Benjamin Borden, Jr. b. 1715 Frederick County, Virginia d. Apr 1753 Augusta, VA: Stewart

1715 - 1753 (38 years)

Name	Benjamin Borden
Suffix	Jr.
Nickname	Big Eared Borden
Born	1715	Frederick County, Virginia
Gender	Male
Died	Apr 1753	Augusta, VA
	Cause: Incurable case of Small Pox
Buried	Saumsville, Shenandoah, Virginia
Person ID	I1122	Stewart
Last Modified	6 Mar 2021

Father	Benjamin Borden, Sr., b. 06 Apr 1675, Monmouth County, New Jersey , d. 1743, Winchester, Virginia (Age 67 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Jerusah Winter, b. 1680, d. 1745 (Age 65 years)
Relationship	Birth
Notes	Benjamin Borden the elder had three sons, John, Joseph, and Benjamin Borden Jr., married as above, and six daughters. One daughter, name not known married Mr. Peck. The second, Mr. Branston. The third, Mr. Henry. The names of the other daughters are not known to the writer. [1]
Family ID	F666	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Magdalen Wood, b. 1706, Dunshauglin Castle, County Meath, Ireland , d. 1810, Virginia (Age 104 years)

Married 1744 [2]

Children

+	1. Martha Borden, b. 15 Jan 1746, Rockbridge County, Virginia , d. 13 Jun 1823, Fincastle County, Virginia (Age 77 years) [Birth]
	2. Hannah Borden, b. 1753, d. 1753 (Age 0 years) [Birth]
	3. Elizabeth Borden, d. 1753

Last Modified 31 Mar 2021

Family ID F352 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1715 - Frederick County, Virginia
	Died - Cause: Incurable case of Small Pox - Apr 1753 - Augusta, VA
	Buried - - Saumsville, Shenandoah, Virginia

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Documents » Slide Show		Joseph Hale Harvey Memorandum (3 of 5) This portion describes Harvey family history
		Joseph Hale Harvey Memorandum (4 of 5) This portion discusses births of the children of Mathew Harvey and Magdalin Hawkins
		Family Genealogy of Benjamin Borden (1 of 5) From Genealogies of Virginia Families From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine Volume 1 - Adams-Clopton

Notes

Owned 500,000 acres of land in Virginia.
Benjamin Borden, Jr., resided after his marriage at Fairfield, north of Lexington, Virginia. He was a justice, and captain of Augusta County militia. [3]
Benjamin Borden himself was well known all over the Dominion, not so much for his land, but for the big ears. 'Big eared Borden' he was called.
Papa telling this said he called them 'Harvey Ears' because so many of the Harveys inherited them, a merry twinkle showing in his sharp eyes when he brushed his ears back and forth with both his hands. [4]

[S53] Harvey Family Records, 1927, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Helmick.
[S91] Virginia Families, Vol. 1, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982), 401.
Benjamin Borden, Jr. (d. 1753) m. 1744, Magdalen (Woods) McDowell, daughter of Michael and Mary (Campbell) Woods and widow of Captain John McDowell, who was killed in battle with Indians in 1742. Benjamin Borden, Jr., resided after his marriage at Fairfield, north of Lexington, Virginia. He was a justice, and captain of Augusta County militia.
[S91] Virginia Families, Vol. 1, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982), 401 (Reliability: 3).
[S205] To Reach Afar, Horace H. Harvey, Katherine Harvey Rogér, Louise Destrehan Rogér D'Oliveira, (Hercules Publishing Co., 1974), 78 (Reliability: 3).