Joseph Baldwin, I

FTDNA Baldwin project Group 1 R-U106 Conn. yDNA RM-269

BALDWIN, Joseph, was one of the first settlers in Milford, in 1639. He was the son of Richard of Cholesbury, County Bucks, England. (1) Baldwin Genealogy, 480. His wife Hannah joined the church at Milford June 23, 1644, when their first four children were baptized. He removed to Hadley, Mass., about 1663. Ch.:

1. Joseph, bapt. June 23, 1644.
2. Benjamin, bapt. June 23, 1644.
3. Hannah, bapt. June 23, 1644
4. Mary, bapt. June 23, 1644
5. Elizabeth, bapt. Mar., 1645
6. Martha, bapt. Mar., 1645
7. Jonathan, b. Feb. 15, 1649
8. David, b. Oct. 19, 1651
9. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1653.

All the above children were with his first wife, Hannah Whitlock.

Joseph Baldwin was born between 1609 and 1612 in Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Charles Booth said he was the brother of Nathaniel and Timothy. He was the son of Richard Baldwin and Isabel Harding. Joseph Baldwin married as his first wife Hannah Whitlock, daughter of John Whitlock, on 10 November 1636 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. He married as his second wife Isabel Ward sometime after 1661. She was the widow of John Catlin (d. bef. July 17, 1644) and James Northram (d. bef. Feb. 27, 1661). Joseph Baldwin married as his third wife Elizabeth Gibbons on 17 September 1678. She was the widow of Luke Hitchcock (d. Nov. 1, 1659) and (2) William Warriner (d. Jun 2, 1676). links:

• Genealogies - ACLY to BOOTH Extracted From History Of The Towns Of New Milford And Bridgewater, Ct. 1803 – 1882 Hartford, Conn: Press Of The Case, Lockward And Brainard Co. 1882 [Transcribed by Sandra Boudrou)

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Source Edward Atwater:

JOSEPH BALDWIN (16__-1690) by wife, Hannah, had four sons and five daughters. About 1663 he removed to Hadley; was a freeman there in 1666. He married for a second wife Mrs. Isabel (Ward) Northam, widow of James Northam of Hartford, and before that a widow of John Catlin; her son, John Catlin married Mary Baldwin, one of Joseph's daughters. For a third wife he married Mrs. Elizabeth (Gibbons) Warriner; d. April 26, 1696, widow of William Warriner (d. 1676) of Springfield; he died 1690 at Hadley.

Children by Hannah Whitlock: Joseph (c1640, bpt 1644), Benjamin (c1642, bpt 1644), Hannah (bpt 1644; m. Jeremiah Hull), Mary (bpt 1644; m.John Catlin Jr ), Elizabeth (bpt 1645; m. James Warriner), Martha (bpt 1645; m. John Hawkes), Jonathan (b1649, bpt 1649), David (1651), and Sarah (1653; m. Samuel Bartlett).

Grave stone is on the bridge over the Wepawaug River in Milford Ma and was placed to honor him as a founder . Alto the monument says 1690 his actual death date is listed in "Families of Early Guilford Ct" as 11/2/1684 in Hadley.

The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881 (1881) Author: Baldwin, C. C. (Charles Candee), 1834-1895 Subject: Baldwin family Publisher: Cleveland, O, [Leader printing company] Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT

This person is interesting in that he is the start of a line that includes us (descendants of his daughter Sarah) as well as the 43rd president of the United States (descendant of his son Benjamin).

Joseph Baldwin and Hannah Whitlock immigrated circa 1639. He first appeared in Milford, CT in Nov 1639. He joined the church in Milford, New Haven Colony (in what is now Connecticut) on 23 June 1644. Four of their children were baptized on the same day, 23 June 1644.

Joseph Baldwin lived in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, circa 1663. He left a will on 20 December 1680.

Joseph Baldwin was born between 1609 and 1612 in Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Charles Booth said he was the brother of Nathaniel and Timothy. He was the son of Richard Baldwin and Isabel Harding. Joseph Baldwin married as his first wife Hannah Whitlock, daughter of John Whitlock, on 10 November 1636 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. He married as his second wife Isabel Ward sometime after 1661. She was the widow of John Catlin (d. bef. July 17, 1644) and James Northram (d. bef. Feb. 27, 1661). Joseph Baldwin married as his third wife Elizabeth Gibbons on 17 September 1678. She was the widow of Luke Hitchcock (d. Nov. 1, 1659) and (2) William Warriner (d. Jun 2, 1676).

