Barnabas Baldwin (1665 - 1741)

Born 23 Jul 1665 in Milford, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Buckingham) Baldwin — married 8 Jan 1685 (to before 3 Dec 1692) in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Mary (Botsford) Baldwin — married after 3 Dec 1692 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1741 at age 76 in Woodbridge, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut

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Biography

Barnabus Baldwin was born about 1665 and baptized on 14 October 1665, in Milford, Connecticut. He died August 22, 1741^[1] at Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, aged 75 years. His Cemetery "Inscription reads 'Here lyes ye body of Mr Barnabus Baldwin aged 76 Years; departed this life August ye 22nd 1741'. Born in Milford on 1670 to Richard Baldwin and Elizabeth Alsop. Barnabas married Sarah Buckingham (1665-1692) and they had 2 children. Barnabas next married Mary Botsford (1675-1711) and they had 5 children. He passed away on 1741 in West Part Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA.^[2] He was buried at Milford Side Cemetery Woodbridge New Haven County Connecticut, USA.^[3]

Barnabus was the youngest child of Richard Baldwin and Elizabeth Alsop. He was omitted from his father's will as he was born after his father had died.^[4]. At a later time his siblings deeded to him "one-half of Hogg Meadow, because he did not receive an inheritance from his father in 1665. Hogg meadow had been a gift to his father, Richard Baldwin, from Tantannomy, an Indian."^[3]

He married first Sarah Buckingham who died before 1692, date of her father's will, wherein he remembers the husband, and oldest and youngest children (Thomas Baldwin and Barnabas, Baldwin Jr) of his deceased daughter.^[5] . His second wife was Mary Botsford, in which they married before Jan 1 1698/9, he and Mary, his wife are received to full communion in Milford church, that day, and his first four children are baptized.

Ambiguity in the birth years of the first four children exist, as all 4 were baptized in Jan of 1698/9; Barnabas's first wife Sarah, dead before Dec of 1692, date her fathers will, in which he mentions husband and oldest and youngest children of his deceased daughter. (Thomas and Barnabus); and year of his marriage to his 2nd wife, which is not shown, but before Jan of 1698/9 when Barnabas and his wife Mary were received at the Milford church.

Charles Baldwin, author of "Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881" shows a birth year for Timothy (son) in 1695; one of the four children baptized in Jan of 1698/9. Making it likely that Barnabas married Mary Botkin after 1692, but before 1695.

Children of Barnabas Baldwin and Sarah Buckingham

1. Thomas; bapt Jan 1 1698/9 mentioned in grandfathers will dated Dec 1692.
2. Barnabas Jr., bapt. Jan 1 1698/9 mentioned in grandfathers will dated Dec 1692.

Children of Barnabas Baldwin and Mary Botkin (Botsford)?

1. Timothy Baldwin, b. 1695; bapt. Jan 1 1698/9
2. . Mary, bapt. Jan 1 1698/9 (Not mentioned in her fathers will in May 1740)
3. Theophilus, bapt. 22 Oct 1699
4. Henry, bapt. 14 June 1702; (Not mentioned in his fathers will dated May 1740)
5. Sylvanus, b. Sept 17 1706, bapt. 15 Nov 1706 -1751

Barnabas Baldwin, left a will, dated May 5, 1740 and proved October 19, 1741, which named his surviving sons and his third wife Abigail.

Burial

Milford Side Cemetery, Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ Page 10 Record of the descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington
2. ↑ Barnabus Baldwin
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #6218040
4. ↑ See Source Baldwin Genealogy p. 83
5. ↑ Page 93 of The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881

• Baldwin, Charles Candee, "The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881", Cleveland, Ohio: The Leader Printing Company, 1881. pp. 93 - 94. Online at Archive.org. (Seem to not be in copywrite.)

• Donald Lines Jacobus, "Families of Ancient New Haven", Volumes 1-9, printed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1923; originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine - reprinted by Genealogical Printing Company, Inc. Baltimore in 1974, 1981, 1997; p 99. Online at Americanancestors.org a premium online service.

• Baldwin, John D. (1880). A Record of the descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn.: with notice of other Baldwins who settled in America in early colony times. Printed by Tyler and Seagrave, Worcester, Mass. (pg 10)

• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol. 1, Page 324