Richard Baldwin
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Richard Baldwin (abt. 1592 - bef. 1661)

Richard Baldwin
Born about in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1610 (to 30 Jul 1641) in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 69 in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, Englandmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Birth and Parents

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Richard Baldwin was born in Buckinghamshire, England.

Richard, son of Sylvester Baldwin, Sr. and Jane Wells, was born say 1592 in the parish of Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England.[1]

Marriage and Children

Richard married Philippa Corbman in April 1607 at Aylesbury, England.[2] They had six children, who were baptized in the Buckinghamshire parish of St. Leonard's near Wendon.[3][2]

  1. Rebecca (bp. 23 Jun 1611)
  2. Alice (bp. 22 Aug 1613)
  3. John of Billerica, MA (bp. 19 Feb 1614/5; d. 25 Sep 1697), m. at Woburn, MA, Mary Richardson
  4. Jane (bp. 12 Apr 1618), m. Thomas Brigginshaw in Aston Clinton
  5. Henry of Woburn, MA (bp. 8 Feb 1623; d. 14 Feb 1698), [4] m. at Woburn, MA, Phebe Richardson
  6. Sarah (bap. 23 Mar 1528; d. aft 1661, Buckinghamshire, England), m. by 1651 at Branford, MA, Richard Lawrence. Sarah was named in her Uncle Henry Baldwin's will dated 11 September 1661 with money and a piece of property left to him by his deceased brother, Richard (Sarah's father).[3]

Possible Migration to Massachusetts with Children

In his Notes on the Baldwin Family, C. C. Baldwin indicates that Richard Baldwin, along with daughter Jane were known to have been in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1637 and it has been surmised that Richard may be the father to Henry of Woburn and John of Billerica. Richard, brother to the immigrant Sylvester, would have likely returned to England himself as his wife, Phillipa, was buried in Aston Clinton on 30 July 1641. Jane would likely have returned with her father given that she married Thomas Briggenshaw in Aston Clinton in 1643.[5]Henry of Woburn was a witness to his brother John Baldwin of Billerica's will in 1686 reinforcing this family relationship.[3]

Uncertain Death Date

Richard Baldwin was living in 1627, but died before 1661.[2] was mentioned in his grandmother, Alice (Kinge) Baldwin's will dated 4 June 1622 (Page 27), and his uncle Richard's will dated 18 February 1632 (Page 34). He is not mentioned in his brother Henry's will dated 11 September 1661; however, his daughter Sarah received property that had belonged to her father. If he was the Richard Baldwin who was briefly in Boston with daughter, Jane, in 1637 and returned prior to his wife's burial on 30 July 1641, the timeline suggests he died some time after 1641 and before 1661.[3]

Research Notes

  • There are numous Baldwins of Buckinghamshire between 1500 and the migration to the colonies during the PGM. There are also numerous Baldwins of the Buckinghamshire group on WikiTree that are undergoing revisions for inaccuracies, additions to biographies and more sources are uncoverd. Please to NOT assume incorrect birth, marriage, death dates or that child/ren to not belong to a particular family, then make hasty decisions about incorrect information as has occurred with this profile.
  • Additional information/sources as to Richard Baldwin's parentage and family relationships have been added to this profile on 5 October 2023. This Richard Baldwin is, indeed the son of Silvester and Jane (Wells) Baldwin and was MARRIED in 1607 at Aylesbury. Information as to his birth date in 1607 is incorrect.

Sources

  1. Chester, Joseph Lemuel. Investigations concerning the Baldwin Family of Aston Clinton, co., Bucks. Published privately by David Clapp & Son, 1884 and from the Historical & Genealogical Register. Page 290.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Seversmith, Herbert Furman. Colonial Families of Long Island, New York, and Connecticut, Being the Ancestry and Kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith, vol 1. Page 232. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89063148555&seq=270
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Baldwin, Charles C. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Publishing Co., 1881. Page 27, 34, 40, 45.
  4. Findmypast.Com. Accessed 8 December 2019. Name: Henry Baldwin s/o Richard and Phillipa; Place: Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire; Baptism Date: 08 Feb 1623.
  5. Baldwin, Charles C. Notes on the Baldwin Family. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 26. Boston, MA: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1847. Page 303. (Online database: American Ancestors. org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018).




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This is NOT the Richard Baldwin of Connecticut. He died at Buckinghamshire. His birth dat has been revised based on information from Baldwin and Chester in early (1847; 1884) sources in the NEHGS Register.
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Here's the problem: Richard would have been ten when he married Phillipa in 1607 and fourteen when his daughter Rebecca was born. Unless these kids got a really early start on married life, the numbers are off. Does anyone know where this 1597 date of birth is coming from and if it is valid?
posted by Kevin Nauta
This Richard Baldwin was MARRIED in 1607 at Aylesbury. There are sources. His parents are correct. His birthdate is uncertain.
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Abbott, Susan Woodruff. "Families of Early Milford, Connecticut". Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, Page 51. Says he died 23 July 1665 Milford, CT. I added it to the source section. This book gives a different wife: Elizabeth Alsop (b. 1625-d. July 1688 in Milford, CT) d/o John and Temperance (Gilbert) Alsop. She married after his death to Wm Fowler, as his 2nd wife on 1 Nov 1670.

Richard Baldwin was a freeplanter in Milford & made member of church May 1641 & his wife made member on 5 Feb 1643. Home lot #2 which was 3 acres on the west side of the river. He lived between his stepfather, John Astwood and his brother-in-law, Benjamin Fenn. Was called Sergeant. Children: 1)Elizabeth bpt Sept 1644, m. 18 Nov 1663 Zachariah Burwell. Moved to Newark, NJ. 2)Sylvanus bpt 20 Nov 1646, d. June 1727. m. 20 Sep 1671 Mildred Prudden (bpt 14 May 1653-d. 6 Jan 1712), 8 children. 3)Sarah bpt 1 April 1649, m. 14 June 1667 Samuel Riggs. 4)Temperance bpt 29 June 1651, m. 14 June 1683 Nathan Burwell (he was bot 2 Aug 1646). Moved to Newark, NJ. 5)Mary bpt 10 Nov 1653, m. Isaac Nicholas & 2ndly Daniel Comstock. 6)Theophilus b. 26 Apr 1659, d. before 22 June 1698. m. 8 Feb 1683 Elizabeth Canfield (b. 14 Feb 1660-d. 16 may 1730) She had 2nd m. John Merwin 6 Jan 1705 as his 2nd wife. 7)Zachariah b. 22 Sep 1660, d. 31 May 1722. m. 1)Mary Atkins or Atkinson (b. 14 May 1652-d. bef 1691. She m. 2nd to Thomas Wetmore. Zachariah also m. 2nd to Elizabeth (Ratliffe) widow of Ezekiel Sanford. 8)Martha b. 1 Apr 1663, bpt 5 Apr 1663, m. 8 Feb 1681 Samuel Nettleton (he d. 7 Nov 1717 Milford, CT) 9)Barnabus bpt 1655.

Hope this helps some.

posted by Darlene (Scott) Kerr
Baldwin-4042 and Baldwin-460 are not ready to be merged because: birthdates are different. More research needed.
posted by [Living Stewart]
Corrected the death date approximation for Richard Baldwin based on sources cited. This comment was created in response to question asked under profile baldwin-460 regarding discrepancy with death dates.
posted by Katie Pyle
Death date approximation corrected based on Joseph Chester "Investigations...., and Charles Baldwin book "Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881".
posted by Katie Pyle
Regarding the proposed merge - What about the death date discrepancy?
posted by Mags Gaulden

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