henrico/Goochland/Hanover Williams family, several of whom migrated to colonial Granville Co., NC. E.W.Wallace (female)