Robert Vaughan (abt. 1592 - 1667)

Born about 1592 in Dolgelly, Merionethshire, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Nannau) Vaughan — married 21 Nov 1615 in Merionethshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 16 May 1667 at about age 75 in Dolgelly, Merionethshire, Wales

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Biography

Robert Vaughan was born in Wales.

Robert Vaughan was a respected genealogist and antiquary whose work influences genealogical studies to this day.^[1]

Wikipedia: Robert Vaughan

"Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt Robert Vaughan was one of the most important 17th century antiquarians in Wales and was responsible to housing one of Welsh literature’s most important texts – the medieval Red Book of Hergest. Vaughan’s collection of Welsh texts – assembled and kept at his family homes of Hengwrt and Peniarth in North Wales – would form the nucleus of the National Library of Wales."

The Liminal Forest: A walking adventure through Wales exploring how to reconnect with nature [1]

Name

Robert Vaughn, Esq. of Hengwrt, Robert "Powell" Vaughan

He married Catherine daughter of Gruffydd Nanney of Nannau, and they had 4 sons and 4 daughters:

• Howell
• Hugh
• Ynyr, unmarried; his son John ab Ynyr emigrated to Pennsylvania
• Gruffydd
• Margaret
• Jane, who emigrated to Pennsylvania with her husband Robert Owen and most of their children
• Elin
• Ann

Sources

1. ↑ Jones, E. D., (1959). VAUGHAN, ROBERT (1592? - 1667), antiquary, collector of the famous Hengwrt library. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 15 Jul 2019 by C.S. Russak, III from https://biography.wales/article/s-VAUG-ROB-1592

See also

• For those who prefer the accepted genealogy of the Royal Family, this profile is cited by: "John Burke, ESQ. and John Bernard Burke, ESQ., authors," A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. II-M to Z, Vaughn of Rug, pgs. 1464-66, published 1847 by Henry Colburn (Google EBOOK extracted July 24, 2019 by C.S. Russak, III)

• "National Library of Wales, rightholders," https://www.library.wales/discover/digital-gallery/manuscripts/the-middle-ages/book-of-taliesin/ (retrieved July 15, 2019 by C.S. Russak, III)

• "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, an internet link that includes this intriguing, yet short reference: https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-28141 online profile of Vaughn, Robert Powell (retrieved July 25, 2019 by C.S. Russak, III)rev. 11-2020

• Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 58 (1899), "Vaughan, Robert (1592-1667)" by John Edward Lloyd.

• p. 56, Welsh Founders of Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 by Thomas Allen Glenn; Oxford: Fox, Jones and Co., 1911-1913. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/25346/images/dvm_LocHist010210-00048-0?pId=76

• Memoir of the Life of Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, Esq., A. D. 1592-1667 by Robert Sanderson at Bala, Wales, 1 March 1834 https://bdespain.org/gencol/famhis/sketches/RV-bio.htm

• Griffith, John Edwards. Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, with Their Collateral Branches in Denbighshire, Merionethshire, and Other Parts. United Kingdom: Bridge Books, 1914.Nannau Page 200

• Google Group Discussion Hen IV to Vaughan, PA - (lost?) Robert Vaughan, antiquary Catherine Nanney marriage agreement + parents named