1684 "Deed between Richard Boughton of Charles County in the Province of Maryland, Gentleman, and William Berry of Rappahannock County, Planter, whereas Francis Doughty, Senior, formerly of Rappahannock River in the Colony of Virginia, Clerk, dec'd, by his deed of grant bearing date 18 March 1668, did for the consideration mentioned grant unto Richard Boughton by the name of Richard Boughton of Charles County, Maryland, and unto his assigns 200 acres on Rappahannock River adjoining the land of Captain Alexander Fleming dec'd. to have and to hold … to the sd. Richard Boughton his heirs and assigns … to the use and behoof of the sd. Ann2 Doughty my wife during her natural life and in full recompense of her dower and title of dower which the said Ann shall or may have of or to the lands etc. of me the sd. Francis Doughty and after the decease of said Ann to the use and behoof of the sd. Richard Boughton his heirs and assigns forever upon the hope, trust and confidence in him reposed by me the sd Francis . ; further the sd Francis Doughty Senr. did in his life time by certain writing in the presence of Peter Rayner, Robert Payne and Elizabeth his wife for a consideration assign to his son Enoch Doughty by the name of Enoch Doughty my beloved son the reversion of the land and premises mentioned … after the decease of said wife Ann Doughty now deceased, the said Richard Boughton his heirs and assigns should by good assurance of law convey said land and premises to Enoch Doughty, his heirs etc. Now this indenture further witnesseth that the said Richard Boughton for 4500 lbs. tobacco and cask received from William Berry has conveyed the above mentioned 200 acres to him. wit: Lawrence Rockfort, Virlinda Boughton. Recorded November 5, 1684." The deed was dated on November 5. In the same volume, page 245, May 5, 1686, William Berry and wife Margaret sold this land, reciting that it was land purchased in 1662 by Francis Doughty, Margaret's grandfather and by him given to Enoch Doughty her father. The purchaser was Thomas Swinburne, probably some relative of the Nicholas who had witnessed Ann Doughty's will in Charles County. [1].
[1] Mrs. P. W. Hiden, "Three Rectors of Hungar's Parish and Their Wife," William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series 19 (1939), 34-41, 235, 299-301, at 299-301.