Richard Borden

Family Data Collection - about Richard Borden Father: Matthew Borden Mother: Joan Borden Birth Date: 1601 City: Headcorn County: Kent Country: England

Family Data Collection - Marriages - about Joan Fowle Spouse: Richard Borden Marriage Date (Day, Month, Year): 28 Sep 1625 City: Headcorn County: Kent

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Richard Borden

Year: 1635

Place: Rhode Island

Family Members: Wife Joan Fowle; 2 sons Source Publication Code: 9448 Primary Immigrant: Borden, Richard Annotation: In the years from 1925 to 1942, Frederick A. Virkus edited seven volumes with the title, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, published in Chicago by the Institute of American Genealogy. Each volume has a section in the main body of the work, co Source Bibliography: VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964. 75p. Repr. 1986. Page: 14

Millennium File about Richard Borden Spouse: Joan Jane Fowle/Fowler/

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1595  Birth City: Headcorn 

Birth County: Kent

Birth Country: England

Death Date: 25 May 1671

Death City: Portsmouth

Death County: Newport

Death State: Rhode Island

Death Country: USA

Parents: ,

Children: Mary Borden. Sarah Borden

Family Data Collection - Deaths -about Richard Borden

Death Date: 25 May 1671

City: Portsmouth

State: RI

Country: USA

1. ID: I01055
2. Name: *Richard BORDEN
3. Sex: M
4. Birth: BEF 22 FEB 1595 in Kent Co, England
5. Death: 25 MAY 1671 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI 1
6. Burial: 5 JUN 1671 Society of Friends, Cemetery, Portsmouth, RI
7. Occupation: BET 1653 AND 1654 Governor's Assistant in Portsmouth 2
8. Occupation: BET 18 MAY 1652 AND 16 MAY 1653 General Tresurer of Warwick 3
9. Occupation: BET 1654 AND 1657 Commisioner 4
10. Occupation: BET 1667 AND 1670 Deputy 4
11. Christening: 22 FEB 1595 Hedcorn, Kent, England
12. Event: Freeman 16 MAR 1641 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI 4
13. Event: Proved 31 MAY 1671 Will made by Town Council 4
14. Notes:

1st of his name in the US. Settled 1st in Boston, the moved to Portsmouth, RI. Purchased land from the indians in Monmouth Co, NJ in 1665. He died with no will, the town council drew up a will for him, accoding to statements made by Matthew to his father's wishes. Mentioned in his father's will.

Richard was a firm Quaker and he refused to take the oath, so he failed to get a "permit," but his brother John obtained one, and with his wife and two children embarked May 12, 1635, in the "Elizabeth & Ann," Roger Cooper, Master. As Richard arrived here at about the same time, they probably came as they intended in the same vessel. Probably the latter bargained with the Captain to take him on board outside the port; a dissenter who could not obtain a "permit" frequently came in that way without one.

Richard Borden established himself permanently on the north end of Rhode Island, 1638.

1638 He was admitted an inhabitant of the island of Aquidneck, having submitted himself to the government that is or shall be established.

20 May 1638 He was allotted 5 acres.

2 Jan 1639 He was one of three appointed to survey all lands near about, and to bring in a map or plot of said lands.

1640 He was appointed with four others to lay out lands in Portsmouth.

6 Sept 1661 He bought of Shadroch Manton of Providence, land in Providence, near Newtokonkount Hill, containing about 60 acres.

1667 He was one of the original purchasers of lands in New Jersey, from certain Indians.

31 May 1671 Will made by Town Council, on testimony concerning the wishes of the deceased, Richard Borden, Executor son Mathew. To widow Joan, To son Thomas, To son Francis, To son John, To son Joseph, To son Samuel, To son Benjamin, To daughter Mary Cooke, To daughter Sarah Holmes, To daughter Amey Borden, To grand-daughter Amey Cooke

(A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England and America Fourth to eighth generation, page 544-547)

1st Aug 1692 Richard Borden, of Providence, eldest son of Thomas Borden, of Providence, deceased, declared that, whereas, my honored grand-father, Richard Borden, of Portsmouth, being willing to set his house in order and settle his estates on his children, &c., did make and declare his last will in presence of Daniel Gould, Joseph Nicholson, William Woodell, John Earle, who was called in for that end, and did then order and dispose of his estate to his children, which was approved by Town Council of Portsmouth, as appeareth under their hands, bearing date 31 May 1671 and I being satisfied by testimony of said four persons, and also of my honored grand-mother, wife of said Richard, that it was his real will, &c., and am satisfied, and for œ5, paid by my uncles, viz: Mathew and John Borden, of Portsmouth, and Francis Borden of Shrewsbury, forever quit claim to uncles Mathew and John all my interest to lands, &c. in Portsmouth or elsewhere, and to my uncle Francis, all rights in lands in Shrewsbury and elsewhere.

