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The Founding Families founded Mystic Falls back in 1860. The first members of these families were founders of Mystic Falls.

Most of the members of the Founding Families were also members of Town Council.

List of Founding Families[]

Fell Family[]


Forbes Family[]


Gilbert Family[]

Extended Family Members[]


Lockwood Family[]


Salvatore Family[]

Extended Family Members[]

  • Silas (Ancestor of the Salvatore Family)
  • Tom Avery (Descendant and Stefan's Doppelgänger)

Trivia[]

  • The Gilbert, Salvatore, Forbes, Fell, Bennett and Maxwell families are in both the book and TV series, though the Bennetts are African-American. The Maxwells had lived in Mystic Falls before the town was officially "founded", but they are also not credited of being a Founding Family too. In the books, the Maxwells are not native to Fell's Church.
  • Tyler's family are called the Smallwoods in the books and the Lockwoods in the TV series.

References[]

  1. In Family Ties, Elena reads off the Founder's registry and says the name "Benjamin Lockwood", when in fact the registry states "Jacob Lockwood". The name "Benjamin" seems to be an error.
  2. In Children of the Damned, Alaric reads of the name Barnette [Lockwood] from Johnathan Gilbert's journal; however, the credited actor is named Benjamin Lockwood. This seems to be an error and we will use what is credited.

See also[]

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