On 19 December 1825 Mary and Thomas Wood are listed as children on Fountaine Wood. Neither child is of legal age. [Essex County, Virginia, Guardian Book 5, page 72]

On 21 February 1826, a complaint was filed in the Chancery Court of Essex County by orators & oratrices John Minter & Ann his wife, Robt Mann & Susan his wife, Peter Campbell & Mary his wife, Fontaine Wood, and Ambrose, John, Thomas & Sarah Hunley infants under the age of twenty one years by Elizabeth Hundley their Guardian and next friend, & Josiah Ryland, stating that in 1825 Richard Ryland had died intestate leaving no children and petitioning for the division of his estate. Numerous amendments and affidavits were filed during the course of the case. Papers filed state that Richard left heirs Peter Campbell and Mary R. his wife who was Mary Hundley, Ambrose Hundley, Robert Mann (who died between the decree on 19 Febraury 1827 and the division of the estate on 14 June 1827) and Susan D. his wife who was Susan Hundley, Mary and Thomas Wood, children of Fontaine Wood and Anne H. his wife, deceased, who was Anne H. Hundley, Richard Hundley, John Hundley, Thomas Hundley, and Sarah Hundley, the said Mary, Ambrose, Susan, Anne, Richard, John, Thomas and Sarah being children of Ambrose Hundley deceased, Richard Hundley (who lived in Kershaw District, South Carolina) and Absalom Hundley (long removed from Virginia), the said Ambrose, Richard and Absalom children of Ambrose Hundley and Mary his wife who was Mary Ryland, a sister of the full blood to Richard Ryland [although family Bible records indicate otherwise] and who married after the death of Ambrose a James Ferguson and moved to Kershaw District, South Carolina; Mary “Polly” Shelor (or Shetor, the name appearing both ways), Thomas Shelor, Joseph Shelor and Sally Gee who was Sally Shelor, the said Mary, Thomas, Joseph, and Sally being children of Elizabeth Shelor deceased who was married to Jacob Shelor, Thomas Ryland, John Ryland, Hundley Ryland, John Simmons and Nancy his wife who was Nancy Ryland, the said Thomas, John, and Hundley Ryland and Nancy Simmons and Elizabeth Shelor being children of Thomas Ryland deceased, a brother of the half blood to Richard Ryland; Thomas Jones who died without heir, Robert Jeffries and Elizabeth his wife who was Elizabeth Jones and who had previously married James McFarlane, Richard D. Dunn and Peggy his wife who was Peggy Jones, James Durham and Nancy his wife who was Nancy Jones, Patsy Jones and Betsy Jones, children of Joseph Jones deceased, Mary Thompson who was Mary Jones, Sophronia Jones a daughter of Richard Jones deceased, Benjamin Jones, and Coleman Jones and Susan his wife, the said Thomas, Elizabeth, Peggy, Sally, Nancy, Joseph, Mary, Richard, Benjamin and Susan being children of Elizabeth Jones deceased, a sister of the whole blood to Richard Ryland who had married Richard Jones; John Minter and Ann his wife who was Ann Ryland, a sister of the whole blood to Richard Ryland; Lewis Mickleburrough and Henrietta his wife who was Henrietta Haile, Joseph McTyre and Polly his wife who was Polly Haile, Joseph Haile and Jonathan Haile, the said Henrietta, Polly, Joseph and Jonathan being children of Sally Haile, deceased, wife of Wheeler Haile and who was Sally Croxton, a daughter of Thomas Croxton and Sarah his wife who was Sarah Ryland, a sister of the whole blood to Richard Ryland (the said Thomas and Sarah also having had children Joseph, Thomas, Richard, Susan (who married a Miller) and Mary who have been long removed from Virginia); Lewis Whittemore and Jane his wife who was Jane Ryland and Wyatt Whittemore and Nancy his wife who was Nancy Ryland, the said Jane and Nancy being children of John Ryland a brother of the whole blood to Richard Ryland; George and Samuel Durham, children of Mary Durham deceased who was Mary Faucett, a daughter of Rice Faucett and Susannah his wife who was Susannah Ryland, a sister of the whole blood to Richard Ryland; Edward, Allen, Joseph, Samuel, Elizabeth and Polly Ryland and Joseph Tellman (also Tillman) and Sally his wife who was Sally Ryland, the said Edward, Allen, Joseph, Samuel, Elizabeth, Polly and Sally being children of Iverson Ryland deceased, a brother of the whole blood to Richard Ryland; Josiah Ryland, a brother of the half blood to Richard Ryland who is still living; Parker Tod Hunter and Catharine his wife who was Catharine Ryland, Joseph Barnett and Elizabeth his wife who was Elizabeth Ryland, John, James, Edwin and Joanna Ryland, the said Catharine, Elizabeth, John, James, Edwin and Joanna being children of Joseph Ryland who died in Kentucky, a brother of the half blood to Richard Ryland; and Jacob Tod Hunter and Joanna his wife who was Joanna Ryland, a sister of the half blood to Richard Ryland. The property was divided and distributed by 14 June 1827. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 35, many items in Folder J.]