Joseph Baldwin died on 2 November 1684 in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,4,2

CHILDREN of Joseph Baldwin and Hannah Whitlock

Joseph Baldwin b. c1640,

Benjamin Baldwin b. c1642, christened 23 Jun 1644, d. date unknown1,5 8th great-grandfather of George W. Bush

Mary Baldwin christened 23 Jun 1644, d. date unknown1,5

Hannah Baldwin christened 23 Jun 1644, d. date unknown1,5

Elizabeth Baldwin b. b Mar 1645, d. date unknown1,5

Jonathan Baldwin b. 15 Feb 1649, d. 13 Dec 17391,5

David Baldwin+ b. b 19 Oct 1651, d. Sep 16891,5 

Sarah Baldwin b. 6 Nov 1653, d. date unknown1,5

from http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p484.htm#i12082 :

Joseph Baldwin1

1. 12082, b. between 1609 and 1612, d. 2 November 1684

Joseph Baldwin b. bt 1609 - 1612\\nd. 2 Nov 1684

Richard Baldwin|b. 3 Jun 1576\\nd. 2 Nov 1632

Isabel Harding|b. 15 Feb 1568\\nd. May 1633

Richard Baldwin b. 1540\\nd. 18 Feb 1631/32

Isabel Chase b. c 1540\\nd. date unknown

Richard Harding|b. 1515\\nd. date unknown

Joseph Baldwin married Hannah Whitlock

Benjamin Baldwin married Hannah Sergeant

Jonathan Baldwin m. Susannah Kitchell
.Hannah Baldwin m. Jacob Ford
.Jacob Ford m. Theodosia Johnes
.Gabriel Hogarth Ford m. Frances Gualdo
.Henry Augustus Ford m. Jane Hosack Millen
.Frances Gabriella Ford m. George DeVillers Seymour
.Eugene Ford Seymour m. Sophie Mildred Bower
|.Frances Ford Seymour m. HENRY FONDA (1905-1982), actor
| .JANE FONDA (b. 1937), actress, m. TOM HAYDEN (b. 1939), radical
| |.TROY GARITY (b. 1973), actor
| .PETER FONDA (b. 1939), actor, m. Susan Brewer
| .BRIDGET FONDA (b. 1964), actress
.Jane Miller Seymour m. George Hilliard Benjamin
.Mary Benjamin m. Henry Huddleston Rogers
.Millicent Rogers m. LUDWIG Gf von SALM-HOOGSTRAETEN (1885-1944)
Fay has sent me an excellent reference. Long but so much in the spirit of our love of family history.

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rodin/297/grandfather.html

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The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881 (1881)

Author: Baldwin, C. C. (Charles Candee), 1834-1895

Subject: Baldwin family

Publisher: Cleveland, O, [Leader printing company]

Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess_k...

Joseph Baldwin was the son of Richard Baldwin and Isabel Harding Baldwin of Cholesbury,Buckinghamshire.

He married, first, Hannah Whitlock, on Nov 10,1636 at High Wycombe, Co.Suffolk, England.

With his wife, he immigrated to New England with his two brothers, Nathaniel Baldwin and Timothy Baldwin.

The three brothers came to New Haven first and then to Milford where they received homelots and settled. Joseph & Hannah were the parents of four sons and five daughters. Hannah died in 1662, and the next year he removed to Hadley, Mass. He was a freeman there in 1666 and married his second wife, Isabella Ward, widow of John Catlin and James Northam. By her first marriage, Isabella was the mother of John Catlin Jr. Joseph married, third, Elizabeth Gibbons, widow of Luke Hitchcock and William Warriner.

The stone on the bridge over the Wepawaug River in Milford (pictured right) honoring him as a founder gives his death date as 1690. "Families of Early Guilford, Conn." gives his death date as November 2, 1684 in Hadley.

Children(by first marriage): Joseph Baldwin Jr, Benjamin Baldwin, Hannah Baldwin Hull, Mary Baldwin Catlin, Elizabeth Baldwin Warriner, Martha Baldwin Hawks(mother of John Hawks III), Jonathan Baldwin, David Baldwin, and Sarah Baldwin Bartlett.

