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Note: He is also know as Andrew Vaught, Jr. Andrew is older than David Vaught who married Margaret Dobler.
The decendants are found in TN/AL/AR/TX
Andrew Vaught, Jr.
Listed in Jacob Dobler's will as "Vaut"
Many Vaught names are found in "Moving in on the Cherokees" or "Neighbors to the Cherokees"
Andrew didn't pay his taxes in Wythe Co (Montgomery) VA in 1787. Subsequently moving in 1790 to TN (TN was made out of parts of No. Carolina)
Sold their property in Wythe Co. in 1792.
David Vaught and Margaret Tobler followed them to TN a short while later.
It is rather interesting move was made shortly after the Paris Treaty (1783) ending the Rev. War and also interesting to note that previously the long time residents of Fincastle, Virginia; namely the Doak family, the Finley's and the Breckinridge family had moved to Blount County, Tennessee prior to this time. Although the Rev. War was over there were many things that created unrest and uncertainy. They undoubtedly wished to go where they had friends and further opportunities.
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It appears that all of Andrew and Elizabeth's sons were married after the move to SW VA about 1770. Many of the Vaught's in SW VA were sympathetic to the Loyalists and not to the Revolution, on April 1779, in Wythe Co., VA, Michael Henninger claimed in court that a group of 4,000 men under John Giffith (Griffith?) had shown Loyalist sympathies. This group included John and David Vaught and the "old Vaught" who owned the mill. At the trial these men, John and David were released on their good behavior. Andrew Vaught of Cripple Creek was included in the group of Loyalist sympathies by the testimony of Peter Kinder on 17 Aug 1780. (this would have been Andrew Vaught, Jr.) These Germans took their oath to King George seriously, they nearly all named a son George. John and David Vaught were later fined 1,000 pounds each. John, David and Andrew Vaught went to Tennessee by 1792. It is possible that John and David left the County and State rather than pay such a heavy fine.
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