are these vaughans related to william moody vaughan,same era?thanks,mel ----- Original Message ----- From: "JoLee Spears http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jolee/index.htm" <spearsj@bellsouth.net> To: <VAMECKLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [VAMECKLE] Maiden name Mildred Gregory Vaughan > At 03:18 PM 4/6/2000 , you wrote: > >Possible maiden name of Mildred Gregory Vaughan, mother of Joseph Gregory > and > >Ambrose Gregory-----Seventh Day of June in the Year of Our Lord 1789. > >Milderidge Vaughan[Her "O" Mark] . Sealed and Delivered in Presence > >of: Joshua James, Jose > > Carter, David Chandler(x), Ellixander (O)Ourbey(Alexander Overby). > ---{note > >Mildred Gregory has same mark as Overby O} ------this also blends with this > >deed----Mecklenburg Co VA--Oct 1777, Richard Gregory and Zachariah Overby of > >Mecklenburg Co. to Ada > >Finch, the Bluestone tract "of land we now live on." ----and also--- DB > >5:423,424 7 Apr 1779; 14 Apr 1779 GTR: Nicholas Overby of co. of Meck. GTE: > >Peter Overbey of sd Co. Consid: 100 pd Acres: 182 acres Lying in Mecklenburg > >and Hallifax on Tewayhomm > >(shows measurements){Aarons}on Griffin's line Sig: Nicholas Overbey Wit: > >John Murray; Edward Finch; Richard Gregory > > > > Re Milderidge Gregory-Vaughan's mark being "O" - something to think about. > The Vaughan's were certainly involved with the Overbeys in more way than > one. The "O" mark on the original will has a line through it. Wonder what > that could mean? > > Thanks for sharing the observation. I had never thought of it as having any > significance, other than a mark. > > JoLee