Susanna (Griffin) Borden
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Susanna (Griffin) Borden (abt. 1713 - aft. 1750)

Susanna Borden formerly Griffin aka Newby, Overman
Born about in Nansemond County, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married 16 Feb 1732 (to 28 Sep 1739) in The home of James Griffin, Chowan County, Province of North Carolina , British Colonial Americanmap
Wife of — married 5 Feb 1740 (to 21 Jan 1746) in Pasquotank County, Province of North Carolina, British Colonial Americamap
Wife of — married Jul 1748 (to 2 Mar 1749) in North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died after after about age 37 in Pasquotank County, Province of North Carolina, British Colonial Americamap
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Biography

Susanna was a Friend (Quaker)

Susanna is believed to have been born about 1713 to James and Sarah Griffin in Nansemond County, Virginia. Although there is no record yet found of James and his young family in Nansemond, he seems to have been part of a group of friends and relatives with connections first in Nansemond County, Virginia, and later in Chowan and Perquimans counties, North Carolina. These families included the Rountrees, the Spiveys, the Hills, the Copelands, the Speights, the Perrys, the Brinkleys, and others.

The family first appears in North Carolina records in 1717. In July 1717, Thomas Spivey, Sr., and Mary his wife sold 200 acres in Chowan County, NC, to James Griffin for £8. The land was on the north side of Catherine Creek Swamp in Meherrin Neck, adjacent to Spivey, Francis Roundtree, and Thomas Brooks. Witnesses were William Hill, Abner Spivey, and Thomas Roundtree.[1]

First Marriage

On the 5th day of the 11th month of 1731/32 (5 Jan 1731/32) Benjamin Newby and Susanna Griffin appeared before the Perquimans Monthly Meeting to declare their intention of taking each other as husband and wife.[2] A month later, on the 16th day of the 12th month of 1731 (16 Feb 1731/32), Susanna Griffin and Benjamin Newby appear before the Perquimans Monthly meeting for a second time desiring an answer to their proposed marriage. The Friends Meeting finding no objection grants the couple leave to marry.[3] Susannah married Benjamin Newby at the home of her father, James Griffin, in Chowan County, North Carolina on the 16th day of the 12th month of 1731 (16 Feb 1731/32).[4][5]

Susanna's first marriage end on the 28th day of the 11th month of 1739 (28 Feb 1739/40) with the death of her first husband, Benjamin Newby.[6] His will identifies his wife and their three children. (See table below). [7]

Name Date of Birth Date of DeathDate of MarriageName of Spouse
Children of Benjamin Newby and Susanna Griffin
Joseph 2 Nov 1734 after 1772 1 May 1755 Anne Symons
1 Dec 1763 Mary Moore
22 Jan 1767 Sarah Bundy
Benjamin 18 Mar 1737 Jun 1779 13 Oct 1765 Ruth Wilson
25 Feb 1773 Sarah Albertson
Sarah1738 4 Jan 1753 Barnaby Nixon

Second Marriage

On the 1st day of the 11th month of 1740/41 (1 Jan 1740 ) Susanna Griffin Newby and James Overman appeared before the Symons Creek Monthly Meeting and declared their intention of taking each other as husband and wife. In addition to appointing a committee of Friends to inquire into the clearness and conversations of the couple, the committee was charges with inquiring into the arrangement which have been made for the children of Susanna's first marriage.[8] On the 5th day of the 12th month of 1740/41, Susanna Newby and James Overman appeared before the Symons Creek Monthly Meeting desiring an answer to their proposed marriage. Finding no objections, the Friend's grant the couple leave to marry.[9]



James died 21 Jan 1746.[10][11]

Name Date of Birth Date of DeathDate of MarriageName of Spouse
Children of James Overman and Susanna Griffin[12]
Hannah 15 Sep 1741 27 Nov 1766 7 Sep 1764 Joseph Morris
Thomas 2 Jul 1743


Susannah is recorded in Jan 1747 Symons Creek Monthly Meeting minutes following a fire which appears to have burned down her home.


Third Marriage

Susannah married third William Borden, a shipwright from Rhode Island and a member of the Core Sound Monthly Meeting in Carteret County, North Carolina. Intentions are dated 4 Jun 1748 and 7 Jul 1748 where she is identified as the relict of James Overman.[13][14] On 5 Nov 1748, Susanna requested to transfer her membership to Core Sound Monthly Meeting so that she would be with her husband.[15] His death was reported 2 Mar 1749 only a few months after his marriage..[16] There is no further mention of Susannah in the Core Sound minutes.

