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Mary Vaughan, in religion Mary of St Joseph.
Born: in Courtfield, Herefs.
Died: 3 Mar 1709 in Lierre, aged 77.

father: Richard Vaughan Esq of Courtfield, Herefs
mother: Bridget Wigmore of Lucton, Herefs

Carmelites, Antwerp choir nun.
She was clothed 1647.
She left 1648 to help found another convent.

Carmelites, Lierre choir nun.
She joined 1648 as a founder member.

She professed 27 May 1649, aged 17.[Lierre]

She was the aunt of Winefride Griffin, Teresa Griffin.
She was the half-sister of Ann Vaughan, Mary Vaughan, Teresa Vaughan.
She was the sister of Clare Vaughan.

Sources: Hardman: 95; Antwerp Annals: 486; Hallett, Lives: 231-2; Hamilton: ped; Liv-I: 237-42.

Family tree (Throckmorton of Coughton and Wigmore of Lucton)
Family tree (Wigmore of Lucton)

Notes:

Her father first sent her over to the English Benedictines at Ghent, believing that their order and manner of living would best agree with the constitution of her natural tenderness. Mentioned in Hardman (1937), pp. 39.