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James Harrison Vaughan, Sr.[1]

Male Abt 1806 - 1879  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name James Harrison Vaughan 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born Abt 1806  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1879  Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16043  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 24 May 2016 

    Father John S. to Tennessee Vaughan,   b. Est 1780, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anne Stanfield,   b. Est 1780, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Smith County, Tennessee, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Internet Source, http://www.vaughan-vaughn.org/mg-john-halifava.htm.
      Children of John S. Vaughan and Ann Stanfield:

      1. (Col.) James Harrison Vaughan (born ca 1806 in Virginia; died in Smith County, Tennessee in 1879) married Eliza Ann (or Ann Eliza) Mitchell (born ca 1815 in Tennessee; predeceased her husband) daughter of Martha and Frederick Nance Mitchell. Eliza Ann's parents may have been the
      Frederick Nance Mitchell and Martha Perkins who married in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, November 8, 1799. In 1850, there was a Martha Mitchell, aged 69, living with James H. and Eliza
      (Mitchell) Vaughan, who quite probably was Martha (Perkins) Mitchell. Known children of James H. and Eliza Ann (Mitchell) Vaughan were:
      A. Jennie Vaughan [Perhaps is same as Martha J.] married John P. Seay
      B. Victoria Vaughan (born 1846) married Charles F. Potter, Smith Co., Tennessee, March 10, 1868.
      C. Mary Frances Vaughan (born 1835) married, in Smith County, Tennessee, January 1, 1852, John Chambers Bridgewater. One source says that he "died before returning home from the Civil War."
      D. Martha J. Vaughan (born 1837)
      E. Leonard Vaughan (born 1846)
      F. William S. Vaughan (born 1850)
      G. James H. Vaughan, Jr., who may have married ________ McClellan

      James H. Vaughan made his will in Smith County, Tennessee, April 14,
      1879, and added a codicil on April 16, 1879. It was proved in November
      1879 and is recorded in Smith County Will Book 7. He mentions his
      daughter Jennie Seay [She must be the child called Martha J. in the census. Possibly
      her name was Martha Jane and she was called Jennie. mg] and grandsons Samuel C. Bridgewater, Harry V. Potter (Charles F. Potter guardian for his son), and granddaughter Mrs. Lucy Lovell. Executors: James H. Vaughan
      and Jennie Seay. Witnesses were J. G. Bold, A. A. Swope, and Charles
      Swope.