 (A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England and America Fourth to eighth generation, page 547)

Father: Matthew BORDEN b: BEF 30 SEP 1563 in Headcorn, Kent, England c: 30 SEP 1563 in Frittenden, Headcorn, Kent, England

Mother: Joan b: 1572 in Hedcorn, Kent, England

Marriage 1 Joan FOWLE b: 15 FEB 1604 in Marden, Kent, England

   * Married: 28 SEP 1625 in Hedwen Church, Kent Co, England

Children

1. Richard BORDEN b: BEF 9 JUL 1626 in Kent Co, England
2. Thomas BORDEN b: BEF 3 OCT 1627 in Kent Co, England
3. Francis BORDEN b: BEF 23 DEC 1628 in Cranbrook, England
4. *Mary BORDEN b: 13 JAN 1632 in Cranbrook, , Kent, England c: 16 JAN 1632 in Cranbrook, Kent, England
5. Elizabeth BORDEN b: BEF 25 MAY 1634 in Kent Co, England
6. Matthew BORDEN b: 16 MAY 1638 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI
7. John BORDEN b: 5 SEP 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI
8. Joseph BORDEN b: 3 JUL 1643 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI
9. Sarah BORDEN b: MAY 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI
10. Samuel BORDEN b: JUL 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI
11. Benjamin BORDEN b: 16 MAY 1649 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI
12. Amey BORDEN b: FEB 1653 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI

Sources:

1. Title: A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England and America Fourth to eighth generation

     Page: 545

2. Title: Peirce's Colonial Lists

     Page: 131

3. Title: Peirce's Colonial Lists

     Page: 121

4. Title: A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England and America Fourth to eighth generation

     Page: 546 

5. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

Image photo: The ship "Elizabeth and Anne" which carried Richard to the American Colonies in May 1635 from England.

Richard BORDEN, the first of our BORDEN line to come to America, was born in Headcorn, County Kent, England, about 40 miles southeast of London and about 20 miles southwest of Canterbury.

The fourth of 10 children, he was christened on 22 February 1595/6. (Great Britain was using the Julian calendar until 1752 while the rest of the world had been using the presently accepted Gregorian calendar since 1582. By our calendar Richard was christened on 4 March 1596.)

At Headcorn he married Joane FOWLE on 28 September 1625. The old stone church where they were married is still standing. (Click here for more about the church.) Joane was born 15 Feb 1604 at Headcorn in County Kent, England, the second of four children. Richard inherited land in Headcorn from his father, but he and Joane moved in 1628 to Cranbrook in County Kent where she had relatives. His youngest brother, John BORDEN, emigrated to New England on the Elizabeth & Ann in May 1635; Her master was Robert Cooper (sometimes Cowper). In the mid-1630's Richard and Joane sailed to America with five children and settled at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Richard was the nineteenth signer of the compact creating the government of Aquidneck (later Rhode Island). He was elected a member of a committee to treat with the Dutch in 1653. He was elected Assistant at Portsmouth in 1653 and 1654, Treasurer of the United Colonies in 1654 and 1655, Commissioner in 1654, 1656, and 1657, and Deputy from Portsmouth to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1667 and 1670. As a surveyor he acquired large tracts of land in Rhode Island and Monmouth County, East Jersey (now New Jersey). He died on 25 May 1671 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He was buried in Portsmouth at the burial ground of the Society of Friends (i.e., Quaker). Joane died on 15 July 1688 at Portsmouth. Their children were: Richard BORDEN (b. 1626), Thomas BORDEN (1627-1676), Francis BORDEN (1628-1705/6), Mary (BORDEN) COOKE (1632/3-1690), Elizabeth BORDEN (b. 1634), Matthew BORDEN (1638-1708), John BORDEN (1640-1716), Joseph BORDEN (1643-prob. by 1702), Sarah (BORDEN) HOLMES (1644-after 1705), Samuel BORDEN (1645-1716), Benjamin BORDEN (1649-c.1728), Amey (BORDEN) RICHARDSON (1653/4-1683/4). Son Matthew (born at Portsmouth on 16 May 1638) was "the first English child born on Rhode Island," according to Quaker records. Son John's (b. 1640) great-great-great-grandson, Gail BORDEN, III, was the inventor of condensed milk in the early 1850's and founder of the Borden Milk Company. He was also the original surveyor of Galveston, Texas. The west Texas town of Gail in Borden County were both named for him. (Gail BORDEN, III, (1801-1874) was the son of Gail BORDEN II (1777-1863), son of Gail BORDEN I (1745-1777), son of John BORDEN (1710-1761), son of John BORDEN (1675-c.1719), son of John BORDEN (1640-1716), son of Richard BORDEN (1595/6-1671), the immigrant.) John's (b. 1640) great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter, through a different line, was the famous Lizzie BORDEN, who was charged with killing her father and step-mother with an ax in 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts. (Lizzie Andrew BORDEN (1860-1927) was the daughter of Andrew J. BORDEN (1822-1892), son of Abraham B. BORDEN (b. 1798), son of Richard BORDEN (d. after 1816), son of Richard BORDEN (1722-1795), son of Thomas BORDEN (1697-1740), son of Richard BORDEN (1671-c.1732), son of John BORDEN (1640-1716), son of Richard BORDEN (1595/6-1671), the immigrant.)

She was immortalized with this verse:

"Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother 40 whacks. And when she saw what she had done, She gave her father 41."

