BORDEN, William

1689 - 1748  (58 years)

• Name	BORDEN, William
  Birth	15 Aug 1689	portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Note	William along with his friend and partner Henry STANTON came from RI with a shipload of Quakers about 90 and founded the city of Beaufort, N.C. and established a shipbuilding business. The forests were rich in the trees they needed, white oak and a real pitchy pine. Dianne Perrins (Pruitt) has a copy of his will and when he died he owned about 20,000 acres of land. He was the largest slave holder in the county with 48 slaves. They spent their summers in RI to avoid the heat. He disowned one daughter Sarah for marrying a non Quaker.
  Reference Number	1240
  _UID	153DA2BBD5A741728607B0B0EDCC2D8031D6
  Death	1748	Cartaret Co, NC
  Person ID	I1241	MARTINPRUITT
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	BORDEN, John,   b. 10 Sep 1640, portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island d. 4 Jun 1716, portsmouth, Newport, R.I. (Age 75 years)
  Mother	EARLE, Mary,   b. 1655, Rhode Island d. Jun 1734, portsmouth, N, RI (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1670	portsmouth, R.I.
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HULL, Alice,   b. Abt 1692, Rhode Island d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	7 Jul 1715	portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
  Children	1. BORDEN, William,   b. Abt 1692, Rhode Island d. Yes, date unknown   2. BORDEN, Alice,   b. Abt 1718, Rhode Island d. Yes, date unknown   3. BORDEN, Catherine,   b. Abt 1720   d. Yes, date unknown   4. BORDEN, Sarah,   b. Abt 1722   d. Yes, date unknown   5. BORDEN, Hannah,   b. Abt 1725, Rhode Island d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 2	OVERMAN, Susanna   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1730
  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

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  Birth - 15 Aug 1689 - portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Marriage - 7 Jul 1715 - portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Death - 1748 - Cartaret Co, NC  = Link to Google Earth