“Thomas Boughan was born the 22 day of February 1799” [Boughan family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 24166]

The estate of Major Boughan Senior, deceased, in account with Caston Boughan, administrator for the period 1813 to 1818 was settled on 21 January 1817 by Was. H. Purkins, Carter Croxton, and James Croxton jr and returned to court of 18 May 1819. Includes 1811 and 1812 payments for tuition for Thos. Boughan; June 1818 “paid Caty Griggs Alias Banks to relinquish her right in land recovered by her mother, which land had been sold by Boughans to Bray and had been warranted by said Boughans”. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, pages 43–44.]

An undated petition by orators and oratrices Gabriel, Mary, Elizabeth, Lucy, John and Major Boughan and Thos St John & Cary his wife & Catharine & Thos Boughan infants under 21 by John Boughan their next friend states that Major Boughan died in 1812 seized of several tracts of land & a water grist mill & slaves Sam, Ben, Bob, Dick, Latane, Cork, Braxton, Iverson, Tom, Hannah, Phillis, Polly, Delphy, Winney, Keziah, Teley & Rachel, leaving your oratrors and oratrices (except Thomas St. John) and Caston Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 27, item 27-G-47.]

On 18 January 1813, the Court of Essex County ordered the slaves of the estate of Major Boughan divided into ten parts (or to be sold if necessary and the proceeds divided into ten parts) equally to Gabriel Boughan, Mary Boughan, Elizabeth Boughan, Lucy Boughan, John Boughan, Major Boughan, Thomas St. John and Cary his wife, Catharine Boughan and Thomas Boughan (both infants), and Caston Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 27, item 27-G-46.] As a result of the order, Thomas Boughan received a slave Bob and received a balance of £17 from Thomas St. John and £1 from Lucy Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 27, item 27-G-43.]

On 18 January 1813 John Boughan and Charles Howerton were appointed guardians of Catharine Boughan and Thomas Boughan, orphans of Major Boughan, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Guardian Book 4, page 37.]

On 18 June 1817, pursuant to a decree in chancery court dated 18 January 1813, a division of the slaves belonging to the estate of Major Boughan was made by L. Booker, Carter Croxton, and James Montague, with equal distribution to Gabriel Boughan (slaves Latane and Hannah), Mary Boughan (slaves Cork and Taley), Elizabeth Boughan (slaves Delphy and Ben), Lucy Boughan (slaves Polly and Winny), John Boughan (slaves Tom and Kesiah), Major Boughan (slave Dick), Thomas St. John & Cary his wife (slaves Iverson and Philles), Catharine Boughan (slave Sam), Thomas Boughan (slave Bob), and Casten Boughan (slaves Braxton and Rachel). [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 426–427.]

On 19 [? date partly erased in source] June 1817, a final decree was handed down in a chancery court case. Plaintiffs were Gabriel, Mary, Elizabeth, Lucy, John and Major Boughan, Thos. St. John and Cary his wife, and Catharine and Thos. Boughan infants under the age of 21 by John Boughan their next friend, against Caston Boughan administrator etc. of Major Boughan deceased and in his own right. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 42, page 491.]