• Name: Richard BORDEN 1
• Sex: M
• Birth: 22 Feb 1595/96 in Headcorn Co Kent Engl bapt 2 3 4
• Death: 25 MAY 1671 in Portsmouth RI 2 5
• Burial: Portsmouth Friends? Churchyard Portsmouth RI 5
• IMIG: 1637/1638 From Engl 4
• Occupation: Surveyor 6
• Religion: Quaker
• Note:

   Came to New Engl 1637/38 to Portsmouth RI. Freeman 1640/41. Richard was Quaker. [Roberts 1984] Purchased land in Monmouth Co NJ from Indians. A surveyor, he acquired large tracts in RI and East Jersey, was Gen Treasurer of RI [Holmes 1990] . Buried in Soc of Friends Portsmouth. [Robets]

   Son Matthew was first white birth in RI 5/1638 [Savage]

   Ancestor of suspected hatchet murderer Lizzie Borden. Sir Winston Churchill and Canadian Prime Minister Sir Robert Laird Borden; and possibly Marilyn Monroe. [GR Roberts Notalbe Kin]

   Ancestor of Gail Borden (Borden?s milk); and of Lana Turner, actress; and of Willie Hugh Nelson, singer [GB Roberts, 2002]

Father: Matthew BORDEN b: ABT 30 SEP 1563 in Frittenden, co Kent, Engl

Mother: Joan b: in of, Headcorn, Kent, England

Marriage 1 Joane FOWLE b: ABT 1609 in Marden, Kent, Engl.

   * Married: 28 SEP 1625 in Headcorn, Kent Engl

   * Note: Parish Register 7 8 4 1

Children

1. Richard BORDEN b: 9 JUL 1626 in Engl bapt
2. Thomas BORDEN b: 3 OCT 1627 in Headcorn, Kent, Engl bapt
3. Francis BORDEN b: 23 DEC 1628 in Cranbrook, Kent Engl bapt
4. Mary BORDEN b: 13 Jan 1632/33 in Cranbrook, Engl
5. Elizabeth BORDEN b: 25 MAY 1634 in bapt
6. Matthew BORDEN b: MAY 1638 in Portsmuoth RI [? First White Birth
7. Joseph BORDEN b: 3 JUL 1643 in Portsmouth RI
8. Sarah BORDEN b: MAY 1644 in RI
9. Samuel BORDEN b: JUL 1645 in RI
10. Benjamin BORDEN b: MAY 1649 in RI
11. John BORDEN b: SEP 1640 in Portsmouth RI

Sources:

  1. Text: Glenn, Thomas Allen, Pedigree of Richard Borden : who removed from the county of Kent, old England, 1637-1638 and settled at Portsmouth, Rhode Island Philadelphia: Printed for private distribution, 1901, 15  pgs. Heritage Quest on-line

     Crapo. Certain Comeoverers, praises this book as unusually good.

  2. Text: Little Compton Families, Wilbour, Benj F. Little Compton Historical Soc. Little Compton RI 1967. From NEHGS Circulating Libr. Call F/89/L8W5. Borrowed 1/97

  3. Text: New Engl Hist & Genealogical Register; NEHGS; on-line images at www.newenglandancestors.org

     Page: 84:70ff The Bordens of Headcorn, co Kent, by GA Moriarty bapt son of Matthewe Borden

  4. Text: Crapo, Henry Howland, Certain Comeoverers, New Bedford, Mass.: E. Anthony & Sons, 1912, 1065 pgs Heritage Quest on-line.

     Page: 1-252 Richard Borden

  5. Text: RI Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project, from web pages The Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project was begun by genealogists in 1990 with the goal of entering all known transcriptions of cemeteries in RI into a database (phase 1), then sending volunteers into the field with a printout to see which stones were still there and whether they were correctly transcribed (phase 2). The Association for Gravestone Studies format is used.

     The whole database can be accessed by computer at the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence.The Master Index is available at NEHGS

     http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/

  6. Text: Directory of Ancestral Heads of New England 1620?1700, Holmes, 1964. Genealogical Publ Co 1980.

  7. Text: New Engl Hist & Genealogical Register; NEHGS; on-line images at www.newenglandancestors.org

     Page: 84:70ff The Bordens of Headcorn, co Kent, by GA Moriarty

  8. Text: Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Gen Publ Baltimore, MD. 1985 plus Supplements 1 and 2. & S&R CDROM.

     Page: {Reg. 75:226, 233, 84:228; Borden (1901) 13; Crapo 254, 876, 879; Clark (#9) 63; Davol-Willets 35; Thomas Cook Gen. (ms) 6; RI VR 7:89; Austin's Dict. 23; Sv. 1:213; Blakeney-Sabin 58; Ballard Anc. 25; Brady Anc. 235} 

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The first of our BORDEN line to come to America, was born in Headcorn, County Kent, England, about 40 miles southeast of London and about 20 miles southwest of Canterbury. The fourth of 10 children, he was christened on 22 February 1595/6. (Great Britain was using the Julian calendar until 1752 while the rest of the world had been using the presently accepted Gregorian calendar since 1582. By our calendar Richard was christened on 4 March 1596.) At Headcorn he married Joane FOWLE on 28 September 1625. The old stone church where they were married is still standing. (Click here for more about the church.)

Bapt. 22 February 1595/6.

He was a resident of Headcorn and Cranbrook, County Kent, England before emigranting to New England.

1638- He was admiited an inhabitant of the island of Aquidneck, RI.

1638, May 20- He was allotted 5 acres.

1640/1, March 16- Freeman.

1653-54: Assistant.

1654-55: General Treasurer.

1654, 1656-57: Commissioner.

