Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameAbner Boughan
Death1753
FatherJames Boughan (<1682-~1722)
MotherSarah Edmondson (->1723)
Documentation
Abner Boughan is mentioned in the will of his father James Boughan. The will is dated 21 November 1721 and was probated 19 June 1722. He seems to have been the third of five sons. He received “the remainin part of ye Land I bought [of] William Acres & the remainin part of that Land I now live on that is not already bequeathed to him…” [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, pages 305–306.]

On 6 March 1735/36, John Burnett, Thos. Burnett, John Boughan, Abner his x mark Boughan, and Eliza her E mark Caston witnessed a deed from Charles Burnett of the County of Essex and parish of Southfarnham to Henry Purkins Junr. of the same. On 16 March 1735 at a Court held in Tappahannock, John Burnett, John Boughan, Abner Boughan & Elizabeth Caston made oath that the did see Charles Burnett sign, seal & deliver this Indenture which is admitted to record. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 21, pages 133–135.]

On 12 May 1748, Abner Boughan was mentioned as a bordering landowner in a deed from Ben Johnson and Mary his wife to Purkins, for land in parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 24, pages 260–261.]

On 19 November 1751, On the motion of John Clements gent. ordered that his Tithables to wit Danl. Brown, Abner Boughan, Negroes Samho, Cork, Tom, Will, Oxford, Billy, Verina, Belinda, Berk, Sue, & Bella be added to Capt. William Roanes List. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 17, page 115.]

On 21 August 1753, The action of the Case Brought by James Gatewood agst. Abner Boughan is Abated by the Defts. death. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 19, page 129.]

On 17 March 1767, Benjamin Baughan of Charlot County in the Colony of Virginia sold to James May of Essex County in the Colony aforesaid. For £15 good and lawful money of Virginia, a tract of land lying and being in Essex County being all that tract or parcil of Land that James Baughan seanior dicesed gave unto his son Abnor Baughan dicised and bequeathed unto his son the said Benjamin Baughan containing by estimation Fifty acres be the same more or less. Signed Benjamin Boughan. Witnesses: Thomas Barker, Benja: Croxton, Mary Croxton. On 17 March 1767 ordered to be recorded. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 30, pages 132–133.]
Spouses
Unmarried
ChildrenBenjamin (<1747-)
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