I descend from 2 (Francis and Sarah) of Richard and Joan Fowle Borden's Children in this way: 1. Richard1 Borden was born 1601 in England, and died 25 May 1671 in Portsmouth, RI. He married Joan Fowle in England. Children of Richard Borden and Joan Fowle are: 2 i. Thomas2 Borden, born 1628 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 25 November 1676. He married Mary Harris 20 January 1662/63 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. + 3 ii. Francis Borden, born 1628 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 1720. 4 iii. Mary Borden, born 1632 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 1691. She married John Cook. + 5 iv. Matthew Borden, born May 1638 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 05 July 1708. + 6 v. John Borden, born September 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 04 June 1716. + 7 vi. Joseph Borden, born 03 July 1643 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died in Barbadoes, West Indies. + 8 vii. Sarah Borden, born May 1644 in Portsmouth, RI; died 1705. 9 viii. Samuel Borden, born July 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. He married Elizabeth Crosse 01 April 1674 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. 10 ix. Benjamin Borden, born 16 May 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 1718. He married Abigail Grover 22 September 1670. 11 x. Amey Borden, born February 1653/54 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 05 February 1683/84. She married William Richardson 27 March 1678. Generation No. 2 3. Francis2 Borden (Richard1) was born 1628 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, and died 1720. He married Jane Vicars. Child of Francis Borden and Jane Vicars is: + 12 i. Joyce3 Borden, born 1682; died 1732. 5. Matthew2 Borden (Richard1) was born May 1638 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, and died 05 July 1708. He married Sarah Clayton 04 March 1673/74 in Portsmouth, RI. Children of Matthew Borden and Sarah Clayton are: 13 i. Mary3 Borden, born 20 September 1674. 14 ii. Matthew Borden, born 14 August 1676. 15 iii. Thomas Borden, born 18 July 1678. 16 iv. Sarah Borden, born 29 December 1680. 17 v. Ann Borden, born 05 January 1682/83. 6. John2 Borden (Richard1) was born September 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, and died 04 June 1716. He married Mary Earle 25 December 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. Children of John Borden and Mary Earle are: 18 i. Richard3 Borden, born 25 October 1671. 19 ii. Amy Borden, born 30 May 1678. 20 iii. Joseph Borden, born 03 December 1680. 21 iv. Thomas Borden, born 13 December 1682. 22 v. Hope Borden, born 03 March 1684/85. 7. Joseph2 Borden (Richard1) was born 03 July 1643 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, and died in Barbadoes, West Indies. He married Hope. Children of Joseph Borden and Hope are: 23 i. Sarah3 Borden, born 17 April 1664. 24 ii. William Borden, born 31 December 1667. 8. Sarah2 Borden (Richard1) was born May 1644 in Portsmouth, RI, and died 1705. She married Jonathan Holmes 1663 in Newport Co., RI, son of Obadiah Holmes and Catherine Hyde. Children of Sarah Borden and Jonathan Holmes are: + 25 i. Obadiah3 Holmes. 26 ii. Jonathan Holmes. 27 iii. Samuel Holmes. 28 iv. Sarah Holmes. 29 v. Catherine Holmes. 30 vi. Joseph Holmes. 31 vii. Mary Holmes, born 1664 in Newport Co., RI. + 32 viii. Martha Holmes, born 1675; died 10 March 1728/29. 33 ix. Lydia Holmes, born 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. Generation No. 3 12. Joyce3 Borden (Francis2, Richard1) was born 1682, and died 1732. She married John Hance, son of John Hance and Elizabeth Hanson. Child of Joyce Borden and John Hance is: + 34 i. Isaac4 Hance, born 1713; died 1746. 25. Obadiah3 Holmes (Sarah2 Borden, Richard1). He married Alice Ashton. Child of Obadiah Holmes and Alice Ashton is: + 35 i. Jonathon4 Holmes. 32. Martha3 Holmes (Sarah2 Borden, Richard1) was born 1675, and died 10 March 1728/29. She married Philip Tillinghast, son of Pardon Tillinghast and Lydia Tabor. Children of Martha Holmes and Philip Tillinghast are: 36 i. Charles4 Tillinghast, born 05 March 1692/93. 37 ii. Philip Tillinghast, born 09 August 1694. 38 iii. John Tillinghast, born 14 April 1696. 39 iv. Jonathan Tillinghast, born 18 September 1698. + 40 v. Martha Tillinghast, born 20 December 1699. 41 vi. Pardon Tillinghast, born 15 December 1701. 42 vii. Obadiah Tillinghast, born 02 December 1703. 43 viii. Joseph Tillinghast, born 18 May 1706. 44 ix. Lydia Tillinghast, born 16 October 1708. 45 x. Sarah Tillinghast, born 05 March 1709/10. 46 xi. Samuel Tillinghast, born 05 November 1711. 47 xii. Ann Tillinghast, born 13 April 1713. 48 xiii. William Tillinghast, born 12 January 1713/14. 49 xiv. Elisha Tillinghast, born 19 August 1716. 50 xv. Mary Tillinghast, born 16 February 1717/18. Generation No. 4 34. Isaac4 Hance (Joyce3 Borden, Francis2, Richard1) was born 1713, and died 1746. He married Johanna Wooley, daughter of Thomas Wooley and Content. Children of Isaac Hance and Johanna Wooley are: 51 i. Isaac5 Hance, born 1741 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey; died 09 October 1818 in Menham Township, Morris County, New Jersey. He married Catherine Miller 12 November 1772 in Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey. 52 ii. Thomas Hance. He married Hannah Tone in 1776. 53 iii. John Hance, born 1744; died 1828. He married (1) Elizabeth Miller 01 January 1778. He married (2) Ann Lundy 1805. 54 iv. Content Hance. She married Thomas Tone. 35. Jonathon4 Holmes (Obadiah3, Sarah2 Borden, Richard1). Child of Jonathon Holmes is: 55 i. John5 Holmes. He married Catherine Brown 08 March 1764. 40. Martha4 Tillinghast (Martha3 Holmes, Sarah2 Borden, Richard1) was born 20 December 1699. She married William Potter 19 February 1719/20 in Kent, Warwick, Rhode Island, son of John Potter and Jane Burlingame. Children of Martha Tillinghast and William Potter are: 56 i. Keziah5 Potter, born in Cranston, Rhode Island. 57 ii. Almy Potter, born 17 April 1721 in Cranston, Rhode Island. 58 iii. Ruth Potter, born 24 November 1722 in Cranston, Rhode Island. 59 iv. William Potter, born 24 September 1724 in Cranston, Rhode Island. He married Mary Burlingame 25 October 1761 in Providence, Cranston, Rhode Island. 60 v. Martha Potter, born 27 February 1726/27 in Cranston, Rhode Island. 61 vi. Sarah Potter, born 15 April 1729 in Cranston, Rhode Island. 62 vii. Oliver Potter, born 1730 in Cranston, Rhode Island; died 1775 in Quebec, Canada. He married Mary Colvin 17 October 1757. Becky beckybea@juno.com