1655- Freeman.

Circa 1667 One of the original purchaser of lands in New Jersey from certain Indians.

1667-70: Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly.

Half-Sibling: Thomas bapt. 1 September 1588.

Siblings: Joan bapt. 29 April 1593-died young, John bapt. 28 April 1594-died young, Mary born circa 1598, William bapt. 1 June 1600, Amy bapt. 26 April 1603, Edward bapt. 14 April 1605, and John bapt. 22 Februay 1606/7.

Common Ancestor with Winston Churchill. 10 gens from him, so 9th cousin once removed. Also ancestor of Marilyn Monroe.

Borden family goes back at least to 1200s in England.

Richard became both my 8th (through Matthew) and 10th (through Mary) great grandfather.

RICHARD BORDEN

Birth: 22 FEB 1594 in Headcorn,Kent,Eng.

Death: 25 MAY 1671 in Portsmouth,Newport,R.I.

Note: Richard BORDEN, the first of our BORDEN line to come to America, was born in Headcorn, county Kent, England, about 40 miles southeast of London and about 20 miles southwest of Canterbury. The fourth of 10 children, he was christened on 22 February 1595/6. (Great Britain was using the Julian calendar until 1752 while the rest of the world had been using the presently accepted Gregorian calendar since 1582. By our calendar Richard was christened on 4 March 1596.) At Headcorn he married Joane FOWLE on 28 September 1625. The old stone church where they were married is still standing. Joane was born 15 Feb 1604 at Headcorn in county Kent, England, the second of four children. Richard inherited land in Headcorn from his father, but he and Joane moved in 1628 to Cranbrook in county Kent where she had relatives. His youngest brother, John BORDEN, emigrated to New England on the Elizabeth & Ann in May 1635. In the mid-1630's Richard and Joane sailed to America with five children and settled at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Richard was the nineteenth signer of the compact creating the government of Aquidneck (later Rhode Island). He was elected a member of a committee to treat with the Dutch in 1653. He was elected Assistant at Portsmouth in 1653 and 1654, Treasurer of the United Colonies in 1654 and 1655, Commissioner in 1654, 1656, and 1657, and Deputy from Portsmouth to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1667 and 1670. As a surveyor he acquired large tracts of land in Rhode Island and Monmouth County, East Jersey (now New Jersey). He died on 25 May 1671 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He was buried in Portsmouth at the burial ground of the Society of Friends. Joane died on 15 July 1688 at Portsmouth.

Father: Matthew BORDEN b: 30 SEP 1563 in Frittenden, Kent, England

Mother: Joan REEDER b: 1573 in Frittenden, Headcorn, Kent, England

Marriage 1 Joane FOWLER (FOWLE) b: 15 FEB 1603 in Marden, Kent, Eng. d. 15 Jul 1688, age 84yr 6mo.

Married: 28 SEP 1625 in Burlington, Burlington, NJ

From "Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical--genealogical;" WILLIAM RICHARD CUTTER et al.:

Richard Borden, of the ninth recorded English generation, and the founder of this American line, was born in the Parish of Hedcorn, Kent, England, and there baptized February 22, 1595-96, died at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, May 25, 1671, son of Matthew and Joan Borden. He married in Hedcorn church, September 28, 1625, Joan Fowle, and moved to the neighboring parish of Cranbrook, in 1628. In 1637-38 they came to America, settling at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where he died in 1671, his wife on July 15, 1688. 

Richard Borden was a surveyor and acquired large tracts of land in Rhode Island and New Jersey.

He was freeman of Portsmouth, March 16, 1641 ; member of a committee to treat with the Dutch, May 18, 1653; assistant, town of Portsmouth, 1653, 1654; commissioner, 1654-56-57; treasurer, 1654-55 ; freeman, 1655 ; and deputy from Portsmouth to the General Assembly, 1667, 1670. His nuncupative will was admitted to probate May 31, 1671, by the town council of Portsmouth.

Children :

1. Richard, baptized July 9, 1626.

2. Thomas, born October 3, 1627; married Mary Harris.

3. Francis, baptized December 23, 1628, died in Monmouth county, New Jersey, January 19, 1705-06; he inherited from his father considerable tracts of land near Shrewsbury, where he settled about 1677; he married, 4th mo., I2th day, 1677, Jane Vickers ; children:

Richard, Francis, Joyce and Thomas.

4. Mary (our line, my 9th GG), married John Cooke.

5. Elizabeth.

6. Matthew (our line, my 7th GG, born May, 1638, died July 5, 1708; married Sarah Clayton.

7. John, mentioned below.

8. Joseph, July 3, 1643.

9. Sarah, married Jonathan Holmes.

10. Samuel, May, 1649, died in Monmouth county, New Jersey, in 1716; married

Elizabeth Crosse ; children : Dinah, Francis, James, John, Joseph, Benjamin.

11. Benjamin, May, 1649, died 1718, in Burlington county, New Jersey. He settled

in Middletown, New Jersey, in 1672, and there married Abigail, daughter of James

Grover, surveyor and secretary of the Gravesend Land Company ; children :

Richard, James, Rebecca, Safety, Amey, Joseph (a citizen of Bordentown, New

Jersey), Jonathan, David, Samuel.

12. Amey, married William Richardson.

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More, from http://www.antonymaitland.com/hptext/hp1390.txt :

Note:

The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998.

