James Cornelius Vaughan

Descendants of James Cornelius Vaughn

Generation No. 1

JAMES CORNELIUS VAUGHAN (Robert) was b. 1735 Brunswick County, Virginia and d.11 December 1837 in Arnold's Creek, Grant County, Kentucky.  He married (1) M. ADELINE CHOWEN (daughter of Joseph Chowen) November 13, 1833.  He then married (2) SARAH COLEMAN in 1774 in Virginia. SARAH was b. 1759, Orange County, Providence,Virginia and d. December 2, 1838 in Fayette County, Kentucky.  SARAH was the daughter of WYATT & SARAH (LINDSEY) COLEMAN.

Notes for JAMES CORNELIUS VAUGHN:
Vaughn records from University of Kentucky, Fayette, Co, KY:

James Vaughn died in Fayette Co., KY on 11 December 1837 at the home of his son Cornelius. His wife Sarah died 2 December 1838 also at the home of her son Cornelius. Cornelius was appointed administrator of his father's estate. James did not leave a will but his heirs are listed in the estate settlement.

James was with General Washington, battles of Brandywine-Trenton. He was the brother of Lord William Vaughan and Lady Rachid Rushnell Russell.

About James Cornelius Vaughn

According to The Beach Family of KY by T.J. Beach, p. 124, James & Sarah Vaughn were first found in Caroline Co., VA. where he enlisted in the Army during the Revolutionary War, pension number S.37497. Enlisted in Caroline Co., VA in 1775, served as a private in Cap. Long's Company and in Col. Davies' 14th VA regiment and in Col. Stephens' VA regiment; he was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Brandywine, and Germantown. Served in the army for 3 years. Pension application dated 1818, he was 73, thus born about 1745. Moved to Orange Co., VA about 1790, then to Fayette Co., KY about 1805. They were the parents of 8 children.  5 of those children moved to the Grant County, KY area.  James Cornelius died in home of son Cornelius.

Notes

US Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 lists a James Vaughn in two places, both times as a Private with Residence in VA.

Sources:

(Roll Box 93)

Ancestry.com. U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data:

Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.

Records indexed by Direct Data Capture.

(Roll Box 99)

Ancestry.com. U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data:

Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.

Records indexed by Direct Data Capture.

Click HERE to view the will of James Cornelius Vaughn/Vaughan.

Children of JAMES & SARAH (COLEMAN) VAUGHN were:

 1.  CORNELIUS VAUGHN, SR., b. April 30, 1785, Virginia; d. December 22, 1859, Lexington, KY (Fayette Co.); m. (1) FRANKY (FRANCES) WEBSTER, March 12, 1806, Lexington, Kentucky (Fayette Co.); b. December 18, 1783, Fairfax County, Virginia; d. November 10, 1847, Lexington , Kentucky (Fayette Co.); m. (2) EMILY "KITTY" FITZPATRICK, November 14, 1850, Lexington, Kentucky (Fayette Co.); d. Unknown.

2.  JURIAH VAUGHN b.  1787 Virginia

3.  JUDITH (JUDY) VAUGHN b.  1788 in Virginia d. after 1850 in Grant, Kentucky; m. JAMES WEBSTER, April 14, 1806; d. Unkn

4.  SARAH "ELIZABETH" VAUGHN b. March 2, 1788 in Powatan, Virginia and d. 1853 in Grant, Kentucky.

5.  JOSEPH VAUGHN b. 1789 in Virginia and d. 1851 in Grant, Kentucky

6. ELIZABETH "BETSY" VAUGHN b. 1780 in Orange, Virginia and d. 1810

7. MARY VAUGHN b. 1792 in Orange, Virginia and d. 1840 Pendleton, Kentucky

8. GRIFFIN VAUGHN b. May 14, 1793 in Orange, Virginia and d. May 31, 1870 in Grant, Kentucky

9. HENRY VAUGHN b. 1794 in Kentucky