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)
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)
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 (Member, Deceased)
- Jeremy Gilbert (Alive)
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)
Lockwood Family[]
- Jacob Lockwood (Founder and Mayor in 1864, Deceased)[1]
- 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)
- Benjamin Lockwood (Founder and Werewolf, Deceased)[2]
- Nancy-Marie Lockwood (Human, Deceased)
- Jeffrey Lockwood-Hamilton (Human, Alive)
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, Deceased)
- Stefan Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
- Lily Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
- Sarah Salvatore (Deceased)
Extended Family Members[]
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[]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.