Benjamin Borden

Benjamin BORDEN, the eleventh of 12 children, was born at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on 16 May 1649. After 1665 he settled on some of his father's land at Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey. On 22 September 1670 he married Abigail GROVER at Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Abigail was born in 1653 at Gravesend, Long Island, New Netherland (now New York), the fifth of seven children. They lived many years at Middletown, New Jersey, then moved to Evesham, Burlington County, New Jersey, in 1713. Like his father, he became a large landowner and was elected to several public offices. The first court of Monmouth County, New Jersey, was held in his house in Shrewsbury in 1676. He was a justice of the peace in 1685. In 1692 and 1694 he was elected to the General Assembly from Middletown. In 1695 and 1698 he was elected as one of the six members to the General Assembly from Monmouth County. He was a member of the House of Representatives for Monmouth County from 1708 to 1709. He served as road commissioner from 1693 to 1711. Abigail died on 8 January 1720 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Benjamin then married Susannah PAGE(?) in the 1720's in New Jersey. He died in Burlington Co., New Jersey, about 1728, leaving a large estate.

Abigail was the mother of all his children:

1. Richard BORDEN (1672-1751),
2. Benjamin BORDEN, II, (1675-1743),
3. James BORDEN (1677-1727),
4. Rebecca BORDEN (b. 1680),
5. Safety BORDEN (1682-c.1761),
6. Amy (BORDEN) FOSTER (1684-1770),
7. Joseph BORDEN (1687-1765),
8. Jonathan BORDEN (1690-after 1766),
9. David BORDEN (b. 1692),
10. Samuel BORDEN (1696-1771).

Son Joseph (b. 1687) was an innkeeper and the founder of Bordentown, New Jersey. Joseph's son, Joseph (1719-1791), was the father of Mary and Ann BORDEN, who respectively married Thomas McKEAN and Francis HOPKINSON, signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Source: http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/borden.htm#borden

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about Benjamin Borden

Name: Benjamin Borden

Birth Date: 1649

Birthplace: Rhode Island

Volume: 16

Page Number: 112

Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 30 Mar 1904, 6902; 28 Jun 1905, 7977; 4 Dec 1905, 837; 18 Dec 1905, 837; 10 Sep 1917, 6191; 18 Mar 1918, 6221; 29 Jul 1918, 6221

Family Data Collection - Births about Benjamin

Borden Name: Benjamin Borden

Father: Richard Borden

Mother: Joan Fowle

Birth Date: 16 May 1649

City: Newport

State: RI

Country: USA

Family Data Collection - Individual Records about Benjamin Borden

Name: Benjamin Borden

Spouse: Abigail Grover

Parents: Richard Borden, Joan Fowle

Birth Place: Portsmouth, RI

Birth Date: 16 May 1649

Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1670

Death Place: Burlington Co, NJ

Death Date: 1718

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Benjamin Borden

Name: Benjamin Borden

Gender: Male

Birth Place: RI

Birth Year: 1649

Spouse Name: Abigail Grover

Spouse Birth Place: NY

Spouse Birth Year: 1653

Marriage Year: 1670

Marriage State: NJ

Number Pages: 1

• Residence: Rhode Island
• Updated from MyHeritage Match via son Benjamin Borden by SmartCopy: Oct 4 2014, 21:45:02 UTC

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Birth: 1699, Northern Ireland Death: Aug. 16, 1769 Augusta County Virginia, USA

His parents were Col James Buchanan and Jane Sayers.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Margaret Belle Patton Buchanan (1725 - ____)

Children:

 Jane Buchanan Floyd Breckinridge (1759 - 1812)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Sue McDuffe:) Record added: Dec 03, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62508935

GEDCOM Note

Category: Portsmouth, Rhode Island Category: Middletown Township, New Jersey Category: Evesham Township, New Jersey Category: Quaker Cemetery, Manasquan, New Jersey

Biography

Birth===Benjamin Borden was born 16 May 1649 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island to Richard Borden and JaneFowle.<ref>Find A Grave gives him his mother's maiden name as a middle name, but he does not have a middle name.</ref>

Marriage

He married Abigail Grover on 22 September 1670.

