I begin with reports of baptisms of William Vaughan's children found
in The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and
James Counties Virginia, 1684-1786 by C. G. Chamberlayne:

 Children of William Vaughan. [In recording the first two baptisms
given below, the scribe did not give the name of William's wife, and
I have no way of knowing whether or not he is the same William whose
wife was Elizabeth Shields, though I strongly suspect that he was.

1. James Vaughan, born February 5, 1722/3
2. Hannah Vaughan, born September 25, 1725
Children of William and Elizabeth Vaughan
3. William Shields Vaughan,* born January 30,
1729/30
4. Frances Ann Vaughn, born September 9, 1736
5. William Vaughan, born May 28, 1738
6. Matthew Vaughan,* born September 13, 1739

 I have entitled this paper "Some Descendants of William Vaughan
and Elizabeth Shields", but there is no proof that I know of that
Elizabeth, wife of William Vaughan, and mother of William Shields
Vaughan, Frances Ann Vaughan, William Vaughan, and Matthew
Vaughan was, in fact, nee SHIELDS. However, there is very strong
circumstantial evidence that she was. The William and Mary
Quarterly, Series I, Volume 5, had a short genealogy of the Shields
family, which begins with James' Shields (died June 2, 1727), "an
early resident of Williamsburg" who married Hannah ________,
and whose "will shows that he had issue"

1. James Shields
2. Matthew Shields
3. William Shields
4. Elizabeth Shields who married _______ Vaughan
5. Mary Shields who married _______ Cobbs.

 The compiler of this Shields genealogy did not give a reference for
locating James Shields's will, but the interested researcher should
be able to find it by referring to Torrence's Virginia Wills. Assuming
for now that the information from the will is correct as given, we then
know that a Vaughan man married Elizabeth Shields. That he was
the William Vaughan who is the focus of this piece appears to me to
be indicated by the fact that the subject William named a son William
Shields Vaughan, and by the fact that Matthew Vaughan of
Goochland, whom I believe to have been the son of the subject William
and Elizabeth, named a daughter Elizabeth Shields Vaughan. It also
seems likely that James and Hannah, the first two children of William
Vaughan, were, indeed, the children of Elizabeth (Shields) Vaughan
whose parents bore the names James and Hannah.

3 . WILLIAM SHIELDS VAUGHAN (b. January 30, 1729/30, New
Kent County, Virginia: died before July 1, 1797, when his daughter
Hannah was described in Quaker records as "daughter of William
S. [Vaughan] dec."), son of William Vaughan and Elizabeth Shields,
married, on September 4, 1750, in the Friends Meeting House, Charles
City County, Virginia, Hannah Crew, daughter of Andrew Crew of
Charles City County. Their children were:

7. James Vaughan (b. August 27, 1751; d. March 12, 176-)
8. .Shields Vaughan (b. September 30, 1753): September 4, 1779,
he was dismissed for marrying out of unity.
9. Elizabeth Vaughan (b. September 13, 1755); June 3, 1780, she
was dismissed for declining to marry John Morgan.
10. Frances Ann Vaughan (b. August 9, 1757): September 4, 1779,
she was dismissed for marrying out of unity.
11. William Vaughan (b. May 10, 1759)
12. Molly Vaughan (b. October 9, 1761); married Jesse Crew, April
4, 1780.
13. Benjamin Vaughan (b. September 29, 1763) *
14. Sarah Vaughan (b. October 30, 1765; d. -July 17, 17-- )
15. Hannah Vaughan (b. December 6, 1767); dismissed July 1,
1797.
16. Shadrack Vaughan (b. June 5, 1770). Removed to Cedar Creek
Monthly Meeting in the 1790's. One Shadrack - perhaps this one -
was dismissed on March 8, 1800, for marrying out of unity.
17. James Vaughan (b. March 20, 1773); August 6, 1816, married
Mary Ladd, daughter of John and Unity Ladd and removed to Cedar
Creek Monthly Meeting. [This record definitely identifies this groom
as being the son of "Wm. S. and Hannah, dec.", but their son James
would have been 43 years old at this time, so I wonder if he had an
earlier marriage that isn't mentioned in the Quaker records. Mary
Gregg]
18. Vaughan (b. March 28, 1775); married, December 7, 1797,
Charles Norman.

