Sylvester BALDWIN

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• Fact: Son of Sylvester Baldwin and Jane Wells or Willis
• Death: 21 Jul 1638, on the ship "Martin"

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He was well off and left a liberal provision for his wife and children, all of whom were with him except Richard, "on the maine ocean, bound for new England." He devised by his muncupative will, certain estates in England to his wife, Sarah. One of these estates she subsequently conveyed by deed to Edward Baldwin of Guilford, co. Surrey, England, describing it as having been "indentured" to Richard Baldwin of St. Leonard's in the parish of Aston Clinton, for 1000 years, and by the said Richard bequeathed to Sylvester and by him to her. The latest date at which he appears in England is November 29, 1636, when he proved his uncle Richard's will, and he was then described as of Aston Clinton. That appears to have been his only residence, as his children were baptized and those who died, buried there. He received a substantial estate from his uncle Richard, whose will is printed in full in the New England Rec., 38, p. 167. Savage makes him son of this uncle and the father of John Baldwin of Milford, 1639. "Among the first settlers at Milford, Connecticut were Timothy, Joseph, John and Richard Baldwin, all of whom were at that time or soon after, heads of families. According to the Milford records, nathaniel and Timothy were brothers, and it is known that Richard had only one brother, John, who at the time of settlement was about six years of age. Richard and the younger John, were sons of Sylvester Baldwin, who died on the ocean in 1638, and were born in the parish of Aston Clinton, in the county Bucks, England. As the Milford settlers came over with the New Haven Company, it is a reasonable supposition that the Baldwins among them were nearly connected and were from London and its vicinity; the counties of Buck and Surrey."

Sylvester married Sarah BRYAN on early in 1620 in England. Sarah was born in England; died in Nov 1699 in Milford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah BALDWIN was born on 22 Apr 1621 in England; died on 29 Apr 1663.
2. Richard BALDWIN was born on 22 Aug 1622 in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 23 Jul 1665 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
3. Mary BALDWIN was born on 28 Feb 1623/4 in England; died in 1625 in young; was buried on 3 Nov 1625.
4. Mary BALDWIN was born on 19 Feb 1625/6 in England; died on 01 Feb 1707/08.
5. Martha BALDWIN was born on 20 Apr 1628 in England; died before Nov 1669.
6. Ruth BALDWIN was born in 1630 in England; died in young.
7. Samuel BALDWIN was born in Jan 1632 in England; died in 1632 in young.
8. Elizabeth BALDWIN was born on 28 Jan 1633/4 in England; died in young.
9. John BALDWIN was christened on 28 Oct 1635 in Parish Aston Clinton, County Bucks, England; died on 19 Aug 1683 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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He was living at the date of his grandmother's will, 1565/6; at that of his mother's 4 June 1622, but was evidently dead at that of Richard's, 18 Feb 1632/3. there seems little room to doubt that he was the Sylvester who m. at Cholesbury, 28 Sept., 1590, Jane Wells. The burial of his son George as son Sylvester, of Dundridge, appears in Cholesbury, 21 Nov. 1596. In the pedigree entered by his grandson, in the visitation of Buckingamshire, 1669, he is called of "Milton, in Bedfordshire." there are two Miltons in that county. In Milton, Bryant, the name of Baldwin does not appear. In Milton, Ernest, near Bedford, his own name does not appear, but the marriage and burial of one of his daughters, and perhaps the burial of his eldest son. It seems likely the eldest son had settled in Milton, and that his father may have lived with him during the latter part of his life. It is possible he died shortly before 1632/3, for there is a hiatus in the burial register there, from 6 Nov. 1632 to 1 May 1634. The hiatus in Cholesbury extends from 1611 to 1669. He was no doubt dead by 1632/3, the date of Richard's will. No will or administration is found of himself or his wife. His children, however, are happily identified by wills of his relatives and other records.

Sylvester married Jane WELLS on 28 Sep 1590. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]