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Martha Borden

Female 1746 - 1823  (77 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Martha Borden 
    Born 15 Jan 1746  Rockbridge County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Jun 1823  Fincastle County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Fincastle Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fincastle, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1115  Stewart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2021 

    Father Benjamin Borden, Jr.,   b. 1715, Frederick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1753, Augusta, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Magdalen Wood,   b. 1706, Dunshauglin Castle, County Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1810, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 1744  [2
    Family ID F352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Benjamin Hawkins,   d. Apr 1773 
    Married 1764 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Hawkins
     2. William Hawkins,   b. Abt 1765, Augusta, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Hawkins,   b. Abt 1767, Augusta, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. James Hawkins,   b. Abt 1768
     5. Borden Hawkins,   b. Abt 1769  [Birth]
    +6. Magdalena Hawkins,   b. Abt 1770, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +7. Sarah Hawkins,   b. Abt 1772  [Birth]
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2008 
    Family ID F658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Colonel Robert Harvey,   b. 30 Oct 1756, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 May 1831, Martha's Furnace, Fincastle, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [3, 4
    Married 09 Dec 1779  Roanoke, Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Mary Harvey,   b. 1780,   d. 1839  (Age 59 years)  [Birth]
     2. Betsy Harvey,   b. 1783,   d. 1839  (Age 56 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Colonel Lewis Harvey,   b. 04 Nov 1785, Catawba Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1842, Back Creek, Roanoke County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Dr. Henry Bowyer Harvey,   b. 28 Mar 1788, Mason County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1837, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jan 1746 - Rockbridge County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 09 Dec 1779 - Roanoke, Botetourt County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Jun 1823 - Fincastle County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fincastle Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fincastle, Virginia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Joseph Hale Harvey Memorandum (3 of 5)
    Joseph Hale Harvey Memorandum (3 of 5)
    This portion describes Harvey family history
    Joseph Hale Harvey Memorandum (4 of 5)
    Joseph Hale Harvey Memorandum (4 of 5)
    This portion discusses births of the children of Mathew Harvey and Magdalin Hawkins
    Marriage Certificate for Robert Harvey and Martha Borden (large, 1406x1380, 491kb)
    Marriage Certificate for Robert Harvey and Martha Borden (large, 1406x1380, 491kb)
    Robert Harvey & Martha Borden, widow of Benjamin Hawkins, Marriage Certificate dated 9 Dec 1788
    Marriage Certificate for Robert Harvey and Martha Borden (widow of Benjamin Hawkins, Jr.) (1344x786, 242kb)
    Marriage Certificate for Robert Harvey and Martha Borden (widow of Benjamin Hawkins, Jr.) (1344x786, 242kb)
    Marriage certificate dated 9 Dec 1788

    Headstones
    Original Headstone for Martha Borden
    Original Headstone for Martha Borden
    Sacred to the memory of
    Martha Harvey
    wife of Robert Harvey
    who departed this life
    June the 13th, 1823 age
    77 years
    New headstone for Martha Borden
    New headstone for Martha Borden

  • Notes 
    • She was the only child of Benjamin Borden Jr. and Magdalen Woods McDowell and was called the 'Heiress of Virginia' because her father owned five hundred thousand acres in the old dominion. He had got them from Lord Halifax having been his land agent at one time. [7]

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  • Sources 
    1. [S147] Find a Grave.
      Headstone at findagrave.com

    2. [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.

    3. [S51] Historic Families of Kentucky, Thomas Marshall Green, (Robert Clarke & Co., 1889), 15.

    4. [S205] To Reach Afar, Horace H. Harvey, Katherine Harvey Rogér, Louise Destrehan Rogér D'Oliveira, (Hercules Publishing Co., 1974), 78 (Reliability: 3).
      Robert Harvey, son of William and Rebecca Harvey, married Martha Borden Hawkins, widow of Benjamin Hawkins.

    5. [S99] Botetourt County Marriages, 1770-1853 Volume 2, John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr., (Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, Georgia), G975.583 V886b., 440 (Reliability: 3).
      HAWKINS, Martha & Robert Harvey 9 Dec 1779; b- Adam Smyth

    6. [S100] Botetourt County Marriages, 1770-1853 Volume 1, John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr., (Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, Georgia), G975.583 V886b., 144 (Reliability: 3).
      HARVEY, Robert & Martha Hawkins 9 Dec 1779; b- Adam Smyth.

    7. [S205] To Reach Afar, Horace H. Harvey, Katherine Harvey Rogér, Louise Destrehan Rogér D'Oliveira, (Hercules Publishing Co., 1974), 78.


  

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