"VAUGHAN Family, Goochland Co. Ct. 16 Apr. 1799, in chanc:
John H. PURRINGTON and Clarissa his wife and Daniel THOMAS
and Mary his wife which sd. Clarissa and Mary are daus. of Matthew VAUGHAN dec'd. (pltfs.) against Mary VAUGHAN widow and relict
of Matthew VAUGHAN dec'd, James VAUGHAN, and Hudson
VAUGHAN, Jack VAUGHAN, Washington VAUGHAN, and
Matilda VAUGHAN by the sd. James VAUGHAN their gdn. assigned
to defend them in this suit, Elis S. PEERS, John BASS and Nancy
his wife, Philip RICE and Patsey his wife, Ambrose KNIGHT and
Arpasia his wife, which sd. James, Hudson, Jack, Washington,
Matilda, Elizabeth, Nancy, Patsey, and Arpasia are chi]. and with
the pltfs. Clarissa and Mary, co-heirs of the sd. Matthew VAUGHAN
dec'd (defs): it appears that Philip and Patsey RICE are not
inhabitants of this country (Virginia Argus, May 14, 1799)"

According to Guide to Church Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia
State Library, "[The Reverend Mr. William Douglas was rector of St.
James Northam Parish from 1750-1777. However, the register contains
records of marriages, births, and deaths for the period 1705-1797. In
1777 he moved to Louisa County, where though he was not the rector ...
he performed ministerial duties in Louisa and surrounding counties until
1797..." No child of Matthew Vaughan's was baptized by Mr. Douglas
after 1777. However, we can see from the newspaper notice that besides
some of those whose dates of birth we know, two others - Washington and
Matilda - were minors in 1799, so born after 1778, and since there is no
reason to think that Mary, Matthew Vaughan's widow, was not the same
Mary MARTIN who was the mother of the six children baptized by Mr.
Douglas, it seems safe to assume that the mother of Washington and
Matilda was Mary Martin. Two of the girls whose dates of birth we do
not know - Mary and Arpasia - were married by 1799, and even if they
were minors at that time [and, therefore almost surely children of Mary
Martin], the fact that they were married would account for their not
having a guardian since their husbands would have been the legal
recipients of anything they inherited, so that they would not have needed
guardians to act for them. Arpasia's marriage to Ambrose Knight is of
record in Goochland County; she married in 1797, which probably can
be taken as an indication that she was born after Mr. Douglas retired
and moved away in 1777. At this time, I have no clue to the age of the
daughter Mary, since her marriage does not appear in the Goochland
County records; she could have been born before 1767 or after 1777.
Of course, there is no reason to think that Mary Martin was not the
mother of all of Matthew Vaughan's children, but one must be careful
not to jump to such a conclusion concerning those children who were
born, or might have been born, before 1767. Thus, it seems that Mary
Martin was the mother of at least nine of Matthew Vaughan's eleven
children who lived to maturity, and she may or may not have been the
mother of Mary and James.

 Using as sources The Douglas Register, the newspaper notice quoted
above, data from Philip Rice's Revolutionary War pension application,
and the deed record from Amherst County, I will now chart this family.

Matthew Vaughan (born in New Kent Co., Virginia, September 13,
1739, died in Goochland County, Virginia, a. May 14, 1799) married,
before July 23, 1767, probably somewhere in Virginia, Mary Martin
(living in 1799). Matthew had nine children by Mary Martin and three
others who may, or may not, have been Mary's children:

Matthew Vaughan's children whose mother may or may not have been
Mary Martin:

19. James Vaughan* (b. ca 1763; living, 1790's in Amherst Co.,
VA) probably is the man who married Judith Hopkins in Goochland
County, Virginia, February 27, 1783.
20. Mary Vaughan (living 1799) married Daniel Thomas
21. A child of Matthew Vaughan's died and Mr. Douglas preached
his/her funeral "in Hanover" on January 21, 1775. This seems to
be an indication that Matthew Vaughan's pre-Goochland County
home was in Hanover County.

