David Vaughan (abt. 1646 - bef. 1678)

Born about 19 Jul 1646 in Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died before 21 Mar 1678 before about age 31 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island

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Biography

David was born to John and Gillian Vaughan in Newport, Rhode Island July 19, 1646.^[1][2] He was christened by the Society of Friends on April 27, 1652.^[3] He married a woman named Mary (not Mott) who had a second husband, Thomas Joslin after David's death.^[4]

Sometime before 1670 David moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island where he was admitted a freeman.^[5] He purchased land there in 1676 and executed a will on March 21, 1677/8.^[1]

David and Mary had a least one son who was named in David's will proved May 26, 1678. He bequeathed "my Indian boay called Sam" and the use of his property to Mary until his son John turns age 21. ^[1]

Children

• John b circa 1671; married Elizabeth Bull

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Griffin, Herman Vaughan, John Vaughan settled Newport, Rhode Island, 1638 : a genealogical record of his descendants, published 1976. Reference pages 8-10
2. ↑ Austin, John Osborne, The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to thefourth generation, published 1887. Reference page 400
3. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83F-VQ7 : 17 December 2019), David Vahan,
4. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21176/1568/426907995
5. ↑ Early Records of the Town of Portsmouth. Providence, RI: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1901. Page 155.