1 7 1 8 – 1 7 7 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁pione er ▁of ▁south western ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁Fort ▁V ause ▁in ▁present ▁day ▁Shaw sv ille , ▁Virginia , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁" This ▁fort ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Captain ▁E ph ra im ▁V ause ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁sett ler ▁in ▁that ▁region . ▁His ▁name ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁various ▁spell ings , ▁V ause , ▁V oss , ▁V aus , ▁V ass ▁and ▁V aux ." ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁from ▁his ▁plant ation ▁in ▁E ves ham , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁married ▁The odos ia ▁H ew lings ▁( H ul ings ) ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁They ▁had ▁these ▁children : ▁ ▁Thomas ▁V ause ▁born ▁about ▁ 1 7 4 0 ; ▁William ▁V ause ▁born ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 7 4 1 ; ▁Edward ▁V ause ▁born ▁about ▁ 1 7 4 3 ; ▁Elizabeth ▁Del iz ▁" L iv ice e " ▁V ause ▁Hat field ▁born ▁about ▁ 1 7 4 5 ; ▁Le vi ▁V ause ▁born ▁about ▁ 1 7 4 8 ; ▁Ab ner ▁V ause ▁born ▁about ▁ 1 7 5 8 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁a ▁notice ▁of ▁a ▁horse ▁that ▁was ▁st olen ▁or ▁st rayed ▁from ▁his ▁property ▁was ▁published . ▁He ▁offered ▁fifty ▁sh ill ings ▁for ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁return . ▁ ▁In ▁Virginia ,