Deacon Henry Baldwin, I

Deacon Henry Baldwin, I

• Find A Grave Memorial ID # 205244792
• The Richardson Memorial

Born: 1624 at: Bishopstone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Married: 1 November 1649, at: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Died: 14 February 1698 at: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Henry 1 of Woburn

"Henry Baldwin, the Baldwin immigrant ancestor, probably from Devonshire, in England, was one of the first settlers of the new town of Woburn, and of that part of it which is now known as North Woburn. Here in 1661 he built the "palatial house which is still one of the most imposing in the town, and which, though with some changes and occasional improvement," has been owned and occupied by his descendants for six generations. The house is the oldest dwelling in Woburn. The estate connected with it and its owner, Colonel Loammi Baldwin, contained in 1801 the large number of 212 acres, valued at $9,000 by the town assessors at that time.

A late owner, George R. Baldwin, son of Colonel Baldwin, is succeeded by his daughter, Mrs. Griffith. In 1820 the house was in looks much the same as now. The north chimney, put up by George R. Baldwin, was reputed to be the first "single flue" chimney made in the country. He designed the chimney caps and built a small addition to the rear of the house. On the south, between the house and the canal, was formerly a beautiful garden, with walks and trees, superior to anything of the kind then in this section. All traces of its appointments having long since disappeared, "neither fountain, nor arbor, nor walk, nor boat, is there now to hint at the story of the past." In 1832 George R. Baldwin occupied the mansion house. Attached to the estate in 1820 was a farm house which, doubled in size, still exists as an attachment to the larger place.

Henry Baldwin was a sergeant of the Woburn militia from 1672-85, and deacon of the First Church, Woburn, from 1686 until his death.

Henry Baldwin died on February 14, 1697-98; married on November 1, 1649, Phebe, baptized in Boston on June 3, 1632, died on September 13, 1716, eldest daughter of Ezekiel and Susanna Richardson.

Children:

• Susanna, born August 30, 1650; died September 28, 1651.
• Susanna, born July 25, 1652, died March 7, 1694; married Israel Walker, as his second wife.
• Phebe, born September 7, 1654, died October 20, 1679, aged twenty-five; married November 7, 1676, Samuel Richardson, as his third wife.
• John, born October 28, 1656.
• Daniel, born March 15, 1658-59; see forward.
• Timothy, born May 27, 1661; see forward.
• Mary, born July 19, 1663; died January 8, 1663-64.
• Henry, born November 15, 1664; see forward.
• Abigail, born August 20, 1667, died December 25, 1769;* married December 4, 1705, John Reed (Ralph 2, William 1), as his second wife.
• Ruth, born July 31, 1670; unmarried and alive at the date of her father's will. n. Benjamin, born January 20, 1672- 73; see forward.

Henry Baldwin the father, in his Will allowed April 4, 1698, names his wife Phebe; sons Henry, Daniel, Timothy and Benjamin; his son Israel Walker, husband of his daughter Susanna, and his grandson Israel Walker; his son Samuel Richardson, husband of his daughter Phebe, and his grandson, Zachariah Richardson, son of Phebe; also his two daughters then single, Abigail and Ruth Baldwin."

Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts

By William Richard Cutter
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BALDWIN, Henry, said to be from Devonshire, England; a subscriber in Charlestown to the "Town Orders" for Woburn, in 1640, and after that, a distinguished citizen of the latter town, and freeman of the Colony, 1652. His place of residence was at "New Bridge," or North Woburn, where some of his descendants in each succeeding generation have had their abode, and been large proprietors of land. He was of the Board of Selectmen for Woburn, 1681; and a deacon of the Church from 1686 to his death. He md. 1 Nov. 1649, Phebe, eldest daughter of Ezekiel Richardson, born probably on the other side of the Atlantic. By her, he had eleven children: (1) Susanna, born 30 Aug. 1650, and died soon. (2) Susanna, b. 25 July, 1652. (3) Phebe, b. 7 Sept. 1654, md. to Samuel Richardson, 7 Nov. 1676, and died 80 Oct. 1679. (4) John, b. 28 Oct. 1656. (5) Daniel, 15 March, 1669; md. to Hannah, probably daughter of Joseph Richardson, 6 Jan. 1684-5. (6) Timothy, b. 27 May, 1661. (7) Mary, b. 19 July, 1663, and died soon. (8) Henry, b. 15 Nov. 1664. (9) Abigail, b. 20 Aug. 1667; md. to John Reed, 1705? (10) Ruth, b. 31 July, 1670. (11) Benjamin, b. 20 Jan. 1672-3.

[Wob. Rec. of Births, etc., Savage's Geneal. Diet.]
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"Early Puritan Immigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Charlestown and then Woburn"

"We descendants of Henry Baldwin of Woburn find ourselves in the Richardson Family from the marriage of Henry to Phebe Richardson in 1649. All descendants of Henry Baldwin, the immigrant to Woburn, are also Richardsons. Ezekiel and Susannah (Bradford) were in Winthrop's Fleet, which was the first migration of settlers (besides the earlier exploratory migrants) in 1630."