On 2 May 1818, the Superior Court of the District of Fredericksburg heard the case of Gideon Purkins, Young D. Purkins, Henry Purkins, Fleming Ransome & Betsy his wife, John Burke & Mary his wife, Caty Boughan & Thomas Boughan infant children of Caty Boughan, who was Caty Purkins, by Purkins Armstrong their next friend, John Armstrong & Sally his wife, Thomas L. Dunn & Cary his wife, and William Purkins, plaintiffs, against Gabriel Purkins, defendant. “This cause came on to be heard on the bill, answer, exhibits and examinations of witnesses, and was argued by counsel: On consideration whereof since it appears to the Court that Thomas L. Dunn & Cary his wife, by their indenture dated the 12th day of April 1817, have conveyed all their interest in the land in the bill mentioned to Washington H. Purkins, and that Philemon Purkins conveyed his one sixth of the said land to the defendant, the Court doth adjudge, order and decree that the plaintiff Gideon Purkins do recover of the defendant 10/48 parts of the said tract of land, situated in the County of Essex, whereof Henry Purkins lately died seized; that the plaintiffs Caty Boughan and Thomas Boughan, in right of their mother Caty Boughan, deceased, do recover of the defendant for their joint use 2/48 parts of the said land; that the plaintiffs John Armstrong & Sally his wife, in right of the said Sally, do recover of the defendant 2/48 parts of the said land; that the plaintiffs Fleming Ransome and Betsy his wife & John Burke & Mary his wife, in right of the said Betsy & Mary respectively, and William Purkins & Henry Purkins, each do recover of the defendant 1/48 part of the said land. And the Court doth further adjudge, order and decree that Henry Thomas, William Latané, Edwin Upshaw and Robert Haile, or any two of them, do allot to the several plaintiffs aforesaid, their aforesaid shares respectively, according to value, and assign the same by metes and bounds, leaving for the defendant 18/48 parts of the said land, and for Washington H. Purkins 12/48 parts thereof, being the shares of Young D. Purkins & Cary Purkins. And the Court doth further adjudge, order and decree, that the defendant do render before one of the Commissioners of this Court an account of the rents and profits of the land aforesaid, from the time he came to the possession thereof, until the said allotment be made — and the said Commissioner is directed to State and settle an account between the defndant and the plaintiffs respectively, and to report the said accounts to the Court, with any special matter that he may thing pertinant or any party may require. And on motion of Washington H. Purkins it is ordered, that the Clerk of this Court do deliver to him the deed amongst the exhibits from Thomas L. Dunn & Cary his wife to the said Washington H. Purkins, bearing date the 3d day of April, 1818, the said Clerk retaining a copy thereof.” [Chancery Order Book 1814–1818, Superior Court, District of Fredericksburg, page 438.]

In about 1818, orators and oratrices Caston Boughan, Gabriel Boughan, Mary Boughan, Elizabeth M. Boughan, Lucy Boughan, Catharine Boughan and Thomas Boughan an infant under 21 by Caston Boughan his next friend complained to the Essex County Chancery Court that Major Boughan died intestate seised of a tract of land containing about 336 acres leaving your orators and oratrices and Cary C. Boughan who intermarried with one Thos St John and who has since died without leaving issue and Major James Boughan who has also since died and another son John Boughan. That the said tract be divided and that John Boughan be made defendant in the suit. On 21 September 1818, the court decreed that Robt G Haile, Henry H Boughan, Wm T Upshaw, Wm A Garnett, Washington H Purkins and Graves Burke or any three of them were to divide the lands among the eight heirs. On 15 February 1819, Thomas St. John filed for leave to file a bill of review in this case. On 19 April 1831 the decree was made final. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 37, item 37-I-27.]

On 7 October 1819, in the case of Gideon Purkins, Young D. Purkins, Henry Purkins, Fleming Ransome and Betsy his wife, John Burke & Mary his wife, Caty Boughan, & Thomas Boughan, infant children of Caty Boughan who was Caty Purkins, by Purkins Armstrong their next friend, John Armstrong and Sally his wife, Thomas L. Dunn & Cary his wife, & William Purkins, plaintiffs, against Gabriel Purkins, defendant, “This case came on to be heard on the papers formerly read and sundry depositions filed since the former hearing, and the report of Commissioner Barton made pursuant to the order of the 2nd day of May, 1818 … and was argued by counsel: On consideration whereof the Court, overruling the said exceptions and adopting the Commissioner’s 2nd statement, (not because the principles on which it is framed are unexceptionable, but because the result is the same, or nearly the same, that a statement formed on more correct principles would have produced) doth adjudge, order and decree, that the defendant pay to the plaintiff Gideon Purkins $250: 70 cents, to the plaintiffs Caty Boughan & Thomas Boughan in right of their deceased mother Caty Boughan $51: 40 cents, to the plaintiffs John Armstrong & Sally his wife $51: 40 cents, to the plaintiffs Fleming Ransome and Betsy his wife $25: 27 cents, to the plaintiffs John Burke & Mary his wife $25: 27 cents, to William Purkins $25: 27 cents, to Henry Purkins $25: 27 cents, and retain $303: 24 for Washington H. Purkins and the residue of the balance charged by the Commissioner to profits for himself.” [Chancery Order Book 1818–1820, Superior Court, District of Fredericksburg, page 199.]