22. Elizabeth Shields Vaughan (b. July 23, 1767;) Married, in
Goochland County, October 21, 1793, John M. Peers. Elizabeth
is not named in the newspaper notice of the suit, but one Elis S.
Peers is named, so perhaps Elizabeth had died leaving this one
child.
23. Ann (Nancy) Vaughan (b. April 28, 1769. living 1799)
married, in Goochland County, August 22, 1793, John Bass.
24. Martha Martin Vaughan (b. 7 October 7, 1771; living,
1843, in Mason Co., Kentucky) married, in Goochland County,
October 28, 1789, Philip A. Rice (b. in 1760 in King William
County, Virginia; died April 24, 1841, at Dover, Mason County,
Kentucky).
25. John (Jack) Vaughan (b. October 11, 1773; living 1799)
26. Clarissa Vaughan (b. July 25, 1775; living 1799) married
John H. Purrington
27. Henry Hutson/Hudson Vaughan (b. September 13, 1777;
living 1799)
28. Washington Vaughan (living 1799)
29. Matilda Vaughan (living 1799)
30. Arpasia Vaughan (living 1799) married, in Goochland
County, September 16, 1797, Ambrose Knight.

The births of Benjamin and Margaret's children are found in Quaker
records:

31. Matilda Vaughan (b. January 29. 1796; d. January 24, 1813)
32. Lemuel Vaughan (b. August 12, 1797). . In 1819, Benjamin
Vaughan of Hanover County paid muster fines for his son Lemuel.
On June 9, 1821, one Lemuel was dismissed from the Society of
Friends for marrying out of unity. It seems quite probable to me
that this Lemuel is the one in whom Druscilla Holmes is interested,
she having advertised in The Vaughan, Etc. Newsletter, that she
would like to contact descendants of the following family from
the 1850 Hanover County, Virginia, census:
Lemuel Vaughan 52
Jno. T. 20
Margaret A. 18
T. Benton 16
Emeliar T. 13
Corella 10
Ophelia 7
33. Bowling Vaughan (b. August 30, 1799). In 1830 Benjamin
Vaughan of Hanover County paid muster fines for his son
Bowling. On December 13, 1823, one Bowling Vaughan was
dismissed from the Society of Friends for overseeing slaves
34. Joseph Vaughan (b. August 22, 1801) On November 2, 1823,
one Joseph Vaughan was dismissed. [Reason not given in
Hinshaw.] This may be the Joseph Vaughan mentioned in
Hanover County Chancery Wills and Notes by William R. Cocke,
III, whose 1844 will was proved in Hanover County on October
23, 1849; his widow was Catherine S., and his children were
Benjamin F., Joseph H., George R., Catherine, Duecilla, Luther
R., Sallie, William S., and Isaac Newton Vaughan, all of whom
except Benjamin F. were under the age of 21 in 1856.
35. John Ladd Vaughan (b. November 21, 1803) On April 10,
1824, one John L. Vaughan was dismissed for marrying contrary
to discipline.
36. Benjamin Vaughan (b. November 30, 1805) On March 8,
1828, a Benjamin Vaughan, Jr. of Cedar Creek Particular Meeting
was dismissed for nonattendance and performing military services.
37. Anna Ladd Vaughan (b. March 22, 1808) Dismissed July 10,
1830 for marrying out of unity.
38. Lucy Dabney Vaughan (b. March 24, 1810)
39. Margaretta B. Vaughan (b. 2 Jul 1813)
40. Mary M. Vaughan b. 2 Jul 1813; d. - Sep 1813)

There is a deed of trust dated May 16, 1793 and recorded in Amherst
County, Virginia, Deed Book G, page 237 from Matthew Vaughan of
Goochland County to Hudson Martin of Amherst... Mention is made
of two slaves "lent to my son James Vaughan of Amherst County"
now hired by Martin to William Wright and Lewis Ball. Son James
is bound by bond to Pollard & Martin for goods; Martin is a partner
in the firm. [The - Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1807
and Albemarle County, Virginia, 1748-1763 by Bailey Fulton Davis]

The fact that James Vaughan lived in Amherst County gives credence
to the theory that he is the man who married Judith Hopkins, for many
of the Hopkins kin lived in Amherst. One published account names as
siblings of Judith (Hopkins) Vaughan: Jane Hopkins who married
Charles Rodes; Elizabeth Hopkins who married Samuel Richardson
[Genealogical Abstract of Marriages and Deaths from The Nashville
Christian Advocate by Annie Sandifer Trickett: Elizabeth P.
Richardson died November 4, 1846 in her 61st year; daughter of John
and Mary Hopkins, born in Goochland County, Virginia; married
Samuel Richardson; went to Rutherford County, Tennessee in 1808;
then to Gibson County, near Trenton, had children.]; Mary Hopkins
who married Robert M. French; and Ann Hopkins who married Robert
Horsley. I found the names Charles Rodes, Samuel Richardson and
Robert Horsley in the index to Mr. Davis' book of Amherst County deed
abstracts, and while I haven't done enough work on these families to
state definitely that these are the men who married the Hopkins girls,
it is sufficiently suggestive as to warrant further research in that county
and in Goochland to see if the father-son relationship between Matthew
Vaughan and James Vaughan who married Judith Hopkins can be
established.

