Henry Baldwin (abt. 1765 - abt. 1814)

Born about 1765 in Frederick, Virginia [uncertain]

Husband of Susannah Maulsby — married 21 Oct 1790 in Frederick, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1814 at about age 49 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Henry Baldwin was born about 1765, probably in Frederick county, Virginia, but other references show Pennsylvania. His parents were Henry Baldwin and Margaret.^[1][2]

He married Susannah Maulsby on October 21, 1790 in Frederick county, Virginia. They had eight children.^[1][2]

1. Rebecca N Baldwin was born October 13, 1792.
2. Matilda Baldwin was born on July 15, 1795.
3. Merchant Baldwin was born on September 5, 1797 in Union County, Tennessee.
4. Margaret Baldwin was born on August 16, 1800 in Union County, Tennessee.
5. Lydia Eleanor Baldwin was born on August 23, 1802 in Union County, Tennessee.
6. Henry Baldwin was born on November 3, 1804 in Union County, Tennessee.
7. Susannah Baldwin was born on February 10, 1807 in Union County, Tennessee.
8. Caleb Baldwin, died in infancy.

Henry lived in New Garden, North Carolina and later in Union County, Tennessee in a farm three miles southwest of the Meeting House at Lost Creek. His children attended school in Knox County, Tennessee. He was a farmer and also had a hatter shop.^[2]

Henry died in about 1814 in Tennessee. His widow Susanna moved in with her daughters in Indiana and then remarried.^[2][3]

Research Notes

His son's census record shows that both Henry and his wife were born in Pennsylvania.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQL-JJB : 13 November 2020), Merchant Baldwin, Blount, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 192, sheet 104B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,245.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Early Maltby With Some Roades History and that of the Maulsby Family In America: Descendants of William and Mary Maltby Emigrants form Nottinghamshire, England to Pennsylvania" by Ella K. Barnard, Baltimore, 1909, page 93, 104, (https://archive.org/stream/earlymaltby00barna/earlymaltby00barna_djvu.txt) Notes: Susannah Maulsby, b. 4 mo. 13, 769; d. 12 mo. 24, 1861; married, 10 mo. 21, 1790, in Frederick Co., Va., 1st, Henry Baldwin, son of Henry and Margaret Baldwin. Children: 1- Rebecca N. Baldwin, b. 10 mo. 13, 1792; d. 6 mo. 8, 1868; m. 10 mo., 1814, at Lost Creek, Hezekiah Williams. 2- Matilda Baldwin, b. 7 mo. 15, 1795; d. 1 mo. 17, 1856; m. Caleb Williams. 3- Merchant Baldwin, b. 9 mo. 5, 1797; d. 3 mo., 1886; m. Margaret Smith; m. Martha C. Buckley. 4- Margaret Baldwin, b. 8 mo. 16, 1800; d. 7 mo. 7, 1839; m. George Rupe, in Blount Co., Tenn., 1817-8. 5- Lydia Eleanor Baldwin, b. 8 mo. 23, 1802; d. 12 mo. 11, 1883; m. David Jones, 1 mo. 28, 1827, at Richmond, Ind. 6- Henry Baldwin, b. 11 mo. 3, 1804; d. 1 mo. 29, 1883; m. Charlotte, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth Armstrong. 7- Susannah Baldwin, b. 2 mo. 10, 1807, d. 11 mo. 10, 1868; m. Absolom Wright, in Wayne Co., Ind., 4 mo. 24, 1828. 8-Caleb Baldwin, died in infancy.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Henry Baldwin, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b289541-00050/197300#?imageId=46155_b289541-00050), Notes: Henry Baldwin, married Susannah Maulsby on October 21, 1790 in Frederick county, Virginia, his parents were Henry and Margaret Baldwin, his father was lost at sea, lived in New Garden, NC, later lived in Tennessee in a farm three miles southwest of the Meeting House at Lost Creek. His children attended shcool in Knox county. Henry was a farmer. He also had a Hatter Shop, He died in Tennessee 1814-15, His widow Susannah moved with her daughters to Indiana and remarried.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244191711/henry-baldwin: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial page for Henry Baldwin (unknown–1814), Find A Grave: Memorial #244191711; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Bristol Merchant (contributor 51242723).