In 1820, Thomas Boughan was taxed for one white male above the age 16 and one black over the age of 16. [Essex County, Virginia, 1820 Personal Property Tax Book.]

On 18 September 1820, John Armstrong and Sarah his wife who was Sarah Purkins, and Josiah Minter and Catharine his wife who was Catharine Boughan, all of the County of Essex, for the purpose of conveyance of their interest in a certain Tract of Land in the county of Buckingham, which Land the late Henry Purkins died possessed, appoint Thomas Boughan and John P. Armstrong their true and lawful attorneys. Signed John Armstrong, Sarah Armstrong, Josiah Minter, Catharine Minter. Witnesses: George his + mark Davis, John T Purkins, James his + mark Haile. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 40, pages 145–146.]

Thomas Boughan married Matilda Gordon on 9 January 1822 in Essex County, Virginia. She was 21. Both were single. The bondsmen were Thomas Boughan and Richard Shearwood. The witness and clerk was J. P. Deriuex. Source: Essex County, Virginia, marriage register book 1, page 96, entry 51.

On 21 February 1822, Thomas Boughan, Josiah Minter, Thomas Shearwood, Richard Shearwood and John Boughan were bound $6,000 for Thomas Boughan’s administration of the estate of Vincent Gordon. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, page 270.]

On 21 May 1822, Josiah Minter, Thos Boughan, Caston Boughan and Thomas Shearwood were bound $5,000 for Josiah Minter’s executorship of the will of Thomas Dennett. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, pages 294–295.]

On 19 March 1823, Thomas Boughan and Josiah Minter were bound in the penalty of $500 for Thomas Boughan’s administration of the estate of Matilda Gordon, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, page 360.]

On 19 March 1823, Thomas Boughan was bound $500 for his administration of the goods, chattles and credits of Matilda Boughan deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 44, page 306.]

A loose paper from about 1823 from St. John vs. Boughan, marked “notes for plts” states that Major Boughan died in 1811. Defendants “admit that Major Boughan died intestate about the __ day of Augt 1812”. That “the plt T. St John married Cary B. [sic] after the decease of her father some time about the close of 1812. That she lived only until the __ day of Octr 1813. [The above also in 46-F-31.] Answer of the defendants dated 22 April 1824 signed by John Boughan, Thomas Boughan, Josiah Minter, Catharin [sic] Minter, Mary Boughan, Elizabeth Boughan, Lucy Boughan. [All very literate, nice looking signatures.] [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 46, item 46-F-63.]

On 19 January 1824, Thomas Boughan, Jno Boughan and Josiah Minter were bound $2,000 for Thomas Boughan’s administration of the goods, chattles and credits of Caston Boughan deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 20, pages 11–12.]

On 24 July 1824, Brooking Jeffries and Patsy his wife sold to Thomas Boughan. For $50, 22 acres bordering Dabney Dunn, James Row, Innis and Nancy Crow. This was land of Wm Crow Senr decd, and Patsy was his daughter. Signed Brooking his x mark Jeffries, Patsy her x mark Jeffries. Ordered recorded 25 July 1824. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 41, page 259.]

On 1 August 1825 Thomas Boughan was appointed administrator of the estate of Major James Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 45, page 331.]

On 15 August 1825, Thomas Boughan and Josiah Minter were bound $3,600 for Thomas Boughan’s administration de bonis non of the goods chattles and credits of Major James Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 20, pages 223–224.]

On 7 December 1825, Thomas Boughan of Essex County “but going to move to the Western Cuntry” appointed Josiah Minter his attorney in Essex and King and Queen Counties. Signed Thos Boughan. Witnesses: Horace Shearwood, Richard Shearwood, Wm B Matthews, Zach: N Crittenden Jr. Ordered recorded 19 December 1825. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 41, pages 448–449.]

