Richard BORDEN

Male Abt 1596 - 1671  (75 years)

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  • Name Richard BORDEN 
    Birth Abt 22 Feb 1595/96  County Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 May 1671  Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14106  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family Joan FOWLE,   b. 15 Feb 1603/04, County Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1689, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 1625  County Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Borden,   b. Abt 1627, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1676 (Age 49 years)
     2. Francis Borden,   b. Abt 1630, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1703 (Age 73 years)
     3. Mary BORDEN,   b. Abt Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1690, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     4. Matthew Borden,   b. 16 May 1638, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1708 (Age 70 years)
     5. John Borden,   b. 5 Sep 1640, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1716 (Age 75 years)
     6. Joseph Borden,   b. 3 Jul 1643
     7. Sarah BORDEN,   b. May 1644, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1705 (Age 60 years)
     8. Samuel Borden,   b. Jul 1645, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1716, Monmouth, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     9. Benjamin Borden,   b. May 1649, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1718, Burlington Co., NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     10. Amey Borden,   b. Feb 1653/54   d. 5 Feb 1683/84 (Age 30 years)
    Family ID F04012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • From "Johnston Historical Society Historical Notes" Vol. XII, No. 3, Nov. 2006, by Steve Merolla: "The Borden family first began purchasing land on Neutaconcanut Hill in 1659, when Richard Borden of Portsmouth, RI, purchased sixty acres. His son Thomas added to the acreage on the hill, which amounted to about 400 acres at the time of his death in 1676. His three sons -- Richard, Mercy, and Joseph -- each received about 130 acres out of the estate. The Borden estate covered a great semi-circle around the brow of Neutaconcanut Hill, stretching from the area around the back of the 1025 Club [on Plainfield Street] to Neutaconcanut Park, along the west side of Killingly Street until it meets Hartford Avenue, then up Hartford Avenue to Borden Avenue."

      Read the remainder of this interesting article in the above newsletter, available at the Johnston Mohr Memorial Library or on the Johnston Historical Society website.

      From Friends' Records: "Richard Borden . . . being one of the first planters of RI, lived about seventy years and then died at his own house. 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." (see text at Google Books: "Historical and Genealogical Record of the Borden Family")

      His will, dated 31 May 1671 and based upon stated intentions of Richard, mentions wife Joan, who received the house, fruit trees, animals, and yearly supplies of firewood, cider, and grain; son Thomas, who received all his lands in Providence; son Francis, who received all his lands in New Jersey; son John, who received all land around John's new dwelling house; and sons Joseph and Samuel, who received 40 pounds each; daughter Mary Cook, who received 5 pounds; daughter Sarah Holmes, who received 40 pounds, and daughter Amy Border, who received 100 lbs; son Matthew, who was the executor and received all the remainder of the estate after payment of debts and legacies. (see above-mentioned book)

  • Sources 
    1. [S013266] Compiled by Hattie Borden Weld, Historical and Genealogical Record of the Borden Family, 35.