Matilda (Baldwin) Williams (abt. 1795 - 1856)

Born about 15 Jul 1795 in United States

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Williams — married 1 Apr 1818 in Whitewater, Franklin Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Matilda Baldwin was born on July 15, 1795 in Virginia, North Carolina, or Tennessee. She was the daughter of Henry Baldwin and Susannah Maulsby.^[1]

Her family lived in Frederick county, Virginia, and New Garden, North Carolina, and later in Union County, Tennessee on a farm three miles southwest of the Meeting House at Lost Creek. She attended school in Knox County, Tennessee. Matilda moved to Indiana with her mother and sisters after her father died in 1814.^[2]

She married Caleb Williams on April 1, 1818 in Whitewater, Wayne County, Indiana.^[3] They had children.

1. Henry Williams
2. Luzena Williams was born about 1821.^[4]
3. Selina L Williams was born January 14, 1823 in Wayne County, Indiana.^[5]
4. Merchant Williams was born March 19, 1825 in Indiana.^[6]

She was a member of the Friends (Quakers).

In 1850 she lived in Economy, Wayne County, Indiana with her son, Merchant.^[7]

Matilda died on January 17, 1856.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Early Maltby With Some Roades History and that of the Maulsby Family In America: Descendants of William and Mary Maltby Emigrants form Nottinghamshire, England to Pennsylvania" by Ella K. Barnard, Baltimore, 1909, page 93, 104, (https://archive.org/stream/earlymaltby00barna/earlymaltby00barna_djvu.txt) Notes: Susannah Maulsby, b. 4 mo. 13, 769; d. 12 mo. 24, 1861; married, 10 mo. 21, 1790, in Frederick Co., Va., 1st, Henry Baldwin, son of Henry and Margaret Baldwin. Children: 1- Rebecca N. Baldwin, b. 10 mo. 13, 1792; d. 6 mo. 8, 1868; m. 10 mo., 1814, at Lost Creek, Hezekiah Williams. 2- Matilda Baldwin, b. 7 mo. 15, 1795; d. 1 mo. 17, 1856; m. Caleb Williams. 3- Merchant Baldwin, b. 9 mo. 5, 1797; d. 3 mo., 1886; m. Margaret Smith; m. Martha C. Buckley. 4- Margaret Baldwin, b. 8 mo. 16, 1800; d. 7 mo. 7, 1839; m. George Rupe, in Blount Co., Tenn., 1817-8. 5- Lydia Eleanor Baldwin, b. 8 mo. 23, 1802; d. 12 mo. 11, 1883; m. David Jones, 1 mo. 28, 1827, at Richmond, Ind. 6- Henry Baldwin, b. 11 mo. 3, 1804; d. 1 mo. 29, 1883; m. Charlotte, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth Armstrong. 7- Susannah Baldwin, b. 2 mo. 10, 1807, d. 11 mo. 10, 1868; m. Absolom Wright, in Wayne Co., Ind., 4 mo. 24, 1828. 8-Caleb Baldwin, died in infancy.
2. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Henry Baldwin, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b289541-00050/197300#?imageId=46155_b289541-00050), Notes: Henry Baldwin, married Susannah Maulsby on October 21, 1790 in Frederick county, Virginia, his parents were Henry and Margaret Baldwin, his father was lost at sea, lived in New Garden, NC, later lived in Tennessee in a farm three miles southwest of the Meeting House at Lost Creek. His children attended shcool in Knox county. Henry was a farmer. He also had a Hatter Shop, He died in Tennessee 1814-15, His widow Susannah moved with her daughters to Indiana and remarried.
3. ↑ Williams Williams Family History, handwritten document, (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L7J6-RPL), Caleb (twin) - Bom October 13, 1798. On Feb. 18, 1818 he and Matilda Baldwin (daughter Henry and Susanne) declared their intentions of marriage in Whitewater M M . March 28, 1818. Committee reports hindrance. April 1, 1818 Married and April 25, 1818 committee reported the marriage orderly and produced a certificate. October 30, 1819. The and family now living in limits of West Grove M M . and requests a Certificate of membership. November 19, 1825. Committee reported obstmction to Caleb, but give Cert, for wife, Matilda, and sons, Henry, and Merchant. Had children: Henry, Merchant, Lourena, and Salina and lived later near Economy, Indiana.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Luzena Williams Conley (1821–1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #83843068, citing Economy Cemetery, Economy, Wayne County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Norma Faller (contributor 46976271).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Selina L. Williams Hervey (14 Jan 1823–14 Jan 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #83843276, citing Economy Cemetery, Economy, Wayne County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Bristol Merchant (contributor 51242723).
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Merchant B. Williams (19 Mar 1825–20 May 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #64139964, citing Economy Cemetery, Economy, Wayne County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by William Roha (contributor 47313371).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV6-DGZ : 19 December 2020), Matilda Williams, Economy, Wayne, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Notes: with children Merchant and Elizabeth. Slight chance this isn't her.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244631073/matilda-williams: accessed April 14, 2024), memorial page for Matilda Baldwin Williams (13 Oct 1792–17 Jan 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #244631073; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Bristol Merchant (contributor 51242723).