John Baldwin Sr. (1635 - 1683)

Born 28 Oct 1635 in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Unknown (Unknown) Baldwin — married 1656 (to 1657) in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Rebecca (Palmer) Baldwin — married 24 Jul 1672 (to 19 Aug 1683) in New London, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1683 at age 47 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

John Baldwin Sr. was born in Buckinghamshire, England.

John Baldwin Sr. immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Birth and Parents

John, the second son and youngest of nine children of Sylvester Baldwin and Sarah Bryan was born in 1635 and baptized on 28 October of that year at Aston Clinton, England.^[1]

John emigrated with his parents and five siblings on the ship "Martin" to New England in 1638. His father died mid-ocean leaving a nuncupative will made 21 June 1638 and proved 13 July 1638 before Deputy Governor Dudley at Boston, Massachusetts. Reportedly, the estate was good and provision liberal for the six children, as well as the widow, to whom with son Richard committed the administration. The six children were named as Richard, Sarah, Mary, Martha, Ruth and "John."^[2][3]

Marriage and Children

John was married twice. He married his first wife, "Unknown" in 1656 at Milford, Connecticut.^[4]There is conjecture that this wife was a daughter or niece of Capt. John Astwood, John's step-father. She died in childbirth in 1657. They had one son born at Milford:

1. John Baldwin Jr. (b. 13 Apr 1657; d. 1678, England)

This son, John, is mentioned in his grandmother, Sarah (Bryan) Baldwin-Astwood's will in 1669 and items are listed.^[5]

John married 2) Rebecca (Palmer) Chesebrough on 24 July 1672, daughter of Walter Palmer (1589-1661) and Rebecca Short (1607-1771) at New London, Connecticut.^[6]She was the young widow of Elisha Chesebrough. John and Rebecca settled in Stonington, Connecticut and had six children born there:

1. Rebecca Baldwin (b. 20 May 1673; d. 12 Mar 1701),^[7] m. 21 Mar 1694 at Stonington, CT, Elnathan Miner (1673-1756)
2. Mary Baldwin (b. 24 Feb 1675; d. 1766),^[8]m. 25 Nov 1706 at Stonington, CT, John Randall Jr. (1666-1720)
3. Sylvester Baldwin (b. 4 Mar 1677; d. 1732, Stonington, CT), m. 1) on 1 Jul 1706 at Stonington, CT, Lydia Minor (1679-1707; m. 2) on 19 May 1724 at Stonington, CT, Elizabeth Avery^[9]
4. Sarah Baldwin (b. Mar 1680; d. 1692),
5. Jane Baldwin (b. Apr 1681; d. 1692),
6. Deac. Theophilus Baldwin (b. Jun 1683; 1736, Stonington, CT) m. 1) on 25 May 1710 at Stonington, CT, Priscilla Mason (1691-1719); m. 2) on 1 May 1724 at Stonington, CT, Jemima Powers; m. 3) on 18 Oct 1733 at Stonington, CT, Mrs. Elizabeth Hascall.^[10]

Death and Burial

John Baldwin died on 19 August 1683 in his 43rd year at Stonington, Connecticut. He was likely buried in Stonington; however, the buriel site is not known.^[11]

Research Notes

• John Baldwin of Stonington, son of Sylvester Baldwin, emigrant who died aboard the ship "Martin" in 1638, is not the same John Baldwin who witnessed the signing of Sylvester's nuncupative will, proved in Boston Mass in July 1638. John Baldwin (son) would have only been 5 years old.^[12][13]

• Sylvester Baldwin, the first born son of John and Rebecca Chesebro [sic] Baldwin filed for power of administration upon a legacy left to his half-brother John Baldwin Jr., in 1669, by Sarah Astwood, their grandmother, some 30 years after the fact. This is proved by the following extract from New-Haven county court records, vol. ii, p. 89: "At a court of Probate's held in New-Haven October 10th, day 1702. Silvester Baldwin of Stonington in ye county of New London appearing and making application to this court for power of administration upon a certaine Legacy bequeathed to his Brother John Baldwin in and by the Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Sarah Astwood which John Baldwin by report of Mr. Plumb of Milford went to England about twenty-five years since, and is supposed to be deceased. Sylvester Baldwin, grand-son of Sarah Astwood, is the representative of his brother John Baldwin.^[14]

• "For some years previous to 1653, there were five John Baldwins in Milford, Connecticut. The printed mistakes of Mr. Savage and others, occasioned by imperfect knowledge of the records, have created some needless confusion..."^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing, 1881. Page 41.
2. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing, 1881. Pages 41-42.
3. ↑ 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. Page 16.
4. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol I: A-G. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 75.
5. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing, 1881. Page 43.
6. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol I: A-G. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 75
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-7ZX : 7 January 2020), John Baldwin in entry for Rebecca or Deborah Baldwin, 1673.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-QMH : 7 January 2020), John Baldwin in entry for Mary Baldwin, 1674.
9. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing, 1881. Page 241.
10. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing, 1881. Page 241.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 March 2021), memorial page for John Baldwin (28 Oct 1635–19 Aug 1683), Find a Grave Memorial no. 63023343, ; Maintained by robin crane (contributor 47326100) Body lost or destroyed.
12. ↑ Pg 10 from Notes of the Ancestry of Sylvester Baldwin
13. ↑ New-England Hist. Society 1873, v. 27, p148-152
14. ↑ New Haven County Court Records, Vol 2, 1702. Page 89.
15. ↑ Baldwin, John D. A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn.: With Notice of Other Baldwins who Settled in America in Early Colony Times. Worcester, MA: Tyler and Seagrave, 1880. Page 13.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written, inline sourced and photo added by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin PhD RN on 3 March 2021.