The Time Voyagers

Bordentown: A Revolutionary City Written by NJ Historian An English Quaker, Thomas Farnsworth was the original settler of Bordentown, New Jersey. In 1682 he and his family moved to the area now known as Bordentown from Burlington, New Jersey. After Farnsworth’s family settled, the area became known as “Farnsworth Landing” which became a flourishing trading post along the Delaware River. (The main street of Bordentown today is Farnsworth Avenue.)  In 1717, Joseph Borden, from whom the name of the town comes from, settled and purchased the Farnsworth property. Borden created a transportation system consisting of stage coaches and boats that carried people and supplies between New York City and Philadelphia. Joseph Borden was born May 12, 1687 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ. He was very successful at taking advantage of this small town that he claimed. He not only had a stage coach service between Perth Amboy and Philadelphia, but he also had a stage-boat service be...