Part II – Family Groups

Part II – Family Groups

***Captain John Baldwin

Son of William Baldwin

Captain John Baldwin, a veteran of the Revolutionary War was born February 21, 1749 near Jerrardstown, Virginia  and died April 21, 1820 near Cook, Ohio in Fayette County. and reared in Berkeley County, Va., where he married Hannah Simmons (Seaman?).  This marriage resulted in 12 children (six sons and six daughters). John was the Captain of a Militia Company that he raised and equipped was made up of men from Berkeley County.  During his enlistment he paid the men in his militia for their services and thus, John Baldwin, exhausted all of a large personal fortune.  He was repaid by the Continental Congress with money that had been greatly depreciated in value.  This money was rendered almost worthless and as the saying went, “It ain’t worth a Continental.”

John Baldwin received a large tract of land in the Virginia Military Reservation (Land Tract), which he partly located in Range Township, Madison County and partly in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.  The land was tract No. 9721 in the Wallace-Baldwin Survey. This area of the state was to be named after General George Washington under which Captain John Baldwin served and the French General Marquis de La Fayette. Thus, Washington Court House and Fayette County were so named to honor those two Revolutionary War heroes.

In late 1811, John Baldwin sold his possessions and left Virginia on the Before mentioned land December 31, 1811.  His wife Hannah Simmons died before he left Virginia, but his twelve living children came with him. Captain John Baldwin died in 1820 and was buried on a farm near Cook, Ohio in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.

The Children of Captain John Baldwin and Hannah Simmons

Francis Baldwin

Son of Captain John Baldwin

Francis (b. 1777 in Berkeley, VA; d. 1820 in Monroe Co. IL) continued West and married Sarah Comstock (b. Jefferson Co., MO; d. 1820 in Monroe Co. IL) in Jefferson County, Missouri. They settled in the area of Vincennes (lived just west in Illinois) where he worked as a carpenter.  He died from infection caused by an ax wound in the knee.

Francis Baldwin and Sarah Comstock child was

Cathrine (b. 1818 in IL) married Michael Brinley in Illinois in or about 1828.

All the other children located around the border area of Madison and Fayette County, Ohio. Captain John and Hannah Baldwin’s oldest sons were twins born on November 7, 1773 and there names were Jonah and William.

Jonah Baldwin

Twin Son of Captain John Baldwin

Jonah Baldwin (b. Nov. 7, 1773; d. Sept. 13, 1850) settled in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio with his wife Mary Bland whom he had married in Greene County in 1803. This couple had eight children and Jonah died in 1850 and May Bland Baldwin died six years later on October 16, 1856.

The Children of Jonah Baldwin and Mary Bland

John (b. Sept. 16, 1811 in Berkeley Co., Va.; d. March 24, 1895 in White Oak, Oh.) was married to Jane Sollars (b. July 20, 1813 in Ross Co., Oh. d. Mar. 14, 1881 in Fayette Co., Oh.) in 1837 in Ross County, Ohio. Jane Sollars parents were John Sollars and Cathrine Stothard (Stoddard).

The children of John Baldwin and Jane Sollars.

William

John S.

Cathrine

Mary

Henry

Joshua was author the “Elizabeth’s Capture by the Indians”

Nancy

Elizabeth

Thomas

Joseph S.

Cathrine (b. May 30, 1806 in Berkeley Co., Va.; d.) married Chandler Tuttle on Dec. 28, 1832 in Fayette County, Ohio and they had six children.

Children of Catherine Baldwin and Chandler Tuttle.

Lavina Tuttle

Josiah Tuttle

Mary Tuttle

Lydia Tuttle

Franklin Tuttle

Crosby Tuttle

Hannah (b. 1808 in Berkeley Co., Va.) married Joseph Counts on October 3, 1833 in Fayette County, Ohio.

Children of Hannah Baldwin and Joseph Counts.

Amazila Counts

Mary Counts

John Counts

Ann Counts

Jeromiah Counts

Margaret (b. Nov. 15, 1812 in Berkeley Co., Va.; d. April 1, 1895 in Fayette, Co., Oh.) was unmarried.

Jachomyer (b. Aug. 20, 1815 in Fayette Co. Oh. d. Oct. 30, 1895 in Fayette Co., Oh.) married Margaret.

Joseph F. (b. June 5, 1819 in Fayette, Co., Oh. d. Sept. 18, 1881 in Adams Co., In.)

Susannah B. (b 1821or1823 in Fayette Co., Oh; d. 1913 in Fayette, Co., Oh.) married Ira Sollars.

Children of Susannah B. Baldwin and Ira Sollars.

Joseph Sollars

William Sollars

Mary Sollars

Lannia Sollers

Nancy S. (b. 1825 or 26 in Fayette Co., Oh; d. July 14, 1851 in Fayette Co., Oh.) married Benjamin Corson on October 23, 1843.

William Baldwin

Twin Son of Captain John Baldwin

William Baldwin (b. Nov. 7, 1773; d. Sept. 17, 1823), also was married before he came to settle in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio. He was married to Cathrine Berkheimer (b. 1791 in Pa.) in 1810 in Virginia and they had eight children.  William died at the age of 50. After his death his wife, Cathrine, went to live in Lawrence County, Missouri where she later died. 

The Children of William Baldwin and Cathrine Berkheimer

Mary married Samuel Thomas

John married Jane McQualty on Nov. 23, 1847.

Nancy married Josephus Perrin on May, 18, 1836.

Philip (b. 1814 in Berkeley Co. Va.; d. Lawrence Co, Mo.) married Elizabeth.

Philip and Elizabeth Baldwin’s child

Deliah (Delila) Baldwin

William (b. Feb, 12, 1817 in Fayette Co., Oh; Sept. 11, 1887 in Fayette Co., Oh.) married the daughter of Isaac Housman and Sarah McClimans, Mary Jane Housman, on March 26, 1846 in Madison County, Ohio.

The Children of William and Mary Jane Baldwin

Isaac

Sarah

William D.

Thomas

John R.

Martha J.

Elizabeth A.

Nancy

George M. (b.1860 in Fayette Co. OH; d. April 16, 1927 in Madison Co., OH) was married on Sept 4, 1884 to Irene Armstrong (b, 1868 in Fayette Co., d. in 1901 in Fayette Co.) in Fayette County, Ohio and after Irene’s death married Ella B. Shobe or Shope.

Children of George M. Baldwin and Irene Armstrong

William Stephen Baldwin (b. Nov. 9, 1885 in Range Twp., Madison Co., Oh. d. January 30 1972 in Columbus, OH) was married twice to Margret Bowsher and then Mary Leora Ramey.

James Herbert Baldwin (b. Mar. 29, 1887 in Range Twp., Madison Co., OH) was married to Martha.

Mary E. Baldwin (b. Mar. 8, 1889 in Fayette Co. OH) married Plummer Williams on June 10, 1908 in Washington Court House, Ohio

Agnes J. Baldwin (b. Sept 14, 1891 in Cook, Fayette Co. OH) married Harvey C. Riley on August 15, 1914 in Washington Court House, Ohio.

Thomas (b. 1818 in Fayette Co., Oh)

Henry (b. Oct. 20, 1820 in Fayette Co., Oh; June 11, 1856 in Fayette Co., Oh.) married Mary F. Norrell.

The Children Henry Baldwin and Mary F. Norrell

William

Joseph F.,

Feliz Lewis,

Rebecca Catharine.

Joshua (b. 1822 in Fayette Co., Oh.)

***John Baldwin

Son of Captain John Baldwin

John (b. Sept. 5, 1788, d. Feb. 2, 1848) settled in Range Township and soon left the area to serve in The War of 1812. Upon his return he married Elizabeth (b. Aug. 8, 1793; d. Nov. 11, 1841 in Union Co., Oh.)  and they had nine children.  He died in Union County, and is buried near the village of Essex close to Richwood, Ohio.

The Children John Baldwin and Elizabeth

Martha A.  (b. 1814 in Range Twp. Madison Co.,Oh.)

Henry (b. April 1, 1816 in Range Twp. Madison Co., Oh; d. Oct. 13, 1872 in Jackson Twp., Union Co., Oh.) married Edith Uretta Parmenter on January 22, 1847 in Union County, Ohio.

Children of Henry Baldwin and Edith Uretta Parmenter

Martha J.

Jacob W.

Amanda M.

Louisa E.

Frank.

John L.

***Lewis Seaman Baldwin (b. July 1819 in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio d. August 2, 1869) He married Mary Jane Fisher on February 5, 1846.

Francis C. (b. April 13, 1822 in Range Twp. Madison Co., OH; d. January 17, 1858 in Marion Co., OH) married Charlotte (b. Oct. 18, 1821; d. Jan. 14, 1889 in Marion Co., OH).

The Children of Francis C. Baldwin and Charlotte

Mary E.

Sara J.

Sarilda J.

William

Benjamin

Mary (no further information)

John B. (b. Mar. 9, 1826 in Madison Co., OH; d. April 12 1853 in Marion Co., OH) married Catharine (b. 1826 in Germany) in Marion County, Ohio.

Jonah P. (b. 1829 in Madison Co., OH) married Cathraine Blue on July 4, 1855 in Union County, Ohio.

Thomas T.  (b. Feb. 15, 1831 in Madison Co., OH; d. Oct. 23, 1850 in Union Co., OH) married Sarah Ann Reed on Oct. 4, 1849 in Union County and died one year later at 20 years old. His widow Sarah then married John M. Blue.

Thomas T. Baldwin and Sarah Ann Reed had one child.

Mariah Jane Baldwin (b.1850)

John (no further information)

James (no further information)

Jachomiah (no further information)

Does anybody know if Thomas Baldwin & wife Mary had another son who was not in the 1850 census? He would have been married by then. I am trying to see if they were the parents of Simeon (or Simmons)Baldwin. His marriage certificate states he was from Putnam county IN. He married Parthena Carpenter in Boone county KY in 1848.

Seeking information about Sarah Baldwin m. John Roberts. Her father is William Baldwin married to Susannah ? . Need descendants and any other information. I understand there is a WILL listing 9 children. A copy of the WILL would be great. Thank you.
I have several questions.
1.Does anyone have a transcript of John Baldwin's WILL It was dated April 14, 1755 and probated March 27, 1760 in Amelia Co.,Va.
2.He was married to Elizabeth. Is her last name Hood?
3.John had a daughter named Martha. Did she marry a Nunnally?
4.Who did his daughter Elizabeth marry?
5.His son George. Did he have a son George,Jr.?
thank you for the help.
Hi Mary,
I had a message you posted 12 Apr 2004 in my ancestry database about your James Andrew Nunneley and Emma Jane Gaby..... I never got the chance to work on it.
I just recvd a query from their G-grand-daughter "Cindy" who said he was the son of John Robert Nunneley and Rhoda [Gaust] - but she doesn't know any more about them except what's in the census records.
I would sure like to hear from you - having any Nuneley in my database without a "family" drives me nuts.

Question.... Baldwin ? Have you found or do you think there is a kinnection between your James Andrew Nunneley and Anderson Nunneley & Martha [Baldwin] who died in Hickman Co TN ???
JAMES ANDREW NUNNELEY (son of John Robert Foster Nunneley and Rhoda J. Guest)
born / Apr 1858 / Yamhill Co. OR
died / CA / date unproven / in Butte Co. CA ???
married / 30 Apr 1885 / Yuba Co CA to:
EMMA JANE GABY
born / 1 Jul 1863 (date unproven) dau of Gaby and McDonald
died / 14 Jun 1954 / Sacramento Co CA

Possible issue:
Rufus J. (1884-1973)
Ferris James (1886-1946)
David Gaby "Dick" (1887-1959)
Gladys V. (1889-1986)
Collis (1894-1899)
Hollis (1898-1971)
Lawton James "Lot" 1899-1958)

NOTE: marriage date of James and Emma and date of birth of first child, Rufus J. Dates need to be researched further.

Parents of John Robert Foster Nunneley (1831-1897) were Joseph Alexander Nunneley and Nancy Easley. His grandparents were Anderson Nunneley and Martha Baldwin. Parents of Rhoda J. Guest Nunneley (1834-1931) are unknown to me.

Catherine Baldwin born circa 1798 VA.
Married 1819 Warren Co NC Kenner/Kennon Fowlkes.
Had a brother St Clair, sister Mary and possibly
another sister. Could her father have been a
John Baldwin? Mother unk. Thanks for your help






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 Baldwin Brothers - Iron County, MO 1880 to 1900+
Posted by: Marilyn (ID *****5444)Date: April 04, 2007 at 22:21:42
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Between 1880 and 1900+ there were 4 Baldwin Brothers and their sister living in Iron County, Missouri. Their names are Thomas Thaddeus, John T., and Lucy were all born before 1860, probably in Kentucky; and James R. and Joseph Lewis/Louis born in Missouri before 1870.

According to the 1860 federal census the family was living in Butler County, Missouri. By 1880, the brothers were living in Iron County, MO (1880 census). In 1881,John T. married Estella Moser in Iron County. Estella is part of the Moser family that I am researching. Estella and my grandfather were first cousins. Estella's father, George, was one of three Moser brothers who lived in or near Iron County between 186? and 1900: George A., James W., and Jacob Lewis.

In the 1900 census, John T. and Stella were still living in Iron County; in 1910, they were in Creek County, OK; in 1920, in Hinds County, Mississippi; and in 1930, in Madison County, Mississippi,with their son T. Richard.

I would like to make contact with descendents of both the Baldwin and Moser families. I am trying to learn more about my Moser ancestors who were living in Iron County, especially the descendants of George A. and James W. Their brother, Jacob Lewis Moser, died about 1873, and left his wife and 1 child. I have made contact with that line. George A. and his wife had several children who grew up in Iron County. John T. and Stella had 9 children born there. Sometime after 1900 George A. and his family moved to Kansas. James W. lived in Texas sometime in the 1880's and 1890's. In 1868, he had married Visa Grayum in Iron County. James died in 1893 or 4, and in 1900 his wife and 2 sons were living in Iron County. The older son, Odie Moser had married Effie Rencehausen in Iron County around 1898.

There was also a P.A. Moser who married Flora Tong in the early 1900's. Research by one of his descendants ties P. A. to my extended Moser family, but we can't figure out how.








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 Re: St Clair Balwin of Amelia VA
Posted by: William Baldwin (ID *****2004)Date: April 10, 2007 at 08:38:37
In Reply to: St Clair Balwin of Amelia VA by P.H. Smith of 6920


I have a Baldwin Genforum Post dated February 17, 1999 from a Rose Branham, rbanham@zoomnet.net. She states that St. Clair Baldwin born Amelia County, Virginia and married Sarah Pillar, January 1, 1821. Moved to Hickman County, Kentucky before 1830.

To my knowledge the only Baldwin Family that comes close to being a connection to a St. Clair Baldwin is the children or unknown sibling of Samuel Brassfield Baldwin born: March 26, 1805, married a close Baldwin relation Susan E. Baldwin born: 1811 of Prince Edward County, Va.. They married October 25, 1827, Prince Edward County, Va.. Samuel’s son John R. Baldwin born: Oct 6, 1828 Appromattox, Virginia died: Nov 4, 1901, Osceloa, St. Clari County, Missouri; is the only documented son that traveled west to Missouri. Other sons: Charles Baldwin born abt. 1830, Prince Edward County, Va. Buried St. Clair County, Missouri, Vol. 1 by Eliz P. Ellsberry; James W. Baldwin born 1832, also died St. Clair County, Mo.; As well as, sister Mary Frances Baldwin born 1838, died St. Clair County, Mo.. There were other sons in the family with no record, that may have been older, one of these sons may have changed his name to St. Clair or the County may have been named after him. Or more possibly Samuel Brassfield may have had a unknown brother whom went west to Missouri before Samuel’s children migrated. Samuel Brassfield was an only son of Little John Baldwin born: 1770. Another close fact, is that on the way to Missouri Samuel’s son John R. lived for a time in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky east of Hickman County, Kentucky but in the same part of the state.

St Clair Baldwin b 1800 married to Sarah Mariah Pillow in 1826 in Amelia Co and they then lived in Nottoway. They left with Sarah's brother William Claiborne Pillow of Nottoway and many other related members of the family in 1831/2 for Wilson Co TN . William Pillow died in 1834 and at some point after this is when St Clair and Sarah left with his sister Martha Baldwin and her husband Kenner(Cannon) Fowlkes for Hickman KY. They have nothing to do with St Clair MO or these later born Baldwins. The actual St Clair surname was that of a famous General prior to the Rev War. A town was named for him in Holston area of western VA. St Clair or rather the proper Sinclair is a surname and my thinking was that perhaps the mother was a Sinclair married to a Baldwin. It is also possible this is a middle name . Pat

Attention: Seeking descendants of Thomas Benton Baldwin, s/o Jonathan Baldwin, for May.12.2007 memorial service.
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Jonathan Baldwin was the first permanent white settler in what is now Marion Twp. in Clinton Co. Ohio
He had immigrated to Ohio in 1811 with his father from Monongalia Co. VA.
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Jonathan had first married Harriet Blancett, a sister of one of the founding fathers of the village of Blanchester in Clinton Co. Ohio.
Jonathan & Harriet had 12 children before her death in 1834.
Two years later Jonathan married a widow, Mary Cast, who had 8 children by her previous husband.
Jonathan & Mary went on to have three more children on their own.
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One of those three children was Thomas Benton Baldwin, (1843 ~ 1943) the last Union Veteran of the Civil War to be buried in Clinton Co. Ohio.
Thomas enlisted in the Union Army in Sep. 1864 and was mustered into Co. G of the 175th Infantry.
He was later captured by the Confederate Army in Columbia, Tenn. and imprisoned in Andersonville, GA.
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On May 12th, 2007, members and Officers of the William H. Lytle Camp # 10 of the Sons will memorialize Thomas Benton Baldwin's grave in a special ceremony in the Blanchester IOOF Cemetery. Members & speakers of note will attend from far & wide in Civil War Regalia with Buglers and traditional Civil War salutes as a special bronze plaque is placed at his gravesite.
Political bodies & veteran organizations are being invited to take part, as well as the public....
especially descendants of Thomas Benton Baldwin.
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Thomas Baldwin

Son of Captain John Baldwin

Thomas Baldwin (b. Feb. 5, 1779 in Berkeley Co., Va.; d. Dec. 8, 1854) settled a little east of Danville (Bethel Church)  in Range Township, Madison County about 1811-1812 and he married Mary Cookus in 1802 while still living in Virginia. Mary Cookus (b. June 1787 in Berkeley Co., Va.; d. Dec. 4, 1834 in Madison Co., OH) died young and Thomas remarried and was Justice of Peace in Range Township in the 1840’s. He left the area died in Union County, Ohio,

The Children of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Cookus

John (b. 1803 in Va.; d. 1850-60 in Madison Co., OH) married Cynthia Morris (b. 1810 in OH; d. 1850-60 in Madison CO., OH)) in 1839.

The Children of John Baldwin and Cynthia Morris.

Mary E. Baldwin married James W. Stanford on January 24, 1861

Jonah Simon Baldwin

Jeremiah Baldwin

Debra C. Baldwin

Joanna Baldwin

Jane (b. 1804 in VA,) married William Rankin (b.1785 in Ky.; d. in Logan Co., IL) on Jan. 1 1850 in Union County, Ohio.

Francis (b. Oct. 6, 1807 in VA.; d. Aug. 8, 1873 in Jackson Twp., Union Co., OH) married Debora (Nov. 10, 1809 in OH; d. Nov. 3, 1851 in Union Co. OH) in 1830 in Union County.

The children of Francis and Debora Baldwin.

Mary Baldwin

Electa Jane Baldwin

Amanda Baldwin

Martha Baldwin

Thomas Baldwin

Francis Baldwin  

James C. (b. Jan. 11, 1812 in Range Twp. Madison Co. OH; d. March 18, 1854 in Union Co., OH) married Ellen Love (b. June 4, 1822 in OH; d. Oct. 31, 1890 in Union Co., OH) on April 22, 1840 in Union County, Ohio.

The Children of James C. Baldwin and Ellen Love.

Thomas Baldwin

Jachomyer Baldwin

Charles Baldwin

Jane Baldwin

Susan Baldwin

Delilah Baldwin

Jachomyer (B. 1814 in Madison Co., OH; d. in Lawrence Co., MO) married Susan (b. in Ky.; d. in Lawrence Co., MO) in 1840 in Lawrence County, Missouri.

The Children of Jachomyer and Susan Baldwin.

Sarah J. Baldwin

Amanda Baldwin 

Amanda (b Aug. 8, 1920 in Madison Co., OH; Aug. 28, 1899 in the Union Co., OH)

Jachomyer Baldwin

Son of Captain John Baldwin

Jachomyer (b. July 22, 1798 in Monongalia County, Virginia; d. Oct. 1876 in Cedar County, Iowa.) He married Elizabeth Dungan (b. Sept. 1792 in PA; d. in IA) on February 11, 1817 after arriving in Madison County, Ohio.

Children of Jachomyer Baldwin and Elizabeth Dungan

Francis (Frank) (b. 1820 in OH; d. 1878 in IA) married Elizabeth Finch (b. in Cedar Co., IA) in Cedar County, Iowa on Dec. 27, 1846)

The children of Francis (Frank Baldwin and Elizabeth Finch. Were Nancy, John, Jachomyer, and Elizabeth.

Martha W.  (b. 1824 in Ind.; d. in Iowa) married Frank Perkins (b. Aug. 1827 in Ohio; d. in Iowa) on August 17, 1856 in Cedar County, Iowa.

The children of Martha W. Baldwin and Frank Perkins were Elizabeth E. Perkins and Cynthia C. Perkins.

Thomas (b. 1826 in Ind.; d. in Or.) married Jane.

Thomas and Jane Baldwin’s child was Elizabeth W. Baldwin.

David V. Baldwin (b. 1832 in Ind.; d. 1878 in Cedar Co., 1878) married  Elma (or Eliza) Jane Kestler on July 3, 1854 in Cedar county, Iowa.

Children of David V. Baldwin and Elma (Eliza) Jane Kestler were David W. Baldwin and Alfred C. Baldwin.

The Baldwin Family HIstory!

THE BALDWIN FAMILY HISTORY

Contributed by George Roger Baldwin

Part I – Narrative History

The use of a surname is of recent origin.  In all primitive societies only first names were used.  True surnames, in the sense of hereditary designations, date in England from about the year 1000. The name first appears in Shropshire after the Norman Conquest in 1066.  The early history of England and Normandy contain many references to individuals with the name of Baldwin. A few of these are recorded here.

Tradition tells us that as far back as 672 A.D. there was a person who used the name; and at the time of Alfred the Great, the Baldwin’s were Earls of Flanders. The Bruges and Court of Flanders in 873 was called “Baldwin of the Iron Arm.”  In 1204 a Baldwin was Emperor of Constantinople and in 1120 one was the Archbishop of Canterbury.  The Chapel of St. Leonard’s in Buckinghamshire shows a Baldwin Coat of Arms; a squirrel (holding three oak leaves) poised above three oak leaves *shipped in pairs.”  According to Robert L. Baldwin’s catalogue of brass rubbings, there is a 1611 Baldwin Brass in Beechampton, Buckinghamshire.  Baldwin de Hampden, a Norman and a great English patriot, was a favorite of the Saxon King Edward the Confessor.

In the Doomsday Book, the first great census of England is recorded Baldwin, son of Harluin, a dweller in Gloucestershire and an owner of great tracts of land.  Many other notables by the name of Baldwin are mentioned in early documents but their genealogical connection with the present Baldwins cannot be clearly traced.

It is reported that King Henry VIII in 1542 bestowed the Manor of Dundridge, located in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, upon Sir John Baldwin, Chief Justice, who held the estate until his death in 1545.  It then went to his grandson Thomas Packington, son of his daughter Agnes.  In 1577 Thomas Packington “alienated” (deeded) it with other property to Henry and Richard Baldwin.  Sir John Baldwin, as Chief Justice, is said to have presided over the trials and executions of Sir Thomas More and Anne Boleyn.

The name is probably of Danish origin, coming to Normandy with the Norse invasions, and hence to England.  One authority claims that Baldwin is a Saxon name meaning “bold winner.”  Another says it comes from the ancient words “bald” meaning quick and” win” meaning conqueror.  Another meaning given was “bold courageous friend.”

Like most surnames it has been spelled in many ways:  Bawdweyn, Baldwyn, Bawdwen, Bawdwin, and Baldwin.  The different spellings for names was common in a time when few could write and those who did write used the spelling that seemed most like the spoken name.

Apparently, most of the Baldwin families who came to America came from Buckinghamshire County, between Oxford and London, where they were gentlemen farmers.  One of the largest settlements of Baldwins in New England was in Milford, Connecticut, where some Baldwins settled as early as 1638 and there were other early settlements at various places in New England.   But the Baldwins, who are our ancestors, immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1668.  There are also some records indicating another line of Baldwins settling in North Carolina, moving to Virginia and from there scattering westward, some of them in Ohio.

General William Baldwin

General William Baldwin was born in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England and at some point married Mary. He distinguished himself by commanding the Left Wing of Cromwell’s army in the celebrated Battle of Marston Moor in 1644.  After the downfall of Cromwell in 1656 and the restoration of the monarchy, Charles II made life uncomfortable for the Baldwins.  So, General William Baldwin with three sons (possibly five sons as the number has been disputed) started for America.  General William Baldwin died on the voyage and was buried at sea.  Thomas, Francis, and John, the General’s three sons, arrived in America in 1668.  Records have them showing up in records in Pennsylvania in the 1680’s.

The three sons of the said William of England settled in Pennsylvania.  They became a numerous family.  One of their sons became a Quaker and moved to North Carolina and he and his sons were out of the War of the Revolution as Tories or because they would not fight. One of his daughters was the mother of General Coffee who distinguished himself at the Battle of New Orleans.”

Thomas Baldwin

Son of General William Baldwin

Thomas (b. 1657, d. 1731) came from England, settled on the Delaware and/or the Brandywine and after raising three sons (Thomas, Joseph and Anthony) died. Thomas was probably the oldest of the three brothers; Thomas, Francis and John Baldwin that arrived in America and this relationship of the three is attested to in the will of John, 1731, by this statement, “to the children of brother Thomas and brother Francis, 5 shillings each.” Quoting from the Baldwin Genealogy, page 727:  “When his (Francis’s) brother John died in 1731 his will left five shillings each to ‘all my brother Francis Baldwin’s children.’ ” 

William Baldwin

Son of Thomas Baldwin

William Baldwin (b. 1687; d. 1722) died at the young age of 35 and left a wife, Mary Buffington. According to the “Buffington family in America,” written in 1965, after William’s death, Mary married Charles Turner. The will of William Baldwin is on file in Chester County, Pennsylvania, as is an inventory of William’s estate.  The will, dated July 10, 1722 and proved August 3, 1722, starts, “Being very sick and weak of body.” Probably he died of “lung fever” or tuberculosis, which was the great killer of young adults up until the mid 1900’s.  He left two sons William and Moses.  Moses was a doctor and practiced in New Jersey (no further record).

***Francis Baldwin

Son of General William Baldwin

Francis (b. 1667; d. Aug. 1702) married Cicely Coebourne, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Coebourne and in 1691 his father-in-law conveyed to him 100 acres of land on Chester Creek and in Chester, Pennsylvania. Francis was a miller and his name appears in the Chester County court records as witness to deeds in 1691, 1697, 1699, and  1700. Francis appeared as a juror in Chester Court on July 19, 1700.  There is a record of a Francis Baldwin in New Castle County in 1702. There is no New Castle County in Pennsylvania  at this time, but New Castle County, Delaware is just across the Chester County and Pennsylvania state lines and at one time it was a part of the state of Pennsylvania. Letters of administration were granted on August 17, 1702, by the Register General of Philadelphia to the widow Cicely. He left one daughter, Anna, and two sons, William and Thomas.

The Children of Francis Baldwin and Cicely Coebourne

Thomas was born and died in Chester County, Pennsylvania and took for his wife Mary Beal in St. Paul’s Church in Chester, Pennsylvania in Chester County in 1714.

William may have died before his Uncle John in 1731 as he was not mentioned in his will.  This making him not the parent of Francis Baldwin of Virginia.

John was thought to have been John Baldwin, Yeoman of the Christina Hundred whose will was probated in New Castle County, Delaware on March 31, 1745 so he must have died in 1744 or 45. He had two wives Sarah Cloud and Hannah Cloud.

Children of John Baldwin and Sarah Cloud

Francis (d. 1785 in New Castle County, DE)

William (no further information)

John (no further information)

Elizabeth (no further information)

Mary (no further information)

Sarah (no further information)

Anna married twice, first William Ford (Bethel Twp., Chester Co.) and then John Littlejohn.

Mary (no further information)

***Thomas Baldwin

Son of Francis Baldwin

Thomas was born and died in Chester County, Pennsylvania and took for his wife Mary Beal in St. Paul’s Church in Chester, Pennsylvania in Chester County in 1714.

The Children of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Beal

Thomas married Sarah and died in Kennett Twp., Chester County, Pa.

Francis was born about 1715 in Chester County, Pa, was married in 1746 Charity Hackney the widow of Joseph Hackney in Wilmington, DE  in the Holy Trinity (old Swedes ) Church and died in Berkeley County Virginia. He had three spouses Innocent Bozarth, Sarah, and Charity Hackney who was the daughter of Aaron Harlan and Sarah Heald. Charity died in 1768 in Frederick County, Va.. Berkeley County, Va was formed in 1772 out of territory taken from Frederick County.

***William Baldwin

Son of Thomas Baldwin

William (b. 1716 near Philadelphia, PA; d. Oct. 1785 in Berkeley County, VA) was the next son of Thomas Baldwin and he grew up in Chester County (possibly West Chester County by then) and as an adult moved to Virginia and settled in Berkeley County (Now West Virginia).  He was mentioned in Grandfather Coebourne’s will in New Castle County, Delaware and the deed settling the estate of his grandfather Francis Baldwin. He and his brother Francis both moved to Virginia about the same time in late 1740, William raised 12 children born to two wives Mary (Beal) and Jane Hedges. All twelve lived to have families of their own. All of the sons by the first wife Mary (except William who was lame) took an active part in the War of Revolution.

The children of William Baldwin and His first wife, Mary Beal

William (Oct. 8, 1744; d. after 1809) served in Braddock’s War against the Indians was crippled for life and could not participate in the Revolutionary War because he was lame. William was married in Berkeley County (VA) to Anna Lucas, a cousin of Governor Lucas of Ohio. He sold his land Sept. 20, 1786 too Thomas Odle. He and his sons moved to Franklin County, Georgia and by 1809 he had settled on the banks the Greater Miami above Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio.  His sons Edward and William raised large families in that section of the country. John and Lucas stayed in the South.. (Joshua)

Thomas served in the War of Revolution; he was a Major commanding an expedition in General Harmer’s campaign on the Ohio to the North of Kanawha. He married Elizabeth

John was in General Harmer’s campaign on the Ohio to the North of Kanawha.

Francis was an Ensign and Lieutenant in the 8^th Virginia Regiment serving in Washington’s army and was promoted from Ensign to Adjutant fought at Germantown, Pennsylvania, Brandywine, Monmouth and various other places during the war. He married Rhoda Jennings in 1775 in Frederick County VA. In 1785 he moved his family to Wilkes County, Georgia and in 1788 he received 255 Acres a warrant, the following year he sold it.  In 1789 he received another warrant of two tracts of land, one was 170 acres and the other was 244 acres.

In 1804 he moved to Milledgeville, Georgia and in 1807 he moved his family to Warren County, Ohio settling in an area which late became known as Roachester. Francis acquired considerable land in Ohio around Columbus, Chillicothe and Warren County,   In 1812 he built a home in Lebanon, Ohio,  He went on a trip with his daughter Mary (Polly) and her husband Col. John Moody of Texas, but died in New Orleans in 1817 of a fever.

Benjamin (b. May 21, 1759, d. Sept. 14, 1837) served under his brother Captain John Baldwin in Washington’s army as orderly sergeant and fought in the Continental Line at Germantown, Pennsylvania, Brandywine, and Monmouth. He was in General Harmer’s expedition,  and also was in the expedition of General George Rogers Clark which allowed him be at the taking of Vincennes. He is listed in McIntosh’s Campaign of 1775 and served another three years under John Garney in the Virginia Line. He married Hannah Henry and died in Warren County, Ohio.

Rebecca married Jonathon Seaman in Berkeley County, Va.

Mary married Robert Foster in Berkeley County, Va.

Children of William Baldwin and Jane Hedges

Joseph

Samuel (who died in infancy)

Jonah

Joshua

James

Rebecca