Reminiscences of The Vaughan Family
and more particularly of
Benjamin Vaughan, LL.D
by John H. Sheppard A.N.
Printed 1865
Submitted by Barbara
Note from Barbara: I just bought a Vaughan book dated 1865 which listed the genealogy for Dr. Benjamin Vaughan...
and the book mentions the mysterious connection to Jamaica as well.
Note from Linda: I have created a chart of descendants for Benjamin. It is located below the images. If you find any
errors, can provide a family link this line, or have additional informatin, please drop me a note LWelden@lightspeed.net
1. Benjamin Vaughan b. April 28, 1679
m. Nov 1690 Ann Wold b. May 14 1677
2. Mary Vaughan b. Sep 7. 1801
m. Hugh Ramsay
2. Rebecca Vaughan b. Aug 4, 1702
2. William Vaughan b. Sep 15 1703
m. Mary Bond
2. Elizabeth Vaughan b. March 26, 1705
m. John Bond
2. John Vaughan b. april 7 1706 drownded Feb 1725
2. Ann Vaughan b. May 10 1707
m. John Hughes
2. Sarah Vaughan b. Jul 24 1708
m. William Cranby
2. Ellinor Vaughan b. Oct 3 1709
m. George Mitchell
2. Samuel Vaughan b. april 23 1720
m. Feb 1 1747 Sarah Hollowell b. Feb 26 1727 d/o Benjamin Hallowell of Boston
3. Benjamin Vaughan b. April 19 1751
m. June 30 1781 Sarah Manning b. April 29 1754 d Dec 6 1834
d/o William Manning Merchant of London
4. Harriet Vaughan b. Nov 11 1782 d. Dec 15 1798 at Hallowell
4. William Oliver Vaughan b. Nov 5 1783 d. Aug 15 1862
m. Sept 14 1806 Martha Agry d. Aug 15 1826 d/o Capt. Thomas Agry of Hallowell
5. William Manning Vaughan b. June 30 1807
m. Ann Warren Oct 16 1832 d/o Hon Ebenezer T. Warren Counsellor at Law, Hallowell
6. Emma Gardiner Vaughan b. Aug 27 1835 d. Feb 17 1844
6. Benjamin Vaughan b. Nov 3 1837
m. A. H. Goodwin
6. William Warren Vaughan b. April 25 1847
5. Harriet Frances Vaughan b. Sept 1 1809 d. July 26 1846
m. Hon. John Otis Jan 1831
6. William Oliver Otis b. Dec 18 1831
6. Sarah Maria Otis b. Sept 30 1834
6. John Otis b. Dec 25 1836 d. Oct 16 1838
6. Frances Otis b. May 7 1839 d. June 13 1839
6. Benjamin V. Otis b. May 15 1840
6. John Otis b. July 16 1843
6. Frances V. Otis b. Sept 15 1846
5. Mary Vaughan b. Mar 14 1812 England d. Apr 7 1814
5. Anna Maria Vaughan b. Jan 15 1817 d. Apr 30 1832
5. Henry Vaughan b. Jan 27 1819 d. Dec 6 1822
5. Benjamin Vaughan b. Mar 1821 d. May 6 1822
5. Henry Vaughan b. mar 12 1828 drowned
5. Caroline Vaughan b. July 20 1825
4. Sarah Vaughan b. Dec 28 1784 d. March 25 1847 Boston
4. Henry Vaughan b. Oct 30 1786 d. April 14 1806 Drowned at sea
4. Perry Vaughan B. Oct 1 1788 d. Jul 30 1854 London England
4. Lucy Vaughan b. Nov 4 1790
m. Sept 22 1823 Hon Williams Emmons b. May 2 1784 d. Oct 8 1855 (m. 1st Eunice Wilde)
5. Lucy Maria b. sep 13 1824
5. Martha Williams b. May 11 1827
5. Nathanael Williams b. June 10 d. Oct 17 1831
5. Henry Vaughan Williams b. Nov 3 1832
m. Annie Shepard Sept 6 1865 b. Nov 19 1838
6. Sarah Ellen Williams b. May 25 1836
4 Elizabeth Frances Vaughan b. June 9 1793 d. June 12 1822
m. Samuel Clinton Grant Mar 2 1820 b. Mar 29 1797 d. Dec 1 1853
5. Ellen G. b. Jan 19 1821
m. Hon. John Otis Aug 21 1848 d. Oct 17 1856
6. Samuel Otis b. June 23 1849
6. Mary G. Otis b. Mar 1 1851
6. Elizabeth G. Otis b. Jan 8 1856
5. Olivia Buckminster b. May 2 1823