- The Richardson Brothers of Woburn, Massachusetts
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"Baldwin Mansion in North Woburn was built by Henry Baldwin in 1661. Baldwin Mansion was moved to its present location in 1972"

- A Chronological History of Woburn, Massachusetts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_House_%28Woburn,_Massachusetts%29

Children: Henry Baldwin, Jr., Daniel Baldwin, Benjamin Baldwin, Sr, Ruth Baldwin, Abigail Baldwin, Mary Baldwin, Timothy Baldwin, John Baldwin, Phebe Baldwin, Susanna Baldwin, Benjamin Baldwin, Susanna Baldwin, Benjamin Baldwin

~• The first documentation of Henry Baldwin in the colonies is with his name appearing on the signers of the original papers forming Woburn, Mass in 1640. He married the oldest daughter of Ezekiel Richardson, who was among the earliest births in America. She was baptized on June 3, 1632. Find A Grave#34380707

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 13 2018, 9:13:01 UTC

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Deacon Henry Baldwin was part of the early Pilgrim/Puritan New World migration of the early 1600s, and they settled in an area now called Woburn in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1661, he and his wife Phebe (Richardson) Baldwin built a large house. Dea. Henry and Phebe Baldwin children grandchildren and great-grandchildren served as soldiers, politicians and captains of industry..

Henry and Phebe was built Baldwin Manor or Baldwin House in 1661, which is consider a national historic site today. Henry’s son Henry Jr. first inherited the home, as did his son Henry III. Then Henry's wealthy uncle Isaac, (II)

Gershom Flagg’s tannery was built in 1668, in Woburn. Gershom was the grandfather of Mary Abigail who married Isaac Baldwin, the great grandparents of my great-great grandmother Lydia Baldwin 1808-1893.

Woburn got its name from Woburn, Bedfordshire, England. Woburn played host to the first religious ordination in the Americas on November 22, 1642. Rev. Thomas Carter (ancestor of the wife of Isaac) swore in many of the most prominent New England men of faith, including: John Cotton, Minister of the First Church of Boston; Richard Mather, Minister of the First Church of Dorchester and Capt. Edward Johnson, co-founder of the church and the town of Woburn. He served as the first town clerk, represented the town in the Massachusetts General Court, and made the first map of Massachusetts and later wrote the first history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The first Town Meeting was held on April 13, 1644, and the first town officers were chosen. Woburn Town Selectmen were Edward Johnson, Edward Convers, John Mousall, William Learned, Ezekiel Richardson, Samuel Richardson and James Thompson. William Learned was also selected as its Constable. Michael Bacon, Ralph Hill, Thomas Richardson were chosen as Surveyors of Highways.

Some of those rather famous names are probably familiar. Ezekiel and Susanna Richardson are the parents of Phebe, Deacon Henry’s wife. Other marriages are recorded between Richardson and Baldwin family members.

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Henry Baldwin, of Woburn, was a freeman there in 1652. Sewell's "History of Woburn" says he was a subscriber in Charlestown to the town orders for Woburn, in 1640, and after that a distinguished citizen of the latter town. I doubt whether "subscriber" means he signed them. The copy in Woburn Records has such peculiarities of spelling as shows the whole was written by one man, probably Edward Johnson. The name appears there as Henry Bolden; but his own signature to his will is well written and spelled. Henry was then evidently young. On p. 385, of his valuable history, Sewell give the date of the town orders as 1641.

He lived at "New Bridge," or North Woburn, where in each succeeding generation some of his descendants have lived and been large owners of land. He was Selectman in 1681, and a Deacon from 1686 to his death.

There's a tradition in later days that he came from Devonshire, in England, as there is also among the descendants of John, of Billerica. The latter married Mary Richardson, cousin of wife of Henry. I think it not unlikely that they are related. It will be seen in my account of John, that the older tradition was that he was from Hertfordshire. The name Henry was one very common in the family of Bucks and Herts. The suggestion that they came from Devonshire, has arisen apparently in later times, and probably from the fact that the name Baldwin was there an old one - the first Earl of Devonshire, under William the Conqueror, having that name. This tradition is found in the "Vinton Memorial" and other places. The arms to be found in this branch of Baldwins do not belong to the Devonshire Baldwins.

Henry married November 1, 1649 (Sewell says Nov 1, and Savage says Sept 1) Phebe, eldest daughter of Ezekiel Richardson, of Woburn, and born perhaps in England; baptized in Boston, June 3, 1632, and perhaps born there (Charlestown), where her parents, Ezekiel and Susanna, appeared in 1630. He died February 14, 1697/98; his widow, Phebe, September 13, 1716. His original will was admitted to Probate April 4, 1698, where he is called Deacon Henry, and is to be found in East Cambridge, Mass. His children were: Susanna (died young), Susanna, Phoebe, John, Daniel, Timothy, Mary, Henry, Abigail, Ruth, Benjamin."

Additional Source:

The Baldwin Genealogy, 1500-1881
Charles Candee Baldwin,
Cleveland, Ohio, 1881
Henry Baldwin, of Woburn, Massachusetts and His Descendants
Pg. 616