A Guide to the Borden Family Papers, 1845-1999 Borden Family Papers, 1845-1999 37960

A Guide to the Borden Family Papers, 1845-1999

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 37960

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
USA
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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

37960

Title

Borden Family Papers, 1845-1999

Physical Characteristics

2.4 cubic feet (6 boxes).

Physical Location

Personal papers collection, Acc. 37960.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Borden Family Papers, 1845-1999. Accession 37960, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. James M. Baylor, 28 February 2001.

Biographical/Historical Information

Mary Fitzgerald Borden, daughter of Edmond Boxley (1854-1936) and Virginia Lewis Crews Borden (1861-1942), was born 22 December 1889 in Gretna (Pittsylvania County), Virginia. James Paul Borden, son of Benjamin Franklin (1849-1920) and Sallie Catherine Pitman Borden (1848-1923), was born 3 December 1892 in Harrisville (Shenandoah County), Virginia. Mary and James Borden married 12 December 1917 at the Fitzgerald estate, "Sunnyside", in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They lived in Front Royal, Virginia, where James worked for the Royal Telephone Company. In 1932 they moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, where James worked for Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Company. They had three children, Virginia Crews, James P. Jr., and Benjamin Franklin, III.

Scope and Content Information

Genealogical research files, 1845-1999 (bulk 1955-1977), of James and Mary Fitzgerald Borden on the Borden, Fitzgerald, and related families of Accomac, Campbell, Henrico, Orange, Pittsylvania, and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia; and Ohio. Includes bible records, clippings, correspondence, diaries, obituaries, genealogical charts, maps, photographs, transcripts of wills and bibles, and abstracts from court records.

Organization

Organized into the following series and subseries: I. James P. Borden Files, 1845-1999 - Subseries 1. Genealogy of the Borden families in Shenandoah County, Virginia (1958), Subseries 2. Family Research Files, 1845-1999; II. Mary Fitzgerald Borden Files, 1947-1991 - Subseries 1. Climbing the Family Tree , Subseries 2. Family Research Files, 1947-1991.

Contents List

Series I: James P. Borden files

Box 1-5

This series contains genealogical research gathered by James Borden on the Borden and related Goodman, Hockman, Phillips, Pitman, Ramey, and Windle families of Shenandoah County, Virginia; and Ohio. Includes chapters from his book, Genealogy of the Borden families in Shenandoah County, Virginia , and family research files. Contains bibles, correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, epitaphs, and transcripts of wills and court records.

Box-folder: Box 1 - Box 2, Folder 16
Subseries 1: Genealogy of the Borden families in Shenandoah County, Virginia

