Benjamin Borden was born on 6 April 1692 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. He was the son of
John Borden and
Mary Earle. Benjamin Borden married
Ruth Collins. Benjamin Borden died in 1743 at Massachusetts. (1) Paula Evans, Rt. 2, Box 152, Hale Center, TX. Cites: (a) 'Genealogical Dictionary of R hode Island.' (2) 'Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island' (J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1908 ) p.1894. (3) FHL Ancestral File, 1996. (4) Terry Mason, Bountiful, UT. tmason1@uswest.net (1999). Cites: (a) Carile Santos, 'Rich ard Borden of Portsmouth, RI,' 'Your Ancestors, a National Magazine of Genealogy and Family H istory.' FHL film 1,597,740. (b) J.A. Kelly, 'Benjamin Borden, Shenandoah Valley Pioneer: Hi s Ancestry and Descendants,' 'Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary Coll ege Quarterly Historical Magazine' (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1982). (c) Hattie B orden Weld, 'The Borden Family in America, 1638-1899' (Albany, NY, Josel Munsell). FHL film 5 12.
Birth: (1,2,3,4) s/o John BORDEN/Mary EARLE. (3,4) 6 Apr 1692, Portsmouth, RI. (4b) In th e 'Borden Genealogy' (1899) by Hattie Borden Weld, Benjamin BORDEN of VA was confused with hi s first cousin of the same name born in 1692, son of John and Mary (Earle) BORDEN. A carefu l examination of NJ court records is the basis for this correction. Marriage to Zeruriah WINTER: (3) (4) She was wife of Benjamin BORDEN, s/o Benjamin BORDEN/A bigail GROVER. (NOTE: See notes under that Benjamin for proofs.) Marriage to Ruth COLLINS: (3,4) Death: (3,4) 1743, MA.