Subject numbers are HAP's originals.

HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates.

The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--".

                            Subject 1390.    24/4/51  P1  (418)

RICHARD BORDEN.
The following is from "The Pedigree of Richard Borden", by Thomas Allen Glenn, Philadelphia, 1901: from "Richard Borden and his wife Joan Fowler, by Hattie Borden Weld, Los Angeles, 1899: and from "Ten Generations of the Briggs Family", by Pearl Leone Heck. The first seems the more correct as the dates of birth and marriage in the last two, do not connect up properly with later descendants. The first one gives Joan's name as Fowle, and the last two as Fowler: the first clears up earlier ancestors by noting from English records, while the last two are hasy about them. He married Sep 28/1625 Joane Fowle, see subject 2780 & 2782.
Richard Borden was baptized at Hedcorn, Kent, on February 22/1595-6, and died at Portsmouth, R.I., on May 25/l671. Both Richard and his wife were buried in Portsmouth in the burial grounds given to the Society of Friends by Robert Dennis, subject 344.
Richard removed from Hedcorn to Cranbrook. He emigrated to New England in the ship "Elizabeth" in 1637-8, and settled at Portsmouth, where he was a surveyor and acquired large tracts of land in Rhode Island and in Monmouth County, East New Jersey. On May 20/1638 he was allotted 5 acres at Aquidneck, R.I. In 1640 he laid out land at
Portsmouth and was made a freeman in 1641. In 1654 he was assistant treasurer and General Treasurer in 1655: Deputy in 1667-70.

        His noncupative will was probated May 31/1671, his son Matthew was the executor. He left to his widow Joan the old house and fire room with lean-to and buttery adjoining, and the little chamber in the new house with porch chamber adjoining it. Also half the use of the great hall and porch room below, collaring and garret of new house, for life. To her also, firewood yearly, use of 30 fruit trees in the orchard that she may choose: liberty to keep fowls about the house not to exceed 40 in all, and all household goods to be at her disposal. She was to have 30 ewe sheep kept for her and their profits, and to have paid her

yearly, a well fed beeve, 3 well fed swine, 10 bushels wheat, 20 bushels Indian corn, 6 bushels barley malt and 4 barrels cider. To son Thomas all the estate in Providence, lands, goods and chattels, except horse kind, he paying his mother Joan yearly, a barrel of pork and a firkin of butter. To son Francis, the lands in New Jersey. To son John, all the

lands about the new dwelling house of said John Borden. To son Joseph $40 within two years after the death of his mother. To son Samuel $40, half within six months after his father's death, and half within six months after his mother's death. To son Benjamin, œ40 four years after the death of his mother. To daughter Mary Cooke œ5. To daughter Sarah

Holmes œ40 within six months of the death of her mother. To Amy Borden œ100 at the age of 21. To grand daughter Amy Cooke œ10 at age of 18. To son Matthew, the whole estate after paying debts and legacies, and if he die without issue, said estate is not to go to a brother older.

Inventory of the estate was œ1572.8.9, and 200 sheep, 100 lambs, 4 oxen, 5 cows, &c., a very large estate for those days.

Issue;-

1. Richard Borden. Baptized in England July 9/1626, probably died young.

2. Thomas Borden. Baptized in England, October 3/1627, died at Portsmouth, R.I., November 25/1676. He was made freeman at Providence in 1655, and was a farmer. He was granted Lot 44 in 1665: Deputy l666/72: Assistant May 5/1675: Member of the General Court 1676. He was a member of a Court Martial at Newport, R.I., for the trial of certain Indians, charged with being engaged in King Philip's war; sentence of death was served by the Board. He married Mary Harris, who died March 22/1718, daughter of William and Susannah Harris of Providence, R.I. His will, probated April 23/1677, appointed his father in law William Harris, and brother John Borden as executors. He left his wife one third of the land for life, and two thirds to the three sons equally, they having their mother's part at her death. Being asked what he would give his daughters, he said his father in law William Harris had promised to make his daughters' portions as good as he, Thomas, had given his sons. Said Thomas Borden gave to each daughter, œ10 at 18 or marriage. To his wife Mary, the rest of his now estate to bring up his children, He desired his brother Joseph might have his sons Joseph and Mercy and have his daughter that was at John Bordens, remain with him until of age. His widow paid a tax of œ2.8.5 on his estate. His widow Mary's estate was inventoried on April 23/1718 at œ95.10.6.

