Joan (Fowle) Borden (abt. 1605 - 1688)

Born about 1605 in Marden, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Borden Sr — married 28 Sep 1625 in Headcorn, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1688 at about age 83 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island

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Biography

Joan was a Friend (Quaker)

Joane Fowle was the daughter of Richard Fowle and his second wife, widow Mary Filkes of Headcorn, Kent, England. Her birth date is unknown. She was baptized there on July 5, 1612. ^[1]

She married Richard Borden on September 28, 1625 in Headcorn. Richard, son of Matthew Borden and his wife Joan, was baptized there on February 22, 1595/6. ^[1]

In the will of her father Richard Fowle, of Headcorn, County Kent. yeoman, December 20, 1630, he left bequests to:

• grandchild Richard Borden house and land in the east end; his mother Joane Borthen to take the profits as long as she live
• my daughter Joane Borthen an annuity of 40s a year ^[1]

The will of her uncle, Francis Fowle dated on October 8, 1632. Richard Borden was decreed estate executor on June 6, 1633. He left a legacy to Joane as follows:

• To my wife Elisabeth my messuages in Cranbrook for life, and on her death to my kinwoman Joane Borden, wife of Richard Borden, for her life and then to her son Francis Borden ^[1]

The removed to Cranbrook, Kent in 1628 before emigrating to New England in 1637/8 and settling at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. ^{[1] [2]}

Her husband Richard died at Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island on May 25, 1671, aged 70 years and was buried in the Portsmouth burial grounds of the Society of Friends. ^[3] In his nuncupative will was admitted to probate by the town council of Portsmouth May 31, 1671. ^[1] In it he names:

• wife Joan
• sons Thomas, Francis, John, Benjamin, Joseph, Samuel and Matthew
• daughters Mary Cooke, Sarah Holmes and Amey Borden
• grand daughter Amey Cooke ^[2]

Joane died at Portsmouth on July 15, 1688 aged 76. ^{[3] [1]}

Children:

1. Richard Borden baptized on July 9, 1626 at Headcorn. ^[1]; not named in his father's will. ^[2]
2. Thomas Borden baptized at Headcorn October 3, 1627; died November 25, 1676 ^[3]; married Mary Harris on January 20, 1663/4. ^{[4] [1] [2]}
3. Francis Borden ^[2] baptized at Cranbrook December 23, 1628; died in Monmouth County, East Jersey March 19, 1706 [19: 1 mo: 1705/ 6]; married Jane Vickars. ^[1]
4. Mary Borden baptized at Cranbrook 13 January 13, 1632/ 3; married John Cooke by about 1650-3 by the births of their children ^[2]: John died in 1691. ^[1]
5. Elizabeth Borden baptized at Cranbrook May 25, 1634 ^[1]; not named in her father's will. ^[2]
6. Matthew Borden born at Portsmouth in May 1638 ^[5]; died of a fever at Boston on May 5, 1708 ^[3]; married Sarah Clayton on March 4, 1673/4. ^{[4] [1] [2]}
7. John Borden born at Portsmouth in September, 1640 ^[5]; died on June 4, 1716 ^[3]; married Mary Earle on December 25, 1670. ^{[4] [1] [2]}
8. Joseph Borden born at Portsmouthon January 3, 1642/3 ^[5]; married Hope (___) removed to Barbados after 1674. ^{[1] [2]}
9. Sarah Borden born in May, 1644 ^[5]; died after after 1705; married Jonathan Holmes. ^{[1] [2]}
10. Samuel Borden born in July, 1645 ^[5]; removed to Westchester, New York where he married Elizabeth Crosse on June 1, 1679. ^{[1] [2]}
11. Benjamin Borden born in May, 1649^[5]; died after 1718; married Abigail Grover on September 22, 1670. ^{[1] [2]}
12. Amy Borden born in February 1653/4 ^[5]; ; died February 5, 1683/4; married William Richarson on March 27, 1678. ^{[4] [1] [2]}

Research notes

Rhode Island Friends: Births

Borden Matthew, of Richard and Joan, Portsmouth, May -,1638. (p. 46)

Bordne, John, Sept. - 1640. (p. 46)

Borden, Joseph, Jan. 3, 1642-3. (p. 46)

Borden, Sarah, May - 1644. (p. 46)

Borden, Samuel, July - 1645 (p. 46)

Borden, Bejamin, May -1649 (p. 46)

Borden , Amie Feb. - 1653 (p. 46) ^[5]

Rhode Island Friends: Marriages

Borden, Thomas, of Providence to Mary Harris, Providence, Jan. 20. 1663. (p. 5)

Borden, John, Portsmouth to Mary Earll, of William, Dec. 25, 1670. (p. 5)

Borden, Matthew, Portsmouth, to Sarah Claiton, Newport, March 4, 1673. (p. 5)

Borden, Amy, Portsmouth, to William Richardson, March 27, 1678. (p. 5) ^[4]

Rhode Island Friends: Death

Borden, Richard, one of the first planters, aged 70 years, buried in ground given by Robert Dinnes to the Friends, Portsmouth, May 25, 1671. (p. 89)

Borden, Thomas, of Richard, Portsmouth, Nov. 25, 1676. (p. 89)

Borden, Joan, widow, Portsmouth, July 15, 1688, aged 84 years. (p. 89)

Borden, Matthew, Sr., aged 70 years, died at Boston, May 5, 1708, of a fever. (p. 89)

Borden, John, Portsmouth, June 4, 1716, aged 76 years. (p. 89) ^[3]

Note: A previous version of this profile claimed, citing only online trees, an additional daughter married long past Joan's child-bearing years, Esther Borden, a New Jersey Quaker. There is also no daughter Esther named in Richard's will. She has been detached.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18} Moriarty, G. Andrews, Genealogical Research in England: Fowle- Borden in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 75, New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1921, p.226. Internet Archive.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Austin, John Osborne and George Andrews Moriarty, The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 (with many families carried to the fourth, J. Munsell's Sons, Albany, New York, 1887, p. 23-4; . Reprint : Clearfield by Genealogical Pub. Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1969
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Arnold, James N., Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people, Volume 7: Friends and Ministers, Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1895
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Arnold, James N., Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people, Volume 7: Friends and Ministers, Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1895
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7} Arnold, James N., Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people, Volume 7: Friends and Ministers, Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1895

• G. Andrews Moriarty, "Fowle-Borden" in "Genealogical Gleanings in England." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 75 (1921):226-233; digital images, HathiTrust.

See also:

• Glenn, Thomas Allen, Pedigree of Richard Borden : who removed from the county of Kent, old England, 1637-1638, and settled at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Private printing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1901 https://archive.org/details/pedigreeofrichar00glen/page/n5/mode/2up
• English Origins of New England Families, Vol 2 First Series 1985
• Reference: Place: Croydon, Surrey, England; Collection: St John the Baptist; -; Date Range: 1602 - 1630; Film Number: 994330
• Robergia: a story of old England By Richard Yerkes Cook. Use with caution. Told as a fictional narrative about a parchment with disappearing ink, but makes refernce to what appears to be original records.