m. George Bacon merchant, Boston Sept 28 1845
6. Horace Bacon b. July 1 1846
6. Olivia Buckminster Bacon b. Dec 2 1847
m. Rev Frederic Gardiner s/o Hon R. H. Gardiner
6. Frances William Bacon b. Oct 1. 1849
6. Elizabeth Vaughan Bacon b. Mar 18 1855
6. Maria Louisa Bacon b. July 7 1856
6. Vaughan Davis Bacon b. Feb 1 1865
5. William Sullivan Vaughan b. Feb 17 1825
m. Betsy Josselyn b. June 28
5. Horace Vaughan b. June 28 1827 d. Mar 6 1832
5. Louisa Lithgow Vaughan b. June 1830
m. Alfted Gilmore, Merchant Boston Nov 19 185
5. Franklin Vaughan b. June 11 1833 d. Aug 7 1852
3. William Vaughan b Sep 22, 1752 d May 5 1850
3. Samuel Vaughan b. april 13 1754 d. Aug 1754
3. John Vaughan b. Jan 15 1756 d. Dec 13 1811 Philadelphia
3. Ann Vaughan b. Oct 24 1757 d. Dec 9 1847
m. John Darby
3. Charles Vaughan b. June 30 1759 d. may 15 1830
m. Mar 7 1790 Frances W. Apthorp
4. Johh Anthorp Vaughan b. Oct 13 1795 d. June 5 1865 Philadelphia
m. Sarah Harriet Merrick abt. 1825 d. June 5 1865 Philadelphia d/o John Merrick, Esq
4. Charles Vaughan b.Nov 1 1b 1804
m. Mary Susan Abbot d/o Rev Abiel Abbot
5. Franes W. Vaughan b. 1833
5. Charles E. Vaughan b. 1836
5. Abiel A. b. 1839
4. Hannah Frances Vaughan b. Jan 20 1812 d. May 10 1855
m. Rev Seth Sweetser D.D of Worchester in 1836
5. John Apthorp b. July 13 1838
m. Sarah Swan Miles May 16 1861 d/oCharles E. Miles of Shrewsbury Mass.
5. Frances Western b. Oct 16 1840
5. Harriet Vaughan b. Sept 24 1843 d. Feb 151846
5. Cornelia Elizabeth b. Sept 4 1845
4. Harriet Vaughan b. 1801 d.Sept 11 1848
m. Rev. Jacob Abbot May 18 1828
5. Benjamin V. Abbot b. June 4 1830
5. Austin Abbot b. Dec 18 1831
5. Frances Elizabeth Abbot b. May 31 d. Dec 11 1834
5. Lyman Abbot b. Dec 18 1835
5. Edward Abbot b. July 15 1841
3. Sarah Vaughan b.feb 18 1761 d. Sept 29 1818
3. Samuel Vaughan b. June 22 1762 d. Dec 4 1804
3. Barbara Eddy Vaughan b. Nov 4 1764
3. Rebecca Vaughan b. April 26 1766 d. July 9 1851
m. April 10 1798 John Merrick Esq in England b. London England Aug 24 1766 d. Oct 22 1862
4. Sarah Harried Merrick b. June 19 1799
m. Rev John A. Vaughan D.D abt 1825
4. Samuel V Merrick b. May 4 1801
m. Sarah Thomas Removed to Philidelphia
5 two sons
5 four daughters
6 eight grandchildren
4. John Merrick b. Jan 22 1804
4. Mary Harrison Merrick b. Dec 16 1805
m. J. P. flagg merchant of Hallowell Oct 23 1848
4. George Merrickb. Nov 1 1807 d. May 7 a862
4. Thomas Belsham Merrick b. April 24 1813
m. Elizabeth M. White Nov 27 1839 b. Feb 11 1821 Mary was the niece and protegee of John Merrick, Esq.
m. 1837-8 Rev D.r. Goodwin D.D President of Trinity College Hartford Connecticut
5. John Merrick b. Dec 25 1840 d. April 18 1862
5. William Jordan Merrick b. Oct 28 1842
5. Isabella Merrick b. Aug 23 1844
5. Elizabeth "Lillie" Merrick b. april 23 1850
5. Hallowell Vaughan Merrick b. Aug 21 1852 d. March 2 1862
5. Bertha Vaughan Merrick b. May 8 1857
5. Mary Llewella Merrick b. Dec 14 1859
3. Hannah Vaughan b. Mar 19 1768 d. Jan 1 1771
Any questions, suggestions, corrections, and/or additional information contact me,
Linda CONAWAY Welden at:Linda_Welden@Vaughan-Vaughn.org
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