Christley Paul Vaught Sr. (1753 - 1830)

Born 1753 in Augusta, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Elizabeth (Phillippi) Vaught — married 1781 in Wythe, Virginia

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1830 at about age 77 in Wythe, Virginia

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Biography

Birth

Date: 1753^[1]

Place: Augusta County, Virginia

Marriage

Husband: Christley Paul Vaught

Wife: Anna Elizabeth Phillippi

Date: 1781

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Record

Name: Christley Vaught

Gender: Male

Birth Place: VA

Birth Year: 1753

Spouse Name: Elizabeth Phillippi

Birth Place: PA

Spouse Birth Year: 1764

Marriage Year: 1781

Marriage State: VA

Number Pages: 1

Children

Children linked on Family Search; any linking sources will be added as well

• 1. George Vaught (1782–1857)
  • Linked by his death record on June 15, 1857^[2]
  • Listed in his father's will (below)

• 2. Barbara (Vaught) Copenhaver (1783–Deceased)
  • Listed in her father's will (below)

• 3. Elizabeth (Vaught) West (1785–1880)
  • Listed in her father's will (below)

• 4. Christena (Vaught) Burkhart (1789–1858)
  • Linked by her marriage record to John Burkett or Burkhart on June 24, 1809^[3]
  • Listed in her father's will (below)

• 5. Christopher (or Christley) Paul Vaught Jr. (1789–1858)
  • No sources found at this time linking him to his parents. He is listed on Family Search as Christopher but his marriage record in 1819 lists him as Christley Vaught^[4]

• 6. Henry Vaught (1792–1861)
  • No sources found at this time linking him to these parents; but he is linked to them on Family Search; more research is needed.

• 7. Rosanna Fern Vaught (1795–1872)
  • No sources found at this time linking her to these parents; but she is linked to them on Family Search; more research is needed.

• 8. Mary "Polly" (Vaught) Burkhart (1798–1874)
  • Listed in her father's will (below)

• 9. Rosannah Vaught (1800–Deceased)
  • No sources found at this time linking her to these parents; but she is linked to them on Family Search; more research is needed.

• 10. Sarah "Sally" (Vaught) Coley (1800–1878)
  • Listed in her father's will (below)

• 11. Catherine Vaught (1801–1891)
  • Linked by her death record on March 16, 1891^[5]
  • Note: record of death indicates birth in 1795

• 12. Leah (Vaught) Dutton (1804–1875)
  • Linked by her death record on Feb 8, 1875^[6]
  • Note: record of death indicates birth in 1805
  • Listed in her father's will (below)

• 13. John Vaught (1809–1884)
  • Linked by his death record on September 12, 1884^[7]
  • Note: record of death indicates birth in 1808
  • Listed in his father's will (below)

Death

Date: 09 AUG 1830^[8]

Place: Wythe County, Va.

Probate

Date: 09 AUG 1830

Place: Wythe Co., Virginia

Will

Date: 17 MAR 1828

Place: Wythe Co., Virginia

'Being considerably advanced in years', 'Wife Elizabeth Vaught, one third of my estate; son George Vaught; dau. Barbara, who married Henry Copenhaver; dau, who married George West (by name) Elizabeth; dau Christena Vaught who married John Burkhart; my dau. Sally who married Francis Coley; dau. Polly who married John (should be George) Burkhart; dau. Leah, wife of Jacob Dutton; dau. Catherin Vaught, 45 acres of land I now live on adjoining lands of James Newland and Joel Pointer. Son John Vaught all the rest of my lands.

Witness: G. Mitchell and Peter Kisling.

Excutor: Adam Shaver. From book "Descendants of Christley Vaught" Vol 1 by Helen Spurlin and Mickey Martin. Contributed by The Vaught Association.

Note

Land Record: June 24, 1785, Montgomery Co., Virginia 400 acres assignee of Andrew Vaught, also lists George. In 1774, Christley spent 68 days in Captain Doak's Company just after the Shawnee Indian War. In 1782 he was on the Montgomery County tax list.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
2. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQC-KCS : 29 January 2020), Wesley Vaught in entry for George Vaught, 1857.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRM8-99K : 29 January 2020), Christly Vaught in entry for John Burckert, 1809.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRMD-3QW : 29 January 2020), Christley Vaught, 1819.
5. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5TJ-69S : 29 January 2020), Chrisley Vaught in entry for Catherine Vaught, 1891.
6. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5TN-S6Y : 29 January 2020), Chrisley Vaught in entry for Learah Derting, 1875.
7. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRMY-VQL : 29 January 2020), Crisley Vaught in entry for John Vaught, 1884.
8. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

• "Recollections and Recipes" by Marie Vaught Long
• "They Came to Kentucky" by Alberta Kirkwood
• "Descendants of Christley Vaught" Vol 1 by Helen Spurlin and Mickey Martin
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRM8-99K : 11 February 2018), Christly Vaught in entry for John Burckert and Christiana Vaught, 24 Jun 1809; citing Wythe, Virginia, reference Page 40; FHL microfilm 34,254.

• WikiTree profile Vaught-197 created through the import of AMYFAMILYTREE_2012-05-17.ged on May 18, 2012 by Amy Bazar. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Amy and others.

• WikiTree profile Vaught-95 created through the import of Rhodes 2011_2011-07-09_01_01.ged on Jul 9, 2011 by Tom Rhodes. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33SW-7VG : accessed 1 November 2019), entry for Christley /Vaught/; "Esther and Mark" file (2:2:2:MMD8-7VS), submitted 13 October 2013