Mary (Baldwin) East
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Mary (Baldwin) East (1626 - 1708)

Mary East formerly Baldwin aka Plumb
Born in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 9 Jan 1642 (to 12 May 1655) in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticutmap
Wife of — married 16 Mar 1676 (to before 27 May 1681) in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at age 81 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.
Buckinghamshire (historic flag)
Mary (Baldwin) East was born in Buckinghamshire, England.
Mary (Baldwin) East immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Birth and Parents

Mary, the daughter of Sylvester Baldwin Jr.[1] and Sarah Bryan was baptized on 19 February 1625/6 at Aston Clinton, England.[2][3]

Marriages and Children

Mary was married twice. She married 1) Robert Plumb (alias Plume; Plum), son of John and Dorothy (Wood) Plumb on 9 January 1641/2 at Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony.[4]They had six children born at Milford, Connecticut:

  1. Mary Baldwin Plumb (b. 1644; d. 1680), m. 16 Jun 1668 at Milford, CT, Matthew Woodruff (1646-1691)
  2. John Plumb (b. 1646; d. 1728) m. 24 Nov 1668 at Milford, CT, Elizabeth Norton (1645-1712)
  3. Robert Plumb Jr. (b. 1648; d. 1703) m. 1685 at Milford, CT, Ruth Clark (1642-1709)
  4. Samuel Plumb (b. 1650; d. 1651)
  5. Samuel Plumb (b. 1653; d. 1692)
  6. Joseph Plumb (b. 1655; d. 1745)

Robert Plumb died on 12 May 1655. Mary married 2) Sergeant William East on 16 March 1675 at Milford, Connecticut.[5] There were no known children from this union.

Death and Burial

Mary (Baldwin) Plumb-East died on 1 February 1708 in her 83rd year at Milford, Connecticut.[6][7] She is presumed to be buried in the Milford Cemetery at Milford, New Haven, Connecticut.[8]

Research Notes

  • Baldwin writes, "MARY...bapt. in Aston Clinton, County Bucks, England, 19 Feb'y, 1625/6, came to Milford, Conn., probably in 1639, with her relatives. She m. Robert Plum, [sic] of Branford and Milford, who d., says Savage, 12 May 1655; but it appears, from New Haven Colonial Records, Vol. 1, p. 15, that his will, dated 25 July, 1655, was proved 17 Dec., 1655, at Milford. the inventory was three hundred pounds, two shillings and five pence. The widow m. 167, as his second wife, Sargeant William East, of Milford, and died 1708, having no children by him."[9]
  • Message sent to Find-A-Grave indicating two sources for the death year of 1708 for Mary Baldwin by Carol Baldwin on 8 April 2022.

Sources

  1. ↑ James Savage, Geneaological Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Originally published Boston 1860-62, reprinted April 1873 and 1884. Reproduced by Genealogical Publishing Company, Balitmore 1981.) page 105.
  2. ↑ Chester, Joseph L. Investigations Concerning the Family of Baldwin, of Aston Clinton, Bucks. Boston: D. Clapp & Son, 1884.Page 16.
  3. ↑ History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut by Richard Anson Wheeler, accessed online at Google Books on January 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol II: H-S. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 1205. Of this marriage, Torrey writes: PLUME, Robert (1617-1655) & Mary BALDWIN (1625-1708), m/2 William EAST 1676; ?aft 9 Jan 1642, 1642/3; Milford, CT {Ackley-Bosworth 184; Bassett-Preston 16, 213, 214, 332; Tuttle 629; Milford VR 12, 130; Wethersfield 2:322; Stonington Hist. 224; Sv. 1:105; Aspinwall Not. Rec. 68; Baldwin 51; Collins 23; Plumb 17; Kirby 35; TAG 9:101; New Haven Gen. Mag. 1451; Candee 174}.
  5. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol I: A-G. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 491.
  6. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing Company, 1881. Page 51.
  7. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol II: H-S. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 1205.
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29508532/mary-plumb : accessed 22 March 2022), memorial page for Mary Baldwin Plumb (19 Feb 1626–1 Feb 1706), Find A Grave: Memorial #29508532 citing Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).
  9. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing Company, 1881. Page 51.

Acknowledgements

  • Biography rewritten with in-line sources and photo added by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 27 February 2021.




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Stained Glass donated by Baldwins to St Michael and All Angel's Church
Stained Glass donated by Baldwins to St Michael and All Angel's Church
Robert Plumb and Mary Baldwin His Wife Memorial Stone in Milford, Connecticut
Robert Plumb and Mary Baldwin His Wife Memorial Stone in Milford, Connecticut


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Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).

