Mary (Baldwin) Brown (1696 - 1773)

Born 15 Sep 1696 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of William Brown — married about 1723 (to 19 Nov 1771) in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1773 at age 77 in Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Birth and Parents

Mary (Baldwin) Brown was born in Massachusetts.

Mary, the eldest of five children of Jonathan Baldwin and Mary French was born on 15 September 1596 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Mary wed William Brown (1696-1771) in 1717 at Billerica, Massachusetts. Their first five children were born at Billerica and their youngest at Tewksbury:

1. William Brown (b. 27 Mar 1724; d. 7 Apr 1724, Billerica, MA)^[2][3]
2. Esther Brown [Twin] (b. 21 Mar 1728; d. )^[4] m. 15 Nov 1748 at Wilmington, MA, Thomas Burt (1726-)
3. Mary Brown [Twin] (b. 21 Mar 1728; d. 1811)^[5] m. 14 Jul 1747 at Billerica, MA, Lieut. Samuel Blanchard I (1717-1807)
4. William Brown (b. 24 Feb 1731; d. )^[6] m. 17 May 1759 at Tewksbury, MA, Mary Osgood (1736-1810)
5. Timothy Brown (b. 24 May 1733; d. 1812)^[7] m. 25 Dec 1753 at Tewksbury, MA, Hannah Osgood (1734-1779)
6. Col. Jonathan Brown (b. 26 Feb 1735; d. 1722)^[8] m. 2 Mar 1769 at Tewksbury, MA, Molly French (1749-1841)

Death

Mary (Baldwin) Brown died on 29 September 1773 in her 77th year at Tewksbury. [Needs source].

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-Y7J : 20 May 2022), Mary Baldwin, 15 Sep 1696; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-XT1 : 20 May 2022), Mary in entry for William Brown, 27 Mar 1724; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDK-Y5N : 20 May 2022), Mary in entry for William Brown, 7 Apr 1724; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-XY7 : 20 May 2022), Mary in entry for Esther Brown, 21 Mar 1728; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-XYS : 20 May 2022), Mary in entry for Mary Brown, 21 Mar 1728; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-XYH : 20 May 2022), Mary in entry for William Brown, 24 Feb 1731; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-XY8 : 20 May 2022), Mary in entry for Timothy Brown, 24 May 1733; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GG-LP6 : 20 May 2022), Mary Brown in entry for Jonathan Brown, 26 Feb 1735; citing Birth, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010701.

Other Sources

• Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy From 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Page 689.

GEDCOM Junk Note

• This person was created on 28 February 2011 through the import of Bates, Robert N.GED. No sourcing or biography until July 2023!

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing following additional research by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 7 July 2023.