On 9 March 1848, Henry C. Boughan and Miss Mary A. Gillespie, daughter of Robert J. Gillespie of Buckingham County, were married by the Rev. James C. Leach. [Henley Marriage and Obituary Database, Library of Virginia, citing Richmond Whig, 21 March 1848, page 2, column 5.]

1850 U.S. Census, Buckingham County, Virginia:
Page 392
Dwelling 110, Household 110
Baughan, Henry, 27, male, farmer, born in Essex
Baughan, Mary A., 22, female, born in Buckingham
Baughan, Thomas H., 1, male, born in Buckingham

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 404, Family 401
Boughn, Henry C., 37, male, farmer, value of real estate $3,760, value of personal estate $28,013, born in Virginia
Boughn, Mary A., 34, female, born in Virginia
Boughn, Thomas H., 12, male, born in Virginia, in school
Boughn, Robert V., 8, male, born in Virginia, in school
Boughn, Mildred, 6, female, born in Virginia, in school
Boughn, Mary E., 4, female, born in Virginia
Boughn, Wm. J., 2, male, born in Virginia
Boughn, Hatcher F., 4/12, female, born in Virginia

1870 U.S. Census, Buckingham County, Virginia
Curdsville Post Office
Page 3
Dwelling 25, Family 23
Baughan, H. C., 46, male, white, farmer, value of real estate $3,440, value of personal estate $500, born in Virginia
Baughan, Mary A., 43, female, white, keeping house, born in Virginia
Baughan, Camilla C., 16, female, white, no occupation [this later crossed out], born in Virginia
Baughan, Mary E., 14, female, white, at home, born in Virginia
Baughan, Wm. J., 12, male, white, at home, born in Virginia
Baughan, Hatcher F., 10, female, white, at home, born in Virginia
Baughan, Ida C., 8, female, white, at home [this later crossed out], born in Virginia
Baughan, Charles G., 6, male, white, at home [this later crossed out], born in Virginia
Baughan, Corena, 4, female, white, at home [this later crossed out], born in Virginia
Franklin, Benj., 24, male, black, farm laborer, born in Virginia, cannot read or write