This subseries contains an incomplete copy of James Borden's book, Genealogy of the Borden families in Shenandoah County, Virginia , compiled in 1958. An original copy of the entire book is not present in the collection, but included are some of the completed chapters, along with the title page, preface, and table of contents. The book traces the ancestry of James Borden's family beginning with Runald and Catharine Borden of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Includes information James gathered from court records, bibles, wills, obituaries, newspaper clippings, graveyards, and other family members. Each section is numbered and labeled.
- Box 1 Folder 1
  Table of contents
- Box 1 Folder 2
  Title page
- Box 1 Folder 3
  Preface
- Box 1 Folder 4
  Preface
- Box 1 Folder 5
  The Borden name
- Box 1 Folder 6
  Borden, Runald and Catharine
- Box 1 Folder 7
  Borden, George and Sophia Hawn
- Box 1 Folder 8
  Borden, William and Rebecca Snarr
- Box 1 Folder 9
  Section 1, Page 1
- Box 1 Folder 10
  Section 1, Page 2 (Phillips family)
- Box 1 Folder 11
  Section 1, Page 3 (Phillips family)
- Box 1 Folder 12
  Section 1, Page 4 (Phillips family)
- Box 1 Folder 13
  Section 1, Page 5 (Borden, Ollie)
- Box 1 Folder 14
  Section 1, Page 6 (Borden, Ollie)
- Box 1 Folder 15
  Section 1, Page 6A (Borden, Joel L.)
- Box 1 Folder 16
  Section 1, Page 7 (Borden, Christian David)
- Box 1 Folder 17
  Section 1, Page 8 (Borden, Gilbert L.)
- Box 1 Folder 18
  Section 1, Page 9 (Borden, Gilbert L.)
- Box 1 Folder 19
  Section 1, Page 10 (Borden, Floyd D.)
- Box 1 Folder 20
  Section 2, Page 1
- Box 1 Folder 21
  Section 2, Page 2
- Box 1 Folder 22
  Section 3, Page 1
- Box 1 Folder 23
  Section 3, Page 2
- Box 1 Folder 24
  Section 3, Page 3
- Box 1 Folder 25
  Section 4, Page 1
- Box 1 Folder 26
  Section 4, Page 2
- Box 1 Folder 27
  Section 4, Page 3
- Box 1 Folder 28
  Section 5, Page 7 (Hoekman and Ramey)
- Box 1 Folder 29
  Section 5, Page 8 (Ramey family)
- Box 1 Folder 30
  Section 5, Page 15 (Borden, Harry L.)
- Box 1 Folder 31
  Section 5, Page 17 (Borden, Harry L.)
- Box 1 Folder 32
  Section 5, Page 18 (Borden, Harry L.)
- Box 1 Folder 33
  Section 5, Page 18A (Borden, Harry L, and Mary E.)
- Box 1 Folder 34
  Section 5, Page 19 (Borden, Mattie and Otto W.)
- Box 1 Folder 35
  Section 5, Page 20 (Borden, Otto W.)
- Box 1 Folder 36
  Section 5, Page 21 (Raymond Jones family)
- Box 1 Folder 37
  Section 5, Page 22 (Borden, Otto W.)
- Box 1 Folder 38
  Section 5, Page 23 (Borden, Otto W.- obituary)
- Box 1 Folder 39
  Section 5, Page 24 (Borden, Jesse D.)
- Box 1 Folder 40
  Section 5, Page 24A (Borden, Wilson)
- Box 1 Folder 41
  Section 5, Page 25 (Borden, Jesse D.)
- Box 1 Folder 42
  Section 5, Page 26 (Borden, Jesse D.)
- Box 2 Folder 1
  Section 5, Page 26A (Borden, Sallie Haskins Wilson)
- Box 2 Folder 2
  Section 5, Page 27 (Borden, James P., Sr.)
- Box 2 Folder 3
  Section 5, Page 27A (Borden, James P., Sr. - Baylor, James M.)
- Box 2 Folder 4
  Section 5, Page 29 (Borden, James P., Sr., and Mary Fitzgerald)
- Box 2 Folder 5
  Section 5, Page 30 (Borden, James P., Sr., - marriage announcement)
- Box 2 Folder 6
  Section 5, Page 31 (Borden, James P., Sr., - Borden, Crews)
- Box 2 Folder 7
  Section 5, Page 31A (Borden, James P., Sr., Borden, Crews)
- Box 2 Folder 8
  Section 5, Page 32 (Borden, James P., Sr.- Borden, James P., Jr.)
- Box 2 Folder 9
  Section 5, Page 35 (Borden, James P., Sr., - Borden, Benjamin F., III)
- Box 2 Folder 10
  Section 6, Page 1
- Box 2 Folder 11
  Section 6, Page 2 (Borden, Taylor - Borden, Bernie)
- Box 2 Folder 12
  Section 6, Page 3 (Borden, Bernie)
- Box 2 Folder 13
  Section 6, Page 3A (Borden, Phillip)
- Box 2 Folder 14
  Section 6, Page 3B (Borden, Phillip)
- Box 2 Folder 15
  Section 6, Page 4 (Borden, Albert)
- Box 2 Folder 16
  Section 7, Page 1
Box-folder: Box 2, Folder 17 - Box 5
Subseries 2: Family research files

