Baldwin, Thomas

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Cross, Samuel Benjamin,. The Griest family. Westhampton Beach, N.Y.: unknown, 1953. page 2

John Griest d. perhaps in 1748 but before 9/30/1751, of Bethel Twp., m.1713, Martha Baldwin, b. 12/16/1694 , d. before April 1752, of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Linville. (Chester and Delaware Co. Hist. by Gilbert Cope, Vo1., p.276, & Vol.II, page 471 shows the following: Thomas Baldwin, blacksmith, brother of John of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linville, of County Sussex, England. He died in Chester in 1731. They had Joseph, Thomas, William, Anthony, Mary, and Martha that married John Griest, and Elizabeth.) John Griest and Martha Baldwin had the following Children:
3-1 Mary, b.2/15/1714
3-2 John;, b.6/21/1716 or 11/2/1716, d. 5/4/1780
3-3 Thomas, b.9/30/1718, died a young single man
3-4 Elizabeth. b.J/6/1720
3-5 Rebecca, B. 11/1/1722
3-6 Susanna, b. 6/30/1730
3-7, Willing, b. 8/2/1736, d. 12/25/1819

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Futhey, J. Smith and Cope, Gilbert; History of Chester Cpounty Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, Louis H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, 1881.

THOMAS BALDWIN, blacksmith, a brother of John, of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linvill, of the county of Sussex, England. He died in Chester in 1731. His children, so far as known, were,- 1. Joseph, m. in St. Paul's church, Feb. 6, 1712-3, to Elizabeth Mealis, and dying 1715, left one son, John. His widow m. Joseph Bond, and afterwards a Cranston. 2. Thomas. 3. William. 4. Anthony, m. first to Hannah Coebourne, and second to Margery Hannum, daughter of John and Margery, of Concord. 5. Mary. 6. Martha, m. to John Griest. 7. Elizabeth, m. to Richard Weaver.

Anthony Baldwin settled in Newlin township, where he died about 1760, leaving a large family. His son, Thomas, married Lydia Johnson, b. 5, 4, 1742, daughter of Robert and Catharine (Hadley) Johnson, and had children,- Hadley, Thomas, Johnson, Caleb, Robert, Levi, Phebe, Catharine, Anne, and Lydia.

Hadley Baldwin married, May 21, 1785, Abigail Cloud, daughter of Abner and Amy, and had fifteen children, nearly all now deceased. Thomas married Jane Clark, and had twelve children. Johnson had eight, Caleb three, Robert two, and Levi seven children. The descendants are too numerous to particularize.

FRANCIS BALDWIN, a brother of John and Thomas, was also settled in the neighborhood of Chester as early as 1686. His wife was a daughter of Thomas Coebourne. His descendants are probably in the South and West.

Thomas married Linville, Mary in 1684. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Baldwin, Joseph
2. Baldwin, Thomas
3. Baldwin, William
4. Baldwin, Anthony
5. Baldwin, Mary
6. Baldwin, Elizabeth
7. Baldwin, Martha was born on 16 Dec 1694; died in Apr 1752.

unknown married (Baldwin), unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]