Stephen Andrew Borden

Stephen — Frances Eleanor Wheeler. [Group Sheet]

1. Herbert Andrew Borden

Stephen married Sarah Potter Brayton 30 Mar 1846, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. Sarah (daughter of Francis Brayton and Agnes Lake) was born 13 May 1828, Fall River, MA; died 12 Mar 1908, Fall River, MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

Stephen married Prudence Brightman 12 Dec 1816. Prudence (daughter of Pardon Brightman and Ruth Harrison) was born Abt 1801. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"He was engaged in farming a good part of his life, and was also a manufacturer of soap at Fall River, MA, and near New Bedford, MA." (from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920; p. 190f)

In his father's will, Francis received 70 acres of his father's land in Fall River, taken from the easterly part with dwelling and buildings thereon.

In the Federal Census of 1850, Francis and Agnes and family are living at Fall River, MA. He is a farmer.

In the Federal Census of 1860, Francis is a widower age 65, still a farmer at Fall River. Three of his adult children are in the household.

In the Federal Census of 1870, Francis age 73 is living at Fall River, MA. He is a farmer, living with the family of Cornelius Kennedy.

Francis married Agnes Lake 23 Feb 1821. Agnes (daughter of Pardon Lake and Ruth Macomber) was born 1798; died 27 Oct 1852. [Group Sheet]

Pardon married Ruth Harrison 17 Nov 1796, Freetown, Bristol Co., MA. Ruth was born 1777, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"Borden Brayton, youngest of the children of David and Deborah (Borden) Brayton, was born May 25, 1760. He married, September 12, 1784, Mary Remington, daughter of Joseph Remington, and in Tiverton the births of all their children are recorded. Their children were: Deborah, born May 23, 1785; Thomas, born Dec. 30, 1786, was captain of the first passenger boat which ran between Providence and Fall River, and his son, Captain Benjamin Brayton, ran a steamer between Providence and New York for thirty years; Innocent, born Feb. 11, 1789; Abigail, Jan. 27, 1791; David, Oct. 16, 1792; Hannah, May 9, 1794; Francis, mentioned below; Sarah, July 18, 1799; Patience, Nov. 6, 1802; Borden, Oct. 29, 1804; and Mary, June 10, 1808." (from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920, p. 190f)

Borden's will, dated 29 Nov 1849, mentions sons Thomas, Francis, David, & Borden; daughters Innocent Wodell & Hannah Mosher; and grandchildren Thomas, Brayton, Job, & Borden Wodell; Israel Brayton, s/o Francis; and Rodney & Timothy, s/o David.

A Brayton genealogy says Borden died at the family home on Stafford Rd., Tiverton.

Borden was a Revolutionary War soldier and a pensioner (#S21087). He served 24 months as a private. On 4 Nov 1833 at age 73, resident of Tiverton, he appeared in court for his pension hearing. Part of his military service was in Capt. Joseph Durfee's company, Col. John Hathaway's Regt. He testified that he served in Dec 1776 one month at Freetown under Capt. Henry Brightman and served as a guard in Fall River. Capt. Thomas Elsbree and Capt Burt are also mentioned. In 1780 he was captured on board a privateer and taken to New York, and was released in 1782. Borden said he was born at Newport, RI, 25 May 1760 and moved with his father to Freetown, MA, the part that later became Troy (now Fall River), in 1775. He resided there until he entered the service, and from then to 1783, when he moved to the adjoining town of Tiverton, where he has lived ever since. He said the only record of his birth (that he knew of) was in the family Bible.

Borden and Mary's graves have been removed from the family farm and are now in a Brayton-Remington family plot at Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton. Both sets of their parents are there, as well as several other family members.

Steven Borden's web site includes another child, Rebecca.

Borden married Mary Remington 12 Sep 1784, Tiverton, RI. Mary (daughter of Joseph REMINGTON and Innocent LAKE) was born 16 Oct 1762, Tiverton, RI; died 17 Jan 1838; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She may have been the Mary Remington who was baptized 1 July 1781 at the Tiverton Baptist Church.

Notes:

BRAYTON Borden, of David, and Mary Remington, of Joseph; m by Rev. Peleg Burroaghs, Sept. 12, 1784.

Their original marriage entry at Tiverton Town Hall has been photographed.

Notes:

Some information on Pardon Lake and his family has come from the web site of a descendant, Steven Borden (www.stephenborden.com). This excellent site includes photos of gravestones, as well as a link to images of Revolutionary War pension files.

Pardon married Ruth Macomber 1 Jan 1788, Tiverton, RI. Ruth was born 31 Jan 1767; died 21 Feb 1858. [Group Sheet]