Children of the Borden-Grover Marriage====# Richard Borden was born on 9 January 1672 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He died after 5 April 1751, the date of hiswill.

1. Benjamin Borden# Joseph Borden born 12 May 1687 near Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey. He died on 22 September 1765 in Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey.

(There are other children who need to be added to list)

Rescuing Pirate Moses Butterworth

{{Image|file=Borden-55.jpg
| align=l |size=300px }} :Pirate Moses Butterworth was captured, he admitted to authorities that he had served under the notorious Captain William Kidd, Governor Andrew Hamilton and his entourage rushed to Monmouth County Court to quickly try Butterworth for his crimes. However, Butterworth was not without supporters. :In a surprising turn of events, Samuel Willet, a local leader, sent adrummer, Thomas Johnson, to sound the alarm and gather a company of men armed with guns and clubs to attack the courthouse. One report estimated the crowd at over a hundred furious East Jersey residents. The shouts of the men, along with the “Drum beating,” made it impossible to examine Butterworth and ask him about his financial and social relationships with the local Monmouth gentry.

size=300px :Armed with clubs, locals <b>Benjamin and Richard Borden</b> freed Butterworth from the colonial authorities. “Commanding ye Kings peace to be keept,” the judge and sheriff drew their swords and injured both Bordens in the scuffle. Soon, however, the judge and sheriff were beaten back by the crowd, which succeeded in taking Butterworth away. The mob then seized Hamilton, his followers, and the sheriff, taking them prisoner in Butterworth’s place.<ref>A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True, and a Lot of What Is True Is Not Known.The pirate next door. By Mark G. Hanna | HUMANITIES, Winter 2017 | Volume 38, Number 1</ref><ref> Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County, New Jersey By George CrawfordBeekman, pages 60-61</ref><ref>The Scrap Book, Volume 4, Part 1, July-December 1907, How Pirates Captured A New Jersey Governor, By Ernest E. Johnson, pages 1054-1058</ref><ref>History of Monmouth county, New Jersey .. by Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Swan, Norma Lippincott. [from old catalog</ref> :This is the Benjamin Borden, son of immigrant Richard Borden and JoanFowle. Benjamin was married to Abigail Grover. Richard Borden mentioned along with Benjamin is probably his son who was married to Mary Worthley. Richard Borden the immigrant, father of Benjamin, had died by 1671 well before this incident which took place around 1701.

Last Will and Testament===He wrote his will on 5 June (stated as 4th month--old calendar) 1728 in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. He states that he is a yeoman (farmer).

Death===He died on 6 June 1728 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey at the age of 79.:Buried at Quaker Cemetery, Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey.:Find A Grave Memorial # 127102951

Sources

<references/>*New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. Volume 084, page 229 about Benjamin Borden born 1649 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Son of Richard Borden and Joane Fowle.*New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company. Willof Benjamin Borden written on 5 June1728 in residence of Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey. Volume XXIII, page 46.

• American Marriages before 1699 for Benjamin and Abigail.*Rhode Island Vital Extracts. Birth. Volume 7. Page 46. <ref> RI VitalExtracts: shows Benjamin's siblings.</ref>
• Find A Grave.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments ==#Borden-55 was created on 31 January 2011 through the import of FarmerMeanderings.ged.#This person was created through the import of Glover.ged on 03 April 2011. #Borden-128 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small. *Borden-135 created through the import of My Ancerstors.ged on Jul 2,2011 by Mike Snider.

1. Borden-494 was created by Greg Rose on 16 Dec 2013.
2. Todd Haggard#Darlene Scott Kerr added bio and sources on 18 May 2016.

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