Founding Families

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===
*Thomas Fell (Founder, Deceased)
*Honoria Fell (Founder, Deceased)
*Franklin Fell (Member in 1953, Deceased)
*Tobias Fell (Member, Deceased)
*Logan Fell (Member, Deceased)
*Meredith Fell (Alive)
*Tina Fell (Alive)
*Blair Fell (Alive)
*Thomas Vincent Fell III aka Tripp Cooke (Member, Deceased)
*Violet Fell (Member, Deceased)
thomaskeeping.png|Thomas Keeping Fell|link=Season Two Minor Characters#The Dinner Party
honoriafell.png|Honoria Fell|link=Season Two Minor Characters#The Dinner Party
TVD105-Franklin.png|Franklin Fell|link=Season One Minor Characters#You're Undead To Me
Tobias.png|Tobias Fell|link=Tobias Fell
Tripp.png|Tripp Cooke|link=Tripp Cooke
632nkxhf.jpg|Logan Fell|link=Logan Fell
Meredith3x20.PNG|Meredith Fell|link=Meredith Fell
tina.png|Tina Fell|link=Season One Minor Characters#Miss Mystic Falls
blairfell.png|Blair Fell|link=Season One Minor Characters#Miss Mystic Falls
Valerie_Fell.png|Valerie Fell|link=Season Four Minor Characters#My Brother's Keeper
Violet-S8.jpg|Violet Fell|link=Violet Fell
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===Forbes Family===
*William Forbes (Founder and Sheriff in 1864, Deceased)
*Gerald Forbes (Member in 1912, Deceased)
*Bill Forbes (Member, Deceased)
*Elizabeth Forbes (Member, Deceased)
*Caroline Forbes (Undead)
TVD113-Mr. Forbes.png|William Forbes|link=Season One Minor Characters#Children of the Damned
Gerald_Forbes.jpg|Gerald Forbes|link=Season Three Minor Characters#1912
Billforbesfamilytree.png|Bill Forbes|link=Bill Forbes
Lizforbesfamilytree.png|Elizabeth Forbes|link=Elizabeth Forbes
Caroline Fobes apareance season six.jpg|Caroline Forbes|link=Caroline Forbes
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===Gilbert Family===
*Johnathan Gilbert (Founder, Deceased)
*Samantha Gilbert (Member in 1912, Deceased)
*Grayson Gilbert (Member, Deceased)
*Miranda Sommers Gilbert (Member, Deceased)
*John Gilbert (Member, Deceased)
*Elena Gilbert (Alive)
*Jeremy Gilbert (Alive)
Johnathan_Gibert.jpg|Johnathan Gilbert|link=Johnathan Gilbert
Samantha-Gil.png|Samantha Gilbert|link=Samantha Gilbert
graysongilbertfamilytree.png|Grayson Gilbert|link=Grayson Gilbert
mirandagilbertfamilytree.png|Miranda Sommers-Gilbert|link=Miranda Sommers-Gilbert
Johngilbertfamilytree.png|John Gilbert|link=John Gilbert
Elena-S8.jpg|Elena Gilbert|link=Elena Gilbert
Jeremygilbertfamilytree.png|Jeremy Gilbert|link=Jeremy Gilbert
====Extended Family Members====
*Amara (Maternal ancestor of Elena Gilbert)
*Tatia (Maternal ancestor of Elena Gilbert)
*Katerina Petrova (Maternal ancestor of Elena Gilbert)
*Nadia Petrova (Maternal ancestor of Elena Gilbert)
*Isobel Flemming (Biological mother of Elena Gilbert)
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===Lockwood Family===
*Jacob Lockwood (Founder and Mayor in 1864, Deceased)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.
*George Lockwood (Werewolf in 1864, Deceased)
*Marianna Lockwood (Member in 1912, Deceased)
*Richard Lockwood (Member and Mayor in 2009, Deceased)
*Carol Lockwood (Member and Mayor in 2010, Deceased)
*Mason Lockwood (Werewolf, Deceased)
*Tyler Lockwood (Werewolf, Deceased)
*Barnette Lockwood (Founder and Werewolf, Deceased)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.
*Nancy-Marie Lockwood (Human, Deceased)
*Jeffrey Lockwood-Hamilton (Human, Alive)
TVD113-Benjamin Lockwood.png|Barnette Lockwood|link=Season One Minor Characters#Children of the Damned
TVD-S2-George.png|George Lockwood|link=George Lockwood
Marianna-Lock2.png|Marianna Lockwood|link=Marianna Lockwood
Carol.jpg|Carol Lockwood|link=Carol Lockwood
Mayor lockwood.jpg|Richard Lockwood|link=Richard Lockwood
2x05 Kill or Be Killed-Mason.jpg|Mason Lockwood|link=Mason Lockwood
TVD335.jpg|Tyler Lockwood|link=Tyler Lockwood
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===Salvatore Family===
*Giuseppe Salvatore (Founder, Deceased)
*Zachariah Salvatore (Member in 1912, Deceased)
*Joseph Salvatore (Member in 1953, Deceased)
*Zach Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
*Damon Salvatore (Member, Alive)
*Stefan Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
*Lily Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
*Sarah Salvatore (Deceased)
Giuseppe.png|Giuseppe Salvatore|link=Giuseppe Salvatore
Lilysalvatore.png|Lillian Salvatore|link=Lillian Salvatore
Damon-S8.jpg|Damon Salvatore|link=Damon Salvatore
Stefansalvatorethefamilytree.png|Stefan Salvatore|link=Stefan Salvatore
Zachariah.912.jpg|Zachariah Salvatore|link=Zachariah Salvatore
Joseph_(The_Cell).png|Joseph Salvatore|link=Joseph Salvatore
ZachSalvatore.jpg|Zach Salvatore|link=Zach Salvatore
Real Sarah.jpg|Sarah Nelson|link=Sarah Nelson
====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==
==See also==
Category:Main Family
Category:Families
Category:Salvatore Family
Category:Gilbert Family
Category:Lockwood Family
Category:Forbes Family
Category:Fell Family
Category:Founding Family