On 20 October 1826, in the Superior Court for the District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the case of John H. Upshaw, plaintiff, against Gabriel Boughan, Mary Boughan, Lucy Boughan, & others, defendants, “Upon motion made by counsel for the defendants Gabriel Boughan, Mary Boughan, Thomas Boughan, John Boughan, Elizabeth M. Boughan, Lucy Boughan, and Josiah Minter & Catharine his wife, to dissolve the injunction awarded in this cause on the 13th day of May 1825, the Court, after considering the Bill, & answers of the said defendants, and hearing counsel in opposition thereto, doth overrule the said motion.” [Chancery Order Book 1825–1827, Superior Court, District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, page 271.]

In about 1827, Henry C. Boughan an infant by Thomas Boughan his father a next friend complained to the Essex County Chancery Court that Alfred Gordon died in 1826 an infant without issue, leaving your orator who is the only child of Matilda Boughan a deceased sister and Robert Gordon a brother his only heirs at law. That Alfred died seised of a tract of land of about 280 acres that would if divided be worth more than $300 to each heir. He therefore requests division of the land. The answer of Robert Gordon by Philip Montague his guardian assents to the division. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 37, item 37-H-22.]

On 21 March 1827, in chancery was Henry C. Boughan an infant by Thomas Boughan his father and next friend, plt, against Robert Gordon an infant by Philip Montague assigned Guardian to him by the court, defendant. To divide the land of Alfred Gordon. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 46, page 89.]

On 12 May 1827, in the Superior Court for the District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the case of John H. Upshaw, plaintiff, against Gabriel Boughan, Mary Boughan, Elizabeth M. Boughan, Lucy Boughan, John Boughan, Josiah Minter & Catharine his wife, and Thomas Boughan, defendants, “This cause came on to be heard upon the bill and answers, and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof the Court doth adjudge, order and decree, that the injunction awarded the plaintiff in this cause on the 13th day of May 1825, to stay execution of a judgment recovered against Edwin Upshaw co-obligor with the plaintiff, by the defendants, in the Superior Court of Law for the county of King & Queen, be dissolved, that the bill of the plaintiff be dismissed, and that he pay to the defendants the costs by them in their defence expended.” [Chancery Order Book 1825–1827, Superior Court, District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, page 385.]

In 1827 or 1828, Thomas Boughan purchased land in Buckingham County, Virginia. The purchase, of 38 acres on the Appomattox River, was from the estate of John F. Ransome, sold by commissioners. He subsequently purchased 30 acres on the Appomattox from Johnathon Ransome and 41 acres on the Appomattox from A. Ransome and wife. [Buckingham County Virginia Records, Land Tax Summaries & Implied Deeds, 1815–1840, volume 2, edited by Roger G. Ward, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia, 1994, page 41.]

The will of Thomas Boughan was dated 4 December 1827: I Thomas Boughan of the county of Buckingham & state of Va being weak in body but of sound mind & memory, do make and declare this my last will and testament, revoking all other wills or codicils heretofore by me made. Item 1st It is my will and desire that my dear beloved wife Marina [sic] Boughan with her mother shall enjoy my estate during her life or widowhood the estate to be kept together for their support and my children; my children I wished liberally educated, or as much so as will be prudent for the estate. Item 2nd When my son Henry Castin Boughan becomes of Lawful age it is my will he shall receive one negro man or boy and one negro girl of the property I received by his mother, and at the death of my wife Marinda [sic] for him my said son Henry Castin Boughan to heir the whole estate I received by his mother my former wife. Item 3rd It is my will and desire that my son John Thomas Boughan when he becomes of lawful age to receive one negro man or boy one negro girl equal in value with my son Henry Castin, when he arrives at lawful age, also at the death of my beloved wife my will and desire is that he shall heir all the estate I received by her & her father in his life time, also three hundred & fifty dollars in cash in lieu of a negro girl I sold which I received by his mother. Item 4th It is my will & desire that the property not before will to be equally divided between my two children at the death of my wife, or in case my wife should die before her mother, I wish my mother in law, to remain in possession of the property for her support and my children and at her death the property to be equally divided between them. Item 5th In case my wife Marinda should think proper to marry at any time in that case she is to receive one third of my estate as the law requires her. Item 6th There may be land in market adjoining my land in that case my executors shall have power to purchase for the benefit of the estate if they may think proper. Codicil The increase of slaves by each of my wives from the time I married them to be equally divided between my two sons as before named at the time of the death of my wife, or should my mother in law survive my wife then at the death of her. I do appoint my neighbours William Ransone & R J Gillispie my executors to this my last will & testament In witness whereof I set my hand & seal this 4th December 1827. Signed Thos Boughan (Seal). Witnesses: Jonathan Ranson, Pleasant Hubbard. At a court held for Buckingham county the 10th day of March 1828. This will was proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses thereto & sworn to by William Ransone one of the executors therein named & ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the said executor who entered into and acknowledged bond with security according to Law, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat [sic] thereof in due form. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 37, item 37-I-24; Box Chancery No. 46, item 46-F-57.]

In 1828, a case was brought to the Essex County chancery court between John Boughan, Lucy Boughan, Elizabeth Boughan Josiah Minter and Catharine his wife Marinda Boughan and John Thomas Boughan an infant by the said Marinda his mother & next friend and Henry C. Boughan an infant by Josiah Minter his next friend, plantiffs, against Gabriel Boughan. The plaintiffs complained that Mary Boughan had died intestate and without issue in 1827, seized of a small tract of land of 55 acres in the county, leaving orators John Boughan, Elizabeth Boughan and Gabriel Boughan her only brothers and sisters of the whole blood, and oratrix Catharine Minter only sister of the half blood, and Henry and John Thomas Boughan children of Thomas Boughan, who died in 1827 after Mary, a brother of the half blood. The will of Thomas Boughan filed as an exhibit. The plaintiffs request that the land of Mary Boughan deceased be sold at auction to the higest bidder. The answer of Gabriel Boughan to the bill agrees with the allegations. The court decreed on 16 June 1828 that “her land is of so little value” and would be worth less than $300 if divided, that it is ordered to be auctioned. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 37, item 37-I-25; Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 46, pages 374–375.]

In November 1829, in the case of Thomas St John, and James Howerton in his own right and as administrator of Casy Ann St. John decd., plaintiffs, against William Ransome executor of Thomas Boughan deceased, Marenda Boughan widow of said Thomas & others, defendants, “The Subpœna awarded in this case to answer the amended bill being returned executed on the defendants William Ransome and Marenda Boughan three months since filing the said bill and the service of the subpœna having elapsed and they still failing to file their answers, the said bill of the plaintiffs is taken for confessed as to those defendants, and the court will proceed at a future day to decree the matter thereof unless the said defendants on or before the tenth day of the term next after they shall have been served with a copy of this order shew cause to the contrary.” [Land Causes Superior Court of Chancery, 1823–1831, Volume 2, District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pages 167–168.]

On 17 February 1830, Buckingham County To wit this day Frances J. Janey personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid & made oath that he deliverd a true copy of the within notice to William Ransome executor of Thomas Boughan decd. That he left a copy at the dwelling House of Marinda Boughn widow of Tho Boughan decd. Given under my hand and seal this 17 Feby 1830. Signed: Chs McKinney seal. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 46, item 46-F-25.]