This subseries contains family research files which include correspondence, pedigree charts, photographs, information from published sources, source material received from other individuals, and transcripts of wills and bibles. Some of the materials may have been included in Borden's book, but were not clearly marked as so. Of note are the family group sheets, and the attendance records, correspondence, flyers, and photographs from annual reunions held by the Borden family, 1924-1977. Also included is a copy of Levi Pitman's diary, 1847-1892, of Mt. Olive (Shenandoah County), Virginia, containing descriptions of daily life and the construction of the Mt. Hebron Church in Shenandoah County, Virginia. A history of St. John's United Church of Christ in Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia is also included in the collection, along with information on the Borden family lines in New York and England.
- Box 2 Folder 17
  Borden, Albert L.
- Box 2 Folder 18
  Borden, Benjamin
- Box 2 Folder 19
  Borden, Benjamin F., Family reunions, 1924-1957
- Box 2 Folder 20
  Borden, Benjamin F., Family reunions, 1958-1977
- Box 2 Folder 21
  Borden, Benjamin F., Family reunions, Photographs, c. 1960
- Box 3 Folder 1
  Borden, Benjamin F., Misc., 1848-1963
- Box 3 Folder 2
  Borden, Benjamin F., Misc. family photographs, c. 1900
- Box 3 Folder 3
  Borden, Frederick, c. 1900-1977
- Box 3 Folder 4
  Borden, James E.
- Box 3 Folder 5
  Borden, James P., Family correspondence, 1955-1969
- Box 3 Folder 6
  Borden, James P., Family correspondence, n.d.
- Box 3 Folder 7
  Borden, James P., Personal notes and pictures, 1910-1969
- Box 3 Folder 8
  Borden, Rebecca Snarr
- Box 3 Folder 9
  Borden, Reynard, Part 1, 1974-1976
- Box 3 Folder 10
  Borden, Reynard, Part 2, 1974-1976
- Box 3 Folder 11
  Borden, Robert C., 1970-1977
- Box 3 Folder 12
  Borden family replies
- Box 3 Folder 13
  Borden family, English line, 1966
- Box 4 Folder 1
  Borden family, New York line
- Box 4 Folder 2
  Borden family, New York line, Borden, James E.
- Box 4 Folder 3
  Borden family, New York line, Borden, Rebecca
- Box 4 Folder 4
  Borden family, New York line, Borden, Richard
- Box 4 Folder 5
  Borden family, New York line, Borden, Richard
- Box 4 Folder 6
  Clement, Rebecca Borden
- Box 4 Folder 7
  Hayden, Cinda Ramey, 1963-1966
- Box 4 Folder 8
  Pearce, Louice Borden, 1966
- Box 4 Folder 9
  Pitman, Emanuel
- Box 4 Folder 10
  Pitman, Emanuel, Will
- Box 4 Folder 11
  Pitman, Esther Kathryn, 1959
- Box 4 Folder 12
  Pitman, Esther Miriam
- Box 4 Folder 13
  Pitman, Frank, 1954-1960
- Box 4 Folder 14
  Pitman, Henry
- Box 4 Folder 15
  Pitman, J. Emanuel, 1951
- Box 4 Folder 16
  Pitman, Jacob
- Box 4 Folder 17
  Pitman, Levi
- Box 4 Folder 18
  Pitman, Levi, Bible
- Box 4 Folder 19
  Pitman, Levi, Diary, 1845-1892
- Box 4 Folder 20
  Pitman, Levi, Diary Part 1, 1845-1850
- Box 4 Folder 21
  Pitman, Levi, Diary Part 2, 1850-1853
- Box 4 Folder 22
  Pitman, Levi, Diary Part 3, 1853
- Box 4 Folder 23
  Pitman, Levi, Diary Part 4, 1853
- Box 4 Folder 24
  Pitman, Levi, Diary Part 5, 1854-1870
- Box 4 Folder 25
  Pitman, Levi, Diary, Church sayings, 1846-1847
- Box 4 Folder 26
  Pitman, Levi, Diary, Church sayings, 1847
- Box 4 Folder 27
  Pitman, Levi, Diary, Church sayings, 1847
- Box 4 Folder 28
  Pitman, Levi, Diary, Church sayings, 1847
- Box 4 Folder 29
  Pitman, Levi, Diary, Misc.
- Box 4 Folder 30
  Pitman, Martin
- Box 4 Folder 31
  Pitman, Victoria
- Box 4 Folder 32
  Pitman family, 1937-1973
- Box 4 Folder 33
  Pitman family, Walthers, Emily, 1966-1977
- Box 4 Folder 34
  Windle, Augustine
- Box 4 Folder 35
  Windle, Jacob
- Box 5 Folder 1
  Windle family, Miscellaneous
- Box 5 Folder 2
  Windle and Pitman families, Miscellaneous, 1966-1970
- Box 5 Folder 3
  St. John's United Church (Toms Brook, Va.), 1951-1999
- Box 5 Folder 4
  Shenandoah County (Va.), Maps
- Box 5 Folder 5
  Stirewalt, W.J., 1957-1972
- Box 5 Folder 6
  Talk to North Carolina Colonial Dames, 1984
- Box 5 Folder 7
  Blank forms
- Box 5 Folder 8
  Miscellaneous, c. 1910-1958
- Box 5 Folder 9
  Miscellaneous, 1923-1957

