Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (1789 - 1852)

Born 4 Jan 1789 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States

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Died 18 May 1852 at age 63 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Biography

Descendant of Cornelius Baldwin (1754-1826), a Revolutionary War Patriot.

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (January 18, 1789 – May 18, 1852) was a Virginia attorney, politician, and jurist. Briscoe served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and served for ten years in the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Member, Virginia House of Delegates Alma mater College of William and Mary Profession: lawyer, politician, judge

Baldwin achieved the rank of major-general of the Virginia militia while continuing his military service as the leader of Augusta County's militia during his legislative and private legal careers.

Briscoe Gerard Baldwin was born on January 18, 1789, in Winchester, Virginia, United States, son of Cornelius Baldwin (1754–1826) and Mary Briscoe (~1760– ).

Briscoe (22) married Martha Steele Brown (20) (born about 1791; daughter of Revolutionary soldier Judge John Brown and Frances (Peyton) Brown) in 1812. His mother-in-law, Frances Peyton, of the First Families of Virginia (FFV) went to Staunton from Prince William County, Virginia and survived her husband and daughter. Their children were:

• Frances Cornelia Baldwin (1815–1885)
• John Brown Baldwin (1820–1873)
• Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (1828–1898)
• James William Baldwin (1828–1875)

In the 1820 census Briscoe (age 30) was in Augusta, Virginia, United States. He was enumerated with six slaves.^[1]Judge Baldwin also owned enslaved people during most (if not all) of his life. In the final census of his life, Baldwin owned 22 and 35 year old Black women.^[2]

In the 1850 census Briscoe (age 60), Judge C T, was in District 2, Augusta, Virginia, United States.^[3]

Briscoe died on May 18, 1852 in Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, aged 63. He was buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Greenville, Augusta, Virginia; Page: 4; NARA Roll: M33_132; Image: 16 Ancestry Record 7734 #1055693 1820 United States Federal Census:

   Name:	Briscoe G Baldwin
   Enumeration Date:	7 Aug 1820
   Home in 1820 -City, County, State-:	Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	1
   Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:	1
   Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	2
   Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
   Slaves - Males - Under 14:	2
   Slaves - Females - Under 14:	2
   Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25:	1
   Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
   Free White Persons - Under 16:	3
   Free White Persons - Over 25:	2
   Total Free White Persons:	5
   Total Slaves:	6
   Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:	11

2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules: The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Record 8055 #93172737 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules:

   Name:	Briscoe G Baldwin
   Residence Place:	District 2, Augusta, Virginia, USA

   Household Members
   Name	Age
   Female	35
   Female	22

3. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: 934; Page: 301b; Line Number: 36
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #14833198
   Briscoe G Baldwin (60), Judge C T, in District 2, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118626828/briscoe-gerard-baldwin: accessed), memorial page for Judge Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (4 Jan 1789–18 May 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118626828, citing Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Peabody (contributor 49067801).

• Wikipedia: Briscoe Baldwin
• Americans of Royal Descent, page 194.
• Charles H. Browning. Americans of Royal Descent: A Collection of Genealogies of American Families Whose Lineage is Traced to the Legitimate Issue of Kings. Second Edition. Philadelphia: Porter & Costes. 1882. Page 194. Accessed by Michael Boynton on March 22, 2016 at 12:20 PM. [1]