Family links:

Parents:

 Richard Baldwin (1553 - 1633)

 Isabel Harding Baldwin

Spouses:

 Hannah Whitlock Baldwin (1616 - 1661)

 Elizabeth Gibbons Baldwin (1617 - 1696)

Children:

 Joseph Baldwin (1640 - 1681)*

 Mary Baldwin Catlin (1644 - 1704)*

 Elizabeth Baldwin Warriner (1644 - 1687)*

 Jonathan Baldwin (1649 - 1739)*

 Sarah Baldwin Bartlett (1653 - 1716)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Old Hadley Cemetery Hadley Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA

Maintained by: Kevin Avery Originally Created by: Nareen, et al Record added: Sep 02, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29507032

BALDWIN, Joseph, was one of the first settlers in Milford, in 1639. He was the son of Richard of Cholesbury, County Bucks, England. (1) Baldwin Genealogy, 480. His wife Hannah joined the church at Milford June 23, 1644, when their first four children were baptized. He removed to Hadley, Mass., about 1663. Ch.:

1. Joseph, bapt. June 23, 1644.
2. Benjamin, bapt. June 23, 1644.
3. Hannah, bapt. June 23, 1644
4. Mary, bapt. June 23, 1644
5. Elizabeth, bapt. Mar., 1645
6. Martha, bapt. Mar., 1645
7. Jonathan, b. Feb. 15, 1649
8. David, b. Oct. 19, 1651
9. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1653.

links:

• Genealogies - ACLY to BOOTH Extracted From History Of The Towns Of New Milford And Bridgewater, Ct. 1803 – 1882 Hartford, Conn: Press Of The Case, Lockward And Brainard Co. 1882 [Transcribed by Sandra Boudrou)

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Bios on Geni, Find a Grave, and WikiTree

Joseph Baldwin was the son of Richard Baldwin and Isabel Harding Baldwin of Cholesbury,Buckinghamshire.

He married, first, Hannah Whitlock, on Nov 10,1636 at High Wycombe, Co.Bucks England.

With his wife, he immigrated to New England with his two brothers, Nathaniel Baldwin and Timothy Baldwin.

The three brothers came to New Haven first and then to Milford where they received homelots and settled. Joseph & Hannah were the parents of four sons and five daughters. Hannah died in 1661, and the next year he removed to Hadley, Mass. He was a freeman there in 1666 and married his second wife, Isabella Ward, widow of John Catlin and James Northam. By her first marriage, Isabella was the mother of John Catlin Jr. Joseph married, third, Elizabeth Gibbons, widow of Luke Hitchcock and William Warriner.

The stone on the bridge over the Wepawaug River in Milford (pictured right) honoring him as a founder gives his death date as 1690. "Families of Early Guilford, Conn." gives his death date as November 2, 1684 in Hadley.

Children(by first marriage): Joseph Baldwin Jr, Benjamin Baldwin, Hannah Baldwin Hull, Mary Baldwin Catlin, Elizabeth Baldwin Warriner, Martha Baldwin Hawks, Jonathan Baldwin, David Baldwin, and Sarah Baldwin Bartlett.

Family links:

Parents:

 Richard Baldwin (1576 - 1633)

 Isabel Harding Baldwin (1582 - ____)

Spouses:

 Hannah Whitlock Baldwin (1616 - 1661)

 Elizabeth Gibbons Baldwin (1620 - 1696)

Children:

 Joseph Baldwin (1640 - 1681)*

 Benjamin Baldwin (1644 - 1729)*

 Hannah Baldwin Hull (1644 - ____)*

 Mary Baldwin Catlin (1644 - 1704)*

 Elizabeth Baldwin Warriner (1645 - 1687)*

 Martha Baldwin Hawks (1646 - 1676)*

 Jonathan Baldwin (1649 - 1739)*

 David Baldwin (1651 - 1689)*

 Sarah Baldwin Bartlett (1653 - 1716)*

Siblings:

 Mary Baldwin Pratt (1604 - 1699)*

 Timothy Baldwin (1605 - 1664)*

 Hannah Baldwin Woodruff (1608 - 1682)*

 Joseph Baldwin (1610 - 1684)

 Nathaniel Baldwin (1620 - 1658)*

 Sarah Baldwin Edwards (1621 - 1690)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Old Hadley Cemetery Hadley Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA

GEDCOM Source

Age: 75

GEDCOM Source

MH:S500003 Cromer Web Site Susan Cromer MyHeritage family tree Family site: Cromer Web Site Family tree: 570626171-2 https://www.myheritage.com/person-1556415_181419832_181419832/josep... Event: Smart Matching Role: 1:181419832-1-556415:0 Added by confirming a Smart Match

He became a freeman in 1666.

