Person:John Borton (3)

Browse
John Borton
d.13 Apr 1749
m. 12 Apr 1658
  1. Jane Borton1659 - 1688
  2. Anne Borton1660 - 1688
  3. Elizabeth Borton1664 - 1717/18
  4. Esther Borton1667 - 1719
  5. William Borton1668 -
  6. John Borton1669 - 1749
  7. William Borton1672 - 1699
  8. Susanna Borton1675 -
  9. Mary Borton1678 - 1739
Facts and Events
Name John Borton
Gender Male
Alt Birth? 27 Sep 1669 Aynho, Northamptonshire, England
Birth? 27 Nov 1669 Aynho, Northamptonshire, England
Alt Death? 1736 Evesham, Burlington, NJ, USA
Death? 13 Apr 1749

Married (1) Hannah Haines? abt. 1690 in Oxford, England;Citation needed
married (2) Ann Darnelly May 27, 1717 in Salem Co., New Jersey;
married (3) Mary Elizabeth Hillborn 1732.

John Borton's children all being married, he, in the year 1733 removed his certificate of membership with that of his wife to Burlington, and it is said that he became register of Births and Deaths in that year.Citation needed

He died intestate, April 13, 1749, adminstrators being appointed.Citation needed

He acquired a large area of land which he deeded to his children, said land being in Evesham township and nearly or quite adjoining the lands devised by John Engle II to his sons, Robert D., and John. John Borton II was one of six persons to whom in 1711 was surveyed the large tract of land containing some 2,250 acres called Friendship, wheron was built the mill: later surveys made it contain 3,558 acres.Citation needed

Aynhoe as it is now spelled is a Parish in Northamptonshire, England, 20 miles south of Northampton where Daniel Wills resided.

In 1660, John Borton, John Butcher, and others, were taken out of their houses by soldiers and committed to prison for refusing the oath.Citation needed

In December 1665, John Borton of Aino with others had their goods taken by distress for a fine of four shillings each, imposed for four weeks absence from their Parish church.Citation needed

John Borton I was one of the signers of the Grants and Concessions of New Jersey which constituted the first or Primal goverment of the early settlers, which later were incorporated in the fundamental and permanent laws of the colonial government. The mill is known as Kirby's Mill in Medford today.Citation needed

References
  1.   Joseph, Edna Harvey, compiler. Woolman - Borton genealogy. (S.I., 196-?).

    From the Borton family record in English Quaker Records:
    John     b. 9-27-1669 [27 Nov 1669]
           m (1) [unknown]
           m (2) 1717 Ann Darnly
           m (3) 1732 Mary Hillebourne