Sylvester BALDWIN

- 1638

• Name	Sylvester BALDWIN  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	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." [1]
  Birth	England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jun 1638	on the ship "Martin" during the voyage   [1, 4]
  Death	21 Jul 1638	on the ship "Martin"   [2]
  Fact	Son of Sylvester Baldwin and Jane Wells or Willis   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I82896	Main Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Sylvester BALDWIN,   b. Cholesbury, Buckingshire, England d. Bef 18 Feb 1632/3
  Mother	Jane WELLS
  Marriage	28 Sep 1590  [4]
  Family ID	F43417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah BRYAN,   b. England d. Nov 1699, Milford, Connecticut
  Marriage	early in 1620	England   [1, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah BALDWIN,   b. 22 Apr 1621, England d. 29 Apr 1663 (Age 42 years)  [Birth] + 2. Richard BALDWIN,   b. 22 Aug 1622, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 23 Jul 1665, Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut (Age 42 years)  [Birth]   3. Mary BALDWIN,   b. 28 Feb 1623/4, England d. 1625, young (Age 0 years)  [Birth] + 4. Mary BALDWIN,   b. 19 Feb 1625/6, England d. 01 Feb 1707/08 (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   5. Martha BALDWIN,   b. 20 Apr 1628, England d. Bef Nov 1669 (Age 41 years)  [Birth]   6. Ruth BALDWIN,   b. 1630, England d. young  [Birth]   7. Samuel BALDWIN,   b. Jan 1632, England d. 1632, young  [Birth]   8. Elizabeth BALDWIN,   b. 28 Jan 1633/4, England d. young  [Birth] + 9. John BALDWIN,   c. 28 Oct 1635, Parish Aston Clinton, County Bucks, England d. 19 Aug 1683, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age ~ 47 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F33857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - England Marriage - early in 1620 - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking. [S8840] Charles E. Benton, Ezra Reed and Esther Edgerton, Their Life and Ancestry. [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S3130] Charles Candee Baldwin, M.A., The BALDWIN Genealogy from 1500 to 1881.