On 19 January 1694/95, James Boughan and Mary his wife, and John Boughan and Mary his wife of Essex County sold to John Dicks of the same county, for 8,500 pounds of tobacco in caske, all the remaining part or parcell of nine hundred acres of Land, by estimation five hundred acres more or less, scituate in Essex County on the south side of the Rappa. River, and bounding upon the Land of James Fallerton and Goodrich, and Capt. Richard Hails Land. Signed James Baughan, Mary Baughan, John Baughan, Mary her A mark Baughan. Witnesses: James his I mark Fogg, John Loyd. Ordered recorded on 10 May 1695. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 1, 19th century transcription, pages 390–391.]

On 8 July 1702, John Taylor, Mary Boughan, and James Boughan witnessed the will of William Johnson of Southfarnham Parish. Signed John his E mark Taylor, Mary Boughan, James Boughan. All three witnesses proved the will in court on 10 August 1702. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, page 117.]

On 19 August 1702, “The last Will and Testamt of William johnson was prov’d by the oaths of James Boughan Mary Boughan and John Taylor and ordered to be Recorded.” [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 1699–1702, page 127.]

Mary was mentioned in the 8 September 1701 of John Webster of Essex County, proved on 10 December 1703. “I give and bequeath unto Mary Boughan wife of James Boughan one Gold ring of twenty Shillings Price Item I give all the rest of my Estate both goods & Chattels to my daughter Mary Webster to her & her heirs for Ever making & ordaine my sd Daughter Mary Webster & James Boughan senr my hole & Sole Exers of this my Last will & Testament”. [Essex County, Virginia, Deeds and Wills, 11, pages 123-124.]