John Thomas Boughan was mentioned in the 4 December 1827 will of his father Thomas Boughan. John was to receive “when he becomes of lawful age…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 dollars in cash in lieu of a negro girl I sold which I received by his mother.” [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 37, item 37-I-24.]

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.]

On 16 June 1828, in the case of 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 and next friend and Henry C. Boughan an infant by Josiah Minter his next friend against Gabriel Boughan, the Chancery Court of Essex County decreed that the lands of which Mary Boughan died seized were to be sold at auction to the higest bidder and that one fifth of the proceeds were to be delivered by bond to each Gabriel, John, Lucy and Elizabeth, and that bonds for one tenth were to be delivered to Josiah Minter and Catharine his wife and to Marinda Boughan, except that the last bond was not to be given until Marinda had provided a bond to pay the same at her death or marriage to the infant plaintiffs. The land was sold at auction on 25 September 1828 and purchased by Elizabeth and Lucy Boughan for $311.25. Bonds were issued to the parties; Marinda’s was delivered to the court. The commissioner’s report was returned on 13 February 1830. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 37, item 37-I-23.]

On 17 November 1841, Lucy Boughan, Catharine Minter, Frances Boughan widow of John Boughan deceased, Richard Shearwood and Lucy M his wife, Frances Ann Boughan, Charles Lewis Boughan, Cary Caston Boughan, John Boughan, Catharine Boughan, Henry Caston Boughan and John Thomas Boughan, the ten first named persons of the County of Essex, and the two last named children of the late Thomas Boughan deceased and residents of the County of Buckingham, all of the first part, sold to Thomas Boughan, Caston Boughan, Silas Connelley and Elizabeth his wife, all of the County of Essex, of the second part. For $120 paid by Gabriel Boughan deceased, the father of the parties of the second part, in part of the sum aforesaid and the balance in full paid by the said parties of the second part, a tract of land situate and lying in Southfarnham parish Essex containing Twenty four acres by actual survey and bounded by the lands of Jno H Upshaw deceased, John A Parker, James Croxton, and the lands of Gabriel Boughan deceased, as will more fully appear by reference to the division plot of the lands of the late Major Boughan deceased made about the year 1818, it being the lot of parcel of land allotted in said division to Caston Boughan who has since died intestate and the parties of the first part are his lawful heirs and distributees. Signed Lucy Boughan, Catharine Minter, Frances Boughan, Richard Shearwood, Lucy Munday Shearwood, Frances A Boughan, Charles L Boughan. On 17 November 1841, Lucy M Shearwood and Miss Lucy Boughan acknowledged this to be same to be their act. On 17 July 1843, with the acknowledgment of Lucy M Shearwood the wife of Richard Shearwood, ordered to be recorded. On 6 September 1843, Catharine Minter acknowledged the same to be her act. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 48, pages 76–78.]

On 27 October 1843, orator Philip Montague executor of the last will and testament of Elizabeth M. Boughan deceased and of Lucy Boughan deceased complained that the said Elizabeth M. Boughan died on or about 2 February 183[blank] having left a last will and testament making various bequests. But she survived her brothers Gabriel Boughan and John Boughan, to whom bequests were made. The said Elizabeth M. was not much in debt, and debts and legacies have now been paid. The said Lucy died about 4 October 1841 having left a last will and testament in which she gave to her sister Elizabeth M. Boughan and to Gabriel and John, all of whom predeceased her. Both Elizabeth and Lucy died unmarried and without issue. Their heirs are Thomas Boughan, Caston Boughan and Elizabeth Ann wife of Silas Conaly children of Gabriel Boughan deceased a brother of the whole blood; Lucy M. wife of Richard Shearwood, Frances Ann wife of Ephraim Beazley, Charles L., Carey, John T and Catharine Boughan children of John Boughan deceased a brother of the whole blood; Catharine Minter a sister of the half blood; Henry Caston and John T. children of Thomas Boughan a brother of the half blood. For division of the estate. Filed as Montague vs. Minter. All answers were filed on the same day. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-E-25.]

In 1850, Robert J. Gillespie purchased 92 acres in Buckingham County, Virginia, on the Appomattox from H. C. and J. T. Baughan (possible estate of Thomas Baughan). [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 105.]

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.]

1860 U.S. Census, Buckingham County, Virginia
Buckingham Courthouse Post Office
Page 55
Dwelling 403, Family 400
Boughn, John P., 32, male, farmer, value of personal estate $8,200, born in Virginia
Boughn, Sarah E., 30, female, born in Virginia
Boughn, Thomas A., 7, male, born in Virginia
Boughn, Lucy M., 4, female, born in Virginia

1870 U.S. Census, Buckingham County, Virginia
Curdsville Post Office
Page 5
Dwelling 37, Family 35
Baughan, J. T., 42, male, white, farmer, value of real estate $700, value of personal estate $300, born in Virginia
Baughan, Sarah E., 40, female, white, keeping house, born in Virginia
Baughan, T. A., 16, male, white, farm laborer, born in Virginia
Baughan, Sarah A., 9, female, white, at home [this later crossed out], born in Virginia
Baughan, John J., 4, male, white, at home [this later crossed out], born in Virginia
Baughan, Henry F., 2, male, white, at home [this later crossed out], born in Virginia
Venable, Julia A., 27, female, black, domestic servant, born in Virginia, cannot read or write

1880 U.S. Census, Buckingham County, Virginia
Francisco Magisterial District
Page 7
Dwelling 61, Family 62
Baughan, Jno. T., white, male, 53, married, farmer, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Sarah, white, female, 50, wife, married, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Thomas, white, male, 26, son, single, farmer, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Alice S., white, female, 18, daughter, single, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, John James, white, male, 12, son, single, works on farm, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Henry F., white, male, 10, son, works on farm, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Nina, white, female, 7, daughter, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia