Abigail (Fiske) Baldwin (1674 - 1771)

Born 1 Feb 1674 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Baldwin Jr. — married 4 May 1692 (to 7 Jul 1739) in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died Jan 1771 at age 96 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Abigail (Fiske) Baldwin was born in Massachusetts.

Abigail, the youngest of six daughters of David Fiske and Seaborn Wilson was born on 1 February 1674 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Abigail married Henry Baldwin, the first son and eldest of eight children of Henry and Phebe (Richardson) Baldwin on 4 May 1692 at Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[2][3] They had eight children born at Woburn:

1. Henry Baldwin (b. 12 Jan 1693; d. 31 Mar 1753, Pelham, NH)^[4][5] m. 7 May 1717 at Woburn, MA, Mary Richardson (1694-1798)
2. David Baldwin (b. 9 Apr 1696; d. 1770)^[6] m. say 1726, Abigail Jennison (1702-1767)
3. Isaac Baldwin (b. 20 Feb 1700; d. 1759)^[7] m. 1) 24 Mar 1725 at Woburn, MA, Mary Flagg (1702-1744); m. 2) say 1745 Susanna (Unknown)
4. Abigail Baldwin (b. 13 Feb 1701/2; d. 4 Sep 1704, Woburn, MA)^[8][9]
5. James Baldwin (b. 11 Jul 1705; d. 12 Jun 1709, Woburn, MA)^[10][11]
6. Abigail Baldwin (b. 19 Nov 1707; d. 1739)^[12] m. say 1727 at Brookfield, MA, John Converse (1701-1786)
7. James Baldwin (b. 19 Oct 1710; d. 1791)^[13]m. 29 May 1739 at Woburn, MA, Ruth Richardson (1713-1791)
8. Capt. Samuel Baldwin Sr. (b. 31 Aug 1717; d. 1778)^[14] m. 25 Mar 1741 at Weston, MA, Elizabeth Jones (1715-1757)

Death and Burial

Abigail (Fiske) Baldwin died in January 1771 in her 96th year at Woburn.^[15]

Research Notes

• 203. vii. ABIGAIL, b. Feb 1, 1674; m. May 4 1692, Henry Baldwin, of Woburn. Ch.: Henry, b. Jan 12 1693; David, b. April 9, 1696; His son William was graduated at Harvard in 1748 and Samuel graduated there in 1752; William, b. Feb. 20, 1700; Abigail, b. Feb 13, 1702, d. soon; James, b. July 11, 1705, d. 1709; Abigail, b. Nov. 19, 1707; m. John Converse, a son was Robert Converse; James, b. Oct. 17, 1710; Samuel, b. Aug. 31, 1717^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC99-Q8R : 10 November 2020), Abigail Ffisk, 1 Dec 1674; citing Birth, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVV-3L2 : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin, 4 May 1692; citing Marriage, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
3. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Vol I: A-G. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 74. Torrey writes, BALDWIN, Henry & Abigail FISK; 4 May 1692: Woburn {Baldwin 618; Sv. 1:102; Richardson Mem. 44; Fiske (1896) 59; Vinton Mem. 376-377; Reg. 84:443; Snow-Estes 1:354}
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-ZH9 : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin in entry for Henry Baldwin, 12 Jan 1692; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKH-KL8 : 22 February 2021), Henry Baldwin in entry for Henry Baldwin, 31 Mar 1753; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,061.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDT-15W : 15 January 2020), Henry Baldwin in entry for David Baldwin, 1696.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-XZT : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin in entry for Isaac Baldwin, 20 Feb 1700; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-N4N : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin in entry for Abigaill Baldwin, 13 Feb 1701; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXN-BPD : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin in entry for Abigaile Baldwin, 4 Sep 1704; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDT-PGQ : 15 January 2020), Henry Baldwin in entry for James Baldwin, 1705.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXN-15H : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin in entry for James Baldwin, 12 Jun 1709; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDL-1FG : 15 January 2020), Henry Baldwin in entry for Abigail Baldwin, 1707.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-2NG : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwenn in entry for James Baldwin, 19 Oct 1710; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-PB4 : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin in entry for Samuel Baldwin, 31 Aug 1717; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXV-G49 : 20 May 2022), Henry Baldwin in entry for Abigail Baldwin, Jan 1771; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
16. ↑ p.59, Fiske and Fisk family : being the record of the descendants of Symond Fiske, lord of the manor of Stadhaugh, Suffolk County, England, from the time of Henry IV to date, including all the American members of the family (1896) https://archive.org/details/fiskefiskfamilyb00pier

See Also

• Barrett, William. Genealogy of Some of The Descendants of Thomas Barrett, Sen., of Braintree, Mass., 1635. St Paul, MN: D. Ramaley & Son, 1888. Page. 29.

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten in full with inline sourcing and photo added following extensive research by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 11 August 2022.