Robert Baldwin (abt. 1576 - 1605)

Born about 1576 in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Joane (Robinson) Baldwin — married about 1602 (to 1605) in Northchurch, Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Apr 1605 at about age 29 in Northchurch, Hertfordshire, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Birth and Parents

Robert Baldwin was born in Buckinghamshire, England.

Robert, the fourth son of seven children of Henry Baldwin and Alice Kinge was born say 1576 at Aston, Clinton, Bucks, England.^[1][2][3]

Marriage and Children

Robert married Joane Robinson, who was from Henley-on-the-Thames, Oxfordshire say 1602.^[2]They had one child:

1. Anne Baldwin (b. ca. 1604, Northchurch; d. 20 Feb 1661/2, Milford, CT) m. bef, 1632/3 at Aylesbury, Bucks, England, Alexander Bryan^[2][3]

Robert Baldwin, yeoman, resided on lands obtained by inheritance from his father, Henry, and at lands in Flaunden, and Northchurch, Hertfordhire .^[4][3]

Death and Burial

Robert Baldwin died between 22 March 1605 when is will was written and 1 April 1605 when it was proved; he evidently died young say his 29th year, and daughter Anne was an infant.^[3]Robert was buried in St. Mary's Churchyard, Northchurch, Hertforshire, England.^[5]

Will of Robert Baldwin

Robert Baldwin's will was dated 22 March [3 James] 1605 and proved 1 April 1605 by his brother Richard Baldwin, executor of his will, "My bodye to be buryed in the churche yarde of North Churche."^[1][2]After small bequests to his aunt Lettice Foster, of Tring, and to the poor of St. Leonard's and Cholesbury, he left his estate to his wife "Joane" and daughter Anne. His overseer was his "Brother" (brother-in-law) Richard Salter.^[3][1]

Research Notes

• According to Seversmith, Robert Baldwin was born say 1576 on a farm held of the Manor of Dundrige in the parish Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire. In the following year [or two], his father, Henry, purchased the Manor from Sir John Packington and Robert was undoubtedly brought up in the manor house.^[2]This information comes closest to identifying Robert's birth year and supports the comment that Robert died very young as his daughter, Anne, was an infant.^[3]

• According to Robert's will, his wife's name was "Joane" and her maiden name was "Robinson" from Henley-on-the-Thames, Oxforshire. She survived him.^[2]

• Before 1632/3, Anne, husband Alexander and son Richard had a bequest from her uncle Richard Baldwin of a freehold tenement in Wendover, Bucks. Alexander Byran (alias Bryant), was son of Thomas of Aylesbury. He was well educated.^[3]

• Find-A-Grave notified of birth and death dates, locations and full biography on 10 October 2023.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Chester, Joseph Lemuel."Investigations concerning the Baldwin Family of Aston Clinton, co., Bucks. Published privately 1884 by David Clapp & Son, and from the Historical & Genealogical Register.Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/investigationsco01ches
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Seversmith, Herbert Furman. Colonial Families of Long Island, New York, and Connecticut, Being the Ancestry and Kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith, Vol 1. Pages 227-229. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89063148555&seq=270
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Baldwin, Charles C. The Baldwin Genealogy Supplement. Cleveland, OH, 1889, Page 990.
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northchurch
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62222576/robert-baldwin: accessed 05 October 2023), memorial page for Robert Baldwin (1561–1605), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62222576, citing St. Mary's Churchyard, Northchurch, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).

Additional Sources

• Edmund Janes Cleveland, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, An Attempt to Trace, in Both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of Moses Cleveland Who Came From Ipswich, County Suffolk, England, About 1635, Was of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; [and] of Alexander Cleveland of Prince William County, Virginia; and of Ancient and other Clevelands in England, America, and Elsewhere; with Numerous Biographical Sketches; and Containing Ancestries of Many of the Husbands and Wives also a Bibliography of the Cleveland Family and a Genealogical Account of Edward Winn of Woburn, and of other Winn Families, Volume I (Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Co. Hartford 1899), pages 931-932. Copy available at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofcleve01clev#page/50/mode/2up. (Robert Baldwin, who bequeathed land in Flander, Hempstead, Hertford, was the father of Anna Baldwin who married Alexander Bryan and he was the son of Henry Baldwin and Alice (King) Baldwin).

• Baldwin, Charles. Alexander Bryan of Milford, Connecticut, His Ancestors and His Descendants (Leader Print. Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1889) Page 4

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and research notes following additional extensive research by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 5 October 2023.