A death record for Susannah has not yet been found.

Research Notes

Susannah Griffin's father, James Griffin, appeared before a court held for Chowan Precinct at the home of William Branch on the 16th of July, 1717. Before the Justices: James Beasley, Wm. Charleton, Jno. Jordan, Thomas Luten, Jr., John Dove, and Henry Speller, James Griffin proved rights for himself, James Griffin, Sr., his wife, Sarah Griffin, Sr., and his children James, Jr., Sarah, Jr., John, Joseph, Susannah, and Moses Griffin.[17][18][19]

Sources

  1. ↑ Chowan County, Deed Bk B1 #1004
  2. ↑ Religious Society of Friends, Eastern Quarter Perquimans Monthly Meeting (Perquimans County, North Carolina), "Minutes, 1713 - 1736," 5d 11m 1731/32, Benjamin Newby and Susanna Griffin, North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes, Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," digital images Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 11 Aug 2020), North Carolina > Perquimans > Perquimans Monthly Meeting > Minutes, 1713-1736 > image 23 of 29.
  3. ↑ Religious Society of Friends, Perquimans Monthly Meeting (Perquimans County, North Carolina), "Minutes, 1713 - 1736," 2d 12m 1731/32, Benjamin Newby and Susanna Griffin, North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes, Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," digital images Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 11 Aug 2020), North Carolina > Perquimans > Perquimans Monthly Meeting > Minutes, 1713-1736 > image 23 of 29.
  4. ↑ Religious Society of Friends, Perquimans/Piney Woods Monthly Meeting (Perquimans County, North Carolina), "Minutes and Records, 1680-1762," 16d 12m 1731/32, Benjamin Newby and Susannah Griffin, North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes, Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," digital images Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 11 Aug 2020), North Carolina > Perquimans > Perquimans/Piney Woods Monthly Meeting > Minutes and Records, 1680-1762 > image 145 of 214.
  5. ↑ Bjorkman, Gwen Boyer. 1988. Quaker Marriage Certificates : Pasquotank, Perquimans, Piney Woods, and Suttons Creek : Monthly Meetings North Carolina, 1677-1800. Bowie Md: Heritage Books. p. 113, Benjamin Newby and Susanna Griffing.
  6. ↑ Religious Society of Friends, Symons Creek Monthly Meeting (Pasquotank County, North Carolina), "Records, Births, and Deaths, Vol 01, 1679-1813," 28d 11m 1739, Benjamin Newby, North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes, Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," digital images Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 11 Aug 2020), North Carolina > Pasquotank > Symons Creek Monthly Meeting > Records, Births, and Deaths, Vol 01, 1679-1813 > image 71 of 80.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 27 Dec 2022), Not Stated > Wills, Vol 22-24, Mos-Pop > image 98 of 751.
  8. ↑ Religious Society of Friends, Symons Creek Monthly Meeting (Pasquotank County, North Carolina), "Minutes, 1699-1786," #418, 1d 11m 1740/41, James Overman and Susanna Newby, North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes, Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," digital images Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 11 Aug 2020), North Carolina > Pasquotank > Symons Creek Monthly Meeting > Minutes, 1699-1786 > image 106 of 411.
  9. ↑ Religious Society of Friends, Symons Creek Monthly Meeting (Pasquotank County, North Carolina), "Minutes, 1699-1786," #419, 5d 12m 1740/41, James Overman and Susanna Newby, North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes, Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," digital images Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 11 Aug 2020), North Carolina > Pasquotank > Symons Creek Monthly Meeting > Minutes, 1699-1786 > image 107 of 411.
  10. ↑ Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Records, Births, and Deaths, Vol 01, 1679-1813; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes
  11. ↑ Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: North Carolina
  12. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol I:112
  13. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, I:157, Pasquotank Monthly Meeting
  14. ↑ Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Symons Creek Monthly Meeting Women´s Minutes, 1677-1768
  15. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, I:130, Pasquotank Monthly Meeting
  16. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, I:267, Core Sound Monthly Meeting
  17. ↑ Whitley, Caroline B. and North Carolina. 2001, reprint 2008. North Carolina Headrights : A List of Names 1663-1744. Raleigh: Office of Archives and History N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources. p. 39.
  18. ↑ Whitley Caroline B and North Carolina. 2001, reprint 2008. North Carolina Headrights : A List of Names 1663-1744. Raleigh: Office of Archives and History N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources. p. 361.
  19. ↑ Hathaway, James Robert Bent. 2018. The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register. United States: Creative Media Partners, LLC. Vol. 1, p.152.




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Benjamin Newby and Susannah Griffin state their intention to marry
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