1759 - 1839
Son of Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802) and brother of William (1752-1850), Benjamin (1751-1835) and Samuel (1762-1827). Merchant of Hallowell Maine. His father established him in business and left him a share of his estate in his will, in which he was also appointed executor and trustee.
In 1794 he married Frances Western Apthorp, whose brother-in-law was Charles Bulfinch. Their children were: John Apthorp (1795-1865); Charles (1804-1878); Hannah Frances (1812-1855); and Harriet (1801-1843).
David Beck Ryden, West Indian Slavery and British Abolition 1783-1807 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009), p. 64.
Will of Samuel Vaughan, 16/2/1803, TNA/PROB 11/1387/167.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Frances Western Apthorp
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Occupation
Merchant
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£4,870 2s 7d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1802 [SY] - 1839 [EY] → Trustee and Executor
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1802 [SY] - 1829 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
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Brothers
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Brothers
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Uncle → Nephew
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Son → Father
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Brothers
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Brothers
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Executor → Testator
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Trustee → Testator
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Hallowell, Maine, USA - United States of America
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Charles Vaughan', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45942/ [accessed 10th October 2024].