 Issue:-

2/1. Mary Borden, born 1664, died 1691.
2/2. Richard Borden, born December 1663, died September 27/1724. He
married Sarah Holmes,
2/3. Dinah Borden, born 1665.
2/4. William Borden, born January 10/1667, died young.
2/5. Joseph Borden, born November 25/1669, died December 30/1715; he was evidently drowned as his body was found in the Nanasquatucket river,
2/6. Mercy Borden, born November 3/1672, died April 12/1753. He married in 1717, Meribah --, a widow who died in September 1723. He was a very active man and bought much real estate. He was a Lieutenant in the Colonial Army of Rhode Island, and left an estate valued at œ5210.0.0. They had four children. The reason he had a girl's name was as follows:- The name was bestowed on him by his mother when she was in an advanced state of pregnancy: she was sitting in her chair as usual, her cat asleep on the floor under her chair. There was a heavy thunderstorm and lightning: one flash struck the house, entered the room, killed the cat under her chair, but left her unharmed. She got up quickly and looking on the destruction around her exclaimed - "the mercy of God has spared my life and that of my child and for this great mercy my child shall be called Mercy when born". In an hour the child was born and proved to be a son, but true to her vow, she immediately bestowed the name of Mercy upon him, which he bore honorably through a long, prosperous and useful life.
2/7. Experience Borden, born June 5/1675.
2/8. Meribah Borden, born December 19/1677, died October 13/1760. She married on February 12/1717, Phoenix Crawford.
3 Francis Borden. Baptized at Cranbrook, England, December 23/1628, died at Monmouth, N.J., January 19/1705-6. He inherited from his father considerable tracts of land near Shrewsbury where he settled in 1657. He married on April 12/1677, Jane Vickers (or Vicars) of Yorkshire, England. They had four children.

4. Mary Borden, Baptized in England, January 13/l632. She married John Cooke, born in England in 1631, died at Portsmouth, R.I., in 1691, son of Thomas and Mary (---) Cooke, subject 1388. See subject 694 for issue and further particulars.

5. Elizabeth Borden. Baptized in England, May 25/1634.

6. Matthew Borden (our line), Born at Portsmouth, R.I. May 16/1638, died there July 5/1708. He is said to have been the first white child born there. He married on March 4/1670 or 4, Sarah Clayton, who died April 15/1735. They had ten children. He was overseer of the poor.

7. John Borden. Born September 1640, died June 4/1714 or 6. He married on December 25/1670, Mary Earle, born 1655, daughter of William and Mary (Walker) Earle, subject 666. They had eight children.

8. Joseph Borden. Born July 3/1643. He married Hope --- and lived in Portsmouth, R.I. He then removed to the Barbadoes, West Indies. They had three children and many of their descendants live there now,

9. Sarah Borden, Born May 1644, died 1705. She married Jonathan Holmes, son of Obadiah and Katherine Holmes. They had nine children.

10. Samuel Borden, Born July 1645, died 1716 at Monmouth, N.J. He went to New Jersey with his brother Francis. He married in 1679, Elizabeth Crosse.

11. Benjamin Borden. Born May 1649, died 1718 in Burlington County, N.J. He married on September 22/1670, Abigail Grover and had ten children.

12. Amy Borden. Born February 1654, died February 5/1684. She married on March 27/1678, William Richardson of Flushing, L,I., and had three sons.

Richard Borden was born in Headcorn, Coutny Kent, England, about 40 miles southeast of London and about 20 miles southwest of Canterbury. The fourth of 10 children, he was christened on 22 February 1595/6. (Great Britain was using the Julian calendar until 1752, while the rest of the world had been using the presently accepted Gregorian calendar since 1582. By today’s calendar, Richard was christened on 4 March 1596.)

The old stone church in Headcorn, where he and Joan were married, is reportedly still standing.

Richard inherited land from his father, but he and Joan moved, in 1628, to Cranbrook in County Kent, where she had relatives.

Richard’s youngest brother, John Borden, emigrated to New England aboard the Elizabeth and Ann in May 1635. In the mid-30s Richard and Joan sailed to America with five children, and settled in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

Richard Borden was the 19th signer of the compact creating the government of Aquidneck, later renamed Rhode Island. He was elected a member of a committee to treat with the Dutch in 1653, Assistant at Portsmouth in 1653 and 1654, Treasurer of the United Colonies in 1654 and 1655, Commissioner in 1654, 1656, and 1657, and Deputy from Portsmouth to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1667 and 1670.

As a surveyor, he acquired large tracts of land in Rhode Island and Monmouth County, East Jersey (now New Jersey).

Religion: Quaker

Passenger and Immigration Lists 1500s to 1900s show a Richard Borden immigrating to Rhode Island in 1635 with wife, Joan, and two sons. Third son, Matthew (1638-1708) was “…the first English child born on Rhode Island…” according to Quaker records/

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settled in Portsmouth, RI in May, 1638

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Richard Borden was born 22 February 1596 in the Parish of Hedcorn, County of Kent, England. Baptized 22 February 1595-6 He married Joane Fowle on 8 September 1625 in Hedcorn Church, Kent, England. Joane was born 15 February 1605, a daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Fowle of Cranbrooke in the County of Kent (Francis was a Clothier), and died 15 July 1688, in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. In his will, Francis Fowle left to all his messuages, lands, etc., to his wife Elizabeth, to be passed on to his daughter Joane Fowle Borden, and then to Francis Borden.

Richard's brother John was the first to come to America aboard the Elizabeth & Anne in 1635. Then Richard and his family arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635-1638. Richard and Joan settled in Rhode Island. Borden was a surveyor and acquired large tracts of land in Rhode Island and East Jersey - Monnouth County. He was Freeman of Portsmouth, 16 March, 1611, of a Committee to treat with the Dutch, 18 May 1653, Assistant, town of Portsmouth 1653, 1654, Commissioner 1654, 1656, 1657, Treasurer, 1654, 1655, Freeman, 1655, and Deputy from Portsmouth to the General Assembly, 1667, 1670.

