Re: Lucinda ??? & Gideon Gifford

I have also been researching the Gifford's with our relation being through Martha Gifford daughter of Gideon and Lucinda.

Gideon was a brother to Joseph Wilkerson Gifford who is seen living next to each other in Northern Jackson County along Hurricane Creek in the 1840 census. Gideon moved to the location along Hwy 79 where he and Lucinda are buried in the mid 1850's. A possible brother is Robert Gifford who married a Roda or Rita who lived in the Princeton area. Their father is possibly George Gifford who is seen on the Franklin County 1812 Tax List.

I cannot prove but believe Lucinda (nickname Sindy or Cindy) and Joseph's wife Nancy were sisters with last name Vaughn. If you combine info from various censuses in Jackson County you come up with from 1850 Census Lucinda born 1817 NC and from 1860 and 1880 Census Nancy born 1815 NC.

If you look at the names of their children then certain names are repeated between them and other Vaughn family members. The Vaughn name went thru a number of transistions with Cherokee ties from North Carolina including Vann, Vaun, Vaughan, and finally Vaughn.

Nancy and Joseph's children were a posible Lucinda Gifford who married Edward Morris in Franklin County, Robert, Julia, Samuel, George, Milly, and Sarah or Sallie who married Jacob Miller.

Gideon and Lucinda's children were Allen or Alford, Martha, Nancy, Eliza Jane, James Gifford, George Washington, Mary Emaline, Betty Elizabeth Gifford, William M, and John L (shown as idiot on 1870 census).

Here are a few leads and possible relatives that I have not been able to connect:
William Vaughn, husband or son of Milly Vaughn (Vaughan, Vann)
William Vaughn, married Fereby Benton
Milly Vaughn, shown 80 years on 1860 census living next to Thomas Pruit
Samuel Vaughn, married Catharine (Hands) Hammons, son of William
Nancy Vaughn, married Thomas Pruit
Elizabeth Vaughn, married Daniel Sisk
Charles Vaughn, son Charles married Mary Money
Eldridge Vaughn, married Polly Elliot, daughter on Joseph Elliot (1/2 Cherokee)
Mary Jane Vaughn, married Lemuel Fortner
Thomas Vaughn, had daughter named Lucinda

Please let me know if you can make a connection.