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About Barnabas Baldwin, Sr.
Barnabas Baldwin
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6218040/barnabas-baldwin
BARNABAS 2, Richard 1 (of Milford, Connecticut)
The son of RICHARD & ELIZABETH (ALSOP) BALDWIN, he married first Sarah Buckingham and second MARY BOTSFORD on December 3, 1692 in Milford, Connecticut. He apparently was married a third time since his wife, Abigail (unknown) is mentioned in this will.
He was born shortly after his father death and even though his father was rich, he was not entitled to any of the distribution of his father's estate according to Connecticut law. However, in 1711/12 and at the age of 45-46, his brothers & sister conveyed in Milford records to him, one-half of Hogg Meadow, because he did not receive an inheritance from his father in 1665. Hogg Meadow had been a gift to his father, Richard Baldwin, from Tantannomy, an Indian.
After his marriage, he lived with his family in Woodbridge, which was part of Milford at that time. The date of the death of his wife, Sarah, before Dec. 3, 1692 (the date of her father's will, in which he bequeathed to husband, Barnabas, and the two children--Thomas & Barnabas).
The children of Mary (Botsford) & Barnabas Baldwin:
- Timothy Baldwin (bpt. 1698/9)
- Mary (Baldwin) (bpt. 1698/9, d. before 1740)
- Theophilus Baldwin (1699 - 1784)
- Henry Baldwin (1702 - 1727)
- Sylvanus Baldwin (1706 - 1785), my ancestor.
His will dated May 5, 1740, was proved October 19, 1741 and does not mention Mary and Henry who were deceased. He bequeathed 40 shillings to "ye College in New Haven." In 1738, he was part of the Milford citizens who established Derby and the parish of Amity. In September 2, 1688, along with brother, Theophilus, he witnessed a deed in Milford from brothers, Sylvanus and Zachaiah. He received the 90th lot during the distribution of lots in Milford around 1692 and in 1693/4 he conveyed land to Joseph Peck, Jr. and William Fowler. He was a "Selectman" of Milford to the General Assembly, a collector of rates for Rev. Samuel Andrews, and was an appraiser of Governor Treat's estate in 1710.
Ref: "The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881", p. 93-94.
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There are still some questions about the birth years of Mary and Theophilus....but if Timothy was born in 1695...WHO was his mother if Barnabas did not marry Mary until 1698/99? Henry and Sylvanus could only be children of Mary, since Sarah was long deceased...
The record says that Barnabas married SOON after Sarah's death, and on January 1, 1698/99 he and Mary, his wife, were received to full communion in Milford church and his first four children were baptized: Thomas, Barnabas, Timothy, and Mary......Theophilus was baptized on October 22, 1699.
It seems very unlikely that any man of that time would have stayed unmarried for a length of time between 1692 and 1698/99...which is what some researchers had determined...making Barnabas and Mary marrying in 1698/99. Especially IF he had 4-5 young children. I have not been able to locate any written history to transfer parenthood from Mary to Sarah for Timothy, Mary or Theophilus.
Curator Erica Howton has researched the Barbour Collection with no results as of 12/14/2012 to see if a determination could be found for any of the above.
Barnabas Baldwin, son of Richard Baldwin and Elizabeth Alsop, was born after July 23, 1665 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. He was a posthumous child, and as the law then stood in Connecticut, was not entitled to, nor did he receive, in distribution, any share of the large estate of his father. Afterwards, in 1711 or 1712, his brothers and sisters, ashamed that he was left nothing, conveyed to him Hogg Meadow, then a swamp, reciting that this was done because he was not included in the distribution of Richard's estate, in 1665. But as the country was cleared up, "Hogg Meadow" became by far the best part of the township and made Barnabas a wealthy man.
He married 3 times: 1st to SARAH BUCKINGHAM, by whom his two eldest children were born; she died before December 3, 1692; 2nd (on December 3, 1692 in Milford, Conn) to MARY BOTSFORD and 3rd, to ABIGAIL (no children).
Children by Sarah: Thomas (b. before 1692;bpt 1/1/1698; rec'd from grandfather Buckingham a gift of land),and Barnabas (bpt 1/1/1698; born as early as 1692).
- Note: The will of her father, Samuel Buckingham,dated 12/3/1692, remembers the husband (Barnabas) and the oldest and youngest (Thomas and Barnabas) of his deceased daughter.
Children by Mary: Timothy (1695; bpt 1/1/1698), Mary (bpt. 1/1/1698; d. before May 1740, leaving no issue), Theophilus (bpt. 10/22/1699), Henry (bpt. 6/4/1702; d. bef. May 1740, leaving no issue), and Sylvanus (9/17/1706; bpt 11/15/1706).
The will of Barnabas does not mention Mary or Henry, but does mention the rest as "all my children." He leaves "to ye College ar New Haven, forty shillings." He was one of the grantees of the charter of Derby, and in 1738, one of the fifteen inhabitants of Milford incorporated, with others of New Haven, to make the parish of Amity. He was a Selectman of Milford, a collector of Rev. Samuel Andrew's rates, and, with Samuel Clark Sr, an appraiser of Gov. Treat's estate in 1710. On Sept. 2, 1688, he was, with his brother Theophilus, witness in Milford to a deed from Sylvanus to Zachariah. About 1692, he had from Milford, on distribution, the 90th lot, nine acres (M. Rec.2.p.72, and p.126). On Mar. 1, 1693/4 he conveys to Joseph Peck Jr and William Fowler.
- http://archive.org/stream/baldwingenealogy00bald#page/92/mode/2up. The Baldwin Genealogy, pg. 93-94
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=11676&GRid=...
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- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 7 2018, 5:30:13 UTC
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Barnabas Baldwin, Sr.'s Timeline
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July 23, 1665
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Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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October 14, 1665
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Milford, New Haven, Milford River Colony, British Colonial America
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October 14, 1666
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Milford First Church, New Haven Co, Connecticut,
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October 14, 1666
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October 14, 1666
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Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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1692
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Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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| 1695 |
November 26, 1695
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Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, Colonial America
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January 1, 1698
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Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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