James was born about 1485 in Hereforshire, England, the son of Walter Vaughan and Sibyl de Baskerville.
His wife was Elizabeth Croft, who he married in ABT 1511 in England. Their only known child was Charles (c1515-?).
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!Source: WikiTree James Vaughan https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Vaughan-1904
Born about 1485 [uncertain] in Herefordshire, England [uncertain]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
James Vaughan
Son of Walter Vaughan Esq and Sibyl Vaughan [uncertain]
Brother of Oliver Vaughan, Elizabeth Lewis [half], Sybil Scudamore, Anne Abrahall and Walter Vaughan [half]
Husband of Elizabeth Vaughan — married about 1511 in England map icon
Father of Charles Vaughan
Biography
James Vaughan was a son of Watkin/Walter Vaughan and Sibil/Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Baskerville.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
His father died on 6 Jan 1503/1504 and in his Inquisition Post Mortem later in 1504, his son and heir was named as James Vaughan, aged 19 years and more.[7]
Marriage and Children
James Vaughan married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Sir Edward Croft.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Children:
Charles Vaughan[1][2][3][4][5][6][8]
Career
James Vaughan of Hergest, who was sheriff for Radnorshire in 1545, gentleman usher to Henry VIII, receiver of the rents and profits of the forfeited lands in Herefordshire and Breconshire, of Edward last Duke of Buckingham, and with his brother, Roger, Constable of Huntington Castle.[2]
Death
Date and place unknown.
Vaughan Monumental Inscription at Kington, Herefordshire
The Vaughan Tomb at Kington, Herefordshire[6] was ".. erected in the latter part of the fifteenth century, to commemorate Thomas Vaughan, Esq., and his wife Ellen Gethen, of Hergest Court .... On a large stone affixed to the south wall, immediately above, is an inscription mentioning Mr. Vaughan’s descendants, with their armorial bearings, for eleven generations, to a late period."
Extract from the Inscription:
Walter Vaughan, of Hergest, Esq., son of Thos. Vaughan, married Sibil, daughter of Sir Jas. Baskerville, of Eardisley, knt., and had a son.
James Vaughan, of Hergest, Esq., who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Croft, of Croft Castle, knt., and had a son.
Charles Vaughan, Esq., who married, first, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Baskerville, knt.: his second wife, was Margaret, daughter of Sir William Vaughan, knt. By the former, he had a son.