On 18 April 1827, Fontaine Wood and Henry H Boughan his security were bound unto Mary Wood and Thomas Wood children of Fontaine $13.56, to be paid upon the death of Fontaine, it being the distributed share Fontaine received in right of his late wife Nancy Wood, mother of Mary and Thomas, from the proceeds of the sale of the lands of Richard Ryland deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 35, item 35-J-34.]

1830 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Printed page 156
Wood, Fontaine
2 males age under 5
1 male age 15-20 [this would be Thomas Wood]
3 males age 30-40 [one of these would be Fontaine Wood]
1 female age 10-15 [this would be Mary Wood]
1 female age 20-30 [this would be Matilda Trible Wood]

On 9 November 1835 a deed was indentured between Susan Mann, Ambrose Hundley, Joseph H. Pendleton and Sarah his wife and Warner Lewis acting as Commissioner under court order of the first part, and Richard T. Hundley of the second part. Essex County Court on 20 July 1835 pronounced a ruling in a case between Richard T. Hundley plaintiff and Elizabeth Hundley administratrix of John Hundley deceased, Emeline, Louisa, William, Hugh and Peter Campbell, infants, Mary and Thomas Wood, infants, Susan Mann, Ambrose Hundley and Joseph Pendleton and Sarah his wife, defendants. It was ordered that the adult defendants (Susan Mann, Ambrose Hundley, and Joseph H. Pendleson and Sarah his wife) make to Richard T. Hundley a deed in fee simple conveying to him the land described in this deed. Warner Lewis was appointed Commissioner to convey to Richard T. Hundley the interest and estate of the infant defendants in the same tract of land. The tract is 90 acres in Essex County that was land acquired by John Hundley deceased in the estate of his father the late Ambrose Hundley, bounded by the land of Richard T. Hundley and the dower land of Mrs. Elizabeth Hundley, widow of Ambrose. Signed by Joseph H. Pendleton, Sarah M. Pendleton, Susan D. Mann, and W. Lewis. Recorded 16 November 1835. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 45, pages 49-51.]

On 4 October 1836 a deed was made between Richard T. Haile, Elzer Fogg and Eliza T. his wife, Joseph M. Armstrong and Susan A. his wife, Maria D. Haile, James N. Haile, John S. Haile, Robert L. Haile and Bernard H. Haile, the said Richard T., Eliza F. Susan A., Maria D., James N., John S., Robert L. and Bernard H. being children of Richard T. Haile late of Essex County of the first part, and Ambrose Hundley, Richard T. Hundley, Susanna Mann, Sarah Pendleton the wife of Joseph H. Pendleton, Emaline, Louisa, William, Hugh, and Peter Campbell, children of Mary Campbell deceased, and Mary and Thomas Wood, children of Nancy Wood, deceased, and grandchildren of the said Ambrose Hundley decased of the second part. On 22 November 1805, Richard T. Haile and Judith T. his wife, the parents of the parties of the first part, had sold in trust during their lifetimes to Lewis Dix real and personal property that had been willed to Richard T. Haile by his grandfather, the land having been in trust to his grandmother Mary during her lifetime, with remainer to their son John Haile, the father of the Richard T. Haile who sold the property to Lewis Dix. There was another indenture made between Richard T. Haile and Judith T. his wife of the first part, Tandy Dix of the second part, and Ambrose Hundley of the third part, in which Ambrose Hundley paid unto the parties of the first and second part 400 pounds 10 shillings for 534 acres, it being the same land as in the first deed. Another indenture, dated 22 July 1807 and made between the same parties as in the second deed conveyed a sufficiency to Ambrose Hundley to guarantee the second deed, with conditions such that their son Richard T. Haile should receive an equivalent for his or their interest in the said land. Ambrose Hundley has since died intestate. Elizabeth Hundley received some of the land as her dower, and the residue was allotted to Ambrose Hundley, Richard T. Hundley, and John Hundley deceased, his children. In the meantime, Richard T. Hundley had purchased 68 acres of the land from his brother Ambrose in 1829. Richard T. Hundley also purchased 90 acres owned by his deceased brother John at a court ordered sale, and he then conveyed this land to Susan Mann, Joseph H. Pendleton and Sarah his wife, and Warner Lewis acting as commissioner. In this present indenture, the parties of the first part for $5 quit claim to the land. Dated 4 October 1836. Signed Richd. T Haile, E T Fogg, Joseph N Armstrong, S. A Armstrong, M. D. Haile, James N Haile, John S Haile and Robert L Haile. Witnesses: Geo Wright, Edward Wright, James Munday. Recorded 11 October 1836. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 45, pages 191–197.]

