Samuel Baldwin (1725 - 1804)

Born 18 Mar 1725 in Guilford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Stanley) Baldwin — married 28 Nov 1744 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut

Husband of Susannah (Eno) Adams — married 11 Jan 1769 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1804 at age 79 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Samuel Baldwin served with 7th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Baldwin is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-107703
Rank: Soldier

Samuel Baldwin, son of Nathaniel Baldwin and Elizabeth Parmalee; born in Guilford, Connecticut, on March 18, 1725; He married (1) Nov 28, 1744, Mercy Stanley, who died January 6, 1768 (age 42).

He married (2) Jan 11, 1769, Susannah Adams, who died April 10, 1807. He died Oct 22, 1804 (possibly February).

His family bible was in 1874, still in existence, and in possession of his grandson, Ambrose Baldwin, Esq., of Jewitt, Chenango County, New York.

Children of Samuel Baldwin and Mercy Stanley

1. Asahel, b. Oct 5, 1745
2. Timothy, (1) b. Nov 20, 1747; died Jan 20, 1748^[1]
3. Martha, b. Jan 22, 1749; m. Jabez Wright
4. Timothy, (2) b. June 5, 1751; d. July 25, 1751
5. Brewin, b. Jan 17, 1753
6. Samuel, b. May 25, 1755
7. Sybil, b. Nov 30, 1757
8. Mercy, b. July 19, 1760; m. Ambrose Collins
9. Hildah, b. July 1, 1763; m. Abraham Humphrey
10. Lucy, b. Dec 22, 1765; m. Jonathan Beach of Goshen Conn., and Lexington Vermont
11. Enos Stanley, b. Nov 22, 1767

Name

Samuel Baldwin^[2]

Birth

18 MAR 1724/25: Guilford, CT^[3]

Marriage

Wife: Mercy Stanley

28 NOV 1744^[4]

Revolutionary War Service

While there is a legacy record in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) database for a Samuel Baldwin, who fits the birth and death demographics of this persona, it is difficult to determine if the service records during the Revolutionary War are for Samuel Sr. (this record) or his son, Samuel Jr. Based on the age of Samuel Sr., he may not have put himself in harm's way during the conflict, and none of the seen biographies of him state that he was a combatant during the Revolutionary War. There is no record for him in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) database. In the Connecticut Men of the Revolution book [1] there are nine or ten references to "Samuel Baldwin," but there is no way to determine if that Samuel is "this" Samuel.

However, on Page 621 of the book it shows a "Lieutenant Samuel Baldwin" from May-Jun 1777, and also listed is a "Private Saml. Baldwin" in the same unit of "A PAY ROLL OF CAPT. ABRAHAM FOOT'S COMPANY OF MILITIA IN COL. ANDREW WARD'S REGIMENT." Thus, there is a potential that he did in fact serve, probably as a Lieutenant in the war. Also, the DAR database shows a Patriot "Private Samuel Baldwin" (1755-1838) [2] who is the son of Samuel Sr. Thus, the odds of Pvt. Samuel Baldwin Jr. being assigned to a unit with someone other than his father (who is shown in a company leadership position) is pretty small.

Sources

1. ↑ Pg 1085 Supplement to the Baldwin Genealogy
2. ↑ #S125551: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011
3. ↑ #S125551: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011
4. ↑ #S125551: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011

• Baldwin, Charles C. (1881) Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Published by The Leader Printing Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
• Baldwin, C.C. (1889). Supplement to the Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Published by The Leader Printing Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
• S125551: Maltby 08282011.FTW
• Birth: Richardson, Douglas C., "The Eno and Enos Family in America: Descendants of James Eno of Windsor, Conn.," typed manuscript, 1973, 33.
• Death: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Goshen, ancestry database and images of transcribed town records, accessed 12/6/2014, "BALDWIN, Samuel, [d.] Oct. 22, [1804], ae. 79."
• Alternate date of death: 22 Apr 1804 [gravestone in East Cemetery, Goshen, Connecticut]
• Early Families of Guilford
• Baldwin Family Genealogy

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Baldwin-2047 created through the import of Maltby master 08282011.GED on Aug 30, 2011 by Harry Maltby.

Thanks to Ed Poor for creating this profile on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

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