Sarah Boughan is mentioned in the 1787 will of her aunt Ann Garnett. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 14, page 135.]

On 15 May 1797, Sally Baughan, Ann A. Boughan and Molly Baughan of the County of Essex and parish of Saint Anne of the one part sold to Augustine Baughan of the Town of Fredericksburg of the other part. For £300 current money of Virginia, an undivided fourth part of a Tract of land belonging to the Estate of Griffing Baughan deceased, which fourth contains Eighty one acres more or less, bounded the lands of Colo. Wm. Waring, Captn. Wm. Waring jr., Richd. Vauter & by the lands belonging to the estate of Thos. Bridgforth decd. Signed Sally Baughan, Anne R. Boughan, Molly Boughan. Witnesses: Rd. R: Baughan, Thomas Boulware, John Boughan, Sam Coleman Junr. Ordered recorded on 17 July 1797. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 34, pages 415–416.]

On 26 February 1845 Sally Boughan sold property to her nephew Richard P. Banks. She signed. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 48, page 400.]