Their children were:

   Thomas Borden Born: Circa 1627  Died: After 1718 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Wife: Mary Harris

   Francis Borden  Born: Circa 1628  Died: 19 June 1705 Wife: Jane (Vicars) Vickers

   Mary Borden  Born: Circa 1633  Died 23 December 1690 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Husband: John Cook

   Elizabeth Borden  Born: Circa 1634  Died: Young

   Matthew Borden  Born: May 1638 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Died: 5 may 1708 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  Wife: Sarah Clayton

   John Borden  Born: September 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Died: 4 June 1716 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.  Wife: Mary Earle

   Joseph Borden  Born 3 January 1643 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Died: Between 1693 and 1693 in Barbados, West Indies  Wife: Hope ___

   Sarah Borden  Born: may 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Died: 1713 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Husband: Jonathan Holmes

   Samuel Borden  Born: July 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Died: 1713 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Wife: Elizabeth Crosse

   Benjamin Borden Born 16 May 1649 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island.  Died: After 1718 in New Jersey Wife: Abigail Grover

   Amey Borden  Born: February 1654 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  Died 5 February 1684  Husband: William Richardson

Richard Borden was a leader in the Portsmouth community and a founder of the Society of Friends [Quakers] in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He died 25 May 1671 and is interred in the Society of Friends Cemetery, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. http://www.nkclifton.com/borden/Borden.html

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Richard Borden (son of Matthew Borden and Joan Reeder) was born February 22, 1594/95 in Headcorn, County Kent, England, and died May 25, 1671 in Portsmouth, RI.He married Joan Fowler on September 28, 1625 in Headcorn Parish, County Kent, England, daughter of Richard Fowler and Mary Filkes.