1840 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Written page 22
Wood, Sarah
1 male age 20-30 [this could be her grandson Thomas Wood]
1 male age 40-50 [this could be Fontaine Wood, widowed]
1 female age 20-30 [this could be her granddaughter Mary Wood]
1 female age 50-60 [this would be Sarah Wood]

On 11 March 1841, Ambrose Hundley filed a supplementary bill of complaint in the case Hundley’s administrator vs. Hundley and others. He stated that he was the administrator of the good and chattels of Richard T. Hundley, son of Ambrose and Elizabeth Hundley and brother to the complainant. That Ambrose died in 1814 intestate and that the court divided the land among the children and the widow, Elizabeth, who received 272 acres. That when Richard T. Hundley arrived at the age of 21 years he left Virginia and moved to Arkansas, where he lived for a number of years and died without issue about 1839. That Richard should have been entitled to a reversionary portion of his mother’s dower rights and should have also received a portion of the rights of another brother, John, who died without issue after reaching the age of 21 years. Ambrose states that he is being harrassed by creditors of Richard’s, and seeks relief by selling the interest in his mother Elizabeth’s dower land. He asks that Elizabeth Hundley, Joseph Pendleton and Sarah A. his wife, William R. G. Trible and Emaline his wife, Joel R. Kidd and Louisa his wife, Susannah Mann, Mary Wood, Thomas Wood, Peter Campbell and William Campbell be made defendants. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 39, item 39-O-14.]

Thos. Baughan and Mary F. Wood were married 8 March 1843 in Essex County. The bondsmen were Thos. Baughan and Howard W. Montague. Both Thomas and Mary were single (not widowed). The clerk was James R. Micou. Source: Book 1, page 256, line 32.

On 12 May 1844, Thomas Boughan and Mary his wife answered a bill of complaint exhibited against them in the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Essex County by John A. Parker. They stated that they knew nothing about the demands against Fontaine Wood for debt; that Fontaine did intermarry with Ann, a daughter of Ambrose Hunley deceased and that Ann died many years ago, long before the death of Elizabeth, widow of Ambrose; that the respondents have received an equitable portion of the estate of Elizabeth Hunley; that in 1825 Fontaine became guardian of his children Mary, one of the respondents, and Thomas Wood, with H. H. Boughan as his security, for the purpose of receiving their share of the estate of Ambrose Hunley; that such shares may have been received by Fontaine Wood; that the estate of H. H. Boughan is wholly and hopelessly insolvent. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 54, item 54-K-9.]

On 2 February 1847 Thomas Boughan, Mary F. Boughan and Sally Wood, widow of William Wood, sold to Frances Croxton the land Thomas Boughan purchased on 23 December 1846. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 49, pages 255–256.]

On 18 December 1847, John Parker filed a bill of complaint, the first section of which is now missing. It was apparently a case of debt against Fontaine Wood, who had moved out of the state. The bill suggests that Elizabeth Hundley, widow of Ambrose Hundley, held dower interest in the estate of Ambrose that will revert to Fontaine Wood and to other parties he seeks to have named as defendants, including Fontaine’s children by Ann Hundley (Mary, wife of Thomas Boughan and Thomas Wood) and Susan D. Mann, executrix of Elizabeth Hundley’s estate. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 54, item 54-K-30.]

On 17 November 1849, John A. Parker brought suit against “Fontaine Wood Susan D Mann admix of Elizabeth Hundley decd Thomas Boughan and Mary his wife and Thomas Wood (the said Mary and Thomas being children of the said Fontaine Wood by his first wife Ann Hundley decd) and Peter S. Trible and John Cowles Trustees in a certain Deed of Trust from George Trible to them bearing date the 23rd day of September 1846 and recorded in Essex County Court Clerk’s Office on the 24th day of September 1846 and Matilda Wood the wife of the said Fontaine Wood” defendants. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book Chancery 1, page 389 and following.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Dwelling 578, Family 578
Boughan, Thomas, 35, male, manager, value of real estate $1,000, born in Virginia, can read and write
Boughan, Mary, 27, female, born in Virginia, can read and write
Boughan, William, 5, male, born in Virginia, can read and write
Boughan, Thomas, 2, female [sic], born in Virginia, can read and write

On 8 December 1851, Thomas Boughan and Mary F his wife of the County of Essex and State of Virginia sold to Alexander S Boughton of the same. For $1,000, land in the County of Essex and parish of southfarnham supposed to contain 91 acres be it more or less, bounded by the lands of Robert G. Haile, Wm S. Croxton, James Croxton and Piscattaway Swamp, it being the same land formerly held by Charles L. Boughan and purchased by the said Thomas Boughan. Signed Thomas Boughan, Mary F Boughan. Ordered recorded 15 March 1852. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 50, pages 250–251.]

Mary Wood was mentioned in the 2 February 1854 will of her grandmother Sarah Wood: “I give to Mary Wood, daughter of my son Fountain Wood the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid out of the money which I have at interest also the first choice of my beds with full furniture”. She was also to receive a residual share in the remaining estate after specific bequests. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 27, page 615.]

1860 U.S. Census, King and Queen County, Virginia
Dwelling 839, Family 839
Vaughn, Thomas, 45, male, overseer of farm, $100 personal estate, born in Virginia
Vaughn, Mary, 38, female, born in Virginia
Vaughn, William, 15, male, born in Virginia
Vaughn, Thomas, 12, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Vaughn, Edward, 9, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Vaughn, John, 6, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Vaughn, Milly, 3, female, born in Virginia
Conelly, Emma, 16, female, born in Virginia