Joseph married, second, Isabella Ward, widow of John Catlin and James Northam of Hartford. By her first marriage, Isabella was the mother of John Catlin Jr.

Joseph married, third, Elizabeth Gibbons, widow of Luke Hitchcock and William Warriner.

Children: Joseph Baldwin Jr, Benjamin Baldwin, Hannah Baldwin Hull, Mary Baldwin Catlin, Elizabeth Baldwin Warriner, Martha Baldwin Hawks, Jonathan Baldwin, David Baldwin, and Sarah Baldwin Bartlett.

GEDCOM Note

Biography

destination-flag =50star.gif Joseph Baldwin was born between 1610 and 1613 in Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.<ref name="memorial 29507032">29507032;Maintained by Kevin Avery. Originally created by Nareen, etal. Recordadded: Sept 02, 2008. </ref> He was son of Richard Baldwin and Isabell Harding.<ref name="Chester; Investigations concerning the Baldwin Family">"Investigations concerning the Baldwin Family of Aston Clinton, co., Bucks</ref> He is mentioned in his father's will in 1633.<ref name="Chester; Investigations concerningthe Baldwin Family"/> He married first, Hannah Whitlock (1616-1661), in Buckinghamshire, England, Nov 10, 1636.<ref>U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, Provo, UT, USA: Original data-This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases;better source sought</ref> In 1639, with his wife and two brothers, Nathaniel Baldwin and Timothy Baldwin, Joseph migrated to Connecticut. <ref>Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009; better source sought</ref> His name appears there, Nov 20, 1639. The three brothers came to New Haven first, and then to Milford where they were given home lots, and settled. His home-lot was #52, West Farm street, opposite the homestead of his brother Timothy. On June 3, 1644, Joseph and his wife joined the Milford church there, and where their first four children were baptized.<ref name ="memorial 29507032"/> Joseph and a Richard Baldwin were on a list of men who were Freeman planters in Milford.<ref>History of Milford, Connecticut, 1639-1939. Federal Writer's Project for the State of Connecticut; Milford (Conn.). Tercentenary Committee Bridgeport. Pg. 7. </ref> Joseph and Hannah were the parents of four sons, and five daughters. Hannah died in 1662.<ref name="memorial 29507032"/> Children of Joseph Baldwin and Hannah Whitlock<ref name="memorial 29507032"/><ref>Edmund West-Births; better source sought</ref>

1. Joseph Baldwin Jr (1640-1681)
2. Hannah Baldwin Hull
3. Mary Baldwin Catlin(1644-1704)
4. Benjamin Baldwin
5. Elizabeth Baldwin Warriner (1644-1687)
6. Martha Baldwin Hawks, mother of John Hawks III
7. Johnathan Baldwin (1649-1739)
8. David Baldwin
9. Sarah Baldwin Bartlett (1653-1716) About 1663 they moved to Hadley, Massachusetts, and was a freeman there with his son Joseph in 1666, the same year he married his second wife Isabelle Ward, widow of John Catlin and James Northam. By her first marriage, Isabella was the mother of John Catlin Jr.<ref name="memorial 29507032"/> Joseph married his third wife, Elizabeth Gibbons, (1617-1696) widow of Luke Hitchcock , and William Warriner.<ref name="memorial 29507032"/> The stone on the bridge over the Wepawaug River in Milford, honoring him as a founder gives his death as 1690. "Families of early Guilford, Conn." give his death as November 2, 1684 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. <ref>Edmund West, comp. Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. (Joseph Baldwin).: Deaths; Death record for Joseph Baldwin died 1690</ref><ref name ="memorial 29507032"/> . From Baldwin Genealogy pg 479:<ref>Baldwin, Charles Candee.<i>The Baldwin Genealogy From 1500 To 1881</i>(The Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1881), pp 23, 24, 479 ff. or one click here:see at archive.org </ref> :“Joseph Baldwin, of Milford, Conn. & Hadley, Mass, and his Descendants.:1. JOSEPH was one of the first settlers in Milford, in 1639, and his name appears Nov. 20, of that year, in the first list of free planters…:“… Joseph's wife Hannah joined the Church June 23, 1644, and their first four children were then baptized. About 1663, he removed to Hadley, Mass., freeman there, with his son Joseph in 1666. He m. 2nd Isabel Northam, widow of James Northam, who had come with her son John asWidow Catlin, from Newark, N. J., and she died Dec. 8, 1676. He m. 3rd Elizabeth Hitchcock, widow of William Warriner, of Springfield. He died Nov. 2, 1684 ; his widow, April 25, 1696." :Children of Joseph: :“…2. .Joseph, bapt. .June 23, 1644; b. probably about 1640. + :3. Benjamin, bapt. .June 23, 1644; b. about 1642. +:4. Hannah, bapt. June 23, 1644; m., ]May 6, 1658, Jeremiah Hull, of New Haven….:“…5. Mary, bapt. June 23, 1644; m. John Catlin, s. of her stepmother…:“…6. Elizabeth, bapt. March, 1645, in Milford, Conn.; m., March 31, 1664, at Hadley, James Warriner, of Springfield, eldest s. of her stepmother and William Warriner, of Springfield…:“…7. Martha, bapt. in Milford, March, 1645; m. at Hadley, Dec. 26, 1667, John Hawkes, s. John, of Hadley… :“...8. Jonathan, b. Feb. 15, 1649; bapt. Feb. 17, 1649. :9. David, b. Oct. 19, 1651. +:10. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1653, in Milford: m., as\^s 2nd wife, Samuel Bartlett, of Northampton, Mass…”

