Hello Olive, I was interested in your query. I have quite a lot of detail about the BORDENS, as my daughter-in-law Mary is descended from the William BORDEN bp 1 June 1600,Headcorn, brother of the Richard who went to America. Mary gave me material her family had gathered over the years and I tried to to put it into chart form for her. I have the Thomas BORDEN you mention but I have him as born ?C 1540 Headcorn,died C Apr 1592, buried 21 Apr 1592,married to someone unknown , who was buried 20 May 1581, then married (2) Margaret READER 2 May 1583, and she was buried 25 Sep 1589. Thomas and Margaret had four children: Matthew, d 1620, m Joane, he was a churchwarden Headcorn in 1598. Thomas, bu Headcorn 30 Apr 1580, Joan, b ?1565 Headcorn, bu Headcorn 5 Apr 1571, Agnes, b?1567 Headcorn, m Jonas GORHAM, alive 1620. I have no other details of Margaret Margaret READER. As you see, whoever did the original research did not find the name of the first wife of Thomas, so it may never be found I am afraid)-: I have some earlier information on the family if you would like it, Regards, May BORDEN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Olive Hoffman -- May Leslie at Whangarei NZ mayles@xtra.co.nz