John BALDWIN

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John Baldwin, of Stonington, Connecticut, was son of Sylvester, who died on the passage to American, 21 June 1638, and brother of Richard, of Milford. His identity is established, beyond all question, by legal proceedings after the death of his son John. He was baptized in Parish Aston Clinton, County Bucks, England, 28 October 1635, and no doubt then quite young. Sylvester Baldwin's family being part of the "new haven Company," moved to that place. John was married to his first wife in 1656. According to he records, a home lot, of an acre and a half, was assigned to him, and he received other grants of land in Milford. His first wife died in 1657, soon after the birth of her son John. Miss Calkins says his name appears in the New London records occasionally after 1654. His descendants, John D., of Worcester, says 1664. He was in Milford in 1658, and one of the heroes of New London, who had the strife with men of Lyme, in 1671, about the boundary line. On the 24th of July, 1672, he married Rebecca Palmer, daughter of the first Walter Palmer, of Stonington, and young widow of Elisha Cheesborough. They settled in Stonington, where she owned a large tract of land. She outlived him about thirty years, and died May 2, 1713.

John the father, died 19 August, 1683. John Baldwin was in the famous difference between New London and Lyme. A meadow at Black Point, claimed by both towns, had been reserved by each for the respective clergymen of the towns. The war was in 1671. About thirty New London men, among whom were the leading persons in the town, went to mow the grass for their minister, and were met and resisted by a party from Lyme, there on a similar errand for 'their' minister. there was strife; and constables were there, and justices too, so that warrants and arrests were well mixed up with blows. A general melee took place, wit no very great harm. The cooler heads finally agreed to let the law decide the matter, and "drank a dram together with some seeming friendship." Each party was indicted; and as no disinterested men could be found in that county, the were tried at Hartford - twenty-one men of New London, and fifteen of Lyme. The town of New London was fined L15, and Lyme L9.

John Baldwin was complained of by a Lyme man for bruising him with a cudgel. President Dwight says the two towns agreed to submit it to a combat, two being selected by each, of whom the Lyme champions beat. This late appeal to "wager of battle" is dubious.

John married Rebecca PALMER on 24 Jul 1672 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Walter PALMER and Rebecca SHORT) died on 02 May 1713 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rebecca BALDWIN was born on 20 May 1673; died on 12 Mar 1700.
2. Mary BALDWIN was born on 24 Feb 1675.
3. Sylvester BALDWIN was born on 4 Mar 1677 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; died about 1732.
4. Theophilus BALDWIN was born in Jun 1683 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

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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]

Henry married Alice ?. Alice was buried on 23 Nov 1626 in Aston Clinton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]