Research Notes ==This was found on his son's profile. Just dropping it off until it is read and incorporated as appropriate.

When his wife Hannah Whitlock died he married c 1671 Isabel Ward Catlin Northam, one of the original settlers of Newark from Branford in 1666. She had moved to Hadley, Massachusetts and married 2nd James Northam who died in 1670. When Isabel died in Hadley in 1676, Joseph Baldwinmarried a third time to Elizabeth Gibbons Hitchcock Warriner, widow of Luke Hitchcock and then widow of William Warriner. Joseph and HannahWhitlock Baldwin had nine children, and two of their sons, Jonathan and Benjamin are our ancestors. Jonathan Baldwin, 1648/9-1739, son of Joseph, married Hannah Ward, sister to Dorcas who married Joseph Harrison, Sr., also our ancestors. Jonathan and Hannah had six children. John Baldwin, 1683-1773, son of Jonathan, was one of the settlers of Newark, where he married Mary Crane, daughter of Azariah Crane, another ofthe original settlers. Benjamin Baldwin, 1642-1729, son of Joseph, and his wife Hannah Sergeant were among the early settlers of Newark, New Jersey in 1667. Benjamin Baldwin's half bushel measure was so much respected that it was made the standard for others to measure by, in Newark, New Jersey. Benjamin 2nd, son of Benjamin, was born in that partof Newark known as South Orange about 1680-1690. Aaron Baldwin, son of Benjamin 2nd, was born in South Orange in 1717 and owned and died inthe stone house (standing 1896) on the NW corner of South Orange Av and Munn Av, in South Orange. ref. Family History of the Ancestors of Lois Eleanore Wells by Lois Wells Wilson ed Warren E Wilson 1989 (LDS) The Baldwin Family by Helen MacKain Manton 160 Center St., Clifton, New Jersey Biographical and Genealogical History of Newark, 1898 copied at Montclair, New Jersey Historical Society 3/95 ___________________________ Marriage 2 Isabel WARD b: Abt 1621 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Marriage 3 Elizabeth HITCHCOCK b: Abt 1617 • Married: 17 Sep 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ___________________________ <ref>Joseph https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/232977/I2158/-/individual</ref>

Sources

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• History of Milford, Connecticut, 1639-1939by Federal Writer's Project for the State of Connecticut; Milford (Conn.). Tercentenary Committee. Bridgeport,1939. page 7

See also:*Chester, Joseph Lemuel (1884). "Investigations concerning the BaldwinFamily of Aston Clinton, co., Bucks. * Edmund Janes Cleveland, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families..., Volume I, pages 931-932 (Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Co. Hartford 1899). [[https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofcleve01clev#page/50/mode/2up link]. * James Baldwin, Genealogy and Reminiscences of our Baldwin Family, 1916.