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Borden, Benjamin, Sr.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1692 - 1742

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Borden Land Grant

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0107
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one document, the original land grant to Benjamin Borden of a tract of land for settlement in what would become Rockbridge County.

Dates: 1739-11-06

Borden Family

 File — Box 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

This folder contains information about the Borden family and an inquiry about their possible relation to Lizzie Borden, famed murder suspect.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1700 - 1960

Borden Grant

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

This file contains two copies of E.P. Tompkins article on the Borden Grant, as well as a number of Lexington New Gazette articles on the same topic.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1749 - 1985

Clifton: Maury River House, 1992-04-27

 File — Box 1, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a manuscript copy of "Clifton: Maury River House," written for the Ignorance Club in Lexington, Virginia by Elizabeth Harralson. The manuscript focuses on William Alexander, although it's historical analysis ranges back to Benjamin Borden. Includes historical and architectural descriptions and analysis of the title house.

Dates: 1992-04-27

General, 1969 - 1970

 File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents This file consists of two copies of introductory notes to the Rockbridge Heritage House tour for the years 1969 and 1970. The convered houses in the notes have historical backgrounds. The following houses appear in the notes: Alexander-Withrow House, VMI Superintendent's Quarters, Stono, Clifton, Maple Hill, Timber Ridge Church, Horatio Thompson House, The Red House, Mulberry Grove, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Briarwood, Bellevue, Maxwelton, Level Loop, Windy Glen, Cedar Grove,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1970

Rockbridge Historical Society collection of deeds

 Collection
Identifier: WLU -Coll-0043
Scope and Contents

A collection of original land deeds and indentures from the vicinity of Rockbridge County, Virginia collected by the Rockbridge Historical Society.

Dates: 1748 - 1920

Walnut Fort, 1936-05-15

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a handwritten manuscript draft entitled "Walnut Fort," later published in the Lexington Gazette on May 15th, 1936. The document describes the physical features of the fort, the cooking practices of those who lived there, other domestic qualities, and the familial history of those who inhabited and maintained the fort.

Dates: 1936-05-15

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 6
Collection 2
 
Subject
Virginia -- Rockbridge County 6
Virginia -- Lexington 3
Land grants 2
Virginia -- Augusta County 2
Deeds 1