(Baldwin), unknown

Family/Spouse: Baldwin, unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

Notes:

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

BALDWIN, JOHN, was an early settler in Aston township, and by trade a carpenter. Afterwards he became a merchant in Chester, and acquired a considerable estate. He married, 4, 4, 1689, Catharine Turner, a widow, by whom he had children,- Ruth, b. 2, 6, 1694, and John, b. 4, 10, 1697. The latter was a saddler, and resided in Middletown for a time, but mostly at Chester. He married, 4, 11, 1719, Hannah Johnson, daughter of Joshua, and died in 1728, leaving two sons. His father died in 1731.

John Baldwin, son of John and Hannah, was born at Chester, 12, 22, 1719; died in East Caln, 1787; married, 9, 9, 1743, Ann Peirce, daughter of Caleb and Ann, of Thornbury, who was born 11, 11, 1724, and died in 1788. John was a tin-plate worker, and about 1751 settled in East Caln, on land purchased by his grandfather in 1702.

Joshua Baldwin, his brother, was born at Chester, 11, 13, 1721-2, and died in East Caln, 5, 13, 1800. He married, 4, 7, 1744, Sarah Downing, daughter of Thomas and Thomazine, of East Caln, who was born 8, 14, 1725, and died 7, 16, 1745; married (second), 9, 17, 1747, Mercy Brown, daughter of Samuel and Mercy, of Falls, Bucks Co., who was born 1, 12, 1722, and died 1, 22, 1784; married (third), 9, 14, 1785, at Nantmeal Meeting, Ann Milhous, widow of Robert, and daughter of John and Grace Meredith. Joshua settled on the western part of his grandfather's purchase in East Caln.

John and Ann Baldwin's children were,- 1. Mary, b. 6, 17, 1744; m. Jonathan Vernon. 2. John, b. 6, 2, 1748; d. 9, 9, 1748. 3. Caleb, b. 6, 31, 1749; d. 2, 11, 1826; m. 11, 24, 1774, to Charity Cope, daughter of Samuel and Deborah Cope, of East Bradford, b. 4, 8, 1754; d. 8, 29, 1840. 4. Ann, b. 6, 20, 1752; d. 4, 11, 1808; m. Aaron Martin.

Joshua Baldwin's children were,- 1. Sarah, b. 7, 16, 1745; m. Thomas Meteer. 2. Hannah, b. 11, 4, 1748; m. William Milhous. 3. John, b. 10, 11, 1751; d. 12, 26, 1758. 4. Samuel, b. 2, 13, 1754; d. 7, 14, 1837; m. 4, 28, 1779, to Mary Buchanan, widow of George, and daughter of Hugh and Ann Hilles. 5. Rachel, b. 7, 13, 1756; m. Nathan Sharpless. 6. Ann, b. 12, 13, 1758; m. Benjamin Maule. 7. Mercy, b. 1, 15, 1761; m. John Lloyd. 8. Jane, b. 3, 22, 1763; m. Jacob Maule.

Caleb and Charity Baldwin had four children,- 1. Deborah, b. 11, 1, 1775; m. Samuel Jones. 2. John, b. 7, 13, 1778; d. 1867, unmarried. 3. Samuel, b. 6, 30, 1782; d. 12, 17, 1841, unmarried. 4. Jonathan C., b. 1, 30, 1792; d. 10, 20, 1874; m. 1822, Mary Ann Jacobs, daughter of Richard and Lydia (Gibbons) Jacobs, of East Bradford, b. 11, 17, 1803, and still living at the homestead in East Caln. Jonathan C. Baldwin inherited half of his father's lands, to which he made additions by purchase. He was much interested in horticulture, and for some time president of the Chester County Horticultural Society. His children were John Erskine, Hannah (dec'd), Caleb (owns the original homestead in Caln), Deborah, Caroline (m. John Cope), Lydia J. (dec'd), Richard A. (dec'd), James Hanover (died near Vicksburg, Miss., from gunshot-wounds, 1863), Charity, Susan P. (dec'd), Jonathan C., Rebecca S. (m. T.P. Conard), Henry C. (dec'd), Mary Ann.

Samuel and Mary Baldwin had several children, of whom a daughter, Mercy, married Zebulon Thomas, of East Caln, and was the mother of Samuel B. Thomas, Esq., of the Chester County bar; also of Mary B. Thomas and sisters, who conducted their well-known seminary at Downingtown.

John married Turner, Catherine on 4 Apr 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

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

Notes:

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

Martha married Griest, John in 1713. John died in 1748 in Bethel Township, Chester County, Pennslyvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Date is February 15, 1714.

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Buried:
Griest Cemetery

John married on 18 Sep 1736 in Concord Meeting Hall, Delaware County, PennslyvaniaMeeting Hall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery

Elizabeth married Beals, Jacob on 17 Sep 1743 in Leacock Meeting House, Chester County, Pennslyvania. Jacob (son of Beals, Jacob and Brooksby, Mary) was born on 11 Jul 1715 in East Nottingham, Chester Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1763 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married on 7 Jan 1749/50 in Warrington M.H., Adams County, Pennslyvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married on 30 Apr 1752 in Warrington M.H., Adams County, Pennslyvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Willing married on 5 Sep 1764 in Warrington M.H., Adams County, Pennslyvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]