Please feel free to improve the profile(s) by providing additional information and reliable sources. PGM encourages the Profile Managers to monitor these profiles for changes; if any problems arise, please contact the PGM Project via G2G for assistance. Please note that PGM continues to manage the parent's profile, but is happy to assist on the children when needed.

posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Baldwin-3428 Carol Baldwin PhD RN
M Cole and Brad Stauf, please see the full citation from Torrey that I included in this profile. Torrey lists her birth/death as 1625-1708. I own an original copy of Baldwin's genealogy. He lists her baptism as 19 February 1525/6 and death as 1708. So, there are two citations that indicate a 1625 birth (with potential 1626 by Baldwin relevant to Julian/Gregorian calendar) and both cite the death year as 1708. Chester (citation 2) also supports the same baptismal date as Baldwin. Chester has published a fair amount of other Baldwins (the men: Richard up to Sylvester and Henry) in the Register, etc., but not a lot on the women. Actually, very little detail was published about women. I expect one of the England Team would get the original birth or baptismal record to see if the birth year could be cleared up. I hope these comments help. I don't know where FindAGrave got their information, but they are not a strong bastion for sources. I'm irritated with myself that I missed this when I rewrote this biography.
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
edited by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Stevens-17832 Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Carole, I suggest that you cite Torrey but do not put a verbatim copy of his work into the body of the biography for two reasons: it does not contribute to the flow of Mary's life story; and it just doesn't feel appropriate. Torrey is simply listing the sources that he used (which may or may not support what he says). It would be better to go directly to each of those sources and cite them yourself after looking at them. Only a suggestion.

Jen

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Baldwin-3428 Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Hi Jen, t hank you for your feedback! I know it is disruptive; however, when there is controversy over dates, and uncertainty over sources and information, I believe that the full citation is warranted. I learned this from M Ross on another 'controversial' marriage in the PGM section. I think for this particular profile, disruptive as it is, providing as much information as possible should be acceptable.
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
Perhaps an option would be to cite the full Torrey reference in an inline citation so it shows up in the sources section where people can read it. That would help the bio but also provide the information
posted by S (Hill) Willson
Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Good solution! That way the info is present, but in the sources instead of in the biography.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
M Cole
Thanks, Carol. There's always a lot to do when rewriting a biography...we're always bound to miss something. That's why collaboration is so wonderful. I was less concerned about the baptism, as Chester gives the exact date (of course original records better). With the death date it was the combination of the year 1708, with the 1 Feb date, and then the conflict with FindAGrave, making me wonder if there are other sources out there. Since we can't use FindAGrave itself as a reliable source, perhaps we would be better to use just 1708, and add the specific date in a research note.
posted by M Cole
Baldwin-3428 Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Hi M, I will contact F-A-G later today and suggest the death year be changed given the two sources that concur on 1708. I do not consider FAG to be a reliable source, but do include their citations as people may want to look further. I frequently (and I mean frequently to the point that one profile can take me several hours to complete) suggest revisions to FAG profiles with the hopes that their PMs make the changes. I also provide them with sources, some great and some like this 1708 death issue. Thank you!
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
M Cole
Looking over the sources from the GM Directory, it looks like Abbott's, Early Families of Milford may be one of the more reliable sources, and it doesn't seem to be online. If you don't have it, that may be one worth trying to track down.
posted by M Cole
M Cole
Okay my last message on this. I did find a source for the full date, (its Torrey's first source) , The Ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley & His Wife Emma Arabella Bosworthttps://archive.org/details/ancestryoflorenz00jaco/page/212/mode/2up
posted by M Cole
M Cole
I wanted to double check the year of death. The bio cites the History of Stonington, but provides no page number. The only mention of Mary I could find was as the daughter of Sylvester, giving baptism and m. to Robert Plum of Milford.

FindAGrave gives 1706 as her year of death. Sometimes in correcting for the julian and gregorian calendar changes the years can creep up or down if an adjust number gets readjusted. Does anyone know the page number or a better source for her date of death?

posted by M Cole
Brad Stauf
The Baldwin Genealogy (https://archive.org/details/baldwingenealogy00bald/page/50/mode/2up) p. 51 by Charles Candee Baldwin says she died 1708 but doesn't cite a specific source or date.

Savage lists her as marrying Plum(b) but doesn't say anything about her death https://archive.org/details/agenealogicaldi00unkngoog/page/104/mode/2up

posted by Brad Stauf
M Cole
Ugh…I guess I’ll have to check all the Torrey sources…maybe it’s in one of those.
posted by M Cole
Brad Stauf
Baldwin Genealogy was one of Torrey's so I'm thinking that might be all he had to go by as well.
posted by Brad Stauf
Meehan-411 Beryl Meehan
Mary would never have known "United States" or the US Flag shown.
posted by Beryl Meehan

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