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 Middletwon 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 Clan, 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 pruchased by his grandfather in 1702.
Joshua Baldwin, his brother, was born at Chester, 11, 11, 1721-2, and died in East Caln, 5, 13, 1800. He married, 4, 7, 1744, Sarah Downing, daughter of Thomas and Thomazine, of East Clan, 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 County, 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'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, 17092; 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's), 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 Bradford 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.
THOMAS BALDWIN, blacksmith, a brother of John, of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linville, 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 Catherine (Hadley) Johnson, and had children, -- Hadley, Thomas, Johnson, Caleb, Robert, Levi, Phebe, Catherine, 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 the West.
BALDWIN, WILLIAM, a minister among Friends, was born at Gisbourn, in Yorkshire, England, and came to this country from Lancashire, first on a visit, in 1709,and again for settlement, in 1713. He died at Bristol, Bucks County, PA, 6, 29, 1720, and in 1724, his widow, Mary Baldwin, became the wife of Ellis Lewis, of Kennet, Chester County, With her came her son, John Baldwin, who married, 9, 13, 1734, Elizabeth Pusey, born 11, 14, 1716, daughter of William and Elizabeth Pusey, of Londongrove. He was born 1712, and died 10, 1, 1746, near Hockessin Meeting.
His children were, -- 1. Mary, b. 6, 17, 1735; m. Thomas Harlan. 2. Lydia, b. 11, 10, 1736; m. Jonathan Valentine. 3. William, b. 9, 5, 1739; m. 10, 18, 1764, Mary Edge, and settled at Downingtown. 4. Samuel, b. 8, 1, 1741; d. 7, 6, 1745. 5. Thomas, b. 7, 27, 1743; n. 5, 13, 1771, Elizabeth Garretson, daughter of Eliakim Garretson, of New Castle County, and settled in Newlin Township. 6. Hannah, b. 8, 6, 1745; died unmarried.
John Baldwin, son of William and Mary, born, 7, 5, 1765, died 6, 21, 1816, married 9, 19, 1793, Lydia Trimble, daughter of William and Grace, of Whiteland. They had several children, among whom were Thomas Baldwin, who, with his relative, Joseph Thomas, M.D., has edited a geographical dictionary, a pronouncing gazetteer, etc.
Thomas and Elizabeth Baldwin, of Newlin, had children,
-- John, b. 11, 27, 1772; d. 2, 22, 1809, a minister. Lydia, b. 11, 15,
1774. William, b. 3, 29, 1778. Hannah, b. 1, 9, 1781. Joseph, b. 10, 9,
1783. Sarah, b. 11, 13, 1787.