On 5 October 1830, in the Superior Court for the District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the case of Thomas St John, and James Howerton in his own right and as administrator of Casey Ann St John deceased, plaintiffs, against William Ransome executor of Thomas Boughan deceased, who was administrator of Castin Boughan deceased, who was administrator of Major J Boughan deceased, Marenda Boughan, Henry C Boughan and John T Boughan infants by John Stanard assigned their guardian, Gabriel Boughan, Elizabeth Boughan, Lucy Boughan, John Boughan, Josiah Minter and Catharine his wife, James Croxton and George Crow executors of Thomas Crow deceased, and John H Upshaw, defendants, “It being suggested that Josiah Minter who intermarried with Catharine Boughan, and George Crow one of the executors of Thomas Crow deceased, are dead, this suit abates as to them, and the decrees nisi awarded in this cause at rules on the amended bill, being returned executed on all the other defendants except the infants, and they still failing to appear and answer the said amended bill is taken for confessed as to them: and this cause came on to be heard upon the original and amanded bill answered of John Boughan &c to the original bill and of the infant defendants to the amendment thereto, and exhibits, and was agreed by counsel on consideration whereof the court doth adjudge, order and decree, that James Semple, Henry H Boughan, George Hill, Muscoe G Wood and Washington H Purkins who are hereby appointed commissioners for that purpose any three or more of whom may act, attended by surveyor if necessary, divide the lands whereof Major Boughan died siezed and possesed into ten lots of equal value taking into the estimate quality and improvements as well as quantity, including also the lands on which the water grist mill in the plaintiffs bill mentioned is situated, and allot to the plaintiffs one tenth part thereof it being the proportion to which the plaintiff Thomas St John is entitled as tenant by that curthesy, and another tenth part thereof to the distributees of Major J Boughan deceased, which they are to subdivide into nine lots of equal value having a due regard to quality and improvements as well as quantity and allot one ninth part thereof to the plaintiffs it being the proportion to which the plaintiff Thomas St John is entitled as the only heir of his daughter Casey Ann St John who was one of the distributees of the said Major J. Boughan deceased — and the court doth further adjudge, order and decree that an account of the rents, issues and profits of the lands whereof the said Major Boughan died seized and possessed which have accrued subsequently to the year 1818, including the rents & profits of the water grist mill, be taken by one of the commissioners of this court; and that William Ransome executor of Thomas Boughan who was administrator of Castin Boughan deceased, do render before the same comissioner an account of the administration of the said Castin on the estate of the said Major J Boughan deceased, and also an accont of the said Thomas Boughan deceased administrator de bonis non of the said Castin Boughan deceased; which accounts the said commissioner is hereby directed to state, settle and to the court report together with any special matter deemed pertinant by himself or which may be required by either of the parties to be so stated.—“ [Chancery Order Book 1830–1831, Superior Court, District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pages 167–168.]

The estate of Cary Turner in account with Thomas Purkins, executor, from 1825 to 1830, and the estate of John Turner, deceased, in account with Thomas Purkins, administrator, from 1826 to 1830 were ordered recorded 18 April 1831. Includes from Cary’s estate 1/9 share payments ($41.72) to distributees in November 1830: Mary Boughan’s administrator, Elizabeth Boughan, Lucy Boughan, Gabriel Boughan, John Boughan, James Croxton for Sally Crow’s part who was Sally Boughan, W.H. Purkins administrator of Thomas Boughan, ditto the administrator of Josiah Minter who married Caty Boughan; and the heirs of James Boughan (1/4 of 1/9 or $10.43): James Boughan, Mary Boughan, Benjamin Boughan, and Austin Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 22, pages 270–274.]

Thomas Boughan is listed as deceased in a deed dated 11 January 1831. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 43, page 327.]

In 1839, Malinda Gordon purchased 38 acres adjacent to Robert J. Gillespie from the estate of Thomas Boughan. [Buckingham County Virginia Records, Land Tax Summaries & Implied Deeds, 1815–1840, volume 2, edited by Roger G. Ward, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia, 1994, pages 41 and 129.]

On 27 August 1831, in the case of Thomas St John and James Howerton in his own right and as administrator of Casey Anne St John deceased, plaintiffs, against William Ransome Exor of Thomas Boughan who was administrator of Castone Boughan deceased who was adminsitrator of Major J Boughan deceased & others, defendants, “By consent of the parties by Counsel the Court doth order that this Cause be removed to the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for the County of Essex—“ [Chancery Order Book 1831–1835, Superior Court, District of Fredericksburg, Virginia, page 6.]

On 17 January 1854, Henry C Boughan and Mary A his wife and John T Boughan and Sarah E his wife, all of the County of Buckingham and State of Virginia, sold to William R G Trible of the County of Essex and State of Virginia. For $173.19, they conveyed land in the County of Essex by survey 21-1/4 acres, more or less, bordering the land of Sam Greenwood and Moody Greenwood, it being the same land bought by Thomas Boughan of Brooking Jeffries which was allotted to the said Jeffries in right of his wife who was Patsy Crow, daughter of William Crow deceased. Signed Henry C Boughan, Mary A Boughan, John T Boughan, Sarah E Boughan. Ordered recorded 18 September 1854. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 50, pages 606–608.]