Samuel Baldwin (1731 - 1784)

Born 27 Aug 1731 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Cushing) Baldwin — married 4 Jan 1759 (to 1 Dec 1784) in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1784 at age 53 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Samuel Baldwin was born in Massachusetts.

Samuel, the second son and third of seven children of David Baldwin and Abigail Jennison was born on 27 August 1731 at Sudbury, Massachusetts.^[1]

Baldwin writes that Rev. Samuel Baldwin "graduated at Harvard College, 1752; ordained at Hanover, Mass., Dec. 1, 1756...He delivered one of the annual addresses at Plymouth. (1 N. E. Hist. Gen. Register, 118.) He was, says the Capt. Samuel Mss., a Whig of much zeal. It is said of him that he used to carry his arms to church; and, on one occasion, while the British were lying at Boston and infesting the coast, he thanked the Lord, "that there was hemp sufficient to hang all the Tories."" ^[2]

Marriage and Children

Samuel married Hannah Cushing (1738-1790), the daughter of John and Mary (Cotton) Cushing on 4 January 1759 at Scituate, Massachusetts.^[3] They had nine children at Hanover, Massachusetts:^[4]

1. Abigail Baldwin (b. 13 Nov 1759; d. 1831)^[5]
2. Samuel Baldwin (b. 27 Aug 1761; d. 1762)^[6]
3. Samuel Baldwin (b. 18 Feb 1763; d. 1783, New York)^[7]
4. Hannah Baldwin (b. 13 Jul 1765; d. 1789)^[8]
5. Mary Baldwin (b. 25 Nov 1768; d. 1847)^[9] m. Robert Salmond (1749-1829)
6. Bethia Cushing Baldwin (b. 19 May 1771; d. 1837)^[10] m. 5 Jan 1792 at Hanover, MA, Thomas Young (1768-)
7. William Baldwin (b. 1774; d. say 1844) m. Died Unmarried.
8. Lucy Baldwin (b. 1776; d. 17 Nov 1832, E. Bridgewater, MA) m. 17 Feb 1802 at East Bridgewater, MA, Barzillai Allen (1769-1826)
9. Fanny Baldwin (b. 1780; d. 17 Nov 1865, Hanover, MA) m. Died Unmarried.

Death and Burial

Rev. Samuel Baldwin died on 1 December 1784 in his 51st year at Hanover, and is buried in the Hanover Center Cemetery at Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D7-T81 : 20 May 2022), David Baldwin in entry for Samuel Baldwin, 1731.
2. ↑ Baldwin, 'Charles C. The Baldwin Genealogy 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Page 624.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MK85 : 22 July 2021), Saml Baldwin and Hannah Cushing, 4 Jan 1759; citing Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 906,748.
4. ↑ Baldwin, Charles C. The Baldwin Genealogy 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Pages 623-624.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9L-RDZ : 15 January 2020), Samuel Baldwin in entry for Abigail Baldwin, 1759.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D7-T8B : 4 December 2014), Samuel Baldwin, 27 Aug 1731; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 25; FHL microfilm 185,455.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ95-388 : 15 January 2020), Samel Baldwin in entry for Samel Baldwin, 1763.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9G-6BB : 15 January 2020), Samel Baldwin in entry for Hannah Baldwin, 1765.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9L-FFP : 15 January 2020), Samel Baldwin in entry for Mary Baldwin, 1768.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9G-7B6 : 15 January 2020), Samel Baldwin in entry for Bethiah Cushing Baldwin, 1771.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142549151/samuel-a_m-baldwin: accessed 24 August 2022), memorial page for Rev Samuel A. M. Baldwin (1730–1 Dec 1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142549151, citing Hanover Center Cemetery, Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing, Data Doctor Warning 945: Unused Span Anchors resolved and photo added by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 24 August 2022.