Includes NotesNotes for Richard Borden: Notes for RICHARD BORDEN: [Borden (Cole-Johns)1.FTW] Richard Borden, the first of our Borden line to come to America, was born in Headcorn, county Kent, England, about 40 miles southeast of London and about 20 miles southwest of Canterbury. The fourth of 10 children, he was christened on 22 February 1595/6. (Great Britain was using the Julian calendar until 1752 while the rest of the world had been using the presently accepted Gregorian calendar since 1582. By our calendar Richard was christened on 4 March 1596.) At Headcorn he married Joane Fowle on 28 September 1625. The old stone church where they were married is still standing. Joane was born 15 Feb 1604 at Headcorn in county Kent, England, the second of four children. Richard inherited land in Headcorn from his father, but he and Joane moved in 1628 to Cranbrook in county Kent where she had relatives. His youngest brother, John Borden, emigrated to New England on the Elizabeth & Ann in May 1635. In the mid-1630's Richard and Joane sailed to America with five children and settled at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Richard was the nineteenth signer of the compact creating the government of Aquidneck (later Rhode Island). He was elected a member of a committee to treat with the Dutch in 1653. He was elected Assistant at Portsmouth in 1653 and 1654, Treasurer of the United Colonies in 1654 and 1655, Commissioner in 1654, 1656, and 1657, and Deputy from Portsmouth to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1667 and 1670. As a surveyor he acquired large tracts of land in Rhode Island and Monmouth County, East Jersey (now New Jersey). He died on 25 May 1671 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He was buried in Portsmouth at the burial ground of the Society of Friends (i.e., Quaker). Joane died on 15 July 1688 at Portsmouth. [Borden (Cole-Johns)1.FTW] - He signed the Aquidneck Compact. - He was a large landowner. - He held public offices in Rhode Island. - He was a Quaker. "New Eng. Hist. Gen. Reg.," Apr 1930, pp. 228-29 GLENN's "Pedigree of Richard BORDEN," p. 13 Austin's "Gen. Dict. of Rhode Island," p. 23 Johnston's "Richd BORDEN & Desc." (source: Cole-John website, June 2000) More About RICHARD BORDEN: Burial: Unknown, Society of Friends Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Christening: 1595 Elected 1: 1653, Member of a committee to treat with the Dutch. Elected 2: Bet. 1654 - 1655, Treasurer of the United Colonies Elected 3: Bet. 1667 - 1670, Deputy from Portsmouth to the Rhode Island General Assembly Gen Info: Signed the Aquidneck Compact Immigration: Abt. 1635, Immigrated to Portsmouth, Rhode Island Number of Children: 12 Number of Marriages: 1 Places Lived 1: 1628, Cranbrook, county Kent, England Places Lived 2: Bef. 1628, Headcorn, county Kent, England Places Lived 3: Aft. 1635, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Religion: Quaker Notes for Richard Borden , Sr.: During Richard's life the town and state records show him to have been a prominent man among his contemporaries in the town and colony. He was frequently called upon to fill important stations. He was a commissioner for Portsmouth for the years 1654, 1655, 1656, 1657--the last year with William Almy, another emigrant from Benenden. He was chosen assistant, or Senator, 1653 and 1654, and September 12, 1654, he was chosen General Treasurer of the Colony The following obituary notice of Richard Borden is copied from the Record of the Friends Monthly Meeting at Newport: "Richard Borden of Portsmouth, R. I., being one of the first planters of Rhode Island, lived about seventy years and then died at his own house, belonging to Portsmouth. He was buried on the burial ground given by Robert Dennis to the Friends, which is in Portsmouth, and lieth on the left hand of the way that goeth from Portsmouth to Newport, upon the 25th day of the 3rd month, 1671," old style; June 5, 1671, new style. Joan, the widow of Richard, survived him eighteen years and died July 16, 1688 two years after the death of John Alden, who is supposed to have been the last of the Mavflower's company. She lived long enough to see all her children fully confirmed in what she believed to be the truth and in dying she must have had a happy consciousness that they would do honor to their parental training and cordially unite with their friends in all their plans for the support of religious institutions and the promotion of sound morals among the people at large. She died at the age of 84 years, 6 months. Reckoning back from the dates given us by the Friend's record, Richard was born about 1601, and Joan February 15, 1604. From the records at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, we find that Richard Borden was in the year 1638 admitted an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck, having submitted himself to the government that is, or shall be established, 1638, May 20--He was allotted five acres. 1639, January 2--He and three others were appointed to survey all lands near about, and to bring in a map or plot of said lands. 1640--He was appointed with four others to lay out lands in Portsmouth. 1641, March 16--Freeman. 1653, May 18--He and seven others were appointed a committee for ripening matters that concern Long Island, and in the case concerning the Dutch. 1653-54--Assistant Treasurer. 1654-55--General Treasurer. 1654-56-57--Commissioner. 1661, September 6.--He bought of Shadrack of Providence, land in Providence near Newtokonkonut Hill, containing about 60 acres. 1667--He was one of the original purchasers of lands in New Jersey from certain Indians. 1667-70--Deputy. 1671, May 31--Will made by Town Council of Portsmouth on testimony concerning the wishes of deceased. Ex. son Matthew. To widow Joan the old house and fire room, with leanto and buttery adjoining, and the little chamber in new house, and porch chamber joining to it; half the use of great hall, porch room below, cellaring and garret of new house for life. To her also firewood yearly, use of thirty fruit trees in orchard that she may choose, liberty to keep fowls about the house not exceeding forty, and all household goods at her disposal. She was to have thirty ewe sheep kept for her, with their profit and increase; fifty other sheep kept to halves, three cows kept and their profit, and to have paid her yearly a good well fed beef, three well fed swine, ten bushels of wheat, twenty bushels of Indian corn, six bushels of barley malt and four barrels of cider. To son Thomas all estate in Providence, lands, goods and chattels (except horse kind, he paying his mother Joan yearly a barrel of pork and firkin of butter. To son Francis, lands in New Jersey. To son John all land about new dwelling house of said John Borden, etc. To son Joseph, œ40, within two years after the death of his mother. To son Samuel œ40, half in six months after death of father and half in six months after death of mother. To son Benjamin œ40 within four years after death of mother. To daughter Mary Cook, œ5. To daughter Sarah Holmes, œ40, within six months after death of mother. To daughter Amy Borden, œ100 at age of twenty-one. To granddaughter, Amy Cook, œ10 at age of eighteen. To son Matthew, whole estate after payment of debts and legacies, and if he die without issue said estate not to remain to any brother older. Inventory, œ1572, 8s. 9d., viz: 200 sheep, 100 lambs, 4 oxen, 9 cows, 4 three-years, 5 two-years, 7 yearlings, 5 calves; horseflesh in Providence, œ60. Four mares on the island, œ20, horse œ7, 10s; 6 colts, and other horseflesh at New London, œ8. Thirty swine, 11 pigs, negro man and woman, œ50; 3 negro children, œ25; turkeys, geese, fowls, Indian corn, rye, wheat, oats, barley, pease, 2 cheese presses, 6 guns, pewter, 2 swords, 2 feather beds, 2 flock beds, hat case, silver bowl, œ3; cider, œ2; money, œ11; goods, œ16; tables, form, settle, chairs, warming pan, books, œ10. More About Richard Borden , Sr.: Immigration: 1638, Portsmith, Newport Co., Rhode Island Children of Richard Borden and Joan Fowler are: 55 i.Richard11 Borden , Jr., born 1626. + 56 ii.Thomas Borden, born 1627; died November 25, 1676 in Portsmith, Newport Co., Rhode Island. + 57 iii.Francis Borden, born 1628; died January 19, 1703 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. + 58 iv.Mary Borden, born 1632; died December 23, 1690 in Portsmith, Newport Co., Rhode Island. 59 v.Elizabeth Borden, born 1634. + 60 vi.Matthew Borden, born May 16, 1638 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island; died July 05, 1708. + 61 vii.John Borden, born September 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island; died June 04, 1716 in Portsmith, Newport Co., Rhode Island. + 62 viii.Joseph Borden, born July 03, 1643 in Portsmith, Rhode Island; died Abt. 1702. 63 ix.Sarah Borden, born May 1644; died Aft. 1705. She married Jonathan Holmes. 64 x.Samuel Borden, born July 1645; died 1716 in Monmouth, New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Crosse June 01, 1679. + 65 xi.Benjamin Borden, born May 16, 1649 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island; died 1718 in Burlington Co., New Jersey. 66 xii.Amey Borden, born February 1654; died February 05, 1684. She married William Richardson. More About Richard Borden: Immigration: 1638, Portsmith, RI. More About Richard Borden and Joan Fowler: Marriage: September 28, 1625, Headcorn Parish, County Kent, England. Children of Richard Borden and Joan Fowler are:

+Benjamin Borden, b. May 16, 1649, Portsmouth, RI, d. Abt. 1728.

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