The first Vaught homestead in Virginia

John Paul Vaught moved his family to Orange County, Virginia in 1735.  The land is located  a little west of Culpeper, Virginia, right near the boarder of Madison County.  Here's a satellite image from the Bing.com search engine that I have overlayed the estimated boundary lines between John Paul Vaught and Christian Clements (who would married John Paul Vaught's eldest daughter in 1738.

If you look closely, the layout of the trees still matches the old boundary lines. 

This image interpreted from the classic work on the Vaught family, "There was a Gaspar in the Family" by Spurlin and Martin.

My father and I visited this area in 1998 on a family history road trip.  The Hebron Lutheran Church is a few miles to the southwest just out of range of the picture.  If you've visited this land, I'd love to hear your impressions---for me it was almost a spiritual experience.  Knowing that we were walking on the ground, on roads (that were built on wagon trails) that our ancestors probably passed hundreds of years ago...it really was a wonderful experience.  I'd love to see it in the winter!