Series II: Mary Fitzgerald Borden files

Box 6

This series contains genealogical research gathered by Mary Fitzgerald Borden on the Fitzgerald and related Crews and Graves families of Accomac, Campbell, Henrico, Orange, and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia. Includes chapters from her book, Climbing the Family Tree , and family research files. Contains correspondence, family group sheets, obituaries, and newspaper clippings.

Box-folder: Box 6, Folder 1-14
Subseries 1: Climbing the Family Tree

This subseries contains an incomplete copy of Mary Fitzgerald Borden's book, Climbing the Family Tree , compiled in 1963. An original copy of the entire book is not present in the collection, but included are some of the completed chapters, along with the title page, preface, and table of contents. The book traces the ancestry of Mary Fitzgerald Borden, beginning with James Crews of Henrico County, Virginia, and Edmund Fitzgerald of Ireland. Each section is numbered and labeled.
- Box 6 Folder 1
  Preface
- Box 6 Folder 2
  Chapters 2 and 3
- Box 6 Folder 3
  Chapters 4 and 5
- Box 6 Folder 4
  Chapters 6 and 7
- Box 6 Folder 5
  Chapters 8 and 9
- Box 6 Folder 6
  Chapter 10
- Box 6 Folder 7
  Chapter 12
- Box 6 Folder 8
  Chapters 13 and 14
- Box 6 Folder 9
  Chapter 16
- Box 6 Folder 10
  Chapter 17
- Box 6 Folder 11
  Chapter 18
- Box 6 Folder 12
  Chapter 19
- Box 6 Folder 13
  Chapters 22 and 23
- Box 6 Folder 14
  Chapters 24, 25 and 26
Box-folder: Box 6, Folder 15-20
Subseries 2: Family research files

This subseries contains correspondence, an article entitled "Dedicating a Home," by Mary Fitzgerald Borden, pedigree charts, obituaries, and miscellaneous newspaper announcements. Also included are Mary Fitzgerald Borden's wishes for her funeral arrangements, burial, and division of estate.
- Box 6 Folder 15
  Extra sheets for book
- Box 6 Folder 16
  Borden, Mary Fitzgerald, 1963-1976
- Box 6 Folder 17
  Fitzgerald, Edmond Boxley, 1970
- Box 6 Folder 18
  Fitzgerald, Ned, 1970
- Box 6 Folder 19
  Fitzgerald, Susan M., 1991
- Box 6 Folder 20
  Miscellaneous announcements, 1947-1950