 And the Hopkinses and Martins can be seen associating with each other
in Amherst County where several members of each family owned land
on Davis Creek. For instance, on March 2, 1774, James Hopkins bought
land on Davis Creek (Amherst Deed Book D:490); and on October 16,
1781, John Hopkins of Goochland bought land on Davis Creek in
Amherst from Thomas and Bridget Montgomery, the deed being
witnessed by Hen. Martin, Jas. Montgomery and Wm. Martin. (E:314).
On May 18, 1786, both Robert Martin and Peter Martin bought land
on Davis Creek (F:75 and F:77). Finally, on March 8, 1794, John
Hopkins of Goochland deeded to his son, Thomas Hopkins of Amherst,
for love and 40 pounds, two tracts in Amherst on Davis and Rockfish
Creeks, and among the witnesses to the deed was Edward Martin.
Evidence that these are the same people who are related to James
Vaughan is found in connection with the deeds on pages F:75 and
77, where the Clerk noted of each of these two deeds, "Original
delivered to James Vaughan."

 Because of the connection to the Hopkins family, a good deal is
known about the descendants of one of the children of James
Vaughan and Judith Hopkins. Judith Hopkins had a brother,
Thomas Hopkins, who died in Warren County, Tennessee leaving
his nieces and nephews [or if they were dead, then their offspring]
as his heirs at law. Among these heirs, named in an indenture
recorded in Hawkins County, Tennessee, Deed Book 16, pages
94-95, are listed Thomas Vaughan nephew of Thomas Hopkins,
and "Hudson Vaughan, James Vaughan, George Vaughan,
Jefferson Vaughan, Florinthia Vaughan, John, Elizabeth, and
William Vaughan, children of John M. Vaughan, a nephew of
T. Hopkins."

Additional proof of the relationship of John M. Vaughan of
Hawkins County, Tennessee, to James Vaughan and Judith
Hopkins can be found in Warren County, Tennessee, Chancery
Court Minutes 1:204, 2:190 and 3:75, where are found items
concerning the estate of Henry Hudson Vaughn. A petition was
entered March 28, 1860 by John S. Vaughn, David C. Vaughn
and Mary J. Vaughn in which the petitioners state that they are
the only children of Henry Hudson Vaughn who was a son of
John M. Vaughn a son of James & Judith Vaughn, the said
Judith being a sister of the late Thos.

Hopkins dec'd. Tennessee Tidbits. Volume III]

 Henry Martin of Bristol , England, married Mary Sparkes, daughter
of Richard Sparkes (born Withy Bush House, Pembroke, England,
April 16, 1658) and his wife who, when she married Richard Sparkes,
was the widow of Erasmus Carr. Henry Martin's parents were Roger
Martin and Hudson, daughter of John Hudson.

 Henry Martin and Mary Sparkes were the parents of John Martin
whose will, proved in Goochland County, Virginia, in 1787,
mentioned three children:

1. Henry Martin. He was in England when his father wrote the
will, and is said to have died without issue on a voyage to or from
England.
2. Mary Martin who married, before 1767, Matthew Vaughan.
John Martin nominated to be his executors his "son Hudson
Martin and son- in-law Matthew Vaughan" .
3. Hudson Martin. He was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary
War. He married Jane Lewis, daughter of Nicholas Lewis and
Mary Walker, daughter of Dr. Thomas Walker, the famous
explorer. This Hudson Martin died in Nelson County, Virginia
and his descendants are the only descendants of John Martin
of Goochland County to have the surname Martin.

 So - Roger Martin married a daughter of John Hudson of Bristol ,
and had children George Martin, Henry Martin, and Mary Martin.
This Henry Martin married Mary Sparkes and had children:

1. The Rev. Mr. Hudson Martin (1711-1775) of England
2. Sparkes Martin (died in England in 1787) married Martha
3. John Martin (died in Goochland County, Virginia, ca 1787
4. Henry Martin who was in Virginia by 1755. Died without
issue.
5. Elizabeth Martin (died 1809) married Samuel Phelps
6. Mary Martin married John Hoare
7. Catherine Martin married Capt. James Jones of England
8. Frances Martin married Barrat Bowes of England
 

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