David Baldwin (1696 - 1770)

Born 9 Apr 1696 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Jennison) Baldwin — married about 1722 (to 12 Jun 1767) in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1770 at age 74 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Parents

David Baldwin was born in Massachusetts.

David, the second son and second of eight children of Henry Baldwin Jr. and Abigail Fiske was born on 8 April 1696 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[1]

Known as "Captain" David, he settled in Sudbury, and was an innkeeper from 1752-1757 at Watertown, adjoining Sudbury, Massachusetts.^[2]

Marriage and Children

David married Abigail Jennison, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Goulding) Jennison say 1722 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. [Needs source]. They had seven children born at Sudbury (bp. = baptism):

1. William Baldwin (b. 11 Nov 1727; d. 1794)^[3]m. 1) 15 Feb 1753 at Sudbury, MA, Jane Cook (1723-); m. 2) 25 Apr 1782 at Wayland, MA, Dorcas (Bent) Maynard (1742-1799). She was the widow of Micah Maynard (1735-1778)
2. Lydia Baldwin (b. 27 Oct 1729; d. 8 Jul 1732, Sudbury, MA)^[4][5]
3. Samuel Baldwin (b. 27 Aug 1731; d. 1784)^[6] m. Jun 1725 at Scituate, MA, Hannah Cushing (1738-1790)
4. Abigail Baldwin (b. 18 Aug 1733; d. 1805)^[7] m. 30 Apr 1752 at Sudbury, MA, Joseph Curtis (1721-1791)
5. Lydia Baldwin (bp. 5 Oct 1735; d. 1798)^[8] m. 19 Feb 1756 at Watertown, MA, Oliver Prescott (1731-1804)
6. Elizabeth Baldwin (bp. Jul 1737; d. 1818)^[9] m. 23 Oct 1755 at Boston, MA, Henry Evans (1727-1782)
7. Mary Baldwin (bp. 8 Sep 1742; d. )^[10] m. 7 Feb 1764 at Newton, MA, Samuel Jackson (1737-)

David's wife, Abigail (Jennison) Baldwin died on 12 June 1767 in her 64th year at Sudbury.^[11]

Death

David (Captain) Baldwin died on 23 June 1770 in his 70th year at Sudbury.^[12]Massachusetts. He is buried in the North Cemetery at Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[13]David Baldwin's will made 20 November 1766 mentions his wife Abigail and children William, Samuel, Abigail, Elizabeth, Lydia and Mary.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-DQ7 : 20 May 2022), David Baldwin, 9 Apr 1696; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
2. ↑ Baldwin, Charles C. The Baldwin Genealogy 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Pages 619-620.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D7-T8T : 20 May 2022), David Baldwin in entry for William Baldwin, 1727.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DN-NG7 : 20 May 2022), David Baldwin in entry for Lydia Baldwin, 1729.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1V-D3D : 14 February 2020), David Baldwin in entry for Liddia Baldwin, 1732.
6. ↑ "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.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6D-PQY : 5 January 2021), David Baldwin in entry for Abigail Baldwin, 1733.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D7-GTG : 20 May 2022), David Baldwin in entry for Lydia Baldwin, 1735.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D7-GTR : 20 May 2022), David Baldwin in entry for Elizabeth Baldwin, 1737.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DN-FPD : 20 May 2022), David Baldwin in entry for Mary Baldwin, 1742.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1V-DR3 : 14 February 2020), David Baldwin in entry for Abigail Baldwin, 1767.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1H-NZV : 14 February 2020), David Baldwin, 1770
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52110430/david-baldwin: accessed 18 August 2022), memorial page for Capt David Baldwin (8 Apr 1696–23 Jun 1770), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52110430, citing North Cemetery, Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933).
14. ↑ Baldwin, Charles C. The Baldwin Genealogy 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Pages 619-620.

See Also

• shreve family web site, managed by WILLIAM J SHREVE JR https://www.myheritage.com/site-126332342/shreve-family

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten in full with inline sourcing and photo added by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 18 August 2022.